Michael Jackson, Another Billboard Hot 100 Debut: 'Reverse Trend' Not First Entry Song, Unprecedented Record

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Michael Jackson's 2014 Release 'Chicago' Debuts on Billboard Hot 100

The "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, continues to dominate the Billboard charts 17 years after his death. The 2014 track "Chicago" made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, riding the wave of box office success from the film "Michael," setting a new record for Jackson.

According to Billboard, "Chicago" debuted at No. 30 on the Hot 100 chart dated June 6, thanks to a 30% surge in U.S. streaming compared to Jeonju, reaching 10.7 million plays. The song, produced by Timbaland, is a track from the album "Xscape," released five years after Jackson's death in 2014. It initially received little attention upon release and was not included in the biopic, but it went viral through social media platforms like TikTok, surpassing a cumulative 388 million streams.

As a result, Jackson became the first artist to introduce a new song to the Hot 100 every decade since the 1970s. With 11 songs in the 1970s, 20 in the 1980s, 12 in the 1990s, 4 in the 2000s, and 4 in the 2010s, he added one more in the 2020s, achieving the unprecedented feat of charting in six consecutive decades. His total number of Hot 100 entries as a solo artist has now increased to 52. Last October, the 1984 original "Thriller" re-entered the Hot 100 top 10, marking another historic milestone of top 10 appearances across six consecutive decades.

This reverse trend was driven by the box office success of the film "Michael," released on April 24 this year. The film, which is poised to become the second-highest-grossing music biopic of all time, surpassing "Bohemian Rhapsody," stars Jackson's nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the lead role. Recently, six of Jackson's songs, including "Billie Jean," "Human Nature," and "Beat It," simultaneously appeared on the Hot 100.

Meanwhile, "Chicago" is a dark funk song about an affair with a married woman, characterized by Jackson's signature tenor vocals combined with trap snares. In a 2014 album review, Billboard noted, "Timbaland felt Jackson's soul speaking to him in the studio, and this song is one of those moments."

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