Michael Jackson

It’s official! ~ Michael Jackson has sold more records in the UK than any other artist over the past 12 months.
Michael Jackson (who died a year ago today) has sold 1.54 million singles and 2.77m albums, making a grand total of 4.31 MILLION record sales.
The total album sales puts Michael Jackson ahead of Michael Bublé, who has sold just over 2 million albums in the same period.
On the anniversary of Michaels death, the Official Charts Company has also compiled lists of the ten biggest-selling albums and singles by Michael Jackson since his passing.

The biggest-selling singles were
1: ‘Man In The Mirror’
2: ‘Billie Jean’
3: ‘Thriller’
4: ‘Smooth Criminal’
all of which sold over 100,000 units in 12 months.

The best-selling album was:
1: ‘The Essential Michael Jackson’ followed at 2: ‘OST soundtrack to This Is It’, which sold 500,000 copies.
OCC managing director Martin Talbot said: “The UK was one of Michael Jackson's favourite countries in the world and he had a massive fanbase here, as these figures clearly demonstrate... “They came out and bought his music in massive numbers after his untimely death last summer - and will no doubt do so again, over the coming days and weeks, as they commemorate this month's anniversary.”