6 Million 'Number Ones’ And Counting
Saturday, 15 January 2005
By Amit Khanna
King Of Pop registers on numerous Year-End Charts as ‘Number Ones’ album shifts 6 million units worldwide
With 2004 now a wrap, Michael Jackson has a reason to smile as a slew of his music releases (from both past and present) charted so consistently throughout the year that he placed in the Top 10 on numerous Year-End Charts around the world. As an added bonus, the artist’s 2003 Epic/Sony release Number Ones hit the 6 million unit mark worldwide giving Jackson his third multi-platinum album of the 00’s.
United Kingdom
With cumulative sales of approximately 2 million units (CD and DVD), the success of Michael Jackson’s Number Ones project in the UK is nothing short of exemplary. In fact, according to figures released by BPI/Official UK Charts Company, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was the UK's fifth best selling album of the year (Oct 2003 to Sept 2004.)
Jackson also received another distinction as (for the second year in a row) he placed the most number of albums on the UK End Of Year Top 200 Album Chart with Number Ones, Thriller, and The Very Best Of The Jacksons all making the cut. It’s worth noting that in 2003, Jackson similarly achieved this feat with four entries (more than any other artist) as Number Ones, Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I, Thriller, and Off The Wall all made the Year End Chart that year as well.
With an impressive six Jackson albums that entered the UK Top 75 Album Chart, 2004 was a year full of chart surprises to say the least:
- Off The Wall re-entered the album chart in July 2004 peaking at #13;
- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #7 in July 2004 eventually being certified UK Gold by the BPI;
- Thriller spent a cumulative three months inside the Top 75 peaking at #36;
- Bad re-entered the chart in January 2004 peaking at #61;
- The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) boxed set peaked at #10 and #75 on the UK R&B Album Chart and UK Top 75 Album Chart respectively (the only boxed set to crack the Top 75 Album Chart in 2004); and
- Number Ones continued it’s lengthy residency on the charts becoming the artist’s sixth 5X platinum* album in the UK to date.
With over 1.6 million units sold and counting, the success of the Number Ones CD in the UK shows no signs of abating as just recently, the album kicked off 2005 by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53.
Australia
From the land up top to the land down under, 2004 was also a great year for Michael Jackson in Australia . Not only did the artist’s triple platinum* Number Ones album mark it’s 58th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart but his Number Ones DVD was also named the #1 Best Selling Music DVD of the Year by the ARIA.
With three Jackson albums hitting the charts in 2004, Jackson ’s chart performance in Australia looked exactly like this:
- Number Ones enjoyed a lengthy residency on the charts becoming the 53rd Best Selling Album of the Year and 6th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year (an almost identical distinction the album received in 2003 when after only six weeks of release, it was named the 52nd Best Selling Album of the Year and 9th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year by the ARIA);
- Thriller spent a cumulative five months inside the Top 40 of ARIA Urban Album Chart peaking at #22; and
- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #15 and #3 on the ARIA Top 100 Album Chart and ARIA Urban Album Chart respectively with set notching gold* status.
With the 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD marking it’s 55th week on the ARIA Music DVD Chart and the Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons CD’s still holding strong after their 60th and 25th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart, 2005 looks to be another year of solid chart activity for the King Of Pop in Australia.
Not to be overlooked, honorable mentions must go to sister country New Zealand where both Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons were certified double platinum and gold respectively last year.
USA
In 2004, Michael Jackson was also no stranger to the U.S. music charts as his platinum* Number Ones album and triple platinum* Number Ones DVD were just two of many releases which kept the artist well represented on the charts:
- Number Ones (DVD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in January 2004 eventually scanning a cumulative 250,000 units by the end of the year;
- Number Ones (CD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart in January 2004 with the album scanning over 800,000 units in the USA to date;
- The One (DVD), a commercial release of the artist’s Number Ones CBS TV special, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in March 2004;
- Thriller spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #22;
- The Ultimate Collection (4CD/DVD) boxed set peaked at #22, #48 and #154 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart, Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and Billboard 200 respectively. The five disc collection has scanned over 40,000 units since it’s release in November 2004; and
- Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume I spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #28.
