20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson Sony and Motown/Universal since Jackson's death in June 2009. Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album "doesn't contain every single one of his early solo hits, but it does contain the great majority of them, which means it might satisfy the tastes of many listeners who just want a sampling of the best of this era". 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson is a compilation album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 21, 2000 by Motown Records. It
Death of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson" topped the album chart, giving Jackson a second number one album in as many weeks. He had five of the top ten albums in the album chart. In third week sales, "The Essential Michael Jackson" retained the number one position and Jackson held three other positions within the top five. By August 3, Jackson had sold 2 million records and spent six consecutive weeks atop the album chart. He retained the top spot on the album chart for a seventh consecutive week. In the U.S., Jackson broke three chart records on the first "Billboard" issue date that followed