Sales of Jackson's albums top the charts, and more

In the week following Michael Jackson’s death, the three top-selling albums in the U.S. were all his.

Sales of Jackson's albums top the charts

In the week following Michael Jackson’s death, the three top-selling albums in the U.S. were all his. In total, 422,000 copies of Jackson’s albums sold in the week, more than 40 times the previous week’s figure.

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