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Official Charts Thread For ''Michael''

'HMH' moved back up the 'UK TV Airplay Charts' last week.

Up to #21 (from #25) with 81 plays on UK TV (03/01-09/01)

On another note;

In 5 weeks (up to 19/12) 'HMH' had 1335 plays on UK radio - rather blowing the 'myth' that it was never played on UK radio! It reached as high as #12 on the radio airplay charts (before all of the dreadful 'Xmas Songs' started to flood the charts in mid/late December).
 
UK Catalogue Charts (03/01-09/01)

#1 Adele - 19
#2 Michael Jackson - Number Ones
 
HDD USA

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 53,349 -28%
SPEAK NOW
5 2 NICKI MINAJ YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 37,738 -38%
PINK FRIDAY
7 3 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 37,607 -26%
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
6 4 DAFT PUNK WALT DISNEY 33,606 -38%
TRON: LEGACY (SOUNDTRACK)
3 5 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 32,976 -49%
LOUD
8 6 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 32,348 -29%
SIGH NO MORE
4 7 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 32,267 -48%
MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED...
2 8 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 30,664 -54%
RECOVERY
11 9 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 30,155 -13%
MY KINDA PARTY
27 10 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 29,019 +43%
BROTHERS
9 11 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 28,662 -27%
TEENAGE DREAM
-- 12 COUNTRY STONG SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE 28,446 --
SOUNDTRACK
-- 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 26,969 --
MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
14 14 R. KELLY JIVE/JLG 26,087 -21%
LOVE LETTER
13 15 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 22,876 -31%
BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE
18 16 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 22,292 -15%
BORN FREE
10 17 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 22,123 -39%
BEGINNING
28 18 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 20,805 +6%
NEED YOU NOW
15 19 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 18,976 -42%
NO MERCY
24 20 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 18,537 -20%
GREATEST HITS SO FAR
21 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 17,289 -33%
MICHAEL
20 22 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 16,700 -36%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 4
16 23 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 15,967 -50%
NO BOYS ALLOWED
19 24 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 15,420 -41%
I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING
12 25 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 15,260 -56%
CALLING ALL HEARTS
30 26 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 14,823 -18%
NOTHING LIKE THIS
23 27 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,482 -39%
LUNGS
32 28 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 14,416 -20%
ILLUMINATIONS
35 29 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,385 -14%
YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE
26 30 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 36 CAPITOL/EMI 14,159 -34%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
38 31 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 13,863 -13%
HEMINGWAY'S WHISKEY
17 32 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 12,856 -56%
CANNIBAL
44 33 TIM MCGRAW CURB 12,620 -9%
NUMBER ONE HITS
37 34 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,552 -23%
INCREDIBLE MACHINE
40 35 THE BAND PERRY UNIV REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 12,165 -20%
THE BAND PERRY
29 36 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 12,076 -36%
MY WORLD 2.0
41 37 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 11,971 -18%
GREATEST HITS
42 38 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 11,815 -19%
A THOUSAND SUNS
22 39 BIG TIME RUSH NICKELODEON/COLUMBIA 11,205 -53%
BTR
-- 40 DRAKE YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,953 --
THANK ME LATER
31 41 KESHA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 10,545 -42%
ANIMAL
34 42 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 10,181 -40%
A YEAR WITHOUT RAIN
-- 43 CEE LO GREEN NEW ELEKTRA 9,763 --
LADY KILLER
33 44 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 9,578 -44%
COME AROUND SUNDOWN
25 45 DIDDY DIRTY MONEY BAD BOY 9,531 -58%
LAST TRAIN TO PARIS
36 46 BURLESQUE RCA/RMG 9,424 -43%
SOUNDTRACK
49 47 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,296 -20%
GET CLOSER
48 48 CRYSTAL BOWERSOX 19/JIVE/JLG 9,157 -25%
FARMER'S DAUGHTER
-- 49 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 9,087 --
MAN ON THE MOON 2: LEGEND OF MR.
45 50 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,055 -34%
 
I ever believed MICHAEL would debut at No. 1 in Japan. But actually it didn't do well there. Why?
 
Veromca said:
I ever believed MICHAEL would debut at No. 1 in Japan. But actually it didn't do well there. Why?
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In Japan local artists are very strong so it's hard for foreign artists top the charts.

The week "Michael" debuted at #3, the #1 album sold 200,000 copies and behind the #2 by less than 2,000 copies.

