Michael Jackson
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	August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Billie Jean" (1983) BIGGEST LP: Thriller (1982) GRAMMY AWARDS: 13 (+ Lifetime Achievement Award) ROLLING STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All Time': # 35 BILLBOARD: '100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists': 8 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2001 "If you want to know about those things... read my book. It's in my book." - Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was born in Indiana on August 29, 1958 the seventh of nine children. The self-proclaimed "King of Pop" grew up in one of the most popular singing groups in the 70s, became a legendary solo performer in the 80s, and metamorphosed into one of the most controversial and freakish figures of the 90s. Although controversy and rumors persist about Jackson "the man," Jackson "the artist" can be considered a legend in the field and a genius of musical creativity.

At age 5, Jackson was the lead singer of his brother's group, The Jackson 5. The group became huge in 1970 on the Motown label with several #1 hits on pop and R&B radio. In the early 70s, Jackson also found solo success (and his first cover on Rolling Stone in 1971) with his songs "Got To Be There," "Rockin' Robin," and his first solo #1 hit, "Ben" from the LPs, Got To Be There and Ben released in 1972, and Music & Me released in 1973. In 1972, Jackson won 2 Billboard Awards for Singles Artist of the Year and Male Singles Artist of the Year and a Golden Globe Award for "Ben." Throughout the 70s, Jackson continued to sing with his brother as The Jacksons and another solo LP in 1975, Forever Michael. In 1978, Jackson took a turn at acting when he played the scarecrow in the movie musical The Wiz.

Jackson's solo success began to explode with the release of Off The Wall. Jackson became one of the few artists (at that time) to have 4 Top 10 singles from the same LP. The LP included 2 #1 hits, "Rock With You" and "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" as well as 2 more Top 10 hits: "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life." Off The Wall eventually sold over 7 million copies in the U.S. and was Jackson's first major collaboration with Quincy Jones.

The single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was certified gold.

Off The Wall was certified platinum.

# 7 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with "Rock With You."
Jackson won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Off The Wall), Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough").

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Off The Wall."
Jackson won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Don't Stop Till You Get Enough") and was nominated for Best Disco Recording ("Don't Stop Till You Get Enough").
The single "Rock With You" was certified gold.

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Off The Wall."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "She's Out Of My Life."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "She's Out Of My Life."

Jackson topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist, Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Male, Top Soul Artist (singles & albums), Top Soul Album (Off The Wall), Top Soul Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Soul Album Artist, Top Soul Album Artist - Male, Top Hot Soul Singles Artist, and Top Hot Soul Singles Artist - Male.

# 192 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson won 2 more American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Off The Wall) and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Off The Wall).

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "One Day In Your Life."

# 134 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson released his landmark LP Thriller. The LP became legendary and spawned a record 7 Top 10 hits, including the #1 hits "Billie Jean," "Beat It," and "Thriller."
Jackson teamed up with Paul McCartney and hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with"The Girl Is Mine"

# 1 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

Thriller was certified platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Billie Jean."

Jackson appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Billie Jean."

Jackson hit #1 for 7 weeks with "Billie Jean."
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Beat It."

The single "Billie Jean" was certified gold.
Jackson hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with "Beat It."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
Thriller spent the majority of 1983 at the top of the LP charts and into 1984 (a total of 37 weeks at #1). Thriller sold over 51 million copies worldwide (25 million in the U.S.) and is the best-selling LP in history. Thriller also revolutionized the concept of the music video. Jackson was the first major black artist to appear regularly on MTV, and pop/r&b music was now beginning to replace MTV's devotion to heavy metal bands. Jackson's videos were also presented as mini-movies with dazzling and daring contents.
The single "Beat It" was certified gold.

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Human Nature."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Human Nature."

Jackson teamed up with Paul McCartney and hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with"Say Say Say" from McCartney's LP Pipes Of Peace.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)."

Jackson hit #1 for 3 weeks with Paul McCartney with"Say Say Say."

Jackson's awards for Thriller began in 1983. He won 13 Billboard Awards, 5 Billboard Video Awards, and was named Rolling Stone magazine's #1 Artists of the Year (Reader's Poll).

December 31: Jackson topped the Billboard 1983 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Pop Artist of the Year, Top Pop Artist - Male, Top Pop Album Artist, Top Pop Album Artist - Male, Top Pop Singles Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist - Male, Top Black Artist of the Year, Top Black Artist - Male, Top Black Album Artist, Top Black Album Artist - Male, Top Black Singles Artist, Top Black Singles Artist - Male, Top Disco Artist, Top Disco Artist - Male, and with the Top Pop Album and Top Black Album (Thriller), and Top Disco/Dance Single/Album ("Billie Jean/Beat It").

December 31: Thriller was the Top U.K. Album of the year..

# 32 Singles Artist of the Year

The awards for Thriller continued with 7 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Billie Jean"), Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Thriller), Favorite Pop/Rock Video and Favorite Soul/R&B Video ("Beat It"), Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Thriller), and Jackson was honored with the Award of Merit. Jackson was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Video, Favorite Soul/R&B Video, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Billie Jean").
During filming of a Pepsi commercial, Jackson's hair caught fire.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Thriller."

