A week after the release of “Thriller 40” and the album has cracked the Top 20 in the UK album charts.

On the official album charts the “Thriller” album has re-entered at number 18, its highest chart position since Michael’s death in 2009. It gives the iconic album its 260th week on the UK charts since its original release in 1982. It has spent a total of 8 weeks at number one. It also entered at number 10 on the Vinyl album charts.

Sales and streaming of the original album, 2001 special edition, 25th Anniversary and the new 40th Anniversary edition all count towards the charts. The Official Charts even tweeted about the album re-entering after all this time:

Michael Jackson's (@michaeljackson) Thriller returns to the Top 40 thanks to a 40th anniversary re-issue.

See the full Official Albums Chart Top 100 ➡ https://t.co/qA3DHUWWrb pic.twitter.com/lzCFmzfRrK

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) November 25, 2022