Khaberni - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" powerfully returned to the top ten of the "Billboard Hot 100", where it ranked tenth, influenced by the Halloween season of 2025.
This remarkable posthumous achievement writes a new chapter in the enduring musical legacy of the King of Pop. The song, released in 1982, achieved 14 million streams, in addition to a radio audience exceeding 9.3 million listeners, according to Luminate data.
This stunning leap from position 32 to the top ten makes Jackson the first artist in history to achieve top ten hits across six consecutive decades, starting from the seventies and continuing through the eighties, nineties, third millennium, the second decade, and now the current third decade, thereby breaking the record previously held by Andy Williams across five decades.
This comeback coincides with the announcement of the anticipated movie "Michael" directed by Antoine Fuqua, scheduled for release in April 2026, promising a remarkable journey into the life and artistic evolution of the pop legend.
In related news, Taylor Swift continues her dominance on the music charts, as her song "The Fate of Ophelia" maintains the number one spot for the fifth consecutive week, while her album "The Life of a Showgirl" continues to top the "Billboard 200" albums chart for the same duration.
It is noteworthy that Jackson first entered the "Hot 100" chart as a solo artist in November 1971 with the song "Got to Be There", starting a musical journey that produced 30 top ten hits, including 13 that reached the number one position, with his last appearance on the list being through his contribution to the song "Don't Matter to Me" by the artist Drake in 2018.
