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Michael Jackson hits album returns to No.1

Published Sunday, Jun 28 2009, 19:31 BST | By Nick Levine
Michael Jackson hits album returns to No.1

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Michael Jackson's Number Ones collection has returned to the top of the UK albums chart following the singer's death on Thursday.

The compilation - which debuted at number one upon its November 2003 release - brings together 18 of Jackson's classic hits, including 'Billie Jean', 'Thriller' and 'Earth Song'.

Four other Jackson albums re-enter the top 20 this week: Thriller at seven, King Of Pop at 14, Off The Wall at 17 and The Essential Collection at 20.

Meanwhile, a total of 20 tracks featuring Jackson return to the top 75 of the singles chart, led by 'Man In The Mirror' at eleven.

The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):

1. (-) Michael Jackson: 'Number Ones'
2. (1) Kasabian: 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'
3. (2) Paolo Nutini: 'Sunny Side Up'
4. (12) Take That: 'The Circus'
5. (18) Lady GaGa: 'The Fame'
6. (3) Bruce Springsteen & E St Band: 'Greatest Hits'
7. (-) Michael Jackson: 'Thriller'
8. (5) Daniel Merriweather: 'Love & War'
9. (6) Kings of Leon: 'Only By The Night'
10. (8) Black Eyed Peas: 'The E.N.D.'

Source: Official Chart Company

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