A Look at the King Of Pop Album Nearly a Month After Its Release

The album “King Of Pop,” whose release began in many countries in late August to mark the 50th birthday of Michael Jackson, has remained in the global album charts at position 24 with a total of 134,000 copies sold by the end of its third week. After its release in the UK and Australia, it climbed into the top ranks of those charts. In the UK, the album rose from rank 5 to rank 3; in Australia, it entered the chart at number 5 and this week took the top spot on the Austrian best-selling albums chart. Also this week, the album climbed in Germany’s best-selling chart from position 19 to 6.

The album has been released in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, and Hong Kong. Italy and Turkey have also joined the list of countries releasing the album. The luxury edition of this album, which was supposed to be released in the UK on September 22, has been delayed until September 29. Sales of “King of Pop” in Italy are expected to begin on October 3.

The songs included on all these albums were selected by music fans in polls that were conducted before the albums were released.

This album has been especially successful in Hong Kong, with very strong sales. In the past week, “King of Pop” was the second best-selling album in Hong Kong on the all-genre album chart, and this week it is in third place. On the rock and pop genre album chart, it has held the number one spot from last week until now. In another chart, among the top ten best-selling albums in Hong Kong, it also took first place.

The tracklists included on these albums are as follows:

King of Pop - Italian Version

Disc One:1. Billie Jean2. Black Or White3. Man In The Mirror4. Whatever Happens5. Smooth Criminal6. Beat It7. Off The Wall8. We've Had Enough9. Dangerous10. They Don't Care About Us - single11. Human Nature12. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'13. Ghosts14. You Rock My World15. Earth Song

Disc Two:1. Thriller - single w/Vincent Price2. Tabloid Junkie3. Liberian Girl4. Remember The Time5. We Are The World - demo6. Who Is It - single7. Speechless - Album Version8. Morphine9. The Way You Make Me Feel10. Bad - single11. Blood On The Dance Floor12. Rock With You - single13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - single14. You Are Not Alone - single15. Heal The World - single

Prize Disc:16. Got The Hots - demo recorded during original Thriller studio sessions17. Carousel

King of Pop - Dutch Version

Disc One:1. Billie Jean2. Thriller3. Beat It4. Smooth Criminal5. Dirty Diana6. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough7. Man In The Mirror8. They Don't Care About Us9. Black Or White10. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'11. The Way You Make Me Feel12. Bad13. Earth Song14. Ben15. Heal The World16. Liberian Girl17. Rock With You

Disc Two:1. Can You Feel It2. She's Out Of My Life3. You Are Not Alone4. Stranger In Moscow5. The Girl Is Mine6. Remember The Time7. You Rock My World8. Human Nature9. Give In To Me10. Will You Be There11. Off The Wall12. I'll Be There13. Who Is It14. Blood On The Dance Floor15. Say Say Say16. Blame It On The Boogie17. Ghost18. Got The Hots - previously unreleased

King of Pop - Belgian Version

Disc One:1. Thriller - Single Version2. Beat It - Single Version3. Billie Jean - Single Version4. Bad - Album Version5. Black Or White - Album Version6. Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit) - Album Version7. Dirty Diana - Album Version8. Can You Feel It - Album Version9. Heal The World - 7" Edit10. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Edited Single11. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Single Version12. Blame It On The Boogie - Album Version13. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Album Version14. Earth Song - Radio Edit15. Childhood - Theme from Free Willy16. The Girl Is Mine - Album Version17. Rock With You - Single Version

Disc Two:1. Man In The Mirror - Album Version2. Liberian Girl - Album Version3. Blood On The Dance Floor - Album Version4. The Way You Make Me Feel - Album Version5. We Are The World - Demo6. Baby Be Mine - Album Version7. Dangerous - Album Version8. They Don't Care About Us - LP Edit9. Billie Jean 2008 Kanye West Mix - Thriller 25th Anniversary Remix Featuring Kanye West10. Human Nature - Album Version11. History - Album Version12. Say Say Say - Album Version13. Remember The Time - Album Version14. You Rock My World - with intro15. Beautiful Girl - Demo16. Another Part Of Me - Single Version

