Michael Jackson is back in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as “Thriller” lifts to No. 10 following the 2025 Halloween season.

The posthumous milestone cements Jackson’s musical legacy: the 1982 classic amassed 14 million streams and a radio airplay audience of 9.3 million, according to Luminate. Rising from No. 32, (its highest peak was No. 4 in 1982) “Thriller” makes Jackson the first artist ever to achieve top 10 hits in six different decades: the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, ’10s and now the ’20s. In doing so, he surpasses Andy Williams, who, until his death in 2012, held top 10 placements across five decades.

This resurgence follows the release of the trailer for the Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic “ Michael ,” set for theaters on April 24, 2026. The film promises: “‘Michael’ explores t

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