According to the
Daily News, on Amazon's
Movers & Shakers list - which measures those products with the biggest relative sales increase by the hour - Brown's albums seized the top three positions in their peak hours, along with snaring two more spots in the top 10.
Brown's 1963 classic, "Live at the Apollo," shot from Amazon's 1,249th top seller to its 67th, putting it at No. 1 on the list of leaps. Likewise, Brown's "20 All-Time Greatest Hits!" compilation increased its sales by 1,235%, putting it at No. 2 on the
Movers & Shakers list. Brown's "Foundation Of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964 to 1969," with the third-biggest
Movers & Shakers rise on the chart, rose from No. 2,263 on the general sellers list to 339.
Also moving fast on the list were the singer's "50th Anniversary Collection" (at 6) and "Star Time" (at 7).
"I haven't seen this many albums from one artist go into the top 10," said Amazon spokesman Sean Sundwall to the paper. "It's a testament to the popularity of his music."
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