{"id":1962572,"date":"2026-05-29T22:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1962572"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:10:15","slug":"michael-jackson-songs-swarm-top-movie-songs-chart-after-michael-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1962572","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Songs Swarm Top Movie Songs Chart After \u2018Michael\u2019 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/P105P1BV-e1776793809639.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m u-font-size-19\">\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140246\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe release of the Michael Jackson biopic <em>Michael<\/em> spells a strong debut on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), with four Jackson classics debuting on the April 2026 list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block u-width-100p lrv-u-background-color-black u-margin-b-1@desktop-xl-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/1971\/10\/michael-jackson-y4h-344x344.jpg\" alt height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-fancy-m u-font-size-15@desktop u-line-height-15px a-children-link-color-black a-children-link-color-brand-accent-blue:hover lrv-u-padding-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-link lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMichael Jackson\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of April 2026. The ranking generally includes newly released films from the preceding three months, with exceptions given to movies whose music is still experiencing a high volume of public interest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zane-lowe-sydney-city-recital-hall-2026-1800-cr-destination-nsw.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Zane Lowe at City Recital Hall for Vivid Sydney 2026.\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tUp From Down Under: How New Zealand&#8217;s Zane Lowe Became &#8216;The Rock Star Whisperer&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ariana-grande-htimylm-press-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Ariana Grande\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAriana Grande, Labrinth, aespa &amp; More: New Music\u00a0Friday\u00a0Guide\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/boards-of-canada-press-photo-Warp-Records-2018-billboard-1500.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Boards of Canada\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAfter a Prolonged Absence, Boards of Canada Fires-Up With &#8216;Inferno&#8217;: Stream It Now\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tReleased on April 24, <em>Michael<\/em> has snagged sizable catalog gains for both Jackson and family groups Jackson 5\/The Jacksons, earning Jackson four solo appearances on the April 2026 chart despite the movie coming out just six days before the end of the month\u2019s tracking period (which is to say, stay tuned for May 2026\u2019s edition).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBillie Jean,\u201d a seven-week No. 1 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for Jackson in 1983, paces the group at No. 3, having scored 32.9 million chart-eligible streams and selling 4,000 downloads in the United States in April 2026, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s followed by \u201cBeat It\u201d (No. 5; 21.2 million streams, 3,000 downloads), \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2018Til You Get Enough\u201d (No. 7; 18 million streams, 3,000 downloads) and \u201cThriller\u201d (No. 10; 11.8 million streams, 2,000 downloads), all of which were also featured in the biopic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowever, <em>Michael<\/em> was unable to supplant perennial leader \u201cGolden\u201d by HUNTR\/X, from <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>. Given its continued appearance on the Hot 100 (it ranked as high as No. 6 during April 2026), the song, whose parent movie premiered in June 2025, rules Top TV Songs for yet another month, dating to the July 2025 edition, on the strength of 65.1 million streams and 9,000 downloads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJust four songs from <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> reach the April 2026 chart, the fewest since its July 2025 arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee the full chart, also featuring music from <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em> and <em>Zootopia 2<\/em>, below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"><strong>Rank, Song, Artist, Movie<\/strong><br \/>1. \u201cGolden,\u201d HUNTR\/X, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><br \/>2. \u201cSign of the Times,\u201d Harry Styles, <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em><br \/>3. \u201cBillie Jean,\u201d Michael Jackson, <em>Michael<\/em><br \/>4. \u201cZoo,\u201d Shakira, <em>Zootopia 2<\/em><br \/>5. \u201cBeat It,\u201d Michael Jackson, <em>Michael<\/em><br \/>6. \u201cSoda Pop,\u201d Saja Boys, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><br \/>7. \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2018Til You Get Enough,\u201d Michael Jackson, <em>Michael<\/em><br \/>8. \u201cHow It\u2019s Done,\u201d HUNTR\/X, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><br \/>9. \u201cWhat It Sounds Like,\u201d HUNTR\/X, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><br \/>10. \u201cThriller,\u201d Michael Jackson, <em>Michael<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/michael-jackson-top-movie-songs-chart-michael-premiere-1236260597\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/P105P1BV-e1776793809639.jpg?w=1024&#8243;] Trending on Billboard The release of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael spells a strong debut on Billboard\u2019s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), with four Jackson classics debuting on the April 2026 list. 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