A companion to the 21st Century retro thread.

Currently we have Michael Jackson’s album track Human Nature at number 6 after first charting in 2009.

Great result imo, it’s my favourite MJ album track.

2026 tracks:

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

Michael Jackson - Human Nature

Fletwood Mac Landslide also recently debuted, and in a minor way Chris Rainbow finally posthumously got a chart entry in the 100 of USA and UK. I was a fan of his Solid State Brain in 1974 when he was known as Christopher Rainbow and popped up on some UK pop shows and radio.

Human Nature was on the B side of Gone Too Soon in the 90's so it helped that one chart (I know I used it as an excuse to chart it over the less-good A side). It is a nice song Human Nature and should have been a single in late 84 instead of the Motown cash-in's 👍

I’ve added a single list to the first post

These 20th century songs have all returned to the top 40 this year too:

• Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

• Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

• The Police - Every Breath You Take

• Diana Ross - Upside Down

• Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

• David Bowie - Heroes

• The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

• The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

• Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

• Madonna - Into the Groove

• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

• Michael Jackson - Beat It

• Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

• The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

So quite the '80s-fest mostly thanks to Stranger Things, the Michael biopic and TikTok! ❤️

How wonderful that Boys Don't Cry charted again, I'm not sure I had registered that happening. It's such an unlikely choice of song to become popular again, but very deserved - and for it to match its peak as well!

20th century songs that have experienced a top 40 resurgence since I last posted here:

• Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

• Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

• Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

• Oasis - Wonderwall

• Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’

Quite a few 20th century top 40 returnees this week:

• Fat Les - Vindaloo

• The Beatles - Hey Jude ❤️

• Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart ❤️

• Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

Since I last posted, these returned to the top 40:

• Dolly Parton - Jolene

• Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream

and this shockingly became a top 40 hit for the first time after previously peaking at #47:

• Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

🕊️❤️

A couple of '90s songs are back in the top 40 this week:

• TLC - 'No Scrubs'

• Oasis - 'Don't Look Back In Anger'