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Michael Jackson triples up inside the top 10 on the U.K.’s Official Albums chart \u2014 a rare feat \u2014 as Michael debuts and Thriller and Number Ones return to the region. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 20: Jaafar Jackson attends the premiere of Lionsgate’s “Michael” at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/WireImage)<\/p>\n
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On this week\u2019s Official Albums chart, the list of the most-consumed albums and EPs in the United Kingdom, the highest two spaces are occupied by debuts. Noah Kahan\u2019s The Great Divide, his follow-up to his breakthrough Stick Season, opens at No. 1. He keeps celebrated hard rockers Foo Fighters from another champion, as that band\u2019s Your Favorite Toy enters at No. 2. <\/p>\n
Just three collections debut inside the top 10 on the Official Albums chart this frame, and all of them start inside the top five. Michael Jackson\u2019s<\/a> Michael \u2013 which serves as both a greatest hits compilation and a soundtrack for his biopic of the same name \u2013 is new at No. 4. Unlike Kahan and Foo Fighters, however, it is not Jackson\u2019s only entry within the uppermost region on the roster.<\/p>\n Number Ones And Thriller Return to the Top 10<\/p>\n Jackson earns three top 10s on the Official Albums chart<\/a> this week. It\u2019s rare for any act to fill more than one space at a time, but this frame, the King of Pop claims three of the 10 biggest releases in the country. As Michael opens at No. 4, his Number Ones compilation reenters the roster after not finding space just days ago at No. 5. Thriller<\/a> bolts from No. 65 to No. 8.<\/p>\n Michael Jackson\u2019s Bad Nearly Returns to the Top 10<\/p>\n Jackson nearly increased his total number of top 10s on this week\u2019s Official Albums chart, as several collections land only a few spaces beneath that tier. Bad jumps from No. 52 to No. 13, while The Essential, which only a short time ago appeared at No. 5, drops to No. 14 as one compilation is swapped for another.<\/p>\n Michael Jackson\u2019s Michael Debuts on Seven Charts<\/p>\n As Michael debuts, Jackson scores his thirty-seventh appearance on the Official Albums list. 20 of those projects have cracked the top 10. Here are all of Michael Jackson\u2019s top 10s on the Official Albums chart.<\/p>\n Michael Jackson Leads the Soundtrack Chart for the First Time<\/p>\n Michael launches on seven different rosters in the U.K., and it is not only a top 10 success, but a top five win on each and every one of them. The set only manages to lead the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, where it debuts at No. 1. Jackson scores his first leader<\/a>, first top 10, and first appearance under his own name on the tally. <\/p>\n Michael is new at No. 3 on the Official Albums Streaming chart. The set matches the No. 4 starting point that it achieves on the Official Albums list on the Official Album Sales and Official Physical Albums rundowns as well. Jackson\u2019s latest debuts at No. 5 on both the Official Album Downloads and Official Vinyl Albums rankings.<\/p>\n Michael Jackson\u2019s Number Ones And Thriller Surge<\/p>\n Both Number Ones and Thriller appear on six charts \u2013 and they\u2019re the same charts. Number Ones reenters four of those rosters, becoming a top 10 hit once more on all but one. Thriller, meanwhile, reappears on a trio of tallies and surges back into the top 10 on the other three simultaneously.<\/p>\n Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller Reaches A New Streaming Peak<\/p>\n Both Number Ones and Thriller established new highs thanks to all the excitement around Jackson\u2019s musical film. The sets crack the Official Albums Streaming ranking, which details the most-played projects on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and others throughout the U.K., surging to Nos. 5 and 9, respectively. <\/p>\n Throughout his career, Jackson has seen just four releases break into the top 10 on the Official Albums Streaming chart. Three of those titles \u2014 Michael, Number Ones, and Thriller \u2014 enter that space for the first time this week, while The Essential nearly dominated, as it once topped out in second place.<\/p>\n\n