Michael Jackson Downloads Soar in U.K., U.S.

In death, there is life, at least when it comes to downloads of the late Michael Jackson’s music.

paidContent:UK reported that several online-music retailers devoted their storefronts or gave significant space to Jackson in the hours following his death Thursday, and doing so paid off.

iTunes Store, Amazon MP3, Spotify and We7 were among those to feature Jackson.

According to paidContent:UK, 10 hours after the singer’s death, 21 of the top 100 iTunes U.S. tracks were his, with “Thriller” taking the top spot at No.

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