With over 5 million Epic/Sony era CD’s scanned in the United States over the past three years (November 2001 - November 2004) and counting, Jackson ’s chart activity in his home country is another example of his enduring appeal.
Europe
2004 was also an accomplished year for Michael Jackson across Europe as his triple platinum* Number Ones CD and The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD) boxed set both made their mark on music charts across the continent:
- In Ireland, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD accumulated 37 weeks on the Top 50 Album Chart and ended the year as Ireland's 33rd best selling album of the year (a significant achievement considering the CD was Ireland's 9th best selling album of 2003.) Elsewhere on the charts, Off The Wall re-entered the Top 50 Album chart in July 2004 peaking at #12 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) rounded out the year peaking at #71;
- In France, Number Ones peaked at #5 on the Top 40 Compilation Album Chart while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) similarly made an impressive showing peaking at #29;
- In Spain , Number Ones (both the CD and DVD) were certified with a double dose of gold. The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD), meanwhile, peaked at #57; and
- In Greece, Number Ones spent three months on the album chart peaking at #6 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) peaked at #37.
Elsewhere across Europe ( Italy , Austria , Denmark , Switzerland , Belgium , Holland , Norway , The Czech Republic, Germany , and the Netherlands ) Number Ones also made it's mark as the album shifted gold and/or platinum sales in each country.
Japan
According to figures released by ORICON, Michael Jackson's Number Ones was Japan 's 13th Best Selling Album for the first half of 2004. With The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) recently debuting at #47 on the Top 50 Album Chart, Jackson 's Japanese chart action in 2004 was exceptional as the platinum honors continued to grow.
Summary
From Australia (where the triple platinum* Numbers Ones CD and 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD enjoyed a year long stay on the charts) to the UK (where the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was named the 5th Best Selling Album of 2003/2004 by the Official UK Charts Company) to the United States (where the platinum* Number Ones CD and 3X* platinum Number Ones DVD became the latest additions in a string of the artist's platinum/multi-platinum releases) 2004 was a year brimming with professional accomplishments for the King Of Pop.
With 2005 already in progress, Michael Jackson might be pleased to know that his Number Ones album kicked off the new year by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53 (climbing to #48 this week) while Number Ones moved ahead to #12 on Australia’s ARIA Urban Album Chart.
Just a reminder that like the artist on stage, the record continues to spin.
Source: MJJSource
* Certification figure based on shipment information compiled in each respective country/territory.
Saturday, 15 January 2005
By Amit Khanna
King Of Pop registers on numerous Year-End Charts as ‘Number Ones’ album shifts 6 million units worldwide
With 2004 now a wrap, Michael Jackson has a reason to smile as a slew of his music releases (from both past and present) charted so consistently throughout the year that he placed in the Top 10 on numerous Year-End Charts around the world. As an added bonus, the artist’s 2003 Epic/Sony release Number Ones hit the 6 million unit mark worldwide giving Jackson his third multi-platinum album of the 00’s.
United Kingdom
With cumulative sales of approximately 2 million units (CD and DVD), the success of Michael Jackson’s Number Ones project in the UK is nothing short of exemplary. In fact, according to figures released by BPI/Official UK Charts Company, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was the UK's fifth best selling album of the year (Oct 2003 to Sept 2004.)
Jackson also received another distinction as (for the second year in a row) he placed the most number of albums on the UK End Of Year Top 200 Album Chart with Number Ones, Thriller, and The Very Best Of The Jacksons all making the cut. It’s worth noting that in 2003, Jackson similarly achieved this feat with four entries (more than any other artist) as Number Ones, Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I, Thriller, and Off The Wall all made the Year End Chart that year as well.
