Michael Jackson is the King of international radio

'This Is It' burning up the charts, airwaves

October 13, 3:26 PM

Pop Media Examiner Katrina-Kasey Wheeler

Success is synonymous with Michael Jackson, the King of Pop who is yet again, the King of radio, both domestically and abroad. His newly released single, 'This Is It' is already a huge success, and despite the controversy, 'This Is It' the film, and soundtrack are on their way to becoming colossal successes. Nothing less can be expected from MJ.

According to Billboard, since the midnight release for 'This Is It', "the song has received 900 plays on 402 stations, reaching an audience of 10.4 million, as of 11 a.m. ET today, according to Nielsen BDS." The song which will be included on the soundtrack and featured at the end of the film has "ranked as the 35th-most played current title on all stations monitored for the Billboard Hot 100. It placed at No. 15 out-of-the-box at R&B radio." According to Billboard.biz, 'This Is It' "is currently No. 1 on the U.K. Radio Airplay Chart (week to date) and given its performance to date is likely to top the final Airplay Chart on Sunday (Oct. 18), according to data from Nielsen Music Control."

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