Older songs selling on the Billboard charts again

[Richland123]

Interestingly, there seems to be a trend in people wanting to hear and buying older music again both original artists and cover versions of older songs. I was looking at the Billboard Top 200 album charts for this week and found this.

#194 - James Taylor's Greatest Hits Vol. 1
#192 - Jersey Boys Broadway Soundtrack (all covers of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons songs)
#190 - Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly
#189 - The Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 1974 - 1978
#187 - Led Zeppelin - Mothership
#170 - Queen - Greatest Hits Vol. 1
#162 - Glee The Music, The Power (covers of old songs)
#159 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Greatest Hits Vol. 1
#158 - The Beach Boys - The Very Best of
#152 - Guns 'n Roses Greatest Hits
#143 - Jimmy Buffet - Songs You Know By Heart Greatest Hits
#138 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
#131 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
#117 - Motley Crure - Greatest Hits
#102 - Michael Jackson - The Essential
#94 - Bob Marley - Legend: The Best Of
#87 - The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
#67 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicles: Greatest Hits
#54 - Michael Jackson - No. 1s
#53 - Glee Season One Vol. 1 (covers of old songs)
#50 - AC/DC - Iron Man 2 Soundtrack (all old AC/DC songs)
#46 - Journey - Greatest Hits
#41 - Glee Season One Vol. 2 (covers of old songs)
#30 - Glee The Journey To Regionals (covers of old songs)
#23 - Glee The Music Vol. 3 (covers of old songs)
#16 - James Taylor & Carole King - Live at the Troubadour

[TL5]

I've noticed that Journey's Don't Stop Believin' has been a top seller on iTunes for years. It's also a constant top 10 at musicnotes.com (sheet music).

[Atticus]

Exile on Main St. just got a much publicized remastering, so that explains that one. Thriller has always been a big seller even prior to Jackson's death, and Dark Side of the Moon is also a big seller, since both are considered among the best albums of all time. Most of the others are greatest hits collections or live albums, which are good sellers because lots of people don't like to wade through B-sides.