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Michael Jackson Worldwide Chart Performance Thread

Hey Jake - Thanks, yup, I saw that...

Hey guys - Looks like Easter had an overall positive effect on Jackson's sales as ten of his albums/DVD's experienced a percentage increase in sales giving him a cumulative total of over 16,000 units shifted last week. Thriller spends it's second week in the #1 spot selling almost 5,500 units.

USA

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Sales For The Week Ending March 27th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: April 9th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 16,345 units (up from 15,168 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 - 16,345 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 5,487 (4,948) (+10%) (Top 15 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart)

2. Number Ones: 4,176 (4,028) (+4%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,777 (2,650) (+5%) (#20 on Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,317 (1,176) (+12%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 909 (778) (+17%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 464 (432) (+7%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 355 (325) (+9%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 303 (258) (+18%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 275 (266) (+4%)

10. Invincible: 135 (149) (-9%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 112 (125)
(-10%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 35 (33) (+6%)

MADONNA - 6,445 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,152 (+2%)
2. GHV2: 382 (-16%)
3. True Blue: 295 (+3%)
4. Something to Remember: 258 (-)
5. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 242 (+1%)
6. Ray of Light: 222 (-7%)
7. Like a Virgin: 219 (-15%)
8. Remixed & Revisited: 179 (-9%)
9. American Life: 171 (-13%)
10. Music: 163 (+4%)
11. Like a Prayer: 151 (+17%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 132 (-6%)
13. Madonna: 122 (-18%)
14. Erotica: 115 (+47%)
15. You Can Dance: 97 (+2%)
16. Bedtime Stories: 92 (-7%)
17. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 91 (+11%)
18. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 91 (+32%)
19. Me Against the Music: 80 (-5%)
20. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 75 (-1%)
21. Evita: 65 (-12%)
22. I'm Breathless: 51 (+2%)

CHER - 7,888 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 4,255 (+11%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,084 (-2%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 588 (+17%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 488 (-2%)
5. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 479 (+28%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 281 (+4%)
7. Heart of Stone: 177 (+11%)
8. Half Breed: 160 (+19%)
9. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 125 (+6%)
10. Believe: 110 (-9%)
11. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 95 (+10%)
12. Living Proof: 46 (+28%)

JANET JACKSON - 3,329 units

1. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 775 (+4%)
2. Damita Jo: 535 (-9%)
3. janet.: 433 (-16%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 394 (-10%)
5. All For You (album): 318 (-13%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 287 (-6%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 215 (-19%)
8. Control: 170 (-21%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 94 (-15%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 58 (-27%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 50 (+48%)

MARIAH CAREY - 5,949 units
(excluding Live at MSG DVD)

1. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,480 (-7%)
2. #1's: 1,121 (+5%)
3. Remixes (2 CD): 587 (+2%)
4. Charmbracelet: 305 (+24%)
5. Butterfly: 254 (+2%)
6. #1's (Video): 245 (+30%)
7. Music Box: 227 (+21%)
8. Glitter: 148 (+6%)
9. Daydream: 138 (-)
10. Rainbow: 137 (+15%)
11. Mariah Carey: 109 (+15%)
12. Around the World (Video): 93 (+35%)
13. Through the Rain: 55 (-18%)
14. Emotions: 32 (+3%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 18 (-5%)

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,949 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,606 (+2%)
2. The Bodyguard: 369 (+14%)
3. The Preacher's Wife: 181 (+15%)
4. The Greatest Hits (Video): 174 (+5%)
5. Whitney Houston: 146 (-14%)
6. Whitney: 131 (-4%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 130 (+13%)
8. Just Whitney: 100 (-18%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 48 (+23%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 29 (+383%)
11. It’s Not Right But It’s Okay: 17 (+143%)
12. My Love is Your Love: 10 (+25%)
13. My Love is Your Love: 8 (+100%)
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #72 (03/04/05): #27

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #67 (03/04/05): #19
 
Since so many people have been wondering...

As of 01/04, The Beatles Soundscan info is as follows:

Please Please Me = 771,931
With The Beatles = 563,391
A Hard Day's Night = 1,036,676
Beatles For Sale = 594,304
Help! = 1,086,688
Rubber Soul = 1,914,424
Revolver = 1,513,993
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band = 3,076,621
Magical Mystery Tour = 1,339,262
The Beatles (White Album) = 2,705,520
Yellow Submarine = 1,089,910
Abbey Road = 3,238,061
Let It Be [or.version] = 1,031,994
The Beatles 1962-1966 = 2,086,791
The Beatles 1967-1970 = 2,398,568
The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl = 10,601
Greatest Hits = 821,100
Past Masters Vol 1 = 771,811
Past Masters Vol 2 = 1,098,038
Live At The BBC = 1,498,401
Anthology 1 = 3,639,071
Anthology 2 = 1,706,912
Anthology 3 = 1,323,039
 
Hey guys - During the post Easter week, you'll notice that alot of titles posted sales decreases. However, for some reason, Invincible saw a notable gain, as did the double-disc HIStory. Elsewhere, Thriller hung on as Jackson's #1 seller for the 3rd week in a row (remaining entrenched in the Top 15 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart) while Number Ones shifted just under 4,000 units. Meanwhile, the Number Ones DVD dropped 20-25 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart selling over 2,000 units last week.

USA

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Sales For The Week Ending April 3rd, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: April 16th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 14,162 units (down from 16,345 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 - 14,162 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,594 (5,487) (-16%) (Top 15 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart)

2. Number Ones: 3,872 (4,176) (-7%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,155 (2,777) (-22%) (#25 on Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,053 (1,317) (-20%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 821 (909) (-10%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 454 (464) (-2%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 296 (355) (-17%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 291 (303) (-4%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 267 (275) (-3%)

10. Invincible: 174 (135) (+29%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 146 (112)
(+30%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 39 (35) (+11%)


MADONNA - 6,133 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,785 (-12%)
2. GHV2: 538 (+41%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 248 (+2%)
4. True Blue: 246 (-17%)
5. Like A Virgin: 239 (+9%)
6. Ray Of Light: 235 (+4%)
7. Something to Remember: 218 (-16%)
8. Remixed & Revisited: 191 (+7%)
9. Madonna: 163 (+34%)
10. Music: 157 (-4%)
11. American Life: 152 (-11%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 152 (+15%)
13. Like a Prayer: 115 (-24%)
14. You Can Dance: 91 (-6%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 80 (-12%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 70 (-7%)
17. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 68 (-25%)
18. Erotica: 66 (-43%)
19. Me Against The Music: 57 (-29%)
20. Bedtime Stories: 55 (-40%)
21. Evita: 50 (-23%)
22. I'm Breathless: 49 (-4%)
23. Hollywood: 38 (-14%)
24. What It Feels Like For a Girl: 36 (+177%)
25. Love Profusion: 34 (-17%)

Notes: The Immaculate Collection drops to its lowest tally this year (I believe), while GHV2 rebounds to 500+ units/week. The debut album sees a decent boost, and Ray of Light continues to hold up well. Erotica and Bedtime Stories see the largest percentage declines. The Immaculate Collection video continues to do decently.

CHER - 5451 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 2,374 (-44%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 899 (-17%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 496 (-16%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 400 (-16%)
5. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 397 (-19%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 277 (-1%)
7. Heart of Stone: 177 (+11%)
8. Half Breed: 118 (-33%)
9. Believe: 116 (+5%)
10. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 110 (-12%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 87 (-8%)

Notes: Very Best of Cher sees a pretty big drop; I'm guessing that for purposes of RIAA certs, the Deluxe edition would be lumped with the regular version- so this album should be eligible for 3 platinum in the not-so-distant future.

JANET JACKSON - 3,373 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 724 (-7%)
2. Damita Jo: 570 (+7%)
3. janet.: 407 (-6%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 401 (+2%)
5. All For You (album): 360 (+13%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 319 (+11%)
7. Control: 213 (+25%)
8. Rhythm Nation: 209 (-3%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 78 (-17%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 50 (-)
11. All For You (CD/DVD): 42 (-28%)

Notes: Damita Jo registers a slight gain, while Control sees a notable one. Design Of A Decade again is her top seller- as it should be (though the numbers should be higher).

