Michael Jackson’s Smash Blocks Another Of His Classics From Hitting No. 1

"Billie Jean" blocks "Beat It" from becoming different No. 1 deed connected Billboard's R&B Streaming Songs floor plan arsenic it holds successful first spot for a thirteenth frame. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 10: Michael Jackson performs connected shape during is "HIStory" world circuit performance astatine Ericsson Stadium November 10, 1996 successful Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

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Throughout overmuch of the outpouring and summertime of 2026, Michael Jackson has posthumously ruled 1 Billboard floor plan much often than not. His euphony has performed incredibly good pursuing the merchandise of his self-titled biopic, and his sanction has recovered its measurement backmost to the acme connected a fistful of rankings. A number of his astir celebrated compositions person besides either debuted connected lists they had ne'er seen earlier aliases risen to antecedently chartless peaks, arsenic 2026 has been immense for his catalog.

One track, though, has stood retired arsenic an particularly sturdy leader. “Billie Jean” is erstwhile again successful power of a streaming tally successful America, and arsenic it earns different enactment successful the highest abstraction possible, it blocks yet different tune from the precocious superstar from yet hitting No. 1.

Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” Reaches 13 Weeks astatine No. 1

“Billie Jean” is dependable astatine No. 1 connected the R&B Streaming Songs chart this week. The ranking specifications the most-played R&B tracks successful the United States connected platforms specified arsenic Spotify and Apple Music. The decades-old smash has now spent a fortunate 13 weeks successful charge.

Michael Jackson Blocks “Beat It” From No. 1

Last week, Jackson’s “Chicago,” a non-single that went viral and became a existent deed earlier this year, sat astatine its all-time precocious of No. 2. This frame, it is replaced successful the runner-up abstraction by different favourite from the King of Pop.

“Beat It” rises to No. 2 connected the R&B Streaming Songs tally for the first time, establishing a caller highest arsenic it surges. The way is now the latest Jackson deed to travel wrong 1 rung of ruling the ranking, only to beryllium blocked by “Billie Jean.”

Michael Jackson Has Three No. 2-Peaking Hits

“Beat It” becomes the 3rd Jackson way to highest astatine No. 2 connected the R&B Streaming Songs roster. All 3 of those near-winners — “Beat It,” “Human Nature” and “Chicago” — person missed retired connected ruling by 1 abstraction successful 2026.

“Human Nature” was the first to scope the runner-up rung, climbing to that position successful mid-May. In early June, “Chicago” roseate to the aforesaid spot, and it has returned to No. 2 aggregate times. Now “Beat It” joins that group.

Michael Jackson Has Scored Three No. 1 Hits

Jackson now claims arsenic galore No. 1 hits connected the R&B Streaming Songs floor plan arsenic tracks that person stalled astatine No. 2. “Thriller” spent 5 weeks successful complaint of the ranking. “Don’t Matter to Me,” his posthumously-released duet pinch Drake, debuted successful the penthouse during the summertime of 2018 earlier slipping away.

Michael Jackson Lays Claim to Six of 15 Spaces

In galore ways, Jackson is the king of the R&B Streaming Songs floor plan this week. The tally features only 15 spaces, and half a twelve of them beryllium to the Grammy winner.

As “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” inhabit the highest 2 positions, “Chicago” falls to No. 4. “Human Nature” holds astatine No. 7, while “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” improves 1 abstraction to No. 12.

“Rock With You” reenters the roster astatine No. 15, successful past place. The classical antecedently soared arsenic precocious arsenic No. 7, and it is counted among Jackson’s moreover twelve apical 10 smashes connected the R&B Streaming Songs ranking.