*Beyoncé has turned the 20th anniversary of “B’Day” into a fresh chart victory, sending the 2006 album to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and knocking Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” from the top spot.
The milestone gives Beyoncé her sixth No. 1 on the chart and her first since “Renaissance.” “Thriller,” meanwhile, occupied No. 1 for 17 weeks after reaching the summit in May amid renewed interest surrounding the “Michael” biopic, Yahoo News reports via Forbes.
Beyoncé released an expanded edition of “B’Day” on Sept. 4 to celebrate two decades since the album’s original arrival. The 31-track version helped generate 38,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the Sept. 4-10 tracking period, according to Luminate data reported by Billboard. Streaming accounted for 22,000 units, while traditional album sales contributed 16,000, per News Minimalist.
The comeback extends beyond the R&B ranking. “B’Day” landed at No. 2 on both the Vinyl Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, returned to Top Album Sales at No. 4 and reentered the Billboard 200 at No. 8. It also debuted at No. 19 on Top Streaming Albums.
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The chart resurgence adds another chapter to an album that originally arrived during Beyoncé’s early solo run following Destiny’s Child. Her six Top R&B Albums No. 1 projects now include “Beyoncé,” “Beyoncé: More Only,” “Lemonade,” “The Lion King: The Gift,” “Renaissance” and “B’Day.”
Jackson isn’t exactly disappearing from the charts. EURweb previously reported that his music has repeatedly surged decades after its original release, including a historic 2025 return of “Thriller” to the Hot 100 top 10 that made him the only artist to reach that tier across six decades.
This time, though, a 20-year-old Beyoncé album has interrupted the King of Pop’s latest reign.
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