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Official Charts Thread For ''Michael''

Is there any real updated list of all the countries charting the album?

Russia or China, what number the album debuted at?
 
barok232 said:
The last paragraph is like a paradox. Sales of a collection of rerererereleased songs (This is it album) beats down a brand new MJ album!!! Unbelievable! They should have released another collection instead of "Michael" then - LOL!

But then again it ain't no paradox. After how Sony screwd this release (especially with the 3 fakes but also with promotion), those figures are actually miraculously big.

This is the WORST MJ sales ever, AND STILL it seems decent to good, compared to other artists. In other words, if Sony released a blank disc with the name "Michael Jackson" on the cover, it would still get in the Top 5 worldwide. That's how powerful MJ is
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Congratulations then, you all have well done... what are you going to say when the "3 fakes" are not fake?
 
Moonwalker.Fan;3150756 said:
Is there any real updated list of all the countries charting the album?

Russia or China, what number the album debuted at?
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we don't know

this is what i got

' MICHAEL'

Sweden: #1
Italy: #1
Netherlands: #1
Germany: #1
Austria: #1
Flandern: #1
Taiwan: #5 or n°1 (depend on the chart)
Switzerland: #2
Canada: #2 ( 400 copies behind suzan Boyle :ph34r:)
Croatia: #2
Spain: #2
Japan: #3
Wallony: #3
United Kingdom: #4
Denmark: #4
France: #4
Norway: #7
Greece: #8
Australia: #10
Newzealand: #10
Ireland: #18
Finland: #22
 
loka;3150762 said:
we don't know

this is what i got

' MICHAEL'

Sweden: #1
Italy: #1
Netherlands: #1
Germany: #1
Austria: #1
Flandern: #1
Taiwan: #5 or n°1 (depend on the chart)
Switzerland: #2
Canada: #2 ( 400 copies behind suzan Boyle :ph34r:)
Croatia: #2
Spain: #2
Japan: #3
Wallony: #3
United Kingdom: #4
Denmark: #4
France: #4
Norway: #7
Greece: #8
Australia: #10
Newzealand: #10
Ireland: #18
Finland: #22
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Where did you find chart position in Croatia? Please..
 
loka;3150762 said:
we don't know

this is what i got

' MICHAEL'

Sweden: #1
Italy: #1
Netherlands: #1
Germany: #1
Austria: #1
Flandern: #1
Taiwan: #5 or n°1 (depend on the chart)
Switzerland: #2
Canada: #2 ( 400 copies behind suzan Boyle :ph34r:)
Croatia: #2
Spain: #2
Japan: #3
Wallony: #3
United Kingdom: #4
Denmark: #4
France: #4
Norway: #7
Greece: #8
Australia: #10
Newzealand: #10
Ireland: #18
Finland: #22
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So am I understanding this right, the album hasn't done well if we compare to his earlier albums, but it's done okay (not good) compared to other artists?
 
Indra said:
So am I understanding this right, the album hasn't done well if we compare to his earlier albums, but it's done okay (not good) compared to other artists?
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I think it depends on the country. In some countries (including Germany) the album is #1, has reached gold status and is the fastest selling MJ album since the last 20 years. In the UK it's doing okay but not as good as other countries.
 
loka;3150762 said:
we don't know

this is what i got

' MICHAEL'

Sweden: #1
Italy: #1
Netherlands: #1
Germany: #1
Austria: #1
Flandern: #1
Taiwan: #5 or n°1 (depend on the chart)
Switzerland: #2
Canada: #2 ( 400 copies behind suzan Boyle :ph34r:)
Croatia: #2
Spain: #2
Japan: #3
Wallony: #3
United Kingdom: #4
Denmark: #4
France: #4
Norway: #7
Greece: #8
Australia: #10
Newzealand: #10
Ireland: #18
Finland: #22
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Yes, I checked, it is true. The MICHAEL album debuted on number 2 in my country! I'm so happy and proud for that. Here is the link:

http://www.hdu.hr/htm1/toplista/STRANA TOP LISTA.pdf

GaGa is number one because she recently had a big concert here in Croatia.
 
the biggest Russian music retailer lists Michael's album as the bestseller among foreign music in Russia!

