Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ rose three places to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated Nov. 14. It has now spent 40 weeks at the top of the chart.
The album earned 55,000 equivalent album units during the Oct. 29–Nov. 5 tracking week, according to Luminate. That was an 89% increase from 29,000 units the week before.
Streaming accounted for 32,000 units, representing 34.2 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Traditional album sales contributed 22,000 units, while track-equivalent album units added 1,000.
Released in 1982, ‘Thriller’ held the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums from 1984 until 2025, when SZA’s ‘SOS’ took the title.
‘SOS’ remains the chart’s longest-running leader, with 46 weeks at No. 1. ‘Thriller’ last topped the ranking for two weeks in May.
The latest chart run gives Jackson 101 career weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the second-highest total among all acts. The Temptations hold the record with 109 weeks.
‘Thriller’ also returned to No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for an 18th week, rising from third place. On the all-genre Billboard 200, it climbed from No. 13 to No. 2, its highest position since 1984.
