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Michael Jackson Sell's Over 1 Million

Posted July 2, 2009 by admin for Global Grind Staff

<p>As Michael Jackson&rsquo;s body is being prepared for transport to a public viewing at the Neverland Ranch (see update below), his music rules the charts once again.</p> <p>Billboard&rsquo;s latest sales charts show the king of pop as the first artist ever to sell more than a million downloads in a single week, among other firsts.</p> <p>Fans flocked to the late popstar&rsquo;s greatest hits, purchasing a record-breaking 2.6 million Jackson solo recordings and Jackson Five songs, according to Nielsen SoundScan data for the week ending June 28. Jackson also dominated Billboard&rsquo;s &ldquo;Comprehensive Album Chart,&rdquo; which tracks both new albums and older catalog albums &mdash; the first time a catalog album has ever scanned more sales than any new album.</p> <p>The &ldquo;massively talented boy-man,&rdquo; as his former collaborator Paul McCartney described the eccentric star, posthumously claimed the top three spots with two greatest hits collections and the legendary Thriller album. SEE ORIGINAL STORY FOR MORE.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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