Michael Jackson Owns The Entire Top Four On Multiple Charts

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMichael Jackson Owns The Entire Top Four On Multiple ChartsByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 09:00am EDTMichael Jackson owns the entire top four on two Billboard charts, and nearly the full top 10 on several lists with many of his most-streamed tracks. LOS ANGELES, CA: Michael Jackson performs during the "Bad" Tour at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on January 1989 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAfter the release of his biopic, Michael, consumption of Michael Jackson's music skyrocketed all around the world. His name returned to various charts, surged up many important tallies, and quite a few of his decades-old singles suddenly became hits on lists that did not exist, or which were compiled in very different manners, when he was a current hitmaker. Sales of many of his albums and songs jumped, but it is on streaming charts where Jackson's presence has been felt like never before. Of course, streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, iHeartRadio and others did not exist during the '70s, '80s and '90s – Jackson's heyday – and by the time many of them became the go-to way for millions of people to consume the music they love, the King of Pop had already passed away. The masses have turned to these websites and apps to consume Jackson's most beloved works in the past month or so, and the singer manages a very impressive feat (especially for a legacy act) on multiple tallies in America.Michael Jackson Claims the Entire Top FourThis week, Jackson occupies the top four spaces on a pair of closely-related rankings published by Billboard. He sits at Nos. 1 through 4 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs and R&B Streaming Songs charts. The first includes not only...