Chart News: HDD: “Xscape” #1 on iTunes in 49 territories!

X-CELLENT START: On its international release day, Michael Jackson’s XSCAPE (Epic) has thus far hit #1 on iTunes in 49 territories, including France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Greece, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam (wonder how you say “King of Pop” in Vietnamese). The album has achieved 82 Top 5 iTunes positions, including #2s in the U.K., Germany, Italy, Finland, Portugal, Switzerland, South Africa, India and Israel, in what is an extremely fluid situation. As we’re seeing today, nearly five years after his death, MJ’s appeal remains unprecedented.