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Jay-Z And Oasis Get Massive Glastonbury Chart Boost

In mid-week figures...

  • by Jason Gregory
  • Wednesday, July 02, 2008
  • Photo by: WENN
  • filed in: Festivals Indie
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US rapper Jay-Z has seen a huge boost in sales of his music thanks to his headlining performance at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival.

The rapper's 2004 single '99 Problems' is expected to chart in the top-25 this weekend, while his collaboration with Linkin Park, 'Numb/Encore', looks set to crack the top-40.

Jay-Z has also helped boost the sales ofthe Oasis 'Wonderwall', which was originally released in 1995.

The rapper opened his set with the track after the band's guitarist Noel Gallagher quipped in the build-up to the event that it was “wrong” for a hip-hop act to headline the festival.

The BBC reports that sales of 'What's The Story (Morning Glory)', the album the song featured on, and Oasis's recent best of, 'Stop The Clocks', have also increased by 200% and 140% respectively.

Other bands who are heading back up the charts thanks to their performances at Glastonbury include Elbow, whose latest album 'The Seldom Seen Kid' should break the top-20 again, and Friday night headliners Kings Of Leon.

Records by Editors, The Feeling and The Raconteurs also look set to climb back up the charts.

Have you purchased music by any of the performers this week as a result of their appearance at Glastonbury? Let us know by posting a comment below.

CLICK HERE to see our Best Bits from Glastonbury now - and the following links for day by day photo round-ups.

Glastonbury in photos: Day One - CLICK HERE
Glastonbury in photos: Day Two - CLICK HERE.
Glastonbury in photos: Day Three - CLICK HERE.

Jay-Z at Glastonbury 2008
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  • Because of Glasto I have this week bought albums by: Black Mountain, Seasick Steve, Band Of Horses,Subways!

    ~ by neverinanayear 7/2/2008

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  • JAY-Z WAS AMAZING!!! HE REALLY DID WELL WITH THE CROWD ,THEY LOVED HIM HOW COULD NOEL SAY NO ONE WANTED HIM WHEN THE WHOLE CROWD WAS CHEERING BEFORE HE EVEN CAME OUT ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW NOT TO MENTION PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS GANRE OF MUSIC WERE RAVING THAT THEY HAVE NOW FOUND A NEW RESPECT FOR HIM..AGAIN HE WAS AMAZING!

    ~ by SARAH 7/2/2008

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  • big oasis fan but Noel...Jay-Z killed you and IT at glasto...top marks

    ~ by E 7/2/2008

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