Foreign performers:


1. Jackson, Michael. Michael (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
2. Various Artists «Relax Vol. 9 (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)»
3. Garou. Version Integrale (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
4. Rihanna Loud (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
5. Black Eyed Peas, The Beginning (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
6. Shakira «The Sun Comes Out (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)»
7. Pink - Greatest Hits (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
8. Hurts «Happiness (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)»
9. Armin Van Buuren &#8220;Mirage&#8221;
10. Duffy Endlessly (&#1088;&#1086;&#1089;. &#1080;&#1079;&#1076;.)
11. Take That &#8220;Progress&#8221;

http://www.soyuz.ru/-/a/main/top/z/cat/music
 
smooth_criminal05 said:
^ Omg only 400 copies away from being #1 in Canada. Such a shame! I guess we will have to settle at #2. 25,000 is decent. It should make platinum here (80,000).

Great news about Germany and Austria though!
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OMG!!! I feel horrible now. I bought several copies, from the US but only 2 in Canada, thinking he had #1 locked in there.

What a shame!!!

But he might get it next week, because Susan Boyle's album is a xmas CD, it will drop very quickly after xmas
 
loka;3150762 said:
we don't know

this is what i got

' MICHAEL'

Sweden: #1
Italy: #1
Netherlands: #1
Germany: #1
Austria: #1
Flandern: #1
Taiwan: #5 or n°1 (depend on the chart)
Switzerland: #2
Canada: #2 ( 400 copies behind suzan Boyle :ph34r:)
Croatia: #2
Spain: #2
Japan: #3
Wallony: #3
United States #3
United Kingdom: #4
Denmark: #4
France: #4
Norway: #7
Greece: #8
Australia: #10
Newzealand: #10
Ireland: #18
Finland: #22
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December 22nd 2010

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week

A year and a half after his tragic death, Michael Jackson proves he's immortal. The King of Pop lived up to his name this week when his posthumous album 'Michael' became the No.1 album globally. In the U.S. the album sold 228,000 albums, and came in third on the Billboard 200, behind Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' and Susan Boyle's 'The Gift.'

Sony says the album has gone gold and platinum in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, Korea and the Middle East in its first week. Platinum certification varies in countries.
While an artist in the U.S. must sell one million copies of the album to hit platinum, an album in Poland goes platinum after selling 30,000 copies; 50,000 in Russia; 60,000 in Italy and so on.

Featuring guest spots from 50 Cent, Akon and Lenny Kravitz, the 10-track album has done well even though it was shunned by many of Michael's former collaborators. Quincy Jones, who produced many of Jackson's albums like 'Bad,' 'Thriller,' and 'Off the Wall,' said he believed Jackson would not have approved the album's released if he were still live. Will.i.am and Ne-Yo also renounced the decision of Sony and Jackson's estate to release the album.

The 2010 holiday shopping season has been raining Michael Jackson with new releases from the passed on pop star being hurled at consumers across various platforms. Ubisoft released the dance video game 'Michael Jackson: The Experience,' while Sony amassed an encyclopedia of Jackson's music videos for the 3-disc DVD 'Michael Jackson's Vision.'

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week - The Boombox


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Jackson album is top global seller
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...al-seller.html

Michael Jackson's posthumous album has been named the top selling global album of 2010.

The LP, called Michael, debuted at number one on the global chart after three million units were shipped to 31 territories.

The CD, which topped the charts in four countries on the week of its release, has been certified Platinum in 14 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France and Italy for shipments of over 300,000 copies.

The album opened in the UK at number four with sales of 113,000 - Jackson's biggest opening sales week since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years ago.

Jackson's Thriller album remains the best selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide.

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Question:
How many albums sold to be a platinum status in the USA?

1,000,000

1 million albums must be sold for platinum status

Answer:

A Gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). Originally applied to LP records, this RIAA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales.

A larger number of sales qualifies for the award of a "Platinum Album" (in the U.S., currently 1,000,000 sold), or "Diamond album" (in the U.S., currently 10,000,000 sold). Similar awards are less commonly quoted for individual recordings (singles), videos, and increasingly for DVDs.

For example: In the UK the number of sales needed for Gold and Platinum status are 300,000 and 600,000


Read more: Discussion
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_...be_considered_a_platinum_record#ixzz18s6L0fJK
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Discuss:H...old_for_it_to_be_considered_a_platinum_record
 
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JMie said:
what does it mean "shipped platinum"? there's a mention of Russia in that press release, I take it we did good here after all?? yay!
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It's the number of CDs sent to stores in different countries. Platinum shipping is different from platinum selling, is when folks actually buy the CDs (1 Million CDs sold in USA=Platinum).

Even though the album only sold 228K in the US, Sony might have shipped 1 million copies to stores... making it "shipment platinum".
 
