According to Billboard, albums by the pop singer -- who died suddenly last week at the age of 50 -- will occupy nine of the top 10 spots on the Top Pop Catalog Album chart being released on Wednesday.
Jackson's album "Number Ones" was No. 1 on sales of 108,000 copies during the week which ended on June 28 followed by "The Essential Michael Jackson" and "Thriller" on sales of 102,000 and 101,000 respectively.
Billboard, in an article on Billboard.com, said that last week, "Number Ones" was the only Jackson title on the chart. It was at No. 20 on sales of 4000 copies.
Billboard said Jackson's 1979 "Off the Wall" was at No. 4 on sales of 33,000 copies followed by "Bad" on sales of 17,000.
The Jackson 5's "The Ultimate Collection" was fifth on sales of 18,000 copies followed by "Dangerous," "Greatest Hits: HIStory - Volume 1" and "The Ultimate Collection".
Billboard said the only non-Jackson-related album in the top 10 was a reissue of the soundtrack from the movie "Woodstock", which was at No. 10 on sales of 8,000 copies.
Billboard said Jackson's solo albums sold 415,000 copies this past week compared with sales of just 10,000 copies in the week that ended June 21.
Billboard noted that sales of the top three selling Jackson albums were higher during the week than that of the best-selling album on the Billboard 200 charts, "The E.N.D." by the Black Eyed Peas, which sold 88,000 copies.
Here it is -- a great giveaway you don't want to miss! Starting today, (Monday, June 29th) and running until Friday, July 24th, we're giving away a t-shirt and a pair of tickets to the 2009 GrahamFest music festival! This year's “Comin’ Home Festival” will take place over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5th and 6th) on a 4,000 acre ranch in the hills of scenic Wytheville, VA. The property houses the old, haunted mansion of former Confederate major, David Graham, and is now second home to GrahamFest founder, Josiah Cephas Weaver. Market America Executive VP, Dennis Franks and his Second Look band are set to open the event from the Market America Stage, and tradition will continue as an array of talented musicians is set to bring down the house! If you'd like to win tickets to the popular event, here's what you'll need to do to enter the contest.
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Sad, sad news has hit the music world today. Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" passed away Thursday afternoon due to cardiac arrest. Jackson was fifty years old.
Legendary Jackson producer and long-time friend, Quincy Jones released an official statement Thursday:
"I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words.
Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the 80's.
To this day, the music we created together on "Off The Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication.
He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever."
We are truly saddened by the news. Michael was one of the greatest artists of our time, and his music will live on in our hearts. Share your favorite Michael Jackson song / moment here.
Starting Monday, June 29th and running until Friday, July 24th, ma My World is going to be hosting a great giveaway you won’t want to miss! This will be your chance to win a t-shirt and a pair of tickets to the 2009 GrahamFest music festival! This year's “Comin’ Home Festival” will take place over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5th and 6th) on a 4,000 acre ranch in the hills of scenic Wytheville, VA. The property houses the old, haunted mansion of former Confederate major, David Graham, and is now second home to GrahamFest founder, Josiah Cephas Weaver. Market America Executive VP, Dennis Franks and his Second Look band are set to open the event from the Market America Stage, and tradition will continue as an array of talented musicians is set to bring down the house! Be sure to check back here--on the ma My World blog for more details on GrahamFest and Josiah, and for full contest rules and regulations, and don't forget to enter starting June 29th!
"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."
Did you catch last night's CMT awards? The show was spectacular! Taylor Swift stole the show (no surprise there) by showing off her versatility , rapping with T-Pain, doing comedy bits and fronting Def Leppard. Of course, Swift has longed to be down with hip-hop and has also been known to cover Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” in concert. Check out Tay and T-Pain performing "Thug Story"!
Attention, Market America UnFranchise® owners! Those who attended the 2009 ma World Conference saw a glimpse of Conquer Entertainment — an exciting, new program that will be coming to ma My World in the near future! Conquer music artist Black performed during the ma’s Got Talent portion of the event, and now his hit single, “America,” is available as an audio download on your UnFranchise® Business Account! Be sure to take advantage of this FREE audio download of the song— written, performed, and dedicated to Market America by Black. Learn more about Black here, and be sure to check out Conquer Entertainment's profiles on ma Chatterbox, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter!
We here at Market America believe in working hard and playing hard. Now that the work week is over, why don't you do the same? Here's a thought to ponder this weekend:
We don't know about you guys, but for us; summer hasn't officially begun 'till we blast this song with the windows down, our shades on, and the summer sun in full effect.
On the heels of record deal announcements by Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, fellow "American Idol" finalist Allison Iraheta has inked a deal with 19 Recordings and Jive Records to release her debut album in the fall, reports Billboard. The 17-year-old singer finished fourth on "Idol" and at 16 was the youngest contestant to ever make the Top 12.Check out Allison singing Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" on Ellen:
Dave Matthews Band strikes again with its fifth-consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1 as "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" bows in the penthouse of the Billboard 200 with a whopping 424,000. Better still, it's the fifth-straight studio set from the group to open with a sales week of at least 400,000. The act's last studio set, 2005's "Stand Up," stood tall with 465,000 in its first frame. Congrats Dave & the boys! Have you listenened to the new album yet? Thoughts?
O.A.R. frontman Marc Roberge is leveraging the Twitter phenomenon to his band's advantage! According to Billboard.com, his island-vibe roots-rock act is embracing the new social media website for a first-of-its-kind Tweet songwriting contest that will result in a new song being released exclusively via iTunes in October!
"I really kind of got into it with the first idea, 'Wouldn't it be cool if we could just kind of get together with the people and hear what they have to say lyrically?'" Roberge says. "And then I thought further about it and said, 'If I collected all of these lyrics from these people and wrote music inspired by it, it's truly like an original idea.' Beginning June 9, 2009 through July 7, fans can submit their lyrics, 140 characters at a time, to O.A.R.'s page at twitter.com/ofarevolution. The band will then pick three winning verses, a chorus, and a bridge that will make up the lyrics of the song. Roberge said in a perfect world, all five songwriting parts will come from different submissions. At that point, the winning song lyrics will be posted for fans to once again get involved by submitting potential song titles. The band will also be uploading video footage to Twitter throughout their summer tour so people can follow along and see the songwriting process.
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