Michael takes over Billboard

On the Billboard Top Catalog Albums chart, in the week ending August 8, Michael holds thirteen top positions. Number Ones: #1 The Essential Michael Jackson: #2 Thriller: #3 Bad: #4 Off the Wal: #5 Dangerous: #6 The Ultimate Collection - Jackson 5: #7 The Best of the Jackson 5: #8 Blood on the Dance Floor: #10 Greatest Hits: HIStory - Volume II: #11 Invincible: #12 Live - Jacksons: #17 HIStory: Past, Present And Future: #25 Since his death in June, Michael has been topping music charts, and his albums The Essential and Number Ones in both the UK and the United States have maintained their positions even after four weeks, entering their fifth week at #1. On the U.S. best-selling digital albums chart, The Essential is at #8. Michael’s albums have also performed well on Billboard charts in other countries: Germany: King of Pop German Edition - #1 Germany: Number Ones - #2 Germany - The Collection - #4 Germany: HIStory - Past Present & Future Book - #9 Germany: Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour - #10 Australia: The Essentia - #1 Australia: Number Ones - #4 Australia: King Of Pop - #7 Australia: Thriller - #10 Australia (best-selling DVDs): Number Ones - #1 Australia (best-selling DVDs): Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - #2 Australia (best-selling DVDs): HIStory Greatest Hits/HIStory On Film - Volume II - #5 Australia (best-selling DVDs): Dangerous - The Short Films - #6 Australia (best-selling DVDs): HIStory Greatest Hits - History Vol 1 - #7 Ireland: The Essentia - #1 Ireland (best-selling DVDs): Number Ones - #1 Ireland (best-selling DVDs): Live In Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour - #2 Ireland (best-selling DVDs): HIStory Greatest Hits/HIStory On Film - Volume II - #3 UK: The Essential - #1 UK: Thriller - #6 UK: The Motown Years - #7 Japan: King Of Pop Japan Edition: #2 New Zealand: The Essential Michael Jackson - #1 New Zealand: Number Ones - #6 Netherlands: King Of Pop - #1 Netherlands: The Collection - #3 Netherlands: The Motown Years - #7 Source: eMJey / Billboard / Reuters