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The Michael Jackson Chart Watch

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Michael Jackson’s most streamed adult studio albums (overall & monthly)

1. Thriller: 3,563,519,575 *monthly: 62,241,897

2. Bad: 2,170,025,838 *monthly: 34,362,524

3. Off the Wall: 1,040,385,648 *monthly: 18,274,681

4. Dangerous: 903,507,052 *monthly: 14,279,390

5. HIStory: 689,071,186 *monthly: 11,864,428

6. Invincible: 276,496,951 *monthly: 7,680,420

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5 albums doing +500,000 daily streams on Spotify ! King of Pop
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Great to see these new certifications. Is anybody know how it works, what is the cerftification process, who needs to "request" these?
 
Nite Line said:
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I still don’t understand how this work. Why particularly The Essential? Michael eventually got quite a few compilations to his name, so I would have believed that those would kind of counter-act each other, making neither a mainstay on the charts, or making a couple of them rare occurences toward the bottom. But instead we observe incredible performance from both Number Ones and, now, The Essential.
 
Agonum said:
I still don’t understand how this work. Why particularly The Essential? Michael eventually got quite a few compilations to his name, so I would have believed that those would kind of counter-act each other, making neither a mainstay on the charts, or making a couple of them rare occurences toward the bottom. But instead we observe incredible performance from both Number Ones and, now, The Essential.
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Can't help you with your question bc I've decided I don't really understand how charts work. Does my head in, lol. But I can say this; apart from Invincible, the two CD's I play the most are Number Ones and Essential. I love them both, I could probably manage just with those two and nothing else if I really had to.

If we were talking physical sales I could point out that the only 3 Michael compilation CD's that I ever see on sale in the UK are Number Ones, Essential and Scream. But CD sales are pretty low these days so that might not be relevant.
 
Agonum said:
I still don’t understand how this work. Why particularly The Essential? Michael eventually got quite a few compilations to his name, so I would have believed that those would kind of counter-act each other, making neither a mainstay on the charts, or making a couple of them rare occurences toward the bottom. But instead we observe incredible performance from both Number Ones and, now, The Essential.
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I read somewhere that the record company nominates which greatest hits collections charts. I am most likely wrong but I have zero idea of how it actually works, tbh.
 
Nite Line said:
I read somewhere that the record company nominates which greatest hits collections charts. I am most likely wrong but I have zero idea of how it actually works, tbh.
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Actually, that kind of makes sense to me. I have only ever seen Number Ones, Essential and Scream on sale in the UK. If the record company can influence which compilation is eligible for charting maybe that in turn affects the buying decisions the record shop makes. Just speculating ...
 
zinniabooklover said:
Actually, that kind of makes sense to me. I have only ever seen Number Ones, Essential and Scream on sale in the UK. If the record company can influence which compilation is eligible for charting maybe that in turn affects the buying decisions the record shop makes. Just speculating ...
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I am annoyed that Number Ones no longer charts. It is the longest charting album released in the 21st century in the UK and I was hoping that it would get to 1000 weeks someday.
 
Nite Line said:
Top 10 most charted Michael's albums on the UK Top 100 Albums Charts:

1. Number Ones: 559 weeks. Still currently charting.
2. Thriller: 259 weeks. Last charted in August 2016.
3. Off The Wall: 225 weeks. Last charted in March 2016.
4. Bad: 180 weeks. Last charted in August 2015.
5. Dangerous: 102 weeks. Last charted in September 2009.
6. History: 95 weeks. Last charted in August 2009.
7. The Essential: 89 weeks. Last charted in March 2019.
8. 18 Greatest Hits: 55 weeks. Last charted in September 1984.
9. King of Pop: 39 weeks. Last charted in January 2012.
10. The Best Of: 31 weeks. Last charted in June 2014.

It's obvious looking at this list that Michael has too many greatest hits albums.
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You posted this last August. I'd forgotten the number of weeks Number Ones achieved. Or was there a later figure? Can't remember. Anyway, I can see why you're frustrated.
 
Belgium top 200 album chart 06/05/2023

Thriller rises from 168 - > 152
Bad drops from 157 -> 172

Bad has charted for 94 weeks since 2019, thriller 139 weeks.

The curiosity: why is bad only charting in Belgium… and why is it now in the charts for 1,5 year without dropping out…
 
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