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　　Michael Jackson has topped the UK album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, six years after his last number one。

　　在英国，迈克尔·杰克逊的唱片在发行六年之后，荣登专辑榜榜首，他的六首单曲也进入单曲排行榜的前40名。

　　Greatest hits album Number Ones rocketed from 121 to the top spot after a surge in sales since the superstar's death on Thursday。

　　伴随上周四巨星的陨落，这张精选的唱片《独一无二Number Ones》销量飙升，它的榜单排名也从原先的第121位荣升至榜首。

　　The same album earned Jackson his last number one when first released in 2003。

　　该专辑于2003年首发，它也成为杰克逊的最后一张冠军唱片。

　　Four of his other hit albums also made a reappearance in the top 20, the Official Charts Company said。

　　英国排行榜公司透露，迈克尔·杰克逊的另外四张专辑唱片也都打入专辑榜前20名。

　　Thriller, still the biggest-selling album of all time, raced from 179 to number seven, King of Pop reached 14, Off The Wall got to 17 and The Essential Michael Jackson came in at number 20。

　　《战栗Thriller》一直都是世界最畅销专辑，它的排名由179位猛升至第7位；《流行之王King of Pop》升到第14位，《墙外Off The Wall》排名第17位，《The Essential Michael Jackson迈克尔·杰克逊精选》排名第20位。

　　A total of 11 Michael Jackson or Jackson Five albums featured in the top 200。

　　共有11张迈克尔·杰克逊和“杰克逊五兄弟”乐队的专辑打入排行榜前200名。

　　In the singles chart, 43 out of the top 200 singles feature the singer, with Jackson hits accounting for all but one of the new entries in the top 40。

　　而在单曲榜上，前200名单曲中竟然有43首单曲都是迈克尔·杰克逊的歌。除了一首单曲之外，刚打入前40名的新单曲全部是杰克逊的歌。

　　Overall, Michael Jackson accounted for over 300,000 record sales across singles and albums in just two days this week。

　　在过去的两天内，迈克尔·杰克逊的单曲和专辑总共售出了30万张。

　　Gennaro Castaldo, of music retailer HMV, told the BBC the estimated demand for Jackson albums was now 80 times greater than the day before he died。

　　唱片连锁店HMV的Gennaro Castaldo对BBC说，对杰克逊唱片的需求比他去世前上升了80倍。

　　"Once we had the announcement of his death people came into our stores and we had large crowds."

　　“当他的死讯刚刚传出，人们就开始涌进商店购买他的唱片。”

　　"Fortunately we had a lot of stock because we had been preparing for the O2 concerts, but sadly we didn't expect to sell them for this reason."

　　“所幸的是，为了原先即将到来的迈克尔·杰克逊O2演唱会，我们准备了大批他的唱片。遗憾的是，我们未能按原先的计划售出这些唱片。”

　　Jackson's albums have dominated sales at music retailers and download sites across the world since his death. Earlier on Sunday his songs topped Apple's iTunes download charts in every country except Japan。

　　自迈克尔·杰克逊死后，他的唱片主宰了世界各地的唱片销售店和音乐下载网站。截止到周日，他的歌在除了日本之外的世界所有国家的苹果音乐下载网站iTunes的下载排行榜上位居榜首。

　　The star died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home on Thursday。

　　杰克逊于上周二在洛杉矶的家中因心脏停跳而去世。

　　Jackson's family are said to be seeking a second autopsy because they still have questions about his death。

　　杰克逊的家人仍旧对他的死有所怀疑，并表示要进行第二次尸检。

　　Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, said he wished his son was around to see the public outpouring of affection since he died。

　　迈克尔·杰克逊的父亲Joe Jackson在接受福克斯新闻频道的采访时表示，他但愿他的儿子还能看到歌迷们对他的热爱。