It seems as though the entire world is mourning the death of “The King of Pop”, Michael Jackson, by listening to his music, as evident by the surge in music downloads in iTunes. As of this posting, Michael Jackson holds the top 9 album downloads as well as 7 of the top 10 singles with “Man in the Mirror” on top. “Man in the Mirror” with its ballad style and good hearted message seems to be soothing mourners in their time of loss.

Many forms of Media are paying tribute to the pop star’s passing. MTV has put their normal programming of reality tv to the back-burner and is airing non stop videos, documentary, and live coverage from street parties in NYC celebrating Michael Jackson’s death. Many Sirius XM stations will be devoting their programming to Jackson. VH1 Classic will reportedly dedicate the entire weekend to nothing but Michael Jackson.

Climbing to the top of the iTunes charts is no easy task, let alone taking the top 10 in both singles and albums. Michael Jackson also has taken top spots in ringtone and video downloads. This spike to the top of iTunes comes at no surprise with millions of people looking for ways to comfort themselves, but brings to mind the old adage, “You are always worth more in death than in life.” How long will this surge last? Will it possibly help pay his reported $400 million debt, we will have to see.

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