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Michael Jackson is once again king of the pop charts.

According to Billboard, three of the deceased pop star’s albums — Number Ones, The Essential Michael Jackson, and Thriller pulled in huge numbers following Jackson’s passing last week. Each album sold 100,000 copies last week. The music legend’s solo albums sold 415,000 this past week, while the week prior to his death, he only sold 10,000 albums from his entire catalog.

The Number Ones album is appropriately No. 1, while The Essential Michael Jackson and Thriller take the No. 2 and 3 spots on this week’s Hot 100.

Michael’s 1979 solo debut Off the Wall album is No. 4, his 1987 smash Bad landed at No. 6, and 1991’s platinum-selling Dangerous at No. 7.

MJ is also expected to rule the Hot Digital Songs chart with 1.8 million songs downloaded last week. Eighties hits like “Man in the Mirror,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Billie Jean” and “Smooth Criminal” were big sellers last week. Even the Jackson 5’s sales have been affected. The Ultimate Collection and 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection have both been moving fast.