JMie said:
just checked the biggest Russian internet store www.Ozon.ru (it's like our local Amazon) and Michael is the bestseller there as well! The album is the bestseller among all music (both Russian and foreign!)

http://www.ozon.ru/context/pop_bestseller/

I am so happy, he's doing so good in my country :)
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Yes in RUSSIA the album is officially #1!

The chart will be available tomorrow.

I got this news from a russian guy at ukmix
 
Nonoka said:
I think it depends on the country. In some countries (including Germany) the album is #1, has reached gold status and is the fastest selling MJ album since the last 20 years. In the UK it's doing okay but not as good as other countries.
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Are you just looking at chart positions or something? Its the fastest selling MJ album in the UK for 20 years too selling over 118,000 in its first week. Not many can do that now... particularly if they aren't here to promote it.
 
JMie said:
REALLY????? YAY!!!! :punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk::punk:
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CONGRATULATIONS RUSSIA!!!!

I am ashamed of both the US & Canada.

And no wonder MJ did not bother touring these two countries after the '80s.
 
Memefan said:
CONGRATULATIONS RUSSIA!!!!

I am ashamed of both the US & Canada.

And no wonder MJ did not bother touring these two countries after the '80s.
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That's a really Sad :no: thing to say. Tisk.. tisk tisk.
Michael is Number #3 in the US
Our chart sales are way different than most countries. The Fans here really Tried and still are.. Just like The fans in Every country in the world - It's not our fault how the 'points' add-up for an album status in every country - it varies.

Congrads to The countries with #1 :)
:wub:


December 22nd 2010

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week

A year and a half after his tragic death, Michael Jackson proves he's immortal. The King of Pop lived up to his name this week when his posthumous album 'Michael' became the No.1 album globally. In the U.S. the album sold 228,000 albums, and came in third on the Billboard 200, behind Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' and Susan Boyle's 'The Gift.'

Sony says the album has gone gold and platinum in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, Korea and the Middle East in its first week. Platinum certification varies in countries.
While an artist in the U.S. must sell one million copies of the album to hit platinum, an album in Poland goes platinum after selling 30,000 copies; 50,000 in Russia; 60,000 in Italy and so on.

Featuring guest spots from 50 Cent, Akon and Lenny Kravitz, the 10-track album has done well even though it was shunned by many of Michael's former collaborators. Quincy Jones, who produced many of Jackson's albums like 'Bad,' 'Thriller,' and 'Off the Wall,' said he believed Jackson would not have approved the album's released if he were still live. Will.i.am and Ne-Yo also renounced the decision of Sony and Jackson's estate to release the album.

The 2010 holiday shopping season has been raining Michael Jackson with new releases from the passed on pop star being hurled at consumers across various platforms. Ubisoft released the dance video game 'Michael Jackson: The Experience,' while Sony amassed an encyclopedia of Jackson's music videos for the 3-disc DVD 'Michael Jackson's Vision.'

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week - The Boombox


---------------------

Jackson album is top global seller
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...al-seller.html

Michael Jackson's posthumous album has been named the top selling global album of 2010.

The LP, called Michael, debuted at number one on the global chart after three million units were shipped to 31 territories.

The CD, which topped the charts in four countries on the week of its release, has been certified Platinum in 14 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France and Italy for shipments of over 300,000 copies.

The album opened in the UK at number four with sales of 113,000 - Jackson's biggest opening sales week since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years ago.

Jackson's Thriller album remains the best selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide.

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Question:
How many albums sold to be a platinum status in the USA?

1,000,000

1 million albums must be sold for platinum status

Answer:

A Gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). Originally applied to LP records, this RIAA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales.

A larger number of sales qualifies for the award of a "Platinum Album" (in the U.S., currently 1,000,000 sold), or "Diamond album" (in the U.S., currently 10,000,000 sold). Similar awards are less commonly quoted for individual recordings (singles), videos, and increasingly for DVDs.

For example: In the UK the number of sales needed for Gold and Platinum status are 300,000 and 600,000


Read more: Discussion
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_...be_considered_a_platinum_record#ixzz18s6L0fJK
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Discuss:H...old_for_it_to_be_considered_a_platinum_record

With L.O.V.E
:D :wub:
 
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souldreamer7 said:
That's a really Sad :no: thing to say.
Michael is Number #3 in the US
Our chart sales are way different than most countries.

Congrads to The countries with #1 :)
:wub:
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In what way?

It's not any different then MOST other countries.

I am not referring to gold or platinum status...I am talking album sold.
 
souldreamer7 said:
That's a really Sad :no: thing to say. Tisk.. tisk tisk.
Michael is Number #3 in the US
Our chart sales are way different than most countries. The Fans here really Tried and still are.. Just like The fans in Every country in the world - It's not our fault how the 'points' add-up for an album status in every country - it varies.

