Radio spins for Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, and some of his overlooked gems (including a few dozen spins for some of the Jackson’s Christmas songs), saturated airwaves immediately after his death on Thursday, and continued throughout the weekend, reports Billboard.
According to research provided by Nielsen BDS of monitored airplay from over 1,600 terrestrial and satellite radio stations, 143 of Jackson’s recordings totaled 67,383 plays for the week ending June 28, up 1,735% from last week’s sum of 3,671 plays.
After having just one song, "Rock With You," post more than 500 plays in the week prior to his death, 22 of Jackson’s tracks eclipsed 1,000 plays this past week, led by his biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Billie Jean" (4,500 spins). That total places the track at No. 51 among all current or recurrent titles for the week.
Here is a list of the 10 most played Michael Jackson songs for the week of June 22 to June 28.
1) Billie Jean
2) Thriller
3) Rock With You
4) Don’t Stop ‘Til
5) P.Y.T.
6) Beat It
7) Man In Mirror
8) Wanna Be Start
9) The Way You
10) Human Nature
