Music Sales
Worldwide Solo Album Sales
| Album Title |
Release
Date |
Worldwide
Sales |
| Off The Wall |
1979 |
15 million |
| Thriller |
1982 |
51 million |
| Bad |
1987 |
25 million |
| Dangerous |
1991 |
27 million |
| HIStory * |
1995 |
15 million |
| BOTDF ** |
1997 |
4 million |
* 'HIStory: Past, Present, and Future - Book 1'
NOTE: The HIStory album sales totals count each 2-CD set as *ONE* unit
only. In other words, if each disk was counted separately, the total worldwide
sales would be 30 million.
** BOTDF = 'Blood On The Dance Floor - HIStory In The Mix'
It is a remix album and contains 5 new songs and 8 remixes from 'HIStory: Past,
Present And Future, Book 1'.
USA Solo Album Sales & Chart Positions
Cumulative album sales in US: 56 million
Off The Wall
released: Aug. 1979
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7 x Platinum in the USA
peaked at # 3 on the Pop chart and # 1 on the R&B chart
remained on the Pop album chart for 84 weeks
Thriller
released: Dec. 1982
US sales: 26 million (Oct 30, 2000)
certified: 26 x Platinum
certified: Diamond for sales of over 10 Million in the USA
reached # 1 on R&B album chart
reached # 1 on Pop album chart and remained at # 1 for 37 weeks
remained on the Pop album chart for 122 weeks
Billboard magazine "100th Anniversary Issue 1894-1994" placed Thriller as
the:
# 1 Most Popular Album in the USA (based on cumulative pop chart information
calculated from March 24, 1956-June 25, 1994).
# 1 Top R&B Album in the USA (based on cumulative chart information calculated
from Jan. 30, 1965-June 25, 1994).
Bad
released: Aug. 1987
US sales: 8 million
certified: 8 x Platinum
debuted at # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 18 weeks
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 6 weeks
remained 38 weeks in top 5 of the Pop album chart
remained on the Pop album chart for 87 weeks
Dangerous
released: Nov. 1991
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7 x Platinum
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 4 weeks
reached # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 12 weeks
HIStory: Past, Present, And Future, Book 1
released: June 1995
US sales: 7 million
certified: 7x platinum
debuted at # 1 on Pop album chart and remained # 1 for 2 weeks
debuted at # 1 on R&B chart and remained # 1 for 2 weeks
Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix
released: May 1997
US sales: 1 million
certified: Platinum (Oct 30, 2000)
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