Jackson’s Billboard Rankings Over Time is a fantastic bit of datavis work from the New York Times that collects the chart positions of every Michael Jackson single. There is so much to read in this, see how each new single starts just about as the previous one peaks, and look at how with HIStory, the songs start at the highest and then drop. An added bonus is the set of comparisons at the bottom that show how MJ ranks with artists like Mariah Carey, U2, and Boyz II Men.

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