Michael Jackson Record Sales Surge Since Death

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Michael Jackson Number OnesMichael Jackson’s music continues to dominate the charts with over 9 million in record sales worldwide since his death, according to The Times. Nielsen SoundScan indicated that in the US alone, 1.1 million albums sold in the last week and in total over 2.3 million since his death three weeks ago.

With no doubt, the popularity of Michael Jackson’s music, performances and memorabilia is not losing any interest as fans continue to snap them up. Now that Michael Jackson is gone, the closest anyone can get to seeing or hearing him is through his music and taped performances. All this demand is a way for fans to keep his memory alive.


Michael Jackson Memorial Songs Performances

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Michael Jackson MemorialThe Michael Jackson memorial on July 7th had performances from Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher and more. Most performed one of his famous songs. Jermaine Jackson performed a heartfelt Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile”, which was Michael Jackson’s favorite song.

Here are the Michael Jackson Memorial songs in the order they were performed:

  • Andrae Crouch Choir – Soon and Very Soon
  • Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz – I’ll Be There
  • Lionel Richie – Jesus Is Love
  • Stevie Wonder – I Never Dreamed You Would Leave In Summer & They Won’t Go When I Go
  • Jennifer Hudson – Will You Be There
  • John Mayer – Human Nature
  • Jermaine Jackson- Smile
  • Usher – Gone Too Soon
  • Shaheen Jafargholi – Who’s Loving You
  • Group with singers from Jackson’s This Is It Tour  - We Are The World & Heal The World

Usher’s version of  “Gone Too Soon’ was poignant and fitting considering the sudden death of Michael Jackson. It was originally written by Michael Jackson to honor his friend Ryan White who died of AIDS at the young age of 18.

Which performance did you think was the best?