( CNN ) -- Sales of Michael Jackson 's albums have gone through the roof since the news of his death . Michael Jackson 's albums took the top 15 slots on Amazon.com 's top 50 album downloads . On Friday , the late singer was enjoying the commercial revival that had been eluding him in recent years , due to a lack of new material and public interest . Michael Jackson albums took top 15 slots on Amazon.com top 50 album downloads . The story was the same on iTunes where the late singer 's albums dominated seven out of the ten top slots on the site . The 25th anniversary reissue of Jackson 's 1982 album , `` Thriller , '' which is the top selling album of all time , is at the top spot on Amazon.com . It was followed by a special reissue of 1979 album `` Off the Wall '' and 1987 album `` Bad . '' His last studio album `` Invincible , '' which he released in 2001 came in at number 10 , perhaps reflecting the public 's preference for Jackson 's earlier work . On European online music retailer Play.com sales of Jackson 's 10 most popular albums increased by a staggering 7,860 percent . Meanwhile , searches on Michael Jackson are up 8,900 percent and total downloads on the site have increased 5,167 percent . The public 's unprecedented rush to buy Jackson 's albums has been likened to the the reaction when other music icons like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra died . `` There are an awful lot of people that think his contribution to music was huge , and as an artist he was so talented -- even though he was such a complicated artist , particularly towards the end of his life , '' Stuart Rowe Chief Operating Officer of Play.com told CNN . `` People want some kind of memento . They want to appreciate and listen to his music again , and mark his passing by listening to it all again . '' According to Rowe because of their quality , many of Jackson 's albums are perennial bestsellers , and while there was also some increase in interest in his music because of his sold out 50-date London tour which was scheduled to kick off in mid-July . `` But nothing like the effect of the news , '' said . `` It 's taken this for his music to be brought to a whole new generation of people . '' Five of Jackson 's solo albums -- `` Off the Wall , '' `` Thriller , '' `` Bad , '' `` Dangerous '' and `` HIStory , '' are among the top-sellers of all time , according to Jackson 's label Sony Music . During his career , Jackson sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide , released 13 No.1 singles . `` There 's the whole sort of grieving of a superstar which the general public will go through worldwide , '' said Rowe . `` You will hear a lot more Michael Jackson being played over the next few weeks . ''
Michael Jackson albums dominate the charts on Amazon , iTunes . Online retailer Play.com : Jackson album sales increased by 7,860 percent . Five of Jackson 's solo albums are among the top - selling of all time . Play.com : Fans want to mark his life by listening to all his music again .