Will Michael Jackson ever make a come back in the Music Charts?
Filed under: Celebrity News, Music, News | By: Daniel
Posted on: October 5, 2007 | 36 Comments
When I grew up I had Michael Jackson posters all around my room as well as Madonna posters, I owned all of Michael Jackson’s albums and have seen him own the music charts over the years.
But one question I keep thinking is, will Michael Jackson ever make a come back?
I do think it is possible as he has such a big following and when I compared Michael Jackson to Donald Trump on a famous level I saw all of Michael Jackson’s fans supporting him as by far the most famous and known by most of the world.
So with that kind of fan base it must be possible to have a number one hit single and album again, surely.
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I AM WAITING FOR MICHAEL JACKSONS COME BACK. I LIVE IN THE UNITED STATE, PEOPLE HERE TALK BAD ABOUT MICHAEL ,THEY DON’T EVEN SELL HIS THINGS,OR PROMOTE ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO WITH HIM. I AM SO GLAD I AM MEETING PEOPLE WHO ADORE HIM AS WELL. CANT WAIT TO HEAR SOMETHING NEW.
yes i truly believe michael will make a comeback and dominate the charts again,just like he as many times before.after all he is michael jackson,the biggest selling Icon of all-time. he’s part of music history and will always sell millions of records and have number 1 albums,etc..
I certainly think it’s possible. I attended the World Music Awards last November and I can tell you whatever you saw on TV multiply it by a thousand. The crowd were amazing! Everybody and I mean EVERYBODY was cheering for Jackson. I mean just a few weeks ago people went crazy because they thought a new MJ song was leaked! turns out it was a fake but I think it will be worth the wait when his album comes out.. None of his albums have been failures.
Michael Jackson is very likely to enjoy a number one album but a number one single is questionable. Invincible didn’t pull off a number one single in the US or UK with the strongest single ‘You Rock My World’ making it to #10 in hot 100 and #2 in UK charts (beaten to #1 by Kylie with Cant Get You Out of My Head). Invincible itself debuted at number one in many countries across the world giving a clear indication of a solid, global fanbase unfased by the media circus that surrounds him and his recent legal issues.
Invincible sold around 8 million copies worldwide which is a great sales figure but for Michael Jackson it was a total flop (History sold 18 million). It quickly fell from number one, out of the charts again giving a strong indication that only die hard fans were buying his music and he no longer attracted the middle of the road market. The dispute between Jackson and Sony meant the album was not properly promoted which couldnt have helped (we saw a megastar like Jackson signing bloody albums in a record shop in NYC for Gods sake) so if the new album gets good promotion, together with a tour to create that classic Jackson hysteria, theres a good possiblity he could smash the 8 million figure and beat his last effort in 2001.
It is worth noting that the new album will need stronger singles to help promote it too. Invincible was quite frankly, crap. Aside from You Rock My World, Whatever happens, Butterflies and Heaven Can Wait, it was utter tosh. And even those songs weren’t strong singles! Whilst they were excellent musical efforts, it wasn’t good enough pop music.
Michaels fans will always buy his music and younger people are discovering the legend everyday so his fan base is being maintained. He’s had four decades in the business and has touched the hearts of several generations so people will always be interested in what he’s doing and buy his music.
If he tours and the album has some good songs on it, he can sell 2-15 million records and have 2 number one singles, EASY. Those are the figures a superstar should achieve.
If he doesnt tour and the album is average, we’ll see Invincible all over again and im sure even you die hard fans wouldnt want that…. ooooh no.
My guess is Jacko wil be pissed off and feeling political like on CD2 of History. We’ll see some 2Bad’s,Stranger in Moscow/They Dont Care about Us/XSCAPE-esque stuff, which will be great. We love MJ when he’s angry, his pop days are long gone so we may aswell listen to him shout and moan about the world and his life… I like it anyway. :o)
Charlie
Ofcourse i know he WILL make a comeback because he still has a ton of fans ALL over the world who still love and support him and i hate how we have to put up with this bullshit where haters try to make us hate him or make us hesitant the next time someone askes us if we love the king of pop because we fear that we have to hear MJ be ridiculed and put down again and it hurts US as well but i’m sure it hurts him more imagine what he has to go through…. you know back in the day you were a loser if you didn’t like him now it seems that people think we are the losers MICHAEL WILL MAKE A COMEBACK AND I KNOW US FANS WILL LOVE AND SUPPORT HIM UNTILL THE DAY WE DIE AND MICHAEL IS MY FUTURE HUSBAND SO HA!!
