First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year! That’s right, this is the first MJ Charts Weekly of 2026 and it will be “the year of Michael”. With the Biopic coming out in April, we can imagine how Michael Jackson will go right up in the charts. But until then, let’s close up the Christmas charts!
In the US, “Thriller” is at #57 in the Billboard 200 Albums and #5 in the Billboard Vinyl Albums.
The “Christmas Album” by the Jackson 5 has raised to #28 in the Billboard 200 Albums.
Two Jackson 5 songs are in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles: “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” is currently at #43 and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” has re-entered at #44.
In the Billboard Global 200, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” is #62, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is at #65 and “Billie Jean” is at #173.
The Jacksons are at #37 and Michael Jackson at #64 in the Billboard Artist 100.
Now to the Year-End Charts, “Thriller” is at #95 and “The Essential Michael Jackson” at #127 in the Billboard 200 Albums. “Billie Jean” is at #99 in the Billboard Global 200 Songs. Michael Jackson end up to be at #76 in the Billboard Top Artists.
In the UK, “The Essential Michael Jackson” is up to #9 in the Top 100 Albums and up to #6 in the Top 100 Streaming Albums. “Number Ones” re-entered the Top 100 Album Downloads at #61. “The Essential Michael Jackson” is at #14 in End of Year Albums Chart in 2025. “Live At Wembley” is currently at #46 and “Moonwalker” re-entered at #49 in the Top 50 Music Video.
In Ireland, “The Essential Michael Jackson” is at #19, “Thriller” at #89 and “BAD” at #92 in the Top 100 Albums
In Greece, “BAD” is at #78 and “Thriller” at #87 in the Top 100 Albums.
In Switzerland, “Thriller” is at #71 in the Top 100 Albums.
In Italy, “Thriller” is at #66 in the Top 100 Albums and #14 in the Top 20 Physical.
In Belgium, “Thriller” is at #69 and “BAD” at #116 in the Flanders Top 200 Albums and “Thriller” is at #39, “BAD” re-entered at #147 in the Wallony Top 200 Albums.
In the Netherlands, “Thriller” is at #20 in the Top 100 Albums and #23 in the Top 40 Vinyls. “BAD” re-entered the Top 100 Albums at #77 and “Billie Jean” re-entered the Top 100 Singles at #90.
In Australia, “Thriller” is at #49 in the Top 50 On Replay Albums.
Now to the Michael Jackson Albums in the Digital Charts:
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Album: Thriller
Spotify: #34 Switzerland
#38 Netherlands
#58 Germany
#59 Belgium
#67 Austria
#68 Sweden
#70 New Zealand
#71 United Kingdom
#74 Peru
#78 Worldwide
#87 Norway
#90 Denmark
#98 France
#99 Hungary
#100 Australia
#117 Romania
#120 Ireland
#138 Canada
#139 Israel
#144 Chile
#156 United States
#184 Spain
#187 South Africa
#189 Italy
Apple Music: #28 Libya
#57 Armenia
#66 Peru
#71 Oman
#83 Tanzania
#94 Denmark
#105 Maldives
#105 Sweden
#105 Tajikistan
#111 Netherlands
#123 Switzerland
#134 Bahrain
#134 France
#143 Germany
#148 United Arab Emirates
#149 Bolivia
#154 Norway
#168 Hungary
#182 Belgium
#183 United Kingdom
#197 Australia
#200 Chile
iTunes: #1 The Bahamas
#2 Burkina Faso
#24 Egypt
#26 Uganda
#32 Niger
#49 Slovakia
#69 France
#83 Zimbabwe
#96 Azerbaijan
#115 India
#135 United States
#153 Germany
#196 Argentina
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Album: Bad
Spotify: #88 Netherlands
#105 United Kingdom
#121 Germany
#128 Sweden
#129 Switzerland
#140 Austria
#142 Romania
#162 Denmark
#167 Ireland
#167 Norway
#168 Belgium
#183 Peru
Apple Music: #23 Chad
#29 Bulgaria
#39 Montserrat
#62 Papua New Guinea
#75 Fiji
#75 Switzerland
#94 Netherlands
#105 Tanzania
#126 Kuwait
#132 Republic of the Congo
#139 Norway
#140 Kenya
#147 Denmark
#150 Peru
#155 Bolivia
#158 Luxembourg
#160 Germany
#165 Russia
#171 Mozambique
#176 Poland
#180 St. Vincent and The Grenadines
#183 Romania
#185 Belgium
#185 United Kingdom
iTunes: #6 Greece
#7 Armenia
#27 Egypt
#43 France
#55 Ireland
#75 Tajikistan
#156 Nigeria
#180 Indonesia
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Album: Number Ones
Apple Music: #41 Oman
iTunes: #6 Mongolia
#7 Moldova
#7 Niger
#8 Cyprus
#16 Sri Lanka
#19 Azerbaijan
#19 Uganda
#20 Brazil
#22 Turkmenistan
#27 Belarus
#28 Ireland
#28 Uzbekistan
#30 Hong Kong
#30 Laos
#31 Cape Verde
#31 Jordan
#32 Botswana
#38 Lebanon
#39 Bahrain
#39 Qatar
#41 El Salvador
#41 Nicaragua
#41 Trinidad and Tobago
#44 Armenia
#45 Australia
#45 Mauritius
#46 Mozambique
#47 Slovakia
#48 Kenya
#50 Bermuda
#59 Singapore
#63 Oman
#64 Zimbabwe
#65 Bolivia
#66 Kyrgyzstan
#67 Barbados
#67 Venezuela
#73 Panama
#75 Latvia
#76 Costa Rica
#81 Estonia
#81 Malaysia
#81 Slovenia
#84 Lithuania
#85 Honduras
#88 Paraguay
#93 British Virgin Islands
#97 Fiji
#99 Cayman Islands
#126 United Kingdom
#144 Argentina
#147 Egypt
#153 Dominican Republic
#157 Germany
#181 Peru
#189 Romania
#190 France
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Album: Bad 25th Anniversary
Spotify: #87 Netherlands
#103 United Kingdom
#120 Germany
#125 Sweden
#125 Switzerland
#139 Austria
#140 Romania
#160 Denmark
#164 Belgium
#165 Norway
#166 Ireland
#179 Peru
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Album: HIStory – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – BOOK I
Apple Music: #154 Cape Verde
#197 Finland
iTunes: #11 Ecuador
#23 Egypt
