Final numbers for Thriller25 show the album selling over 160,000 copies its first week of release. This sets Thriller as the #1 album on the Billboard Catalog charts.
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Thriller25 Hitsdaily estimated figure
Hitsdaily.com’s estimated sales figures show Thriller25 blasting it’s way to the #2 position with over 150,000. With it’s power index
Thriller25 Charting all over the world
As you’ve already read, Thriller25 debuted at #2 in Australia. But the album is charting in the Top 3, Top 5 or Top 10 positions all over the world, as reported by fans. Check out some of the data we have coming in so far:
Thriller goes number 2 in Aussie charts
Pop legend Michael Jackson has made a sensational comeback, with his album Thriller leaping from 44 to two in the Australian charts this week.
Thriller25 #3 on Radio 1 Chart
Twenty-five years after its initial release, Thriller25 is on the charts again in the UK.
According to Radio 1’s Official Chart Show,
The New Jackson Five: VIBE’s Favorite Mike Jack Wannabes
Take the glossed out jheri curls, high-pitched anthems, screeching fans in tears (and a few carried out on a gurney at shows in far away lands), and you got the cult of Michael Jackson. Twenty-five years ago, Thriller became crack for pop-loving 80s babies. Now those babies are grown, and many have went on to have their own successful career with Jacksons style smeared all over it. In celebration of this weeks reissue of Thriller, VIBE.com looks at our top five favorite Jackson copycats.
‘Celebrity Expose: Michael Jackson’ Good but not Great – Bullet#326
The "MyNetworkTV" network aired its Michael Jackson edition of their Celebrity Expose series Feb 11. The verdict: pretty good but with a few ridiculous moments.
There is already early word from SonyBMG that Thriller25 is over-performing in sales; a contention shored-up by fans posting on Jackson-related sites all over the internet about having trouble finding a store where the special edition isn’t already sold out.
SonyLegacy: Thriller25 Overperforming in Sales
THEY GLOVE HIM, THEY REALLY GLOVE HIM:
Michael Jackson‘s 25th anniversary Thriller reissue on Sony Legacy is selling even better than expected, with a projected first-week total of 120k that should easily place it in next week’s Top 5. The new package includes the original nine songs, five tracks remixed with will.i.am, Akon, Fergie and Kanye West, a ballad, "For All Time," that was left off the original, and a DVD featuring the three classic videos ("Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Thriller") and a clip of the King of Pop moon-walking for the first time on the Motown 25th anniversary show. Props to John Ingrassia and his Commercial Music Group for a job well done on this historic package. (2/13p)
Happy Birthday Prince Michael Jackson
Happy 11th Birthday, Prince Michael Jackson! You can leave your birthday wishes here or over at the MJEOL FORUMS!
60 Seconds with Ne-yo(VIDEO)
Check out this video from SOHH.com featuring their ’60 seconds’ series, this time with Ne-yo. Ne-yo is doing some work for a bunch of artists, including Michael Jackson. View video here: