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Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Record

As predicted, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts.

Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house Jackson-related titles when the tally is released in the early morning on Wednesday (July 1). Nielsen SoundScan’s sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday (June 28) night.
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Jackson himself has a record eight out of the top 10, while a Jackson 5 compilation also finds its way into the upper tier.

The King of Pop’s “Number Ones” will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 (an increase of 2,340%) while “The Essential Michael Jackson” and “Thriller” are in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots with 102,000 and 101,000, respectively. Last week “Number Ones” was the only Jackson title on the chart, at No. 20 with 4,000 copies; both “Essential” and “Thriller” re-enter the tally this week.

Additionally, his classic 1979 studio set “Off the Wall” re-enters at No. 4 with 33,000 while his 1987 album “Bad” returns at No. 6 with 17,000. At No. 5, the Jackson 5′s “The Ultimate Collection” debuts with 18,000. Jackson’s fourth studio album for Epic Records, 1991′s “Dangerous,” re-enters at No. 7 with 14,000 while his 2001 compilation “Greatest Hits: HIStory — Volume 1″ also comes back to the list at No. 8 with 12,000. Finally, Jackson’s 2004 box set “The Ultimate Collection” charts its first week on the Pop Catalog chart, arriving at No. 9 with 11,000.

The lone non-Jackson-related set in the top 10 is a reissue of the “Woodstock” movie soundtrack, which bows at No. 10 with 8,000.

Collectively, Jackson’s solo albums sold 422,000 this past week. That’s extraordinary, since his titles sold a combined 10,000 in the week that ended June 21. Of the 422,000 total, 57% were digital downloads.

Additionally, the 422,000 albums sold just last week is nearly 42% more than what Jackson’s catalog had sold the the entire year up through June 21 (297,000).

Speaking of digital albums, on the Top Digital Albums chart, Jackson has a record six out of the top 10 slots, including the entire top four. “The Essential Michael Jackson” leads the Top Digital Albums list with 80,000 downloads sold, while “Thriller” is No. 2 with 57,000.

With the Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” moving back to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart with 88,000, this week marks the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began compiling data in 1991 that a catalog album has sold more than the No. 1 current set on the Billboard 200 albums chart. (All three of Jackson’s top sellers on the Pop Catalog chart outsell “The E.N.D.”)

Ironically, the feat almost occurred when Jackson re-issued “Thriller” in February 2008. The set relaunched with 166,000, re-entering at No. 1 on the Top Pop Catalog chart. That week, Jack Johnson’s “Sleep Through the Static” led the Billboard 200 chart with 180,000 while Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” was at No. 2 with 115,000.

Catalog albums are ineligible to appear on the Billboard 200 albums chart, though they can chart on the all-encompassing Top Comprehensive Albums list. On the latter chart, Jackson’s “Number Ones,” “Essential” and “Thriller” are at Nos. 1-3, followed by the Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” at No. 4.

Jackson places a record 25 songs on the 75-position Hot Digital Songs chart (21 solo hits and four with his siblings), smashing the mark of 14 charting titles established by David Cook in the June 7, 2008 issue. Jackson’s Halloween radio staple, “Thriller,” moves 167,000, which is good for second place on the chart behind the 203,000 shifted by the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.”

“Thriller” was also Jackson’s best seller in the week before his death with 5,000 downloads, which translates to a 3,551% jump. Jackson’s total volume of downloads this week — including his tracks with the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons — account for 2.6 million downloads, a remarkable number considering last week’s cumulative sum was 48,000. Moreover, Jackson becomes the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week.

Besides “Thriller,” Jackson places five other songs in the top 10 including “Man In The Mirror” (No. 3, 165,000), “Billie Jean” (No. 4, 158,000), “The Way You Make Me Feel” (No. 6, 136,000), “Beat It” (No. 7, 134,000) and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (No. 8, 125,000).

Not surprisingly, each of the tracks in the top 10 of Hot Digital Songs were among the top 10 most-played Jackson selections at radio following his passing. According to research provided by Nielsen BDS of monitored airplay from over 1,600 terrestrial and satellite radio stations and cable music channels, “Billie Jean” was the Jackson track with the most spins for the week ending June 28 with 4,540 — 97% of which occurred after news of his death became public. The track posted only 318 plays in the prior week.

Sirius XM Radio to Launch the Michael Jackson tribute Channel

The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel will launch on Saturday, June 27 at 12:01 am ET and air through Monday, June 29 at 11:59 pm ET on Heart & Soul, SIRIUS channel 51 and XM channel 62, and will honor the legendary career of Michael Jackson who passed away on June 25, 2009.

The channel features Jackson’s solo work, as well as recordings from The Jackson 5, interviews and stories from other artists, plus other unique content that celebrated Jackson’s musical contributions. Music industry legend Quincy Jones, who produced Thriller, among other Jackson solo albums, served as Executive Advisor, providing counsel on the channel’s creative direction and structure.

