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Michael Jackson Worldwide Chart Performance Thread

6 Million 'Number Ones' And Counting

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Sunday, 16 January 2005

King Of Pop registers on numerous Year-End Charts as 'Number Ones' album shifts 6 million units worldwide

With 2004 now a wrap, Michael Jackson has a reason to smile as a slew of his music releases (from both past and present) charted so consistently throughout the year that he placed in the Top 10 on numerous Year-End Charts around the world. As an added bonus, the artist's 2003 Epic/Sony release Number Ones hit the 6 million unit mark worldwide giving Jackson his third multi-platinum album of the 00's.

United Kingdom

With cumulative sales of approximately 2 million units (CD and DVD), the success of Michael Jackson's Number Ones project in the UK is nothing short of exemplary. In fact, according to figures released by BPI/Official UK Charts Company, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was the UK's fifth best selling album of the year (Oct 2003 to Sept 2004.)

Jackson also received another distinction as (for the second year in a row) he placed the most number of albums on the UK End Of Year Top 200 Album Chart with Number Ones, Thriller, and The Very Best Of The Jacksons all making the cut. It's worth noting that in 2003, Jackson similarly achieved this feat with four entries (more than any other artist) as Number Ones, Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I, Thriller, and Off The Wall all made the Year End Chart that year as well.

With an impressive six Jackson albums that entered the UK Top 75 Album Chart, 2004 was a year full of chart surprises to say the least:

- Off The Wall re-entered the album chart in July 2004 peaking at #13;

- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #7 in July 2004 eventually being certified UK Gold by the BPI;

- Thriller spent a cumulative three months inside the Top 75 peaking at #36;

- Bad re-entered the chart in January 2004 peaking at #61;

- The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) boxed set peaked at #10 and #75 on the UK R&B Album Chart and UK Top 75 Album Chart respectively; and

- Number Ones continued it's lengthy residency on the charts becoming the artist's sixth 5X platinum* album in the UK to date.

With over 1.6 million units sold and counting, the success of the Number Ones CD in the UK shows no signs of abating as just recently, the album kicked off 2005 by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53.

Australia

From the land up top to the land down under, 2004 was also a great year for Michael Jackson in Australia . Not only did the artist's triple platinum* Number Ones album mark it's 58th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart but his Number Ones DVD was also named the #1 Best Selling Music DVD of the Year by the ARIA.

With three Jackson albums hitting the charts in 2004, Jackson's chart performance in Australia looked exactly like this:

- Number Ones enjoyed a lengthy residency on the charts becoming the 53rd Best Selling Album of the Year and 6th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year (an almost identical distinction the album received in 2003 when after only six weeks of release, it was named the 52nd Best Selling Album of the Year and 9th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year by the ARIA);

- Thriller spent a cumulative five months inside the Top 40 of ARIA Urban Album Chart peaking at #22; and

- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #15 and #3 on the ARIA Top 100 Album Chart and ARIA Urban Album Chart respectively with set notching gold* status.

With the 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD marking it's 55th week on the ARIA Music DVD Chart and the Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons CD's still holding strong after their 60th and 25th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart, 2005 looks to be another year of solid chart activity for the King Of Pop in Australia.

Not to be overlooked, honorable mentions must go to sister country New Zealand where both Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons were certified double platinum and gold respectively last year.

USA

In 2004, Michael Jackson was also no stranger to the U.S. music charts as his platinum* Number Ones album and triple platinum* Number Ones DVD were just two of many releases which kept the artist well represented on the charts:

- Number Ones (DVD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in January 2004 eventually scanning a cumulative 250,000 units by the end of the year;

- Number Ones (CD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart in January 2004 with the album scanning over 800,000 units in the USA to date;

- The One (DVD), a commercial release of the artist's Number Ones CBS TV special, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in March 2004;

- Thriller spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #22;

- The Ultimate Collection (4CD/DVD) boxed set peaked at #22, #48 and #154 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart, Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and Billboard 200 respectively. The five disc collection has scanned over 40,000 units since it's release in November 2004; and

- Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume I spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #28.

With over 5 million Epic/Sony era CD's scanned in the United States over the past three years (November 2001 - November 2004) and counting, Jackson's chart activity in his home country is another example of his enduring appeal.

Europe

2004 was also an accomplished year for Michael Jackson across Europe as his triple platinum* Number Ones CD and The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD) boxed set both made their mark on music charts across the continent:

- In Ireland, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD accumulated 37 weeks on the Top 50 Album Chart and ended the year as Ireland's 33rd best selling album of the year (a significant achievement considering the CD was Ireland's 9th best selling album of 2003.) Elsewhere on the charts, Off The Wall re-entered the Top 50 Album chart in July 2004 peaking at #12 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) rounded out the year peaking at #71;

- In France, Number Ones peaked at #5 on the Top 40 Compilation Album Chart while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) similarly made an impressive showing peaking at #29;

- In Spain , Number Ones (both the CD and DVD) were certified with a double dose of gold. The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD), meanwhile, peaked at #57; and

- In Greece, Number Ones spent three months on the album chart peaking at #6 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) peaked at #37.

Elsewhere across Europe ( Italy , Austria , Denmark , Switzerland , Belgium , Holland , Norway , The Czech Republic, Germany , and the Netherlands ) Number Ones also made it's mark as the album shifted gold and/or platinum sales in each country.

Japan

According to figures released by ORICON, Michael Jackson's Number Ones was Japan 's 13th Best Selling Album for the first half of 2004. With The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) recently debuting at #47 on the Top 50 Album Chart, Jackson 's Japanese chart action in 2004 was exceptional as the platinum honors continued to grow.

Summary

From Australia (where the triple platinum* Numbers Ones CD and 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD enjoyed a year long stay on the charts) to the UK (where the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was named the 5th Best Selling Album of 2003/2004 by the Official UK Charts Company) to the United States (where the platinum* Number Ones CD and 3X* platinum Number Ones DVD became the latest additions in a string of the artist's platinum/multi-platinum releases) 2004 was a year brimming with professional accomplishments for the King Of Pop.

With 2005 already in progress, Michael Jackson might be pleased to know that his Number Ones album kicked off the new year by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53 (climbing to #48 this week) while Number Ones moved ahead to #12 on Australia's ARIA Urban Album Chart.

Just a reminder that like the artist on stage, the record continues to spin.

Source: MJJSource

* Certification figure based on shipment information compiled in each respective country/territory.

http://mjjsource.com/main/index.php?option...d=352&Itemid=32
 
USA

Great news as Michael Jackson's Number Ones re-enters the Billboard 200 this week coming in at #177. The Epic/Sony album sold 5,200 units last week (up from 4,963 units sold the week before.)

Number Ones - Cumulative USA Soundscan sales as of January 19, 2005: 814,847 units.

For those interested in the album's domestic chart run thus far:

Number Ones - Billboard 200 Albums
Week #01 (06/12/03): #13 (Sales: 121,400)
Week #02 (13/12/03): #29 (Sales: 80,000)
Week #03 (20/12/03): #51
Week #04 (27/12/03): #69
Week #05 (03/01/04): #65*
Week #06 (10/01/04): #66 (Sales Estimate: 50,000)
Week #07 (17/01/04): #39*(Sales: 38,000)
Week #08 (24/01/04): #15*(Sales: 46,995)
Week #09 (31/01/04): #40 (Sales: 22,612)
Week #10 (07/02/04): #53 (Sales: 20,116)
Week #11 (14/02/04): #78 (Sales: 15,525)
Week #12 (21/02/04): #98 (Sales: 13,801)
Week #13 (28/02/04): #122 (Sales: 16,125)
Week #14 (06/03/04): #122 (Sales: 11,918)
Week #15 (13/03/04): #144 (Sales: 9,895)
Week #16 (20/03/04): #151 (Sales: 8,915)
Week #17 (27/03/04): #157 (Sales: 8,007)
Week #18 (03/04/04): #162 (Sales: 7,583)
Week #19 (10/04/04): #152 (Sales: 7,812)
Week #20 (17/04/04): #172 (Sales: 6,909)
Week #21 (24/04/04): #193 (Sales: 7,503)
Week #22 (01/05/04): DNC (Sales: 5,283)
Week #23 (08/05/04): DNC (Sales: 4,642)
Week #24 (15/05/04): DNC (Sales: 4,583)
Week #25 (22/05/04): DNC (Sales: 4,470)
Week #26 (29/05/04): DNC (Sales: 3,716)
Week #27 (05/06/04): DNC (Sales: 3,601)
Week #28 (12/06/04): DNC (Sales: 3,480)
Week #29 (19/06/04): DNC (Sales: 3,789)
Week #30 (26/06/04): N/A
Week #31 (03/07/04): N/A
Week #32 (10/07/04): N/A
Week #33 (17/07/04): N/A
Week #34 (24/07/04): DNC (Sales: 3,551)
Week #35 (31/07/04): DNC (Sales: 3,371)
Week #36 (07/08/04): DNC (Sales: 3,473)
Week #37 (14/08/04): N/A
Week #38 (21/08/04): N/A
Week #39 (28/08/04): DNC (Sales: 4,118)
Week #40 (04/09/04): DNC (Sales: 3,709)
Week #41 (11/09/04): DNC (Sales: 3,526)
Week #42 (18/09/04): DNC (Sales: 3,565)
Week #43 (25/09/04): DNC (Sales: 3,500)
Week #44 (02/10/04): DNC (Sales: 3,535)
Week #45 (09/10/04): DNC (Sales: 3,366)
Week #46 (16/10/04): DNC (Sales: 3,239)
Week #47 (23/10/04): N/A
Week #48 (30/10/04): N/A
Week #49 (06/11/04): DNC (Sales: 3,224)
Week #50 (13/11/04): DNC (Sales: 3,771)
Week #51 (20/11/04): DNC (Sales: 3,124)
Week #52 (27/11/04): N/A
Week #53 (04/12/04): N/A
Week #54 (11/12/04): N/A
Week #55 (18/12/04): N/A
Week #56 (25/12/04): N/A
Week #57 (01/01/05): N/A
Week #58 (08/01/05): N/A
Week #59 (15/01/05): DNC (Sales: 6,296)
Week #60 (22/01/05): DNC (Sales: 4,963)
Week #61 (29/01/05): #177 (Sales: 5,200)
 
UK

Some even better news...