With an impressive six Jackson albums that entered the UK Top 75 Album Chart, 2004 was a year full of chart surprises to say the least:
- Off The Wall re-entered the album chart in July 2004 peaking at #13;
- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #7 in July 2004 eventually being certified UK Gold by the BPI;
- Thriller spent a cumulative three months inside the Top 75 peaking at #36;
- Bad re-entered the chart in January 2004 peaking at #61;
- The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) boxed set peaked at #10 and #75 on the UK R&B Album Chart and UK Top 75 Album Chart respectively (the only boxed set to crack the Top 75 Album Chart in 2004); and
- Number Ones continued it’s lengthy residency on the charts becoming the artist’s sixth 5X platinum* album in the UK to date.
With over 1.6 million units sold and counting, the success of the Number Ones CD in the UK shows no signs of abating as just recently, the album kicked off 2005 by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53.
Australia
From the land up top to the land down under, 2004 was also a great year for Michael Jackson in Australia . Not only did the artist’s triple platinum* Number Ones album mark it’s 58th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart but his Number Ones DVD was also named the #1 Best Selling Music DVD of the Year by the ARIA.
With three Jackson albums hitting the charts in 2004, Jackson ’s chart performance in Australia looked exactly like this:
- Number Ones enjoyed a lengthy residency on the charts becoming the 53rd Best Selling Album of the Year and 6th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year (an almost identical distinction the album received in 2003 when after only six weeks of release, it was named the 52nd Best Selling Album of the Year and 9th Best Selling Urban Album of the Year by the ARIA);
- Thriller spent a cumulative five months inside the Top 40 of ARIA Urban Album Chart peaking at #22; and
- The Very Best Of The Jacksons peaked at #15 and #3 on the ARIA Top 100 Album Chart and ARIA Urban Album Chart respectively with set notching gold* status.
With the 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD marking it’s 55th week on the ARIA Music DVD Chart and the Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons CD’s still holding strong after their 60th and 25th week on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album Chart, 2005 looks to be another year of solid chart activity for the King Of Pop in Australia.
Not to be overlooked, honorable mentions must go to sister country New Zealand where both Number Ones and The Very Best Of The Jacksons were certified double platinum and gold respectively last year.
USA
In 2004, Michael Jackson was also no stranger to the U.S. music charts as his platinum* Number Ones album and triple platinum* Number Ones DVD were just two of many releases which kept the artist well represented on the charts:
- Number Ones (DVD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in January 2004 eventually scanning a cumulative 250,000 units by the end of the year;
- Number Ones (CD) hit the #1 position on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart in January 2004 with the album scanning over 800,000 units in the USA to date;
- The One (DVD), a commercial release of the artist’s Number Ones CBS TV special, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart in March 2004;
- Thriller spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #22;
- The Ultimate Collection (4CD/DVD) boxed set peaked at #22, #48 and #154 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart, Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and Billboard 200 respectively. The five disc collection has scanned over 40,000 units since it’s release in November 2004; and
- Greatest Hits: HIStory Volume I spent a cumulative two months inside the Top 50 of the Billboard Pop Catalog Chart peaking at #28.
With over 5 million Epic/Sony era CD’s scanned in the United States over the past three years (November 2001 - November 2004) and counting, Jackson ’s chart activity in his home country is another example of his enduring appeal.
Europe
2004 was also an accomplished year for Michael Jackson across Europe as his triple platinum* Number Ones CD and The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD) boxed set both made their mark on music charts across the continent:
- In Ireland, the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD accumulated 37 weeks on the Top 50 Album Chart and ended the year as Ireland's 33rd best selling album of the year (a significant achievement considering the CD was Ireland's 9th best selling album of 2003.) Elsewhere on the charts, Off The Wall re-entered the Top 50 Album chart in July 2004 peaking at #12 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) rounded out the year peaking at #71;
- In France, Number Ones peaked at #5 on the Top 40 Compilation Album Chart while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) similarly made an impressive showing peaking at #29;
- In Spain , Number Ones (both the CD and DVD) were certified with a double dose of gold. The Ultimate Collection (4CD/1 DVD), meanwhile, peaked at #57; and
- In Greece, Number Ones spent three months on the album chart peaking at #6 while The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) peaked at #37.