MARIAH CAREY - 5,867 units
(excluding Live at MSG DVD)

1. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,344 (-5%)
2. #1's: 1,182 (+5%)
3. Remixes (2 CD): 570 (-3%)
4. Charmbracelet: 337 (+10%)
5. Butterfly: 235 (-7%)
6. Music Box: 208 (-8%)
7. #1's (Video): 206 (-16%)
8. Glitter: 185 (+25%)
9. Daydream: 156 (+13%)
10. Rainbow: 155 (+13%)
11. Mariah Carey: 118 (+8%)
12. Around the World (Video): 65 (-30%)
13. Through the Rain: 51 (-7%)
14. Emotions: 41 (+28%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 14 (-22%)

Notes: A decent week, with -of all albums- Glitter seeing the biggest percentage increase. Sales should see their biggest impact the week the new album hits.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 3,213 units

1. The Greatest Hits (2 CD): 1,844 (+15%)
2. The Bodyguard: 432 (+17%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 197 (+13%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 176 (-3%)
5. Whitney Houston: 169 (+16%)
6. Whitney: 135 (+3%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 106 (-18%)
8. Just Whitney: 103 (+3%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 40 (-17%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 11 (-62%)

Notes: A nice week for Whitney as her greatest hits album posts another percentage increase. The 2 CD set is cornering 2,000 units sold per week.
 
USA

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Sales For The Week Ending April 10th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: April 23rd, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 13,545 units (down from 14,162 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 13,545 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 4,196 (4,594) (-9%) (Top 15 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart. Exact position to be announced later.)

2. Number Ones: 3,795 (3,872) (-2%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,265 (2,155) (+5%) (Top 30 on Billboard Top Music Video Chart. Exact position to be announced later.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,018 (1,053) (-3%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 825 (821) (+1%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 399 (454) (-12%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 300 (291) (+3%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 253 (296) (-15%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 203 (267) (-24%)

10. Invincible: 138 (174) (-21%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 117 (146)
(-20%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 36 (39) (-8%)

Notes: Small declines for Number Ones and GH- HIStory Vol. 1, but some albums see declines of 20% or more. Thriller remains in the Top 15 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart while Number Ones (Video) remains in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top Music Video Chart. Exact positions TBA.

MADONNA - 6,669 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,339 (+20%)
2. GHV2: 564 (+5%)
3. Like a Virgin: 270 (+13%)
4. Something to Remember: 269 (+23%)
5. Ray of Light: 248 (+6%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 228 (-8%)
7. True Blue: 188 (-24%)
8. Remixed & Revisited: 166 (-13%)
9. Madonna: 167 (+2%)
10. American Life: 160 (+5%)
11. Music: 141 (-10%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 116 (-24%)
13. Erotica: 111 (+68%)
14. Like A Prayer: 90 (-22%)
15. You Can Dance: 77 (-15%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 72 (-10%)
17. Me Against the Music: 72 (+26%)
18. Bedtime Stories: 67 (+22%)
19. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 66 (-3%)
20. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 63 (-10%)
21. Evita: 48 (-4%)
22. I'm Breathless: 45 (-8%)
23. Love Profusion: 36 (+6%)
24. Nothing Fails: 34 (+36%)
25. American Life (Single): 32 (+10%)

Notes: The Immaculate Collection rebounds this week, while Erotica and Bedtime Stories see gains of more than 20% each. Ray of Light continues to be the most consistent catalog seller among studio sets. Like a Prayer drops below 100 units for the first time in more than a year (I think). Time for a remastered/deluxe re-release!

CHER - 5,335 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 2,402 (+1%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 915 (+2%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 427 (-14%)
4. Best Of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 372 (-6%)
5. Very Best Of Cher (Deluxe): 370 (-8%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 271 (-2%)
7. Believe: 145 (+25%)
8. Heart Of Stone: 141 (+19%)
9. Half Breed: 123 (-2%)
10. Best Of Cher-Millennium Collection (First Edition): 107 (-3%)
11. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 62 (-29%)

Notes: The Very Best of Cher holds steady this week, following last week's big percentage loss. Believe sees a decent spike.

JANET JACKSON - 3,275 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 645 (-11%)
2. Damita Jo: 632 (+11%)
3. janet.: 450 (+11%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 399 (-)
5. The Velvet Rope: 317 (-1%)
6. All For You (album): 294 (-18%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 196 (-6%)
8. Control: 168 (-21%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 84 (+8%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 48 (+14%)
11. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 42 (-16%)

Notes: Design Of A Decade stays Janet's top seller, though by a slim margin over Damita Jo, which gets lifted above 600 units again. All For You and Control see notable losses.

MARIAH CAREY - 6,668 units
(excluding Live at MSG DVD)

1. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,590 (+10%)
2. #1's: 1,573 (+33%)
3. Remixes (2 CD): 684 (+20%)
4. Charmbracelet: 417 (+24%)
5. Butterfly: 214 (-9%)
6. Music Box: 209 (-)
7. Glitter: 191 (+3%)
8. #1's (Video): 189 (-8%)
9. Daydream: 145 (-7%)
10. Rainbow: 124 (-20%)
11. Mariah Carey: 119 (+1%)
12. Around the World (Video): 94 (+45%)
13. Through the Rain: 61 (+20%)
14. Emotions: 41 (-)
15. MTV Unplugged: 17 (+21%)

Notes: In the pre-Mimi release week, some albums see decent gains (#1's enjoying the biggest percentage gains, while Charmbracelet- her most recent album- continus its streak). We should see even more notable gains next week, thanks to the new album release.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,956 units

1. The Greatest Hits (2 CD): 1,579 (-14%)
2. The Bodyguard: 382 (-12%)
3. The Preacher's Wife: 206 (+17%)
4. Whitney Houston: 197 (+17%)
5. The Greatest Hits (Video): 163 (-17%)
6. Whitney: 128 (-5%)
7. Just Whitney: 124 (+20%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 112 (+6%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 38 (-5%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 11 (-)
11.It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 10 (+43%)
12. One Wish: 6 (+100%)

Notes: The Greatest Hits takes a hit this week, after several weeks of gains. The Preacher's Wife ascends to 200+ units. And the debut album sees a decent gain, to almost 200 units.


AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #73 (10/04/05): #27

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #68 (10/04/05): #22
 
CANADA

Number Ones is #8 on iTunes Canadian R&B Albums Chart.

UK

"I Want You Back" Voted Top Dance Hit

LONDON (Reuters) - The Jackson 5's "I want You Back" is the song most likely to entice British drinkers to put down their pints and storm the dance floor, according to a poll on Friday.

The 25-year-old hit starring a fresh faced Michael Jackson topped a survey of 5,000 customers at the Walkabout chain of pubs.

"Waiting for a Star to Fall," the 1988 track covered by Sunset Strippers earlier this year was second.

"Is This the Way to Amarillo" released by Tony Christie in 1971 was rated third. He teamed up with Peter Kay to re-record the song this year taking it to number one in the UK charts.

Beyonce's 2003 "Crazy in Love" was fourth and Girls Aloud's 2004 hit "Love Machine" nipped in at number ten.

Steve Ackerman, executive producer of Hit40 UK, a radio chart show, said despite the range of artists covered in the poll, there was one common thread.

"What they all have in common is an instantly recognisable opening or a highly catchy and singable chorus that gets everybody onto the dance floor in high spirits, belting out the lyrics into their fictitious microphones," he said.

Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" forced its way into fifth position, while a raft of 1980s chart-toppers propped up the table in places six through nine -- Guns 'n' Roses's "Sweet Child of Mine" at number six, The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" at number seven, Bryan Adams's 1985 hit "Summer of '69" at eight and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" ninth.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml...&storyID=708584
 
USA

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Sales For The Week Ending April 17th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: April 30th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 13,498 units (down from 13,545 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 13,498 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,947 (4,196) (-6%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart. Exact position to be announced.)

2. Number Ones: 3,874 (3,795) (+2%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,543 (2,265) (+12%) (Moves 22-17 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 56 weeks on the chart)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 916 (1,018) (-10%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 757 (825) (-8%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 344 (399) (-14%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 333 (300) (+11%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 279 (253) (+10%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 231 (203) (+13%)

10. Invincible: 136 (138) (-1%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 100 (117)
(-15%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 38 (36) (+6%)

Notes: Small declines for Thriller and GH- HIStory Vol. 1 (the latter dipping below 1,000 units for the first time.) Meanwhile, the Number Ones DVD jumps 22-17 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart while Thriller holds strong in the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums Chart.