With cumulative sales of 660,000 units for the year, Michael Jackson was the UK's 30th Best Selling Albums Artist of 2004. In 2003, Jackson was the UK's 4th Best Selling Albums Artist.

Thanks to Alan Jones and MW for the following information.

Note: Artists with an * asterik appeared on last year's End Of Year summary.

01 Robbie Williams* 1.83 m
02 Scissor Sisters 1,59 m
03 Keane 1,59 m
04 Maroon 5 1.52 m
05 Katie Melua 1.35 m
06 Norah Jones* 1.34 m
07 Joss Stone 1.27 m
08 Usher 1.25 m
09 Anastacia 1.21 m
10 U2 1.09 m
11 Guns N' Roses 1.07 m
12 Snow Patrol 1.04 m
13 Britney Spears 1.02 m
14 Ronan Keating 1.01 m
15 The Streets 1.00 m
16 Eminem* 970,000
17 Il Divo 960,000
18 Green Day 940,000
19 Red Hot Chili Peppers* 890,000
20 Busted* 850,000
21 Westlife* 810,000
22 Rod Stewart* 810,000
23 Kylie Minogue* 780,000
24 Franz Ferdinand 770,000
25 George Michael 760,000
26 Will Young* 700,000
27 Phil Collins 700,000
28 Dido 690,000
29 Natasha Bedingfield 680,000
30 Michael Jackson* 660,000
31 OutKast 650,000
32 Jamie Cullum* 640,000
33 Shania Twain 610,000
34 Avril Lavigne* 600,000
35 Black Eyed Peas* 590,000
36 Blue* 590,000
37 REM* 570,000
38 McFly 540,000
39 Lemar 530,000
40 Damien Rice 520,000
41 Daniel O'Donnell* 490,000
42 Travis 470,000
43 Destiny's Child 460,000
44 David Bowie* 460,000
45 Abba 460,000
46 Morrissey 460,000
47 Kanye West 450,000
48 Girls Aloud 440,000
49 No Doubt 430,000
50 Jamelia 430,000
 
Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

USA

Sales For The Week Ending January 16th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: January 29, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 14,275 units (down from 14,544 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 14,275 units

1. Number Ones: 5,201 (4,963) (+5%)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,584 (3,819) (-6%)

3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,125 (2,215) (-4%)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,176 (1,358) (-13%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 626 (556) (+12%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 486 (544) (-11%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 367 (378) (-3%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 241 (254) (-6%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 218 (192) (+14%)

10. Invincible: 122 (122) (0%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 96 (107) (-9%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 33 (36) (-8%)


How Michael's superstar peers performed last week:

MADONNA - 7,282 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,629 (-1%)
2. GHV2: 659 (-19%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 242 (+5%)
4. Ray of Light: 236 (-7%)
5. Remixed & Revisited: 229 (-11%)
6. Something to Remember: 207 (-15%)
7. Like a Virgin: 226 (+1%)
8. American Life: 194 (-22%)
9. True Blue: 170 (-14%)
10. The Video Collection 93:99: 149 (-1%)
11. Music: 147 (-14%)
12. Madonna: 140 (-11%)
13. Like a Prayer: 131 (-10%)
14. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 113 (-8%)
15. Erotica: 110 (+39%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 109 (+8%)
17. Drowned World Tour 2001: 107 (-12%)
18. Me Against the Music: 79 (-11%)
19. Evita: 77 (-1%)
20. I'm Breathless: 73 (+24%)
21. Love Profusion: 69 (-22%)
22. You Can Dance: 68 (-32%)
23. Nothing Fails: 62 (+24%)
24. Bedtime Stories: 56 (-36%)

MARIAH CAREY - 6,208 units
(only including the MSG DVD this week; the DVD has scanned around 7,600 units since its release)

1. #1s- 2,099 (-)
2. Greatest Hits- 1,782 (-15%)
3. Fantasy- Live at MSG: 503 (-13%)
4. Remixes- 419 (-5%)
5. #1s (Video): 185 (-23%)
6. Charmbracelet- 173 (+15%)
7. Butterfly- 160 (-18%)
8. Music Box- 148 (-33%)
9. Glitter- 145 (+12%)
10. Daydream- 126 (-25%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 100 (-18%)
12. Rainbow- 98 (-16%)
13. Merry Christmas: 94 (-88%)
14. Mariah Carey- 72 (+4%)
15. Through the Rain- 57 (-12%)
16. MTV Unplugged- 25 (-29%)
17. Emotions: 22 (-24%)

JANET JACKSON - 3,952 units

1. Damita Jo: 787 (-19%)
2. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 619 (-9%)
3. From janet. To Damita Jo: 608 (-9%)
4. janet.: 516 (-)
5. The Velvet Rope: 401 (-7%)
6. All For You (album): 344 (-19%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 223 (-)
8. Control: 176 (-7%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 168 (+17%)
10. All For You (DVD): 63 (+5%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 47 (-28%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,061 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 793 (-10%)
2. The Bodyguard: 291 (+3%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 201 (-25%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 200 (+49%)
5. Whitney Houston: 159 (-6%)
6. Just Whitney: 123 (+3%)
7. Whitney: 117 (-16%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 80 (-29%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 40 (+11%)
10. One Wish: 38 (-72%)
11. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 11 (+57%)
12. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 8 (-)

CHER - 7,696 units

(excluding Farewell Tour CD)
1. Very Best of Cher: 3,475 (-9%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,608 (-2%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 506 (-2%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 489 (+3%)
5. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 461 (-15%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 303 (+3%)
7. Heart of Stone: 179 (-12%)
8. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 166 (+1%)
9. Believe: 160 (-15%)
10. Half Breed: 154 (-4%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 146 (-12%)
12. Living Proof: 49 (-6%)
 
UK

Number Ones - UK Top 75 Album Chart
Week #40 (23/01/05): #64


AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #62 (23/01/05): #13

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #57 (23/01/05): #13

The Very Best Of The Jacksons - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #26 (23/01/05): #39
 
More great news from Britain.... :D

UK

Chili Peppers make Top 100

US Rockers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have entered the record books as one of the 100 most successful recording artists of all time.

The Guinness British Hit Singles and Albums book ranks artists every year according to how many weeks they have spent in the UK singles and albums charts.

The likes of Madonna, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Elvis Presley are already in the top 100.

This year, the Chilies are the only new entry - making it to number 97.

Those who have a chance of getting in next year include Britney Spears, Eminem, Westlife, Radiohead and Iron Maiden, according to the list's compilers.

Spandau Ballet has fallen out of the top 100, while Michael Jackson is the highest climber as he is now number eight.

Elvis Presley still tops the list having notched up 2463 weeks in the UK singles and albums charts - more than the time he was alive for.

The acts which have climbed the list include The Stereophonics to 84, The Corrs to 89; Guns n' Roses to 74; and Robbie Williams to 43.

George Michael has risen to 56; REM to 32; Cher to 68 and Simply Red to 26.

Those to fall down the list include Electric Light Orchestra to 54; Bruce Springsteen to 47; Blur to 91; and Mike Oldfield to 48.

British Hit Singles & Albums editor David Roberts said: "It's very rare to get new acts breaking into the Top 100, so this really is an incredible achievement".

http://www.itv.com/news/1144598.html
 
More great news from Britain.... :D

UK

Chili Peppers make Top 100

US Rockers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have entered the record books as one of the 100 most successful recording artists of all time.

The Guinness British Hit Singles and Albums book ranks artists every year according to how many weeks they have spent in the UK singles and albums charts.

The likes of Madonna, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Elvis Presley are already in the top 100.

This year, the Chilies are the only new entry - making it to number 97.

Those who have a chance of getting in next year include Britney Spears, Eminem, Westlife, Radiohead and Iron Maiden, according to the list's compilers.

Spandau Ballet has fallen out of the top 100, while Michael Jackson is the highest climber as he is now number eight.

Elvis Presley still tops the list having notched up 2463 weeks in the UK singles and albums charts - more than the time he was alive for.

The acts which have climbed the list include The Stereophonics to 84, The Corrs to 89; Guns n' Roses to 74; and Robbie Williams to 43.

George Michael has risen to 56; REM to 32; Cher to 68 and Simply Red to 26.

