Est. 1998
‘Thriller’, Michael’s 1982 musical masterpiece, which is recognised as the all-time biggest selling album worldwide, is the greatest gainer this week on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalogue Albums chart . ‘Thriller’ has gained 26 places this week, (week beginning July 5th) to rise like a phoenix, from #40 to #14.
Catalogue albums are 2-year-old titles that are reissues of older albums or placed below #100 on The Billboard 200.
The Top Pop Albums chart is compiled from a national sample of USA retail store, mass merchant, and Internet sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by Nielsen SoundScan.
The weeks on the chart score, reflects the combined weeks the album has appeared on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalogue Albums chart. ‘Thriller’ has appeared for 199 weeks in total.
According to this chart, the album has shipped 26 million copies and has received diamond certification. Diamond certification is awarded by the RIAA for net shipment of 10 million units. RIAA certification is awarded periodically; therefore it may not reflect current sales or shipment statistics.
Whatever the math, ‘Thriller’, a 20 year old classic, continues to thrill the music buying public! Michael’s magic endures, making music history, as in comparison to the other 19 titles in this particular top twenty, ‘Thriller’ has out shipped them all by at least 7 million albums!
Source: Billboard & MJWN
