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Date: Monday, March 29, 2004
Michael Jackson Continues To ‘March’ On The Charts
For the month of March 2004, Michael Jackson continued to rack up solid sales across the United States and around the world. Among the many notables achieved over the course of the month: three titles in his Epic catalog registered combined U.S. sales of over 75,000 units; the artist's Number Ones album preserved it's lengthy Top 10 residency on both the UK and Australian Urban Album Charts; the newly released The One DVD debuted at #2 in the UK; and Jackson's U.S. Soundscan sales for Epic albums released between October 2001 and November 2003 reached an impressive 4.5 million units to date.
USA
Nearing it's fifth month on the Billboard 200, Michael Jackson's Number Ones has already reached a platinum shipment of 1,000,000 units in the United States. With over 40,000 units sold during the past month, the album currently remains Jackson's top selling title. Elsewhere, the artist can also take quiet satisfaction in knowing that his landmark 1982 album Thriller continues it's lengthy residency on the charts. In fact, the album became such a mover that it posted increased sales for four consecutive weeks on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart - at one point achieving the "Greatest Gainer/Sales" designation for the week ending March 4th, 2004. With cumulative sales of approximately 25,000 units for the month, Thriller's durable chart run shows no signs of abating with the title having accrued it's 212th week on the chart. Not to be forgotten, Jackson's quietly released Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I shifted an additional 11,000 units for the month bringing it's Soundscan total to over 710,000 units (making it another title eligible for a platinum certification by the RIAA.)
INTERNATIONAL
With UK sales of 1.2 million and counting, Michael Jackson's Number Ones is undoubtedly one of Sony Music UK's biggest success stories of the past year. For the month of March, the album maintained its tenure on the main UK Album Chart while a brand new DVD consisting of Jackson's highly rated CBS primetime special (appropriately titled The One) debuted at #2 on the UK Top Music DVD and Video Chart. Predictably, Number Ones spent another month lodged inside the Top 10 of UK Urban Album Chart, a similarity it shared in another territory: Australia.
Speaking of the land down under, in addition to maintaining it's consecutive Top 10 streak on the ARIA Urban Album Chart, Michael Jackson's Number Ones companion DVD also held tight notching it's 19th week in the Top 10 of the ARIA Top Music DVD Chart. And, like in many countries around the world, Australia's love affair with Thriller carried on as the album secured another month in the Top 40 of the ARIA Urban Album Chart - giving Michael Jackson the rare distinction of having two titles on the specialty chart.
Elsewhere around the world, Number Ones continued to chart in countries such as: Ireland, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Released November 18, 2003 on Epic Records, Michael Jackson's Number Ones has sold over 4 million copies to date.
Source: Provided courtesy of http://www.mjjsource.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2004
Michael Jackson Continues To ‘March’ On The Charts
For the month of March 2004, Michael Jackson continued to rack up solid sales across the United States and around the world. Among the many notables achieved over the course of the month: three titles in his Epic catalog registered combined U.S. sales of over 75,000 units; the artist's Number Ones album preserved it's lengthy Top 10 residency on both the UK and Australian Urban Album Charts; the newly released The One DVD debuted at #2 in the UK; and Jackson's U.S. Soundscan sales for Epic albums released between October 2001 and November 2003 reached an impressive 4.5 million units to date.
USA
Nearing it's fifth month on the Billboard 200, Michael Jackson's Number Ones has already reached a platinum shipment of 1,000,000 units in the United States. With over 40,000 units sold during the past month, the album currently remains Jackson's top selling title. Elsewhere, the artist can also take quiet satisfaction in knowing that his landmark 1982 album Thriller continues it's lengthy residency on the charts. In fact, the album became such a mover that it posted increased sales for four consecutive weeks on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart - at one point achieving the "Greatest Gainer/Sales" designation for the week ending March 4th, 2004. With cumulative sales of approximately 25,000 units for the month, Thriller's durable chart run shows no signs of abating with the title having accrued it's 212th week on the chart. Not to be forgotten, Jackson's quietly released Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I shifted an additional 11,000 units for the month bringing it's Soundscan total to over 710,000 units (making it another title eligible for a platinum certification by the RIAA.)
INTERNATIONAL
With UK sales of 1.2 million and counting, Michael Jackson's Number Ones is undoubtedly one of Sony Music UK's biggest success stories of the past year. For the month of March, the album maintained its tenure on the main UK Album Chart while a brand new DVD consisting of Jackson's highly rated CBS primetime special (appropriately titled The One) debuted at #2 on the UK Top Music DVD and Video Chart. Predictably, Number Ones spent another month lodged inside the Top 10 of UK Urban Album Chart, a similarity it shared in another territory: Australia.
Speaking of the land down under, in addition to maintaining it's consecutive Top 10 streak on the ARIA Urban Album Chart, Michael Jackson's Number Ones companion DVD also held tight notching it's 19th week in the Top 10 of the ARIA Top Music DVD Chart. And, like in many countries around the world, Australia's love affair with Thriller carried on as the album secured another month in the Top 40 of the ARIA Urban Album Chart - giving Michael Jackson the rare distinction of having two titles on the specialty chart.
Elsewhere around the world, Number Ones continued to chart in countries such as: Ireland, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Released November 18, 2003 on Epic Records, Michael Jackson's Number Ones has sold over 4 million copies to date.
Source: Provided courtesy of http://www.mjjsource.com
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