Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ reaches its highest-ever Billboard Hot 100 position
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has reached No 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, its highest-ever position, as Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” holds on to No 1 for a 27th week.
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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has climbed to No 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, its highest position on the chart, more than 31 years after he last reached the top tier. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” remains at No 1, keeping Jackson from a 14th chart-topping single, according to Billboard, as reported by Nieuws.nl.
The Halloween surge took “Thriller” past its previous peak of No 4, where it spent two weeks in March 1984. It was the seventh single from the album *Thriller* to reach the Hot 100’s top 10.
Jackson last ranked this high in 1995, when “You Are Not Alone” became his 13th and final No 1 hit. He died in 2009.
Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is now in its 27th week at No 1, extending the record reported earlier this month. The song’s previous record-setting run had reached 25 weeks at the top.
The *Thriller* album has also climbed to No 2 on the US Billboard 200, its highest position since spring 1984, Nieuws.nl reported.
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