Skip to main content The late icon also completes a top two domination on the chart unseen since 1969. 5/12/2026 Michael Jackson performs in concert circa 1983. Kevin Mazur/WireImage Michael Jackson recaptures the throne on Billboard ’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as his landmark album Thriller returns to No. 1 on the list dated May 16. The album rebounds in the wake of the Michael biopic’s massive streaming returns for the King of Pop’s catalog to earn its 38th total week in charge. Thriller , released in November 1982, is recognized as the world’s best-selling album by Guinness and as the highest-certified studio album in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. For its latest coronation — its first week atop the list since 1984 — Thriller earned 62,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the tracking week of May 1-7, according to Luminate. The album improved 36% from the prior week’s total of 45,000 units.…