US EditionMichael Jackson Makes History Again as First Artist with Top 10 Hits in Six Different Decades
Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' leads the Hot 100 for a fifth week while Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' marks six decades in the top 10, Billboard data shows.
- Holding the top spot for a fifth week, 'The Fate of Ophelia' leads the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated Nov. 15, 2025, with all charts updating on Billboard.com tomorrow, Nov. 11.
- The Hot 100 ranks songs by blending U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales, while Luminate, independent data provider to Billboard, removes suspicious or unverifiable data before final calculations.
- With 27.4 million official streams, 59.2 million radio impressions, and 29,000 sales, Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' underscores her chart dominance with 13 career Hot 100 No. 1s.
- Michael Jackson posthumously returns to the Hot 100 top 10 as Luminate reports 'Thriller' amassed 14 million streams and a 9.3 million radio audience, making him the first artist with top 10 hits in six decades.
- This resurgence follows the trailer release for the Fuqua-directed biopic 'Michael', set for theaters on April 24, 2026, and Jackson surpasses Andy Williams' five-decade top 10 record since November 1971.
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By Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español. It's all thanks to "Thriller." Michael Jackson's song, from the 1982 album of the same name, returned to the Billboard Top 10 this week, making the singer the first artist to achieve Top 10 hits in six different decades, according to Billboard. The song was ranked 32nd on the Billboard chart but jumped to 10th this week, driven in part by its frequent airplay during the Halloween festivities and the release of…
By Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español. It's all thanks to "Thriller." Michael Jackson's song, from the 1982 album of the same name, returned to the Billboard Top 10 this week, making the singer the first artist to achieve Top 10 hits in six different decades, according to Billboard. The song was ranked 32nd on the Billboard chart but jumped to 10th this week, driven in part by its frequent airplay during the Halloween festivities and the release of…
Michael Jackson is back in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Thriller" climbs to number 10 after the 2025 Halloween celebration.
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