Hallelujah - #1 Song on iTunes

Last night my eldest was on iTunes to check out the latest top ten songs and asks me "Who is Jeff Buckley ? he's #1 on iTunes". I answered "Jeff Buckley died about ten years ago in an unfortunate drowning accident." She said his song "Hallelujah" is #1 on iTunes". "Are you serious?" I asked - nice song but #1 on iTunes??? - I don't get it. I had the song in my library so I played it for her. She just gave me that puzzled, scrunched up nose look.

Here's the youtube video of Jeff performing Hallelujah
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I checked further because I was still curious why it was #1.
According to Wiki: On March 7, 2008, Buckley’s version of the Leonard Cohen song, “Hallelujah”, went to number 1 on the iTunes chart after being performed by Jason Castro on the seventh season of the television series American Idol. He wasn't aired much in the leadup to the finals for legal reasons from the songs he performed.
("Daydream" The Lovin' Spoonful - "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" Andy Gibb - "Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen)

Obviously they must have worked out the legal issues for his March 7th performance.

Here's Leonard Cohen's video of the song he wrote





Oh Yeah! Today at a ceremony in New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Cohen will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the first Montrealer so honoured.

So many coincidences......