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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 66480" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/harryjackson-tf-uproxx.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=500&amp;crop=1" alt="harry styles michael jackson king of pop" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image/Ralph OrdazLove or hate <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-review/" target="_blank">Harry Styles’s music</a>, there’s simply no denying that he’s got pop culture in a chokehold. His latest Harry’s House single, “<a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-video/" target="_blank">As It Was</a>,” throttled the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-no-1-10-weeks-hot-100-chart/" target="_blank">10 weeks in a row</a> until being <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-super-freaky-girl-debut-no-1/" target="_blank">dethroned on the most recent chart</a> by Nicki Minaj and still landed at No. 2 only losing less than a percent of its streams last week. Meanwhile, <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-no-1/" target="_blank">Harry’s House</a> itself was a massive hit overall, with a jaw-dropping pure sales total (330,000) and over a half-million equivalent units <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-no-1/" target="_blank">in its first week</a>.But even with all those accolades to his name, there are plenty of folks who believe that Rolling Stone UK overstepped its bounds in calling Styles “the new King of Pop” — a title that was originally reserved for the one-and-only late, great <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/michael-jackson-estate-death-anniversary-important/" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a>. And let’s keep all the way funky; however impressive Harry Styles’ current level of success is, it still pales in comparison to MJ’s heights, which may never be achieved again, even with the advent of streaming (or maybe because of it). Thriller is 34× Platinum certified by the RIAA and is still the best-selling album ever.This is why it makes sense that there were those quick to shut down Rolling Stone‘s proclamation, including MJ’s nephew Taj Jackson, who settled the debate succinctly on Twitter, writing, “The title has been retired. No disrespect to Harry Styles, he’s mega talented. Give him his own unique title.” Plenty of others agreed with him, censuring Rolling Stone UK for its audacity.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/harry-styles-king-of-pop-michael-jackson-rolling-stone/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 66480, member: 81"] [IMG alt="harry styles michael jackson king of pop"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/harryjackson-tf-uproxx.jpg?w=1600&h=500&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz[/UWSL] Love or hate [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-review/']Harry Styles’s music[/URL], there’s simply no denying that he’s got pop culture in a chokehold. His latest [I]Harry’s House[/I] single, “[URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-video/']As It Was[/URL],” throttled the top spot on the [I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100 for [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-no-1-10-weeks-hot-100-chart/']10 weeks in a row[/URL] until being [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-super-freaky-girl-debut-no-1/']dethroned on the most recent chart[/URL] by Nicki Minaj and still landed at No. 2 only losing less than a percent of its streams last week. Meanwhile, [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-no-1/'][I]Harry’s House[/I][/URL] itself was a massive hit overall, with a jaw-dropping pure sales total (330,000) and over a half-million equivalent units [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-no-1/']in its first week[/URL]. But even with all those accolades to his name, there are plenty of folks who believe that [I]Rolling Stone UK[/I] overstepped its bounds in calling Styles “the new King of Pop” — a title that was originally reserved for the one-and-only late, great [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/michael-jackson-estate-death-anniversary-important/']Michael Jackson[/URL]. And let’s keep all the way funky; however impressive Harry Styles’ current level of success is, it [I]still[/I] pales in comparison to MJ’s heights, which may never be achieved again, even with the advent of streaming (or maybe because of it). [I]Thriller[/I] is 34× Platinum certified by the RIAA and is still the best-selling album ever. This is why it makes sense that there were those quick to shut down [I]Rolling Stone[/I]‘s proclamation, including MJ’s nephew Taj Jackson, who settled the debate succinctly on Twitter, writing, “The title has been retired. No disrespect to Harry Styles, he’s mega talented. Give him his own unique title.” Plenty of others agreed with him, censuring [I]Rolling Stone UK[/I] for its audacity. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/harry-styles-king-of-pop-michael-jackson-rolling-stone/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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