# Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Scares Up 40th Week at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-jacksons-thriller-scares-up-40th-week-at-no-1-on-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:24:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T23:25:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/michael-jackson-thriller-number-1-rb-albums-chart-halloween-1236379040/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Halloween lifted *Thriller* back to No. 1.
- The album now has 40 weeks at the chart’s summit.
- SZA’s *SOS* remains ahead with a record 46 weeks.

## Summary

Michael Jackson’s *Thriller* returned to No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after Halloween revived interest in its title track. The album’s 40th week at the top brings it closer to SZA’s *SOS*, which holds the chart record with 46 weeks.

For the week ending 5 November, *Thriller* earned 55,000 equivalent album units, up 89% from the previous week; streaming accounted for 32,000 units, from 34.2 million on-demand streams. It also rose to No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200, its highest position there since 1984. Jackson has now spent 101 weeks at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, second only to the Temptations’ 109.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.