Grieving fans and those just wanting to hear his music again have snapped up his albums, including "Thriller" and "Number Ones" - his greatest-hits collection.
Last week, 1.1 million copies of his albums were sold, according to sales figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
That represents a 37 percent jump from the week before.
Jackson's "Number Ones" remains the top-selling CD in the United States for the third straight week, with 349,000 copies sold.
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