"Thriller" had a stronger Halloween week in 2024, but hits a new 21st century Hot 100 peak this week. The reason has less to do with its performance and more with everything else on the chart. By ...

Michael Jackson has become the first artist in history to have a song appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 in six ...

Rod Temperton, who wrote the song, also wrote Jackson’s 1980 smashes “Rock With You” and “Off the Wall.” The full-length ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As is the case every year, Halloween brings Michael Jackson back to ...

A surprising detail hidden in Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” dance sequence is capturing fans’ attention decades later.