On the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson, his star continued to shine on Billboard’s charts, a testament to his lasting musical legacy and impact.
Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Jackson’s catalog of solo albums sold a whopping 800,000 copies in the U.S. in the tracking week that ended at the close of business Sunday (July 5). That’s an increase of 90 percent from the previous week, when his combined albums sold 422,000.