*Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” is as soon as once more climbing the charts, reaffirming its enduring recognition many years after its launch.
On the R&B Digital Track Gross sales chart, the “Thriller” basic has returned to the highest 10 at No. 8 following a quick absence, Forbes stories. Its all-time peak on the chart is No. 7, and throughout its chart historical past, “Billie Jean” has spent 43 weeks on the itemizing.
The tune additionally units a private greatest on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Track Gross sales chart, re-entering at No. 12. It has appeared on this broader chart for less than 4 weeks, a fraction of its tenure on the R&B-only tally.
Globally, “Billie Jean” lands at No. 99 on each the Billboard World 200 and the Billboard World Excl. U.S. chart. Jackson has lengthy maintained a presence throughout a number of Billboard charts concurrently, a feat few artists maintain over many years.
The success of “Billie Jean” builds on Jackson’s historic Billboard efficiency final yr. In November 2025, his iconic observe “Thriller” climbed from No. 32 to No. 10 on the Scorching 100, making Jackson the one artist to succeed in the highest 10 throughout six many years: the Nineteen Seventies, ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
Halloween timing helped drive “Thriller’s” resurgence throughout the October 31–November 6 monitoring week. Luminate knowledge confirmed the tune generated 14 million streams, a 57% enhance from the earlier week, and 9.3 million radio listeners, up 124%. “Thriller” initially reached its peak at No. 4 on the Scorching 100 in 1984.
The tune additionally surpassed fellow Thriller hits “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” which every spent 25 weeks on the Scorching 100 beginning in 1983, highlighting Jackson’s unmatched influence on the charts, Billboard stories.
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