King of Pop - French Version

Disc One:1. Billie Jean2. Beat It3. Bad4. Blood On The Dance Floor5. Say Say Say6. Blame It On The Boogie7. Can You Feel It8. Heal The World9. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough10. Earth Song11. Thriller12. Dirty Diana13. Human Nature14. Smooth Criminal15. I Just Can't Stop Loving You16. Rock With You17. Man In The Mirror

Disc Two:1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'2. Smile3. Remember The Time4. Come Together5. The Girl Is Mine6. Stranger In Moscow7. P.Y.T. - Pretty Young Thing8. Off The Wall9. Liberian Girl10. Ghost11. The Way You Make Me Feel12. Scream13. Childhood - Theme From “Free Willy 2”14. Jam - Album Version15. They Don't Care About Us16. Leave Me Alone17. We Are Here To Change The World

King of Pop - Australian Version

1. Billie Jean - Single Version2. Man In The Mirror3. Smooth Criminal4. Beat It - Single Version5. Thriller - Single Version6. They Don't Care About Us - LP Edit7. Who Is It - 7" Edit8. Black Or White9. You Rock My World - With Intro10. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Single Version11. The Way You Make Me Feel12. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Edited Single13. Dirty Diana14. Blood On The Dance Floor15. Rock With You - Single Version16. Stranger In Moscow17. Remember The Time18. Will You Be There - Single Version19. Give In To Me20. You Are Not Alone - Single Version21. Say Say Say22. Scream23. State Of Shock24. Got The Hots - Thriller 25th Anniversary - Previously Unreleased25. You Can't Win26. Fall Again - Demo27. Sunset Driver - Demo28. Someone Put Your Hand Out29. In The Back30. We Are The World - Demo31. One More Chance32. Thriller Megamix

King of Pop - German and Swiss Version

Disc One:1. Billie Jean2. Beat It3. Thriller4. Smooth Criminal - Radio Edit5. Bad6. Dirty Diana7. Black Or White8. Man In The Mirror9. Earth Song10. Heal The World11. They Don't Care About Us12. Who Is It13. Speechless14. The Way You Make Me Feel15. We've Had Enough16. Remember The Time

Disc Two:1. Whatever Happens2. You Are Not Alone3. Say Say Say4. Liberian Girl5. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'6. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You8. Give In To Me9. Dangerous10. Will You Be There11. Scream12. You Rock My World13. Stranger In Moscow14. Rock With You

Prize Disc:15. Got The Hots - Thriller 25th Anniversary, previously unreleased16. Thriller Megamix - by Jason Nevins

King of Pop - UK Luxury Version

Disc One:1. Billie Jean2. Bad3. Smooth Criminal4. Thriller5. Black Or White6. Beat It7. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'8. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough9. The Way You Make Me Feel10. Rock With You11. You Are Not Alone12. Man In The Mirror13. Remember The Time14. Scream15. You Rock My World16. They Don't Care About Us17. Earth Song

Disc Two:1. Dirty Diana2. Say Say Say3. Off The Wall4. Human Nature5. I Just Can't Stop Loving You6. Heal The World7. Will You Be There8. Stranger In Moscow9. Speechless10. She's Out Of My Life11. The Girl Is Mine12. Butterflies13. Who Is It14. Ghost15. Blood On The Dance Floor16. Workin' Day And Night17. History18. Give In To Me

Disc Three:1. Can't Get Outta The Rain - Single Version2. On The Line3. Someone Put Your Hand Out4. Is It Scary - Single Radio Edit5. Smile - Short Version6. Billie Jean - Original 12′ Version7. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Extended 12″ Mix8. Bad - Dance Extended Mix Includes 'False Fade'9. The Way You Make Me Feel - Dance Extended Mix10. Another Part Of Me - Extended Dance Mix11. Smooth Criminal - Extended Dance Mix12. Black Or White - The Clivilles & Cole House/Club Mix13. Thriller Megamix - Radio Edit

King of Pop - Standard UK Version

1. Billie Jean2. Bad3. Smooth Criminal4. Thriller5. Black Or White6. Beat It7. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'8. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough9. The Way You Make Me Feel10. Rock With You11. You Are Not Alone12. Man In The Mirror13. Remember The Time14. Scream15. You Rock My World16. They Don't Care About Us17. Earth Song

Source: eMJey / Global Track Chart / SonyBMG