Michael Jackson, Tracks played per hour after announcement of his death

Fresh data straight out of our uber warehouse: As the news breaks, scrobbles soar as people go to pay tribute to one of the greatest pop artists of all time.

We'll update throughout the day, the scrobbles keep coming...

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SilkyBanana says:

Interesting!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ar_gtr says:

Wow basically a straight line up. Thats how the economic recovery should be
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynt says:

I would love to see more graphs like this on Last.fm !
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

madcaow says:

that's mad!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

andronicusmax says:

wow
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

piepsteil says:

Michael who?
SKY SAXON DIED!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

rockable84 says:

That's his heart pulse in the new world .
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ceetee_uk says:

so if we kill gordon brown, will we see the UK economy experience such an upturn?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

qhuetastique says:

wow exactly at 22h00 UTC (2pm LA time/5pm NY time) his songs started to surge.

R.I.P. Michael Joseph Jackson , King of Pop, Man of Song and Dance.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ceetee_uk says:

@qhuetastique. you forgot King of celebrity paedophiles.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

brainlove says:

I contributed. Jackson 5 wins though.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

networkcultures says:

I played the record. Thriller. To my seven years old son this morning. Does that also count? Geert
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Larvi says:

whoa
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

bashford says:

Fantastic!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Wexxie says:

Can we see more of these graphs? Interesting.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

rageburner says:

Listening to Michael Jackson today period. Hell I grew up with Michael Jackson and his inspiration. Have all the albums. I plan to blow this chart off the map along with others. Love last.fm
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

wikshah says:

Bullshit, it's fake. Check the charts page of Last.fm. You won't see Michael Jackson anywhere in the hyped "artists" and tracks.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

last.fm says:

@wikishah:

The charts at www.last.fm/charts are calculated weekly, so expect an MJ dominated list to appear on Monday!

Michael Jackson tribute scrobbles since last night have already passed 500k, compared to around 800k-1m for the entirety of last week for other artists in the charts. (!)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

mazzi says:

Awesome analysis! (and awesome DB too ;)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

bwv 1017 says:

R.I.P. from Turkey.

Rest in peace MJ.

You are the king of the pop. there is and there will be no replacement for you. Your loss took some part of my childhood, never come back again. I am so sorry.

I miss you.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

cougarmicrobes says:

Seems like dying was a step forward for his career.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hypatia- says:

Seems like dying was a step forward for his career. - it's for every pop/etc star!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

SilkyBanana says:

That's why some people think he faked it, imagine the comission he'll be getting right now (If he was alive) =P
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

The Art Of GrandMaster Taijay says:

The passing of an iconic phenomenon.
Remember the times...Peace.
Taijay-Harlem, New York City
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

as,dk says:

hey he is not dead he is in our music in our hearts hey jascon my brother realy hats off uuuuuuu i will pray from god u live any where u live always happy bye i am coming sooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

C.J3 says:

Michael was one in a million. Have all his albums. Have always wanted to see him live but never got the chance. Sharing my birthday with him has always been an honor even if it has only been for the last 28 years. Whenever life was getting me down I always turned on your songs and they made me smile. You will live on in my heart forever. My heart goes out to his family, friends and other fans. RIP Michael. Clair X
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hfiusajoisfdl says:

I love that I had been listening to him for two days straight before he died, psychic? haha.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

singh.lorna says:

My favourite song by Michael is "You Are Not Alone".His voice just suited the words.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

buddhadog says:

A Haiku to Michael

To Michael Jackson,
Thank you for the memories.
May you rest in peace.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Jiga Jigsaw says:

Last.FM are PUMPING Michael Jackson scrobblings by stealing them from unsigned artists.

Many unsigned artists in fact got no scrobbling advance from Michael Jackson death.

Nothing against Michael Jackson, of course. Vultures (CBS and Sony) want to squeeze out the more money they can from the poor Jackson's corpse. I think it's REALLY disgusting.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

ben_xo says:

Oh Jiga!

That's not tracks WE are playing to people per hour, that's tracks per hour that people are listening to of their OWN music collection!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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Michael Jackson, Tracks played per hour after announcement of his death

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