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Michael Jackson hits re-enter UK singles and album charts

by mudricky | June 28, 2009 at 12:21 pm

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Michael Jackson - dead but clearly not forgotten as he enters the UK singles chats today with six new singles entries all in the top 40 and five albums within the top 20 album charts.

Greatest hits album Number Ones is now the UK number one album.

Where the records reached:

Album Charts:

Number Ones - No 1

Thriller - No 7

King of Pop - No 14

Off The Wall - No 17

The Essential Michael Jackson - No 20

Singles Charts:

Man in the Mirror re-entered at No 11

Billie Jean - No 25

Smooth Criminal - No 28

Beat It - No 30

Earth Song - No 38.

Michael Jackson has topped the UK album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, six years after his last number one.

Greatest hits album Number Ones rocketed from 121 to the top spot after a surge in sales since the superstar's death on Thursday.

The same album earned Jackson his last number one when first released in 2003.

Four of his other hit albums also made a reappearance in the top 20, the Official Charts Company said.

Thriller, still the biggest-selling album of all time, raced from 179 to number seven, King of Pop reached 14, Off The Wall got to 17 and The Essential Michael Jackson came in at number 20.

A total of 11 Michael Jackson or Jackson Five albums featured in the top 200.

In the singles chart, 43 out of the top 200 singles feature the singer, with Jackson hits accounting for all but one of the new entries in the top 40.

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Mark Grevets (not verified)

at 14:30 on June 28th, 2009

I think a lot of people have put off buying the albums until he died as they didn't want to financially support him. Well it's safe to buy them now as he can't get any of the money.

Paschen

at 16:06 on June 28th, 2009

It should not be surprising though.

citizenearth (not verified)

at 17:20 on June 28th, 2009

Michael Jackson was a true legend.

Amy Judd

at 20:56 on June 28th, 2009

Wow, that is amazing..

Micky Huncknell (not verified)

at 04:11 on July 1st, 2009

He interfered with young boys and twice paid them off to silence them , another Gary Glitter but because he is such an icon society seemed to have excused him. A pervert is pervert afterall.