Anyway it's doing well there, still top 10 and over 100,000 copies (Gold mark status) sold already.
 
the album need a hit single to make its mark btw. imagine what a number 1 single would do for the album tbh
 
Here is my update again for Jan 11-12th (confirmed chart positions mostly after 3-4 weeks in 28 different countries).

w = weeks in a row (i.e. 2w = 2 weeks in a row)
d = debut (only if debuted #1)
P = peak position during the chart row (not necessary to mention if #1 position)
NC = not charted

WEEKLY GLOBAL ALBUM/TRACK CHART:
Michael (the album; 3 weeks) #2(2w) < 1(d)
Hold My Hand (the song; 5 weeks) #17 < 16 < 11(P) < 21 < 37

YEAR-END GLOBAL ALBUM CHART 2010 (1.2 million copies sold):
Michael (the album) #29 (ONLY AFTER 2 SALES WEEKS = under 4 % of the year!)

NOW NUMBER ONE:
* Italy #1 < 3 < 1(2wd)

NOW IN TOP 5:
* Germany #3 < 2 < 1(d)
* Austria #3 < 1(d)
* Spain #4 < 2(2wP) < 7
* Belgium/Wallonia #4(2w) < 3(2wP)
* Brazil #5(2wP) < 6(2w)
* Poland #5 < 10 < 3(P)
* Sweden #5 < #2(2w) < 1(d)
* Slovenia #5(2w) < 3(P)

NOW IN TOP 10:
* Czech Rep. #6(3wP) note: 1st 2w comb.
* Norway #6(3wP) < 7 < 23
* Greece #7(P) < 9 < 8
* Netherlands #7 < 10 < 6 < 1(d)
* Japan #10 < 9 < 6 < 3(P)
* Hungary #10(2w) < 9(P)

NOW OUT OF TOP 10:
* Canada #12 < 9 < 2(P)
* Belgium/Flanders #13 < 10 < 5 < 4(P)
* Switzerland #13 < 8 < 2(P)
* Finland #15 < 9(P) < 22
* France #16 < 10 < 4(P) < 5
* New Zealand #26 < 16 < 13 < 10(P)
* Denmark #16 < 4(3wP)
* USA #18 < 5 < 3(P)
* Mexico #22 < 20(P)
* Australia #25 < 20 < 17 < 10(P)
* UK #43 < 30 < 5 < 4(P)
* Ireland #65 < 30 < 22 < 18(P)
* Portugal NC(out of top 30) < #21 < 15(P)

Slovakia unknown?

Lowest "first week positions" were not based on the full week sales, but on one or just a few sale days...

NOW PEAKING (currently in its highest position):
Brazil
Czech
Greece
Italy
Norway

NOW CLIMBING (more than 2 positions):
Netherlands
Poland

NOW STEADY (climbing/falling maximum 1-2 positions):
Global album chart
Global track chart (Hold My Hand)
Austria
Belgium/Wallonia
Brazil
Czech Rep.
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Norway
Slovenia
Spain

NOW FALLING (more than 2 positions):
Australia
Belgium/Flanders
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Ireland
New Zealand
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
USA

IMO: Globally "Michael" is still selling very well so I really hope there will be the 2nd single soon because the album is very potential to sell for a longer time. I hope this chart situation just shows that Sony just doesn't want to promote it yet in the big countries before the 2nd single. Because its chart action is kinda opposite in many minor countries and it's still after 3 weeks #2 on the global album chart.
 
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Maksima40 said:
In Norway "Michael" is #6 for the third week in a row. Vision is still #1 on the Music DVD chart.
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It really looks like it is. I thought it's only 2rd week in a row. But it looks like it's charted 5 weeks there now. Album is being pretty steady last weeks all around except bigger countries (that need more promotion to have top 10 sales). I feel it won't probably just fall out in the biggest countries either.
 
With Britney's new single out now "Hold It Against Me" Any upbeat single needs to be released and NOW! Or we might not see MJ #1 this time around.
 
I'd like to put up a thread for my album chart updates. I think it would be great if there was album charts and single charts separately, then they could be updated by two different person. I could update my album chart thread once or twice a week.
 
mehdiblanket said:
Why there is no country from Africa ?
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As far as I know there's no official charts in Africa, not even in South Africa. Some airplay charts there are but there are so much airplay charts all around the world, it would be very tough. I'm interested in sales charts more because if something is selling well usually it's also played.
 
Topflux said:
As far as I know there's no official charts in Africa, not even in South Africa. Some airplay charts there are but there are so much airplay charts all around the world, it would be very tough. I'm interested in sales charts more because if something is selling well usually it's also played.
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South African Albums Chart

http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp

But "Michael" has not charted yet
 
Topflux said:
So, is that really 'official'? There are many album charts all around that are not official. Officiality means that it's objectively researched and collected.. It doesn't look like official also because Michael's album is not there. :lol:
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As far as i know it's the chart recognized as "official" by RISA
http://www.risa.org.za/

THIS IS IT peaked at #10 and spent 3 weeks on 10-19-17-out

Strange "Michael" has not charted yet
 
Topflux said:
As far as I know there's no official charts in Africa, not even in South Africa. Some airplay charts there are but there are so much airplay charts all around the world, it would be very tough. I'm interested in sales charts more because if something is selling well usually it's also played.
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You mean because it's poor continent?
That's why it's tough.
 