MARIAH CAREY - 412,064 units (8,064 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 404,000 (#1 on Billboard 200 and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 3,172 (+22%)
3. #1's: 1,768 (+12%)
4. Charmbracelet: 703 (+69%)
5. Remixes (2 CD): 620 (-9%)
6. Butterfly: 322 (+50%)
7. #1's (Video): 275 (+46%)
8. Glitter: 249 (+30%)
9. Music Box: 211 (+1%)
10. Rainbow: 186 (+50%)
11. Daydream: 139 (-4%)
12. Mariah Carey: 136 (+14%)
13. Around the World (Video): 131 (+39%)
14. Through the Rain (single): 71 (+16%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 37 (+118%)
16. Emotions: 34 (-17%)
17. Merry Christmas: 10 (+11%)

Notes: The big news this week is the debut of Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi with 404,000 units shifted (more than 405K to date).The gains for the hits compilations are modest, considering. No surprise that the most recent studio album Charmbracelet sees the biggest percentage gain. Others enjoying decent percentage gains include other late-90's/early 00 albums Glitter and Rainbow.

MADONNA - 6,841 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,458 (+4%)
2. GHV2: 633 (+12%)
3. Like A Virgin: 271 (-)
4. Something To Remember: 270 (-)
5. Ray Pf Light: 255 (+3%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 210 (-8%)
7. Madonna: 194 (+16%)
8. True Blue: 177 (-6%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 157 (-5%)
10. American Life: 157 (-2%)
11. Erotica: 120 (+8%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 115 (-1%)
13. Music: 112 (-21%)
14. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 89 (+24%)
15. Like A Prayer: 87 (-3%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 75 (+19%)
17. You Can Dance: 73 (-5%)
18. Bedtime Stories: 65 (-3%)
19. Me Against the Music: 59 (-18%)
20. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 52 (-21%)
21. Love Profusion: 52 (+44%)
22. I'm Breathless: 48 (+7%)
23. Evita: 44 (-8%)
24. American Life (Single): 35 (+9%)
25. Hollywood: 33 (+6%)

Notes: The Immaculate Collection posts another gain, bringing it back above 3,400 units. And GHV2 rebounds to more than 600 units/week. Biggest percentage gainer is the debut album, while Music experiences the biggest percentage loss. Like A Virgin/i] and Ray Of Light continue to perform as her most consistent catalog studio sets.

CHER - 5,040 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 2,218 (-8%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 798 (-13%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 424 (-1%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 409 (+11%)
5. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 379 (+2%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 239 (-12%)
7. Heart of Stone: 146 (+4%)
8. Half Breed: 130 (+6%)
9. Believe: 102 (-30%)
10. Best of Cher - Millennium Collection (First Edition): 102 (-5%)
11. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 93 (+50%)

Notes: With the "Never Can Say Goodbye" Farewell Tour coming to an end soon, we'll see how The Very Best of Cher holds up in the long run.

JANET JACKSON - 2,965 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 627 (-3%)
2. Damita Jo: 440 (-30%)
3. janet.: 404 (-10%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 366 (-8%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 321 (+1%)
6. All For You (album): 246 (-16%)
7. Rhythm Nation 1814: 207 (+6%)
8. Control: 157 (-7%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 107 (+27%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 50 (+4%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 40 (-5%)

Notes: Another week of no title with at least 1K for "Ms. Jackson If You're Nasty!" Damita Jo reaches its lowest point yet. All For You looks to be at its low point as well.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,661 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,353 (-14%)
2. The Bodyguard: 349 (-9%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 172 (+6%)
4. Whitney Houston: 171 (-13%)
5. The Preacher's Wife: 170 (-17%)
6. Whitney: 123 (-4%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 121 (+8%)
8. Just Whitney: 118 (-5%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 46 (+21%)
10. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 20 (+100%)
11. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 18 (+64%)

Notes: The Greatest Hits experiences the same percentage loss this week as it did last, but it's still performing better than it had been earlier in the year.


AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #74 (17/04/05): #26

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #69 (17/04/05): #29
 
Since the new year began...

Number Ones has sold 85,185 units.

Thriller has sold 67,087 units.

Number Ones (DVD) has sold 39,779 units.

Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I has sold 21,664 units.

And for those curious about Michael Jackson's Billboard chart activity since the new year began...

USA

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)
Week #26 (26/02/05): #188 (Sales: 7,443)
Week (05/03/05): DNC (Sales: 5,889)
Week (12/03/05): DNC (Sales: 5,648)
Week (19/03/05): DNC (Sales: 4,740)
Week (26/03/05): DNC (Sales: 4,106)
Week (02/04/05): DNC (Sales: 4,028)
Week (09/04/05): DNC (Sales: 4,176)
Week (16/04/05): DNC (Sales: 3,872)
Week (23/04/05): DNC (Sales: 3,795)
Week (30/04/05): DNC (Sales: 3,874)

Number Ones - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week #20 (15/01/05): #97 (Sales: 6,296) (Re-Entry)
Week #21 (22/01/05): #98 (Sales: 4,963)
Week #22 (29/01/05): #92 (Sales: 5,200)
Week #23 (05/02/05): #81 (Sales: 5,454)
Week #24 (12/02/05): #83 (Sales: 6,503)
Week #25 (19/02/05): #66* (Sales: 9,198)
Week #26 (26/02/05): #88 (Sales: 7,443)

Thriller - Billboard Top 40 Pop Catalog Albums

Week (15/01/05): N/A (Sales: 4,468)
Week (22/01/05): N/A (Sales: 3,819)
Week (29/01/05): N/A (Sales: 3,584)
Week (05/02/05): N/A (Sales: 3,030)
Week (12/02/05): N/A (Sales: 3,217)
Week (19/02/05): N/A (Sales: 4,216)
Week (26/02/05): N/A (Sales: 4,503)
Week (05/03/05): N/A (Sales: 4,373)
Week (12/03/05): N/A (Sales: 4,077)
Week (19/03/05): N/A (Sales: 3,895)
Week #226 (26/03/05): #37* (Sales: 4,733) (Re-Entry)
Week #227 (02/04/05): #38 (Sales: 4,948)
Week #228 (09/04/05): #40 (Sales: 5,487)
Week (16/04/05): N/A (Sales: 4,594)
Week (23/04/05): N/A (Sales: 4,196)
Week (30/04/05): N/A (Sales: 3,947)

Thriller - Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

Week #317 (15/01/05): #12 (Sales: 4,468)
Week #318 (22/01/05): #9 (Sales: 3,819)
Week #319 (29/01/05): #12 (Sales: 3,584)
Week #320 (05/02/05): #14 (Sales: 3,030)
Week #321 (12/02/05): #14 (Sales: 3,217)
Week #322 (19/02/05): #13* (Sales: 4,216)
Week #323 (26/02/05): #13 (Sales: 4,503)
Week #324 (05/03/05): #12 (Sales: 4,373)
Week #325 (12/03/05): #14 (Sales: 4,077)
Week #326 (19/03/05): #13 (Sales: 3,895)
Week #327 (26/03/05): #12* (Sales: 4,733)
Week #328 (02/04/05): #13 (Sales: 4,948)
Week #329 (09/04/05): #7* (Sales: 5,487)
Week #330 (16/04/05): N/A (Sales: 4,594)
Week #331 (23/04/05): N/A (Sales: 4,196)
Week #332 (30/04/05): N/A (Sales: 3,947)

Number Ones - Billboard Top 50 Music Video

Week (15/01/05): N/A (Sales: 3,034)
Week #43 (22/01/05): #28 (Sales: 2,215)
Week #44 (29/01/05): #24 (Sales: 2,125)
Week #45 (05/02/05): N/A (Sales: 2,066)
Week #46 (12/02/05): #26 (Sales: 2,106)
Week #47 (19/02/05): #18 (Sales: 2,647)
Week #48 (26/02/05): #16 (Sales: 2,879)
Week #49 (05/03/05): #16 (Sales: 2,751)
Week #50 (12/03/05): #16 (Sales: 2,657)
Week #51 (19/03/05): #18 (Sales: 2,393)
Week #52 (26/03/05): #16 (Sales: 2,516)
Week #53 (02/04/05): #16 (Sales: 2,650)
Week #54 (09/04/05): #20 (Sales: 2,777)
Week #55 (16/04/05): N/A (Sales: 2,155)
Week #56 (23/04/05): N/A (Sales: 2,265)
Week #57 (30/04/05): N/A (Sales: 2,543)
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending April 24th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: May 7th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 12,821 units (down from 13,498 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 12,821 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,760 (3,947) (-5%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart. Exact position to be announced.)

