Michael Jackson continues to prove that his music is truly timeless.

For, nearly 44 years after its original release, the King of Pop’s blockbuster album ‘Thriller’ has Moonwalked to #2 on the Billboard 200.

The spectacular resurgence comes after a closely fought race for the top spot and adds another major milestone to the legendary LP’s historic run.

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As previously reported, ‘Thriller’ was mounting a serious challenge for #1 following its annual Halloween explosion.

Now, the final results are in.

The 1982 classic lands at #2 on the latest Billboard 200, narrowly missing out on a return to the summit for the first time since 1984.

According to Hits Daily Double’s final tally, the album generated approximately 53,130 equivalent units, representing a mighty 86% increase in activity.

Impressively, its latest chart triumph comes more than four decades after it spent a record-setting 37 nonconsecutive weeks at #1.

The renewed demand was fueled by Halloween streaming and fresh vinyl editions.

Indeed, the album’s title track stormed to #1 on Apple Music US, while also reaching the summit of Spotify’s Global chart for the first time, attracting a whopping 6.606 million streams on October 31 alone.

And the momentum extends beyond Halloween.

As reported, Sony recently revealed that Jackson’s catalog amassed over 3 billion streams within Spotify’s Global Top 200 during the first nine months of 2026, following the success of his billion-dollar biopic ‘Michael.’

Between the movie, streaming resurgence, and another blockbuster Billboard showing, Brand MJ is enjoying quite the renaissance.

Almost 44 years on, ‘Thriller’ is still giving the competition a run for its money.

Long live the King!

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