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The Michael Jackson Chart Watch

Human Nature is expected to reach the top 10 on this week's UK singles chart.

It wasn't released as a single in the UK back in 1983, so it didn't chart during its initial run. After Michael's passing in 2009, it peaked on the UK singles chart at #62.

If it does indeed chart in the top 10 once the final charts are released on Friday, it will be Michael's 45th top 10 hit in the UK.

I am honestly so excited about the prospect of Michael scoring a new top 10 hit in 2026. :love:
 
Nite Line said:
Human Nature is expected to reach the top 10 on this week's UK singles chart.

It wasn't released as a single in the UK back in 1983, so it didn't chart during its initial run. After Michael's passing in 2009, it peaked on the UK singles chart at #62.

If it does indeed chart in the top 10 once the final charts are released on Friday, it will be Michael's 45th top 10 hit in the UK.

I am honestly so excited about the prospect of Michael scoring a new top 10 hit in 2026. :love:
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number 6 in midweeks
 
Lightbringer said:
I am streaming the shit out of my spotify, Billie Jean every 3rd song as it can reach number 1.
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Wouldn't it be more satisfying if he got to #1 legitimately, on merit? As opposed to a fake #1 because of spam and manipulation?

I can't believe you guys can't see just why streaming charts can't be taken seriously, when you're the ones doing it yourself.

Lightbringer said:
Lets pass Taylor Swift, that would be a big message and also make swifties so mad :D Lets just keep going to see the movie, listening to the music on all platforms and dropping likes and comments
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Yeah, Swift fans think this is sooo important, and will be annoyed and offended - let's keep leaving "likes", that'll do it. The more comments we add, the more pissed off they will become!!!!

The hell am I reading?

Don't kid yourself that everyone else is this pathetic.

JaXoN FaNaTiC said:
Will these Thriller increasing numbers within the US help it beat The Eagles? Per Wikipedia the difference is 6 million. Excuse my ignorance but this streaming era confuses me, and idk when and how the RIAA updates its figures.
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As much as Sony want to be able to combine them, the fact is that sales are sales, and streams are streams, so they cannot be combined.

If Thriller sells 6 million more physical copies than the Eagles, then it will catch up.
 
R1chard said:
Wouldn't it be more satisfying if he got to #1 legitimately, on merit? As opposed to a fake #1 because of spam and manipulation?

I can't believe you guys can't see just why streaming charts can't be taken seriously, when you're the ones doing it yourself.

Yeah, Swift fans think this is sooo important, and will be annoyed and offended - let's keep leaving "likes", that'll do it. The more comments we add, the more pissed off they will become!!!!

The hell am I reading?

Don't kid yourself that everyone else is this pathetic.
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Dude, do you have a problem comprehending reading and processing information?

How is it even fake that I am listening to Billie Jean every 3rd song? Is there anything wrong with that? Do you think that others artists on the charts have fans that listens a lot to their most popular songs, its more common than you think!

I was saying we should leave positive comments & likes on posts on Michael Jackson positive news whether its on twitter, facebook or anywhere else. Meaning enjoying ourselves celebrating Michaels music & legacy with others.

As Swift fans usually claim Michael Jackson is 2nd tier to Taylor Swift I personally think it would be fun to overtake her on the charts.

Not sure what you are so mad about tbh :) Cant you just let others on this forum enjoy MJ lighting up the world again?
 
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R1chard said:
Wouldn't it be more satisfying if he got to #1 legitimately, on merit? As opposed to a fake #1 because of spam and manipulation?

I can't believe you guys can't see just why streaming charts can't be taken seriously, when you're the ones doing it yourself.


Yeah, Swift fans think this is sooo important, and will be annoyed and offended - let's keep leaving "likes", that'll do it. The more comments we add, the more pissed off they will become!!!!

The hell am I reading?

Don't kid yourself that everyone else is this pathetic.


As much as Sony want to be able to combine them, the fact is that sales are sales, and streams are streams, so they cannot be combined.

If Thriller sells 6 million more physical copies than the Eagles, then it will catch up.
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You are the first person on this forum to go on my ignore list. Congrats (y)
 
I agréé with that Richard. I m a charts and sales nerd, but that Spotify thing is too over the top top be taken seriously. There are people that are more listening to than MJ nowadays, and they never sold physically albums by millions, when MJ did that at 11 years old.
Charts nowadays are cheap and just maintained to keep the industry alive. How can you seriously compare that to people actually buying something ?
Spotify numbers are fun to watch, don t get me wrong. But not as fun and serious when charts were actually made of pure sales.
 
Spotify top-5 songs ( may 13):

Billie Jean ( 6,023,928)
beat it ( 4,624,562)
don't stop t'ill you get enough ( 3,305,347)
human nature ( 3,297,697)
smooth criminal ( 2,591,477).
 