#36 Armenia
#39 Ireland
#41 Taiwan
#44 Brazil
#55 Bolivia
#90 France
#98 Turkmenistan
#133 Hong Kong
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Album: The Essential Michael Jackson
Apple Music: #112 British Virgin Islands
#137 Nepal
#142 Oman
iTunes: #24 Australia
#35 Uzbekistan
#36 Oman
#60 Burkina Faso
#68 Barbados
#70 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#97 Papua New Guinea
#110 Canada
#132 United States
#197 Romania
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Album: XSCAPE
iTunes: #16 Uzbekistan
#23 Armenia
#25 Cape Verde
#25 Egypt
#27 Azerbaijan
#50 Spain
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Album: Off the Wall
Apple Music: #67 Anguilla
#81 Papua New Guinea
#186 Peru
iTunes: #37 Egypt
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Album: Dangerous
Apple Music: #93 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#196 Angola
iTunes: #5 Greece
#13 Turkmenistan
#17 Czech Republic
#29 Egypt
#83 Mongolia
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Album: 他的歷史:昨日、今日、明日 第一輯(套裝)
Apple Music: #84 Macau
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Album: The Indispensable Collection
Apple Music: #89 Yemen
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Album: Invincible
Apple Music: #197 Kazakhstan
iTunes: #31 Egypt
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Album: Ben
iTunes: #27 Hungary
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Album: BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR/ HIStory In The Mix
iTunes: #32 Egypt
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Album: Michael
iTunes: #33 Egypt
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The Michael Jackson Songs in the Digital Charts:
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Billie Jean
Spotify: #41 Switzerland
#42 Germany
#44 Belgium
#63 Austria
#66 Netherlands
#71 France
#76 Worldwide
#93 Denmark
#95 Portugal
#108 Canada
#108 United Kingdom
#109 Sweden
#111 Hungary
#123 Norway
#132 New Zealand
#149 Australia
#170 United States
#178 Ireland
#200 Latvia
Apple Music: #32 Switzerland
#44 Luxembourg
#45 Denmark
#48 Norway
#59 Netherlands
#63 Sweden
#65 Germany
#66 Austria
#79 Belgium
#112 United Kingdom
#145 Poland
#145 Portugal
#172 New Zealand
#187 Estonia
iTunes: #7 Norway
#15 Niger
#158 Egypt
#160 Canada
#193 Poland
Deezer: #16 Peru
#36 Portugal
#44 Singapore
#51 Czech Republic
#67 Turkey
#71 Belgium
#71 Poland
#73 Spain
#75 United Kingdom
#77 Tunisia
#82 Chile
#84 Germany
#86 United Arab Emirates
#87 Costa Rica
#89 France
#93 Ecuador
#95 Kenya
#100 Lebanon
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You Rock My World
Apple Music: #44 Tunisia
iTunes: #23 Romania
#26 France
#42 Uzbekistan
#45 Belgium
#49 Slovakia
#54 Italy
#59 Norway
#77 Germany
#87 Peru
#91 Mongolia
#93 Mongolia
#97 Italy
#106 Austria
#165 France
#182 Spain
#196 Dominican Republic
#198 United States
Shazam: #182 Switzerland
#189 France
#200 New Zealand
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Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Apple Music: #152 Suriname
iTunes: #56 Peru
Deezer: #43 United States
#46 Worldwide
#47 United Kingdom
#57 Netherlands
#61 Canada
#64 Austria
#65 Denmark
#69 Sweden
#77 Peru
#95 Germany
#96 Switzerland
#97 Ireland
#100 Italy
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Beat It
Spotify: #146 Germany
#155 Switzerland
#189 Belgium
Apple Music: #112 Solomon Islands
#121 Tunisia
#163 Netherlands
iTunes: #20 Burkina Faso
#39 Niger
#185 Dominican Republic
Deezer: #67 Hungary
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Smooth Criminal
Apple Music: #41 Chad
iTunes: #16 Israel
#38 Peru
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Chicago
Apple Music: #71 Brunei Darussalam
Deezer: #42 Jamaica
#70 Jamaica
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Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Apple Music: #63 Tunisia
iTunes: #82 Peru
#197 Dominican Republic
Deezer: #93 Austria
#100 Singapore
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Thriller
iTunes: #14 Niger
#159 Austria
Deezer: #95 Singapore
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Liberian Girl
Apple Music: #10 Tunisia
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Leave Me Alone
Apple Music: #41 Tunisia
iTunes: #28 Peru
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A Brand New Day
iTunes: #92 Netherlands
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Heal the World
iTunes: #96 Sweden
Shazam: #8 Sweden
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Love Never Felt So Good
Deezer: #69 Jamaica
#84 Jamaica
#93 Jamaica
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Rock with You
Apple Music: #77 Bhutan
iTunes: #57 Peru
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Human Nature
iTunes: #79 El Salvador
#115 Peru
Deezer: #76 Singapore
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Dirty Diana
iTunes: #148 Austria
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Loving You
Deezer: #85 Jamaica
#90 Jamaica
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A Place With No Name
Deezer: #86 Jamaica
#91 Jamaica
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Slave to the Rhythm
Deezer: #87 Jamaica
#92 Jamaica
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Xscape
Deezer: #43 Jamaica