Those to fall down the list include Electric Light Orchestra to 54; Bruce Springsteen to 47; Blur to 91; and Mike Oldfield to 48.

British Hit Singles & Albums editor David Roberts said: "It's very rare to get new acts breaking into the Top 100, so this really is an incredible achievement".

http://www.itv.com/news/1144598.html
 
Thanks for that info Guy!

Michael Jackson's Number Ones album re-entered the Billboard 200 last week at #177 selling 5,201 units. This week the album posts at 5% increase selling 5,454 units advancing to #170. :pirate:

Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

USA

Sales For The Week Ending January 23rd, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: February 5th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 13,794 units (down from 14,275 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 13,794 units

1. Number Ones: 5,454 (5,201) (+5%)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,030 (3,584) (-15%)

3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,066 (2,125) (-3%)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,171 (1,176) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 639 (626) (+2%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 454 (486) (-7%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 304 (367) (-17%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 226 (241) (-5%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 208 (218) (-5%)

10. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 105 (96) (+9%)

11. Invincible: 99 (122) (-19%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 38 (33) (+15%)

How Michael's superstar peers performed last week:

MADONNA - 6,821 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,355 (-8%)
2. GHV2: 606 (-8%)
3. Something to Remember: 234 (+13%)
4. Like a Virgin: 246 (+9%)
5. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 220 (-13%)
6. Ray of Light: 209 (-11%)
7. Remixed & Revisited: 206 (-10%)
8. American Life: 182 (-6%)
9. True Blue: 162 (-5%)
10. Madonna: 141 (+1%)
11. Music: 133 (-10%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 128 (-14%)
13. Like a Prayer: 113 (-14%)
14. Drowned World Tour 2001: 105 (-2%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 105 (-7%)
16. Erotica: 104 (-5%)
17. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 85 (-22%)
18. You Can Dance: 81 (+19%)
19. Me Against the Music: 79 (-)
20. Bedtime Stories: 65 (+16%)
21. Evita: 62 (-19%)
22. I'm Breathless: 61 (-16%)
23. American Life (Single): 50 (+16%)
24. Love Profusion: 45 (-35%)
25. Nothing Fails: 44 (-29%)

CHER - 7,206 units

(excluding Farewell Tour CD)
1. Very Best of Cher: 3,297 (-5%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,488 (-7%)
3. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 468 (+2%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 466 (-5%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 462 (-9%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 264 (-13%)
7. Heart of Stone: 190 (+6%)
8. Believe: 153 (-4%)
9. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 148 (-11%)
10. Half Breed: 127 (-18%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 113 (-23%)
12. Living Proof: 30 (-39%)

MARIAH CAREY - 5,598 units
(excluding the Fantasy: Live at MSG DVD)

1. #1s- 2,069 (-1%)
2. Greatest Hits- 1,747 (-2%)
3. Remixes- 434 (+4%)
4. Charmbracelet- 182 (+5%)
5. #1s (Video): 174 (-6%)
6. Music Box- 166 (+12%)
7. Butterfly- 155 (-3%)
8. Glitter- 143 (-1%)
9. Daydream- 111 (-12%)
10. Rainbow- 88 (-10%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 84 (-16%)
12. Through the Rain- 84 (+47%)
13. Mariah Carey- 77 (+7%)
14. MTV Unplugged- 31 (+24%)
15. Merry Christmas: 29 (-69%)
16. Emotions: 24 (+9%)

JANET JACKSON - 3,652 units

1. Damita Jo: 692 (-12%)
2. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 600 (-3%)
3. From janet. To Damita Jo: 568 (-7%)
4. janet.: 489 (-5%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 349 (-13%)
6. All For You (album): 301 (-13%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 249 (+12%)
8. Control: 169 (-4%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 141 (-16%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 51 (+6%)
11. All For You (DVD): 43 (-32%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 1,987 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 813 (+3%)
2. The Bodyguard: 307 (+5%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 168 (-16%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 165 (-18%)
5. Whitney Houston: 129 (-19%)
6. My Love is Your Love (Album): 111 (+39%)
7. Whitney: 107 (-9%)
8. Just Whitney: 104 (-15%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 47 (+18%)
10. One Wish: 18 (-53%)
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 9 (+13%)
12. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 9 (-18%)
 
Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Hey guys - In case you were wondering, here are MJ's cumulative Digital Album Sales in the USA as of January 27, 2005. You will note that full-album downloads aren't nearly as popular as individual-tracks downloads hence the low totals comparatively speaking. Double-digit numbers not rounded-off.

USA

MICHAEL JACKSON - 7,025 units

1. Number Ones: 3,765

2. Thriller: 1,870

3. Off the Wall: 1,135

4. Invincible: 160

5. Bad: 60

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory : 30

7. Dangerous: 3

8. Blood on the Dance Floor: 1

9. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 1


Also, in case you were wondering, here are the updated Soundscan totals for Number Ones and Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I as of January 27, 2005:

Number Ones: 820,300 units

Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I: 801,430 units

:pirate:

Also, I'm not sure how interested you guys are in record club sales in the USA, but at BMG Music Service, Michael Jackson's Number Ones is at #2 and Thriller (Special Edition) is at #20 on the Classic R&B Top 20 Chart.
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #63 (30/01/05): #17

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #58 (30/01/05): #18

The Very Best Of The Jacksons - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #27 (30/01/05): #38
 
USA

Hey guys - I recently received some new R&B chart info (Week 4, 5, and 6) for The Ultimate Collection. Please see below.

The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week #1 (04/12/04): #48 (Sales: 9,100)
Week #2 (11/12/04): #99 (Sales Estimate: 5,000)
Week #3 (18/12/04): #99* (Sales Estimate: 5,000)
Week #4 (25/12/04): #95
Week #5 (01/01/05): #68
Week #6 (08/01/05): #84

Also, some great news on Billboard's 2004 End Of Year video charts as Number Ones came in at #5 on the Top Comprehensive Music Videos Sales Chart while it also came in at #12 on the Top Music Video Sales Chart.

FYI, as per Billboard, the Top Comprehensive Music Video Sales chart is an exclusive online chart that focuses solely on on stand-alone video titles (DVD or VHS). Meanwhile, the Top Music Video Sales Chart includes combo packages that include both CD and DVD components.

2004 Top Comprehensive Music Video Sales (Includes only DVD or VHS titles)

1. Live At Donington - AC/DC
2. Concert For George - Various Artists
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. Four Flicks (Best Buy Exclusive) - Rolling Stones
5. Number Ones - Michael Jackson
6. The Central Park Concert - Dave Matthews Band
7. The Complete Masterworks - Tenacious D
8. Up! - Live In Chicago - Shania Twain
9. When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
10. Live In Barcelona - Bruce Springsteen


2004 Top Music Video Sales (Includes both CD/DVD combo packages)
1. Live In Texas - Linkin Park
2. Part II - Lil Jon & The East Side
3. Coldplay Live 2003 - Coldplay
4. Disclaimer II - Seether
5. Past, Present & Future - Rob Zombie
6. Ready To Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
7. Live At Donington - AC/DC
8. Concert For George - Various Artists
9. The Gorge - Dave Matthews Band
10. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
11. The Reel Me - Jennifer Lopez
12. Number Ones - Michael Jackson
13. The Central Park Concert - Dave Matthews Band
14. Tales Of A Librarian - Tori Amos
15. The Complete Masterworks - Tenacious D
16. Up! - Live In Chicago - Shania Twain
17. The Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond The Great Souther Cowboys' Vulgar Hits - Pantera
18. Live At Wembley - Beyonce
19. When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
20. Straight Outta Ca$hville - Young Buck
 
USA

Some interesting news regarding the Jackson 5 Christmas album. It debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Album Chart (since the album is now two years old) over the holidays and made an impressive Top 10 showing. Below you'll find the 2004 figures up until Week 5.

20th Century Masters - The Best of the Jackson 5: 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection- Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums
Week #03 (11/12/04): #15
Week #04 (18/12/04): #7
Week #05 (25/12/04): #8
 
Hey guys - More great news to report as Michael Jackson's Number Ones album posted it's 3rd consecutive week of increased sales in the USA. :pirate:

As you may recall, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 three weeks ago at #177 selling 5,201 units. After that, the album posted a 5% increase last week selling 5,454 units to chart at #170. This week, the album posts another increase in sales - up 19% - selling an additional 6,503 units. I don't have this week's Billboard chart position just yet, however, once I do, I'll be sure to let you know what it is.

Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

USA

Sales For The Week Ending January 30th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: February 12th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 15,249 units (up from 13,794 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 15,249 units

1. Number Ones: 6,503 (5,454) (+19%)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,217 (3,030) (+7%)

3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,106 (2,066) (+2%)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,170 (1,171) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 691 (639) (+8%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 409 (454) (-10%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 335 (304) (+10%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 254 (226) (+13%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 238 (208) (+17%)

10. Invincible: 187 (99) (+89%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 105 (105) (-)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 34 (38) (-11%)

How Michael's superstar peers performed last week:

MADONNA - 6,610 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,424 (+2%)
2. GHV2: 589 (-3%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 245 (+11%)
4. Something to Remember: 201 (-14%)
5. Remixed & Revisited: 193 (-6%)
6. Music: 189 (+42%)
7. Like a Virgin: 185 (-25%)
8. Ray of Light: 184 (-12%)
9. American Life: 168 (-8%)
10. True Blue: 150 (-7%)
11. The Video Collection 93:99: 148 (+16%)
12. Like a Prayer: 124 (+10%)
13. Madonna: 121 (-14%)
14. Drowned World Tour 2001: 94 (-10%)
15. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 93 (+9%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 91 (-13%)
17. Erotica: 88 (-15%)
18. Me Against the Music: 82 (+4%)
19. I'm Breathless: 67 (+10%)
20. Evita: 64 (+3%)
21. You Can Dance: 55 (-32%)
22. Bedtime Stories: 55 (-15%)

CHER - 7,877 units

(excluding Farewell Tour CD)
1. Very Best of Cher: 3,687 (+12%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,479 (-1%)
3. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 488 (+4%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 498 (+7%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 573 (+24%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 320 (+21%)
7. Heart of Stone: 204 (+7%)
8. Believe: 130 (-15%)
9. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 143 (-3%)
10. Half Breed: 186 (+46%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 107 (-5%)
12. Living Proof: 36 (+20%)
13. Love Hurts: 26 (+30%)

MARIAH CAREY - 5,892 units
(excluding the Fantasy: Live at MSG DVD)

1. #1's- 2,110 (+2%)
2. Greatest Hits- 1,896 (+9%)
3. Remixes- 451 (+4%)
4. Butterfly- 215 (+39%)
5. Charmbracelet- 205 (+13%)
6. #1s (Video): 167 (-4%)
7. Music Box- 158 (-5%)
8. Glitter- 141 (-1%)
9. Daydream- 133 (+20%)
10. Rainbow- 121 (+38%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 85 (+1%)
12. Mariah Carey- 84 (+9%)
13. Through the Rain- 51 (-39%)
14. MTV Unplugged- 31 (-)
15. Emotions: 23 (-4%)
16. Merry Christmas: 21 (-28%)

JANET JACKSON - 3,950 units

1. Damita Jo: 676 (-2%)
2. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 669 (+12%)
3. janet.: 587 (+20%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 528 (-7%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 388 (+11%)
6. All For You (album): 372 (+24%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 250 (-)
8. Control: 200 (+18%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 155 (+10%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 64 (+28%)
11. All For You (DVD): 61 (+42%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,529 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,019 (+25%)
2. The Bodyguard: 502 (+64%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 196 (+17%)
4. Whitney Houston: 183 (+42%)
5. Whitney: 150 (+40%)
6. The Preacher's Wife: 149 (-10%)
7. Just Whitney: 132 (+27%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 126 (+14%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 42 (-11%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 18 (+100%)
11. One Wish: 12 (-33%)
 
USA

Hey guys - A further update to yesterday's chart information...

Number Ones jumps 170-162 on the Billboard 200 and moves down 81-83 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

For those interested, this is what Number Ones ' chart trajectory in the U.S. has been so far this year.

Number Ones - Billboard 200 Albums
Week (22/01/05): DNC (Sales: 4,963)
Week #22 (29/01/05): #177 (Sales: 5,200) (Re-Entry)
Week #23 (05/02/05): #170 (Sales: 5,454)
Week #24 (12/02/05): #162 (Sales: 6,503)

Number Ones - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week #21 (22/01/05): N/A
Week #22 (29/01/05): #92
Week #23 (05/02/05): #81
Week #24 (12/02/05): #83
 
USA

Record Club Update

For those interested, Number Ones is currently # 12 on BMG Music Services' Top 40 Album Chart, #9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and #2 on the Classic R&B Album Chart. Meanwhile, Thriller (Special Edition) is at #18 on the Classic R&B Album Chart.

Over on Columbia House's Soft Rock/Pop Album Chart, Number Ones is at #5.

BMG

Top 40 Album Chart
http://www.bmgmusic.com/catalog/browse/bro...017010&clubId=3

R&B Hip-Hop Album Chart
http://www.bmgmusic.com/catalog/browse/bro...017010&clubId=3

Classic R&B Album Chart
http://www.bmgmusic.com/catalog/browse/bro...017010&clubId=3

COLUMBIA HOUSE

Soft Rock/Pop Album Chart

http://www.columbiahouse.com/sa/71/ch/feat...pin=71&bak=NONE
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #64 (06/02/05): #17

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #59 (06/02/05): #19
 
Hey guys - As previously reported, 2004 was a phenomenal year for Michael Jackson in the UK as he was the 30th Best Selling Albums Artist Of The Year with sales of 660,000 units (excluding sales of Jackson 5/Jacksons albums.)

As per Musicweek, here's some followup information of exactly how many albums Thriller, Bad, and Off The Wall sold in the UK in 2004. You'll notice that for the second year in row, Jackson had the most titles on the End Of Year Catalogue Chart.

Thanks for the info chrismusicpower. Much appreciated. :pirate:

Source: Musicweek, January 1, 2005.

CATALOGUE 2004 by ALAN JONES

Made up in exactly equal measure of regular albums and compilations, the Top 50 catalogue albums of 2004 - titles first released no later than 1 January 2002 - are diverse both in terms of their content and their original chart performance.

It's not a major surprise, for example, to find Abba's perennial Gold compilation winning the title for best-selling catalogue album at a canter, adding a further 376,782 sales to its already enormous tally in the year, and leaving the number two selection, Duran Duran's reactivated Greatest album, trailing 57.7% behind it, though Greatest sold a highly creditable 238,897 copies.

But how to explain the popularity of Rage Against The Machine's self-titled debut? The album failed to impress here when first released in 1993, peaking at number 17. It was even less of a hit in the band's native America, where it climbed no higher than number 45 on the Billboard chart. It has, however, subsequently been lauded as a classic, pioneering album, the first to blend rap and metal into a potent new style which has become much imitated. At its low point in 1997, the album sold 10,420 - a respectable tally for a four year old album which barely scraped into the Top 20 - but it increased sales significantly in each of the next six years, and sold as many as 80,968 copies in 1993. It finally suffered a decline in 2004, but the 53,715 copies it sold are still enough to make it the 50th best-selling catalogue album of the year.

Michael Jackson had most titles in the chart in 2003, and repeats the feat for 2004, with the same three albums in the same order - Thriller improves 9-6, Off The Wall slips 16-17 and Bad stumbles 22-47, with sales of 134,729, 91,675 and 56,209, respectively.

Off The Wall - which dates from 1979 - is one of the oldest titles on the list, being junior only to The Sex Pistols' Never Mind The Bollocks (1977, number 21, 87,195 sales), David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust (1973, number 43, 60,410) and the Beach Boys' 1966 classic Pet Sounds, which finishes in 37th place, with 65,850 sales.

The Beach Boys therefore win a notable victory over their '60s rivals the Beatles, whose top regular studio album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, just misses this year's list. However, the Beatles' 1 compilation finishes at number 16 on the catalogue list, with 92,689 sales in 2004, while The Very Best Of The Beach Boys is 26th with 80,166 sales.

POSITION IN CATALOGUE CHART OVERALL 2004 POSITION TITLE ARTIST

1 47 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA
2 74 GREATEST DURAN DURAN
3 94 THE STORY SO FAR - THE VERY BEST OF ROD STEWART
4 98 NO ANGEL DIDO
5 100 TEARS ROLL DOWN - GREATEST HITS 82-92 TEARS FOR FEARS
6 135 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON
7 144 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
8 152 8701 USHER
9 156 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION MADONNA
10 164 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS
11 168 SONGBIRD EVA CASSIDY
12 178 LENNON LEGEND - THE VERY BEST OF JOHN LENNON
13 179 THE GREATEST HITS WHITNEY HOUSTON
14 189 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY
15 196 SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF DIRE STRAITS
16 202 1 BEATLES
17 206 OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON
18 208 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL
19 209 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES
20 210 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS GREEN DAY
21 215 NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS SEX PISTOLS
22 226 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS
23 227 MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA
24 229 SOFTLY WITH THESE SONGS - THE BEST OF ROBERTA FLACK
25 231 CALIFORNICATION RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
26 232 THE VERY BEST OF BEACH BOYS
27 238 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD
28 239 THE BEST OF BLUR
29 244 NEVERMIND NIRVANA
30 252 STONE ROSES STONE ROSES
31 254 BACK TO FRONT LIONEL RICHIE
32 259 THE BEST OF DOORS
33 260 THE BEST OF 1980-1990 U2
34 263 GOLD - GREATEST HITS CARPENTERS
35 264 COLLECTION TRACY CHAPMAN
36 273 THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN
37 274 PET SOUNDS BEACH BOYS
38 279 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY
39 280 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS
40 282 PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS STEREOPHONICS
[....]
47 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON
 
USA

Great news to report as Michael Jackson's platinum* Number Ones album posts its 5th consecutive week of increased sales in the USA! This week, the album posts a gigantic 41% increase over last week's sales and jumps 40 positions on the Billboard up 160-122*. The album sold 9,198 units in the USA last week.

Once I receive this week's complete Soundscan wrap up, I'll be sure to post it. Until then, here's a brief trajectory of the album's performance on the Billboard 200 so far this year.

