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Michael Jackson Sets Six-Decade Hot 100 Top 10 Record as 'Thriller' Returns to No. 10

Billboard attributes the jump to a Halloween spike tied to the new biopic trailer, backed by Luminate data.

Overview

  • 'Thriller' rose from No. 32 to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart published November 15, 2025.
  • During Halloween week, Luminate counted about 14 million official streams, a 57% weekly gain, plus a 9.3 million radio audience and roughly 3,000 sales in the U.S.
  • Billboard links the rebound to seasonal listening patterns and renewed attention following Lionsgate’s first trailer for the biopic Michael.
  • The achievement gives Jackson Top 10s in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, surpassing Andy Williams’s five-decade span.
  • Jackson’s Hot 100 totals now stand at 30 Top 10 hits and 13 No. 1 singles since his solo Top 10 debut with 'Got to Be There' in November 1971, with the film set for U.S. release on April 24, 2026.