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Michael Jackson Worldwide Chart Performance Thread

UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Number Ones jumps 58-49 (Week 31)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons drops 27-50 (Week 6)
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Thanks Guy. Not all territories received the same "Best Of Jacksons" release. Here's the rundown...

In early March 2004, The Essential Jacksons was released only in the U.S. The album only charted on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart peaking at #99. Since this was the first U.S. release of the Jacksons' greatest hits, the dissappointing chart placement was a surprise to me, although in hindsight, I think low shipments, generic "Essential" series packaging, coupled with no promotion played a large role in the album being overlooked. Cover and tracklisting:

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1. Enjoy Yourself (Extended Version)
2. Show You the Way to Go
3. Goin' Places
4. Find Me a Girl
5. Blame It on the Boogie
6. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
7. Lovely One
8. This Place Hotel
9. Can You Feel It
10. Walk Right Now
11. State of Shock (with Mick Jagger)
12. 2300 Jackson Street
13. Nothin (That Compares 2 U)
14. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Live from the 1981 U. S. Tour)

On June 28, 2004, through a licensing agreement with Universal Music, Sony Music UK released the 32 song double disc The Very Best Of The Jacksons. Technically, the album should have been called The Very Best Of The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson and The Jacksons since the first disc comprised of Jackson Five tracks along with some of Michael's solo hits from the Motown era, while the second disc comprised of Jacksons hits from their tenure at Epic. Details aside, the album peaked at #7 on the UK Album Chart selling over 55,000 during its first week alone. This week, the album continues to chart in the Top 40 hanging on at #40 (Week 6).

*Note: This album was released under the title The Very Best Of The Jacksons and Jackson Five in Australia. As you already know, the album has achieved noteworthy success in that country peaking at #15 on the ARIA Album Chart and #3 on the ARIA Urban Album Chart.

Cover and tracklisting:

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Disc: 1
1. I Want You Back
2. ABC
3. The Love You Save
4. I'll Be There
5. Mama's Pearl
6. Never Can Say Goodbye (Single Version)
7. Sugar Daddy (Single Version)
8. Dancing Machine (Single Version)
9. Lookin' Through The Windows
10. Doctor My Eyes
11. Ain't No Sunshine
12. Got To Be There (Single Version)
13. Rockin' Robin
14. Ben (Single Version)
15. One Day In Your Life
16. Farewell My Summer Love

Disc: 2
1. Can You Feel It (Single Edit)
2. Blame It On The Boogie
3. Enjoy Yourself
4. Show You The Way To go (Single Version)
5. Dreamer
6. Even Though You're Gone
7. Goin' Places
8. Torture
9. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (Single Version)
10. Lovely One
11. This Place Hotel (aka Heart Break Hotel)
12. Walk Right Now (Single Version)
13. State Of Shock (with Mick Jagger)
14. 2300 Jackson Street
15. Nothin (That Compares 2 U) (Video)
16. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Live from the 1981 U.S. Tour)

And finally, on July 20th, 2004, Motown/Universal Music released The Jacksons Story in the USA, featuring 20 selections spanning 1969-1982. Featuring seven #1 Pop smashes, the album collects material recorded by the Jackson 5, the Jacksons, Jermaine Jackson, and Michael Jackson. You'll notice that it was Universal and not Epic/Sony Music who released this album. Similarly, I believe some sort of licensing arrangement was arranged allowing them to do so. As already mentioned, the album has peaked at #74 thus far on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Cover and tracklisting:

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Disc 1
01 I Want You Back | Jackson 5
02 ABC | Jackson 5
03 The Love You Save | Jackson 5
04 I'll Be There | Jackson 5
05 Mama's Pearl | Jackson 5
06 Never Can Say Goodbye | Jackson 5
07 Got To Be There |Michael Jackson
08 Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson
09 Ben | Michael Jackson
10 Dancing Machine | Jackson 5
11 Let's Get Serious | Jermaine Jackson
12 Enjoy Yourself | The Jacksons
13 Show You The Way To Go | The Jacksons
14 Blame It On The Boogie | The Jacksons
15 Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) | The Jacksons
16 Lovely One | The Jacksons
17 This Place Hotel A.K.A. Heartbreak Hotel | The Jacksons
18 Can You Feel It | The Jacksons
19 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
20 Billie Jean | Michael Jackson

Hope that answers any of your questions my friend.
 
Through the July 31st, 2004 edition of Billboard Magazine, Number Ones scanned 716,820 units.
 
Hey Amit!

Thankyou for that info on the various Jackson releases!

I was initially under the impression that 'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five' was released in all markets, which is why I was confused.