Number Ones - Billboard 200 Albums

Week (15/01/05): DNC (Sales: 6,296)
Week (22/01/05): DNC (Sales: 4,963)
Week #22 (29/01/05): #177 (Sales: 5,200) (Re-Entry)
Week #23 (05/02/05): #170 (Sales: 5,454)
Week #24 (12/02/05): #162 (Sales: 6,503)
Week #25 (19/02/05): #122 (Sales: 9,198)

:music:

Well done Michael!
 
USA

Number Ones - Billboard 200 Albums
Week #25 (19/02/05): #122 (Sales: 9,198)

Number Ones - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week #25 (19/02/05): #66*

Number Ones - Billboard Top 50 Music Video
Week #47 (19/02/05): #18 (Sales: 2,647)

Thriller - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums
(19/02/05): #13* (Sales: 4,216)

:D

Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending February 6th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: February 19th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 21,173 units (up from 15,249 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 21,173 units

1. Number Ones: 9,198 (6,503) (+41%) (#122 BB200)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,216 (3,217) (+32%)

3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,647 (2,106) (+26%)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,899 (1,170) (+62%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 1,018 (691) (+47%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 559 (409) (+37%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 442 (335) (+32%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 366 (254) (+43%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 322 (238) (+32%)

10. Invincible: 253 (187) (+35%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 201 (105) (+91%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 52 (34) (+53%)

How Michael's superstar peers performed last week:

MADONNA - 7,133 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,450 (+1%)
2. GHV2: 588 (-)
3. Something to Remember: 246 (+22%)
4. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 241 (-2%)
5. Remixed & Revisited: 235 (+22%)
6. American Life: 217 (+29%)
7. Like a Virgin: 210 (+14%)
8. Ray of Light: 208 (+13%)
9. Music: 170 (-10%)
10. Like a Prayer: 155 (+25%)
11. True Blue: 152 (+1%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 147 (-1%)
13. Madonna: 142 (+17%)
14. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 102 (+12%)
15. Me Against the Music: 100 (+22%)
16. Drowned World Tour 2001: 95 (+1%)
17. Erotica: 97 (+10%)
18. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 89 (-4%)
19. You Can Dance: 88 (+60%)
20. Evita: 85 (+33%)
21. I'm Breathless: 68 (+1%)
22. Bedtime Stories: 68 (+24%)
23. Love Profusion: 63 (+15%)
24. Hollywood: 42 (+11%)
25. Nothing Fails: 39 (+63%)
26. Die Another Day: 36 (+16%)

CHER - 10,147 units

(excluding Farewell Tour CD)
1. Very Best of Cher: 5,280 (+43%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,736 (+17%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 661 (+15%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 650 (+33%)
5. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 526 (+6%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 362 (+13%)
7. Heart of Stone: 224 (+10%)
8. Believe: 188 (+45%)
9. Half Breed: 161 (-13%)
10. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 159 (+11%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 134 (+25%)
12.Love Hurts: 37 (+42%)
13. Living Proof: 29 (-19%)

MARIAH CAREY - 5,892 units
(excluding the Fantasy: Live at MSG DVD)

1. #1's- 2,451 (+16%)
2. Greatest Hits- 2,035 (+7%)
3. Remixes- 553 (+23%)
4. Butterfly- 321 (+49%)
5. Music Box- 204 (+29%)
6. Charmbracelet- 201 (-2%)
7. #1s (Video): 161 (-4%)
8. Daydream- 161 (+21%)
9. Glitter- 155 (+10%)
10. Rainbow- 151 (+25%)
11. Mariah Carey- 127 (+51%)
12. Around the World (Video)- 93 (+9%)
13. Through the Rain- 64 (+25%)
14. Emotions: 27 (+17%)
15. MTV Unplugged- 26 (-16%)
16. Merry Christmas: 9 (-57%)


JANET JACKSON - 6,739 units

1. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 999 (+49%)
2. Damita Jo: 930 (+28%)
3. janet.: 717 (+22%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 652 (+23%)
5. All For You (album): 471 (+27%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 456 (+18%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 291 (+16%)
8. Control: 255 (+28%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 151 (-3%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 48 (-25%)
11. All For You (DVD): 57 (-7%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,927 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,141 (+12%)
2. The Bodyguard: 517 (+3%)
3. Whitney Houston: 237 (+30%)
4. The Greatest Hits (Video): 235 (+20%)
5. The Preacher's Wife: 199 (+34%)
6. Whitney: 196 (+31%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 168 (+33%)
8. Just Whitney: 153 (+16%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 46 (+10%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 19 (+6%)
11. It’s Not Right But It’s Okay: 9 (+50%)
11. One Wish: 7 (-42%)
 
You'll note that since the news below was originally published in May 2004, it's almost one year old. Therefore, if I had to estimate, I'd say the Number Ones DVD has shifted somewhere between 1.7 to 2 million units worldwide to date.

P.S. I just picked up a old stack of Billboard magazine's from 2004 hence the lateness in this report... :pirate:

USA

(12/02/05): According to an article published in the May 8th, 2004 edition of Billboard magazine ('Music DVD Soars Globally; Live Shows Are Top Sellers'), Michael Jackson's Number Ones was the world's #3 top-selling music DVD of 2003. Since the #5 top-selling music DVD of 2003 (Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin - DVD) shifted 1.5 million units, it's reasonable to assess that "Number Ones" has shifted over that amount to date.

Excerpt from article...

Music DVD Soars Globally; Live Shows Are Top Sellers

By Juliana Koranteng

LONDON - Worldwide music DVD sales are on a roll.

Considered a novelty format only two years ago, DVD has turned into a moneymaker during a low point in audio music sales.

Investments in marketing, coupled with the availabillity of compelling content from the majors, have fueled the format's popularity. Retailer willingness to move music DVDs from the movie section to the audio section has also helped.

Now, labels are cranking up their investments and release schedules to help sustain consumer interest in the format.

"The major record companies are latching onto it and exploiting it fully," says Keith Jopling, London-based director of market research at the International Federation of the Phonograhic Industry.

2003 sales figures show impressive growth for the carrier. Even as every other format the IFPI examined fell in retail value terms, DVD sales jumped 67% in value to $1.8 billion in 2003.

In unit terms, DVD sales leaped to 106 million last year from 67 million in 2002.

Although music represented only 7% of global DVD unit sales last year, according to figures from U.K-based research group Screen Digest Video Intelligence, it became the fastest-growing DVD category.

The growth in the international live-music business has helped spur DVD sales. About 60% of units the majors sold last year featured live concerts, vs. 25% that were video compilations, according to IFPI.

The world's top-selling DVDs in 2003 were Coldplay's "Live 2003" (EMI), U2's "Go Home/Live From Slane Castle" (Universal), Michael Jackson's "Number Ones" (Sony), Avril Lavigne's "My World" (BMG), and "Led Zeppelin-DVD" (Warner Vision International).

MOVING BY NUMBERS

According to Warner Vision International (WWI), global shipments of the Zeppelin title have reached 1.5 million units to date. Slightly less than 50% of shipments were in the United States.

[...]
 
USA

As of February 12th, 2005, Michael Jackson's most downloaded songs via Soundscan are as follows:

1. Thriller - 67,522
2. Billie Jean - 58,681
3. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - 55,692
4. Beat It - 41,451
5. The Way You Make Me Feel - 26,605
7. Smooth Criminal - 25,818
8. Rock With You - 25,341
9. Man In The Mirror - 20,582
10. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 19,015

Thanks TCorey.
 
Hey guys - These are counted as single sales obviously. And yes, Soundscan tracks them.

For Digital Downloads, the certications are as follows:

Gold - 100,000 downloads
Platinum - 200,000 downloads

Therefore, as you can see, "Thriller" needs to sell over 32,478 downloads to achieve a gold digital certification.

Hey hope - Regarding you inquiry in the other thread, please check the first page in this thread to see MJ's Soundscan totals. The figures aren't up to date but they give you a good idea nonetheless.

Thanks guys... :pirate:
 
Hey amit, I found something on the UKMIX forum that might interests you.

Member Basil said:

"I found the following figures from a 1992 copy of Q Magazine. To resolve which was the best selling UK album they approached the record companies and got definite figures on the following titles. Remember this is 13 years ago

Sgt Pepper 4,250,000

Bad 4,051,030
comprised 3,796,030 in shops and 255,000 through the Britannia record club

Brothers in Arms 3,610,651
comprised 3,334,392 in shops and 276,259 through the record club

Thriller 3,177,776
comprised 2,995,776 in shops and 182,000 through the record club.

At a really conservative estimate these titles have sold around 50,000 a year since 1992 which means theoretically you could add at least 650,000 to these totals.

for example,


in 2004 these titles sold the following in the UK

Sgt Pepper - about 50,000
Bad - 56,209
Brothers in Arms - not on list
Thriller - 134,729
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #65 (13/02/05): #18

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #60 (13/02/05): #24
 
More year-end chart news to report...

USA

(15/02/05): On Billboard's 2004 End Of Year Charts, Number Ones charted at #104 on the Billboard 200 (selling approximately 400,000 units for the year) and #64 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Elsewhere, Michael Jackson came in at #99 on the Billboard 200 Artists listing while the Number Ones (DVD) came in at #5 on the Billboard Top Comprehensive Music Video Sales Chart (includes only DVD or VHS titles) and #12 on the Top Music Video Sales Chart (includes both CD/DVD combo packages.) On the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart, Thriller charted at #15 for the year. And finally, on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales Chart, "One More Chance" came in at #32 while on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales Chart, "One More Chance" charted at #13.

