Best Gay Blogs » Billboard Charts http://www.bestgayblogs.com Bringing you the best gay blogs on the web with daily updates! Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:22:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MJ Still Breaking Records http://www.bestgayblogs.com/2009/07/featured-celebrity-blogs/mj-still-breaking-records/ http://www.bestgayblogs.com/2009/07/featured-celebrity-blogs/mj-still-breaking-records/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:34 +0000 James http://www.bestgayblogs.com/?p=7431 According to Nielsen SoundScan, Michael Jackson albums and Jackson-related compilations hold the top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog chart, all posting remarkable jumps in sales in the days following the singer’s death. (SoundScan tracks sales through the close of business on Sunday.)

Jackson himself holds a record eight of the top 10 spots, while a Jackson 5 compilation also landed in the upper tier of the chart. His Number Ones greatest hits package leads the pack at #1, selling more than 108,000 copies, a staggering 2,340 percent sales increase. The Essential Michael Jackson and Thriller follow at #2 and #3, selling more than 102,000 and 101,000 copies, respectively.

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