Elsewhere across Europe ( Italy , Austria , Denmark , Switzerland , Belgium , Holland , Norway , The Czech Republic, Germany , and the Netherlands ) Number Ones also made it's mark as the album shifted gold and/or platinum sales in each country.
Japan
According to figures released by ORICON, Michael Jackson's Number Ones was Japan 's 13th Best Selling Album for the first half of 2004. With The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD) recently debuting at #47 on the Top 50 Album Chart, Jackson 's Japanese chart action in 2004 was exceptional as the platinum honors continued to grow.
Summary
From Australia (where the triple platinum* Numbers Ones CD and 8X platinum* Number Ones DVD enjoyed a year long stay on the charts) to the UK (where the 5X platinum* Number Ones CD was named the 5th Best Selling Album of 2003/2004 by the Official UK Charts Company) to the United States (where the platinum* Number Ones CD and 3X* platinum Number Ones DVD became the latest additions in a string of the artist's platinum/multi-platinum releases) 2004 was a year brimming with professional accomplishments for the King Of Pop.
With 2005 already in progress, Michael Jackson might be pleased to know that his Number Ones album kicked off the new year by re-entering the UK Top 75 Album Chart at #53 (climbing to #48 this week) while Number Ones moved ahead to #12 on Australia’s ARIA Urban Album Chart.
Just a reminder that like the artist on stage, the record continues to spin.
Source: MJJSource
* Certification figure based on shipment information compiled in each respective country/territory.
Vastaukset 14
Vanhimmat
Whitney Houstonin ja Celine Dionin kokoelma albumit ovat myyneet suurinpiirtein samanverran. Joten ei tuota Jackon levyä voi ainakaan floppina pitää. Ellei noita aikaisempia Special Edition versioita eri albumeista olisi julkaistu, olisi Jackon kokoelma varmaan myynyt varmaan tuplasti sen mitä nyt. Uutta musiikkia kehiin Jacko! Mutta ensin tuo kiusallinen case alta pois, jos se vain onnistuu...
Latasin tänään netistä Xscape-biisin, kappale on ihan ehtaa Michael Jacksonia. Mielestäni olisi ollut parempi jos MJ olisi julkaissut uuden albumin eikä tuota boxia. Sillä jos kerran pöytälaatikossa on tuommoisia biisejä enemmänkin kuten "Xscape", "Cheater" tai "We`ve Had Enough" niin varmaan niistä olisi saanut täysin uuden albumin? Eihän albumilla välttämättä tarvitse olla kuin 8-10 kappaletta. Uusi (lyhytkin) albumi olisi ollut kunniakkaampi julkaisu kuin tuommoinen Extra-super laatikko. Tai olisi edes sijoittanut nuo mainitsemani kappaleet tuohon 2003 julkaistuun kokoelmaan. Tosin "Xscapea" ei taida löytyä edes tuolta "Ultimate Collection" boxilta?
kirjoita suomeksi ku suomessa ollaan.Eihän se boxisetin julkaisu ollut yhtään huono idea. Jacksonin piti julkaista "invincible"-albumin jälkeen vielä kaksi albumia että hän olisi vapaa mies sonyn orjuudesta.Ja kuten olet lukenut (toivon mukaan ) sonyn ja jacksonin keskinäisistä vihanpidosta niin jackson EI halunnut julkaista sonyn alla enää yhtään varsinaista UUTTA albumia joten hän valitsi julkaistavaksi kaksi best of-plättyä. Mielestäni tuo valinta oli hyvä siinä mielessä , että jos jackson olisi julkaissut UUDEN albumin niin ei sony olisi sitä markkinoinut hyvin, kuten kävi "Invincible"-albuminkin kanssa.
