Glen Campbell Music Sales Soar Following His Passing

Glen Campbell

NIELSEN MUSIC shared stats about sales of GLEN CAMPBELL's music in the week since his passing (NET NEWS 8/8), and the numbers are impressive. Digital activity led the way, with a more than 4,000 percent increase in digital album sales, led by "20 Greatest Hits," "Adios," "Greatest Hits," "Icon," and "All The Best." CAMPBELL moved 28,000 albums during this time, an increase of 833 percent from the prior week. Digital track sales increased 2,000 percent; as you'd expect, his iconic singles -- "WICHITA Lineman," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Gentle On My Mind," and "By The Time I Get To PHOENIX" were the most popular.

CAMPBELL's passing also triggered 8.8 million streams, which included 4.3 million audio and 4.5 million video streams. And, there were solid airplay increases, too, as radio and special programming honored the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER; CAMPBELL's tunes saw a 450 percent increase in airplay spins, which NIELSEN says led to a more than 1,000 percent increase in projected airplay audience. Interest in CAMPBELL was also widespread on social media, with substantial gains in FACEBOOK likes and comments; nearly 5,000 new TWITTER followers; and more than one million views of his WIKIPEDIA page.

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