Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

Entered Jan 22, 1983 · peaked at #1 on Mar 5, 1983 · 32 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 20, 2026

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Billboard Hot 100 · #1, 32 wkUK Singles Chart · #1, 33 wk
Record Power
63.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
7
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
11
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
32
January 1983 – June 2026

Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.

What it earned each artist

Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Michael Jacksonprimary100%63.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 5, 1983 on the timeline →
  1. #1Billie JeanMichael Jackson
  2. #2Shame On The MoonBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  3. #3Stray Cat StrutStray Cats
  4. #4Do You Really Want To Hurt MeCulture Club
  5. #5Hungry Like The WolfDuran Duran
  6. #6Baby, Come To MePatti Austin A & James Ingram
  7. #7You And IEddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
  8. #8We've Got TonightKenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
  9. #9Back On The Chain GangPretenders
  10. #10Pass The DutchieMusical Youth

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