{"id":459370,"date":"2026-05-21T02:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459370\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:39:11","slug":"michael-jackson-earns-100th-week-at-no-1-on-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459370\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Earns 100th Week at No. 1 on R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMore than 40 years after its release, Thriller yet again vaults Michael Jackson<\/a> into the record books. The landmark album spends a 39th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums<\/a> (dated May 23), bringing the King of Pop\u2019s total weeks at No. 1 \u2014 across his nine No. 1 albums \u2014 to an even 100. He is the first solo artist to reach the triple-digit mark in the chart\u2019s 61-year history.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor its latest week in charge, Thriller earned 66,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week of May 8-14 in the United States, according to Luminate. The album improved 6% in units compared to its previous week\u2019s count.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe smash album, released in 1982, reclaimed the top spot last week for the first time since 1984<\/a> as fan reaction to the Michael biopic has prompted massive surges<\/a> in Jackson\u2019s overall streaming catalog across all of his songs. For the fourth consecutive week, Jackson reaches a new best streaming week career for his solo material in U.S. official on-demand streams. His May 8-14 sum of 190.4 million follows his 181.6 million count (May 1-7), 137.6 million (April 24-30) and 55.9 million (April 17-23).<\/p>\n

\n\tWith Thriller retaining the crown, Jackson adds his 100th career week at No. 1 on Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums. He claims the second-best career total in the chart\u2019s history, after only The Temptations, whose record 17 No. 1s on the chart combined for 109 weeks in the top spot. Jackson joins the triple-digit club via these nine No. 1s:<\/p>\n

\n\tWeeks at No. 1, Album Title, Year(s) at No. 1<\/p>\n

16, Off the Wall, 1979-80<\/p>\n

39, Thriller, 1983-84; 2026<\/p>\n

18, Bad, 1987-88<\/p>\n

12, Dangerous, 1992<\/p>\n

two, HIStory: Past Present and Future Book 1, 1995<\/p>\n

four, Invincible, 2001<\/p>\n

four, Michael Jackson\u2019s This Is It Soundtrack, 2009<\/p>\n

two, Michael, 2011<\/p>\n

three, Xscape, 2014<\/p>\n

\n\tIn its original era, Thriller clocked a then-record 37 weeks at No. 1 in 1983-84 off the strength of classic singles including \u201cBillie Jean,\u201d \u201cBeat It\u201d and the title track. Its mark stood for 41 years until SZA\u2019s SOS, reinforced with its SOS Deluxe: LANA edition, surpassed it in June 2025 and extended to 46 total weeks at the top.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBillie Jean\u201d leads Jackson\u2019s song catalog again, at No. 3 on the Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a> chart, maintaining last week\u2019s position. The former No. 1 is joined by Thriller tracks \u201cHuman Nature\u201d (6-4) and \u201cBeat It\u201d (7-6) closely behind. In total, Jackson lands 14 cuts on the chart, the most simultaneous appearances he\u2019s ever had in a single week.<\/p>\n


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