King of Pop Still Atop Pop Charts With Fifth Best Sales Week in ‘09
Despite a lack of any substantiative new material, ‘Michael Jackson‘s This Is It‘ soundtrack debuts big on the Billboard album charts, proving that people are still inexplicably clamoring for Michael Jackson’s catalogue of past hits rather than holding out for new/original material.
As for Jay-Z, while, other artists saw double digit declines in their sales this week, Jay slides six places to number 10 but only felt a 5% sales slide comparatively:
“This Is It” will debut atop the Billboard 200 albums chart released today (Nov. 4) with an eye-popping 373,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan — the fifth-best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year.
The companion album to the musical documentary film of the same name is Jackson’s sixth No. 1 on the tally and it arrives with his best sales frame for an album since 1995’s “HIStory” started atop the Billboard 200 with 391,000 copies.
Jay-Z Remains in Top 10:
Rounding out the top 10 is Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3,” which slides six places to No. 10 with 41,000 (down 5%).
Michael Jackson Hits No. 1 On Billboard 200 With ‘This Is It‘ [Billboard]