QUICK TAKES - Nov. 5, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

By Todd Martens

Nov. 5, 2009 12 AM PT

The two-disc souvenir to the behind-the-scenes concert film “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” bowed at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday.

The album sold 373,000 copies for Sony Music, according to Nielsen SoundScan, leading a charge of 12 new albums on the U.S. pop 200.

Meanwhile, Jackson’s “Number Ones” sold an additional 32,000 copies during the last week. That album had sold more than 440,000 copies in the 10 days after his death last June, and may well end up as 2009’s top-selling album.

-- Todd Martens

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Todd Martens

Todd Martens joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007 and covers a mix of interactive entertainment (video games) and pop music. Previously, Martens reported on the music business for Billboard Magazine. He has contributed to numerous books, including “The Big Lebowski: An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time.” He continues to torture himself by rooting for the Chicago Cubs and, while he likes dogs, he is more of a cat person.

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