Is Michael Jackson the best selling artis ever?

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<br /><br />Source: SONY MUSIC USA/UNIVERSAL MUSIC<br /><br />here are the total numbers internationally, last updated July 31st 2010. Numbers will include Jackson 5 sales but will be separated accordingly so readers can easily see MJ's solo sales plus Jackson 5 sales. Also, I will break it down with album sales, download/single sales, plus I will include ALL DVD/VHS and other forms of musical release. Remember, these are the actual recorded sales numbers by both Sony and Universal and are not inflated in anyway. There are some sales from certain countries that are very hard to track, even by Sony. So these numbers are about as close as anyone is going to get. As you can see, the initial 750,000,000 units quoted by MJ was not far off. This does not include any pirated, illegally downloaded, or fan made albums, nor does it include any unofficial releases.<br /><br />Jackson 5/The Jacksons<br />ALBUM SALES:<br />Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5: 6,200,000<br />ABC: 7,500,000<br />Third Album: 7,150,000<br />Christmas Album: 4,200,000<br />Maybe Tomorrow: 3,900,000<br />Goin' Back To Indiana: 3,100,000<br />Greatest Hits: 6,500,000<br />Lookin' Through The Windows: 4,050,000<br />Skywriter: 3,200,000<br />The Jackson 5 In Japan: 1,300,000<br />Get It Together: 2,900,000<br />Dancing Machine: 3,000,000<br />Moving Violation: 2,200,000<br />The Jacksons: 6,000,000<br />Goin' Places: 800,000<br />Destiny: 3,500,000<br />Triumph: 3,400,000<br />The Jacksons Live: 2,800,000<br />Victory: 8,500,000<br />2300 Jackson St: 750,000<br />Jackson 5 The Ultimate Collection: 5,500,000<br />Jackson 5 Gold: 3,500,000<br />Anthology: 2,800,000<br />Ultimate Christmas Collection: 1,900,000<br />20th Century Masters: 3,000,000<br />Michael Jackson The Motown Years: 1,050,000<br />J is For Jackson 5: 700,000<br />Michael Jackson The Remix Suite: 1,600,000<br />Jackson 5 Greatest Hits: 900,000<br />Other: 10,800,000<br />Digital Downloads: 12,800,000<br />DVD/VHS SALES: 2,600,000<br />Ringtones: 1,600,000<br />Total Unit Sales: 129,700,000<br />--<br />Michael Jackson SOLO Album Sales:<br />Got To Be There: 6,000,000<br />Ben: 6,500,000<br />Music & Me: 4,800,000<br />Forever Michael: 4,900,000<br />Off The Wall: 22,100,000<br />Thriller: 69,800,000 *Updated* (70,000,000)<br />Bad: 36,100,000<br />Dangerous: 35,200,000<br />HIStory: 20,900,000 double disc (41.8 million units)<br />Blood On The Dance Floor: 7,000,000<br />20th Century Masters: 2,500,000<br />Invincible: 13,300,000<br />Number Ones: 11,900,000 *Updated* (13,000,000)<br />The Ultimate Collection: 1,020,000 multiple discs(6 million units)<br />The Essential: 8,900,000 double discs(17.8 million units)<br />Visionary: 5,000,000<br />King Of Pop: 6,000,000<br />Hello World The Motown Solo Collection: 1,020,000<br />Michael Jackson The Stripped Mixes: 1,350,000<br />The Definitive Collection: 1,200,000<br />This Is It: 5,200,000<br />Michael: 2,400,000<br />Other: 22,000,000<br />Total Albums: 296,390,000 or 331,170,000 if you include multiple disc albums as separate unit sales<br /><br />--<br />Singles/Digital Downloads:<br />Motown/Universal Albums: 27,000,000<br />Off The Wall: 22,000,000<br />Thriller: 41,500,000<br />Bad: 32,800,000<br />Dangerous: 30,300,000<br />HIStory: 26,000,000<br />BOTDF: 2,300,000<br />Invincible: 6,800,000<br />Other: 15,000,000<br />Total Singles/Digital Downloads: 203,700,000<br /><br />VHS/DVD's:<br />The Making Of MJ's Thriller: 9,500,000<br />Moonwalker: 3,500,000<br />Ghosts: 300,000<br />Number Ones: 5,600,000<br />The One: 1,050,000<br />Live In Bucharest: 2,500,000<br />This Is It: 11,200,000 *Updated* (12,000,000)<br />Other: 4,000,000<br />Vision (recently) 1,100,000<br />Total VHS/DVD Sales: 39,550,000<br /><br />Music Video Sales:<br />I-Tunes: 9,500,000<br />Other Sources: 6,000,000<br />Total Music Video Sales: 15,500,000<br /><br />Ringtones:<br />Total Global Ringtone Sales: 6,500,000<br /><br />Michael Jackson: The Experience( wii, DS, PSP) 3,000,000<br /><br />Total Michael Jackson Unit Sales: 599,420,000<br />Total Michael Jackson Unit Sales (J5/Jacksons Included): 729,120,000<br /><br />As You Can See Michael Jackson is The Most Successful Pop Artist as well as African American Artist in Music History, what an accomplishment.<br /> <br />The people on the forum update when Michael's music charts and sales almost daily. If you want to follow I posted the thread below.<br />(http://www.lipstickalley.com/f227/michael-jackson-numbers-exclusive-look-into-lifetime-sales-king-pop-297587/)<br /><br /><br /><br />
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