Michael Jackson Beats Every Other Artist With

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMichael Jackson Beats Every Other Artist WithByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 07, 2026, 01:48pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Michael Jackson triples up inside the top 10 on the U.K.'s Official Albums chart — a rare feat — as Michael debuts and Thriller and Number Ones return to the region. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Jaafar Jackson attends the premiere of Lionsgate's "Michael" at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)WireImageOn this week’s Official Albums chart, the list of the most-consumed albums and EPs in the United Kingdom, the highest two spaces are occupied by debuts. Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide, his follow-up to his breakthrough Stick Season, opens at No. 1. He keeps celebrated hard rockers Foo Fighters from another champion, as that band’s Your Favorite Toy enters at No. 2. Just three collections debut inside the top 10 on the Official Albums chart this frame, and all of them start inside the top five. Michael Jackson’s Michael – which serves as both a greatest hits compilation and a soundtrack for his biopic of the same name – is new at No. 4. Unlike Kahan and Foo Fighters, however, it is not Jackson’s only entry within the uppermost region on the roster.Number Ones And Thriller Return to the Top 10Jackson earns three top 10s on the Official Albums chart this week. It’s rare for any act to fill more than one space at a time, but this frame, the King of Pop claims three of the 10 biggest releases in the country. As Michael opens at No. 4, his Number Ones compilation reenters the roster after not finding space just days ago at No. 5. Thriller bolts from No. 65 to No. 8.Michael Jackson’s Bad Nearly Ret...