2. Number Ones: 3,658 (3,874) (-6%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,484 (2,543) (-2%) (Moves 17-13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 57 weeks on the chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 919 (916) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 777 (757) (+20%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 335 (344) (-3%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 258 (333) (-22%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 230 (279) (-18%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 176 (231) (-24%)

10. Invincible: 112 (136) (-18%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 81 (100) (-19%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 31 (38) (-18%)

Notes: The compilations and Thriller hold up well, and Off The Wall sees a nice gain. Other albums see notable declines. Nice to see the Number Ones DVD jump 17-13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.

MARIAH CAREY - 232,916 units (6,916 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 226,000 (-44%)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,435 (-23%)
3. #1's: 1,764 (-)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 645 (+4%)
5. Charmbracelet: 427 (-39%)
6. Butterfly: 345 (+7%)
7. #1's (Video): 254 (-8%)
8. Music Box: 232 (+10%)
9. Glitter: 186 (-25%)
10. Daydream: 170 (+22%)
11. Rainbow: 145 (-22%)
12. Mariah Carey: 102 (-25%)
13. Around the World (Video): 79 (-40%)
14. Through the Rain: 59 (-17%)
15. Emotions: 46 (+35%)
16. MTV Unplugged: 27 (-27%)

Notes: The Emancipation Of Mimi scanned 226,000, down 44% from its debut (total stands at nearly 632,000). "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" saw digital sales of 21,000+ and 16,000+. Following last week's new-album release, the older titles, overall, see the expected losses. Some, though, do enjoy increases.

MADONNA - 6,948 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,508 (+1%)
2. GHV2: 620 (-2%)
3. Something To Remember: 281 (+4%)
4. Ray Of Light: 295 (+16%)
5. Like A Virgin: 278 (+3%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 228 (+9%)
7. Madonna: 215 (+11%)
8. American Life: 167 (+6%)
9. True Blue: 156 (-12%)
10. Remixed & Revisited: 142 (-10%)
11. Music: 131 (+17%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 116 (+1%)
13. Like A Prayer: 115 (+32%)
14. Erotica: 114 (-5%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 59 (-34%)
15. Me Against the Music: 59 (-)
16. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 58 (+12%)
17. You Can Dance: 56 (-23%)
18. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 54 (-28%)
19. Evita: 54 (+23%)
20. I'm Breathless: 47 (-2%)
21. Love Profusion: 43 (-17%)
22. Bedtime Stories: 41 (-37%)
23. Hollywood: 41 (+24%)
24. American Life (Single): 39 (+11%)
25. Music: 31 (+107%)

Notes: Not a bad week. The Immaculate Collection rebounds to 3,500+ units. Ray Of Light jumps to nearly 300 units, and the debut tops 200 units. Like A Prayer also bounces back after dropping below 100 units for a couple of weeks. Bedtime Stories drops back to almost 40 copies - poor thing!

CHER - 5,111 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 2,144 (-3%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 851 (+7%)
3. Farewell Tour (Video): 435 (+3%)
4. Best of Cher - Millennium Collection (2004 Edition): 464 (+22%)
5. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 390 (-5%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher’s GH: 282 (+18%)
7. Heart of Stone: 144 (-1%)
8. Half Breed: 128 (-2%)
9. Believe: 105 (+3%)
10. Best of Cher - Millennium Collection (First Edition): 91 (-11%)
11. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 77 (-17%)

Notes: The Very Best of Cher hangs in there, while a couple of the compilations see decent gains.

JANET JACKSON - 3,075 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 638 (+2%)
2. Damita Jo: 545 (+23%)
3. janet.: 479 (+19%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 323 (-12%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 254 (-21%)
6. All For You (album): 249 (+1%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 210 (+1%)
8. Control: 157 (-)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 152 (+42%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 34 (-32%)
11. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 34 (-15%)

Notes: Damita Jo rebounds to 500+ units, and janet. also sees a decent gain. Live in Hawaii, meanwhile, gets a good boost.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,212 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,062 (-22%)
2. The Bodyguard: 305 (-13%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 164 (-5%)
4. Whitney: 130 (+6%)
5. Whitney Houston: 127 (-26%)
6. The Preacher's Wife: 125 (-26%)
7. Just Whitney: 119 (+1%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 98 (-19%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 55 (+20%)
10. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 9 (-55%)
11. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 9 (-50%)
12. My Love is Your Love (Single): 9 (+125%)

Notes: Not a great week for La Houston. The biggest percentage increases are singles, and most of the albums experiences losses.

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #75 (24/04/05): #29

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #70 (24/04/05): #30
 
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guide...3793943-1700950

Best selling albums of the 80's in the US:

1. Michael Jackson- 'Thriller' (29.3 Million Sales)
2. AC/DC- 'Back in Black' (19.1 Million Sales)
3. Bruce Springsteen- 'Born in the U.S.A.' (15.9 Million Sales)
4. Guns N' Roses- 'Appetite for Destruction' (15.6 Million Sales)
5. Whitney Houston- 'Whitney Houston' (14.2 Million Sales)
6. Phil Collins- 'No Jacket Required' (13.8 Million Sales)
7. Prince- 'Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain"' (13.6 Million Sales)
8. Bruce Springsteen- 'Live 1975-85 (3 Cds in Double Jewel Case)' (13.1 Million Sales)
9. Dire Straits- 'Brothers in Arms' (12.9 Million Sales)
10. Bon Jovi- 'Slippery When Wet' (12.9 Million Sales)
11. Def Leppard- 'Hysteria' (12.6 Million Sales)
12. Dirty Dancing Soundtrack- 'Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture' (12.5 Million Sales)
13. Michael Jackson- 'Bad' (11.9 Million Sales)
 
Edited By Jonathan Cohen. May 04, 2005, 4:25 PM ET

Beatles Earn Landmark 6th RIAA Diamond Award

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_...t_id=1000910732

With U.S. shipments of 10 million copies certified in April by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the Beatles' "1," the group has become the first act to earn six of the organization's diamond awards. Released in 2000, the Apple/Capitol single-disc set collects 27 of the Fab Four's U.S. and U.K. No. 1 hits.

The group's biggest U.S. release remains 1968's "The Beatles," which was last certified by the RIAA in February 2001 for U.S. shipments of 19 million copies. It is followed by the 1973 compilations "The Beatles 1967-1970" (16 million) and "The Beatles 1962-1966" (15 million), 1969's "Abbey Road" (12 million) and 1967's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (11 million).

The only act close to matching the Beatles' feat is Led Zeppelin, which has five diamond-level titles, while Garth Brooks has four. The Eagles have three diamond titles, including "Their Greatest Hit 1971-1975," which remains the best-selling album of all time, certified at 28 million copies. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is in second place, having last month been certified for 27 million copies shipped.

Several albums reached multi-platinum plateaus in April, led by Alan Jackson's "Greatest Hits, Vol. II" (Arista Nashville) and Nickelback's "Silver Side Up" (Roadrunner), which are now certified at six times platinum for shipments of 6 million copies.

In an impressive display of popularity, 50 Cent's chart-topping sophomore album "The Massacre" reached quadruple-platinum in its first RIAA accounting, conducted just one month after its release. The Aftermath/Interscope album debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in March and held the post for six consecutive weeks. 50's 2003 debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," is six times platinum.

R&B artist Ciara and rock act the Killers earned their first multi-platinum designations. Her "Goodies" (LaFace) and their "Hot Fuss" (Island) were both certified double-platinum.


-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 1st, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: May 14th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 12,606 units (down from 12,821 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 12,606 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,638 (3,760) (-3%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be announced.)

