Jackson Music Sales: Off the Wall

**Prince** · 07-04-2009, 07:24 PM

Jackson Music Sales: Off the Wall

Album Sales Skyrocket by 4,000 Percent Two Weeks After King of Pop's Death

At Reckless Records in Chicago, the King of Pop is certainly selling like one. Whether it's CDs, DVDs or vinyl, anything with Michael Jackson's name on it has been flying off shelves for more than a week.
PHOTO: Michael Jackson music

"Pretty much the minute everyone found out [he died], everyone was rushing here," said store employee Angela Ziles. "And within the next couple hours, we were pretty much sold out."

Call it "The Day The Music Didn't Die."

In this age of declining album sales, Jackson CDs have exploded in popularity. Sales of his solo albums are up a staggering 4,000-percent, from 10,000 copies sold the week before his death to 422,000 sold for the week ended June 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Amazon's Top 10 music sellers are all Jackson albums. And this artist born from Motown and music videos is now a digital sensation, becoming the first performer to sell over a million Internet tracks in a week. He sold 2.6 million, in fact.

"I think there's such an emotional connection to Michael Jackson," said veteran music journalist Alan Light. "There's a span of people who really feel Michael Jackson's a part of their own personal history."

Sony, Jackson's record label, has been scrambling to meet demand. Its New Jersey plant has been churning out CDs around the clock, and employees told us they were even asked to work on the July Fourth holiday.

"Right now it's pretty crazy," said worker Josh Hickey. "It's back up to overtime. They are calling everybody in."

For an artist whose work was often overshadowed by his dubious personal life, this surge in popularity is perhaps the ultimate vindication.

"I think there's such a feeling of relief that people can think about and focus on his music again after all of these years of being so distracted by the freak show around him," said Light.

And retailers expect the trend to continue for weeks or even months as details about the singer's death slowly come to light.

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maniclion · 07-04-2009, 08:45 PM

Sony would have a goldmine if they weren't doing so poorly.....

IronAddict · 07-05-2009, 09:07 AM

Damn people gave this man nothing but grief while he was alive, now they want to deify him in death. What a grotesque world we live in, boy.

07-04-2009, 07:24 PM	#1
Prince IronMagLabs Owner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 37,395 Photos: 356	Jackson Music Sales: Off the Wall Jackson Music Sales: Off the Wall Album Sales Skyrocket by 4,000 Percent Two Weeks After King of Pop's Death At Reckless Records in Chicago, the King of Pop is certainly selling like one. Whether it's CDs, DVDs or vinyl, anything with Michael Jackson's name on it has been flying off shelves for more than a week. PHOTO: Michael Jackson music "Pretty much the minute everyone found out [he died], everyone was rushing here," said store employee Angela Ziles. "And within the next couple hours, we were pretty much sold out." Call it "The Day The Music Didn't Die." In this age of declining album sales, Jackson CDs have exploded in popularity. Sales of his solo albums are up a staggering 4,000-percent, from 10,000 copies sold the week before his death to 422,000 sold for the week ended June 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Amazon's Top 10 music sellers are all Jackson albums. And this artist born from Motown and music videos is now a digital sensation, becoming the first performer to sell over a million Internet tracks in a week. He sold 2.6 million, in fact. "I think there's such an emotional connection to Michael Jackson," said veteran music journalist Alan Light. "There's a span of people who really feel Michael Jackson's a part of their own personal history." Sony, Jackson's record label, has been scrambling to meet demand. Its New Jersey plant has been churning out CDs around the clock, and employees told us they were even asked to work on the July Fourth holiday. "Right now it's pretty crazy," said worker Josh Hickey. "It's back up to overtime. They are calling everybody in." For an artist whose work was often overshadowed by his dubious personal life, this surge in popularity is perhaps the ultimate vindication. "I think there's such a feeling of relief that people can think about and focus on his music again after all of these years of being so distracted by the freak show around him," said Light. And retailers expect the trend to continue for weeks or even months as details about the singer's death slowly come to light. source BOARD SPONSORS: MassNutrition.com - Discount Supplement Superstore IronMagLabs.com - Bodybuilding Nutrition AlltheWhey.com - Bulk Protein Powders & Supplements CEMProducts.com - Research Chemicals & Supplements MusclesProd.com - Steroids, Bodybuilding & Training Blog Maximizer.com - Maximum Strength for Maximum Performance MikeGetsRipped.com - The Original 'Get Ripped' Blog ProteinRoutine.com - Experiments in Healthy Living Follow on Twitter Join Facebook Group Befriend on Myspace

07-04-2009, 08:45 PM	#2
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,433 Photos: 10	Sony would have a goldmine if they weren't doing so poorly..... "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

07-05-2009, 09:07 AM	#3
IronAddict YOU ME WE Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In my skin Posts: 2,801	Damn people gave this man nothing but grief while he was alive, now they want to deify him in death. What a grotesque world we live in, boy. The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

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