Michael Jackson topped the UK album charts for the 5th straight week with the greatest hits collection The Essential Michael Jackson. No other album has topped the UK album chart for so long this year.

Jackson didn’t just get the top spot, he also had five of the top 20 and ten of the top 50. 1982′s Thriller came in at #7 and 1979′s Off the Wall came in at #12.

He also had the #16 UK single with “Man in the Mirror” which was on Jackson’s 1987 album, Bad. “Man in the Mirror” peaked at #2 in the weeks immediately following Jackson’s death.

Down To #2 On Last.FM

While he did hold onto the top spot on the UK album charts, MJ fell to #2 on the Last.FM charts of the most listened to artists/bands.

Radiohead took over the top spot. Coldplay is in at #3, and The Beatles are at #4.