2. Number Ones: 3,562 (3,658) (-3%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,331 (2,484) (-6%) (Holds at #13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 58 weeks on the chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 917 (919) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 734 (777) (-6%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 332 (335) (-1%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 309 (258) (+20%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 301 (230) (+31%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 225 (176) (+28%)

10. Invincible: 123 (112) (+10%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 101 (81)(+25%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 33 (31) (+6%)

Notes: Some notable percentage gains for some of the albums. You'll notice that the recently recertified 27X platinum Thriller and Number Ones CD's are running almost neck and neck sales wise. It should be interesting to see if Number Ones regains the #1 spot next week. Also, the Number Ones DVD holds at #13 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart while Thriller maintains its Top 20 placement on the BB R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 of the BB Pop Catalog Chart.

MARIAH CAREY - 203,988 units (6,988 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 197,000 (-13%)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,419 (-1%)
3. #1's: 1,880 (+7%)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 648 (-)
5. Charmbracelet: 371 (-13%)
6. Butterfly: 311 (-10%)
7. Music Box: 264 (+14%)
8. #1's (Video): 224 (-12%)
9. Glitter- 182 (-2%)
10. Daydream: 163 (-4%)
11. Rainbow: 155 (+7%)
12. Mariah Carey: 134 (+31%)
13. Around the World (Video): 99 (+25%)
14. Through The Rain: 66 (+12%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 45 (+67%)
16. Emotions: 27 (-41%)

Notes: The Emancipation Of Mimi scanned another 197,000 or so units, bringing its 3-week total to 828,000 and change.

The debut and MTV Unplugged see the most benefit in this recent sales week.

MADONNA - 6,639 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,287 (-6%)
2. GHV2: 588 (-5%)
3. Something to Remember: 273 (-3%)
4. Like a Virgin: 250 (-10%)
5. Ray of Light: 242 (-18%)
6. Madonna: 220 (+2%)
7. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 208 (-9%)
8. True Blue: 162 (+4%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 159 (+12%)
10. American Life: 154 (-8%)
11. Music: 131 (-)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 124 (+7%)
13. Erotica: 121 (+6%)
14. Like a Prayer: 108 (-6%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 78 (+32%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 73 (+35%)
17. Drowned World Tour 2001: 62 (+7%)
18. You Can Dance: 62 (+11%)
19. Evita: 62 (+15%)
20. Bedtime Stories: 59 (+44%)
21. Me Against the Music: 57 (-3%)
22. American Life (Single): 57 (+46%)
23. Love Profusion: 54 (+26%)
24. I'm Breathless: 48 (+2%)

Notes: Not a bad week. The three videos posted gains, while the albums held up well, overall. The Immaculate Collection has scanned 56,000+ this year, compared to 73,000+ over the same period last year.

CHER - 5,705 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 2,252 (+5%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 863 (+1%)
3. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 803 (+73%)
4. Farewell Tour (Video): 446 (+3%)
5. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 429 (+10%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 268 (-5%)
7. Heart of Stone: 198 (+38%)
8. Half Breed: 115 (-10%)
9. Believe: 113 (+8%)
10. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 99 (+9%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 80 (+4%)
12. Living Proof: 39 (-15%)

Notes: The Very Best of Cher keeps chugging along, while the most recent Millennium album posts a big gain- those albums are priced well as it is, I can't imagine it being marked down even more!

JANET JACKSON - 3,309 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 610 (-4%)
2. Damita Jo: 470 (-14%)
3. janet.: 447 (-7%)
4. Rhythm Nation 1814: 441 (+110%)
5. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 358 (+11%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 288 (+13%)
7. All For You (album): 249 (+1%)
8. Live in Hawaii (Video): 198 (+30%)
9. Control: 162 (+3%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 59 (+74%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 27 (-20%)

Notes: Design Of A Decade remains JJ's best-selling title, but its sales (as well as those for the video of the same name) continue to be disappointing. Not sure what caused the spark for Rhythm Nation 1814 - maybe a mark-down?

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,174 units

1. The Greatest Hits (2 CD): 1,049 (-1%)
2. The Bodyguard: 295 (-3%)
3. The Preacher's Wife: 189 (+51%)
4. Whitney Houston: 157 (+24%)
5. The Greatest Hits (Video): 148 (-10%)
6. Just Whitney: 106 (-11%)
7. Whitney: 102 (-22%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 89 (-9%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 23 (-58%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 16 (+78%)

Notes: Greatest Hits manages another 1K+, while the debut and The Preacher's Wife post notable percentage gains.

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #76 (01/05/05): #32

Number Ones (DVD) - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #71 (01/05/05): #30
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 8th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: May 21st, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 13,159 units (up from 12,606 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 13,159 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,966 (3,638) (+9%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be announced.)

2. Number Ones: 3,612 (3,562) (3,658) (+1%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,468 (2,331) (+6%) (Top 15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 58 weeks on the chart. Exact position to be announced.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 917 (917) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 707 (734) (-4%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 341 (332) (+3%)

7. Bad (Special Edition): 319 (309) (+30%)

8. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 299 (301) (-1%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 223 (225) (-1%)

10. Invincible: 143 (123) (+16%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 127 (101) (+26%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 37 (33) (+12%)

Notes: Another week with notable percentage gains for some of the albums. Nice to see Thriller back to cracking almost 4,000 units per week. The Special Edition has now scanned 799,635 units. Also, something worthy of note is that Number Ones will surpass 900,000 units scanned over the next few weeks. The album will likely scan 1 million units by years end. Elsewhere, the Number Ones DVD holds firmly in the Top 15 of the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart while Thriller maintains its Top 20 placement on the BB R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 of the BB Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be posted in the Main Chart Thread pinned on the board.

MARIAH CAREY - 205,003 units (7,555 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 197,448 (-)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,524 (+4%)
3. #1's: 2,049 (+9%)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 690 (+6%)
5. Charmbracelet: 435 (+17%)
6. #1's (Video): 322 (+44%)
7. Butterfly: 309 (-1%)
8. Music Box: 238 (-10%)
9. Glitter: 210 (+15%)
10. Daydream: 189 (+16%)
11. Around the World (Video): 171 (+73%)
12. Mariah Carey: 154 (+15%)
13. Rainbow: 125 (-19%)
14. Through The Rain: 73 (+11%)
15. Emotions: 38 (+41%)
16. MTV Unplugged: 28 (-38%)

Notes: Some nice gains the past week. The #1's and Around the World videos see big percentage increases. Merry Christmas scanned 9 copies (up 50%). And of course, another stellar week for The Emancipation Of Mimi. The album is certainly surpassing everyone's expectations.

MADONNA - 6,925 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,431 (+4%)
2. GHV2: 589 (-)
3. Ray of Light: 344 (+42%)
4. Like a Virgin: 322 (+29%)
5. Something to Remember: 280 (+3%)
6. Madonna: 243 (+10%)
7. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 239 (+15%)
8. True Blue: 174 (+7%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 147 (-8%)
10. American Life: 144 (-6%)
11. Music: 150 (+15%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 121 (-2%)
13. Like a Prayer: 113 (+5%)
14. Erotica: 112 (-7%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 88 (+13%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 77 (+5%)
17. Evita: 74 (+19%)
18. Drowned World Tour 2001: 68 (+10%)
19. You Can Dance: 65 (+5%)
20. Me Against the Music: 63 (+11%)
21. Bedtime Stories: 40 (-32%)
22. I'm Breathless: 41 (-15%)

Notes: Not a bad week for the albums. Biggest percentage gainers are Ray Of Light and Like A Virgin, which see nice bumps. The Madonna album just keeps increasing (Iw onder if it's being marketed somewhere like True Blue had been several weeks back). The Immaculate Collection sees a little bit of an increase, and GHV2 holds steady. The three concert videos also post gains (albeit minor ones).

CHER - 7,371 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 2,957 (+31%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,193 (+38%)
3. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 911 (+13%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 621 (+45%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 588 (+32%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 356 (+33%)
7. Heart of Stone: 204 (+3%)
8. Half Breed: 155 (+35%)
9. Believe: 152 (+35%)
10. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 120 (+21%)
11. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 114 (+43%)

Notes: Mother’s Day caused quite a nice bump for Cher’s catalog. Everything but Living Proof (which declined 31% saw increases).

