MICHAEL JACKSON STILL DOMINATING CHARTS: 'Number Ones' still leads Billboard's Comprehensive Albums tally.
(August 4, 2009)
*For the fifth straight week following his June 25 death, Michael Jackson continues to dominate the recording charts.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, the King of Pop notched 447,000 album sales and 433,000 digital song downloads for the week ended July 26, reports Billboard.com.
Jackson has averaged sales of roughly 667,400 unit sales per week over the last five weeks, which would essentially represent a high-water mark for most current top-sellers debuting an LP. Jackson's "Number Ones" album led Billboard's Comprehensive Albums chart, which tracks both new releases and catalog albums, with 154,390 units sold, compared with Demi Lovato's "Here We Go Again," which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart, with 108,436 units sold.
Overall, discs by Jackson, including the Jackson 5's "Ultimate Collection," commanded seven spots of the top 20 bestselling albums.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, the King of Pop notched 447,000 album sales and 433,000 digital song downloads for the week ended July 26, reports Billboard.com.
Jackson has averaged sales of roughly 667,400 unit sales per week over the last five weeks, which would essentially represent a high-water mark for most current top-sellers debuting an LP. Jackson's "Number Ones" album led Billboard's Comprehensive Albums chart, which tracks both new releases and catalog albums, with 154,390 units sold, compared with Demi Lovato's "Here We Go Again," which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart, with 108,436 units sold.
Overall, discs by Jackson, including the Jackson 5's "Ultimate Collection," commanded seven spots of the top 20 bestselling albums.
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