It all makes sense to me now!

Hulk.
 
In the chart week beginning 09/07/2004, 'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five' debuts at #1 on the New Zealand Top 10 Heatseekers Chart.

Hulk.
 
USA

Updated Michael Jackson Soundscan totals ending July 22nd, 2004.

SoundScan-Era Albums:

1. Dangerous: 5.784 million

2. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (2-CD): 2.526 million

3. Invincible: 2.077 million

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 740,395

5. Number Ones: 716,820

6. Thriller (Special Edition): 630,050

7. Blood on the Dance Floor: 271,955

8. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 209,285

9. Bad (Special Edition): 184,010

10. Dangerous (Special Edition): 105,355

Pre-SoundScan-Era Albums up until May 27, 2004:

1. Off the Wall: 1.165 million

2. Thriller: 1.542 million

3. Bad: 815,955


UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Number Ones drops one position from 49-50 (Week 32)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons drops 40-42 (Week 7)


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Top 50 Albums

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 18-21 (Week 4)

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones drops 23-25 (Week 39)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 hold at 4 (Week 4)

ARIA Top 40 Music DVD

Number Ones drops 37-39 (Week 36)
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending September 4th, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 16,005 units (down from 17,188 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 5,265 (5,674)

2. Number Ones: 3,709 (4,118)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,165 (2,035)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,889 (2,231)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 781 (881)

6. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 595 (611)

7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 523 (578)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 293 (312)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 282 (278)

10. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 242 (200)

11. Invincible: 200 (204)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 61 (66)


UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Number Ones drops 50-63 (Week 33)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons drops 42-53 (Week 8)


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Top 50 Albums

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 21-33 (Week 5)

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones drops 25-34 (Week 40)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 4-5 (Week 5)


ARIA Top 40 Music DVD

Number Ones rises 39-38 (Week 37)
 
Hey Amit!

I have checked the NZ chart website, but it doesn't contain any explanation as to what the 'Top 10 Heatseakers Chart' represents.

In other NZ chart news...

In the chart week beginning 16/07/2004, 'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five' debuts at #12 on the Top 40 Albums Chart.

In the chart week beginning 23/07/2004, 'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five' jumps eight places to #4 on the Top 40 Albums Chart!

Hulk.
 
UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Number Ones drops 63-73 (Week 34)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons drops 53-64 (Week 9)


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Top 50 Albums

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 33-44 (Week 6)

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones jumps 34-28 (Week 41)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 holds at 5 (Week 6)
 
UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Number Ones jumps 73-63 (Week 35)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons drops 64-73 (Week 10)


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Top 50 Albums

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 44-50 (Week 7)

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones drops 28-35 (Week 42)

Thriller re-enters at 33

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 5-6 (Week 7)
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending September 11th, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 15,133 units (down from 16,005 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,778 (5,265)

2. Number Ones: 3,526 (3,709)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,200 (2,165)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,866 (1,889)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 775 (781)

6. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 591 (595)

7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 478 (523)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 315 (293)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 228 (282)

10. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 160 (242)

11. Invincible: 160 (200)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 56 (61)
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending September 18, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 14,525 units (down from 15,133 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,096 (4,778)

2. Number Ones: 3,565 (3,526)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,239 (2,200)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,768 (1,866)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 846 (775)

6. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 586 (591)

7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 540 (478)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 285 (315)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 227 (228)

10. Invincible: 169 (160)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 158 (160)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 46 (56)
 
Hey Amit!

Here is the latest AUS update...

'The Very Best of the Jacksons and The Jackson 5' falls three places to #10 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart

'#1's' moves one place up to #33 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart

'Thriller' re-enters the Top 40 Urban Albums chart at #40

'#1's' re-enters the Top 40 Music DVD chart at #38

& have you seen this weeks UK album chart?

'Thriller' re-enters the UK Top 75 Albums chart at #37!

Hulk.
 
UNITED KINGDOM

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Thriller jumps 37-36


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones jumps 33-20 (Week 45)

Thriller jumps at 40-33

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 10-11 (Week 10)

ARIA Top 40 Music DVD

Number Ones jumps 37-20


Thanks Guy
 
As of June 6th, 2004, Michael Jackson's USA Soundscan sales for Soundscan era Epic singles are as follows:

1. You Are Not Alone: 1.056 million
2. Black Or White: 758,230
3. Scream: 718,740
4. Remember The Time: 575,510
5. Will You Be There: 492,450
6. They Don't Care About Us: 327,260
7. Heal the World: 303,755
8. In the Closet: 271,680
7. Jam: 245,675
9. Blood on the Dance Floor: 189,190
10. Who Is It: 179,460
11. Stranger In Moscow: 85,000-100,000*
12. One More Chance: 30,000**

Note: "Earth Song", "You Rock My World", and "Butterflies" were not commercially released in the USA.

