'Say Say Say' ranks as Michael Jackson's biggest Billboard hit

"Say Say Say" ranks as Michael Jackson's top-performing single on Billboard's ranking of the late legend's 50 best-charting songs, while a second duet between the King of Pop and a former Beatle bookends the list's top 10. Billboard's tally of Jackson's 50 top titles - which features songs from his complete catalog, including solo recordings, collaborations and classic hits with the Jackson 5 - was compiled from the songs' chart performances on the weekly Billboard Hot 100.

"Say Say Say" earns the top spot as Jackson's best-performing Hot 100 chart single. His duet with Paul McCartney led the list for six weeks beginning in December 1983. The pair also ranks at No. 10 with "The Girl Is Mine," the first single from Jackson's "Thriller," the best-selling studio album of all time (29 million), according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The cut peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 for three weeks in January 1983.

"Billie Jean" places as Jackson's second-biggest single. The title totaled more weeks than "Say" in the top 10 (13/11), top 20 (16/12) and top 40 (18/17).