It seemed like almost everybody were humming the tunes of "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" in London in the last few days, as the recently announced Michael Jackson concerts became the "hottest selling on the planet", according to organizers, with 750,000 fans snapping up tickets to see the King of Pop.

Jackson's most recent success comes about 20 years after the management of Wembley Stadium gave him an award which was put into the Guinness...