Sales of Jackson Albums Soared Last Week

(AP)  Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week - nearly double his sales from the previous week.

Jackson is claiming the entire Top 10 roster on the Top Catalog Album chart this week.

His "Number Ones" collection is the top seller, followed by "Thriller." Solo albums occupy every position but No. 7, where the Jackson 5's "Ultimate Collection" album resides.

Data from the week ending Sunday - the first full week since Jackson's June 25 death - shows physical albums accounted for 80 percent of his sales.

On Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart, Jackson holds five out of the top 10 slots, with "Man in the Mirror" leading as his top-selling digital download song of the week.

Four Jackson CDs also are in the top 10 albums sold on iTunes, and five of the top 10 singles for the week ending Monday.

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[timaran]

by earth562 July 8, 2009 7:23 PM PDT
Did something happen to Michael Jackson ?
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LOL. Sad, but funny.

[AttentionDeficit]

Apparently for Michael Jackson, like Elvis before him, death is a good career move

[earth562]

Did something happen to Michael Jackson ?

[gwstix]

People who just bought his CDs are not true fans. Just opportunists. I still have his Off the Wall & Thriller LPs and CDs. On his death: shocked at first, denial that he's gone, and then sad of the reality....1 hour later, I moved on with my life. I'll remember him, but I got my own stuff to deal with along with the world's mess in the news.

[avigil2]

Wow! Just one hour later. That's pretty impressive, even for someone with a black heart made of stone.

[whitemale08]

Long live the KING!

[avigil2]

That would be "The King of Pop".