Fans grab 2M Jacko songs and 300K albums in 3 days post his death
1 Jul 2009, 1232 Hrs

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New York, July 1 Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's fans have bought almost 300,000 to 400,000 copies of his albums and 1.8 million individual digital tracks in the three days after his death, according to Billboard Magazine.

However, figures have revealed that Jackson's albums sold just 10,000 copies in the week before his death, while digital sales capped at 40,000.

Based on weekly tracking that ended Sunday (June 28), the figures might just put three of the star's albums -'Number Ones', 'The Essential Michael Jackson' and 'Thriller'- in the top three spots on the latest Billboard Top Pop Catalogue chart.

However, Billboard's regular Top 200 Albums chart will not feature Jackson's albums, as it bans any disc that's older than 18 months.

Still, this will mark the first time in Billboard's history that a Top Catalogue entry has outsold the No. 1 disc on its regular album list.

The Black Eyed Peas' 'The E.N.D.' moved just under 100,000 copies as Jackson peaked the chart.

Besides the three Jackson albums crowding the Catalogue chart peak, other titles by the star will also occupy the Top Ten, including 'Off The Wall', 'Bad', 'Dangerous', and 'The Ultimate Collection'.

Two of Jackson 5 compilations, 'The Ultimate Collection' and '20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection', are also selling like hot cakes.

Jackson's top selling digital tunes include 'Man in the Mirror', 'The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Billie Jean', and 'Smooth Criminal'. (ANI)

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