Michael Jackson In Death Owns The British Music Charts

Michael Jackson may be dead but he’s showing he is still the King of Pop. It’s been almost three weeks since Jacko died, and everyone has done their mourning, both privately and publicly. He’s had a public memorial in L.A. and a private funeral. And things are just about now getting back to normal, with the media deciding there are other things worth talking about. But Michael Jackson’s music lives on.

In fact, his music isn’t just living on in people’s hearts and minds, it’s also living on in terms of record sales. The British music chart compiled on the Sunday after Michael Jackson’s death showed the extent of the effect his passing had on the British public. He had the top selling album of the week with Number Ones, while 20 of his songs managed to secure places in the Top 75 singles.

That trend looks set to continue for some time. Michael Jackson – The Essential now occupies the top spot, with six of the Top 10 albums being by Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, even more impressively, Jacko has 22 singles in the Top 75, with Man In The Mirror climbing to an impressive number three spot.

Michael Jackson Albums In Top 75:

1. ‘The Essential…’
3. ‘Off The Wall’
4. ‘Thriller’
5. ‘The Motown Years’ (The Jackson 5)
7. ‘Number Ones’
9. ‘Thriller 25′
14. ‘King Of Pop’
15. ‘The Very Best Of…’ (The Jackson 5)
17. ‘HIStory’

Michael Jackson Singles In Top 75:

3. ‘Man In The Mirror’
20. ‘Smooth Criminal’
21. ‘Billie Jean’
25. ‘Thriller’
28. ‘They Don’t Care About Us’
29. ‘Black And White’
31. ‘Dirty Diana’
32. ‘Beat It’
36. ‘Who’s Lovin’ You’ (with The Jackson 5)
39. ‘Earth Song’
40. ‘You Are Not Alone’
42. ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’
44. ‘Heal The World’
45. ‘Bad’
48. ‘Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough’
49. ‘I’ll Be There’ (with The Jackson 5)
51. ‘Will You Be There’
57. ‘I Want You Back’ (with The Jackson 5)
59. ‘ABC’ (with The Jackson 5)
62. ‘Human Nature’
69. ‘Ben’
74. ‘Smile’

I must admit to being well and truly over the death of Michael Jackson. It was a sad event and a terrible end to a life filled with all manner of complications. But it’s over, and the man is no longer with us. His music will live on though, and whatever you thought of Jackson’s personal life, his talent can never really be doubted.

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