US Charts (Release Date 13/01)

BB 200 Albums
# 21 (18) Michael
#120 (131) Essential
#133 (142) Number Ones

BB Hot 100 Singles
#70 (#59) Hold My Hand

Top Catalog Albums
# 8 (13) The Essential Michael Jackson
#12 (16) Number Ones

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#42 (40) Hold My Hand

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
#8 (10) Michael
 
Some more interesting info relating to the 2010 end-of-year US album charts;

26+ Weeks on the Billboard 200 as a Catalog album in 2010:

52 Number Ones, Michael Jackson (2003)
50 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (1988)
48 Chronicle -- The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival (1976)
48 Greatest Hits, Guns 'N Roses (2004)
48 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1984)
42 Tha Carter III, Lil' Wayne (2008)
41 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast (2004)
40 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift (2006)
38 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson (2005)
35 Nothing But The Best, Frank Sinatra (2008)
33 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1994)
33 Love On The Inside, Sugarland (2008)
31 It's Time, Michael Buble (2005)
31 That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson (2008)
31 Thriller, Michael Jackson (1982)
30 Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd (1973)
30 Learn To Live, Darius Rucker (2008)
29 Oracular Spectacular, MGMT (2008)
28 Mothership, Led Zeppelin (2007)
27 Daughtry, Daughtry (2006)
26 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem (2005)


Courtesy of UKmix
 
mehdiblanket said:
You mean because it's poor continent?
That's why it's tough.
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Poor, yes, and also because there are no ways to collect objectively info. Some areas in some countries (in many more than African ones) are somehow 'fishy'. Also in some areas in the world the piracy kinda rules.
 
deano said:
Some more interesting info relating to the 2010 end-of-year US album charts;

26+ Weeks on the Billboard 200 as a Catalog album in 2010:

52 Number Ones, Michael Jackson (2003)
50 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (1988)
48 Chronicle -- The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival (1976)
48 Greatest Hits, Guns 'N Roses (2004)
48 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1984)
42 Tha Carter III, Lil' Wayne (2008)
41 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast (2004)
40 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift (2006)
38 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson (2005)
35 Nothing But The Best, Frank Sinatra (2008)
33 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1994)
33 Love On The Inside, Sugarland (2008)
31 It's Time, Michael Buble (2005)
31 That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson (2008)
31 Thriller, Michael Jackson (1982)
30 Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd (1973)
30 Learn To Live, Darius Rucker (2008)
29 Oracular Spectacular, MGMT (2008)
28 Mothership, Led Zeppelin (2007)
27 Daughtry, Daughtry (2006)
26 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem (2005)


Courtesy of UKmix
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Does that mean 'Number Ones' was charted all through the year, or what? Why it's so popular there? Is it cheap? Isn't Essential much better?
 
Topflux said:
Does that mean 'Number Ones' was charted all through the year, or what? Why it's so popular there? Is it cheap? Isn't Essential much better?
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N. Ones never left the Billboard 200 since 3 years, also Essential is back on since 4 four weeks after 2 months out of the chart.

ITALY

"Michael" still leads both italian album charts

Fimi 1-1-3-1-1-

Musica & Dischi 1-1-1-1-1-
http://notizie.virgilio.it/notizie/...fica_8_titoli_italiani_su_dieci,27848431.html

(Thanks to SimoneMJJ @ ukmix)
 
smooth_criminal05 said:
Sales Update From Sony:

Sony Music shipped 3.2 million albums globally and will likely have to ship more I'm told in the coming weeks. (this does not include China)

Total sales in the first week were 734,000 (#1 overall) in nations that release album sales to the public but if you include India, Russia (#1 debut), China, and other countries in Asia and South America, total sales are a staggering 1 million.

Sales in China have been astronomical from what I'm told. Sony China has shipped 2 million albums to the country, and first day sales alone exceeded 200,000. Final results will be reported next week and could approach 1 million for the first week (#1 selling music album in the country for the week).

Sales in Russia were also high (the album debuted #1 here) selling well over 20,000 copies in it's first week.

I am told that by Summer 2011 when promotions will level off, Sony will have shipped over 7-8 million albums around the planet with sales near or possibly over 5 million.
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Smooth - Would you happen to have any further updates regarding the sales figures for China and Russia?
 
Fyi, 'Michael' is #3 this week in terms of worldwide sales according to Media Traffic. Here are the top 3:

Rihanna - Loud - 145K
Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning - 99K
Michael Jackson - Michael - 93K
 
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