Michael in the USA
Michael in the USA
Airplay & Sales
Many thanks to Superbu, for posting details of Variety's Bestselling Singles chart on ukmix, and for providing us with a link to a database of Radio & Records airplay charts.
KEY:
Date = date of chart entry.
HA = peak position reached on the Airplay chart.
Wks1 = number of weeks spent on the Airplay chart.
HS = peak position reached on the Sales chart.
Wks2 = number of weeks spent on the Sales chart.
dnc = did not chart.
If applicable, weeks spent at no.1 is given in brackets.
| Date | HA | Wks1 | HS | Wks2 | Title |
| Sep 79 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| Nov 79 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | Rock With You |
| Mar 80 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Off The Wall |
| May 80 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 2 | She's Out Of My Life |
| Nov 82 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | The Girl Is Mine (& Paul McCartney) |
| Jan 83 | 1(2) | 14 | 1 | 8 | Billie Jean |
| Mar 83 | 1(1) | 14 | 1 | 3 | Beat It |
| May 83 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' |
| Jul 83 | 2 | 11 | dnc | Human Nature | |
| Oct 83 | 1(5) | 16 | 1 | 5 | Say Say Say (& Paul McCartney) |
| Oct 83 | 10 | 9 | dnc | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | |
| Jan 84 | 1(1) | 12 | 6 | 2 | Thriller |
| Jun 84 | 6 | 9 | dnc | Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (& Jermaine Jackson) | |
| Aug 87 | 1(1) | ? | 1(1) | ? | I Just Can't Stop Loving You (& Siedah Garrett) |
| Sep 87 | 1(2) | ? | 1(2) | ? | Bad |
| Nov 87 | 3 | ? | 2 | ? | The Way You Make Me Feel |
| Feb 88 | 1(3) | ? | 1(2) | ? | Man In The Mirror |
| May 88 | 3 | ? | 1(1) | ? | Dirty Diana |
| Jul 88 | 10 | ? | 8 | ? | Another Part Of Me |
| Nov 88 | 9 | ? | 5 | ? | Smooth Criminal |
| Nov 91 | 1(4) | 20 | 1(4) | 18 | Black Or White |
| Jan 92 | 1(2) | 20 | 5 | 21 | Remember The Time |
| Apr 92 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | In The Closet (& Mystery Girl) |
| Jul 92 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 12 | Jam |
| Dec 92 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | Heal The World |
| Mar 93 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 11 | Who Is It |
| Jul 93 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 26 | Will You Be There |
| Jun 95 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 19 | Scream (& Janet Jackson) (b/w Childhood - sales) |
| Jul 95 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 23 | You Are Not Alone |
| Jun 96 | dnc | 12 | 15 | They Don't Care About Us | |
| Apr 97 | 69 | 2 | 30 | 11 | Blood On The Dance Floor |
| Aug 97 | dnc | 75 | 1 | Stranger In Moscow | |
| Sep 01 | 9 | 12 | dnc | You Rock My World | |
| Nov 01 | 14 | 20 | dnc | Butterflies | |
| Dec 03 | dnc | 2 | 20 | One More Chance | |
| Aug 06 | dnc | 50 | 1 | Billie Jean (re) | |
Dance Music - Club Play & Sales
KEY:
Date = date of chart entry.
CP = peak position reached on the Dance Music Club Play chart.
Wks1 = number of weeks on the Dance Music Club Play chart.
SS = peak position reached on the Dance Music Singles Sales chart.
Wks2 = number of weeks on the Dance Music Singles Sales chart.
If applicable, weeks spent at no.1 is given in brackets.
| Date | CP | Wks1 | SS | Wks2 | Title |
| Aug 89 | 2 | 30 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Rock With You | ||
| Dec 82 | 1(11) | 36 | Thriller (album - all cuts) | ||
| Oct 83 | 2 | 14 | Say Say Say (& Paul McCartney) | ||
| Feb 84 | 44 | 8 | Thriller | ||
| May 84 | 1(3) | 9 | Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (& Jermaine Jackson) | ||
| Oct 87 | 22 | 1 | Bad (album - all cuts) | ||
| Oct 87 | 1(2) | 8 | 1(5) | 11 | Bad |
| Nov 87 | 1(1) | 11 | 3 | 13 | The Way You Make Me Feel |
| Apr 88 | dnc | 39 | 1 | Man In The Mirror | |
| Aug 88 | 18 | 7 | dnc | Another Part Of Me | |
| Dec 88 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | Smooth Criminal |
| Jan 92 | 2 | 12 | 1(3) | 8 | Black Or White |
| Mar 92 | 2 | 10 | 1(5) | 11 | Remember The Time |
| May 92 | 1(1) | 10 | 1(4) | 11 | In The Closet (& Mystery Girl) |
| Jul 92 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | Jam |
| Apr 93 | 1(1) | 12 | 1(2) | 9 | Who Is It |
| Jun 95 | 1(2) | 11 | 1(1) | 11 | Scream (& Janet Jackson) (b/w Childhood - sales) |
| Sep 95 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 13 | You Are Not Alone |
| Jan 96 | 18 | 11 | dnc | This Time Around | |
| Jan 96 | 32 | 7 | dnc | Earth Song | |
| May 96 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 8 | They Don't Care About Us |
| May 97 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | Blood On The Dance Floor |
| Mar 08 | 2 | 15 | dnc | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (& Akon) | |