MJ On Track For More Charts Records

4-7-2009) After his record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will continue to shake up the charts next week, too.

According to SoundScan's Building Chart data, more than 110,000 Michael Jackson albums were purchased during the first two days of the new tracking week (June 29-30). Billboard estimates that the seven merchants that report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart (Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers) make up about 60% of all U.S. album sales.

"Thriller" was top seller in those two days, shifting 44,000 copies, while "The Essential Michael Jackson" and "Number Ones" were second and third-best sellers.

With those kinds of preliminary numbers already racked up, Michael may yet again dominate Billboard's Top Comprehensive Albums and Top Pop Catalog Albums charts.

Source: MJFC / Billboard