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP CATALOG ALBUMS OF 2004

Issue Date: December 25, 2004

# Title Artist Labels
1 READY TO DIE The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/UMRG
2 LEGEND: THE BEST OF BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Bob Marley And The Wailers Tuff Gong/Island/UMe
3 ALL EYEZ ON ME 2Pac Death Row/Koch
4 GREATEST HITS 2Pac Amaru/Death Row/Interscope
5 REASONABLE DOUBT Jay-Z Freeze/Roc-A-Fella/Capitol
6 LIFE AFTER DEATH The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/UMRG
7 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem Web/Aftermath/Interscope
8 E. 1999 ETERNAL Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ruthless/Epic/Sony Music
9 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL Lauryn Hill Ruffhouse/Columbia/Sony Music
10 THE DON KILLUMINATI: THE 7 DAY THEORY Makaveli Death Row/Koch
11 THE BLUEPRINT Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
12 ME AGAINST THE WORLD 2Pac Amaru/Jive/Zomba
13 GREATEST HITS Al Green HI/The Right Stuff/Capitol
14 ILLMATIC: 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PLATINUM SERIES Nas Ill Will/Columbia/Sony Music
15 THRILLER Michael Jackson Epic/Sony Music
16 THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE Prince Warner Bros.
17 GIVE LOVE AT CHRISTMAS The Temptations Gordy/Motown/UMe
18 SONGS IN A MINOR Alicia Keys J/RMG
19 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem Web/Aftermath/Interscope
20 THE BEST OF SADE Sade Epic/Sony Music
21 [GHETTO LOVE] Jaheim Divine Mill/Warner Bros.
22 THE VERY BEST OF RAY CHARLES Ray Charles Rhino
23 TP-2.COM R. Kelly Jive/Zomba
24 DR. DRE -- 2001 Dr. Dre Aftermath/Interscope
25 400 DEGREEZ Juvenile Cash Money/UMRG

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES SALES TITLES
Issue Date: December 25, 2004

# Title Artist Labels
1 I BELIEVE Fantasia J/RMG
2 STAND UP IN IT Theodis Ealey IFGAM
3 F**K IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Eamon Jive/Zomba
4 ME, MYSELF AND I Beyonce Columbia/SUM
5 TIPSY J-Kwon So So Def/Zomba
6 NAUGHTY GIRL Beyonce Columbia/SUM
7 FREEK-A-LEEK Petey Pablo Jive/Zomba
8 MOVE YA BODY Nina Sky Featuring Jabba Next Plateau/Universal/UMRG
9 YEAH! Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris LaFace/Zomba
10 THE WAY YOU MOVE/HEY YA! OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown LaFace/Zomba
11 TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE Brandy Featuring Kanye West Atlantic
12 DUDE Beenie Man Featuring Ms. Thing Shocking Vibes/Virgin
13 ONE MORE CHANCE Michael Jackson Epic/SUM
14 MILKSHAKE Kelis Star Trak/Zomba
15 LEAN BACK Terror Squad SRC/Universal/UMRG
16 THIEF'S THEME Nas Ill Will/Columbia/SUM
17 NEVA EVA Trillville BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.
18 HEADSPRUNG LL Cool J Def Jam/IDJMG
19 READ YOUR MIND Avant Magic Johnson/Geffen/Interscope
20 LOCKED UP Akon Featuring Styles P. SRC/Universal/UMRG
21 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul Featuring Sasha VP/Atlantic
22 DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER/ENCORE Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
23 HOTEL Cassidy Featuring R. Kelly Full Surface/J/RMG
24 GOODIES Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo Sho'nuff-MusicLine/LaFace/Zomba
25 MAKE IT UP WITH LOVE ATL Noontime/Epic/SUM
26 GOT IT TWISTED Mobb Deep Infamous/Jive/Zomba
27 ON FIRE Lloyd Banks G-Unit/Interscope
28 HAPPY PEOPLE R. Kelly Jive/Zomba
29 MY PLACE/FLAP YOUR WINGS Nelly Featuring Jaheim Derrty/Fo' Reel/UMRG
30 I LIKE THAT Houston Featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg & I-20 Capitol
31 F.U.R.B. (F U RIGHT BACK) Frankee Marro/Landslide/Warlock
32 SALT SHAKER Ying Yang Twins Featuring Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ColliPark/TVT
33 DON'T SAY NUTHIN The Roots Geffen/Interscope
34 GAME OVER (FLIP) Lil' Flip Sucka Free/Columbia/SUM
35 GET LOW Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins BME/TVT
36 WALKED OUTTA HEAVEN Jagged Edge Columbia/SUM
37 IMMACULATE Survivalist Featuring Kumandae Slave
38 BOUNCE BACK Juvenile Featuring Baby Cash Money/UMRG
39 SLOW JAMZ Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx Atlantic
40 SPLASH WATERFALLS Ludacris Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South/IDJMG
41 JOOK GAL (WINE WINE) Elephant Man VP/Atlantic
42 RIDE WIT U Joe Featuring G-Unit Jive/Zomba
43 CHANGE CLOTHES Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
44 HEAD BUSSA Lil Scrappy BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.
45 LOSE MY BREATH Destiny's Child Columbia/SUM
46 DIP IT LOW Christina Milian Island/IDJMG
47 OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY Twista Atlantic
48 THROUGH THE WIRE Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
49 FRONTIN' Pharrell Featuring Jay-Z Star Trak/Zomba
50 ALL FALLS DOWN Kanye West Featuring Syleena Johnson Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
51 PASS THAT DUTCH Missy Elliott The Gold Mind/Elektra/Atlantic
52 LET ME IN Young Buck G-Unit/Interscope
53 ALONE Malina Moye WEC
54 TURN ME ON Kevin Lyttle Featuring Spragga Benz Atlantic
55 FALLEN Mya A&M/Interscope
56 WHY? Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton Ruff Ryders/Interscope
57 SUNSHINE Lil' Flip Featuring Lea Sucka Free/Columbia/SUM
58 BANG BANG Survivalist Slave
59 NO PROBLEM Lil Scrappy BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.
60 STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE R. Kelly Jive/Zomba
61 BREATHE Fabolous Desert Storm/Atlantic
62 JESUS WALKS Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
63 STUNT 101 G-Unit G-Unit/Interscope
64 GANGSTA NATION Westside Connection Featuring Nate Dogg Hoo-Bangin'/Capitol
65 WELCOME BACK/BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE Mase Bad Boy/Fo' Reel/UMRG
66 DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell Doggystyle/Geffen/Interscope
67 I'LL BE AROUND Cee-Lo Featuring Timbaland LaFace/Zomba
68 HOT 2NITE New Edition Bad Boy/UMRG
69 RUBBER BAND MAN T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic
70 SCANDALOUS Mis-Teeq 456/Reprise/Warner Bros.
71 TIME'S UP! Jadakiss Featuring Nate Dogg Ruff Ryders/Interscope
72 STAND UP Ludacris Featuring Shawnna Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South/IDJMG
73 PUSH Ghostface Featuring Missy Elliott Def Jam/IDJMG
74 POPPIN' THEM THANGS G-Unit G-Unit/Interscope
75 THE SET UP Obie Trice Featuring Nate Dogg Shady/Interscope

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES TITLES
Issue Date: December 25, 2004

