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George Michael Music Sales Soar

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U.S. sales up 2,678 percent after the singer’s tragic death.

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According to Nielsen Music, there has been an enormous surge in sales of George Michael’s music since the singer’s tragic death on Christmas Day. In the week ending on Dec. 29, sales of Michael’s music increased 2,678 percent, with about 477,000 albums and songs sold. The previous week, according to Nielsen, that number was 17,000. Three of Michael’s solo albums and Wham!’s 1984 album Make It Big returned to the Billboard 200 chart as well.

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