Spotify daily global ( top-200):

( may 13):

Billie Jean ( 2)( =)( 6,023,928)
beat it ( 5)( =)( 4,624,562)
don't stop t'ill you get enough ( 7)+3
( 3,305,347)
human nature ( 8)+3 ( 3,297,697)
smooth criminal ( 30)( 2,591,477)
dirty diana ( 43)+4 ( 2,205,422)
Bad ( 50)( =)( 2,099,046)
they don't care about us ( 55)( 2,026,108)
Chicago ( 56)( 2,032,376)
THRILLER ( 58)+7 ( 1,985,766)
the way you make me feel ( 72)( =)
( 1,804,638)
rock with you ( 85)+10 ( 1,724,980)
i want you back ( 136)( 1,457,938)
pretty young thing ( 162)+9 ( 1,380,404)
remember the time ( 172)( 1,365,750).
 
Might be my only post of the day but, here goes;

GLOBAL WORLD DIGITAL CHARTS
  1. MICHAEL JACKSON 12073 pts
  2. Justin Bieber 5159
  3. BTS. 4239
  4. Bad Bunny. 4168
  5. Taylor Swift 3199

MICHAEL JACKSON continues to dominate as #1 ARTIST IN THE WORLD - now lasting 15 days!! 😮😮👏👏👑

Also, MJ is still #1 on all formats;

Spotify
Apple Music
iTunes
YouTube
Shazam
Deezer

Making it over 3 weeks in the top 2. 👍

MJ’s numbers may even go upwards over the weekend, where the MICHAEL BIOPIC is still showing and/or reintroduced to IMAX theatres 👍👏👏👏👏

💪💪🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️👑👑👑👑👑
 
most viewed music videos in the past 24 hours ( top-500)( may 14):

Billie Jean ( 7)( =)( 2,390,008)
beat it ( 10)+1 ( 2,002,291)
smooth criminal ( 19)+1 ( 1,521,023)
they don't care about us ( 25)( 1,343,988)
thriller-4k ( 48)( 967,445)
thriller shortened version ( 54)+14 ( 891,417)
Bad shortened version ( 72)( 796,950)
remember the time ( 122)( 613,742)
earth song ( 185)( 518,254)
rock with you ( 198)( 500,384)
dirty diana ( 215)+15 ( 486,174)
the way you make me feel ( 265)+9
( 438,367)
Black or white shortened version ( 271)+22
( 434,307)
human nature ( 408)+27 (
 
worldwide i tunes album chart top-200:

( may 14)

THRILLER ( 1)( =)
number ones ( 2)+13
the essential ( 4)
Michael ( 6)+5
Bad ( 9)+1
off the wall ( 12)+13
dangerous ( 16)+4
History ( 23)
invincible ( 77)+34
this is it ( NEW)( 114).
 
Lightbringer said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2055043325837652174

R1chard, can we count on you streaming Billie Jean on spotify today? :LOL:

Time to stream Billie Jean on your parents account remotely as well ;)
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Ah! But there’s a couple of people on here who will tell you those over 6 million streams “don’t mean anything”.
(Perhaps it’s 6 people streaming a million times each!?) 🤔🤣🤣

They’ll also tell you that they “are right”, and the;

Billions of other people streaming,
Millions of other people looking at the streaming charts,
Thousands of forums devoted to the charts, and
Hundreds of media outlets reporting these charts’ success or failure,

“Aren’t important!”

How arrogant has a person got to be to think their view is the ‘correct’ one, and billions of other people are wrong? 😮😂

I’m not talking about the ones who say “I’m my opinion” (although, they can be wrong, as I know a person who’s ‘opinion’ is that the world is flat!?), but at least they’re not always totally arrogant, hence the qualification before their statement.

I’m talking about the ones that come and and say “The old days are better! This is all rubbish and doesn’t count!!” 😡😡

I’ve got an emoji or two for those types
🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖

😉😂🤣👍
 
RodSerling said:
I agréé with that Richard. I m a charts and sales nerd, but that Spotify thing is too over the top top be taken seriously. There are people that are more listening to than MJ nowadays, and they never sold physically albums by millions, when MJ did that at 11 years old.
Charts nowadays are cheap and just maintained to keep the industry alive. How can you seriously compare that to people actually buying something ?
Spotify numbers are fun to watch, don t get me wrong. But not as fun and serious when charts were actually made of pure sales.
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The problem is that most people don't consume music physically anymore. They listen to music via streaming services like Spotify, etc.

The charts have changed their rules to reflect the changes in the way people consume music.

I don't see the point of people complaining about streaming and how charts are influenced by it, when streaming is by far the most common way of listening to music in 2026.
 
France top-200 singles :

Billie Jean ( 6)+10
beat it ( 8)+15
don't stop t'ill you get enough ( 38)+42
smooth criminal ( 39)+31
human nature ( 44)+52
they don't care about us ( 47)+14
THRILLER ( 51)+36
Bad ( 56)+63
dirty diana ( 66)+67
you rock my World ( 79)+26
wanna be startin' somethin' ( 98)+34
the way you make me feel ( 127)+71
rock with you ( 131)+24
i want you back ( NEW)( 150).
 