JANET JACKSON - 3,256 units

1. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 636 (+4%)
2. Damita Jo: 514 (+9%)
3. Rhythm Nation: 446 (+1%)
4. janet.: 443 (-1%)
5. From janet. To Damita Jo: 335 (-6%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 246 (-15%)
7. All For You (album): 220 (-20%)
8. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 172 (-13%)
9. Control: 172 (+6%)
10. All For You (DVD): 45 (-24%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 27 (-)

Notes: No major Mother’s Day bumps for Ms. Jackson. Rhythm Nation 1814 manages another strong week, even outscanning janet. for the first time since - well, probably ever.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,578 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,250 (+19%)
2. The Bodyguard: 381 (+29%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 203 (+37%)
4. Whitney Houston: 193 (+23%)
5. The Preacher's Wife: 192 (+2%)
6. Whitney: 103 (+1%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 96 (+8%)
8. Just Whitney: 92 (-13%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 33 (+43%)
10. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 24 (+243%)
11. One Wish: 7 (+75%)
12. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 4 (-75%)

Notes: A pretty good Mother’s Day week for Whitney - well, except for Just Whitney (which drops below 100 units) and I'm Your Baby Tonight.

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums Chart
Week #77 (08/05/05): #34
 
Michael Jackson Sales Continue To Thrill

by Paul Cashmere

13May 2005

Michael Jackson's back catalogue is continuing to sell consistently during his trial.

In the last 3 months, the Jackson catalogue has sold a further 195,597 units with 'Thriller' accounting 56,117 of those sales.

'Thriller' received it's last Platinum certification in 2000 when it achieved sales of 26 million in the USA.

The special edition version of the album released in 2001 has sold an additional 799,635 units. It still trails The Eagles 'Their Greatest Hits' which was certified 28 times platinum in 2002 for sales of more than 28 million units.

However, Jackson is outselling both Madonna and his sister Janet. The Madonna catalogue has turned over 88,057 units in the last three months. Michael's sister Janet Jackson has sold 48,655 units in the same period.

Madonna's biggest selling albums to date are 'Like A Virgin' and 'The Immaculate Collection'. Both have sold 10 million plus.

Janet's biggest albums are 'Rhythm Nation' and 'Janet'. Both have sold 6 million plus in the USA.

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As of May 11th, 2005, Michael Jackson's USA SoundScan sales for SoundScan era (1991-onwards) Epic/Sony Music albums are as follows:

1. Dangerous (Original): 5.784 million (Last certified 7X Platinum by the RIAA on May 30th 2000.)
2. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (2-CD): 2.532 million (Last certified 7X Platinum by the RIAA on October 12th, 1999.)
3. Invincible: 2.084 million (Last certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA on January 25, 2002.)
4. Thriller (Original): 1.545 million (Last certified 27X Platinum by the RIAA in April 2005.)
5. Off the Wall (Original): 1.169 million (Last certified 7X Platinum by the RIAA on June 12th, 1995 yet potentially eligible for at least one more platinum certication.)
6. Number Ones: 894,400 (Last Certified Gold by the RIAA on December 16th, 2003 yet eligible for at least a 1X Platinum certification since the title has shipped over 1 million units to U.S. retail.)
7. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 820,360 (Uncertified by the RIAA yet eligible for at least a 1X Platinum certification since the title has shipped over 1 million units to U.S. retail.)
8. Bad (Original CD): 816,190(Last certified 8X Platinum by the RIAA on September 29th, 1994 yet potentially eligible for at least one more platinum certification.)
9. Thriller (Special Edition): 799,635
10. Blood on the Dance Floor: 273,730 (Last certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 30th, 2000.)
11. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 240,200
12. Bad (Special Edition): 194,245
13. Dangerous (Special Edition): 115,100

Note: Prior to June 1991, The USA Billboard Album 200 chart was computed by retailers estimating their weekly sales. After June 1991, SoundScan was used. SoundScan covered 40% of the USA market in 1991. By 1993 it was covering 75% of the market. By 1996, it was over 85% and today it covers well over 95% of the market.
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA 40 Urban Albums
Week #77 (08/05/05): #34
Week #78 (15/05/05): #34

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #72 (15/05/05): #34 (Re-Entry)
 
quick question, if its a million units per platinum certfications, and HIStory is 7X platinum, that would mean about 7 million copies sold, but soundscan says HIStory has shipped 2.532 million copies.

and greatest hits HIStory vol 1 has sold 820,360 copies according to soundscan and yet its eligable for platinum because its sold over 1 million units?

i can guarentee this question sounds stupid to some, but im a little in the dark so if someone could enlighten me id appreciate it.
 
Hey Thriller - No, it's not a stupid question at all.

According to the RIAA, Michael's 2-CD 30 track HIStory album qualifies for double cerfication for each "packaged unit" sold.

3.5 million units have been shipped to U.S retail/record clubs. Therefore, 3.5 X 2 = 7.

As for Greatest Hits HIStory Volume I - that title has shipped over 1 million units to retail/record clubs. It's easy to discern this since it's SoundScan total is 820k to date.
 
You've very welcome Dani! :kickass2:

USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 15th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: May 28th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 11,039 units (down from 13,159 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 11,039 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,182 (3,966) (-20%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be announced.)

2. Number Ones: 2,809 (3,612) (-22%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 2,132 (2,468) (-14%) (Top 15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 58 weeks on the chart. Exact position to be announced.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 892 (917) (-3%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 663 (707) (-6%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 343 (341) (+1%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 328 (299) (+10%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 241 (319) (-24%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 181 (223) (-19%)

10. Invincible: 120 (143) (-16%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 115 (127) (-9%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 33 (37) (-11%)

Notes: The inevitable post-Mom’s Day slump occurs. All albums see drops, though a couple of videos see nice increases. The Number Ones DVD holds firmly in the Top 15 of the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart while Thriller maintains its Top 20 placement on the BB R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 of the BB Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be posted later in the Main Chart Thread pinned on the board.

MARIAH CAREY - 179,234 units (6,565 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 172,669 (-13%)
2. Greatest Hits- 2,313 (-8%)
3. #1s- 1,514 (-26%)
4. Remixes- 657 (-5%)
5. Charmbracelet- 405 (-7%)
6. #1s (Video): 260 (-19%)
7. Butterfly- 259 (-16%)
8. Music Box- 245 (+3%)
9. Glitter- 176 (-17%)
10. Daydream- 176 (-7%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 156 (-9%)
12. Rainbow- 123 (-2%)
13. Mariah Carey- 97 (-37%)
14. Through the Rain- 75 (+3%)
15. Emotions: 71 (+87%)
16. MTV Unplugged- 38 (+36)

Notes: Not a bad week, post Mom’s Day. That could have been aided by a couple of TV appearances last week (even though she only performed Mimi material). Emotions enjoyed the biggest percentage gain.

MADONNA - 5,685 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,852 (-17%)
2. GHV2: 430 (-27%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 231 (-3%)
4. Like A Virgin: 229 (-29%)
5. Something To Remember: 224 (-20%)
6. Ray Of Light: 222 (-35%)
7. Madonna: 169 (-30%)
8. American Life: 158 (+10%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 141 (-4%)
10. Music: 133 (-11%)
11. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 130 (+7%)
12. True Blue: 113 (-35%)
13. Like a Prayer: 113 (-)
14. Erotica: 108 (-4%)
15. You Can Dance: 78 (+20%)
16. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 59 (-13%)
17. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 59 (-33%)
18. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 57 (-26%)
19. Evita: 50 (-32%)
20. Me Against the Music: 45 (-29%)
21. Bedtime Stories: 45 (+13%)
22. I'm Breathless: 39 (-5%)

Notes: Once again, the inevitable post-Mom’s Day slump occurs. The Immaculate Collection drops below 3K, while GHV2 dips below 500. American Life actually manages an increase. True Blue drops to the same sales as Like A Prayer. And, the concert videos drop back to virtually the same level for all. The video compilations hold up well, though.

CHER - 5,418 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 1,954 (-34%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,193 (+38%)
3. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 664 (-27%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 412 (-34%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 404 (-31%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 268 (-25%)
7. Heart of Stone: 156 (-24%)
8. Half Breed: 113 (-27%)
9. Believe: 98 (-36%)
10. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 81 (-29%)
11. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 75 (-38%)

Notes: A big benefactor of Mom’s Day, Cherilyn’s sales take a notable drop back.

