Michael Jackson album breaks into top 5 in Japan

Tuesday 07th July, 06:01 AM JST

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mistersmarmy at 10:57 AM JST - 7th July

40,000 copies. maybe it was mainly foreign people who bought the cd?
Brainiac at 11:16 AM JST - 7th July

Why would you say that, mistersmarmy? Jackson is extremely popular in Japan, so much so that media only refer to him by his first name.
stirfry at 02:17 PM JST - 7th July

just slap the word 'japan' on it and it'll sell like wildfire, whether its a quality product or not
northlondon at 02:42 PM JST - 7th July

Michael Jackson’s ‘‘King of Pop—Japan Edition’’ compilation album sold about 40,000 copies in Japan during the past week

Except for Tsutaya in Midtown where they have no Michael Jackson CD's whatsoever. They are fully stocked-up with Exile though...
NeoJamal at 09:32 PM JST - 7th July

As soon as the K-On Kalamity passes, the Oricon charts are again set ablaze by another anime character
TokyoJake at 04:24 AM JST - 9th July

I'm sure that just as many foreigners who bought it, citizens bought it too. Micheal was one of the freatest performers of all time. He is popular all over the globe. Don't be foolish, Mistersmarmy.
almondjoy at 03:00 PM JST - 9th July

Just like Tupac, sales are always great...if you die. I would think that real fans would already have his albums, people buying them now are jumping on the bandwagon.
helloklitty at 08:29 PM JST - 9th July

Death and divorce are great career moves. Seika Matsuda benefited from the latter.