Juuh, Xscape on ihan kiva kappale. Sen oli ilmeisesti tarkoitus tulle 2001 julkaistulle 'Invincible'-levylle, mutta lopulta hyllytettiin. Sitten pari vuotta myöhemmin joku ilmeisesti studiossa levyä mukana nauhoittamassa ollut päätti vuotaa sen nettiin. Michael ei oikein tykännyt siitä ja vaati että fani-sivustot ja foorumit estäisivät kaikilla tavoilla biisin leviämisen. Turhaan... Ilmeisesti nettiin vuotanut Xscape ei ollut kuitenkaan vielä valmis versio ja Michael oli kuulema jo tehnytkin siitä uudemman ja erillaisen version. Tosin olen kuullut huhuja että Xscapen uusi versio on myös hyllytetty demon vuotamisen vuoksi. Aika näyttää...
Hippo, oletko muuten kuullut MJ:n kappaleen 'Shout'? Senkin oli tarkoitus tulle Invincible-levylle, mutta vaihdettiin eriin viime tipassa. Se julkaistiin myöhemmin euroopassa 'Cry'-singlen extrana. Ihan kiva kappale sekin.
Paha kyllä, en ole kuullut "Shout" kappaleesta...
Mutta, mutta... Eikös boxin julkaisu nimenomaan ollut Jackon oma idea, ja sopimus Sonyn kanssa oli jo ohi? Nuo ongelmat Sonyn kanssa liittyi vaan silloiseen pomo-mieheen (Mottolaan muistaakseni?) ja tyyppi ei enään kuulu Sonyn johtoon?
Eiköhän tuo Sonyn markkinointi ollut ihan asiallista tasoa "Invinciblen" kanssa? MJ-fanit ja Jacko etsivät vain syypäätä huonoon myyntiin. Koko maailma tiesi että Jackolta on tuullut uusi lätty, joten seli, seli...
Artisti on itse vastuussa musiikkinsa myynnistä, jos levyt ei mene kaupaksi on vika jossain muualla kuin levy-yhtiön puutteellisesssa markkinoinnissa. Ehkäpä noin voisikin olla jonkin tuntemattoman artistin kanssa jota kansa ei tunne, mutta MJ:n ja hänen julkaisunsa tuntevat ihan kaikki... En tiedä mitään muuta fani-porukaa joka lähtisi mielenosoituksiin levy-yhtiötä vastaan jne.
Ei kaikki Jackon albumit voi olla Thillerin tasoisia myynniltään tai laadultaa, se on vaan nieltävä. Kaikkien artistien kohdalla suosio kääntyy jossain vaiheessa laskuun ja levymyynti myös. Jacko ei ole tässä mielessä muita kummallisempi. Paitsi ehkä ihan kamalan imagon takia joka ei voi olla vaikuttamatta menestykseen. Vaan hyvinhän näyttää levyt myyvän, vaikka naama onkin äänestetty USA:n rumimmaksi ja syyteet on niskassa.
Jos lasketaan, että Sonyn ja Jacksonin välinen sopimus kattoi 7 albumia, niin lista on tässä: Dangerous, HIStory (2 CD:tä), BOTDF, Invincible, Number Ones sekä The Ultimate Collection. Ennen TUC:n julkaisua siis albumeita oli kasassa vasta 6, ja sopimus edellytti yhtä lisää. Niinpä Michael päätti julkaista TUC:n. =)
Ja vielä Invinciblen markkinoinnista.. kyllähän sitä mainostettiin, mutta kovin vähän verrattuna muihin albumeihin. Esim. ei TV-mainoksia, ei tehosoittoa radiossa ym. Mutta siitäkin huolimatta ei se levy nyt niin huonosti myynyt: tähän mennessä sitä on myyty kuulemma 8 MILJOONAA kappaletta, mikä on lähes tuplasti mm. Christina Aguileran myyntiluvut. Flopista on siis turha puhua, vaikka Invincible myikin muihin Jacksonin albumeihin nähden selvästi vähemmän. Ajat muuttuvat.
siis Sony-sopimuksen listalta unohtui Greatest Hits, joka ilmestyi muistaakseni BOTDF:n jälkeen, ja oli sopimuksen 4. albumi.
'Number Ones' oli viimeinen levy Sonyn ja MJ:n 7 albumin sopimuksessa koska 'Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1' lasketaan omaksi levykseen.
