Thriller hit a reported No. 2 on Spotify's US daily chart, but the weekly chart is another test

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" reportedly reached a new peak of No. 2 on the US Spotify chart, with more than 1.36 million daily streams, after first climbing to No. 18. That is a daily figure from a report published Nov. 1, not the weekly ranking this question turns on. The forecast leans toward the song not finishing at No. 2 for the week labeled Nov. 6. The weekly chart blends seven days of streaming, and the supplied evidence gives only a daily peak for "Thriller". It does not say how the song fared across the full tracking week. A one-day high at No. 2 is not the same as holding that rank over the period. The field is also busy. Reports indicate new music landed on Oct. 30, including a Gracie Abrams single, "Here You Come, There You Go", and a Dominic Fike album. NPR reported on Oct. 30 that new songs from Tate McRae and Zach Bryan entered the Billboard Hot 100. Those are Billboard results, not Spotify's weekly US chart, but they point to fresh competition for the top spots. Any of several songs could take No. 2, and "Thriller" is only one of them. The thing to watch is the daily US chart for Spotify as the Halloween-linked listening period ends. If "Thriller" holds near No. 2 in the days after Oct. 31, the picture would change.