Tuesday is new Billboard chart day each week! As all charts update each Tuesday, here’s a look at highlights of the latest rankings dated Nov. 14 and reflecting the Oct. 30-Nov. 5 measurement week, according to data tracker Luminate.
Among this week’s chart stars are Michael Jackson, ILLIT, Ella Langley, Teddy Swims and Mariah Carey.
The late King of Pop’s Thriller vaults 13-2 on the Billboard 200, scoring its highest rank on the list since 1984, when it logged its 37th and most recent week on top. The set continues to hold the record for the most weeks at No. 1 for a title by a singular artist. On the Billboard Hot 100, “Thriller” hits a new No. 2 high, surpassing its prior No. 4 best in 1984.
Jackson appears in the charts’ top two simultaneously for the first time since January 1992, when “Black or White” was in its seventh and last week atop the Hot 100 and parent album Dangerous ranked at No. 2 following four weeks leading the Billboard 200. It’s the 26th total week in which he’s been No. 1 or No. 2 on the charts together, dating to his first double-up in March 1983, also via Thriller, which led the Billboard 200 as “Billie Jean” ruled the Hot 100.
Thriller is also No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for a milestone 40th week, while the title cut, thanks to Halloween play, roars to the top of both Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales for the first time.
Read on for more key highlights from this week’s Billboard charts below.
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