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From his death through July 5th Michael Jackson sold 4.8 million downloads, and 1.22 million albums

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jul 8 '09, 06:25

And he is the first artist in history to have all 10 spots on the Top Catalog Albums Chart. Additionally, his album "Number 1s" and "Thriller" will be the 2 highest selling CDs in the country this week and top the Comprehensive charts again.

Regardless of his financial situation, this is going to be great for all the dreditors.

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I still think the biggest winner will be the hedge fund that took a stake in Neverland Ranch to prevent it being foreclosed. - znufrii Jul 8, 06:54 11
- Dateline did an interesting story on this, and how at the moment it's unfeasible - MDH Jul 8, 06:57 5
  - They start by subdividing a portion of the estate and creating the "Homes at Neverland Ranch". -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 07:14 1
    - "A pedophiles paradise! Just minutes for an amusement park geared toward children!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 07:18
  - what's a bigger problem right now, getting people to go to Neverland, or keeping people out? - loosilu Jul 8, 07:08
  - I'm not saying it'll pay off immediately, it'll be a long-term thing, for sure. - znufrii Jul 8, 07:00 1
    - your DROI is dropping fast -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:03
- wrong. not very accessible and the town doesn't want the extra. getting the road widened would take years to approve -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:57 4
  - IMO people will go there anyway. In the end the town will have no choice. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 07:06
  - shuttle buses. - znufrii Jul 8, 06:58 1
    - they could make a high end resort out of it but not something for the masses. won't be the cash cow you're anticipating -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:02
  - We posted the exact same thing haha -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:57
mininova has a crapload of active MJ torrents -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:38
Read somewhere that Amazon has sold more Jacko music since his death than in the entire decade leading up to it. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:34 16
- I find that rather unlikely, but I would probably believe "year". -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:35 15
  - Why is that unlikely? He hasn't done anything new worth noting since the early 90s. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 06:40 6
    - Not just new stuff. Number Ones sold 2 million copies -- nm - Roger More Jul 8, 06:47
    - A decade is a long time, compared to one day. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:44
    - "Invincible" in 2001. Which before anyone yells at me. Is a very underrated CD - MDH Jul 8, 06:42 3
      - Underrated or not, it didn't take off or connect with the masses at the time. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 06:44 1
        
        True, but it still sold moderately well. -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:45
      - Agreed. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:43
  - "Amazon sold more of the pop star's recordings in the 24 hours following his demise than it had in the whole of the past decade." - TFox Jul 8, 06:37 7
    - I really think this is false, especially with the numbers this seems impossible. - MDH Jul 8, 06:44 5
      - Keep in mind you probably need to factor in the size and total sales of Amazon 10 years ago. In 1999 it was a shadow of what it is today. - Ender Jul 8, 06:51
      - I mean, here's the link. I don't have it direct from Amazon's lips, but these guys tend to be incorrect infrequently. -- (link) - TFox Jul 8, 06:46 3
        
        It's actually all merchandise, not just music. -- (link) - mara Jul 8, 06:51 1
        
        Ahhhh..... there it is. Consider the hole plugged. (good lookin out, mara.) -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:52
        
        Thanks, I had no doubt you had read it. I just think when you look at the #s it's not possible -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:49
    - Huh. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:40
Quite amazing. Though the week-on-week increases mentioned in the column are misleading because the previous week had a couple days post-death. - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:27 1
- I remember reading his entire catalog sold 10,000 copies the week prior. Something like 1,000% jumps -- (link) - MDH Jul 8, 06:33

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