How did this Michael Jackson song return to the charts after 40 years?One of Michael Jackson's timeless tracks has made its seasonal return to the Hot 100, and no. 1 on the Billboard charts.
by Nick Pawson
09-11-2023 17:47
in Entertainment
The King of Pop has been returning to the charts every year thanks to a spooky classic. Image: @forbes/ X
Thriller has established a tradition of reappearing on the Hot 100 music chart during the Halloween season. This time, the spooky classic reclaims the No. 21 spot, a remarkable achievement for a 40-year-old song.
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While this is a respectable comeback for Thriller, it could have achieved even greater success were it not for the recent release of a new album by one of the music industry's biggest stars.
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The King and Queen of Pop In the current week, Taylor Swift is dominating the Hot 100 chart, which ranks the most-consumed songs in the US. Her latest album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), has secured the top position on the US' Billboard 200 chart, with over 1.6 million equivalent units sold.
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This success, fueled by hundreds of millions of streams, has propelled all the album's tracks to higher positions on the Hot 100.
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Taylor Swift has introduced 11 new songs onto the chart, outpacing Thriller. Additionally, her previously released track, Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version), has achieved a new peak at No. 19. If Swift's album had been released a bit earlier or later, Thriller might have snuck into the Top 10.
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As it continues to hold a special place in the hearts of many and garners increasing streams every Halloween, Thriller s chart position on the Hot 100 may rise in the future.
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An enduring chart topper Meanwhile, Thriller returned to the No. 1 spot on Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales chart in the US last week, demonstrating its enduring popularity.
It has now spent a total of six weeks at the top spot throughout its years of availability, regularly adding to that sum each Halloween season.
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Thriller also ranks at No. 11 on the Digital Song Sales chart, and it is one of only two No. 1 hits Jackson has achieved on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, primarily due to the chart's introduction after his peak years.
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How did this Michael Jackson song return to the charts after 40 years?One of Michael Jackson's timeless tracks has made its seasonal return to the Hot 100, and no. 1 on the Billboard charts.
