Thriller 25th Shines on Music Charts Worldwide

In its first week of release worldwide, the new Thriller album has already achieved remarkable success—25 years after the original album’s release. This week, on the best-selling albums chart in the United States, there was a battle for the second spot between Thriller and Amy Winehouse’s album, which won Best Album at this year’s Grammy Awards.

In its first week, Thriller was one of the hottest albums of the year. The album topped the charts in France and Belgium, and in the United States, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland it is the second best-selling album. In the UK, Denmark, and New Zealand it reached third place, and in Spain it is number four. In Austria and Ireland it reached fifth place, and in the Czech Republic and Italy it reached sixth.

Also, the highest number of downloads on iTunes belongs to the Thriller video clip.

Source: eMJey / michalejackson.com