and finally here is the SURPRISE!
We can't obviosly not have an ARTIST OF THE YEAR countdown without a TRUE LEGEND and that is Michael Jackson who left the world this year
The best and biggest artist human being of all time dies at the age of 50 on
June 25th of this year after that he took once again the world by storm not only with the shocking news having everyone around the world talking about it he also start to sell singles and albums again begining with the released of
'Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue)' that sold 3.4 million worldwide and
'MJ This is It' that has sold around 2.5 million to date, his older albums also sold a lot
'MJ Number Ones' sold 3.2 million,
'The Essential MJ' and
'King Of Pop' sold around 2 million,
'Bad',
'Dangerous',
'Off The Wall' and
'Thriller' sold around 1 million WW becoming he the artist that more albums sold this year with an estimated of 15 million records sold just THIS YEAR, that's shocking
his singles such as
"Billie Jean",
"Thriller",
"Ben",
"Bit It" and many others start to chart again imediatly on iTunes and other countdowns just hours away of the news of his death, he also appear on the big screen with the documentary film
'This Is It' that contains unseen footage from rehersals of the tour that was about to kick off months after the tragic news, Michael got nominated for
5 Amercian Music Awards including 'Artist Of The Year' winning 4 prizes, also let's not forget that he was honerd on every single award show around the world including the
MTV VMAs with a special performance by her sister Janet.
