This Is It is #1 album in America and 16 countries around the world

According to Michale Jackson's Official Homepage, his new album This Is It has debuted at #1 all over the world.

“MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT” made motion picture history as the highest grossing concert film of all time. And now, the two-disc album companion to the movie Michael Jackson’s This is It released by Sony Music’s Epic Records makes its first week debut in the #1 spot of the Billboard Top 200 album chart, as well as the Soundtrack album chart.   U.S. sales of the album - which features new hit song “This is It” – totaled 373,100 units this week according to Nielsen Soundscan – this figure does not include significant sales from non-traditional retailers. Sales figures from other parts of the world are still being tallied although the album did hit #1 in 16 other countries including Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Turkey, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the Middle East and Colombia and Top-3 in the UK, Australia, Argentina, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain.  A simultaneous #1 album and a #1 documentary film has not happened since 1971 when the Rolling Stones did it with the album Sticky Fingers and movie Gimme helter.

Michael Jackson albums now occupy the top five spots of Billboard catalog album chart at #1, #3 and #4; his Number Ones album is this year’s best-selling overall album year to date as of this week. Throughout his career, Michael Jackson has spent a total of 51 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart. Only The Beatles and Elvis Presley have spent more weeks at the top.  His last #1 was Invincible in 2001 although Thriller hit the top of the Billboard catalog album chart last October.

Disc one features the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits such as "Billie Jean," "Smooth Criminal,"  "Human Nature," and "Thriller" arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of "This Is It," the original and an orchestral version.  Disc two offers fans a rare listen to the early demo versions of classics "She's Out Of My Life," "Wanna Be Startin'," "Somethin'," and "Beat It." This disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled "Planet Earth."

Michael Jackson's This Is It also includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.

I bought This Is It last week and i think its amazing , the new demos give some insight into the creative genious of  Michael Jackson. ...read more ⇒

Michael Jackson This Is It Premiere My Own Experience

I live in Utah in a rather small town , i still bought my ticket for the 10 pm Michael Jackson This Is I Premiere Showing on that 1st Sunday they were on sale. I did not want to risk missing it small town or not, nothing would stop me from saying goodbye to The King Of Pop.

So finally after 2 weeks that's seemed to never end , Oct 27th arrived. My wife got the tickets during the day from the ticket machine and we were ready to roll. We left the house early around 9pm as the cinema is only 10 minutes away, we arrived all excited around 9:15 , bought our popcorn and coke and went to theater 11.


Now this is the part that shocked and surprised me, as we walked in i was expecting a bunch of people in their 30's to 50's , you know vintage Michael Jackson fans, boy was i wrong. I walk in and see tons of kids who could not be more than 12-17 dancing to about 3 different little hand held stereos playing Michael Jackson's top songs.

Some were wearing Michael Jackson T-shirts, Fedoras, 80's sunglasses, even a single glittering white glove. They were all dancing to the music happy and excited to be there, there were maybe 5% adults there to be honest.

I was so proud that even in death The King Of Pop had such a young following , his music and talent was truly ageless and timeless.

During the movie every time a number was over, the packed theater audience would applaud wildly, just like a real concert. It felt like a true concert event.

Now about the actual movie i thought it was done quite well, it started by showing some of the dancers who got the job, so emotionally saying how honored they were to be part of the tour. I mean they were in tears or just could not express how excited they were top be picked.

Later it showed the process through which they picked a small group of dancers, out of 100's of candidates. The amount of talent that was there from all over the world was astounding, im sure it was a tough choice.

The rest of the feature showed Michael Jackson performing his biggest hits on split screens simultaneously, he was wearing different outfits and dancing away. It showed him behind the scenes involved in every creative aspect, you could tell who was calling the shots.

He was very supportive of his crew and told them it was all about the audience and about the love. I have seen Michael Jackson Live 3 times in my life, his rehearsals were great by normal standards but it seemed to me like he was holding back a lot as far as his dancing. His moves were not polished and he skipped many big steps in his famous Billie Jean routine.

I guess if one is rehearsing 12 hours a day , you cant go all out so its understandable. It was still an amazing event and i am glad one day i can tell my kids about it. I was both happy and sad as i realized this is the last new footage of him performing i will ever see. I always regret never getting a chance to see him perform Unbreakable.

Long Live The King Of Pop as i write this Michael Jackson is breaking records in even after death, we love you and miss you RIP. ...read more ⇒

Adam Lambert Calls Michael Jackson's Musical Style 'Groundbreaking'

MTV Reports Adam Lambart was highly influenced by Michael Jackson , here is Todays Michael Jackson News from MTV


During season 8 of "American Idol," Adam Lambert became known for blurring boundaries, mixing elements of pop, '70s glam rock, metal, musical theater and more into his live performances. It's just that capacity to take risks that he so admires in Michael Jackson, whose "This Is It" documentary hits theaters on October 28.




"[H]is music so groundbreaking because he really brought a lot of rock into [it]," Lambert, who grew up listening to MJ and watching his videos, told MTV News. "He had initially set himself up with this R&B presence and he brought so much rock into it and I think it was really groundbreaking how he fused all those different styles together in a pop format. I'm very inspired by that musically."

With "Idol" behind him and his debut album coming soon, the 27-year-old singer released a fiery music video for the power ballad "Time For Miracles" on Wednesday (October 21). When we chatted with him earlier, Lambert not only praised MJ's music but also his iconic music videos.



"Visually, his videos were, like, you could not compete with Michael Jackson," Lambert said with a smile. "He was the one. He just took a lot of chances and really went full into his thematic choices and I'm inspired by that as well."



The singer professed to be looking forward to the premiere of "This Is It" for more than one reason: it will also mark a premiere for his career as well. "Time For Miracles" appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming big-budget disaster flick, "2012," and the trailer will run before Jackson's doc.



"That will be like a double-whammy for me that night, seeing what was left of his legacy and myself to do a little pre-show action," he said. "It'll be really cool."



Don't miss "Michael Jackson's This Is It" Premiere Special, airing on MTV and VH1 on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET! "Michael Jackson's This Is It" opens in a limited engagement on October 27 and wide on October 28. 

Thanks MTV for this great Michael Jackson News Story






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