Jackson was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards and walked home with 8: Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Beat It"), Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male (Thriller), Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male and Best R&B Song (songwriter) ("Billie Jean"), Best Recording for Children (narration) (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial), and Producer of the Year (Non-classical) (with Quincy Jones). Jackson also was nominated for Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Beat It" and "Billie Jean"), Best R&B Song (songwriter) ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"), and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or GroupMcCartney). ("The Girl Is Mine" with Paul

Jackson hit the Top 10 and #1 for a week with "Thriller."
Jackson appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Farewell My Summer Love

Jackson's video achievements were honored at the MTV Video Music Awards with 3 awards (Best Overall Performance, Viewer's Choice, and Best Choreography ("Thriller") and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, and Best Concept Video.
Older songs by Jackson were released as Farewell My Summer Love.

Thriller was certified 20x platinum.

December 31: Jackson topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers with the Top Pop Album (Thriller).

Jackson was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Thriller), and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.

Jackson won a Grammy Award for Best Video, Long Form (Making Michael Jackson's Thriller) and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" with Jermaine Jackson).

Off The Wall was certified 5x platinum.

August 14: Jackson beat out Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono for the rights over hundreds songs composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Jackson won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year (songwriter) ("We Are The World" with Lionel Richie).

# 20 Singles Artist of the Year

When Bad was released, Jackson toured alone worldwide. The LP gave Jackson 5 more #1 hits including "Dirty Diana," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," and "Man In The Mirror."
Jackson hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with Seidah Garrett with "I Just Can't Stop Loving You."

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was certified gold and hit #1 for 2 weeks.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Bad."
September 12: Jackson kicked off his 'Bad World Tour' in Tokyo.

Jackson hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "Bad."

Bad was certified 3x platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "The Way You Make Me Feel."

Bad was certified 4x platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 10 with "The Way You Make Me Feel."

# 2 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson hit #1 for a week with "The Way You Make Me Feel."
Jackson released his autobiography, Moonwalk.
Jackson won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Bad") and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Man In The Mirror."

Jackson hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "Man In The Mirror."
Jackson was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male (Bad).
Bad was certified 5x platinum.

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Dirty Diana."

Bad was certified 6x platinum and Off The Wall was certified 6x platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Dirty Diana."

Jackson hit #1 for a week with "Dirty Diana."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Another Part Of Me."

Jackson's video career was also recognized at the MTV Video Music Awards with the MTV Vanguard Award (the Vanguard Award was renamed the "Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award" 3 years later and then returned to the title Vanguard Award soon after that). The videos for "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" were nominated for Best Choreography.
Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Another Part Of Me."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Smooth Criminal."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Smooth Criminal."
Jackson topped the Billboard 1988 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Black Artist (singles & albums), Top Black Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Black Singles Artist, and Top Black Singles Artist - Male.

# 120 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and was honored with the Award of Achievement.

Jackson was nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Man In The Mirror").
The singles "Billie Jean," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Rock With You," and "Beat It" was certified platinum, and the singles "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" were certified gold.

The video for "Leave Me Alone" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Breakthrough Video, and "Smooth Criminal" was nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Cinematography, and Best Choreography.

The single "Thriller" was certified platinum.

Jackson won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Leave Me Alone") and was nominated for Best Music Video, Long Form (Moonwalker).

Thriller was certified 21x platinum.

# 69 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson released Dangerous. Hits such as "In The Closet" (with spoken vocals by Princess Stephanie of Monaco), "Black Or White," and "Remember The Time" topped the charts as the LP went on to sell over 7 million copies in the U.S. Controversy hit Jackson with the release of the video for "Black and White." The video showed Jackson grabbing his crotch and violently smashing windows, which to many viewers was unnecessary for a performer with so many adolescent fans.
Controversy was also continuing about Jackson's gradual "whitening" which was later "explained" by Jackson as a rare skin disorder.
Jackson hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Black Or White."

Jackson hit #1 for 5 weeks with "Black Or White."
Jackson topped the Billboard LP chart for 4 weeks with Dangerous.

# 4 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

Jackson topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 12 weeks with Dangerous.
Dangerous was certified 4x platinum.
Jackson appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

The single "Black Or White" was certified platinum.
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks with "Black Or White."
Jackson hit the Top 40, the Top 10, and #1 for 2 weeks with "Remember The Time."

The single "Remember The Time" was certified gold.
Jackson topped the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, and the Top R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks with "Remember The Time."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "In The Closet."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "In The Closet."
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks with "In The Closet."

Jackson hit #1 for a week with "In The Closet."
The single "In The Closet" was certified gold.
Jackson topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for a week and Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "In The Closet."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Jam."

Jackson topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks with "Jam."

The video for "Black Or White" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects and "In The Closet" was nominated for Best Cinematography.

Jackson launched his second world tour in 1992 and continued into 1993.

# 9 Singles Artist of the Year ( # 1 Male Artist)

Jackson won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Dangerous) and Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Remember The Time"), was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and was honored with the International Artist Award.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Heal The World."

Jackson was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Black Or White"), Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Jam" with Rene Moore, Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley).

Dangerous was certified 5x platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Who Is It."
Jackson was honored at the Soul Train Music Awards with the Humanitarian of the Year Award, and won 2 awards for Best R&B Album, Male (Dangerous) and Best Single, Male ("Remember The Time").

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Who Is It."
Jackson was named the Best-selling U.S. Artist of the Year at the World Music Awards.
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks and the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Who Is It."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Will You Be There."

Jackson was accused of child sexual molestation by a 13 year old boy and the media focused directly on it. It was a nightmare for the performer and in January, 1995, Jackson settled out of court for approximately $20 million. Instead of clearing the air of the accusations, many feel that the settlement was an admission of guilt.

Thriller was certified 22x platinum and Bad was certified 7x platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 10 with "Will You Be There."

The video for "Jam" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography.

Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Leave Me Alone" at # 8, "Beat It" at # 12, "Thriller" at # 16, "Billie Jean" at # 27, and "Black Or White" at # 52.

The single "Will You Be There" was certified gold.

Jackson was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.

Jackson married Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie on May 26th. The overall consensus felt the marriage was a PR attempt to revitalize Jackson's career. An awkward kiss between the two at the MTV Music Awards and a tame interview with Diane Sawyer on TV would show the couple as loving only with their halting comments, and seldom with their body language. The marriage ended 18 months later.

Jackson started his own record label, MJJ Music and has since signed the acts including Brownstone and 3T.

Thriller was certified 24x platinum, Bad was certified 8x platinum, and Dangerous was certified 6x platinum.

# 19 Singles Artist of the Year

June 16: Jackson released HIStory Past Present & Future, a double LP with one disc of hits. The LP contained the duet with sister Janet Jackson, "Scream" and the #1 hit "You Are Not Alone."
Controversy erupted with the single "They Don't Care About Us" which contained lyrics blatantly offensive to Jewish people. Jackson apologized, tried to explain his reasons for the lyrics, failed to appease anyone, and released a re-vamped version of the lyrics on future LP pressings. But when time came to record the video for the song, Jackson chose to mouth the original lyrics. The song was not a hit.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with Janet Jackson with "Scream" and the Top 10 by the end of the month.
Jackson topped the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week with "Scream."

HIStory Past Present & Future topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the R&B Albums chart for 2 weeks.
HIStory Past Present & Future topped the UK Albums chart for a week.
The single "Scream" was certified platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "You Are Not Alone."
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for 2 weeks with "Scream."

Jackson sat down with his wife and Diana Sawyer for an live interview. Jackson addressed the child molestation claims by saying: "Never, ever. I could never harm a child, or anyone. It's not in my heart, it's not who I am... and it's not what I'm.. I'm not even interested in that." Jackson also stated: "I have never invited anyone into my bed, ever. Children love me, I love them. They follow me, they want to be with me. But... anybody can come in my bed, a child can come in my bed if they want."

HIStory Past Present & Future was certified 5x platinum.
Jackson topped the Billboard R&B Airplay chart for 7 weeks with "You Are Not Alone."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "You Are Not Alone" and hit #1 for 2 weeks by the end of the month.
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for a week, the R&B Singles chart for 4 weeks, and the R&B Singles Sales chart for a week with "You Are Not Alone."
Jackson topped the UK Singles chart for 2 weeks with "You Are Not Alone."
The video for "Scream" won 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Dance Video, Choreography (Lavelle Smith, Travis Payne, Tina Landon, & Sean Cheeseman), and Best Art Direction (Tom Foden), and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best R&B Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Viewer's Choice.

The single "You Are Not Alone" was certified platinum.

Off The Wall was certified 7x platinum.
Jackson topped the UK Singles chart for 6 weeks with "Earth Song."
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Earth Song."

# 83 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
HIStory Past Present & Future was certified 6x platinum.

Jackson won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Scream" with Janet Jackson) and was nominated for Album of the Year (HIStory Past Present & Future), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Scream"), and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("You Are Not Alone").

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "They Don't Care About Us."

Jackson announced that his friend Deborah Rowe was carrying his child and the two were later married. A baby boy was born to the couple in 1997: Michael Jackson, Jr. The couple insist the "union" was natural and Rowe states that she was not artificially inseminated. Jackson and the baby, however, did not share the same home with the wife/mother.

# 97 Singles Artist of the Year

Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Beat It" and "Billie Jean."
Jackson was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as part of the Jackson 5.

Jackson was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Earth Song").

Michael hit the Top 40 with "Blood On The Dance Floor."

Jackson released a dance remix LP with some new tunes, Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix. There was not elaborate hype to support the LP's release, and the LP was a major disappointment in sales in the U.S. - not reaching platinum status. Several factors were hypothesized: are dance remix LPs ever successful? should there have been more pre-release hype? was the material just thrown together? does America no longer support Jackson's claims of innocence? or is the U.S. just tired of the "King Of Pop"? Jackson did have some success overseas with the singles "Blood On The Dance Floor" and "Stranger In Moscow."
Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix topped the UK Album charts for a week.

Thriller was certified 25x platinum and Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix was certified gold.

A mental patient who escaped from a hospital reported attempted to set fire to a stage where Jackson was to perform in Finland. The man was caught after allegedly pouring gasoline on the stage and as he was ready to light the structure. The concert went on as scheduled after it was determined the man acted alone.

In a rare interview, Jackson talked with 20/20's Barbara Walters about the recent death of Princess Diana and subsequent controversy over paparazzi. Jackson stated, "I've been running for my life like that..." referring to the recent death of Princess Diana. Jackson cancelled his concert appearance the night of the news, and dedicated his next two concert performances to Princess Diana. Jackson said he heard of Princess Diana's death when "...my doctor gave me the news... and I fell back down in grief ... and I started to cry." Jackson also stated that he had a feeling another death was also coming soon, and he feared it would be him: "I said, 'There's another one... real soon... I feel it coming ... there's another one ... it's another one coming and I pray it's not me... please don't let it be me'" Jackson also stated that he sold his own pictures of his son to tabloids to thwart other's efforts to obtain pictures and to stop others from profiting from fake photos: "There were some illegal pictures out... someone had taken pictures of a baby for millions of dollars and said 'here's Michael's son'... so I took pictures of the baby" (and received over $3 million from various tabloids including the National Enquirer. Most likely, the money was donated to charity).