# Title Artist Labels
1 I BELIEVE Fantasia J/RMG
2 SOLITAIRE/THE WAY Clay Aiken RCA/RMG
3 DREAMS Diana DeGarmo RCA/RMG
4 F**K IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Eamon Jive/Zomba
5 ME, MYSELF AND I Beyonce Columbia
6 8TH WORLD WONDER Kimberley Locke Curb
7 LEAVE (GET OUT) JoJo Da Family/Blackground/UMRG
8 NAUGHTY GIRL Beyonce Columbia
9 THE WAY YOU MOVE/HEY YA! OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown LaFace/Zomba
10 MILKSHAKE Kelis Star Trak/Zomba
11 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Jessica Simpson Columbia
12 WHITE FLAG Dido Arista/RMG
13 I LIKE THAT Houston Featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg & I-20 Capitol
14 TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE Brandy Featuring Kanye West Atlantic
15 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul Featuring Sasha VP/Atlantic
16 MOVE YA BODY Nina Sky Featuring Jabba Next Plateau/Universal/UMRG
17 ME AGAINST THE MUSIC Britney Spears Featuring Madonna Jive/Zomba
18 TURN ME ON Norah Jones Blue Note/EMC
19 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE MercyMe INO/Curb
20 TEMPTATION Diana Krall Verve
21 READ YOUR MIND Avant Magic Johnson/Geffen
22 SCANDALOUS Mis-Teeq 456/Reprise
23 WALKED OUTTA HEAVEN Jagged Edge Columbia
24 MAPS Yeah Yeah Yeahs Interscope
25 LOSE MY BREATH Destiny's Child Columbia
26 DUDE Beenie Man Featuring Ms. Thing Shocking Vibes/Virgin
27 F.U.R.B. (F U RIGHT BACK) Frankee Marro/Landslide/Warlock
28 CLOCKS Coldplay Capitol
29 FALLEN Mya A&M/Interscope
30 THIS IS THE NIGHT/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Clay Aiken RCA/RMG
31 FRONTIN' Pharrell Featuring Jay-Z Star Trak/Zomba
32 ONE MORE CHANCE Michael Jackson Epic
33 HURT Johnny Cash American/Lost Highway/IDJMG
34 STAND UP IN IT Theodis Ealey IFGAM
35 HEAVEN Los Lonely Boys Or/Epic
36 PIECES OF ME Ashlee Simpson Geffen
37 TIPSY J-Kwon So So Def/Zomba
38 YEAH! Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris LaFace/Zomba
39 NOTHING FAILS Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
40 FREEK-A-LEEK Petey Pablo Jive/Zomba
41 NASTY GIRL Nitty Rostrum/Universal/UMRG
42 I MEANT TO Brad Cotter Epic (Nashville)/EMN
43 LOVE'S DIVINE Seal Warner Bros.
44 DON'T SAY NUTHIN The Roots Geffen
45 THIEF'S THEME Nas Ill Will/Columbia/SUM
46 THAT'S ALL RIGHT Elvis Presley RCA/BMG Special Markets Group/RMG
47 SWEETEST SIN Jessica Simpson Columbia
48 BREAK DOWN HERE Julie Roberts Mercury
49 TROUBLE Pink LaFace/Zomba
50 SO YESTERDAY Hilary Duff Buena Vista/Hollywood
51 HOLE IN THE WORLD Eagles ERC/33rd Street
52 LEAN BACK Terror Squad SRC/Universal/UMRG
53 (THERE'S GOTTA BE) MORE TO LIFE Stacie Orrico Forefront/Virgin
54 PICTURE Kid Rock Featuring Sheryl Crow Universal South
55 MISS YOU Aaliyah Blackground/Universal/UMRG
56 FALLEN Sarah McLachlan Arista/RMG
57 MAKE IT UP WITH LOVE ATL Noontime/Epic
58 AMAZING George Michael Aegean/Epic
59 LOVE PROFUSION Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
60 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS/SUPERSTAR Ruben Studdard J/RMG
61 PENNY & ME Hanson 3CG
62 TAKE ME AWAY Fefe Dobson Island/IDJMG
63 LET'S GET DOWN Bow Wow Featuring Baby Columbia
64 FLOAT ON Modest Mouse Epic
65 THE OUTSIDER A Perfect Circle Virgin
66 BREAKING THE HABIT Linkin Park Warner Bros.
67 THIS I SWEAR Nick Lachey Universal/UMRG
68 HEADSPRUNG LL Cool J Def Jam/IDJMG
69 GIRLFRIEND B2K T.U.G./Epic
70 NEVA EVA Trillville BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.
71 DID MY TIME Korn Immortal/Epic
72 I CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE Scotty Emerick With Toby Keith DreamWorks (Nashville)
73 DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER/ENCORE Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
74 WITH YOU Jessica Simpson Columbia
75 GOODIES Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo Sho'nuff-MusicLine/LaFace/Zomba
 
USA

CHART REWIND - 2003 END OF YEAR CHART

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP CATALOG ALBUMS
#19 THRILLER Michael Jackson Epic/Sony Music

CHART REWIND - 2002 END OF YEAR CHART

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS
#8 INVINCIBLE Michael Jackson Epic

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS
#14 MICHAEL JACKSON (5 singles) Epic

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP MALE ARTISTS
#9 MICHAEL JACKSON (5 singles) Epic

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS ARTISTS
#8 MICHAEL JACKSON (2 albums) Epic

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES & TRACKS ARTISTS
#16 MICHAEL JACKSON (3 singles) Epic

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES & TRACKS
#12 BUTTERFLIES Michael Jackson Epic

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP AIRPLAY TITLES
#10 BUTTERFLIES Michael Jackson Epic

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM ARTISTS
#35 MICHAEL JACKSON (2 albums) Epic

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS
#43 INVINCIBLE Michael Jackson Epic

HOT 100 ARTISTS
#57 MICHAEL JACKSON (2 singles) Epic

HOT 100 SINGLES AIRPLAY TITLES
#57 BUTTERFLIES Michael Jackson Epic

TOP MUSIC VIDEOS
#12 VIDEO GREATEST HITS: HISTORY Epic Music Video/Sony Music Entertainment
#28 HISTORY ON FILM: VOLUME II Epic Music Video/Sony Music Entertainment
 
Hey guys - Great news to report as Michael Jackson shifted another 20,000 units* in the USA last week.

For the fifth week in a row, Number Ones remains on the Billboard 200 dropping 122-188. The album shifted approximately 7,500 copies last week!

:pirate:

USA

Soundscan Information Courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending February 13th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: February 26th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 19,840 (down from 21,173 units sold of the Top 12 the week before.) *Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage

MICHAEL JACKSON - 19,840 units

1. Number Ones: 7,443 (9,198) (-19%) (#188 BB 200)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,503 (4,216) (+8%)

3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,879 (2,647) (+9%)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,867 (1,899) (-2%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 914 (1,018) (-10%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 645 (559) (+15%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 459 (442) (+4%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 381 (366) (+3%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 325 (322) (+2%)

10. Invincible: 228 (253) (-10%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 154 (201) (-23%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 42 (52) (-19%)


MADONNA - 7,997 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,713 (+8%)
2. GHV2: 677 (+15%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 293 (+22%)
4. Ray of Light: 290 (+39%)
5. Something to Remember: 275 (+12%)
6. Like a Virgin: 256 (+22%)
7. Remixed & Revisited: 251 (+7%)
8. Music: 222 (+31%)
9. American Life: 212 (-1%)
10. True Blue: 179 (+18%)
11. Madonna: 166 (+17%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 147 (-)
13. Like a Prayer: 133 (-14%)
14. Me Against the Music: 118 (+18%)
15. Erotica: 114 (+18%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 107 (+5%)
17. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 99 (+11%)
18. Drowned World Tour 2001: 90 (-5%)
19. Love Profusion: 87 (+38%)
20. Evita: 85 (-)
21. You Can Dance: 84 (-5%)
22. I'm Breathless: 75 (+10%)
23. Bedtime Stories: 51 (-25%)
24. Die Another Day: 51 (+42%)
25. Hollywood: 43 (+2%)
26. Nothing Fails: 43 (+10%)
27. What It Feels Like For a Girl: 38 (+52%)
28. American Life (Single): 36 (+6%)
29. Vogue: 21 (-13%)
30. Music (Single): 21 (-5%)
31. Ray of Light (single): 20 (+67%)

CHER - 10,620 units
(excluding Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher (album): 5,398 (+2%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,891 (+9%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 724 (+10%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 622 (-4%)
5. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 587 (+12%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 390 (+8%)
7. Heart of Stone: 223 (-)
8. Half Breed: 204 (+27%)
9. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 167 (+5%)
10. Believe: 165 (-10%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 162 (+20%)
12. Love Hurts: 38 (+3%)
13. Living Proof: 49 (+69%)

MARIAH CAREY - 6,717 units
(excluding the Fantasy: Live at MSG DVD)

1. Greatest Hits- 2,270 (+12%)
2. #1's- 2,114 (-14%)
3. Remixes- 554 (-)
4. Butterfly- 271 (-16%)
5. Music Box- 248 (+22%)
6. Charmbracelet- 225 (+12%)
7. #1's (Video): 181 (+12%)
8. Glitter- 165 (+6%)
9. Daydream- 154 (-4%)
10. Rainbow- 150 (-1%)
11. Mariah Carey- 117 (-8%)
12. Around the World (Video)- 103 (+11%)
13. Through the Rain- 76 (+19%)
14. MTV Unplugged- 45 (+73%)
15. Emotions: 32 (+19%)
16. Merry Christmas: 12 (+33%)


JANET JACKSON - 5,148 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 999 (-)
2. Damita Jo: 811 (-13%)
3. janet.: 802 (+12%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 644 (-1%)
5. All For You (album): 554 (+18%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 480 (+5%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 271 (-7%)
8. Control: 266 (+4%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 173 (+15%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 74 (+54%)
11. All For You (DVD): 74 (+30%)


WHITNEY HOUSTON - 3,250 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,298 (+14%)
2. The Bodyguard: 651 (+26%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 246 (+5%)
4. Whitney Houston: 234 (-1%)
5. Whitney: 219 (+12%)
6. My Love is Your Love (Album): 178 (+6%)
7. Just Whitney: 169 (+10%)
8. The Preacher's Wife: 164 (-18%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 43 (-7%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 18 (-5%)
11. It’s Not Right But It’s Okay: 16 (+78%)
12. One Wish: 7 (-)
13. My Love is Your Life (single): 7 (+250%)
 
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Michael Charts In Two 'Greatest Ever' Polls

Monday, February 07, 2005

Twenty-two years after the revolutionary music video that is Thriller first appeared on TV screens worldwide, it has once again been voted the greatest video of all time!

Channel 4 in the UK held a nationwide vote to find The 100 Greatest Pop Videos of all time and the three Michael Jackson short films eligible for entry all charted high. The results were announced one by one during a show that lasted over four hours long, and aired Sunday evening (6th).

As well as Thriller topping the list at No.1, 1983's Billie Jean took a place in the Top 10 at No.7 and Michael's 1995 duet with sister Janet, Scream, entered at No.12.