Congrads to The countries with #1 :)
:wub:


December 22nd 2010

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week

A year and a half after his tragic death, Michael Jackson proves he's immortal. The King of Pop lived up to his name this week when his posthumous album 'Michael' became the No.1 album globally. In the U.S. the album sold 228,000 albums, and came in third on the Billboard 200, behind Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' and Susan Boyle's 'The Gift.'

Sony says the album has gone gold and platinum in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, Korea and the Middle East in its first week. Platinum certification varies in countries.
While an artist in the U.S. must sell one million copies of the album to hit platinum, an album in Poland goes platinum after selling 30,000 copies; 50,000 in Russia; 60,000 in Italy and so on.

Featuring guest spots from 50 Cent, Akon and Lenny Kravitz, the 10-track album has done well even though it was shunned by many of Michael's former collaborators. Quincy Jones, who produced many of Jackson's albums like 'Bad,' 'Thriller,' and 'Off the Wall,' said he believed Jackson would not have approved the album's released if he were still live. Will.i.am and Ne-Yo also renounced the decision of Sony and Jackson's estate to release the album.

The 2010 holiday shopping season has been raining Michael Jackson with new releases from the passed on pop star being hurled at consumers across various platforms. Ubisoft released the dance video game 'Michael Jackson: The Experience,' while Sony amassed an encyclopedia of Jackson's music videos for the 3-disc DVD 'Michael Jackson's Vision.'

'Michael' Jackson Album Sells 3 Million Globally in First Week - The Boombox


---------------------

Jackson album is top global seller
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...al-seller.html

Michael Jackson's posthumous album has been named the top selling global album of 2010.

The LP, called Michael, debuted at number one on the global chart after three million units were shipped to 31 territories.

The CD, which topped the charts in four countries on the week of its release, has been certified Platinum in 14 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France and Italy for shipments of over 300,000 copies.

The album opened in the UK at number four with sales of 113,000 - Jackson's biggest opening sales week since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years ago.

Jackson's Thriller album remains the best selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question:
How many albums sold to be a platinum status in the USA?

1,000,000

1 million albums must be sold for platinum status

Answer:

A Gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). Originally applied to LP records, this RIAA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales.

A larger number of sales qualifies for the award of a "Platinum Album" (in the U.S., currently 1,000,000 sold), or "Diamond album" (in the U.S., currently 10,000,000 sold). Similar awards are less commonly quoted for individual recordings (singles), videos, and increasingly for DVDs.

For example: In the UK the number of sales needed for Gold and Platinum status are 300,000 and 600,000


Read more: Discussion
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_...be_considered_a_platinum_record#ixzz18s6L0fJK
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Discuss:H...old_for_it_to_be_considered_a_platinum_record

With L.O.V.E
:D :wub:
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So it DID sell 3 million?! I'm so confused =)
Read somewhere else that it was that 3 million were shipped or whatever it was ..
 
Memefan said:
In what way?

It's not any different then MOST other countries.

I am not referring to gold or platinum status...I am talking album sold.
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Well If not how so? It's all numbers adding up to the Gold & Platinum status.

The King of Pop lived up to his name this week when his posthumous album 'Michael' became the No.1 album globally. In the U.S. the album sold 228,000 albums - and it takes 500,000 sales to be gold. This is about sales.


Memefan said:
CONGRATULATIONS RUSSIA!!!!

I am ashamed of both the US & Canada.

And no wonder MJ did not bother touring these two countries after the '80s.
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Why are you Ashamed of Canada & The US.. :( That was a bit uncalled for. :no:
Also this is not about who's better who isn't It is about Michael Jackson & his Legacy..His Fans The Music...

Anyways...
Congrads to The album everywhere. :punk:




Indra said:
So it DID sell 3 million?! I'm so confused =)
Read somewhere else that it was that 3 million were shipped or whatever it was ..
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Look I am a bit confused too..I think we all are..

Jackson album is top global seller
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...al-seller.html

Michael Jackson's posthumous album has been named the top selling global album of 2010.

The LP, called Michael, debuted at number one on the global chart after three million units were shipped to 31 territories.

The CD, which topped the charts in four countries on the week of its release, has been certified Platinum in 14 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France and Italy for shipments of over 300,000 copies.

The album opened in the UK at number four with sales of 113,000 - Jackson's biggest opening sales week since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years ago.

Jackson's Thriller album remains the best selling album of all time, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide.
 
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