Jackson could be found in the latest issue of Life magazine sporting shots of him and his son, Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. The magazine also reveals the godparents of Jackson's son: Elizabeth Taylor and Macaulay Culkin. After many rumors, and Jackson himself strongly hinting in a Life magazine photo spread, Jackson's wife confirmed she was indeed pregnant with their second child. Debbie Rowe said the child is expected in May and the baby is a girl. The couple also have a name picked out already: Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Rowe stated: "I wanted to name her Michael after Michael, but Michael said 'no.' So we decided Paris because that's where she was conceived (quick, was Jackson in Paris recently?), Michael because I really wanted Michael's name in her name, and Katherine after his mom."

Jackson found some good news relating to a court case that has been plaguing him since 1992. The suit was filed in Italy by a singer claiming Jackson's "Will You Be There" was actually a version of his song, "Swans Of Balaka." Jackson testified in his own defense last year. This January, judges ruled in favor of Jackson.

It was discovered that Jackson, a long-time fan of the animated television show The Simpsons, wrote the hit song "Do The Bartman" for The Simpsons' 1991 CD The Simpsons Sing The Blues.
It was also reported during the month that Jackson may find a legal fight in his future again. Jackson still owns the rights to some Beatles songs and may be talking business with Volkswagen to use some of these songs for an ad campaign. If it happens, look for the 3 remaining Beatles to put up a fight against him. A source from the Apple Records stated: "The 3 of them categorically refuse to let the songs be used for (advertisements) but the trouble with Jackson is he has just ignored them in the past."

Jackson became a father once again. His wife, Debbie Rowe, gave birth to a baby girl, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson in Beverly Hills. A week later, Jackson received more good news when he won a slander suit against a free-lance writer who had told Hard Copy that he had a video of Jackson and a 13 year-old boy having sex. Jackson was awarded $2.7 million and his lawyer said "...jurors told us that they not only wanted to compensate Mr. Jackson... but to send a message that they are tired of tabloids lying about celebrities for money."

Ranked # 40 on VH-1's GREATEST ROCK 'N ROLL ARTISTS POLL (and # 21 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

Jackson won a lawsuit against the U.K.'s Mirror who had ran a pictorial story in '92 representing Jackson as "horribly disfigured" by plastic surgery. The details about Jackson's settlement with a young boy's family alleging sexual misconduct were reported by The New York Post to the tune of $18 million.

Jackson was fined over $2,000 by an Italian judge who ruled that he plagiarized his hit "Will You Be There."

It was announced that Jackson was divorcing his second wife and had been separated since July.
HIStory Past Present & Future was certified 7x platinum.

Jackson was found innocent of plagiarism over his hit "Will You Be There."

MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made includes "Thriller" at # 1, "Beat It" at # 12 and "Billie Jean" at # 35.

VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs includes "Beat It" at # 52.

At the World Music Awards, Jackson was honored with the Best Selling Male Pop Artist of the Millennium award.

Dangerous was certified 7x platinum.

Jackson was sued by his longtime concert promoter over New Year's Eve performances that didn't take place. The complaint involves 2 New Year's Eve shows in Australia and Hawaii and is asking for over $21 million.

Jackson made this year's nominee ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Thriller was certified 26x platinum and Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix was certified platinum.
VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs includes "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" at # 16 and "Billie Jean" at # 28.

Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Billie Jean" at # 5, "Beat It" at # 22, and "Rock With You" at # 82.

# 85 Singles Artist of the Year

VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Thriller at # 23 and Off The Wall at # 36.

Michael was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.

VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes: # 1 - "Thriller," # 9 - "Scream" (with Janet Jackson), # 21 - "Beat It," # 34 - "Billie Jean," and # 38 - "Black Or White."

Jackson hit the Top 40 with "You Rock My World."
Jackson celebrated 30 years in the music business as a solo artist with a party/concert in New York City's Madison Square Garden that included his brothers and many performers.
Jackson announced he would do his part to help the families of the victims from the terrorist attacks on September 11th, by gathering recording artists to record a fund-raising single which he wrote called "What More Can I Give." Jackson stated: "I believe in my heart that the music community will come together as one and rally to the aid of thousands of innocent victims. There is a tremendous need for relief dollars right now and through this effort each one of us can play an immediate role in helping comfort so many people."

Jackson hit the Top 10 with "You Rock My World."
Jackson released his next LP - Invincible. The LP is said to have cost about $30 million to make.
Jackson began putting together an all-star lineup for the charity single "What More Can I Give" to help efforts related to the September 11th terrorist attack.
Jackson performed in a Washington, DC concert benefiting the 9/11 attack victims.

Invincible topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week and the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 4 weeks (selling over 366,000 in its 1st week of release).
Invincible also topped the LP charts in the UK (for 1 week), Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey.
Jackson made his 1st in-store promotion appearance in New York and also appeared on MTV's Total Request Live for the 1st time (sorta - he was across the street and MTV came to him).
A 'just-hits' version of HIStory Past Present & Future was released as Vol. 1 - Greatest Hits History.

Invincible was certified platinum.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with "Butterflies."

# 96 Singles Artist of the Year

Jackson was honored with the 'Artist of the Century' Award at the American Music Awards.
Invincible was certified 2x platinum.

Jackson was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("You Rock My World"). Jackson chose not to perform at the ceremony a day before it was held.

Jackson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Jackson hired lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, and Rev. Al Sharpton and appeared at a press conference to place blame on Sony Records for the poor sales of Invincible. The trio formed an 'artist-rights initiative' and condemned the music industry and his label, Sony Music, in a released statement. Jackson stated: "Record companies have to start treating their artists with respect, honor, and financial justice. Therefore, I am proud to join this coalition which represents all artists."

