Whitney Houston’s Death: Sales of the Pop Star’s Music Skyrocket
EmailSales of pop icon Whitney Houston’s records have soared since it was announced that the singer was found dead in a bathtub at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Seven of Houston’s records are currently in the top 10 on Amazon.com’s best sellers in music list, and the legendary singer who died at the age of 48 was only edged out of the top spot by singer Adele, who took home six Grammy awards Sunday night. Houston’s compilation “Whitney Houston – The Greatest Hits” comes in at number two.
Fans instantly drove Houston to number one the iTunes charts as well, with her cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” shooting to the top of the site’s charts and becoming the number one download. Her 1980s classic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is also in the top 10, and a number of the singer’s other singles quickly re-entered the iTunes top 100.
Apple has been accused of cashing in on Houston’s unexpected death by hiking the price of the download since the news of her death broke. Houston’s 2007 Ultimate Collection increased by £3 to £7.99 in the space of just 30 minutes, according to the website Digital Spy.
It is expected that mourning fans will keep the singer’s albums and singles at the top of the charts over the next few weeks.
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Please stop referring to Bobby Brown as a RAPPER. He is and always has been a SINGER. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. Ever heard of New Edition? He’s one of them. Sorry it ruins the “rapper with a rap sheet” meme, but it is inaccurate and makes you looks pretty much clueless. Geez, your footage even SHOWS THEM SINGING a duet they recorded years ago.
Posted by: Jeri Shuster | February 13, 2012, 8:30 am 8:30 am
I am so disgusted with Celine Dion right now! She sound like the typical critical idiot! Her interview on the show this morning was completely disrespectful and ignorant! We don’t know the cause of death so I’m wondering why she found it necessary to talk about “partying” and her past! Surely we all wil die one day. SMH She was an awesome mother and wife. Celine,we all are born to die. . . “No man know the day nor hour . . .”
Posted by: Tooty of Macon | February 13, 2012, 8:40 am 8:40 am
I completely disagree. I’m so glad to hear and amazing artist like Celine Dion point out that the reason she stays out of the Showbiz spotlight is for the love of her family. We see too many artists out hitting clubs and going to rehab every day. She is right when do the drugs become more important than live and family and love? I know as a mother you cannot and should not question how another mother loves or parents their children and I do not think she was trying to say she wasn’t a good mother b/c she was a wonderful mother and her daughter obviously loved/loves her very much. However, she is right her addictions to whatever she had over the course of her life came first and that is unfortunate.
Posted by: Elly | February 13, 2012, 9:30 am 9:30 am