London - Sales of Michael Jackson albums have seen an instant boom following the news of his death, initial surveys showed Friday. Jackson's albums occupied 14 of the top 20 places on the Amazon.co.uk sales chart Friday, the internet retailer said.
The Amazon chart was topped by his first solo album, Off The Wall, which features tracks such as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and She's Out Of My Life.
It was followed by his 1987 album Bad and in third position was Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time, with global sales estimated anywhere between 50 million and 100 million.
Jackson's most recent studio album, Invincible, was on place nine, demonstrating the overwhelming interest in his heritage, rather than his later recordings, experts said.
"We always find where a great icon dies that there's a massive uplift in their music sales as fans want to connect and express their grief through the records," said Gennaro Castaldo of leading retailer HMV.
"We have seen this with people like John Lennon, Elvis, Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra over the years," said Castaldo. Michael Jackson in particular, had "not only an army of fans but also a broad appeal."