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They Don’t Care About Us
iTunes: #31 Burkina Faso
#140 Poland
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Remember the Time
Apple Music: #138 Suriname
iTunes: #73 Romania
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You Are Not Alone
iTunes: #50 Slovakia
#106 Peru
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Who Is It
iTunes: #41 Uzbekistan
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The Way You Make Me Feel
iTunes: #44 The Bahamas
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Do You Know Where Your Children Are
Deezer: #88 Jamaica
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In the Closet
Apple Music: #122 Tunisia
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Blue Gangsta
Deezer: #89 Jamaica
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Bad
iTunes: #53 Niger
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Man In the Mirror
Apple Music: #148 Suriname
iTunes: #187 Poland
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The Lady in My Life
Deezer: #96 Singapore
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Baby Be Mine
Deezer: #97 Singapore
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Say Say Say
iTunes: #58 Peru
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Don’t Matter To Me
iTunes: #63 Egypt
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Off the Wall
iTunes: #84 Peru
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Will You Be There
iTunes: #86 Peru
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Dangerous
iTunes: #88 Peru
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Whatzupwitu
Shazam: #159 Australia
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Hold My Hand
iTunes: #160 Ghana
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The Jackson 5 in the Digital Charts:
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Apple Music: #96 Armenia
#101 Belarus
Deezer: #31 Ukraine
#65 Slovenia
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The Jackson 5 Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save
Deezer: #2 Romania
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Dancing Machine
iTunes: #57 Bahrain
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Apple Music: #194 Belarus
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And of course your Top 15 Most Viewed Michael Jackson Short Films on YouTube with of course the news that “Billie Jean” has surpassed the 2 Billion views:
| Video | Views | Yesterday | Published |
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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Official Video)
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2,002,123,316 | 858,840 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Beat It (Official 4K Video)
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1,245,828,437 | 355,008 | 2011/04 |
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Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us (Brazil Version) (Official Video)
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1,240,974,437 | 343,872 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal (Official Video)
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1,132,386,345 | 363,624 | 2010/11 |
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Michael Jackson – Thriller (Official 4K Video)
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1,099,496,700 | 182,112 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Remember the Time (Official Video – Upscaled)
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633,146,401 | 197,664 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Bad (Shortened Version)
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528,530,445 | 119,664 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Black Or White (Official Video – Shortened Version)
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526,711,380 | 102,120 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (Official Video)
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519,352,240 | 90,624 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Earth Song (Official Video)
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507,970,494 | 118,224 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Official Video – Upscaled)
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461,190,358 | 165,672 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Official Video – Upscaled)
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449,836,024 | 216,240 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone (Official Video)
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410,912,422 | 75,576 | 2009/10 |
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Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake – Love Never Felt So Good (Official Video)
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394,920,011 | 46,968 | 2014/05 |
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Michael Jackson – You Rock My World (Official Video)
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308,738,485 | 86,832 | 2009/10 |
That is it for this first week of 2026. Frankly, while there is still some remains of Christmas charts, it is looking pretty good for Michael Jackson and it will get better!
