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USA Solo Album Sales & Chart Positions
Cumulative album sales in US: 56 million
Off The Wall
released: Aug. 1979
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7 x Platinum in the USA
peaked at # 3 on the Pop chart and # 1 on the R&B chart
remained on the Pop album chart for 84 weeks
Thriller
released: Dec. 1982
US sales: 26 million (Oct 30, 2000)
certified: 26 x Platinum
certified: Diamond for sales of over 10 Million in the USA
reached # 1 on R&B album chart
reached # 1 on Pop album chart and remined at # 1 for 37 weeks
remained on the Pop album chart for 122 weeks
Billboard magazine "100th Anniversary Issue 1894-1994" placed Thriller as the:
# 1 Most Popular Album in the USA (based on cumulative pop chart information calculated from March 24, 1956-June 25, 1994).
# 1 Top R&B Album in the USA (based on cumulative chart information calculated from Jan. 30, 1965-June 25, 1994).
Bad
released: Aug. 1987
US sales: 8 million
certified: 8 x Platinum
debuted at # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 18 weeks
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 6 weeks
remained 38 weeks in top 5 of the Pop album chart
remained on the Pop album chart for 87 weeks
Dangerous
released: Nov. 1991
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7 x Platinum
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 4 weeks
reached # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 12 weeks
HIStory: Past, Present, And Future, Book 1
released: June 1995
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7x platinum
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 2 weeks
debuted at # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 2 weeks
Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix
released: May 1997
US sales: 1 million
certified: Platinum (Oct 30, 2000)
Invincible
released: October 30, 2001
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart
debuted at # 1 on R&B chart
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SOURCES:
Sales figures are from Epic and Sony Music, MJnet.com, Billboard magazine, VH-1 Michael Jackson interview, Captain Eo, and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).