{"id":64029,"date":"2026-05-06T20:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/michael-jackson-hits-record-streaming-numbers-thanks-to-biopic\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:04:27","slug":"michael-jackson-hits-record-streaming-numbers-thanks-to-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/michael-jackson-hits-record-streaming-numbers-thanks-to-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Hits Record Streaming Numbers Thanks to Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tDespite overwhelmingly negative reviews<\/a> and bitter blowback over the decision to not even hint at the child sexual abuse allegations that plagued his later years, the Michael Jackson<\/a> biopic Michael<\/em> is an enormous box office smash that\u2019s creating a massive upswing of interest in his music catalog on streaming services.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Billboard<\/em>,<\/a> Jackson\u2019s solo work work registered a career-best 137.5 million official on-demand streams for the week of April 24-30 in the United States. That\u2019s up 146 percent from his previous career high. He also hit 55.9 million song clicks in the same week. Prior to this, his best was 53.7 million clicks during Halloween week in 2019, thanks largely to \u201cThriller\u201d popping up in playlists that time of year.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe groundswell of interest isn\u2019t just limited to Jackson\u2019s solo work. The music he made with his brothers in the Jackson 5 (and later the Jacksons) throughout the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties generated 10.1 million streams throughout the week, up 135 percent from the prior week. And they had 4.9 million clicks, up 57 percent from the week before.<\/p>\n

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