A week after the tragic death of Michael Jackson, Telstra has seen an increase in sales of his old albums. Five of his albums are now in the Bigpond Top 10 albums.

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According to the company, five of Michael Jackson’s albums: Essential Michael Jackson (1), Michael Jackson – The Hits (2), King of Pop (3), Number Ones (9), and Thriller 25 Deluxe Edition (10) are now in the Top 10.

In addition to this, the company has also noticed an increase in visits to its BigPond News site, both online and on Telstra mobiles shortly after the death of Michael Jackson. On mobile, there was a 124% increase in visits to the company’s BigPond News site and a 107% increase in visits to www.bigpondnews.com as readers wanted to follow the unfolding news.