First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year! That’s right, this is the first MJ Charts Weekly of 2026 and it will be “the year of Michael”. With the Biopic coming out in April, we can imagine how Michael Jackson will go right up in the charts. But until then, let’s close up the Christmas charts!

In the US, “Thriller” is at #57 in the Billboard 200 Albums and #5 in the Billboard Vinyl Albums.

The “Christmas Album” by the Jackson 5 has raised to #28 in the Billboard 200 Albums.

Two Jackson 5 songs are in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles: “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” is currently at #43 and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” has re-entered at #44.

In the Billboard Global 200, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” is #62, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is at #65 and “Billie Jean” is at #173.

The Jacksons are at #37 and Michael Jackson at #64 in the Billboard Artist 100.

Now to the Year-End Charts, “Thriller” is at #95 and “The Essential Michael Jackson” at #127 in the Billboard 200 Albums. “Billie Jean” is at #99 in the Billboard Global 200 Songs. Michael Jackson end up to be at #76 in the Billboard Top Artists.

In the UK, “The Essential Michael Jackson” is up to #9 in the Top 100 Albums and up to #6 in the Top 100 Streaming Albums. “Number Ones” re-entered the Top 100 Album Downloads at #61. “The Essential Michael Jackson” is at #14 in End of Year Albums Chart in 2025. “Live At Wembley” is currently at #46 and “Moonwalker” re-entered at #49 in the Top 50 Music Video.

In Ireland, “The Essential Michael Jackson” is at #19, “Thriller” at #89 and “BAD” at #92 in the Top 100 Albums

In Greece, “BAD” is at #78 and “Thriller” at #87 in the Top 100 Albums.

In Switzerland, “Thriller” is at #71 in the Top 100 Albums.

In Italy, “Thriller” is at #66 in the Top 100 Albums and #14 in the Top 20 Physical.

In Belgium, “Thriller” is at #69 and “BAD” at #116 in the Flanders Top 200 Albums and “Thriller” is at #39, “BAD” re-entered at #147 in the Wallony Top 200 Albums.

In the Netherlands, “Thriller” is at #20 in the Top 100 Albums and #23 in the Top 40 Vinyls. “BAD” re-entered the Top 100 Albums at #77 and “Billie Jean” re-entered the Top 100 Singles at #90.

In Australia, “Thriller” is at #49 in the Top 50 On Replay Albums.

Now to the Michael Jackson Albums in the Digital Charts:

Album: Thriller

Spotify:

#34 Switzerland

#38 Netherlands

#58 Germany

#59 Belgium

#67 Austria

#68 Sweden

#70 New Zealand

#71 United Kingdom

#74 Peru

#78 Worldwide

#87 Norway

#90 Denmark

#98 France

#99 Hungary

#100 Australia

#117 Romania

#120 Ireland

#138 Canada

#139 Israel

#144 Chile

#156 United States

#184 Spain

#187 South Africa

#189 Italy

Apple Music:

#28 Libya

#57 Armenia

#66 Peru

#71 Oman

#83 Tanzania

#94 Denmark

#105 Maldives

#105 Sweden

#105 Tajikistan

#111 Netherlands

#123 Switzerland

#134 Bahrain

#134 France

#143 Germany

#148 United Arab Emirates

#149 Bolivia

#154 Norway

#168 Hungary

#182 Belgium

#183 United Kingdom

#197 Australia

#200 Chile

iTunes:

#1 The Bahamas

#2 Burkina Faso

#24 Egypt

#26 Uganda

#32 Niger

#49 Slovakia

#69 France

#83 Zimbabwe

#96 Azerbaijan

#115 India

#135 United States

#153 Germany

#196 Argentina

Album: Bad

Spotify:

#88 Netherlands

#105 United Kingdom

#121 Germany

#128 Sweden

#129 Switzerland

#140 Austria

#142 Romania

#162 Denmark

#167 Ireland

#167 Norway

#168 Belgium

#183 Peru

Apple Music:

#23 Chad

#29 Bulgaria

#39 Montserrat

#62 Papua New Guinea

#75 Fiji

#75 Switzerland

#94 Netherlands

#105 Tanzania

#126 Kuwait

#132 Republic of the Congo

#139 Norway

#140 Kenya

#147 Denmark

#150 Peru

#155 Bolivia

#158 Luxembourg

#160 Germany

#165 Russia

#171 Mozambique

#176 Poland

#180 St. Vincent and The Grenadines

#183 Romania

#185 Belgium

#185 United Kingdom

iTunes:

