Slave to the Rhythm
As of 2026-08-25, "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]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Written by Babyfacesource
- Written by Daryl Simmonssource
- Written by Kevin Robersonsource
- Written by L.A. Reidsource
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.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- United Statesus · shazam · 11 cities#81#1#81
- Chilecl · shazam#24#6#24
- Canadaca · shazam#84#8#84
- Australiaau · shazam#21#10#21
- Venezuelave · shazam#170#35#170
- Perupe · shazam#17#7#17
- Brazilbr · shazam#97#17#97
- Argentinaar · shazam#19#19#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.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- World feedworld · shazam#24#7#24
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.
- us 11 cities · best #24 jacksonville
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Editions
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Identity
- ISRC
- Not known yet
- Slug
- michael-jackson__slave-to-the-rhythm
- Sources
- shazam
About a sixth of the catalogue carries an ISRC today and the share grows nightly. Until one arrives this song is joined on its slug alone, which can merge or split.
Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).
Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
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