John Legend and Commons Oscar-winning song Gloryfrom the film Selmagarnered 28,000 downloads to notch its best sales week to date. The spike anchored a massive 184 percent sales gain for all music featured on the 87th Academy Awardsfor the week ending the day of the awards (February 22nd), according to The Hollywood Reporter. These already impressive numbers are expected to rise even more in the first post-Oscars sales week ending March 1st.
While Glory reaped the largest rewards, its fellow nominees for Best Original Song Im Not Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell: Ill Be Me), Everything Is Awesome (The Lego Movie), Grateful (Beyond the Lights) and Lost Stars (Begin Again) also fared well, with various versions of those tracks selling a combined 75,000 downloads.
The soundtracks that housed the Best Original Song nominees also saw a giant leap, moving a combined 7,000 copies.Glen Campbell: Ill Be Me led the group, selling almost 3,000 copiesfor a stunning 805 percent jump from the previousweek.
Lady Gagas tribute to the 50th anniversary of the The Sound of Music also led to a bump in sales for both the four individual songs she sangandthe films classic soundtrack,which together sold just under 3,000 units. Meanwhile, Jennifer Hudsons performance of I Cant Let Go, which she sang during the Oscars In Memoriam segment, helped the Smashtrack move 2,000 downloads.
The soundtrack albums for the five nominees forBest Original Score also saw a rise in sales, pushing approximately 3,000 copies for a 75 percent gain. Thecategorys winner, however,TheGrand Budapest Hotel, only earned thethird largestnumbers (just under 1,000 copies), while Interstellarled the group, selling over 1,000 copies.
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