MJJF foorumiin kirjoittava MJJSPEED, jolla on yhteyksiä Sonyyn, kertoi että MJ ja Sony tekivät viime vuonna jonkilaisen lisäsopimuksen joka sisälsi ainoastaan The Ultimate Collection box setin julkaisun. Eli MJ ei ole tällä hetkellä velkaa yhtään albumia Sonylle.
Ja vielä Invincible levystä. Pahin haitta minkä Sony teki levylle oli se että se esti Michaelia julkaisemasta lisää singlejä ja musiikkivideoita. Normaalisti MJ:n levyiltä on julkaistu 6-9 singleä, nyt ainoastaan 2 euroopassa ja USA:ssa ei yhtään oikeea single julkaisua. Singlenä julkaistut biisit eivät sitä paitsi olleet levyn vahvimpia. Myös aikaisemmmin MJ:n levyt ovat olleet usean vuoden projekteja, mutta nyt Sony lopetti totaalisesti kaiken markkinoinnin jo parin kuukauden kuluttua julkaisusta.
Okei, mutta eikös tosiaan nuo tupla albumitkin lasketa vaan yhdeksi julkaisuksi vaikka sisällä onkin kaksi cd:tä? Muutoinhan TUC:ia voisi pitää neljänä albumina kun siinä on 4 cd:tä.
Tuon Christina Aguileran levymyynti on yhteensä ollut jotain 30 miljoonan luokkaa, Jackolla tuo taitaa olla jotain 200-240? Ajattelin että nuo myynti luvut voivat heitellä eri lähteistä riippuen paljonkin jos niihin lasketaan myös sinkut ja dvd-julkaisut mukaan.
Joten kyllä Xtina häviää kevyesti muille artisteille, ja varsinkin Jackolle levymyynnissä. Toki noilla sinkuilla on oma merkityksensä, jos ne ei pääse top-10 listalle niin albumikaan ei myy.
oliks kirjottanu nuo kaikki?aika pitkä präntti!!!!!!!!!!!
USA
Sales For The Week Ending January 9th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: January 22, 2005.
Note: This tally does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), certain music DVD titles (eg. The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc.), and material recorded with The Jacksons and Jackson 5.
Rank, Title, Sales This Week, Sales Last Week, +/- percentage
MICHAEL JACKSON - 14,544 units
1. Number Ones: 4,963 (6296) (-29%)
2. Thriller (Special Edition): 3,819 (4468) (-17%)
3. Number Ones (DVD): 2,215 (3034) (-37%)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,358 (1779) (-31%)
5. Off the Wall (Special Edition): 556 (739) (-33%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (DVD): 544 (669) (-23%)
7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (DVD): 378 (488) (-29%)
8. Bad (Special Edition): 254 (310) (-22%)
9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 192 (269) (-40%)
10. Invincible: 122 (156) (-28%)
11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 107 (155) (-45%)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 36 (53) (-47%)
How Michael's superstar peers performed last week:
MADONNA - 7,695 units
1. The Immaculate Collection: 3,663 (-14%)
2. GHV2: 817 (-20%)
3. Remixed & Revisited: 258 (-27%)
4. Ray of Light: 255 (-18%)
5. American Life: 248 (-37%)
6. Something to Remember: 243 (-25%)
7. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 242 (-38%)
8. Like a Virgin: 223 (-28%)
9. True Blue: 198 (-18%)
10. Music: 170 (-30%)
11. Madonna: 157 (-26%)
12. The Video Collection 93:99: 150 (-38%)
13. Like a Prayer: 146 (-27%)
14. Girlie Show: Live Down Under: 123 (-10%)
15. Drowned World Tour 2001: 121 (-16%)
16. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy: 101 (-19%)
17. You Can Dance: 100 (+15%)
18. Me Against the Music: 89 (-52%)
19. Love Profusion: 88 (-31%)
