{"id":452260,"date":"2026-05-16T17:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452260\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:29:10","slug":"michael-jackson-compilation-holds-u-k-no-1-for-second-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452260\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Compilation Holds U.K. No. 1 For Second Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMichael Jackson <\/a>continues his renewed dominance on the U.K. charts, as The Essential Michael Jackson spends a second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart dated May 15.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe greatest-hits collection leads the tally ahead of Westlife\u2019s new compilation 25 \u2013 The Ultimate Collection, which debuts at No. 2 after leading the midweek race earlier in the week. The hit-packed release becomes the Irish boyband\u2019s 15th\u00a0top 10 LP in the U.K.<\/p>\n

\n\tRenewed interest in Jackson\u2019s catalogue follows the blockbuster Michael biopic, which has fueled strong streaming and physical sales across the singer\u2019s discography in recent weeks. The Essential returned to No. 1 for the first time in 17 years on the previous chart frame (May 8) and now extends its reign atop the summit.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, Noah Kahan\u2019s The Great Divide rises one spot to No. 3, while Olivia Dean\u2019s The Art of Loving follows at No. 4. Jackson also places another title inside the top five, as 1982 classic Thriller climbs to No. 5. <\/p>\n

\n\tSheffield indie favorites Reverend and The Makers return to the top 10 as Is This How Happiness Feels? debuts at No. 7. The record becomes the band\u2019s third U.K. Top 10 entry, following 2007 breakthrough The State of Things and 2023 release Heatwave in the Cold North. Speaking\u00a0exclusively to\u00a0the Official Charts Company,\u00a0frontman\u00a0Jon McClure\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cNumber 1 Official Independent album and a third\u00a0Top\u00a0Ten. Enjoying being a chart veteran!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHarry Styles\u2019 former\u00a0chart-topper\u00a0Kiss All\u00a0the\u00a0Time. Disco,\u00a0Occasionally. soars back into the chart (No. 9) again\u00a0in anticipation of\u00a0his Together, Together Tour,\u00a0which kicks off this weekend in Amsterdam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKaty Perry\u00a0and\u00a0her compilation\u00a0The One That Got\u00a0the\u00a0Plays,\u00a0containing\u00a0some of\u00a0the\u00a0superstar\u2019s\u00a0greatest hits, comes in at No. 13.\u00a02010 pop opus\u00a0Teenage Dream\u00a0also scales three spots in the process (No. 36). Billie Eilish\u2019s Hit Me Hard and Soft also returns to the top 40, placing at No. 32.<\/p>\n


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