Sales of Michael Jackson music, videos.

Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers selling out of products that regained immense popularity overnight.

Bill Carr, Amazon’s vice president of music and video, said Friday that once the world learned that the pop icon had died Thursday, the Web site sold out within minutes all CDs by Michael Jackson and by the Jackson 5 — the group Jackson and his four older brothers formed out of Gary, Ind., in the late ’60s.
As of Friday afternoon, Jackson’s albums accounted for all 10 of Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Music” list, with the 25th anniversary edition of the celebrated “Thriller” album taking the top spot.
Barnes and Noble's Web site and retail stores also sold out most Jackson CDs, DVDs and books, and its 10 best-selling CDs were Jackson titles. Borders Group's Web site sold out almost everything related to the star; albums also sold out at some of the book seller's retail locations, including its New York stores.

Around the time of Jackson’s death, only one of his albums ranked in the top 100 on iTunes in the United States. By Friday morning, eight of the top 10 albums were Jackson’s. An “Essential” collection of Jackson’s songs compiled by Apple’s iTunes music team was the top-selling album, followed by “Thriller.”
With Amazon sold out of Jackson CDs, Carr said many customers were buying Jackson’s music in digital form. Sales of Jackson-related videos are also up on Amazon — Carr said most DVDs, including the 1978 movie musical “The Wiz,” are currently out of stock.