"Thriller" received positive reviews and became the album's seventh top-ten single on the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number four. It reached the top of the charts in Belgium, France and Spain as well as the top 10 in many other countries. "Thriller" is certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the week of Jackson's death in 2009, it was Jackson's bestselling track in the US, with sales of 167,000 copies on the "Billboard" Hot Digital Tracks chart. It charted on the "Billboard" Hot Digital Singles Chart at number two, and remained in the charts' top ten for three consecutive weeks.