𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐇𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧.
' I have four block buster music albums. They were great commercial hits. Micheal Jackson only had two."
Michael Jackson's Thriller has sold over 70 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of all time.
Global breakthrough: Released by Island Records, Juju Music became King Sunny Adé's first worldwide release and was instrumental in launching the "worldbeat" genre in the United States.
Billboard chart success: The album spent 29 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart in 1983, a remarkable achievement for a Nigerian album at the time.
Critical acclaim: The New York Times called it "the year's freshest dance-music album" in 1982, and it earned high praise from publications like New Musical Express.
Legacy: Its success spurred greater international interest in Nigerian music, leading to more Western exposure for other artists like Ebenezer Obey and Fela Kuti.
Other commercially successful juju albums
Synchro System (1983) by King Sunny Adé: Following the success of Juju Music, this album was also a major commercial hit and earned Adé his first Grammy nomination.
Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1) (1989) by Sir Shina Peters: This album fused juju with Afrobeat and sold double-platinum in Nigeria, making it a huge success within the country.
Albums by Ebenezer Obey: A major rival to King Sunny Adé, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and his band released numerous popular and highly acclaimed albums during the 1970s and 1980s.
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