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Joe Cocker, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Joe Cocker, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Joe Cocker Death Fuels Australian Sales Spike

by Paul Cashmere on December 27, 2014

in News,Noise Pro

Joe Cocker has had four albums return to the Australian Top 100 this week following his death of December 22.

Sales for the late music legend soared after news of his death broke last Monday from lung cancer.

As well as the Cocker compilations to return to the chart this week, three songs ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, ‘You Are So Beautiful’ and ‘Up Where We Belong’ album registered in the Top 100.

Joe Cocker’s Australian chart positions this week are:

Albums

The Platinum Collection (75)
The Anthology (82)
The Best of Joe Cocker (88)
Greatest Hits Live (95)

Singles

With A Little Help From My Friends (67)
You Are So Beautiful (97)
Up Where We Belong (99)

PHOTO GALLERY: Joe Cocker in Melbourne

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