Sales of Jimmy Buffett songs rose 7,000% the week after he died
nypost.comJimmy Buffett died of skin cancer, sales of the legendary songwriter’s tracks collectively rose over 7,000%, according to to data from Luminate published by Billboard.For the tracking week dated Sept.
1 through Sept. 7 — which began on the day Buffett passed away at age 76 — paid downloads hit 103,000 in the US, according to Luminate, buoyed by the singer’s famed “Margaritaville” track.Record sales put Buffett on the Digital Song Sales chart like he never before had been in his six decade-long career.He occupied 12 of the 50 spots on the list in the week ended Sept.
7, according to Billboard, even topping the chart with “Margaritaville,” which also hit No. 1 on the Country and Rock Digital Song Sales charts after the singer posthumously sold the song 16,000 times.“Come Monday,” which debuted in 1974, ranked No.
3 after 14,000 sales, and “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” landed in the sixth spot with 7,000 sales, per Billboard.“Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” and a live-recorded version of “Brown Eyed Girl” also appeared on the list, in spot No.
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