20. Bedtime Stories: 87 (+10%)
21. Erotica: 79 (-44%)
22. Evita: 78 (-6%)
23. I'm Breathless: 59 (-36%)
MARIAH CAREY - 6,999 units
1. Greatest Hits- 2,102 (-40%)
2. #1s- 2,094 (-8%)
3. Merry Christmas: 814 (-70%)
4. Remixes- 439 (-37%)
5. #1s (Video): 241 (-34%)
6. Music Box- 222 (-17%)
7. Butterfly- 198 (-20%)
8. Daydream- 168 (-27%)
9. Charmbracelet- 150 (-38%)
10. Glitter- 129 (-54%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 126 (-14%)
12. Rainbow- 118 (-32%)
13. Mariah Carey- 69 (-54%)
14. Through the Rain- 65 (-24%)
15. MTV Unplugged- 35 (+21%)
16. Emotions: 29 (-29%)
JANET JACKSON - 4,363 units
1. Damita Jo: 968 (-27%)
2. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 678 (-10)
3. From janet. To Damita Jo: 666 (-28%)
4. janet.: 515 (-22%)
5. The Velvet Rope: 429 (-11%)
6. All For You (album): 425 (-18%)
7. Rhythm Nation: 223 (-11%)
8. Control: 189 (-13%)
9. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 144 (-34%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 66 (-8%)
11. All For You (DVD): 60 (-29%)
WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,306 units
1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 883 (-17%)
2. The Bodyguard: 282 (-14%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 267 (-27%)
4. Whitney Houston: 170 (-3%)
5. Whitney: 140 (+1%)
6. The Preacher's Wife: 135 (-46%)
7. One Wish: 136 (-83%)
8. Just Whitney: 121 (-17%)
9. My Love is Your Love (Album): 113 (-17%)
10. The Star Spangled Banner: 36 (+24%)
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 8 (-20%)
12. My Love is Your Love (Single): 8 (-14%)
13. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 7 (-22%)
With cumulative sales of 660,000 units for the year, Michael Jackson was the UK's 30th Best Selling Albums Artist of 2004. In 2003, Jackson was the UK's 4th Best Selling Albums Artist.
Thanks to Alan Jones and MW for the following information.
Note: Artists with an * asterik appeared on last year's End Of Year summary.
01 Robbie Williams* 1.83 m
02 Scissor Sisters 1,59 m
03 Keane 1,59 m
04 Maroon 5 1.52 m
05 Katie Melua 1.35 m
06 Norah Jones* 1.34 m
07 Joss Stone 1.27 m
08 Usher 1.25 m
09 Anastacia 1.21 m
10 U2 1.09 m
11 Guns N' Roses 1.07 m
12 Snow Patrol 1.04 m
13 Britney Spears 1.02 m
14 Ronan Keating 1.01 m
15 The Streets 1.00 m
16 Eminem* 970,000
17 Il Divo 960,000
18 Green Day 940,000
19 Red Hot Chili Peppers* 890,000
20 Busted* 850,000
21 Westlife* 810,000
22 Rod Stewart* 810,000
23 Kylie Minogue* 780,000
24 Franz Ferdinand 770,000
25 George Michael 760,000
26 Will Young* 700,000
27 Phil Collins 700,000
28 Dido 690,000
29 Natasha Bedingfield 680,000
30 Michael Jackson* 660,000
31 OutKast 650,000
32 Jamie Cullum* 640,000
33 Shania Twain 610,000
34 Avril Lavigne* 600,000
35 Black Eyed Peas* 590,000
36 Blue* 590,000
37 REM* 570,000
38 McFly 540,000
39 Lemar 530,000
40 Damien Rice 520,000
41 Daniel O'Donnell* 490,000
42 Travis 470,000
43 Destiny's Child 460,000
44 David Bowie* 460,000
45 Abba 460,000
46 Morrissey 460,000
47 Kanye West 450,000
48 Girls Aloud 440,000
49 No Doubt 430,000
50 Jamelia 430,000
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Onko noin monella ihmisellä niin huono maku?
Kummallista, luulisi, että akne ei vaikuttaisi niin paljon aivotoiminnan alenemiseen.
Mielenkiintoista - täytyy tehdä asiasta tutkimus.