Jackson upped his attacks against the music industry and more specially his record label by lashing out at the music industry's treatment of black artists. Sony referred to the comments as "hurtful" and for the most part were baffled by the statements.
Jackson's charity single "What More Can I Give?" (meant to benefit the families of 9/11 victims) was included in some of the Sony-bashing dialogue - but reports also surfaced that another reason the single may not have been released was that the song's executive producer has a porn business background.

Jackson made a surprise appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards and was presented with a birthday cake by Britney Spears who called him "the artist of the millennium." Jackson then went on to thank many people for the award (holding a stage prop) even though MTV stated "no such award exists."

Jackson's charity single "What More Can I Give" was played on the airwaves of a New York radio station without official permission.

Jackson appeared in a California courtroom as a 'hostile witness' for a breach of contract lawsuit of $21 million over 2 cancelled concerts that were to be held New Year's Eve in 1999. Press was more focused on the bizarreness of Jackson's appearance, odd testimony, and late appearance during the 3 days of testimony.
Jackson further confused spectators while in Germany he appeared on the balcony of his 4th floor hotel window dangling a baby over the railing for a few seconds while smiling down on reporters and the crowd.

Jackson talked with a British journalist about a number of issues including his latest son ("I used a surrogate mother and my own sperm cells. She doesn't know me and I don't know her"), his 'baby dangling incident ("I would never do that to my children, or any child. We were waving to thousands of fans down below and they were chanting they wanted to see my child, so I was kind enough to let them see. They got the full experience and he enjoyed it"), questions surrounding facial surgeries and 2 admitted operations on his nose ("...it helped me breathe better so I can hit higher notes"), and his friendships with children ("I have slept in a bed with many children. When you say 'bed' you're thinking sexual. It's not sexual, we're going to sleep, I tuck them in... it's very charming, it's very sweet."

A lawsuit against Jackson filed by a German concert promoter ended with a $5.3 million judgment against Jackson. The suit was a result of canceled millennium concerts.

Jackson cancelled a concert in Austria over concerns about security. The concert had been planned to introduce a children's charity project.

Jackson was hospitalized briefly prior to appearing in court for another lawsuit (this one over the Jackson 5 name).

VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Billie Jean" at # 2 and "Beat It" at # 40.

Jackson's all-star charity single "What More Can I Give" was finally made public - 2 years after it was originally created to help charities involved with 9/11. The single was made available at www.whatmorecanigive.com and www.musicforgiving.com for $2 with money now benefiting children's organizations.

November 18: Another collection of Jackson's hits was released - Number Ones which included a new track "One More Chance."
November 18: Police went to Jackson's Neverland Ranch with a search warrant. The search was prompted by allegations of sexual misconduct made by a 12 year-old boy from Los Angeles. Jackson wasn't home at the time of the search. By the morning of the 20th, an arrest warrant was issued for Jackson and later in the day Jackson surrendered to authorities and was booked on suspicion of child molestation. After being handcuffed, booked and fingerprinted, Jackson surrendered his passport and was freed on $3 million bond. Jackson maintained his innocence and outrage at the charge through a statement.
Jackson topped the LP charts in the UK for a week with Number Ones.

December 18: Jackson was formally charged with 7 counts of child molestation along with 2 counts of administering an intoxicating substance to a minor for purposes of committing a crime.
Jackson topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks with "Once More Chance."
Number Ones was certified gold.
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 20: Thriller, # 68: Off The Wall, # 202: Bad.

Jackson pleaded innocent to charges of child molestation in a California court room and was also warned by the judge for arriving late.
Jackson topped the Billboard Internet Album chart with Number Ones.

The Jackson camp launched a website www.mjjsource.com to keep fans updated on the latest news with Jackson's on-going child molestation accusations.

Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Jackson at # 35.

Jackson requested video channels to stop playing the latest video by Eminem called "Just Lose It" which parodies many aspects of Jackson's life including when his hair caught on fire, plastic surgery, and child molestation accusations. BET did pull the video from its channel at Jackson's request.

Jackson released the box set The Ultimate Collection. The set included 4 CDs with hits and unreleased tracks, and a DVD live concert from 1992 in Bucharest.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Billie Jean" at # 58.

# 6 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Jackson's child-molestation trial began.

Thriller was certified 27x platinum.

June 5: After a 4 month trial for child molestation, Jackson was found not guilty on all 10 charges.

July 19: The Essential Michael Jackson was released.

Jackson announced that he would record a song with other music artists to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Number Ones was certified platinum and Vol. 1 - Greatest Hits History was certified gold.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Billie Jean" at # 4 and "Beat It" at # 21.

The 25th Anniversary Of Thriller was released with updated remixes of his hits.

Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Jackson at # 25.

Thriller was certified 28x platinum.

On June 25th, Jackson died at the age of 50 after suffering cardiac arrest.
Jackson returned to the top of the LP charts in the UK with Number Ones.

The Essential Michael Jackson topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart and the UK charts.
The Collection (box set) was released overseas.

The Ultimate Collection (box set) was released overseas.
The coroner's report on Jackson's death ruled his death as a homicide due to a fatal combination of drugs given to Jackson.
Thriller was certified 29x platinum, Off The Wall was certified 8x platinum, Number Ones was certified 3x platinum, and The Essential Michael Jackson was certified 2x platinum.

Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite was released - a collection of old classics newly remixed.
The soundtrack for the film This Is It was released.

