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# The Michael Jackson Effect: An Unprecedented Spike In Sales
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-michael-jackson-effect-an-unprecedented-spike-in-sales/
- Published: 2009-06-29T04:25:18.000Z
- Updated: 2009-06-29T04:25:18.000Z
- Description: Get this widget! Once again new media trumped old with AOL's TMZ breaking the Michael Jackson story an hour before other news and gossip gatherers. But in addition to the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/06/the-michael-jackson-effect-an-unprecedented-spike-in-sales.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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Once again new media trumped old with AOL's TMZ breaking the Michael Jackson story an hour before other news and gossip gatherers. But in addition to the predictable spike in online interest, Friday's death also led to an unprecedented spike in sale.

As of Monday morning, Michael Jackson held 8 of the top 10 slots on iTunes with 20+ more tracks sprinkled throughout the top 100\. At Amazon wait times for most of his CD's and DVD's had jumped to 11-14 days for the usually instant-ship retailer. See real time iTunes singles sales data above and the iTunes album chart after the jump.

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