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4m British sales commemorate Jackson's departure
25/06/2010
Michael Jackson has sold more albums in the UK than any other act in the 12 months since the King Of Pops untimely death last summer, the Official Charts Company confirms today.
British Michael Jackson fans have bought more than 4m of his singles and albums since he passed away on June 25 last year, more than he has sold in a years in the UK than at any time since his Eighties heyday. In the past 12 months, fans have bought 1.54m Jackson singles and 2.77m albums, a grand total of 4.31m sales.
The albums total puts Jackson ahead of Michael Buble as the biggest albums act in the UK of the past 12 months; Buble has sold marginally over 2m albums in the same period.
As Jackson fans worldwide commemorating the anniversary of his death today (Friday), the Official Charts Company has also compiled lists of the Top 10 biggest selling Jackson singles and album since then.
Jackson's biggest selling single in the UK since Jacksons death on June 25th was Man In The Mirror, ahead of Billie Jean, Thriller and Smooth Criminal, all of which sold more than 100,000 units in 12 months. In turn, the biggest selling album was the greatest hits The Essential, which has sold just over 600,000 copies in the same timeframe. Eight other albums have sold 100,000 units, including the second biggest seller This Is It, which has sold just over 500,000.
Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot says, The UK was one of Michael Jacksons favourite countries in the world and he had a massive fanbase here, as these figures clearly demonstrate. They came out and bought his music in massive numbers after his untimely death last summer and will no doubt do so again, over the coming days and weeks, as they commemorate this months anniversary.
Jacksons biggest sellers over the past 12 months (following his death on June 25) were as outlined in the charts below.
Top Selling Michael Jackson Tracks;
1 MAN IN THE MIRROR - MICHAEL JACKSON
2 BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
3 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
4 SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON
5 BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
6 DIRTY DIANA - MICHAEL JACKSON
7 BLACK OR WHITE - MICHAEL JACKSON
8 THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US - MICHAEL JACKSON
9 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - MICHAEL JACKSON
10 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL - MICHAEL JACKSON
Top Selling Michael Jackson Albums:
1 THE ESSENTIAL - MICHAEL JACKSON
2 THIS IS IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
3 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
4 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
5 OFF THE WALL - MICHAEL JACKSON
6 NUMBER ONES - MICHAEL JACKSON
7 THE VERY BEST OF - MICHAEL JACKSON & JACKSON FIVE
8 THE MOTOWN YEARS - MICHAEL JACKSON & JACKSON FIVE
9 DANGEROUS - MICHAEL JACKSON
10 KING OF POP - MICHAEL JACKSON
Notes to Editors:
1. Please credit chart information quoted from this release to the Official Charts Company.
2. The Official Charts Company (OCC) is a joint venture between record labels body the BPI and ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association. The OCC is responsible for the commissioning, marketing, distribution and management of the UKs industry standard music and video charts and is endorsed by the BVA (British Video Association).
3. The Official Charts Company compiles its charts from sales information gathered across all key distribution (or entertainment) channels including all major high street retail chains, independent stores, supermarkets, mail order internet retailers and digital music service providers. This market research sample equates to 99% of the total UK Singles market; 98% of the total UK Albums market and 90% of the total UK DVD market.
For further information contact:
Amy Howard, Official Charts Company: 01480 860 530 M. 07768 891 264
E: amy@theofficialcharts.com. www.theofficialcharts.com
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