* The exact Soundscan total of "Stranger In Moscow" is unavailable although a reasonable sales estimate is between 85,000-100,000 units.

** The exact Soundscan total of "One More Chance" is also unavailable although a reasonable sales estimate is 30,000 units. In addition, it should be noted that physical singles sales in the USA have continually dropped over the past years hence the comparatively low total for "One More Chance" (a #2 Hot 100 Single Sales hit).

Thread updated.

Thanks JRKing.
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending October 2nd, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 12,683 units (down from 13,439 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Number Ones: 3,500 (3,535)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,188 (3,527)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,171 (2,148)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,540 (1,577)

5. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 580 (591)

6. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 549 (760)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 469 (536)

8. Dangerous (Special Edition): 200 (232)

9. Bad (Special Edition): 194 (238)

10. Invincible: 143 (133)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 121 (118)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 28 (44)
 
UK Top 75 Album Chart

Thriller jumps 10 places from 37 to 47.
 
AUSTRALIA
(Courtesy of Guy - aka I Am The Incredible Hulk)

MJ continues to leap up the charts this week! (still not sure why though... but I'm not complaining!?!)

'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson 5' moves up one place to #10 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'#1's' jumps nine places to #11 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart (its highest position since early April 2004!)

'Thriller' jumps nine places to #24 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart (its highest position since January 2004!)

'#'1s' jumps nine places to #11 on the Top 40 Music DVD chart (its highest position since mid April 2004!)
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending October 9th, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 12,142 units (down from 12,683 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Number Ones: 3,366 (3,500)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 2,863 (3,188)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,130 (2,171)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,479 (1,540)

5. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 535 (580)

6. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 610 (549)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 432 (469)

8. Dangerous (Special Edition): 204 (200)

9. Bad (Special Edition): 234 (194)

10. Invincible: 112 (143)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 131 (121)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 46 (28)
 
CANADA

Number Ones - The National Top 100 R&B Albums

Week #44 (23/09/04): #78
Week #45 (30/09/04): #88
Week #46 (07/10/04): #81

Thriller - The National Top 100 R&B Albums

(07/10/04): #93
 
UK

UK Top 75 Album Chart

Thriller drops 47-50


AUSTRALIA

ARIA Urban Albums

Number Ones holds at 11 (Week 45)

The Very Best Of The Jacksons And Jackson 5 drops 10-18 (Week 12)

Thriller holds at 24

ARIA Top 40 Music DVD

Number Ones drops 11-15
 
USA

Billboard Week Ending October 16th, 2004.

The Top 12 registered sales of 12,507 (up from 12,142 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.)

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,248 (2,863)

2. Number Ones: 3,239 (3,366)

3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,166 (2,130)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,493 (1,479)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 674 (610)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD/Video): 541 (535)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD/Video): 378 (432)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 236 (234)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 217 (204)

10. Invincible: 140 (112)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 131 (121)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 44 (46)
 
Hi bubbles - Here is a breakdown of how many units some of Michael Jackson's peers sold last week. Sales are likely to pick up across the board for all artists with the holidays coming up. Thanks JRKing for the info.

Michael Jackson - 12,507 units

1. Thriller: 3,248 (2,863)
2. Number Ones: 3,239 (3,366)
3. Number Ones (DVD/Video): 2,166 (2,1301)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,493 (1,479)
5. Off the Wall: 674 (610)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 541 (535)
7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 378 (443)
8. Bad: 236 (234)
9. Dangerous: 217 (204)
10. HIStory (2-CD): 146 (131)
11. Invincible: 140 (112)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 44 (46)

Madonna - 6,593 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,634
2. GHV2: 532
3. Remixed & Revisited: 322
4. American Life: 290
5. Something to Remember: 286
6. Ray of Light: 271
7. Like a Virgin: 220
8. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 210
9. Me Against the Music: 199
10. Music: 192
11. Love Profusion: 137
12. True Blue: 131
13. The Video Collection: 126
14. Like a Prayer: 122
15. Madonna: 114
16. Erotica: 97
17. Girlie Show: 94
18. Drowned World Tour: 93
19. Bedtime Stories: 92
20. Ciao Italia: 89
21. You Can Dance: 89
22. Nothing Fails: 77
23. Hollywood: 68
24. American Life (single): 64
25. Evita: 61

