In the music biz, death is never a bad marketing tool. Like Elvis and John Lennon before him, the death of Michael Jackson has sent fans rushing to buy his albums.
Amazon.com today lists 18 Michael Jackson albums in the Top 20.iTunes USA has 9 Jackson albums in the Top 10 and 7 Jackson songs in the Top 10.
iTunes Australia has 6 Jackson albums in the top 10 and 5 Michael Jackson songs in the Top 25.
Amazon Top 20:
1. Michael Jackson : Thriller 25th Anniversary Addition
2. Michael Jackson : Off The Wall
3. Michael Jackson : Bad
4. Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection
5. Michael Jackson : Number Ones
6. Michael Jackson : Dangerous
7. Michael Jackson : The Essential Michael Jackson
8. Jackson 5 : The Ultimate Collection
9. Michael Jackson : History Volume 1
10. Michael Jackson : Invincible
11. Michael Jackson : HIStory: Past, Present and Future
12. Michael Jackson : Thriller 25 Anniversary deluxe edition
13. Michael Jackson : Blood On The Dance Floor
14. Michael Jackson : 25th Anniversary of Thriller
15. Michael Jackson : Thriller
16. Jackson 5 : 20th Century Masters
17. Wilco : Wilco
18. Regina Spektor : Far
19. Jacksons : The Very Best of the Jacksons
20. Jacksons : Victory
The iTunes USA album chart features:
1. Michael Jackson : The Essential Michael Jackson
2. Michael Jackson : Thriller
3. Michael Jackson : Number Ones
4. Michael Jackson : Off The Wall
5. Michael Jackson : Thriller 25th Anniversary
6. Michael Jackson : Bad
7. Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection
8. Michael Jackson : Dangerous
9. Michael Jackson : Greatest Hits, HIStory Volume 1
10. Black Eyed Peas : The E.N.D.
The iTunes download chart features:
Man In The Mirror (1)
The Way You Make Me Feel (3)
Thriller (4)
Don’t Stop Til Up Get Enough (4)
Smooth Criminal (5)
Black Or White (6)
P.Y.T. (10)
The iTunes chart in Australia features:
1. Michael Jackson : The Essential Michael Jackson
2. Michael Jackson : Number Ones
3. Michael Jackson : The Essential Michael Jackson
4. Regina Spektor : Far
5. Michael Jackson : Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition
6. Black Eyed Peas : The E.N.D.
7. Michael Jackson : Thriller
8. Michael Jackson : King Of Pop
9. Hilltop Hoods : State of the Art
10. Lily Allen : Its Not Me, It’s You
Man In The Mirror (8)
Thriller (9)
The Way You Make Me Feel (15)
Black Or White (17)
Billie Jean (18)
Ben (23)
