Michael Jackson’s Catalog Is Still Setting Records in ‘Michael’ Biopic’s Third Week (And Janet Is Up Too)
Categoria: Musica
This week's Trending Up looks at the Jackson siblings' respective streaming gains since the release of 'Michael,' along with new-old hits from Katy Perry and The Chemical Brothers.
Por Billboard | 13/05/2026
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: Three weeks into the Michael biopic and its subject’s catalog is still growing, while even his missing-in-film-action sister is feeling the benefits, and a couple very different acts see new gains for 2010s hits. Jackson Rewrites Personal Weekly Streaming Record For the third consecutive week, Michael Jackson obliterates his personal-best weekly streaming count as impact from Michael biopic continues to spell massive streaming returns and more chart placements for many of his best-known songs. For the May 1-7 tracking week, Jackson’s solo catalog registered 181.6 million official on-demand song streams in the United States, according to Luminate. The new seven-day sum is a 32% increase from what was his previous best, last week’s haul of 137.6 million, itself a 146% improvement over a then-high of 55.9 million clicks in a week. “Billie Jean” repeated its standing atop the songs’ pack, with 14.8 million official on-demand streams, up 31.7% from last week (11.3 million). That streaming swell translates to the Billboard Hot 100, where the seven-week former champ rockets 38-17. Fellow Thriller singles “Beat It” and “Human Nature” finished second and third in Jackson’s catalog, respectively, 11.4 million plays and 10.8 million clicks. Early signs indicate Jackson gliding to another nine-digit streaming sum next week. According to initial reports submitted to Luminate, the King of Pop’s solo catalog has already crossed 86 million official on-demand streams from May 8-10 alone. Should it maintain its pace in the high 20 million-plus range per day, it’s possible that Jackson’s catalog could once again set a new personal benchmark, and while a longer shot, make a play for a 200 million+ week. Janet’s Up a Decent Amount in Streams, Too Much has been made of the absence of Janet Jackson from the Michael biopic, with the baby of the Jackson family — a pop legend in her own right , of course — not only not portrayed in the movie, but not mentioned at any point. (Janet “kindly declined” to be depicted in Michael , according to sister La Toya.) But despite her total lack of representation in the box office smash, Ms. Jackson has been seeing streaming gains of her own over the past couple weeks. The catalog bump isn’t nearly on the level of the one her older brother’s discography is currently enjoying, of course. But for the week ending May 7, Janet amassed over 9.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams — easily her best weekly total for 2026, and a 31% gain from the 6.9 million streams she totaled two weeks earlier (Apr. 17-23), according to Luminate. A healthy chunk of that is attributable to