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Michael Jackson's biopic has pushed his music up the Billboard charts

NPR·Stephen Thompson·18 days ago
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Michael Jackson performing in 1988. KMazur/WireImage/WireImage hide caption toggle caption KMazur/WireImage/WireImage Last week, the Billboard charts began to reflect the success of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael , as several of the late singer's titles landed on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This week, that trickle has turned into a minor flood, as Thriller and Number Ones land in the top 10, "Billie Jean" re-enters the Hot 100's top 20 and three more decades-old songs turn up in the top 50. TOP STORY Critics rightly panned it, but the blockbuster biopic Michael — which spanned much of Michael Jackson's early life and career, while brushing aside virtually every controversy in the singer's life — has already grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide, according to Deadline . Now, its commercial impact is reaching well beyond the global box office.…

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