Cher - 8,624 units

1. Very Best of Cher: 2,595
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 2,333
3. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 808
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 746
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 697
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 430
7. Heart of Stone: 270
8. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 253
9. Half Breed: 190
10. Believe: 161
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 141

Whitney Houston - 2,443 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,040
2. The Bodyguard: 365
3. Just Whitney: 178
4. The Greatest Hits (Video): 158
5. Whitney Houston: 155
6. The Preacher's Wife: 152
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 148
8. Whitney: 118
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 82
10. One Wish: 22
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 14
12. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 11

Janet Jackson - 7,169 units

1. Damita Jo: 2,170
2. From janet. To Damita Jo: 2,000
3. janet.: 822
4. Design of a Decade (album): 644
5. The Velvet Rope: 428
6. All For You (album): 360
7. Control: 239
8. Rhythm Nation: 202
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 158
10. Design of a Decade (DVD/video): 75
11. All For You (DVD): 71

Mariah Carey - 4,334 units

1. Greatest Hits- 1,668
2. #1s- 810
3. Remixes- 442
4. Music Box- 220
5. #1s (Video): 192
6. Butterfly- 190
7. Charmbracelet- 176
8. Rainbow- 117
9. Glitter- 112
10. Around the World (Video)- 100
11. Daydream- 98
12. Mariah Carey- 79
13. Through the Rain- 55
14. Merry Christmas: 30
15. MTV Unplugged- 28
16. Emotions: 17
 
AUSTRALIA

This week's charts are as follows:-

'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson 5' falls three places to #21 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'Number Ones' falls one place to #12 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'Thriller' falls three places to #27 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'Number Ones' falls remains steady at #15 on the Top 40 Music DVD chart.

Thread updated.

Thanks Dangerous Dorita @ KOP
 
NEW ZEALAND

The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five - Top 50 Albums Chart
Week #06 (20/09/04): N/A
Week #07 (27/09/04): N/A
Week #08 (04/10/04): #20
Week #09 (11/10/04): #27

Hey Guy - If you have the chart positions for Week 6 and 7, feel free to share. If not, no problem. :nerd:
 
Hey Amit!

Long time no chat!

As of June 6th, 2004, Michael Jackson's USA Soundscan sales for Soundscan era Epic singles are as follows:

1. You Are Not Alone: 1.056 million
2. Black Or White: 758,230
3. Scream: 718,740
4. Remember The Time: 575,510
5. Will You Be There: 492,450
6. They Don't Care About Us: 327,260
7. Heal the World: 303,755
8. In the Closet: 271,680
7. Jam: 245,675
9. Blood on the Dance Floor: 189,190
10. Who Is It: 179,460
11. Stranger In Moscow: 85,000-100,000*
12. One More Chance: 30,000**
Click to expand...

This is very interesting information Amit! Thankyou! I am surprised that both 'Scream' and 'Black Or White' have sold quite a bit less than 1 million copies. The numbers for 'They Don't Care About Us' are quite impressive, considering its relatively low HOT 100 peak.

I agree with you on Michael's catalogue sales, they are amazing! This is especially since Michael has fewer titles available than many other artists (how many albums has Madonna released!).

Also, here is an Top 100 Albums Chart positions update for 'The Very Best of the Jacksons and The Jackson 5' in AUS...

13/09/04 - 61
20/09/04 - 74
27/09/04 - 93
04/10/04 - 74
11/10/04 - DNC

AND... #1's recently re-entered the Top 100 Albums Chart!!! Here are its positions...

04/10/04 - 81
11/10/04 - 89

The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five - Top 50 Albums Chart
Week #06 (20/09/04): N/A
Week #07 (27/09/04): N/A
Week #08 (04/10/04): #20
Week #09 (11/10/04): #27

Hey Guy - If you have the chart positions for Week 6 and 7, feel free to share. If not, no problem
Click to expand...

Np Amit!

Week #06 (20/09/04): 12
Week #07 (27/09/04): 13

also...

Week #10 (18/10/04): 33


Hulk :shakehands
 
Thanks Guy for your great wrap up.

BTW, "Black Or White" and "Scream" are both certified platinum by the RIAA. At the time, maxi singles counted twice toward certifications.

Great news in Australia and New Zealand.
 
AUSTRALIA

'Number Ones' moves two places up to #10 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart (its highest position since late March of 2004!).

'The Very Best of The Jacksons and The Jackson Five' moves one place up to #20 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'Thriller' falls two places to #29 on the Top 40 Urban Albums chart.

'Number Ones' falls six places to #21 on the Top 40 Music DVD chart.

Thanks Dangerous Dorita @KOP

Thread updated.
 
