Michael Jackson will be the biggest selling artist on the planet again this week with album sales in the USA alone topping 1.2 million since his death.
At the close of sales for this chart week (July 5), Jackson albums sold more than 800,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Last week, after his death was announced, Michael Jackson albums sold 422,000 units in a few days.
Of the 422,000 sales, 55% where downloads but this week with time for stores to stock up, 82% of sales were physical albums, reports Keith Caulfield of Billboard.
‘Number Ones’ was the biggest seller this past week. It moved 339.000 units.
The second biggest seller was ‘Thriller’ with 187,000 units.
On the digital sales chart, Jackson will hold down 5 of the Top 10 spots this his biggest seller ‘Man In The Mirror’.
2.2 million downloads of Jackson song were recorded this past week, compared to 2.6 million in the previous week not including songs by The Jacksons or the Jackson 5.
