Michael Jackson — They Don't Care About Us

Jackson's most confrontational protest record is back on 116 charts today, riding a catalog revival that Music Times traces to the April release of the biopic Michael and its accompanying soundtrack. The film has pushed Jackson's entire catalog into rotation — Michael Jackson World Network notes he hit a career-high 113.1 million monthly Spotify listeners this year, the fourth most-streamed artist in the world. Originally the fourth single from HIStory, the track pairs a stomping drum arrangement with lyrics that name systemic injustice directly, a rare unmetaphorical moment in his protest writing, per Revolt. Spike Lee directed two videos, including the Rio de Janeiro favela version with drumming group Olodum. Its return follows a 47-day absence.