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Sales soar for Live 8 artists

Published Tuesday, Jul 5 2005, 16:18 BST | By Kris Green
A number of artists who performed at the Live 8 gig at the weekend have witnessed a dramatic increase in their CD sales.

Sales of Pink Floyd's 'Best Of' album have risen by a huge 1343%, while The Who have seen their album sales increase by a similarly substantial 863%.

Speaking to The Mirror, Pete Townshend of The Who joked: "Our sales went up 832 percent over the weekend - that's because we sold one record on Saturday and 832 since."

Other artists to benefit include Annie Lennox, Dido, Razorlight, Robbie Williams, Joss Stone, Sting, Travis and Madonna.

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