The This Is It soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling over 373,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
The This Is It soundtrack topped the Canadian LP charts.
Jackson won 4 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Number Ones), and was nominated for Artist of the Year.

This Is It was certified 2x platinum.
Number Ones was the #3 selling LP of the year selling over 2.3 copies during the year in the US.
Jackson topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Internet Album Artist, and Top Digital Album Artist.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously award to Jackson at the Grammy Awards.

The DVD box set Michael Jackson's Vision was released.

Unreleased Jackson material was released as MICHAEL.
Jackson hit the Top 40 with Akon with "Hold My Hand."

MICHAEL topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart.
MICHAEL was certified platinum.

Jackson was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("This Is It").

Jackson topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart with "Hollywood Tonight."

Immortal was released. The compilation included remix songs for the Cirque du Soleil show.

The box set Bad 25th Anniversary Edition was released.

Bad was certified 9x platinum, Number Ones was certified 4x platinum, The Essential Michael Jackson was certified 3x platinum, Vol. 1 - Greatest Hits History was certified platinum, and The Ultimate Collection was certified platinum.

• May 10: Jackson hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Justin Timberlake with "Love Never Felt So Good."
• May 13: An LP of unreleased material, XSCAPE, was released.
• May 24: XSCAPE topped the UK LP chart.
• May 31: XSCAPE topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

• August 24: The video for "Love Never Felt So Good" (with Justin Timberlake) was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography.

• September 18: XSCAPE was certified gold.

• December 16: Thriller was certified 30x platinum.

• February 1: Thriller was certified 32x platinum.

• February 16: Thriller was certified 33x platinum and Bad was certified 10x platinum.

• September 30: Another compilation set, Scream, was released.

• June 29: Jackson's vocals could be heard on the Drake LP Scorpion on the track "Don't Matter To Me."

• August 23: HIStory Past Present & Future was certified 8x platinum and The Essential Michael Jackson was certified 4x platinum.

• October 27: Jackson hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 on the Drake track "Don't Matter To Me."

• February 2: Off The Wall was certified 9x platinum.

• August 20: Thriller was certified 34x platinum, Bad was certified 11x platinum, and The Essential Michael Jackson and Number Ones were certified 5x platinum.

• November 18: Thriller 40 was released with the addition of bonus material and unreleased demos from the Thriller years.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