JANET JACKSON - 2,921 units

1. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 589 (-7%)
2. janet.: 399 (-10%)
3. Rhythm Nation: 369 (-17%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 355 (+6%)
5. Damita Jo: 349 (-32%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 255 (+4%)
7. All For You (album): 217 (-1%)
8. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 168 (-2%)
9. Control: 159 (-8%)
10. All For You (DVD): 34 (-24%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 27 (-)

Notes: Damita Jo drops back to 5th on the JJ list, the hardest hit in the post-Mom’s Day period. And, her top seller, Design Of A Decade, dips below 600 units this week.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,294 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 986 (-21%)
2. The Bodyguard: 320 (-16%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 212 (+4%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 202 (+5%)
5. Whitney Houston: 199 (+3%)
6. Whitney: 129 (+17%)
7. Just Whitney: 102 (+11%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 87 (-9%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 25 (-24%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 21 (+425%)
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 11 (-54%)

Notes: A few albums manage minor gains in the post-Mom’s Day period. And, look at I'm Your Baby Tonight!
 
UK

Robbie makes most successful top 50

Robbie Williams has become one of the top 50 most successful acts of all time.

The former Take That star has eclipsed the likes of Madness, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion in the Guinness World Records list.

Elvis Presley remains the most successful act of all time, with a total of 2,463 weeks in the UK singles and album charts.

Cliff Richard remains in second place with 1,972 weeks, followed by The Beatles (1,749) and Queen (1,725).

Williams has spent an average of 78 weeks per year on the Official UK Singles and Albums Charts since he embarked on his solo career.

If he continues accumulating weeks at the same rate, with no further releases from Elvis, he will overtake Elvis as the King of Rock 'n' Roll in 2029.

Madonna remains in fifth place in the list, from the Book of British Hit Singles and Albums, with 1,653 weeks in the chart.

Michael Jackson is eighth and has swapped places with David Bowie, who was eighth last year and is now in ninth place.

Williams was 51st in the chart last year, and now makes 43rd place, just below the Eurythmics, according to the compilers, with 682 weeks in the UK singles and album charts.

Book of British Hit Singles and Albums assistant editor James Bradley said: "For Robbie to continue to speed up the chart so strongly is a fantastic achievement and proves that he is still winning new fans while keeping the old faithful ones.

http://newsbox.msn.co.uk/article.aspx?as=a...ae=windows-1252
 
USA

As of May 18th, 2005, Michael Jackson's Number Ones (DVD) has scanned roughly 305,000 units in the USA to date. The DVD is eligible for a triple platinum RIAA certification.
 
Here is the top international singles chart in Japan on May, 23 2005:

Oricon International Single chart 2005/5/23.

(Left To Right:Rank of International charts,Rank of Overall charts,Artist,Title,Sales for one week,Total Sales.)

1[12]"Lyla"-Oasis(10,905)[10,905]
2[49]"Ben"-Michael Jackson (2,739)[2,739]
3[67]"Speed Of Sound"-Coldplay (1,891)[1,891]
4[116]"A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour"-Sarah Brightman(839)[31,515]
5[127]Feel Good Inc-Gorillaz[Japanese exclusive five track EP] (743)[3,512]
6[173]"Mr.Lonely"-Akon(485)[5,068]
7[200]"So What The Fuss"-Stevie Wonder(428)[428]

MJ's Ben sold 2 739 copies this week due to the use of this song on a japanese television drama.
 
Oricon International Single chart 2005/5/30.

(Left To Right:Rank of International charts,Rank of Overall charts,Artist,Title,Sales for one week,Total Sales.)

1[48]"Ben"-Michael Jackson (3,485)[6,224]
2[50]"Lyla"-Oasis(3,319)[14,224]
3[127]"Speed Of Sound"-Coldplay (854)[2,745]
4[134]"A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour"-Sarah Brightman(760)[32,275]
5[137]Feel Good Inc-Gorillaz[Japanese exclusive five track EP] (725)[4,237]
6[193]"Mr.Lonely"-Akon(484)[5,552]

Mj has now the #1 selling international single in Japan.
 
AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA 40 Urban Albums
Week #79 (22/05/05): #36
Week #80 (29/05/05): #40

Number Ones - ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart
Week #73 (22/05/05): #37
Week #74 (29/05/05): #38
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 22nd, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: June 4th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 10,579 units (down from 11,039 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 10,579 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,004 (3,182) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart.)

2. Number Ones: 2,710 (2,809)

3. Number Ones (Video): 1,965 (2,132) (Top 25 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 970 (892)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 610 (663)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 328 (343)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 319 (328)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 236 (241)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 201 (181)

10. Invincible: 107 (120)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 113 (115)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 16 (33)
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 29th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: June 11th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 10,175 units (down from 10,579 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 10,175 units

1. Thriller (Special Edition): 2,704 (3,004) (-10%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart.)

2. Number Ones: 2,737 (2,710) (+1%)

3. Number Ones (Video): 1,867 (1,965) (-5%) (Drop 19-22 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 62 weeks on the chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 970 (970) (-)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 579 (610) (-5%)

6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 341 (328) (+4%)

7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 316 (319) (-1%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 222 (236) (-6%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 201 (201) (-)

10. Invincible: 112 (107) (+5%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 107 (113) (-6%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 19 (16) (+19%)

Notes: Not much to report this week as catalog sales have taken a hit across the board for most superstar acts (Mariah Carey being the obvious exception due to the success and visibility of her latest project). Nonetheless, the week wouldn't be complete without mentioning that the Number Ones album has crossed the 900k mark at retail. The album has scanned 902,656 units to be exact. Will it reach 1 million scanned by years end? Let's wait and see. Meanwhile, the recently RIAA recertified and Top 20 R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog album Thriller has scanned 808,525 units to date.

MARIAH CAREY - 186,793 units (7,386 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 179,407 (+2%) (#3 on BB200)
2. Greatest Hits: 2,719 (+5%)
3. #1's: 1,889 (+28%)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 618 (+2%)
5. Charmbracelet: 389 (+12%)
6. Butterfly: 292 (+3%)
7. #1's (Video): 260 (-2%)
8. Music Box: 248 (+8%)
9. Glitter: 197 (+17%)
10. Daydream: 178 (+24%)
11. Mariah Carey: 142 (+7%)
12. Around the World (Video): 170 (-3%)
13. Rainbow: 132 (-19%)
14. Through the Rain (Single): 64 (-17%)
14. Emotions: 49 (-20%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 32 (-43%)
16. Merry Christmas: 7 (-13%)

Notes: The Mariah juggernaut continues, with a pretty good week following her Oprah appearance/performance. Look for The Emancipation Of Mimi to return to the pole position on the Billboard 200 next week.

MADONNA - 5,163 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,555 (-3%)
2. GHV2: 336 (+3%)
3. Like a Virgin: 220 (+11%)
4. Ray of Light: 218 (-11%)
5. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 202 (+7%)
6. Something to Remember: 193 (+10%)
7. Remixed & Revisited: 155 (+13%)
8. American Life: 149 (+9%)
9. Music: 144 (-1%)
10. True Blue: 136 (+8%)
11. Madonna: 121 (-14%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 107 (+2%)
13. Like a Prayer: 107 (+18%)
14. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 69 (-4%)
15. Erotica: 65 (-17%)
16. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 62 (+2%)
17. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 60 (+43%)
18. You Can Dance: 46 (-16%)
19. Bedtime Stories: 49 (+36%)
20. Me Against the Music: 37 (-21%)
21. What it Feels Like For a Girl: 37 (+37%)
22. Evita: 32 (-18%)
23. Nothing Fails: 32 (+7%)
24. I'm Breathless: 31 (-26%)

Notes: Some of the lowest sellers drop back more, though Bedtime Stories rebounds somewhat. The Immaculate Collection is still above 2,500 units, but it will be nice when it's back above 3K (and even 4K, where it hasn't been in some time). GHV2 looked dangerously close to dropping below 300 last week, but keeps its head above those waters for the time being. Like A Prayer returns to 100+ units, and American Life is "hanging in there," as much as it should be by this point.

