Music, Culture, Style. The Beat of Toronto.


Michael Jackson Top of the Charts
DJ Cal
28th June 2009

mj

Ironic that he would get exactly what he wanted back, through his death.  I was reading today that already since his death more of his music has sold than has in the past 11 years.  The top 15 albums on Amazon, and several top spots on itunes too all belond to MJ.  The outpouring of remixes on the blogosphere is incredible too.

I knew that this would be the hot topic this weekend, but it’s pretty impressive just how massive the public outpouring has been.  Between 6 and 8pm yesterday 42,000 of his songs were played on Amazon, thousands of news articles were written, and tens of thousands of tweets, blog posts, and other social networking messages were sent out.  I guess I’m wondering to myself this – if you made even a very low estimate of the number of people that have had MJ on their mind this weekend, say 3,000,000 people, and you then estimated that they each spent an average of two minutes thinking/writing about his death, and you put all that time together, what could you do with that time?  6 man-years is what it would amount to, and the truth is that’s probably a huge underestimation.

Jackson 5 - ABC (Freemasons Extended Mix).mp3Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (The Walk and Rogerseventytwo Remix).mp3Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Bad (Mowgli is Bad Bootleg).mp3Michael Jackson - Beat It (Cookin Soul Kid Cudi Mashup).mp3Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Kojak Bootleg Mix).mp3Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Cookin Soul Jay-Z Mashup).mp3Michael Jackson - Don't Stop (Mike Mago Edit).mp3Michael Jackson - Get on the Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit).mp3Michael Jackson - I Want You Back (Cookin Soul Lil Wayne Mashup).mp3Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Marquis Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Cookin Soul Notorious B.I.G Mashup).mp3Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Daft Punk White Label Mashup).mp3Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (LAZRtag Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Thriller (Bird Peterson Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Thriller (Louis La Roche Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (VIKING and CJ Milli Shooting Stars Tribute).mp3Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye (Shinichi Osawa 3000 Remix).mp3Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Ansane 2005 Mix).mp3Jackson 5 - ABC (Salaam Remi Mix).mp3

Related posts



12 Comments

  1. COUSIN COLE
    28/06/2009

    Wow. Most of this is trash that’s an insult to Michael’s memory.
    The Frankie Knuckles remix is great though.

  2. 28/06/2009

    It all seems pretty ridiculous to me. As soon as any public figure dies now there’s a rush to join the inevitable huge outpouring of collective grief.

    Michael Jackson was a very talented pop star and it’s a shame he’s not with us any more. But that’s it.

  3. Tev
    28/06/2009

    Thank you oh so very much for posting these.

  4. steve osaka
    28/06/2009

    yeh.. assuming what he wanted was record sales, and not death. death salivated over by revenue hungry media and fans that didnt support him during his life.

  5. 28/06/2009

    Nice one!

    Here’s my 2 cents:

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/619679580dad3575/

    Mashup of MJ’s Triller and Justice’s Phantom Pt.2(Soulwax Remix)

    Greets K

  6. Saigo
    28/06/2009

    Mark, are you kidding?
    Take some time to truly appreciate the impact Michael had. His music videos revolutionized the consumption of entertainment media for the masses and created a format that is largely still used in pop today. His dancing broke barriers and elevated the art to unprecedented levels of popularity and proficiency. His consistent innovation in several avenues of artistic expression helped to spearhead cultural change for DECADES. To call him an icon is an understatement. Lots of people are upset about the apparent insincerity of the public’s MJ praise, but the fact is death DOES change everything… Its simply naive to not expect this level of collective mourning. After all, we are talking about someone who will be remembered with the likes of Shakespeare and Da vinci in coming centuries.

  7. TheMonarch
    29/06/2009

    To further Saigo’s remarks i would have to state that MJ was the first person who was raised by the public and forced to go through every stage of his life publicly. It should come as no surprise that the public is mourning his loss. Furthermore, people used to pass out watching him perform, the man was bigger than the beattles, and they were bigger than jesus. (maybe an overstatement, but certainly a thought.)

  8. codylekush
    30/06/2009

    @Mark – this is a music blog. anything less than absolute adoration for his contributions would be shocking, upsetting, </3 ing, etc. Please redirect your comments @CNN, cus this is what music blogs r here 4…MJ 4 lyfe.

    proof of MJs total greatness:

    1. Dangerous tour – just watch the crowd for first 2 mins
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaDlfODoaEE&feature=related

    2. Superbowl 1 performance – legend…wait for it…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnvSebbIVAM

  9. codylekush
    30/06/2009

    * sorry not superbowl 1 superbowl 1993 thats the video title, same yr as the dangerous tour i thinks

  10. 30/06/2009

    Snapple @ video #1…. those girls look like they’re going to cream or something.

  11. 30/06/2009

    Did you know Michael Jackson had 13 No. 1 songs and 5 No. 1 albums in his life? Looks like he’s going to be adding even more to that list even after his tragic death – read all about it in this article at http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jackson-rocks-billboard-charts-1003988912.story.

  12. Michael123
    01/07/2009

    Michael Jackson has broken Billboard chart records! He has captured 9 of the top 10 spots in the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. Amazing, right?

Leave a Reply

Additional comments powered by BackType

Connect With Us

  • Send me your track



Archives


We believe in buying tickets to shows, and paying for artists work! Everything on this site is here because we like the artists and think you deserve publicity, but we understand you might not want it here! If you are an artist or label and want something removed, please just ask using the contact us tab above!