Pink Floyd's reunion at Live 8 on Saturday in London has spurred a huge hike in the sales of their records, a major retailer has revealed.
All the bands and performers at the Hype Park show have experienced a spike in the sales of their music, although Coldplay have seen just a 3 per cent rise. This is because they were already out-selling everyone with current album "X&Y".

HMV's Gennaro Castaldo told the NME: "This snapshot still shows that, like its predecessor 20 years ago, the Live 8 concert is having a marked effect on sales of featured artist recordings.

"It's likely this impact will become more pronounced throughout the week."

HMV reports the following rises in the sales of Live 8 artists:

1. Pink Floyd "Echoes - Best Of" - 1343%
2. The Who "Then & Now" - 863%
3. Annie Lennox 'Eurythmics Greatest Hits' - 500%
4. Dido "Life For Rent" - 412%
5. Razorlight "Up All Night" - 335%
6. Robbie Williams "Greatest Hits" - 320%
7. Joss Stone "Mind, Body & Soul" - 309%
8. Sting "Greatest Hits" - 300%
9. Travis "Singles" - 268%
10. Madonna "Immaculate Collection" - 200%
11. Scissor Sisters "Scissor Sisters" - 174%
12. Mariah Carey "Greatest Hits" - 170%
13. Snoop Dogg "Rhythm & Gangsta" - 166%
14. The Killers "Hot Fuss" - 131%
15. U2 "Best Of: 1990 - 2000" - 116%
16. Elton John "Greatest Hits" 1970 - 2002' - 111%
17. Keane "Hopes & Fears" - 101%
18. The Beatles "Number 1s" - 71%
19. Snow Patrol "Final Straw" - 69%
20. REM "Reveal" - 50%
21. Stereophonics "Language, Sex, Violence, Other" - 36%
22. Coldplay "X&Y" - 3%
23. The Libertines "Up The Bracket" - 35%

Just goes to prove some people really are as dumb as i thought.