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Yesterday was a truly a somber day. Even my mom called to tell me it how sad it was to her.

Just like Elvis, these music pop icons never go out the way they should.  Many joke about his controversial acts, but he grew up in an extremely bizarre situation that no one else in history has ever experienced. Americans in particular try to rip him up, even though he’s one of their own, but around the world they respected and supported him as an entertainer.

Whether or not you agree, his music and unsurpassed talent speaks for itself.

Michael Jackson, age 50, died from cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. I bet AEG Live, a concert promoter, and the insurance company that fronted those guarantees for his 50 show tour in the 02 Arena in London must be shittin bricks.

Billboard states:

More than $85 million worth of tickets have already been sold for the series of performances, which have the now sadly ironic title “This Is It.”

As the death of a celebrity, their value and interest intends to increase, especially one of this magnitude . Cult of Mac posted (6:47 pm, June 25th, 2009):

Just hours after his untimely death, Michael Jackson’s albums are storming the charts on iTunes.

Jackson’s seminal album Thriller is currently the number one album on iTunes, while The Essential Michael Jackson is number two.

Severel of his other albums are climbing the charts fast. At the time of writing (about 6.45 PST) Jackson has nine albums in the iTunes top 40:

Thriller (25th Anniversary, Zombie Cover) is #7; Off the Wall is #9; The Ultimate Collection is #12; Number Ones is #13; Bad is #22; Greatest Hits is #27; Dangerous is #29; and Thriller (25th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition) is #28.

Jackson is the best-selling artist of all time. He sold more than 750 million albums worldwide, and Thriller, produced by the genius Quincy Jones, sold an estimated 100 million copies worldwide.

I expect Apple to post a homepage tribute, and Jackson’s albums to dominate the chart by the morning.

#1 – Essential Michael Jackson
#2 – Thriller
#3 – Number Ones
#4 – Off The Wall
#5 – Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition / Zombie Edition)
#9 – Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection
#10 – Bad
#12 – Dangerous
#13 – Michael Jackson Greatest Hits
#19 – Off The Wall (Special Edition)
#21 – Jackson 5 : Ultimate Collection
#23 – Thriller (25th Anniversary Deluxe)
#28 – HIStory
#29 – Invincible
#34 – Thriller (25th Anniversarhy Deluxe)
#36 – We Are The World EP
#45 – HIStory (different version)
#46 – Michael Jackson Video Triple Play
#65 – Anthology : Best of Michael Jackson (Motown)
#78 – Anthology : Best of The Jackson Five
#99 – 20th Century Masters : The Jackson Five

Update:

Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow (Jerome Isma Ae Bootleg)

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