iTunes Amazon.mp3	Got To Be There Released: 1972 Billboard peak: # 14 Tracks: "Ain't No Sunshine" - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - "Girl Don't Take Your Love From" - "In Our Small Way" - "Got To Be There" - Rockin' Robin" - "Wings Of My Love" - "Maria" - "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" - "You've Got A Friends"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Ben Released: 1972 Billboard peak: # 5 Tracks: "Ben" - "Greatest Show On Earth" - "We've Got A Good Thing Going" - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - "My Girl" - "What Goes Around Comes Around" - "In Our Small Way" - "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Dah-Day" - "You Can Cry On My Shoulder"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Music & Me Released: 1973 Billboard peak: # 92 Tracks: "Rockin' Robin" - "Johnny Raven" - "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" - "Happy" - "Too Young" - "Up Again" - "With A Child's Heart" - "Ain't No Sunshine" - "Euphoria" - "Morning Glow" - "Music And Me" - "All The Things You Are, Are Mine" - "Cinderella Stay Awhile" - "We've Got Forever"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Forever, Michael Released: 1975 Billboard peak: # 101 Tracks: "We're Almost There" - "One Day In Your Life" - "Cinderella Stay Awhile" - "Dear Michael" - "You Are There" - "Take Me Back" - "Just A Little Bit Of You" - "I'll Come Home To You" - "We've Got Forever" - "Dapper Dan"
	The Best Of Michael Jackson Released: 1975 Billboard peak: # 155 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Got To Be There" - "Ben" - "With A Child's Heart" - "Happy (Love Theme From 'The Lady Sings The Blues')" - "One Day In Your Life" - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - "Rockin' Robin" - "We're Almost There" - "Morning Glow" - "Music And Me"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Off The Wall Released: August, 1979 US: 9x Platinum Billboard peak: # 3 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough" - "Rock With You" - "Working Day And Night" - "Get On The Floor" - "Girlfriend" - "She's Out Of My Life" - "I Can't Help It" - "It's The Falling In Love" - "Burn This Disco Out" - "Off The Wall"
vinyl vinyl	Thriller Thriller 40 Released: November 30, 1982 US: 34x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (37 weeks) Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Baby Be Mine" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "Billie Jean" - "Human Nature" - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - "The Lady In My Life"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Bad Released: August, 1987 US: 11x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (6 weeks) Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Bad" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Speed Demon" - "Liberian Girl" - "Just Good Friends" - "Another Part Of Me" - "Man In The Mirror" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) - "Dirty Diana" - "Smooth Criminal" - "Leave Me Alone"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Dangerous Released: November 26, 1991 US: 7x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (4 weeks) Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Jam" - "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" - "In The Closet" - "She Drives Me Wild" - "Remember The Time" - "Can't Let Her Get Away" - "Heal The World" - "Black Or White" - "Who Is It" - "Give In To Me" - "Will You Be There" - "Keep The Faith" - "Gone Too Soon" - "Dangerous"
Amazon.mp3	Anthology - The Best Of Michael Jackson Released: March, 1995 Tracks: "Got To Be There" - "Rockin' Robin" - "Ain't No Sunshine" - "Maria (You Were The Only One)" - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - "Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me" - "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" - "Ben" - "People Make The World Go 'Round" - "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" - "With A Child's Heart" - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - "Greatest Show On Earth" - "We've Got A Good Thing Going" - "In Our Small Way" - "All The Things You Are" - "You Can Cry On My Shoulder" - "Maybe Tomorrow" - "I'll Be There" - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - "It's Too Late To Change The Time" - "Dancing Machine" - "When I Come Of Age" - "Dear Michael" - "Music And Me" - "You Are There" - "One Day In Your Life" - "Make Tonight All Mine" - "Love's Gone Bad" - "That's What Love Is Made Of" - "Who's Looking For A Lover" - "Lonely Teardrops" - "Cinderella Stay Awhile" - "We're Almost There" - "Take Me Back" - "Just A Little Bit Of You" - "Melodie" - "I'll Come Home To You" - "If N' I Was God" - "Happy" - "Don't Let It Get You Down" - "Call On Me" - "To Make My Father Proud" - "Farewell My Summer Love"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	HIStory Past Present & Future Released: June 16, 1995 US: 8x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (2 weeks) Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Billie Jean" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Black Or White" - "Rock With You" - "She's Out Of My Life" - "Bad" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) - "Man In The Mirror" - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - "Remember The Time" - "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Heal The World" - "Scream" (with Janet Jackson) - "They Don't Care About Us" - "Stranger In Moscow" - "This Time Around" - "Earth Song" - "D.S." - "Money" - "Come Together" - "You Are Not Alone" - "Childhood" - "Tabloid Junkie" - "2 Bad" -0 "History" - "Little Susie" - "Smile"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix Released: May, 1997 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 24 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Blood On The Dance Floor" - "Morphine" - "Superfly Sister" - "Ghosts" - "Is It Scary" - "Scream Louder" (Flyte Tyme Remix) - "Money" (Fire Island Radio Edit) - "2 Bad" (Refugee Camp Mix) - "Stranger In Moscow" (Tee's In-House Club Mix) - "This Time Around" (D.M. Radio Mix) - "Earth Song" (Hani's Club Experience) - "You Are Not Alone" (Classic Club Mix) - "HIStory" (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)
Amazon.mp3	The Millennium Collection Released: November, 2000 Tracks: "Got To Be There" - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - "Rockin' Robin" - "People Make The World Go Round" - "With A Child's Heart" - "Happy" - "Ben" - "We're Almost There" - "Just A Little Bit Of You" - "One Day In Your Life" - "Music And Me"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Invincible Released: October, 2001 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (1 week) Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Unbreakable" - "Heartbreaker" - "Invincible" - "Break Of Dawn" - "Heaven Can Wait" - "You Rock My World" - "Butterflies" - "Speechless" - "2000 Watts" - "You Are My Life" - "Privacy" - "Don't Walk Away" - "Cry" - "The Lost Children" - "Whatever Happens" - "Threatened"
Amazon.mp3	Vol. 1 - Greatest Hits History Released: November, 2001 US: Platinum Tracks: "Billie Jean" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Black Or White" - "Rock With You" - "She's Out Of My Life" - "Bad" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) - "Man In The Mirror" - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - "Remember The Time" - "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Heal The World"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Number Ones Released: November 18, 2003 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 13 Tracks: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - "Rock With You" - "Billie Jean" - "Beat It" - "Thriller" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - "Bad" - "Smooth Criminal" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Man In The Mirror" - "Dirty Diana" - "Black Or White" - "You Are Not Alone" - "Earth Song" - "You Rock My World" - "Break Of Dawn" - "One More Chance" - "Ben"
	The Ultimate Collection Released: November, 2004 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 154 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "I Want You Back" - "ABC" - "I'll Be There" - "Got To Be There" - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - "Ben" - "Dancing Machine" - "Enjoy Yourself" - "Ease On Down The Road" - "You Can't Win" - 'Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" (Single Edit & Early Demo) - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - "Rock With You" - "Off The Wall" - "She's Out Of My Life" - "Sunset Driver" - "Lovely One" - "Heartbreak Hotel" - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "The Girl Is Mine" - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "Billie Jean" - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - "Someone In The Dark" - "State Of Shock" - "Scared Of The Moon" - "We Are The World" - "We Are Here To Change The World" - "Bad" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Man In The Mirror" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - "Dirty Diana" - "Smooth Criminal" - "Cheater" - "Dangerous" - "Monkey Business" - "Jam" - "Remember The Time" - "Black Or White" - "Who Is It" - "Someone Put Your Hand Out" - "You Are Not Alone" - "Stranger In Moscow" - "Childhood" - "On The Line" - "Blood On The Dance Floor" - "Fall Again" - "In The Back" - "Unbreakable" - "You Rock My World" - "Butterflies" - "Beautiful Girl" - "The Way You Love Me" - "We've Had Enough"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Essential Michael Jackson Released: July 19, 2005 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 31 Tracks: "I Want You Back" - "ABC" - "The Love You Save" - "Got To Be There" - "Rockin' Robin" - "Ben" - "Enjoy Yourself" - "Blame It On The Boogie" - "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - " Rock With You" - "Off The Wall" - "She's Out Of My Life" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - "Billie Jean" - "Beat It" - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Human Nature" - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - "Bad" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Seidah Garrett) - "Leave Me Alone" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Man In The Mirror" - "Dirty Diana" - "Another Part Of Me" - "Smooth Criminal" - "Black Or White" - "Heal The World" - "Remember The Time" - "In The Closet" - "Who Is It" - "Will You Be There" - "Dangerous" - "You Are Not Alone" - "You Rock My World"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	25th Anniversary Of Thriller Released: February, 2008 Tracks: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Baby Be Mine" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "Billie Jean" - "Human Nature" - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" - "The Lady In My Life" - "Vincent Price" - "The Girl Is Mine" (with will.i.am) - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (with will.i.am) - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon and will.i.am) - "Beat It 2008" (with Fergie) - "Billie Jean 2008" (with Kanye West) - "For All Time"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite Released: October, 2009 Billboard peak: # 175 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "Skywriter" (Stargate Remix) - "Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Neptunes Remix) - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Dallas Austin Remix) - "Dancing Machine" (Polow Remix) - "ABC" (Salaam Remi Remix) - "Forever Came Today" (Frankie Knuckles 'Directors Cut Late Night Antics' Remix) - "Dancing Machine" (Steve Aoki Remix) - "Hum Along And Dance" (Morales Giamsta Mix) - "Ain't No Sunshine" (Benny Blanco Remix) - "Maria" (You Were The Only One) - "Maybe Tomorrow" (Sturken & Rogers Remix) - "Ben" (Akon Remix)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	This Is It (soundtrack) Released: November, 2009 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Entertainment Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Jam" - "They Don't Care About Us" - "Human Nature" - "Smooth Criminal" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - "Thriller" - "Beat It" - "Black Or White" - "Earth Song" - "Billie Jean" - "Man In The Mirror" - "This Is It" - "This Is It" (Orchestral Version) - "She's Out Of My Life" (Demo Version) - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Demo Version) - "Beat It" (Demo Version) - "Planet Earth" (Poem)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	MICHAEL Released: December, 2010 US: Platinum Tracks: "Hold My Hand" (with Akon) - "Hollywood Tonight" - "Keep Your Head Up" - "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" - "Monster" (with 50 Cent) - "Best of Joy" - "Breaking News" - "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (with Lenny Kravitz) - "Behind The Music" - "Much Too Soon"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Immortal Released: November, 2011 Tracks: Immortal versions of "Workin' Day And Night" - "Intro" - "Childhood" - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - "Dancing Machine / Blame It On The Boogie" - "This Place Hotel" - "Smooth Criminal" - "Dangerous" - "I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save" - "Speechless / Human Nature" - "Is It Scary" - "Thriller" - "You Are Not Alone / I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - "Beat It / State Of Shock" - "Jam" - "Planet Earth / Earth Song" - "They Don't Care About Us" - "I'll Be There" - "Can You Feel It / Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / Billie Jean / Black Or White" - "Man In The Mirror"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	XSCAPE Released: May 13, 2014 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Tracks: "Love Never Felt So Good" - "Chicago" - "Loving You" - "A Place With No Name" - "Slave To The Rhythm" - "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" - "Blue Gangsta" - "Scape"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Scream Released: September 29, 2017 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 33 Tracks: "This Place Hotel (aka Heartbreak Hotel)" (The Jacksons) - "Thriller" - "Somebody's Watching Me" (Rockwell) - "Dirty Diana" - "Torture" (The Jacksons) - "Leave Me Alone" - "Scream" (with Janet Jackson) - "Dangerous" - "Unbreakable" - "Xscape" - "Threatened" - "Ghosts" - "Blood On The Dance Floor X Dangerous" (The White Panda Mash-Up)