Spotify all credits ( may 13):

( 57,241,642)

( albums):

THRILLER ( 19,691,862)
Bad ( 11,604,106)
off the wall ( 6,919,377)
dangerous ( 4,262,495)
History ( 4,216,949)
invincible ( 3,294,166)
xscape deluxe version ( 3,283,708)

18 songs with more than 1 million.
 
DRAKE has dropped THREE ALBUMS containing 43 SINGLES at once! 😂😂🤣

What people are prepared to do, when ‘trying’ to match THE GOAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The clown 🤡 should be embarrassed but, he obviously has no shame 😝🤡🤡🤣🤣

They live in YOUR shadow, MJ. And they’re getting desperate. 😁 But they’ll never take YOUR CROWN 👌

🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️👑👑👑👑👑
 
Nite Line said:
The problem is that most people don't consume music physically anymore. They listen to music via streaming services like Spotify, etc.

The charts have changed their rules to reflect the changes in the way people consume music.

I don't see the point of people complaining about streaming and how charts are influenced by it, when streaming is by far the most common way of listening to music in 2026.
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I know that. I understand perfectly the music industry had to change their rules to avoid chaos. I know if s all about streaming.
Sure there was always a way to manipulate charts ( Payola, etc.)

I m not complaining about It. I watch the MJ Spotify page everyday, I love their statistics.

But, IMHO, from someone who was addict to charts since age of 11, you can't compare currently streaming " sales" with the likes of 20 millions actual sales occuring the months After MJ's death, the 12 or 13 millions of This Is It DVD, or even the 60 millions tickets sold Worldwide for the movie Michael.
Now, My opinion won't change anything, but this is a board, and people like me or R1chard have the right to Say, politely, that this streaming sales are a little bit too over the top top be taken as seriously as actual sales.

And maybe I m philosophically wrong, that these Spotify charts are in fact more accurate about the consomption of music than actual sales ever was. But that's not what I m thinking at this point of time.
 
Lightbringer said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2055043325837652174

R1chard, can we count on you streaming Billie Jean on spotify today? :LOL:

Time to stream Billie Jean on your parents account remotely as well ;)
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Can we count on him to manipulate charts? That's why these charts aren' t that "important"
You can listen to 300 times Billie Jean every third song lol, that would cost you nothing.
Now, you couldn't have done that with actual sales because It would have cost you money.

End of the demonstration.
 
RodSerling (May I call you Rod?)

I agree with some of your points. I just don’t why you both are so worked up about it, so much do that you feel the need to keep repeating it? 😁

You don’t seriously think R1chard is going to make a difference streaming it once, I know, 😉 Actually from what I read, before I put him on ignore, he’s probably more likely to listen to it on his wind/up ‘gramophone’** 🤫🤣🤣

Also, you say you know modern charts/metrics. So you must know how many BILLIONS of streams there are every single day. Your “300” or even 3000 repeat plays are like a grain of sand on a beach. 😂 Come on now. You know that as well as I do. 😉

It was WAY EASIER for record companies and fans to ‘manipulate the charts’ back in the day. Especially 1950’s / 1960’s. Again, we both know that. 😉😂

Although not perfect, I less suspicious of modern chart metrics than I am about the claims for Elvis’ and Beatles’ original ‘unrecorded’, uncomputerised, hand written in a ledger ‘sales claims’! 🤔😬😉

Would I prefer to walk/catch a bus to Woolworths on release day and pick up a 7 inch, an LP, or a CD? Of course but, although I/we/most of us 😉, have moved on, we still have our fond memories. Always will 👍

** A gramophone is an early type of record player invented by Emile Berliner in 1887 that reproduces sound from flat, shellac discs

😉🤣🤣
 
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irland top-100 singles ( may 15-22):

Billie Jean ( 2)+1, weeks ( 3)
beat it ( 5)+5, weeks ( 3)
don't stop t'ill you get enough ( 6)+8, weeks
( 3)
i want you back ( 26)+6, weeks ( 2)

( albums):

the essential ( 1)+1, weeks ( 185)
THRILLER ( 5)( =), weeks ( 13)
Bad ( 8), weeks ( 10)
off the wall ( 67)+1, weeks ( 24)
dangerous ( NEW)( 99), weeks ( 1).
 
NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN IRELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Netherlands top-100 singles :

Billie Jean ( 15)+22
beat it ( 30)+27
don't stop t'ill you get enough ( 45)+43
human nature ( NEW)( 51)
smooth criminal ( New)( 68)
dirty diana ( NEW)( 77)
they don't care about us ( NEW)( 78)
you rock my World ( NEW)( 87)
rock with you ( NEW)( 94)
the way you make me feel ( NEW)( 99)

( albums):

THRILLER ( 3)+3
Bad ( 12)+4
off the wall ( 17)+8
Michael ( 37)
dangerous ( 50)+18
History ( 52)+41
number ones ( 62)+8

( vinyls):

THRILLER ( 7)+4
number ones ( 10)(=)
Bad ( 19)
Michael ( 22)
off the wall ( NEW)( 24).
 
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