
Songs Similar to Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Album: Michael Jackson's This Is It · Soul & Jazz · Party
Michael Jackson's “Billie Jean” from the album Michael Jackson's This Is It is a soul & jazz track with pop roots that we file under party songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 117 BPM.
The closest match right now is “Beat It” by Michael Jackson (100% match). The list also pulls in Rockwell, a-ha, Elton John and George Michael — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Michael Jackson's. By genre, the list is mostly pop (16 of 20 tracks), with r&b and rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Billie Jean”
What songs are similar to Billie Jean?
On our list, the closest matches are “Beat It” by Michael Jackson, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and “Blame It on the Boogie” by The Jacksons. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Billie Jean sound like?
Based on listening data, “Billie Jean” sits closest to The Jacksons, Rockwell, a-ha and Elton John. Fans of Michael Jackson play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Billie Jean Soul & Jazz?
We file “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson under Soul & Jazz, while music stores list its album under Pop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Billie Jean?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Billie Jean” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.