India, May 16 -- Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, returns to the top of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as his landmark album Thriller leads the ranking dated May 16.
The album's resurgence was fueled by the release of Michael, sending it back to No. 1 for the first time in four decades.
Thriller, released in November 1982, is recognized as the world's best-selling album by Guinness and as the highest-certified studio album by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Thriller earned 62,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the tracking week of May 1-7, according to Luminate. The album improved 36% from the prior week's total of 4...