Year To Date Soundscan tallies rounded off (through 10/17/04) for Michael Jackson and his peers. Information courtesy of JRKing. Enjoy.

*** indicates 2004 release

Michael Jackson - 699,620 units

1. Number Ones: 342,110
2. Thriller: 173,835
3. Greatest Hits-History, Vol. 1: 107,255
4. Off the Wall: 38,200
5. Bad: 14,280
6. Dangerous: 11,450
7. Invincible: 9,585
8. Blood on the Dance Floor: 2,905

Note # 1: Released in late 2003, Number Ones is Michael Jackson's best seller so far this year. Will The Ultimate Collection surpass Number Ones when it only has seven weeks to chart in 2004 and will be priced significantly higher? We shall see. Meanwhile, Thriller continues to see great catalog sales, while his other special editions saw decent sales. Despite Number Ones ' presence, Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume 1 is holding up well. In fact, both Number Ones and GH-H V 1 are quietly approaching a cumulative total of 800k each.

Note # 2: The cumulative Soundscan total of 699,620 units does not include the total for video/DVD releases like: Number Ones, The One, Video Greatest Hits - HIStory, HIStory On Film: Volume 2, Dangerous: The Short Films, Moonwalker, etc. Nor does it include the sales for any Jacksons releases like The Essential and The Jacksons Story (both released earlier this year).

Madonna - 347,485 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 155,410
2. Remixed & Revisited: 45,520
3. GHV2: 33,270
4. American Life: 28,405
5. Ray of Light: 14,145
6. Something to Remember: 12,970
7. Like a Virgin: 11,240
8. Music: 10,410
9. True Blue: 7,720
10. Madonna: 7,405
11. Erotica: 5,605
12. Like a Prayer: 5,510
13. You Can Dance: 5,105
14. Evita: 3,010
15. I'm Breathless: 1,760

Notes: The Immaculate Collection continues as M's biggest-selling title, by far. Ray of Light sees the highest sales of her pre-2003 studio efforts. Like a Prayer has "ralllied" since May, and likely will move past Erotica for 2004.

Cher - 425,860 units

1. Very Best of Cher: 231,355
2. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe Edition): 67,475
***3. 20th Century Masters... Millennium Collection (2004): 47,420
4. If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits: 21,675
5. Heart of Stone: 16,430
6. 20th Century Masters...Millennium Collection (2000): 14,515
7. Believe: 11,770
8. Half Breed: 9,970
9. Living Proof: 3,550
10. Love Hurts: 1,700

Notes: The Very Best of Cher sits comfortably as Cher's best seller. However, her other numerous compilations still see OK sales.

Whitney Houston - 112,275 units

1. The Greatest Hits: 48,095
2. The Bodyguard: 16,360
3. Just Whitney: 12,530
4. The Prwacher's Wife: 8,175
5. Whitney Houston: 7,710
6. My Love is Your Love: 7,050
7. One Wish: 5,940
8. Whitney: 5,115
9. I'm Your Baby Tonight: 1,300

Notes: Greatest Hits easily maintains its lead as Whit's top seller, though The Bodyguard contnues to do pretty decently (considering 5 of the 6 Whitney tracks are found on GH).

Janet Jackson - 1,144,859 units

***1. Damita Jo: 940,840
2. janet.: 70,185
3. Design of a Decade: 39,470
4. All For You: 35,490 (separately, the CD/DVD edition has scanned 6,830 to date this year)
5. The Velvet Rope: 25,760
6. Rhythm Nation: 14,740
7. Control: 11,195
8. Janet Jackson: 345
9. Dream Street: 4

Notes: Of JJ's pre-2004 releases, janet. continues its impressive catalog sales. In fact, the two albums that follow also see healthy catalog numbers- these three albums have yet to be represented on a hits compilation, which probably partly accounts for the impressive numbers.

Mariah Carey - 240,364 units

1. Greatest Hits: 70,110
2. Remixes: 56,230
3. #1s: 42,350
4. Charmbracelet: 14,235
5. Music Box: 13,580
6. Butterfly: 11,460
7. Glitter: 8,895
8. Rainbow: 7,945
9. Daydream: 6,160
10. Mariah Carey: 3,540
11. MTV Unplugged: 2,755
12. Emotions: 1,584
13. Merry Christmas: 1,520

Notes: Greatest Hits comfortably takes the top spot from #1's as Mariah's best catalog seller. Greatest Hits has been making strides in recent weeks, notably making upward movement at mass merchants (where's it increased 300+ copies last week). Merry Christmas, as usual, will do good business through year's end.
 
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