In addition, listeners will hear Quincy Jones discuss two Michael Jackson albums he produced, Off the Wall and Thriller. Jones will share the inspiration for both albums as he takes listeners track by track during the special on Monday, June 29 at 9:00 pm ET on The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel. The Quincy Jones special will also air on Tuesday, June 30 at 3:00 pm ET, Wednesday, July 1 at 9:00 am ET and Thursday, July 2 at 9:00 pm ET on Heart & Soul, SIRIUS channel 51 and XM channel 62.

The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel will feature special programming from the XM archives.

SIRIUS XM began broadcasting special Michael Jackson programming across a wide range of its commercial-free music channels on Friday, June 25. Various channels devoted special features to the “King of Pop” with tributes, personal memories, favorite songs and more.


We at Hiphopspy support Sirius XM Radio, the future of radio and we take our hats off for them to dedicate a whole channel to the late Michael Jackson the Greatest Entertainer of All Time and for the record commercial radio stations SUCK worse than ever.

Random Hip Hop artists Twitter Comments on the Passing of the King

With reactions coming from everywhere and being shown on every outlet, networks scrambled to get the most significant interviews.The hip-hop community, being in touch with social media outlets, was able to deliver its reactions even before mainstream news outlets like CNN could even confirm the validity of the story. Featured here, are some reactions from the hip-hop community that came in the earliest stages of the Michael Jackson story yesterday afternoon, via Twitter:
RIP Michael Jackson. Greatest performer ever. – Talib Kweli
Man, this is so crazy… my fam is def hard hit by this news… he was around the fam for so many years
thanks for the messages, wow… I know him as a good dude, down to earth… relatable… and a Biggie fan:) RIP MJ, -Quincy Jones III
MY DELAYED TWITT IS AS A RESULT OF STILL BEING IN DIBELIEF…MICHAEL JACKSON UR THE GREATEST TALENT EVER KNOWN 2 MANKIND.R.I.P. & GOD BLESS. – Busta Rhymes
Michael Jackson showed me that you can actually see the beat. He made the music come to life!! He made me believe in magic. I will miss him! – Diddy
Michael Jackson dead at 50. The GREATEST. Celebrate his life with me: – Rhymefest
the most famous/well known person of our generation…it just dont seem real.. - Wale
long live the king! – Jay Electronica
If it were not for Michael Jackson I would not be where or who I am today.His Music and Legacy will live on Forever. Prayers to the fam R.I.P. – Ludacris
I hope for the best, but prepare for the worst… R.I.P Michael Jackson. The best ever!!! – Joell Ortiz
some people u never thought would go.. some people seem immortal..some build legacies that’ll never die.. what r u doing while you’re here ? -Joe Budden
i know we make light of me never getting sleep and overworking. but i’ll say that he didn’t go in vein. i will do my best to slow down as to
not overwork myself to the point in which i can’t even enjoy life anymore. im am devastated over this but we all have memories. i just hope
that he will get due justice in all the press memorials and whatnot. i know he was mired in controversy the last decade of his life
but i think its time we let him rest in peace and learn to separate the ART and the ARTIST. –that is the MJ i will forever remember.
QuestLove
Celebrating the legacy that is michael jackson with @chuckisdope and tiger woods – Asher Roth
I’m n the most Non HOMOEST WAY I LOVE MICHEAL JACKSON – Mistah FAB

Michael Jackson dead at age 50.

The death of a legend. Completely unexpected. Extremely sad day for hip hop.

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Quincy Jones says he lost his little brother and a part of his soul today.

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Michael collapsed after he suffered a cardiac arrest around noon at his Holmby Hills (L.A.) home but paramedics were unable to revive him.

Jackson had no pulse when paramedics arrived, they were not able to re-start his heart.

@THEREALDWELE There’s only a couple people in this world that are supposed to be immortal…we just lost one

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.

Paramedics were called to a home in the 100 block of Carolwood Drive off Sunset Boulevard.

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Michael was taken from his home to UCLA Medical Center, about 2 1/2 miles / a six-minute drive. UCLA staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We’re told one of the staff members at Jackson’s home called 911.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

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We’ll see you at the Crossroads. God Bless.

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Michael Jackson postpones start of his This Is It 50-concert run at Londons O2 Arena

Michael Jackson has purportedly postponed the launch of his “This Is It” 50-concert run at London’s O2 Arena. Some speculate the delay is due to health concern but AEG promoters claim it’s a production issue.

The first concert is pushed back five nights, while three other early-July shows have been postponed until March 2010.

“We wanted to ensure that all of Michael’s fans attending the concerts get the same quality in staging and level of entertainment,” promoters AEG Live said in a statement.

“It is AEG Live’s sincere hope that those lucky enough to have purchased tickets will have enough time to change their personal schedules and travel plans if they are coming from outside of London.

We understand the inconvenience this may have caused and for this reason we have secured some excellent hotel deals for Michael Jackson fans traveling to London on these rescheduled dates.”