3 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Fantastic Nicki minaj helping these younger stars still get hits we are not worthy

Are you Trump?

Is it crazy to suggest MJ mightve done the double and theyre waiting to announce so they can announce the double?

Now we're jumping through the Top 5 supermassive in ways never thought possible. In the Mark Goodier time, this would lead after number two, to the complete rundown.

Just now, EmailsICantChase said:

Is it crazy to suggest MJ mightve done the double and theyre waiting to announce so they can announce the double?

I don’t think he’s got any chance on the singles at the moment - Rein Me In is still miles ahead of anything else

ALBUMS

01 Michael Jackson - The Essential

02 Kneecap - FENIAN

03 Melanie C - Sweat

04 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

05 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving

04 | 13 | 39th week

Michael Jackson

Billie Jean

2nd single from Thriller

Released: 2nd January 1983

Label: Epic

Chart Statistics

NE (29/01/1983) | 57-20-17-5-2-1-2-3-8-11-20-25-36-41-58-x

RE (18/03/2006) | 11-56-66-67-75-96-x

RE (23/02/2008) | 78-x

RE (06/09/2008) | 93-83-x

RE (04/07/2009) | 25-10-21-28-37-49-57-71-96-x

RE (07/11/2009) | 98-89-94-x

RE (30/04/2026) | 93-13-4

Sales: 3,600,000+

Certification: 5x Platinum

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

01 Sales

18 Audio Streaming

20 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

When it comes to growing up in public, the man known worldwide as the King of Pop wrote the book. Born in Gary, IN, in 1958, Michael Jackson became the biggest-selling, most broadly beloved singer on the planet, but when he started his career, he was just the kid trying to catch up with his big brothers. In 1964 he started playing percussion in The Jackson Brothers, but by the time they became the Jackson 5 the following year, little Michael was already contributing lead vocals. The group became a Motown hit machine in 1970 with pop-soul smashes like “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” and “I’ll Be There.” Michael’s undeniable vocal charisma made a solo career inevitable, and his began in 1971. He scored a few major hits early on, but he really exploded with 1979’s Off the Wall, a funk-pop-disco marvel that marked Jackson’s full musical maturation. Its 1982 follow-up, Thriller, became a full-blown international phenomenon with mega-singles including “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and the title track, literally becoming the best-selling album ever. Following it wasn’t easy, but Jackson managed to keep his vision alive through four more albums and several more hits over the next two decades, until his passing in 2009. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

1972 05 Got To Be There -1-

1972 03 Rockin' Robin -2-

1972 08 Ain't No Sunshine -3-

1972 07 Ben -1-

1978 45 Ease On Down The Road (Diana Ross & Michael Jackson)

1979 03 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough -1- MILLIONAIRE

1979 07 Off The Wall -2-

1980 07 Rock With You -3- MILLIONAIRE

1980 03 She's Out Of My Life -4-

1980 41 Girlfriend -5-

1981 01 One Day In Your Life -1-

1981 46 We're Almost There -2-

1982 08 The Girl Is Mine (Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney) -1-

1983 01 Billie Jean -2- MILLIONAIRE

1983 03 Beat It -3- MILLIONAIRE

1983 08 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' -4-

1983 52 Happy -1-

1983 02 Say Say Say (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)

1983 09 Thriller -5- MILLIONAIRE

1984 11 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) -6-

1984 07 Farewell My Summer Love -1-

1984 33 Girl You're So Together -2-

1987 01 I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett) -1-

1987 03 Bad -2- MILLIONAIRE

1987 03 The Way You Make Me Feel -3- MILLIONAIRE

1988 02 Man In The Mirror -4 MILLIONAIRE

1988 08 I Want You Back (Michael Jackson with The Jackson 5)

1988 37 Get It (Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson)

