Much of the conversation last week when in regards to the charts revolved around Drake and the many, many chart records he matched (or broke), but he wasn’t the only superstar who managed to rise the ranks and make history in the process.
The late, great Michael Jackson also appeared on the Hot 100 singles ranking for the first time in years, scoring another posthumous chart hit as a featured guest on Drake’s “Don’t Matter to Me,” which is featured on the rapper’s new No. 1 album Scorpion. The single, which uses previously unreleased vocals from the legendary musician, debuted at No. 9, and it was one of four songs from the lengthy project to kick off inside the top 10.
With another certified smash to his credit, Jackson collected his thirtieth top 10 in the U.S., which is a total only a handful of artists have ever reached. According to Billboard, Jackson is now just the fifth musician in history to appear inside the uppermost area on the tally with at least 30 different tunes, and he’s in the company of some of the most successful acts of all time (as if he couldn’t already be classified as such).
The other four artists who have sent 30 (or more) songs into the Hot 100’s top 10 include Drake (31), Rihanna (also 31), the Beatles (34) and Madonna (38), who remains in first place among all artists. “Don’t Matter to Me” helped both Drake and Jackson reach this important milestone, though it also pushed the former ahead of the latter, and now Drake claims the title of the solo male musician with the most top 10s.
Impressively, “Don’t Matter to Me” is Jackson’s first top 10 as a featured artist, as he served as a lead artist on his 29 other titles, though he is credited as one of two leaders on a few smashes. It’s also worth mentioning that Jackson’s 30 top 10 hits doesn’t take into account the top 10 singles he collected as a member of the Jackson 5, as this list looks only at his solo achievements.
SOURCE: FORBES
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