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Slave to the Rhythm

Michael Jackson

"Slave to the Rhythm" by Michael Jackson has charted in 22 markets across 1 platform, peaking at #1 (US) on the Rotation chart.

Markets
22
First seen
2026-08-16
Latest chart date
2026-08-25
Peak
#1 us

Started in 1 market, now in 22.

Momentum

This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.

Why it's here

Michael Jackson's "Slave to the Rhythm" is a 1991 recording reworked by Timbaland and issued on the posthumous album Xscape as a promotional single on May 9, 2014. [1] The catalog was in front of new audiences in the weeks before August 26, 2026 because the Jackson biopic "Michael," released theatrically on April 24, 2026 and grossing more than $1 billion worldwide, began streaming on Starz on August 10, 2026. [2] On August 17, 2026 it was reported that Spike Lee's annual Michael Jackson Block Party would return to Brooklyn on August 29, 2026, amid renewed interest introducing Jackson's music to a new generation. [3]

filmDrafted 2026-09-01Confidence 0.62

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.

  1. MarketFirst seenPeak
  2. United Statesus · shazam · 11 cities#1
  3. Chilecl · shazam#6
  4. Canadaca · shazam#8
  5. Australiaau · shazam#10
  6. Venezuelave · shazam#35
  7. Perupe · shazam#7
  8. Brazilbr · shazam#17
  9. Argentinaar · shazam#19

Worldwide feeds · not markets

A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.

  1. MarketFirst seenPeak
  2. World feedworld · shazam#7

City pickups

City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.

  1. us 11 cities · best #24 jacksonville

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Identity

ISRC
Not known yet

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Slug
michael-jackson__slave-to-the-rhythm

Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).

Sources
shazam

Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.

The weekly pressing

A new pressing every week.

The records moving and what moved them, plus the occasional note about something we have built.

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Data: Spotify, Shazam, Apple Music, YouTube · Chart: Rotation