After years of declining record sales, MJ is storming the top of the charts, much as he did in his earlier days.
Three of the five best-selling records belong to him.
At number one is his "Number Ones" which sold 339,000 last week. At #2 is "Thriller" with 187,000 (if they allowed catalog albums to rank. The "Essential Michael Jackson" sold 125,000.
His catalog solo albums sold a total of 800,000 copies (or is that downloads these days).
I didn't jump into the hoopla, though. I bought nothing new, but went through my record collection and have a few already.
LPs
Thriller
Off the Wall
Best of Michael Jackson (1975)
Michael Jackson & Jackson 5-- Music That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary (Oh, just Moonwalk Me)
CDS
Bad
Dangerous
History
Jackson 5 Ultimate Collection
Funny how a little thing like dying will help sales. I wonder how many of these people were REAL fans and how many just got into the media frenzy.
However, most every artist enjoys a period of time when all they touch goes gold, and then, very little. Look at Paul McCartney and all the success he had with that group from Liverpool and then with Wings. Now, very little success with his albums. But, the concerts sell out.
One Great Performer Before He Went Weird. --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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