The one that once said Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough still had more to come. The album was certified Diamond by the SNEP that year. As per VSD Magazine, it sold 1,2 million units in 1992. By April, the Dangerous album was already on 900,000 units. As if it wasn’t enough, the year started with Black Or White at #1 and then saw the five following singles, in this order, Remember The Time (#5), In The Closet (#9), Who Is It (#8), Jam (#8), and Heal The World (#2) all break the Top 10.īoth former releases Thriller (#16) and Bad (#31) came back strong on the charts thanks to the Dangerous Tour reaching France while his early Motown releases got rewarded through Greatest Hits (#6 on the compilation Chart) too. In fact, during this calendar year, the album never left the Top 10 including 11 weeks at #1 and 25 inside the Top 3. This set the pace for the 1992 year for Michael Jackson that was going to be mind-blowing. In the second of them, a fresh new album Ca Ne Change Pas Un Homme by the best selling artist of all-time in France, Johnny Hallyday, debuted at only #3, highlighting how incredibly well the Top 2 were selling.Īfter the 1991 Christmas rush ended, Dangerous climbed to #1 and retained the position for two months. Thirdly, because Dangerous was released very close to Christmas so the overall increase in sales generated by gifts to moms and kids deflate the impact of new releases, especially since Patrick Bruel is much more of a gift-candidate than Michael Jackson.ĭuring three 14-days periods, the charts remained unchanged with Bruel ahead of Jackson. Secondly, because the #1 that week, the live album Si Ce Soir by Patrick Bruel, was the conclusion of two years of absolute Bruelmania in France that saw the artist sell gigantic amounts of everything he released. How was this possible? Firstly, because until mid-1992 charts in France were a bi-weekly publication so many albums debuted with only half of the period to sell. This resulted in a massive 560,000 copies shipped even before the set was released.Ī #1 entry for the album seemed an absolute given however, it debuted at #2. Spending its first 14 weeks without dropping below #6 while peaking for a couple of weeks at the Top of the chart, the song increased even more the huge expectation for the album. The lead single of this new album, Black Or White, was an instant smash. Teddy Riley had taken his place as primary collaborator. Follow up album, 1991 release Dangerous, was apivotal album for the star as the cult producer of previous albums Quincy Jones, was no longer on board. Michael Jackson was all over the place during the 80s, releasing two monster sellers Thriller (1982) and Bad (1987).
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