Death of Michael Jackson

===Record sales===
Jackson's record sales increased eighty-fold by June 29, according to [[HMV]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8123085.stm|title=Michael Jackson tops album chart|work=BBC News|date=June 29, 2009|access-date=April 11, 2011|archive-date=May 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512181929/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8123085.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Bill Carr of [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] said the website sold out of all Jackson and [[The Jackson 5|Jackson 5]] CDs within minutes of the news breaking, and that demand surpassed that for [[Elvis Presley]] and [[John Lennon]] after their sudden deaths in 1977 and [[Murder of John Lennon|1980]] respectively.<ref>Metz, Rachel. June 28, 2009; Wood, Daniel B. [http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/0627/p25s09-usgn.html Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630103329/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/0627/p25s09-usgn.html |date=June 30, 2010 }}, ''Christian Science Monitor'', June 27, 2009; {{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6613436.ece |title=Michael Jackson's post-death music sales outstrip Elvis and John Lennon |first=Catherine |last=Boyle |work=The Times |location=London |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215910/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Japan, six of his albums made SoundScan Japan's Top 200 Albums chart,<ref name=Cobo/> and in Poland, ''[[Thriller 25]]'' topped the national album chart and was replaced by ''[[King of Pop (album)|King of Pop]]'' the following week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=519&lang= |title=Sprzedaż w okresie 29.06.2009–05.07.2009 |work=[[OLiS]] |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215908/http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=519&lang= |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Australia, 15 of his albums occupied the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] top 100 as of July 5, four of them in the top ten, with three occupying the top three spots. He had 34 singles in the top 100 singles chart, including four in the top ten. Album sales were 62,015 for the previous week; singles tallied 107,821 units.<ref>Cashmere, Paul. [http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8703_Michael_Jackson_Dominates_Australian_Chart Michael Jackson Dominates Australian Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706015403/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8703_Michael_Jackson_Dominates_Australian_Chart |date=July 6, 2009 }}, ''Undercover'', July 5, 2009.</ref> In the second week, album sales rose from the previous week and tallied 88,650 copies. On July 12, four albums were in the top 10 with three occupying the top three spots. In New Zealand, ''Thriller 25'' topped the chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Thriller+25&cat=a |title=Michael Jackson – Thriller 25 (album) |work=charts.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=March 8, 2010 |df=mdy |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023194603/https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Thriller+25&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref> In Germany, ''King of Pop'' topped the album chart,<ref name="media KoP">{{cite web |url=http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/michael-jackson-regiert-posthum-die-charts.html |title=Michael Jackson – King of Pop |publisher=media control |access-date=Jul 7, 2009 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022012858/https://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/michael-jackson-regiert-posthum-die-charts.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and from June 28 to July 4, nine of his albums occupied the Top 20 of [[CAPIF]] in Argentina.<ref>[http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCS&CO=6 CAPIF – Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20060502071524/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCS&CO=6 |date=May 2, 2006 }}</ref>
In Billboard's European Top 100 Albums, he made history with eight of his albums in the top ten positions.<ref>Sexton, Paul. [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3icf26a0dad6f100161170cbf2b2f6bb83 Michael Jackson Scores Eight Of Top 10 Euro Albums] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904023053/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3icf26a0dad6f100161170cbf2b2f6bb83 |date=September 4, 2009 }}, Billboard, July 16, 2009.</ref> As of August 3, ''King of Pop'' has spent four weeks atop Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart.<ref name = "UK and Euro August 3"/> ''[[The Collection (Michael Jackson album)|The Collection]]'' also spent two weeks atop the same chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267689/michael-jackson-continues-uk-chart-run |title=Michael Jackson Continues U.K. Chart Run |first=Paul |last=Sexton |magazine=Billboard, Inc |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021181211/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-jackson-continues-uk-chart-run-1266546/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the UK, on the Sunday following his death, his albums occupied 14 of the top 20 places on the ''Amazon.co.uk'' sales chart, with ''[[Off the Wall (album)|Off the Wall]]'' at the top. ''Number Ones'' reached the top of the [[UK Album Chart]], and his studio albums occupied number two to number eight on the ''iTunes'' Music Store top albums. Six of his songs charted in the top 40: "[[Man in the Mirror]]" (11), "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]" (23), "[[Billie Jean]]" (25), "[[Smooth Criminal]]" (28)", "[[Beat It]]" (30), and "[[Earth Song]]" (38).<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/ Singles chart for 04/07/2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104085354/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/ |date=January 4, 2021 }}, ''Chart Stats'', June 29, 2009.</ref> The following Sunday, 13 of Jackson's songs charted in the top 40, including "Man in the Mirror", which reached number two.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Give%20Give%20Give%20Me%20More%20More%20More |title=The Official Charts Company – Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=August 2, 2009 |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019153824/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/give%20give%20give%20me%20more%20more%20more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He broke [[Ruby Murray]]'s 1955 record of five songs in the top 30.<ref>[http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/single_charts.html Singles chart for 06/07/2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811212612/http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/ |date=August 11, 2012 }}, ''Yahoo UK music charts'', July 6, 2009.</ref> ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' topped the album chart, giving Jackson a second number one album in as many weeks. He had five of the top ten albums in the album chart.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8135207.stm |title=Jackson maintains chart dominance |work=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=July 5, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2009 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022012856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8135207.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In third week sales, ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' retained the number one position and Jackson held three other positions within the top five.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/michael-jackson/46043 |title=Michael Jackson increases chart dominance |work=NME |location=UK |date=July 12, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215910/https://www.nme.com/news/michael-jackson/46043 |url-status=live }}</ref> By August 3, Jackson had sold 2&nbsp;million records and spent six consecutive weeks atop the album chart.