Michael Jackson’s music has survived on the charts for years and years without having to bring out new material. No other artist these days can even come close to Michael’s talent & abilities. I do believe when his new album is released it will be one that will go down in History! MJ deserves every ounce of credit & success! He does and will always have a huge fan supporting across the world. Go get em Michael! Can’t wait!
A successful Michael Jackson comeback consists of two things:
1. An absolute KILLER album. The album needs to have catchy, never-before-heard sounds, and it needs to have at least 4 or 5 number 1 hits.
2. Michael needs to have an awesome video clip for at least his first single and he needs to do a tour to support the album. He needs to prove he has still got the magic he had all through the 80s and 90s.
Personally, what I think Michael needs to do is to make music like he did in the 80s but with a modern twist. He should not succumb to the garbage type music out there these days with all the rap and gangsta feel, he should focus on a lot of dance beats and sounds that instantly stick in your head. Catchy songs drive album sales.
Also, the vast majority of youth these days don’t know Michael Jackson the singer, they only know Michael Jackson the ‘weirdo’. If Michael can change the youths perception, and show them the power he has when it comes to music and dance, I think there would be no stopping him.
It’s not an easy task, especially when the media want him to fail so they can report what another disgraceful situation he is in. But might I just say that Michael Jackson’s career has been declared dead at many various times in the past 30 years or so, but he is still here, making another album.
If anyone can make an awesome comeback, it’s definitely MJ.
Michael Jackson hasn’t released an album of all-new material since ‘Invincible’, released in October of 2001. And that was met with generally dreadful reviews, and quite low sales, for Jackson anyway (over 8 million sold so far). With the recent events in Jacksons life, it seems unlikely he will ever make a return to form. I believe even with an inspired/infectious recording, it will still be branded a flop. Not forgetting his ‘Number Ones’ compilation, sold 6 million copies, and that was at the exact same time he was accused of child abuse a second time. I doubt any artist could shift that amount of albums, if they were accused of such a crime. Simply put, Jackson has a strong fan base, but his creative output since 1995’s ‘HIStory’ album has been uninspired, and the world probably has fallen out of love with him. His career relies strongly on past glories, with the issuing of no less than 5 greatest hit’s packages since 1995. He did enjoy enormous success on his HIStory world tour, performed throughout 1996-1997, which set attendance records wherever he went. There are sponsors willing to throw hundreds of millions of dollars at Jackson if he was willing to do a world tour, but it’s a process he admitted to hating, as it’s too stressful. That aside, Jackson really hasn’t been an entertainer since his HIStory world tour wrapped in 1997, that’s a decade of him getting rustier and rustier. He made stiff appearances at the 2001 MTV VMA’s with NSYNC, and even dancing on stage with James Brown whilst presenting him with an award in 2003. Given what he’s achieved in his life, he needn’t worry ever releasing a new album to prove himself as an artist, or stage a world tour, to prove himself as an entertainer, because he’s already done that - and long ago. The Guinness World Records confirmed at the 2006 World Music Awards that Thriller had sold 104 million copies, with 750 million records sold throughout his career, Michael Jackson has enough money to last him, he’s earned in excess of $1 billion in his lifetime. So with that, he needn’t worry ever working again.
why not, this is actually a dumb question about an incredible pop star
Michael could make a comeback. Honestly, how many of you MJ fans can honestly tell me u won’t buy the c.d. if it wasn’t hot new shit? I would buy his cd even if it were an instrumental. And no real fan can sit here and say they wouldn’t buy tickets for his concert just to see the old shit. From Rock With You to You Rock My World.
He doesn’t need to make a comeback, but he could.
Shit, Michael could throw a farewell tour and be rich all over again.