#6 Greece

#7 Armenia

#27 Egypt

#43 France

#55 Ireland

#75 Tajikistan

#156 Nigeria

#180 Indonesia

Album: Number Ones

iTunes:

#6 Mongolia

#7 Moldova

#7 Niger

#8 Cyprus

#16 Sri Lanka

#19 Azerbaijan

#19 Uganda

#20 Brazil

#22 Turkmenistan

#27 Belarus

#28 Ireland

#28 Uzbekistan

#30 Hong Kong

#30 Laos

#31 Cape Verde

#31 Jordan

#32 Botswana

#38 Lebanon

#39 Bahrain

#39 Qatar

#41 El Salvador

#41 Nicaragua

#41 Trinidad and Tobago

#44 Armenia

#45 Australia

#45 Mauritius

#46 Mozambique

#47 Slovakia

#48 Kenya

#50 Bermuda

#59 Singapore

#63 Oman

#64 Zimbabwe

#65 Bolivia

#66 Kyrgyzstan

#67 Barbados

#67 Venezuela

#73 Panama

#75 Latvia

#76 Costa Rica

#81 Estonia

#81 Malaysia

#81 Slovenia

#84 Lithuania

#85 Honduras

#88 Paraguay

#93 British Virgin Islands

#97 Fiji

#99 Cayman Islands

#126 United Kingdom

#144 Argentina

#147 Egypt

#153 Dominican Republic

#157 Germany

#181 Peru

#189 Romania

#190 France

Album: Bad 25th Anniversary

Spotify:

#87 Netherlands

#103 United Kingdom

#120 Germany

#125 Sweden

#125 Switzerland

#139 Austria

#140 Romania

#160 Denmark

#164 Belgium

#165 Norway

#166 Ireland

#179 Peru

Album: HIStory – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – BOOK I

Apple Music:

#154 Cape Verde

#197 Finland

iTunes:

#11 Ecuador

#23 Egypt

#36 Armenia

#39 Ireland

#41 Taiwan

#44 Brazil

#55 Bolivia

#90 France

#98 Turkmenistan

#133 Hong Kong

Album: The Essential Michael Jackson

Apple Music:

#112 British Virgin Islands

#137 Nepal

#142 Oman

iTunes:

#24 Australia

#35 Uzbekistan

#36 Oman

#60 Burkina Faso

#68 Barbados

#70 Saint Kitts and Nevis

#97 Papua New Guinea

#110 Canada

#132 United States

#197 Romania

Album: XSCAPE

iTunes:

#16 Uzbekistan

#23 Armenia

#25 Cape Verde

#25 Egypt

#27 Azerbaijan

#50 Spain

Album: Off the Wall

Apple Music:

#67 Anguilla

#81 Papua New Guinea

#186 Peru

Album: Dangerous

Apple Music:

#93 Saint Kitts and Nevis

#196 Angola

iTunes:

#5 Greece

#13 Turkmenistan

#17 Czech Republic

#29 Egypt

#83 Mongolia

Album: 他的歷史:昨日、今日、明日 第一輯(套裝)

Album: The Indispensable Collection

Album: Invincible

Apple Music:

#197 Kazakhstan

Album: Ben

Album: BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR/ HIStory In The Mix

Album: Michael

 

The Michael Jackson Songs in the Digital Charts:

Billie Jean

Spotify:

#41 Switzerland

#42 Germany

#44 Belgium

#63 Austria

#66 Netherlands

#71 France

#76 Worldwide

#93 Denmark

#95 Portugal

#108 Canada

#108 United Kingdom

#109 Sweden

#111 Hungary

#123 Norway

#132 New Zealand

#149 Australia

#170 United States

#178 Ireland

#200 Latvia

Apple Music:

#32 Switzerland

#44 Luxembourg

#45 Denmark

#48 Norway

#59 Netherlands

#63 Sweden

#65 Germany

#66 Austria

#79 Belgium

#112 United Kingdom

#145 Poland

#145 Portugal

#172 New Zealand

#187 Estonia

iTunes:

#7 Norway

#15 Niger

#158 Egypt

#160 Canada

#193 Poland

Deezer:

