Chart Performance
In 1983, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" had a good chart performance worldwide. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart top ten positions on July 2, 1983 at number nine, having moved up six places from the song's previous week. On July 16, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" charted at number five, which was the song's peak position on the chart. The song's peak position made "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Thriller's fourth consecutive single to peak within the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" was more commercially successful than Thriller's follow-up single "Human Nature" on the Billboard Hot 100, with the song peaking on the chart at number seven. The song also peaked within the top ten, at number five, on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart. Internationally, the song was commercially successful, mainly charting within the top 20 and top 30 on music charts. In the United Kingdom, on June 11, 1983, the song entered the chart's top 40 positions at number 38. The following week the song moved up 24 positions to number 14, and on June 25, the song peaked within the top ten at number eight. The song remained on the charts for a total of nine weeks in 1983. In New Zealand, on July 24, 1983, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" entered the charts at number 47. The following week, the song peaked at number 35, which was its peak position. The song remained in the top 50 of the chart for three weeks. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" entered Dutch charts on July 9, 1983, charting within the top five at number four. The following week the song charted at number three, which was its peak position, for three consecutive weeks. The song charted within the top ten for several weeks, and remained in the top 20 for ten weeks in 1983.
In 2008, after the release of Thriller 25 the song re-entered music charts worldwide. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" entered Italian music charts on February 21, 2008, charting at number 14; the song remained on the chart for only one week. The song entered Danish music charts on February 28, charting within the top 30 at number 29. The following week the song charted at number 22, where it peaked. In Switzerland, the song entered the top 50 at number 47 on February 24, 2008. The following week the song peaked at number 30. After a total of six weeks on the chart the song, fell out of the top 100, and after four weeks reentered the chart at number 83, before falling off the chart again. Following Jackson's death in June 2009, his music experienced a surge in popularity. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" re-entered the United Kingdom charts on July 4, 2009, at number 72. The following week the song charted at 51 and the next week it charted outside the top 100 positions. On July 12, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" re-entered Switzerland music charts for the second time. The song charted at number 37, which was its peak position. The song remained on the charts for three weeks, before charting out of the top 100 positions.
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