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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Returns to Hot 100 Top 10, Setting Six-Decade Record

A Halloween surge in streaming with strong radio airplay powered the rise, according to Luminate.

Overview

  • The 1982 single jumped from No. 32 to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 15, 2025.
  • In the Oct. 31–Nov. 6 tracking week, it logged 14 million official streams and a 9.3 million radio audience in the U.S., with 3,000 sales, per Luminate.
  • The feat gives Jackson top-10 hits in the 1970s through the 2020s, surpassing Andy Williams’ five-decade record.
  • Thriller’ now stands as Jackson’s longest-running Hot 100 entry at 26 weeks.
  • The climb coincided with the teaser for Antoine Fuqua’s biopic, reported at 116.2 million first-day views by Complex, as Taylor Swift held No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200.