Michael Jackson 'This Is It' companion album also hits #1 on Billboard chart in Europe

November 5, 11:30 AMPop Media ExaminerKatrina-Kasey Wheeler

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Success and Michael Jackson are longtime friends, and now with the succes of the film, 'This Is It', the companion album that debuted at number one on the Billboard chart this week in the United States with over 378,000 copies sold, has also hit #1 on the Europe chart. This truly is no surprise since MJ's fans are worldwide. There is a limited edition of photographs from the tour rehearsal which is also a purchasing incentive for fans to own this album.

According to Billboard.biz:

Michael Jackson's "This Is It" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment) debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's European Albums survey, as "Sexy Chick" (Gum/Positiva/Virgin/EMI) by David Guetta featuring Akon returns to the top of European Hot 100 Singles for the seventh week in total.

"This Is It" becomes the third Jackson album to top the pan-European listing since his death. It's new at No. 1 in France and Holland, No. 2 in Portugal, Denmark and Austria, No. 3 in the United Kingdom (on sales of 78,000), Spain and Denmark and No. 4 in Germany. But it's down 2-5 in Denmark, 2-7 in France and 4-10 in Portugal.

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