Michael Jackson Has Sold More Albums Since His Death Than Over The Last 13 Years of His Life

 

Michael Jackson 

Has Sold More Albums Since His Death Than Over The Last 13 Years of His Life

Editor Katie Watkins 11 -2-2022

The King of Pop Michael Jackson sadly passed away on June 25, 2009 leaving fans worldwide devastated.

However the global superstar may not no longer be with us, but as you might of have expected, Michael Jackson music lives on with the artist having tremendous album sales since his death. 

In the immediate aftermath of his death, Jackson’s album back catalogue  and digital sales skyrocketed, but the strong sales trend has continued for the past 13 years.

In fact, the past 13 years the King of Pop has seen some of the strongest in sales for Jackson since Nielsen SoundScan’s inception in 1991. 

According to the company’s data, Michael Jackson has sold 13.228 million albums since his death. In the four years prior to his death (2004-2008), he sold a combined total of 3.934 million, less than 30% of his sales since his death.

Even adding in the six months of album sales prior to his death in June 2009 only raises the total to 4.231 million albums. That’s a remarkable increase of 68% in album sales for the five year period following his death. In fact, it takes Jackson’s combined sales from 1996 to 2008 to even come close to his sales in the past five years. In that 13-year span, Jackson sold 13.152 million albums.

Jackson’s annual sales took a huge hit in the mid-’90s when the first child sexual abuse allegations were brought against him by Jordan Chandler. Jackson was ill advised by those he trusted to settled the case out of court in 1994, as it was rumoured that Jordan Chandler father cohered Jordan into making the allegation after Michael refused to lend him 13 million dollars for a film project.

but the sadly the impact on Michaels sales was tremendous and mostly continued throughout the rest of his life. Sales dropped from more than 2 million in 1993 to 555,000 in 1994. Michael Jackson would face additional accusations in the 2000s, for which he would ultimately be acquitted for any wrong doing.

Album releases in 1995 (“HIStory”) and 2001 (“Invincible”) boosted Jackson’s sales for those years, but beyond that he struggled to sell a million albums per year. Since his death, he’s averaging more than two-and-a-half million per year. The numbers are somewhat front-skewed, though, as Jackson sold more than 2 million albums in the three weeks immediately following his death.

Michael Jackson sadly passed away while rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London titled “This Is It,” with the singer suggesting retirement after the show. The previous years had seen financial struggles for the singer, but the tremendous interest in the concert series, which was extended from an original 10-concert plan due to record-breaking ticket sales, was poised to bring in millions.

Editor Katie Watkins 11 -2-2022

The King of Pop Michael Jackson sadly passed away on June 25, 2009 leaving fans worldwide devastated.

However the global superstar may not no longer be with us, but as you might of have expected, Michael Jackson music lives on with the artist having tremendous album sales since his death. 

In the immediate aftermath of his death, Jackson’s album back catalogue  and digital sales skyrocketed, but the strong sales trend has continued for the past 13 years.

In fact, the past 13 years the King of Pop has seen some of the strongest in sales for Jackson since Nielsen SoundScan’s inception in 1991. 

According to the company’s data, Michael Jackson has sold 13.228 million albums since his death. In the four years prior to his death (2004-2008), he sold a combined total of 3.934 million, less than 30% of his sales since his death.

Even adding in the six months of album sales prior to his death in June 2009 only raises the total to 4.231 million albums. That’s a remarkable increase of 68% in album sales for the five year period following his death. In fact, it takes Jackson’s combined sales from 1996 to 2008 to even come close to his sales in the past five years. In that 13-year span, Jackson sold 13.152 million albums.

Jackson’s annual sales took a huge hit in the mid-’90s when the first child sexual abuse allegations were brought against him by Jordan Chandler. Jackson was ill advised by those he trusted to settled the case out of court in 1994, as it was rumoured that Jordan Chandler father cohered Jordan into making the allegation after Michael refused to lend him 13 million dollars for a film project.

but the sadly the impact on Michaels sales was tremendous and mostly continued throughout the rest of his life. Sales dropped from more than 2 million in 1993 to 555,000 in 1994. Michael Jackson would face additional accusations in the 2000s, for which he would ultimately be acquitted for any wrong doing.

Album releases in 1995 (“HIStory”) and 2001 (“Invincible”) boosted Jackson’s sales for those years, but beyond that he struggled to sell a million albums per year. Since his death, he’s averaging more than two-and-a-half million per year. The numbers are somewhat front-skewed, though, as Jackson sold more than 2 million albums in the three weeks immediately following his death.

Michael Jackson sadly passed away while rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts in London titled “This Is It,” with the singer suggesting retirement after the show. The previous years had seen financial struggles for the singer, but the tremendous interest in the concert series, which was extended from an original 10-concert plan due to record-breaking ticket sales, was poised to bring in millions.