#16 Peru

#36 Portugal

#44 Singapore

#51 Czech Republic

#67 Turkey

#71 Belgium

#71 Poland

#73 Spain

#75 United Kingdom

#77 Tunisia

#82 Chile

#84 Germany

#86 United Arab Emirates

#87 Costa Rica

#89 France

#93 Ecuador

#95 Kenya

#100 Lebanon

You Rock My World

iTunes:

#23 Romania

#26 France

#42 Uzbekistan

#45 Belgium

#49 Slovakia

#54 Italy

#59 Norway

#77 Germany

#87 Peru

#91 Mongolia

#93 Mongolia

#97 Italy

#106 Austria

#165 France

#182 Spain

#196 Dominican Republic

#198 United States

Shazam:

#182 Switzerland

#189 France

#200 New Zealand

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

Apple Music:

#152 Suriname

Deezer:

#43 United States

#46 Worldwide

#47 United Kingdom

#57 Netherlands

#61 Canada

#64 Austria

#65 Denmark

#69 Sweden

#77 Peru

#95 Germany

#96 Switzerland

#97 Ireland

#100 Italy

Beat It

Spotify:

#146 Germany

#155 Switzerland

#189 Belgium

Apple Music:

#112 Solomon Islands

#121 Tunisia

#163 Netherlands

iTunes:

#20 Burkina Faso

#39 Niger

#185 Dominican Republic

Smooth Criminal

iTunes:

#16 Israel

#38 Peru

Chicago

Apple Music:

#71 Brunei Darussalam

Deezer:

#42 Jamaica

#70 Jamaica

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

iTunes:

#82 Peru

#197 Dominican Republic

Deezer:

#93 Austria

#100 Singapore

Thriller

iTunes:

#14 Niger

#159 Austria

Liberian Girl

Leave Me Alone

A Brand New Day

Heal the World

Love Never Felt So Good

Deezer:

#69 Jamaica

#84 Jamaica

#93 Jamaica

Rock with You

Human Nature

iTunes:

#79 El Salvador

#115 Peru

Dirty Diana

Loving You

Deezer:

#85 Jamaica

#90 Jamaica

A Place With No Name

Deezer:

#86 Jamaica

#91 Jamaica

Slave to the Rhythm

Deezer:

#87 Jamaica

#92 Jamaica

Xscape

They Don’t Care About Us

iTunes:

#31 Burkina Faso

#140 Poland

Remember the Time

Apple Music:

#138 Suriname

You Are Not Alone

iTunes:

#50 Slovakia

#106 Peru

Who Is It

The Way You Make Me Feel

Do You Know Where Your Children Are

In the Closet

Apple Music:

#122 Tunisia

Blue Gangsta

Bad

Man In the Mirror

Apple Music:

#148 Suriname

The Lady in My Life

Baby Be Mine

Say Say Say

Don’t Matter To Me

Off the Wall

Will You Be There

Dangerous

Whatzupwitu

Hold My Hand

 

The Jackson 5 in the Digital Charts:

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Apple Music:

#96 Armenia

#101 Belarus

Deezer:

#31 Ukraine

#65 Slovenia

The Jackson 5 Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save

Dancing Machine

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Apple Music:

#194 Belarus

 

And of course your Top 15 Most Viewed Michael Jackson Short Films on YouTube with of course the news that “Billie Jean” has surpassed the 2 Billion views:

Video
Views
Yesterday
Published

Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Official Video)

2,002,123,316
858,840
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Beat It (Official 4K Video)

1,245,828,437
355,008
2011/04

Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us (Brazil Version) (Official Video)

1,240,974,437
343,872
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal (Official Video)

1,132,386,345
363,624
2010/11

Michael Jackson – Thriller (Official 4K Video)

1,099,496,700
182,112
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Remember the Time (Official Video – Upscaled)

633,146,401
197,664
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Bad (Shortened Version)

528,530,445
119,664
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Black Or White (Official Video – Shortened Version)

526,711,380
102,120
2009/10

Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (Official Video)

519,352,240
90,624
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Earth Song (Official Video)

507,970,494
118,224
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Official Video – Upscaled)

461,190,358
165,672
2009/10

Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Official Video – Upscaled)

449,836,024
216,240
2009/10

Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone (Official Video)

410,912,422
75,576
2009/10

Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake – Love Never Felt So Good (Official Video)

394,920,011
46,968
2014/05

Michael Jackson – You Rock My World (Official Video)

308,738,485
86,832
2009/10

 

That is it for this first week of 2026. Frankly, while there is still some remains of Christmas charts, it is looking pretty good for Michael Jackson and it will get better!