Whitney Houston posthumously tops iTunes, Amazon charts
Published Feb 12 2012, 17:52 GMT | By Daniel Sperling
Whitney Houston has posthumously topped a number of online music charts with her Ultimate Collection LP.The singer's 2007 album reached number one on the iTunes chart, as well as Amazon's CD and MP3 charts following her death at the age of 48 yesterday (February 11).
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Meanwhile, her March 2000 Greatest Hits compilation currently sits at two on ITunes and five on both of Amazon's rankings.
It is preceded on the Amazon MP3 chart by The Essential Whitney Houston, released in the same year, at four.
In addition, the soundtrack to her 1992 film The Bodyguard - which features her iconic cover of 'I Will Always Love You' - is seventh on Amazon's list of bestselling CDs.
Houston is expected to dominate singles and album charts next week, with sales in the UK "already surging" according to the Official Charts Company.
The late singer's chart success comes as iTunes users accused Apple of "cashing in" on her death by increasing the cost of her back catalogue.
Watch Whitney Houston perform 'I Will Always Love You' below:
Such a tragedy. God gave her such a talent and it became destroyed by the ways of this world. We all have to take responsibility for our actions or lack of actions. Who we hang around, our support system has a huge influence who we become. Seems like Hollywood for as much as we glamourize has a dark, deadly side that pervades it strongly. Sadly Whitney Houston won't be the last. But how sad to lose such a talented person sowhen she had so much to give. Like one of her songs, "Didn't she all must have it all..."
February 13th 2012 at 6:35pm
Some people will have records and cassettes of her music since there are some songs from a very long time ago and that was their music platform for that generation and have now decided to update their collection so they can continue to play it for generations, just because someone downloads her songs now, doesn't mean there not a true fan
February 13th 2012 at 4:34pm
Rest in Peace you will always be the greatest.
February 13th 2012 at 1:41am
^^ They've done it before and they'll do it again. Sad, but it's the way the world works.
February 12th 2012 at 7:28pm
It makes you wonder how sick and greedy Apple can be by blatanty increasing the costs of the back catalogue just to line their own pockets. Didn't they do similar with Amy Winehouse last year ?
February 12th 2012 at 7:25pm