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Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Brings The Superstar Back To A Chart Landmark
Hollywood & Entertainment Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Brings The Superstar Back To A Chart Landmark By Hugh McIntyre ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Follow Author Jul 29, 2026, 08:00am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary Michael Jackson’s Bad reaches 200 weeks on the Official Albums chart in the U.K., becoming his fifth project to hit that milestone after Number Ones, Thriller, The Essential and Off the Wall. The album rises to No. 22 on the ranking and also returns to the Official Album Downloads chart, where it reaches 30 weeks.
Michael Jackson’s biopic, the simply-titled Michael , has left theaters in most places around the world, but not before making history. The project became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, bringing in more than $1 billion around the planet.
Jackson’s music continues to succeed in incredible fashion months after Michael arrived in theaters. This week, one of the late King of Pop’s most celebrated albums reaches a special milestone on the most competitive ranking for full-lengths and EPs in the United Kingdom — one that Jackson has previously hit with several of his most popular collections.
Bad rises from No. 25 to No. 22 on the Official Albums chart as it celebrates its two-hundredth week on the tally. The ranking is built each week to show the most-consumed projects in the U.K., utilizing both sales and streaming activity.
Bad becomes Jackson’s fifth project to accumulate at least 200 weeks on the Official Albums chart. It trails Number Ones , Thriller , The Essential and Off the Wall , which have racked up 589, 279, 268 and 235 frames, respectively.
Only one additional Jackson set has managed a triple-digit stay on the main albums roster. Dangerous has thus far 107 weeks on the tally.
Bad is one of six Jackson albums that appear on the U.K. charts this week, and it is the only one among them to return to a ranking. The set reenters the Official Album Downloads chart at No. 96. As it reappears, Bad hits a milestone 30 weeks on the list of the bestselling digital full-lengths in the country. The album previously climbed as high as No. 5.
In addition to its placement on both the Official Albums and Official Album Downloads charts, Bad finds space on another four rankings this frame. The bestseller and top performer returns to the top 20 on the Official Albums Streaming chart as it improves from No. 21 to No. 19.
The collection declines on the remaining three lists where it can be found this time around. It slips to Nos. 38, 45 and 47 on the Official Vinyl Albums, Official Physical Albums and Official Albums Sales charts, respectively.
Bad is one of a trio of Jackson titles that make space on the Official Albums chart this week. Amazingly, all three appear within the top 40.
The Essential almost returns to the summit, rising from No. 4 to No. 2. Only Gracie Abrams blocks Jackson from another week at No. 1, as her album Daughter from Hell debuts in first place and gives her a second leader on the ranking.
Thriller also approaches the top 10. The landmark album pushes from No. 16 to No. 13, while Bad follows at No. 22.
All three projects have previously spent time at No. 1. Throughout his career — and even after his death — Jackson has accumulated a milestone 10 champions on the Official Albums chart. Three of those winners appear on the roster simultaneously this week, while several others live on additional rankings.
Here are all of Michael Jackson’s No. 1 albums on the Official Albums chart.
Jackson fills the U.K. charts with six different projects this frame: The Essential , Thriller , Bad , Number Ones , Off the Wall and Michael – Songs from the Motion Picture . Every one of those releases is present on more than one ranking. The Essential and Off the Wall land on the fewest tallies, occupying just two rosters apiece.
Number Ones can be found on three purchase-focused rosters, while Michael – Songs from the Motion Picture also lives on three lists, including the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, where it sits near the top, landing at No. 3.
Bad ties Thriller for the most widespread showing in the U.K. among Jackson’s current successes. Both blockbuster studio albums find a home on half a dozen different rosters at once.
Michael Jackson's BadU.K.'s Official AlbumsNumber OnesThrillerThe EssentialOffWall
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