{"id":593734,"date":"2026-07-19T16:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/593734\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:16:12","slug":"michael-jackson-blocks-beyonce-from-charting-a-new-no-1-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/593734\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Blocks Beyonc\u00e9 From Charting A New No. 1 Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784477772_890_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9 RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR - Warsaw\" data-height=\"2375\" data-width=\"1583\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Dew (Donk)&#8221; debuts at No. 2 on Billboard&#8217;s R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart behind Michael Jackson&#8217;s unmoved &#8220;Billie Jean.&#8221; WARSAW, POLAND &#8211; JUNE 27: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY)(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Beyonc\u00e9 performs onstage during the \u201cRENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR\u201d at PGE Narodowy on June 27, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/WireImage for Parkwood)<\/p>\n<p>WireImage for Parkwood<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/15\/beyoncs-20-year-old-song-becomes-an-instant-bestseller\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/15\/beyoncs-20-year-old-song-becomes-an-instant-bestseller\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Beyonc\u00e9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> has spent decades collecting hits on the Billboard charts, but one of her newest wins is actually a song she recorded many years ago. \u201cMorning Dew (Donk),\u201d which is set to appear on the forthcoming twentieth anniversary edition of her second solo album, B\u2019Day, immediately becomes another smash for the superstar.<\/p>\n<p>The previously unreleased track \u2013 though some diehard fans had already heard a leaked version \u2013 debuts on eight Billboard charts this week, and it manages a top 10 start on five lists. It nearly gives Beyonc\u00e9 another No. 1 on one R&amp;B-focused tally, but one of the most famous songs in pop history from a late global superstar keeps her from reaching the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 Nearly Debuts Her Song at No. 1<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mv5f9Q2LJYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mv5f9Q2LJYM\" aria-label=\"\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d\">\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d<\/a> opens at No. 2 on the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-streaming-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-streaming-songs\/\" aria-label=\"R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart\">R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart<\/a>, which ranks the most-streamed R&amp;B tunes in the United States on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. The track misses becoming Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s sixth champion on the roster by only one space. No other Beyonc\u00e9 tune has stalled in the runner-up position on the R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 Has Charted Dozens of Top 10 Hits on the Streaming Roster<\/p>\n<p>The singer has collected 52 career appearances on the R&amp;B Streaming Songs ranking. 32 of those tracks, a sum that now includes \u201cMorning Dew (Donk),\u201d have reached the top 10. More than 60% of all her placements have broken into the highest tier.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 Has Scored Five No. 1s<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 has conquered the R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart five times. \u201cBreak My Soul,\u201d \u201cGet Me Bodied\u201d and \u201cDelresto (Echoes),\u201d her collaboration with Travis Scott, each spent one frame in charge. \u201c7\/11\u201d remains her longest-running leader, with 11 weeks at No. 1. \u201cDrunk in Love,\u201d a collaboration with her husband Jay-Z, follows closely behind with a milestone 10 turns atop the tally.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson Blocks Beyonc\u00e9 From the Top Spot<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 is prevented from debuting her cut at the summit by Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBillie Jean.\u201d The classic is steady at No. 1 on the R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart, and the generation-defining smash reaches a milestone 10 frames in charge this period.<\/p>\n<p>LONDON &#8211; NOVEMBER 15: Singer Michael Jackson performs on stage during the 2006 World Music Awards at Earls Court on November 15, 2006 in London. (Photo by Dave Hogan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBillie Jean\u201d is Jackson\u2019s only composition to earn double-digit weeks atop the ranking. It has now spent twice as long at No. 1 as his second-longest-running ruler, \u201cThriller,\u201d which managed five periods on the throne.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has collected three champions on the streaming-only tally. In addition to <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y\" aria-label=\"\u201cBillie Jean\u201d\">\u201cBillie Jean\u201d<\/a> and \u201cThriller,\u201d he also ruled with \u201cDon\u2019t Matter to Me,\u201d his posthumous collaboration with Drake, but only once. \u201cBillie Jean\u201d only climbed to the R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart\u2019s summit a few weeks ago, in May, following the release of the Michael biopic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d Debuts Inside the Top 10<\/p>\n<p>The R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart is one of five rankings where \u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d launches inside the top 10. The track also begins its time within that important region on the R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, Hot R&amp;B Songs, Digital Song Sales, and Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs charts, opening at Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 Launches Within the Top 40 on Two More Charts<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d also enters the top 40 on two of Billboard\u2019s busiest all-genre songs rankings. The track launches at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of more than 100 career smashes on the company\u2019s flagship singles tally.<\/p>\n<p>The decades-old recording performs even better when looking only at streams. \u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d debuts at No. 17 on the Streaming Songs chart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d Reaches Billboard\u2019s Global Chart<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d comes to the Billboard Global 200 \u2013 which measures the most-consumed songs around the world using sales and streaming activity from more than 100 territories \u2013 and opens at No. 57 on the worldwide tally.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/15\/beyoncs-20-year-old-song-becomes-an-instant-bestseller\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 20-Year-Old Song Becomes A Bestseller\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/15\/beyoncs-20-year-old-song-becomes-an-instant-bestseller\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesBeyonc\u00e9\u2019s 20-Year-Old Song Becomes A BestsellerBy Hugh McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Dew (Donk)&#8221; debuts at No. 2 on Billboard&#8217;s R&amp;B Streaming Songs chart behind Michael Jackson&#8217;s unmoved&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[12283,251558,251559,18,117,19,17,251556,209488,251557,212987,164613,212990,249213,337],"class_list":["post-593734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-beyonce","tag-beyonce-morning-dew","tag-beyonce-morning-dew-charts","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-michael-jackson-beyonce","tag-michael-jackson-billboard","tag-michael-jackson-billie-jean-billboafd","tag-michael-jackson-billie-jean-charts","tag-michael-jackson-charts","tag-michael-jackson-number-one-songs","tag-morning-dew","tag-music"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116947543368778027","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}