CHER - 4,529 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 1,832 (-3%)
2. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 716 (+1%)
3. Best of Cher - Millennium Collection (2004 Edition): 482 (+2%)
4. Farewell Tour (Video): 367 (-3%)
5. The Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 363 (-11%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher’s Greatest Hits: 216 (-6%)
7. Heart Of Stone: 160 (+19%)
8. Half Breed: 124 (+10%)
9. Believe: 94 (-15%)
10. Live In Concert (Video, 1999): 79 (+20%)
11. Best of Cher - Millennium Collection (First Edition): 65 (-18%)
12. Love Hurts: 16 (-30%)
13. Living Proof: 15 (-35%)

Notes: The Very Best Of Cher looks to be settling into a stagnant total. Living Proof drops to a new low - it has scanned a little more than 497,000 units to date. If we look at drop-offs from album to album, she has the biggest among the "divas"- 3 million or so off of what Believe scanned (though that was her biggest album ever, as well, with sales she wasn't accustomed to seeing).

JANET JACKSON - 2,844 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 585 (-10%)
2. Damita Jo: 395 (-9%)
3. janet.: 358 (-4%)
4. Rhythm Nation 1814: 355 (-9%)
5. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 346 (-4%)
6. All For You (album): 233 (+4%)
7. The Velvet Rope: 232 (+1%)
8. Live in Hawaii (Video): 148 (-18%)
9. Control: 124 (-17%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 45 (+22%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 23 (-18%)

Notes: Things aren't looking all that pleasant on (Janet) Jackson Street, with Design Of A Decade dropping below 600 units (and the video to a mere 23!) Rhythm Nation 1814, meanwhile, continues to do better than usual (it may be discounted somewhere, not sure).

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,005 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 952 (-12%)
2. The Bodyguard: 254 (-17%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 182 (+26%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 141 (+3%)
5. Whitney Houston: 130 (-15%)
6. Whitney: 104 (+27%)
7. My Love is Your Love (Album): 91 (+3%)
8. Just Whitney: 87 (+12%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 41 (-47%)
10. One Wish: 8 (+700%)
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 6 (-33%)
12. My Love is Your Love (single): 5 (+67%)
13. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 4 (-76%)

Notes: One Wish - The Holiday Album sees several more buyers, resulting in the huge percentage gain! ;) Meanwhile, I'm Your Baby Tonight drops back to its more usual levels while the GH video and Whitney enjoy decent gains
 
USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending June 5th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: June 18th, 2005.

The Top 12 registered sales of 10,857 units (up from 10,175 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. Weekly sales information for those titles is not available at this time.

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

MICHAEL JACKSON - 10,857 units

1. Number Ones: 3,209 (2,737) (+17%)

2. Thriller (Special Edition): 2,529 (2,704) (-6.5%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart.)

3. Number Ones (Video): 1,878 (1,867) (+1) (Moves up 22-20 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 63 weeks on the chart.)

4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,121 (970) (+16%)

5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 684 (579) (+18%)

6. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 344 (316) (+9%)

7. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 309 (341) (-9%)

8. Bad (Special Edition): 272 (222) (+23%)

9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 214 (201) (+6%)

10. Invincible: 159 (112) (+42%)

11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 98 (107) (-8%)

12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 40 (19) (+111%)

Notes: Good news as Number Ones regains the #1 position in MJ's Weekly Top Sellers Chart. Elsewhere, Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume I is back to shifting over 1,000 units per week. Thriller and the Number Ones DVD meanwhile continue to exemplify their solidity. How will the album sales be affected by today's long overdue wonderful news? Let's wait and see. :D

MARIAH CAREY - 180,375 units (8,375 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 172,000 (-4%) (#1 BB200 and #1 BB R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 2,900 (+7%)
3. #1's: 2,331 (+23%)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 754 (+22%)
5. Charmbracelet: 453 (+16%)
6. Butterfly: 292 (-)
7. #1's (Video): 288 (+11%)
8. Music Box: 288 (+16%)
9. Glitter: 198 (+1%)
10. Daydream: 190 (+7%)
11. Around the World (Video): 185 (+9%)
12. Rainbow: 181 (+37%)
13. Mariah Carey: 150 (+6%)
14. Through the Rain (Single): 102 (+59%)
15. MTV Unplugged: 33 (+3%)
16. Emotions: 30 (-39%)

Notes: A solid week. The two GH compilations top 2K, and Remixes sees a decent boost. Rainbow sees the biggest percentage among the albums. Actually, just one album loses sales, and that is Emotions. The "Through The Rain" single rebounds to 100+ units. As we know, TEOM returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with roughly 172,000 units.

MADONNA - 5,276 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,454 (-4%)
2. GHV2: 421 (+25%)
3. Like A Virgin: 218 (-1%)
4. Ray Of Light: 213 (-2%)
5. Something To Remember: 207 (+7%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 203 (-)
7. American Life: 155 (+4%)
8. Madonna: 131 (+8%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 125 (-19%)
10. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 113 (+6%)
11. Music: 105 (-27%)
12. True Blue: 105 (-23%)
13. Like A Prayer: 91 (-15%)
14. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 88 (+42%)
15. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 81 (+17%)
16. You Can Dance: 78 (+70%)
17. Erotica: 76 (+17%)
18. Me Against The Music (Single): 61 (+65%)
19. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 60 (-)
20. Bedtime Stories: 59 (+20%)
21. Evita: 56 (+75%)
22. Nothing Fails (Single): 53 (+66%)
23. Love Profusion (Single): 42 (+40%)
24. Die Another Day (Single): 41 (+215%)
25. I'm Breathless (Single): 40 (+29%)

Notes: Madonna's The Immaculate Collection reaches its lowest weekly total of 2005 - if Madonna didn't have things planned for the rest of the year, I'd say it wason track for around 160,000 by year's end- though that number could be goosed by new projects. GHV2 returns to the 400+ mark (though still a weak number compared to Immaculate).

CHER - 5,676 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 1,730 (-6%)
2. Farewell Tour (Video): 1,517 (+313%)
3. Very Best of Cher (Video): 744 (+4%)
4. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 517 (+7%)
5. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 340 (-6%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 251 (+16%)
7. Half Breed: 134 (+28%)
8. Heart of Stone: 119 (-26%)
9. Believe: 107 (+14%)
10. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 90 (+14%)
11. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 72 (+11%)
12. Living Proof: 35 (+133%)
13. Love Hurts: 20 (+25%)

Notes: Not sure why Cher's Farewell Tour video saw the huge percentage gain it did...

JANET JACKSON - 3,352 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 718 (+23%)
2. Damita Jo: 500 (+27%)
3. janet.: 403 (+13%)
4. Rhythm Nation 1814: 372 (+5%)
5. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 350 (+1%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 283 (+22%)
7. All For You (album): 279 (+20%)
8. Live In Hawaii (Video): 203 (+37%)
9. Control: 175 (+41%)
10. All For You (CD/DVD): 38 (-16%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 31 (+35%)

Notes: Nice to see all album garnered percentage increases after a few weeks of steady declines.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,145 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 1,041 (+9%)
2. The Bodyguard: 264 (+4%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 196 (+8%)
4. Whitney Houston: 158 (+22%)
5. The Preacher's Wife: 155 (+10%)
6. Whitney: 91 (-13%)
7. Just Whitney: 90 (+3%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 87 (-4%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 38 (-7%)
10. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 16 (+167%)
11. One Wish: 6 (-25%)
12. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 3 (-25%)

Notes: Nice to see TGH top 1K again. IYBT looks like it has reached a new low.

AUSTRALIA

Number Ones - ARIA 40 Urban Albums
Week #81 (12/06/05): #36
 
hi amit, its me again, the idiot who knows nothing about album certifications, with more seemingly stupid questions :p

blood on the dance floor as sold a quarter million units, but was certified platinum in october 2000, so do dance remix albums have some different system other than the platinum-per-million system, or were the RIAA high on something that day?

in the case of HIStory, when it being a double disc set means that only 500,000 units need to be sold per platinum as oppose to 1,000,000, if its sold 2.5 million copies that should be 5X platinum, but HIStory is 7X platinum. the same can be said for dangerous, which is 7X platinum when 5.8 million copies have been sold.

thanks
 
CuzThisisThriller, the certification process is based on what it is sold from Sony Music to the shops and not on what is bought by people. What is bought by people like U and me is given by Soundscan. So, if you make the difference between certification figures and soundscan figures, you have the quantities that are in shops and not sold yet. Is it clear now?
 
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