FINAL UPDATE: ALBUM SALES FOR 2009, BOTH US AND GLOBALLY.
*Jackson Sells 24,800,000 albums in 2009 including Jackson 5 material, Motown, and Sony albums.
*Sony shipped 30,000,000 albums in 2009 while Motown shipped 1,500,000
*Jackson sold 9,000,000 albums in the US which makes him the best selling act this year.
*Jackson was the biggest selling musical act in the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Globally.
*MJ's Global sales were huge and outpaced the nearest competition by over double. (#2 were The Beatles who sold 11 million albums this year vs Jackson's 24.8 million).
Sales are below, and the first post has been updated for the entire year of 2009. Congratulations Michael!
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OFF THE WALL
-500,000 (US)
-1,700,000 (Globally)
THRILLER
-1,300,000 (US)
-4,000,000 (Globally)
BAD
-550,000 (US)
-2,000,000 (Globally)
DANGEROUS
-390,000 (US)
-1,700,000 (Globally)
HISTORY
-160,000 (US)
-650,000 (Globally)
INVINCIBLE
-190,000 (US)
-900,000 (Globally)
ESSENTIAL
-1,100,000 (US)
-2,900,000 (Globally)
NUMBER ONES
-2,400,000 (US)
-3,600,000 (Globally)
KING OF POP
-2,000,000 (Globally)
THIS IS IT
-1,300,000 (US)
-3,100,000 (Globally)
JACKSON 5 ALBUMS
-500,000 (US)
-1,000,000 (Globally)
OTHER:
-600,000 (US)
-1,300,000 (Globally)
TOTAL US ALBUM SALES= 9.0 MILLION
TOTAL GLOBAL ALBUM SALES= 24.8 MILLION
*Remember, the US totals are already included in global numbers. They are shown separately just to point out how much of that global number is being sold in the US.
Jackson's Positions On Global Top 40 Charts For 2009:
#5: Thriller (4,000,000)
#6: Number Ones (3,600,000)
#11: This Is It (3,100,000)
#13: The Essential (2,900,000)
#19: King Of Pop (2,000,000)
#20: Bad (2,000,000)
#24: Dangerous (1,700,000)
#25: Off The Wall (1,700,000)
*Jackson Sells 24,800,000 albums in 2009 including Jackson 5 material, Motown, and Sony albums.
*Sony shipped 30,000,000 albums in 2009 while Motown shipped 1,500,000
*Jackson sold 9,000,000 albums in the US which makes him the best selling act this year.
*Jackson was the biggest selling musical act in the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Globally.
*MJ's Global sales were huge and outpaced the nearest competition by over double. (#2 were The Beatles who sold 11 million albums this year vs Jackson's 24.8 million).
Sales are below, and the first post has been updated for the entire year of 2009. Congratulations Michael!
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OFF THE WALL
-500,000 (US)
-1,700,000 (Globally)
THRILLER
-1,300,000 (US)
-4,000,000 (Globally)
BAD
-550,000 (US)
-2,000,000 (Globally)
DANGEROUS
-390,000 (US)
-1,700,000 (Globally)
HISTORY
-160,000 (US)
-650,000 (Globally)
INVINCIBLE
-190,000 (US)
-900,000 (Globally)
ESSENTIAL
-1,100,000 (US)
-2,900,000 (Globally)
NUMBER ONES
-2,400,000 (US)
-3,600,000 (Globally)
KING OF POP
-2,000,000 (Globally)
THIS IS IT
-1,300,000 (US)
-3,100,000 (Globally)
JACKSON 5 ALBUMS
-500,000 (US)
-1,000,000 (Globally)
OTHER:
-600,000 (US)
-1,300,000 (Globally)
TOTAL US ALBUM SALES= 9.0 MILLION
TOTAL GLOBAL ALBUM SALES= 24.8 MILLION
*Remember, the US totals are already included in global numbers. They are shown separately just to point out how much of that global number is being sold in the US.
Jackson's Positions On Global Top 40 Charts For 2009:
#5: Thriller (4,000,000)
#6: Number Ones (3,600,000)
#11: This Is It (3,100,000)
#13: The Essential (2,900,000)
#19: King Of Pop (2,000,000)
#20: Bad (2,000,000)
#24: Dangerous (1,700,000)
#25: Off The Wall (1,700,000)