Michael Jackson's This Is It debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart moving 373,000 copies which is fifth best for the year.  However, if you add in all those back catalog sales that aren't allowed on the Billboard 200 chart, you'll see that [Dead] Michael Rules 2009!

Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200:

1. Michael Jackson – This Is It
2. Creed – Full Circle
3. Taylor Swift – Fearless
4. Rod Stewart – Soulbook
5. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Night Castle
6. Sting – If On A Winter's Night
7. Michael Bublé – Crazy Love
8. Soundtrack – The Twilight Saga: New Moon
9. Tim McGraw – Southern Voice
10. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3