The Top 20 Greatest Pop Videos (as voted for by the UK public) are as follows:

1. Michael Jackson: Thriller
2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
3. A-ha: Take on Me
4. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
5. Madonna: Like a Prayer
6. Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
7. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
8. The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
9. Madonna: Vogue
10. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
11. Coldplay: The Scientist
12. Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
13. Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
14. Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
15. REM: Everybody Hurts
16. OutKast: Hey Ya
17. Blur: Coffee & TV
18. Beyonce: Crazy in Love
19. Madonna: Material Girl
20. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/m...os/results.html

This vote proves (once again!) to Michael's critics that he is still the undisputed (and quite frankly untouchable) King of Pop!

'BILLIE JEAN' CHARTS HIGH IN NO.1'S VOTE

As previously reported on January 17th, BBC Radio 1 were holding a vote to find the Greatest No.1 singles ever after the 1000th number one was notched up in the UK.

Over 25,000 votes were counted, and Michael's massive hit Billie Jean charted at No.3, only to be beaten by Queen and Iron Maiden.

BBC Radio 1's Top 20 is as follows:

1. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
3. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
4. Madonna - Like a Prayer
5. Madonna - Vogue
6. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
7. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
8. Abba - Dancing Queen
9. Mariah Carey - Without You
10. John Lennon - Imagine
11. The Beatles - Hey Jude
12. Will Young - Leave Right Now
13. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
14. Busted - Thunderbirds / 3am
15. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
16. Kylie Minogue – Can't Get You Out Of My Head
17. Tatu - All The Things She Said
18. Spice Girls - Wannabe
19. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
20. Westlife - Flying Without Wings

Chart Facts

There was a total of 26,072 votes recorded.
233 songs received no votes.
Queen was the most voted for artist overall, but this was mainly due to votes for Bohemian Rhapsody. Their two other Number 1s (Innuendo & Under Pressure) only received a small amount of votes each.
Madonna was the most voted for female artist with Like a Prayer at number 4, Vogue at number 5 and Music at number 21, as well as seven other songs receiving votes.
Michael Jackson was the most voted for male artist in the list with Billie Jean at number 3.
The most recent song in the top 20 was Busted - Thunderbirds / 3am from August 2004.
 
Here are MJ's official certifications in France according to SNEP (The French Phonographic Industry):

Albums:

Bad
Certified in 1989
Diamond status
1 million copies sold

Blood on the dance floor - HIStory in the mix
Certified in 1997
Platinum status
300 000 copies sold

Dangerous
Certified in 1992
Diamond status
1 million copies sold

HIStory - past, present and future book I
Certified in 1996
Diamond status
1 million copies sold

Invincible
Certified in 2001
Platinum status
300 000 copies sold

Off the wall
Certified in 1995
Platinum status
300 000 copies sold

Thriller
Certified in 1988
Diamond status
1 million copies sold

Singles:

Bad
Certified in 1987
Silver status
200 000 copies sold

Beat it
Certified in 1983
Platinum status
1 000 000 copies sold

Billie Jean
Certified in 1983
Platinum status
1 000 000 copies sold

Black or white
Certified in 1991
Silver status
125 000 copies sold

Earth song
Certified in 1996
Gold status
250 000 copies sold

Heal the world
Certified in 1993
Silver status
125 000 copies sold

Say say say
Certified in 1983
Gold status
500 000 copies sold

Smooth criminal
Certified in 1989
Silver status
200 000 copies sold

They don't care about us
Certified in 1996
Silver status
125 000 copies sold

Thriller
Certified in 1984
Platinum status
1 000 000 copies sold

You are not alone
Certified in 1995
Gold status
250 000 copies sold

You rock my world
Certified in 2001
Gold status
250 000 copies sold

We Are The World
Certified in 1985
Platinum status
1 000 000 copies sold

You have to know that France's phonographic industry doesn't have greater distinction than Diamond certification ( no 2x diamond,...).

However, it is said that Thriller has actually sold over 3 million copies in France ( worth 3x Diamond if such a certification existed ), making it the #1 selling international album of all time in France and #2 overall, behind Celine Dion's 1995 D'Eux ( which spent 44 weeks on top of French album chart and sold over 4 million).

Dangerous sold 2 million, History and Bad 1.5 million.
Invincible actually sold over 600.000 copies, including 166.000 copies in its first week, the highest first week sales for a foreign album in France's history.

Otherwise, singlewise, MJ is the only artist with French superstar Michel Sardou that generated 4 million-selling singles in France, with Beat It being his highest seller, at 1.2 million copies sold.


Here is the official SNEP list for the 100 best selling singles in France's history.
This list has been made public in a prime-time nationwide broadscast in Channel 6 on February, 6 2004.

100 best selling singles in France:

More than 1 million sold
100. Céline Dion - Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
99. Claude Barzotti - Le Rital
98. Laam - Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Eux
97. Lio - Amoureux Solitaires
96. USA for Africa - We Are The World
95. Shakira - Whenever Wherever
94. Michael Jackson - Thriller
93. Carrapicho - Tic, Tic, Tac
92. Adriano Celentano - Don't Play That Song
91. Cookie Dingler - Femme Libérée
90. Garou - Seul
89. André Bocelli - Conte Partiro
88. Daddy DJ - Daddy DJ
87. FR David - Words
86. Break Machine - Streetdance
85. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
84. Hervé Villar - Nous
83. Gala - Freed From Desire
82. Michel Sardou - La Maladie D'amour
81. Jermaine Jackson et Pia Zadora - When The Rain Begins To Fall
80. Annie Cordy - La Bonne Du Curé
79. Ricchi E Poveri & Sara Perché - Ti Amo
78. Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi
77. Enrico Morricone - Il Etait Une Fois Dans L'ouest
76. Stéphanie de Monaco - Ouragan

(+ 1.05 M sold)
75. Kaar - Les Jardins Du Ciel
74. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
73. Johnny Halliday - Marie
72. Boney M - Daddy Cool
71. Nikki Costa - On My Own
70. Imagination - Just An Illusion
69. Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
68. Michel Sardou - Les Lacs Du Connemara
67. Kim Wilde - Cambodia
66. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
65. Daniel Balavoine - L'Aziza
64. Scorpions - Still Loving You
63. Titi et Grosminet - Titi A La Neige
62. Philippe Lavil - Il Tape Sur Des Bambous
61. Pop Concerto Orchestra - Eden Is A Magic World
60. Pierre Bachelet - Elle Est D'ailleurs
59. Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache

(+ 1.1 M sold)
58. Jeanette - Porque Te Vas
57. Pierre Bachelet - Les Corons
(+ 1.15 M vendus)
56. Jean-Jacques Goldman - Je Te Donne
55. Jean-Luc Lahaye - Femme Que J'aime
54. Umberto Tozzi - Ti Amo
(+ 1.2 M vendus)
53. Début De Soirée - Nuit De Folie
52. Lionel Leroy - Ulysse 31
51. Ray Parker Junior - Ghostbusters
50. L5 - Toutes Les Femmes De Ta Vie

> 1.2 M sold
50. L5 - Toutes Les Femmes De Ta Vie
49. Images - Les Démons De Minuit
48. Micheal Jackson - Beat It
47. Olivier Le Jeune & Patrick Green - Pot Pour Rire
46. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
45. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
44. Les 10 Commandements - L'envie D'aimer
43. Stone et Charden - L'aventura
42. Rose Laurens - Africa
41. Chantal Goya - Allons Chanter Avec Mickey
40. Claude François - Le Téléphone Pleure
39. Larusso - Tu M'oublieras
38. The Shorts - Comment Ca Va
37. Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
36. Aqua - Barbie Girl
35. Michel Sardou - En Chantant
34. Licence IV - Viens Boire Un P'tit Coup A La Maison
33. Ottawan - T'es Ok
32. Richard Sanderson - Reality
31. Florent Pagny - Savoir Aimer

> 1.3 M
30. Bratisla Boys - Stach Stach
29. Alizée - Moi ... Lolita
28. Chagrin d'amour - Chacun Fait Ce Qui Lui Plaît
27. Christophe - Aline
26. Barbara Streisand - Woman In Love
25. Michel Sardou - 10 Ans Plus Tôt
24. Noam - Goldorak
23. Irene Cara - What A Feeling
22. Peter et Sloane - Besoin De Rien, Envie De Toi
21. Marie Myriam - L'oiseau Et L'enfant
20. Ricky Martin - (Un, Dos, Tres) Maria

>1.4 M
19. La Bande A Basile - La Chenille
18. Roméo et Juliette - Les Rois Du Monde
17. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
16. Manau - La Tour De Dana
15. Wess - Alane
14. Laurent Voulzy - Rockcollection
13. Star Academy - La Musique
12. Village People - YMCA

> 1.5 M
11. Herbert Léonard - Pour Le Plaisir
10. Yannick - Ces Soirées Là
9. Lou Bega - Mambo N°5

1.6 M
8. Les Forbans - Chante

1.65 M
7. Chanteurs Sans Frontières - Ethiopie

> 1.75 M
6. Kaoma - La Lambada
5. Las Ketchup - Asereje

1.8 M
4. Grease - You're The One That I Want

2 M
3. Elton John - Candle In The Wind '97

> 2.5 M
2. Notre dame de Paris - Belle

> 3.5 M
1. J J Lionel - La Danse Des Canards
 
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