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Thriller Nears All- Time US Sales Record

Set to break Eagles' Greatest Hits figure

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(Newser) – Buoyed by the singer’s passing, Michael Jackson’s Thriller looks set to match the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 as the bestselling album ever in the US, Billboard reports. The Eagles compilation was certified 29 times platinum in 2006, having sold at least 29 million copies—but Billboard says the sales boost from Jackson’s death and Sony’s marketing have probably pushed album shipments past that figure.

In this magazine cover image released by Entertainment Weekly, a 1983 photo of Michael Jackson from his
In this magazine cover image released by Entertainment Weekly, a 1983 photo of Michael Jackson from his "Thriller" video is shown.   (AP Photo/Entertainment Weekly)
A gold record for Michael Jackson's
A gold record for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is displayed at Guernsey's Auction House in New York, Thursday, April 5, 2007.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Thriller album cover.
The Thriller album cover.   (Amazon.com)
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Caps
Jul 20, 09 2:11 PM CDT
Great. Reply
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Timinator2K
Jul 20, 09 2:19 PM CDT
MJ bigger in death than life. Reply
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Nwambe
Jul 20, 09 3:04 PM CDT
Album shipments, not album SALES. Reply
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DarkFrancis
Jul 20, 09 4:17 PM CDT
It'll sell.
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Fondue
Jul 21, 09 1:33 PM CDT
Wouldn't shipments equal sales. I mean, labels and distributors don't ship without getting paid.
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