Just hours after his death at 2:26pm PDT on Thursday, various Michael Jackson albums quickly ascended Apple’s iTunes Music Store’s “Top Albums” list, with Jackson’s landmark “Thriller” hitting #1.
These albums are moving up the charts rapidly, but currently:
• #1: “Thriller“
• #4: “The Essential Michael Jackson“
• #8: “Thriller (25th Anniversary, Zombie Cover)“
• #15: “Off The Wall“
• #16: “Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection“
• #19: “Number Ones“
• #26: “Bad“
• #35: “Michael Jackson Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1“
• #39: “Dangerous“
• #47: “Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition]“
• #64: “Off the Wall (Special Edition)“
• #79: “Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection“
That’s 3 albums in the Top 10, 6 in the Top 20, 9 in the Top 40, and 12 in the Top 100.
Michael Jackson at age 10: The Jackson 5 – “Who’s Loving You“
Direct link to video via YouTube here.
UPDATE: 10:33pm EDT:
• #1: “Thriller“
• #2: “The Essential Michael Jackson“
• #7: “Thriller (25th Anniversary, Zombie Cover)“
• #8: “Off The Wall“
• #10: “Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection“
• #12: “Number Ones“
• #20: “Bad“
• #23: “Michael Jackson Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1“
• #25: “Dangerous“
• #30: “Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition]“
• #39: “Off the Wall (Special Edition)“
• #44: “Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection“
• #66: “History: Past, Present and Future, Book 1“
• #81: “Invincible“
• #94: “Thriller (25th Anniversary)“
That’s 5 albums in the Top 10, 7 in the Top 20, 11 in the Top 40, and 15 in the Top 100.
UPDATE: Friday, June 26, 2009, 1:35pm EDT:
• #1: “The Essential Michael Jackson“
• #2: “Thriller“
• #3: “Number Ones“
• #4: “Off The Wall“
• #5: “Thriller (25th Anniversary, Zombie Cover)“
• #6: “Bad“
• #7: “Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection“
• #10: “Dangerous“
• #11: “Michael Jackson Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1“
• #14: “Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection“
• #15: “Off the Wall (Special Edition)“
• #18: “Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition]“
• #19: “History: Past, Present and Future, Book 1“
• #20: “Thriller (25th Anniversary)“
• #21: “Invincible“
• #39: “Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson“
• #49: “Anthology: Jackson 5“
• #50: “Michael Jackson: Gold“
• #51: “20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection” The Best of The Jackson 5“
• #83: “Greatest Hits – Jackson 5“
• #86: “Blood on the Dance Floor / History in the Mix“
That’s 8 albums in the Top 10, 14 in the Top 20, 16 in the Top 40, and 21 in the Top 100.
