{"id":166337,"date":"2026-05-10T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=166337"},"modified":"2026-05-10T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:13:49","slug":"top-10-michael-jackson-tops-the-u-k-album-chart-after-the-success-of-the-michael-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-10-michael-jackson-tops-the-u-k-album-chart-after-the-success-of-the-michael-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10: Michael Jackson tops the U.K. album chart after the success of the \u201cMichael\u201d biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Michael Jackson reaches No. 1 after 17 years<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> earned his first U.K. No. 1 album in 17 years on the <strong>Official Albums Chart<\/strong> dated May 8, 2026. His compilation album, The Essential Michael Jackson, reached the top spot after a strong rise in streams, driven by the success of the biopic <strong>Michael<\/strong>. The album had already reached first place after the singer died in 2009, and it stayed there for seven weeks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Essential Michael Jackson\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/77dNyQA0z8dV33M4so4eRY?si=RS0hSxR5Q3a3VT3q_Dgm9A&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Other Jackson albums also rise on the chart<\/h2>\n<p>The renewed traction not only helped one album in the artist\u2019s discography. Thriller, originally released in 1982, climbed to No. 6, while Bad moved up to No. 8. This marked the first time in 14 years that Bad appeared in the U.K. top 10. These chart positions show that the film has gained attention from both longtime fans and new listeners to revisit Michael Jackson\u2019s discography.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moonwalking to the top once more! The Essential from Michael Jackson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljackson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@michaeljackson<\/a>) returns to Number 1 for the first time in 17 years \ud83d\udd7a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fj2o9qYuHF\">https:\/\/t.co\/fj2o9qYuHF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Official Charts (@officialcharts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialcharts\/status\/2052789384701723105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The rest of the album&#8217;s top 10<\/h2>\n<p>Michael Jackson won a close chart battle against Kneecap, and Melanie C. Kneecap reached No. 2 with its second studio album, Fenian, giving the Northern Ireland rap group their best peak result so far. Meanwhile, Spice Girls member Melanie C debuted at No. 3 with Sweat, her highest-charting solo album to date. Noah Kahan\u2019s The Great Divide moved to No. 4, while Olivia Dean\u2019s The Art of Loving continued making waves at No. 5. See the full top 10 below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Michael Jackson &#8211; The Essential.<\/li>\n<li>Kneecap &#8211; Fenian.<\/li>\n<li>Melanie C &#8211; Sweat.<\/li>\n<li>Noah Kahan &#8211; The Great Divide.<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Dean &#8211; The Art of Loving.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jackson &#8211; Thriller.<\/li>\n<li>Kacey Musgraves &#8211; Middle of Nowhere.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jackson &#8211; Bad.<\/li>\n<li>Fletwood Mac &#8211; 50 Years &#8211; Don&#8217;t Stop.<\/li>\n<li>Alex Warren &#8211; You&#8217;ll Be Alright, Kid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jackson reaches No. 1 after 17 years Michael Jackson earned his first U.K. No. 1 album in 17 years on the Official Albums Chart dated May 8, 2026. His compilation album, The Essential Michael Jackson, reached the top spot after a strong rise in streams, driven by the success of the biopic Michael. 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