Linkin Park’s Music Sales Soar Following the Passing of Legendary Pop Rock Band’s Lead Singer, Chester Bennington
According to statistics, total album and song sales from Nielsen Music have increased by 5,332% compared to July 19. Accordingly, on July 20 (local time), the Linkin Park group sold 21,000 album copies; While on July 19, album sales reached less than 1,000 copies. Music downloads on online music networks reached 90,000 for songs (an increase of 2,000 per day compared to before). Among them, Linkin Park’s most sought-after songs at this time are “In the end” (about 11,000 downloads), “Numb” (about 10,000), “Heavy” (about 7,000), “What I ‘ve done” (about 6,000), “Crawling” (5,000), “Somewhere I belong” (4,000), “Breaking the habit” (4,000), “One more light”, “Shadow of the day”, “One step closer” (with 3,000)… This makes experts believe that at least 3 of Linkin Park’s albums including “One more light”, “Hybrid theory” and “Meteora” will come back to the top. Billboard 200 music chart in the coming days of August.
Linkin Park’s music sales increased by more than 5,000% – Photo 1.
Music group Linkin Park
Among them, the album “One more light” was just released by the band Linkin Park in May with positive feedback from the public. Although today, Linkin Park is no longer as popular as it was a decade ago because there has been a change in the music enjoyment of the majority of music lovers, especially young people. But to this day, Linkin Park is still a legendary rock icon with many imprints as well as their influence on many young artists. Of course, the departure of lead vocalist Chester Bennington is the reason why this band’s music products become so popular, but it cannot be denied that the excellent quality of these products has conquered listeners. As soon as it was released, “One more light” topped the prestigious Billboard music chart, top 200 most worth listening albums, becoming Linkin Park’s 6th album to occupy the top position of the Billboard music chart.