New MJ album breaks streak

[Al B. Sure!]

Michael Jackson's MICHAEL enters The Billboard 200 at #3 behind Taylor Swift's Speak Now, which returns to #1 for a third week, and Susan Boyle's The Gift, which dips to #2 after four weeks on top. This is the first time that an album of new Jackson material hasn't debuted at #1 since Thriller opened at #11 in December 1982. More than just about any other artist, Jackson loved being #1. I think he'd be awfully disappointed to debut at #3.

Jackson debuted at #1 with his last four albums of new material: Bad, Dangerous, HIStory: Past Present And Future-Book I (which was half new, half old) and Invincible. Unless MICHAEL moves up to #1 in a subsequent week, this will be Jackson's first collection of new material to fall short of #1 since his 1979 smash Off The Wall, which peaked at #3.

Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle beat out Michael Jackson? Really?

Interesting that post-death 2pac albums have sold better than his living ones but Michael Jackson has no such success.

[-Jrabbit]

Michael Jackson is dead. I don't think he cares.

[Elok]

Also, while I don't know much about Tupac, I hadn't heard anything about his liking to fondle little boys. We can't rule that out as a factor.

[Al B. Sure!]

Also, while I don't know much about Tupac, I hadn't heard anything about his liking to fondle little boys. We can't rule that out as a factor.

Michael Jackson has done quite well even after those allegations which started in 1993; HIStory (1995) and Invincible (2001) both were #1 chart toppers.

[Tupac Shakur]

post-death 2pac albums

[-Jrabbit]

I don't see anything controversial about an album debuting at #3, especially in Christmas season.

[SlowwHand]

And just because you don't like Taylor Swift doesn't mean much. A great many people do, myself included.
I happen to own Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (2006), Taylor Swift - Fearless (2008) and Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Deluxe Edition) (2010)
I also don't find it odd that Susan Boyle is selling well. She has an excellent voice. I have Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (2009).

[Al B. Sure!]

Yeah but Sloww... Michael Jackson though. Michael. Jackson. Michael.... Jackson....

[Al B. Sure!]

I'll be honest, I never even heard of Taylor Swift til Kanye West gave her all the publicity in the world with his stunt.

Kanye West

[SlowwHand]

I don't see the Beatles listed either.

If you haven't heard of someone, that doesn't mean they don't exist. You proved that with Led Zeppelin.

[DaShi]

I'll be honest, I never even heard of Taylor Swift til Kanye West gave her all the publicity in the world with his stunt.

Kanye West

It was the opposite for me.

Taylor Swift.

[Al B. Sure!]

Speaking of Kanye West, check this short preview of his next music video:



What the ****?

[DaShi]

He thinks he's lady gaga now.

[-Jrabbit]

Yeah but Sloww... Michael Jackson though. Michael. Jackson. Michael.... Jackson....

He was brilliant, and I consider him a genius. But geez, it's just the Billboard chart. People like Taylor Swift -- you know, LIVING people -- can actually go out and do publicity, play arenas, etc. And Susan Boyle has come out with a Christmas album... AT CHRISTMAS. Imagine that!

The fact that you've been unaware of the top-selling act in popular music just shows how skewed your perspective is. Like, you actually think that Kanye's total disrespect was a "stunt" and not the ranting of a spoiled, ego-crazed superstar?

Get a grip, dude. There's more than hip-hop in this world.

[Elok]

Get a grip, dude. There's more than hip-hop in this world.

You mean...

...hold on, trying to parse this...

...

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...you mean, maybe...there's also R&B? Or were you referring to Doo-Wop Gods?