CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

SZA surpasses Michael Jackson in Billboard history as SOS breaks the record for most weeks in the Billboard 200's Top 10 by a ...

He also reportedly said that Jackson was so enraged that he ended up casting Naomi Campbell instead. Later, Madonna reportedly shared in an interview that when they were working on the song together, ...

On March 12, 2025, SZA’s SOS album tied with Michael Jackson‘s iconic Thriller album for charting in Billboard 200’s Top 10 list for 79 non-sequential weeks, according to Billboard.

SZA’s sophomore album has reached rare air in its historical run in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 200 charts. […] ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” may be split into two movies. As a result, the Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International project will likely push its current ...