There was a little dissent voiced over on another post/conversation over the Live 8 artists' motives - insinuating that the artists played L8 for no other reason than boosting album sales. Below is from HMV and shows increases in album sales since Live 8

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%