<ref name = "UK and Euro August 3">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267866/michael-jackson-black-eyed-peas-control-uk-charts |title=Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas Control U.K. Charts |first=Paul |last=Sexton |magazine=Billboard |date=August 3, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622232646/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267866/michael-jackson-black-eyed-peas-control-uk-charts |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-41501020090803 |title=Jackson still top of British album charts |publisher=Thomson Reuters |date=August 3, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215909/https://www.reuters.com/?edition-redirect=in |url-status=live }}</ref> He retained the top spot on the album chart for a seventh consecutive week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8192356.stm |title=Second chart-topper for Stryder |work=BBC Online |date=August 9, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710211344/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8192356.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the U.S., Jackson broke three chart records on the first ''Billboard'' issue date that followed his death. The entire top nine positions on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} [[Top Pop Catalog Albums]] featured titles related to him. By the third week it would be the entire top 12 positions.<ref name="billboard.biz">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3ia0e58e69829af2a979bb1ee7beebe5d1?imw=Y |title=Fans Snap Up 1.1 Million Michael Jackson Albums In One Week |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |magazine=Billboard, Inc |date=July 14, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018151450/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Number Ones'' was the best-selling album of the week and topped the catalog chart with sales of 108,000, an increase of 2,340 percent. ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' (2) and ''Thriller'' (3) also sold over 100,000 units. The other titles on the chart are ''Off the Wall'' (4), Jackson Five's ''[[Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection|Ultimate Collection]]'' (5), ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' (6), ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' (7), ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I|HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I]]'' (8) and Jackson's ''[[Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection|Ultimate Collection]]'' (9). Collectively, his solo albums sold 422,000 copies in the week following his death, 800,000 copies in the first full week, and 1.1 million copies in the following week of his memorial service.<ref name="billboard.biz"/> He also broke a record on the Top Digital Albums chart, with six of the top 10 slots, including the entire top four. On the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart he placed a record of 25 songs on the 75-position list. In the U.S., Jackson became the first artist to sell over one million downloads in a week, with 2.6&nbsp;million sales.<ref>Caulfield, Keith. "Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Records", ''Billboard'', June 30, 2009.</ref><ref>Sisario, Ben. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/arts/music/02sales.html In Death as in Life, Michael Jackson Sets Music Sales Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710212539/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/arts/music/02sales.html |date=July 10, 2022 }}, ''The New York Times'', July 2, 2009.</ref>

By August 5, Jackson had sold nearly 3.8&nbsp;million albums and 7.6&nbsp;million tracks in the U.S. ''Number Ones'' was the best-selling album for six out of seven weeks that followed his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/12/sugarland-albums-chart/ |title=Sugarland, outsold by Michael Jackson, tops the albums chart |author=Simon Vozick-Levinson |work=Entertainment Weekly Inc |date=August 12, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=August 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816002402/http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/12/sugarland-albums-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/267828/michael-jackson-dave-grohls-supergroup-kristina-debarge |title=Michael Jackson, Dave Grohl's Supergroup, Kristina Debarge |first=Bill |last=Werde |magazine=Billboard, Inc |date=August 5, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021173216/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-jackson-dave-grohls-supergroup-kristina-debarge-267828/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By year's end in 2009, Jackson had become the best-selling artist of the year selling 8.2 million albums in the U.S.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100109232409/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/07/swift-beats-boyle-plus-michael-jackson-beatles-rule-2009-charts/ Swift Beats Boyle, Plus Michael Jackson, Beatles Rule 2009 Charts]. ''Rolling Stone'', January 7, 2010.</ref> He also became the first artist in history to have four of the top 20 best-selling albums in a single year in the U.S., nearly doubling the sales of his nearest competitor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704588404575124023860735864?mod=rss_Arts_and_Entertainment#articleTabs_comments |title=Sony Places Big Bet on a Fallen 'King' |last=Smith |first=Than |date=March 16, 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215909/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704588404575124023860735864?mod=rss_Arts_and_Entertainment#articleTabs_comments |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Caulfield, Keith. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/960801/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009s-top-selling-album Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000452/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/960801/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009s-top-selling-album |date=April 27, 2014 }}. ''Billboard'', January 6, 2010.</ref> Jackson was also the third best-selling digital artist of 2009 in the U.S., selling approximately 12.35 million units.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100106007077&newsLang=en |title=2009 U.S. Music Purchases up 2.1% over 2008; Music Sales Exceed 1.5&nbsp;Billion for Second Consecutive Year |work=Business Wire |publisher=Berkshire Hathaway Company |date=Jan 6, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=January 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116105359/http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100106007077&newsLang=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 12 months that followed his death Jackson sold nine million albums in the U.S., and 35&nbsp;million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37957972/ns/today-entertainment/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630050043/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37957972/ns/today-entertainment/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2010 |title=Jackson sells 35 million albums since death |work=Today |date=June 27, 2010 |access-date=2011-01-21}}</ref> His estate also generated revenues of $1 billion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957679/how-michael-jackson-made-1-billion-since-his-death|title=How Michael Jackson Made $1 Billion Since His Death|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 21, 2010|magazine=Billboard, Inc|access-date=June 21, 2010|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019071642/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/how-michael-jackson-made-1-billion-since-his-death-957679/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, [[Sony Music Entertainment]] signed a $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017 and to release seven posthumous albums of unreleased material over the decade following his death.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>