{"id":615179,"date":"2026-08-01T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/615179\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:17:14","slug":"michael-jackson-nearly-matches-the-biggest-rapper-on-the-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/615179\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Nearly Matches The Biggest Rapper On The Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785590234_975_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys v Buffalo Bills\" data-height=\"1913\" data-width=\"1271\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two Michael Jackson classics, &#8220;Human Nature&#8221; and \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough\u201d return to Billboard&#8217;s R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart together. PASADENA, CA &#8211; JANUARY 31: Michael Jackson performs during the Halftime show as the Dallas Cowboys take on the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII at Rose Bowl on January 31, 1993 in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won 52-17. (Photo by George Rose\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It is remarkable that in 2026, <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/31\/michael-jackson-blocks-himself-from-a-new-no-1-hit---again\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/31\/michael-jackson-blocks-himself-from-a-new-no-1-hit---again\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Michael Jackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Jackson<\/a> trails only one other artist \u2014 Drake \u2014 when it comes to the greatest number of hits on one of Billboard\u2019s most competitive streaming charts. The late superstar appears with multiple smashes on a roster typically dominated by today\u2019s biggest R&amp;B singers and rappers.<\/p>\n<p>The King of Pop\u2019s catalog has enjoyed quite a ride throughout the spring following the release of the biopic Michael, which has already earned $1 billion at the global box office. This week, multiple Jackson tunes find their way back to one list, helping him nearly match Drake\u2019s showing.<\/p>\n<p>Two Michael Jackson Songs Return to the Same Chart<\/p>\n<p>Jackson sends two favorites back to the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-hip-hop-streaming-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-hip-hop-streaming-songs\/\" aria-label=\"R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart\">R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart<\/a> this frame. <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ElN_4vUvTPs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ElN_4vUvTPs\" aria-label=\"\u201cHuman Nature\u201d\">\u201cHuman Nature\u201d<\/a> reappears at No. 15, while \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough\u201d returns at No. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Those two comebacks give Jackson the second-most returning songs on the ranking this week. He is tied with SZA, who also sends a pair of tracks back to the tally. \u201cIs It Cool?,\u201d SZA\u2019s collaboration with Steve Lacy \u2013 featured on his recently-released album Oh Yeah? \u2013 reenters at No. 19. Her longtime hit \u201cSnooze\u201d follows at No. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Drake Claims the Most Comebacks This Week<\/p>\n<p>Drake claims the most returning tracks on this week\u2019s R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart, though he only narrowly beats Jackson and SZA. Three of his cuts find their way back to the list. \u201cWhisper My Name,\u201d \u201cNational Treasures\u201d and <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=COz9lDCFHjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=COz9lDCFHjw\" aria-label=\"\u201cPassionfruit\u201d\">\u201cPassionfruit\u201d<\/a> reappear at Nos. 17, 21 and 24, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking looks markedly different from only one week ago. Future recently occupied a huge number of spaces thanks to the songs featured on his album The Real Me. The project brought the rapper back to No. 1 on several Billboard rosters, while many of its individual tracks immediately became streaming hits.<\/p>\n<p>One frame later, most of Future\u2019s streaming wins have either slipped or disappeared entirely. Their decline makes room for quite a few returning favorites from Drake, Jackson and SZA.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson Fills Five Spaces on the Streaming List<\/p>\n<p>Jackson owns five positions on the R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart this time around. In addition to the returning \u201cHuman Nature\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough,\u201d three of his biggest career-defining tunes appear inside the top 10.<\/p>\n<p><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> \u201cChicago\u201d and \u201cBeat It\u201d settle at Nos. 3, 7 and 8, respectively. With those three smashes, joined by his two returning songs, Jackson occupies one-fifth of the entire 25-position ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Drake Charts Six Songs on the Same Chart<\/p>\n<p>The King of Pop scores the second-most appearances on the roster this frame. Once again, he loses to Drake, though not by much. Drake lands in half a dozen spaces on the R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart. He commands the tally yet again with \u201cJanice STFU,\u201d the biggest smash from Iceman, one of the three albums he recently released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJanice STFU\u201d has now spent 10 weeks at No. 1. The track debuted in first place and has yet to step away from that position.<\/p>\n<p>Only a few Drake songs have controlled the ranking for longer stretches, and even those champions do not lead by much. \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d and \u201cHotline Bling\u201d both ruled for 11 periods \u2013 only one more than <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SD4yRDY9mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SD4yRDY9mek\" aria-label=\"\u201cJanice STFU\u201d\">\u201cJanice STFU\u201d<\/a> (so far).<\/p>\n<p>The superstar\u2019s five other current hits are spread throughout the roster. \u201cShabang,\u201d \u201cRan to Atlanta\u201d with Future and Molly Santana, \u201cWhisper My Name,\u201d \u201cNational Treasures\u201d and \u201cPassionfruit\u201d appear at Nos. 6, 14, 17, 21 and 24, respectively.<\/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\/31\/michael-jackson-blocks-himself-from-a-new-no-1-hit---again\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Michael Jackson Blocks Himself From A New No. 1 Hit \u2014 Again\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/31\/michael-jackson-blocks-himself-from-a-new-no-1-hit---again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesMichael Jackson Blocks Himself From A New No. 1 Hit \u2014 AgainBy Hugh McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Michael Jackson classics, &#8220;Human Nature&#8221; and \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough\u201d return to Billboard&#8217;s R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Streaming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[1447,18,117,19,17,25129,209488,198495,164613,259533,259534,226065,259531,259532,337],"class_list":["post-615179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-drake","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-michael-jackson","tag-michael-jackson-billboard","tag-michael-jackson-billboard-charts","tag-michael-jackson-charts","tag-michael-jackson-dont-stop-til-you-get-enough","tag-michael-jackson-dont-stop-til-you-get-enough-charts","tag-michael-jackson-drake","tag-michael-jackson-human-nature","tag-michael-jackson-human-nature-charts","tag-music"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117020449899164132","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615179","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=615179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}