Meat Loaf Sales & Streams Jump Following News Of Rocker’s Death

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Meat Loaf’s death last week prompted renewed interest in his music, with sales and streams of his catalog seeing a huge bump. 

According to MRC Data, on-demands streams of the rocker’s music jumped 4,650% on the day his death was announced. That amounted to 9,344,181 streams of his catalog.

Not only that, sales of his albums rose 18,684%, and digital track sales jumped 33,793%. On the day before his death, Meatloaf sold 54 full albums, with that number jumping to 12,675 on Friday after his death was revealed. As for singles, sales went from 95 tracks to 36,346 tracks. 

• ONE MORE THING! Meat Loaf’s wife Deborah Gillespie opened up about the loss of her husband with People. “The grief I feel over the loss of my husband is gut-wrenching. I was lying close to Michael when he took his last breath, and my sadness is beyond words,” she shared, referring to the rocker by his given name, Michael Aday. “He meant so much to so many people, and it gave me joy to be able to share him with the world,” adding, “As his wife, I also want everyone to know how much he meant to me as a husband.”
• She noted, “I realize how blessed I am to have shared my life with such an incredible person. He didn't hesitate to let me know how much I was appreciated, and often sweetly told me, 'You're a good wife.' I will miss hearing that." Click here for her full tribute. 

Source: Variety