When Will You Be There peaked at #7 in September 1993, he kinda created another record for himself, and I think anyone ever notice this. Might be thread worthy
When Will You Be There peaked at #7 in September 1993, he kinda created another record for himself, and I think anyone ever notice this. Might be thread worthy
THRILLER:
Last single: Thriller (#4)
BAD
Last single: Smooth Criminal (#7)
DANGEROUS
Last single: Will You Be There (#7)
All seventh singles in the U.S.
Dangerous also managed to be a top ten album in three separate calendar years. How many other albums can make this claim? I don't even think Bad can.
When Will You Be There peaked at #7 in September 1993, he kinda created another record for himself, and I think anyone ever notice this. Might be thread worthy
Thriller
1982 - The Twink is Mine
1983 - Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T, Human Nature, Wanna Be Startin Somethin
1984 - Thriller
Bad
1987 - Just Can't Stop Loving You, Bad
1988 - Man in the Mirror, The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana
1989 - Smooth Criminal
Dangerous
1991 - Black or White
1992 - Remember The Time, In The Closet
1993 - Will You Be There
That's a record for any pop girl (I know janet did it twice, but she didn't do it three times )
Well what I meant was, did Bad make the top ten of the album chart in three separate years? Thriller debuted at #10 in 1982, obviously spent a lot of time at #1 in 1983, and continued its time in the top ten into 1984. Dangerous debuted at #1, spent early 1992 in the top ten, and rebounded into the top ten after all of his high-profile television appearances in early 1993.
Well what I meant was, did Bad make the top ten of the album chart in three separate years? Thriller debuted at #10 in 1982, obviously spent a lot of time at #1 in 1983, and continued its time in the top ten into 1984. Dangerous debuted at #1, spent early 1992 in the top ten, and rebounded into the top ten after all of his high-profile television appearances in early 1993.
Thriller spent 1983/1984 at #1
Bad went #1 in 1987
Dangerous went #1 in 1991-92
I know Michael sold an additional 50,000+ albums post superbowl after reading an article.
But yes, I am sure those singles helped each of the album reach top-ten at some capacity.
It should be mentioned that the week Dangerous dropped from #1 to #5, it sold 323,000 copies.
Here's an article from the L.A. Times about the sales of the album in the United States by mid-1992.
Quote:
Jackson's "Dangerous" has sold 3.45 million since it was released in November, including 1.7 million in 1992.
The evidence suggests that Jackson is still a potent force among the main group of sellers--but not the clear, dominant force.
"Michael is no longer No. 1 at retail," said Stan Goman, senior vice president of the 77-store, Sacramento-based Tower Records chain. "But he sure sells a lot more records than Bruce (Springsteen) or any other pop figures of that stature from the past. He may not be out there leading the pack like he did in his 'Thriller' days, but he's still one of the industry's biggest pop stars."
But David Glew, president of Epic Records, feels it is still far too early to close the books on "Dangerous."
"I feel very positive about where we are at this point in time," Glew said. "I don't know how anybody could criticize an artist who sells almost 13 million records worldwide in six months."
Officials at Epic dispute the SoundScan figures, maintaining that "Dangerous" has sold 5 million copies in the United States plus an additional 8 million overseas since its release. There is no computerized method to verify international sales.
However, some industry observers wonder whether Epic is not just putting up a brave front.
Several sources estimate that the U.S. arm of Sony Music has spent more than $12 million on videos, advertising, promotion and remix engineering costs for "Dangerous." Add that to the estimated $18-million advance on the record reportedly paid last year to Jackson, they say, and that puts Sony nearly $10 million in the red on the project.
"That's ridiculous," said Glew, responding to the rumors. "We never spent that much money and we're very pleased with how well the record is selling. The problem is that when you're a superstar everybody wants to second-guess you. What do they want? How many records do these people think Michael should have sold?"