1988 04 Dirty Diana -5-

1988 15 Another Part Of Me -6-

1988 08 Smooth Criminal -7- MILLIONAIRE

1989 02 Leave Me Alone -8-

1989 13 Liberian Girl -9-

1991 01 Black Or White -1- MILLIONAIRE

1992 03 Remember The Time -2-

1992 08 In The Closet (Michael Jackson & Mystery Girl) -3-

1992 10 Who Is It -4-

1992 13 Jam -5-

1992 02 Heal The World -6-

1993 02 Give In To Me -7-

1993 09 Will You Be There -8-

1993 33 Gone Too Soon -9-

1995 03 Scream (Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson) -1-

1995 01 You Are Not Alone -2-

1995 01 Earth Song -3- MILLION SELLER

1996 04 They Don't Care About Us -4-

1996 02 Why (3T feat. Michael Jackson)

1996 04 Stranger In Moscow -5-

1997 01 Blood On The Dance Floor -1-

1997 05 HIStory / Ghosts -2-

2001 02 You Rock My World -1-

2001 25 Cry -2-

2003 05 One More Chance -1-

2008 32 The Girl Is Mine 2008 (with will.i.am) -1-

2008 69 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (with Akon) -2-

2008 96 Thriller Megamix -AT-

2009 62 Human Nature -AT-

2009 74 Smile -AT-

2010 10 Hold My Hand (with Akon) -1-

2014 08 Love Never Felt So Good (Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake) -1-

2014 98 Slave To The Rhythm -AT-

2018 02 Don't Matter To Me (Drake feat. Michael Jackson)

7 x #1 | 29 x Top 5 | 44 x Top 10 | 48 x Top 20 | 53 x Top 40 | 62 x Top 100

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Michael Jackson

Well, this one's gonna make my mother happy.

Jack mistakenly said "re-entry at no. 1".

Aside from Christmas songs and the similarly recurrent 'Three Lions', this is only the 5th song to have gone Top 10 in 3 different decades:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (1984, 1993, 2000)

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (1975, 1987, 1997)

John Lennon - Imagine (1975, 1980, 1999)

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (1985, 2012, 2022)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983, 2009, 2026)

Two MJ songs played today, we can finally put paid to the talk of Radio 1 snubbing him

Hooray for Melanie C scoring the highest peaking solo Spice album to date!! Only Cheryl from a British girl group has achieved a higher peaking solo album. Impressive!

Just now, EmailsICantChase said:

Is it crazy to suggest MJ mightve done the double and theyre waiting to announce so they can announce the double?

Id say top 2 at best hes not close enough to you know who

"FEVER DREAM" is Alex's only song that I find listenable.

‘Billie Jean’ is one of those instances where an artist’s most popular song is my favourite of theirs. This, ‘Smooth Criminal’ and ‘Who Is It’ would probably be my top 3

Well done Mel!

Probably could've been a #1 in a quieter week I imagine, although the chart battle obviously netted it a lot more sales.

Just now, IdentFan101 said:

Jack mistakenly said "re-entry at no. 1".

Jack often talks in the context of the top 5, which is all Radio 1 reveal. For example, an album climbing from 6-5, having already peaked in the top 5, would likely be called a "re-entry" on air, because it technically is, to that section of the chart.

Of course when Billie Jean was number one and first chatted, the late great Tommy Vance hosted this show.

Ah shame Kneecap couldn't get their moment at the top but the King Of Pop reclaiming his crown is still good. Annoyed Rodrigo stayed ahead of Billie Jean!

Just now, Stephen Emmett said:

Of course when Billie Jean was number one and first chatted, the late great Tommy Vance hosted this show.

Probably my second favourite top 40 presenter after Mark Goodier!

Waiting to reveal albums for a transition lol

1 minute ago, jimwatts said:

Aside from Christmas songs and the similarly recurrent 'Three Lions', this is only the 5th song to have gone Top 10 in 3 different decades:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (1984, 1993, 2000)

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (1975, 1987, 1997)

John Lennon - Imagine (1975, 1980, 1999)

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (1985, 2012, 2022)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983, 2009, 2026)

Will there be a new version of Three Lions this summer or just the original re-entering?