Tom1991

Mr. Brightside and Billie Jean both on over 700k...what's the record number of yearly single sales for a song that is over 20 years old? Or even over 40 years old?

This is really going to shake things up!

It would probably be easy to find the top 10 by looking at a list of the acts with most weeks, then looking at their official charts listing and seeing how many weeks they have been in each?

This is because most years, the song is released by a record label...LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's song was self-released. The record label on Spotify is even listed as "LOOK MUM NO LABEL" 😆

It would be great to see Human Nature chart.

Why have Westlife released two different versions of "The Ultimate Collection"?! It feels absurd to give it that title, but then have 2 separate releases.

Oh, well those sales make more sense! I guess the number 1 is unlikely, then, but 2 was MJ's peak after his death, so it's crazy to see him so close to being that high again. I imagine that, if The Essential reaches number 1, it would be the first album to posthumously go to number 1 twice?

Would Billie Jean be top if it wasn't on ACR? Is there a chance it could be moved back to the standard chart ratio, like Kate Bush was with Runnin' Up That Hill? We haven't had a solo posthumous number 1 single since Elvis in 2005.

I listened to it in full yesterday - not a bad song on it, and it still sounds as fresh and exciting as ever.

It's utterly baffling that we have got to a point where talented artists have to pay money to Spotify, just to prove they actually exist.

They released a new "official video" for 'Human Nature', but I doubt that will be enough to grant it a reset. It would be great to see it in the charts.

There was a vinyl edition of Number Ones released earlier this year - the reason that all 3 compilations are charting is probably down to physical sales? But it's bit of mess. It reminds me of when MJ died: The Essential, Number Ones, and King of Pop were all in the top 5! In terms of singles, Billie Jean is at 43, Beat It at 67, and at 76 is Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough! I didn't see that one charting ahead of the likes of Thriller or Human Nature, but it's good to see it in there. Though I don't understand how Bad is in the album charts, but not Off the Wall, considering the film only has one song from Bad in it!

Michael: The Soundtrack is on vinyl, cassette and CD, so it will be interesting to see how many physicals it shifts. The lack of any new recordings on it make it very much a product for collectors, mind. We could see both the soundtrack and The Essential Michael Jackson in the top 10.

It was released as a promotional single, and it was one of the music videos that make up the Moonwalker film. So while not an official single in the traditional sense, it did have a music video and was part of a film.

'Just Good Friends' was the only song from Bad to not be released as a single. It's a duet with Stevie Wonder. I'm surprised ‘Another Part Of Me’ isn't silver, too, as it was a single that charted at #15. I imagine it can't be too far away.