1	Billie Jean from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 13 - 21 - 24 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 3 RIAA Certification: 10x Platinum Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male, Best R&B Song Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year AMA Winner: Favorite Pop/Rock Single AMA Nominee: Favorite Pop/Rock Video, Favorite Soul/R&B Single, Favorite Soul/R&B Video Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time': # 58 Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos": # 27 MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made: # 35 VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs: # 28 Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs: # 5 VH1: 100 Greatest Videos: # 34 VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years: # 2 VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: # 4	1(7)	18	1983
2	Say Say Say [Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney] from the Paul McCartney LP Pipes Of Peace ARC chart run: 25 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 24 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 5 RIAA Certification: Platinum	1(3)	18	1983
3	Beat It from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 36 - 22 - 13 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 11 - 19 - 32 - 32 - 33 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 8 RIAA Certification: 8x Platinum Grammy Winner: Record of the Year, Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year AMA Winner: Favorite Pop/Rock Video, Favorite Soul/R&B Video Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos": # 12 MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made: # 12 Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs: # 22 VH1: 100 Greatest Videos: # 21 VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years: # 40 VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: # 21	1(3)	19	1983
4	Black Or White from the LP Dangerous ARC chart run: 25 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 8 - 13 - 22 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 2 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male MTV VMA Nominee: Best Special Effects Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos": # 52 VH1: 100 Greatest Videos: # 38	1(5)	13	1991	iTunes Amazon.mp3
5	Rock With You from the LP Off The Wall ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 21 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 7 - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 10 - 14 - 21 - 35 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 10 RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs: # 82	1(3)	18	1980	Amazon.mp3
6	Remember The Time from the LP Dangerous ARC chart run: 21 - 10 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 17 - 22 - 28 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 21 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum AMA Winner: Favorite Soul/R&B Single	1(2)	15	1992
7	The Girl Is Mine [Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney] from the LP Thriller ARC Chart Run: 36 - 13 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 20 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 21 Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group	2	14	1983
8	You Are Not Alone from the LP HIStory Past Present & Future ARC Chart Run: 36 - 34 - 25 - 16 - 11 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 12 - 19 - 26 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 38 RIAA Certification: Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male	1(2)	16	1995	iTunes Amazon.mp3
9	Don't Stop Till You Get Enough from the LP Off The Wall RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male Grammy Nominee: Best Disco Recording AMA Nominee: Favorite Soul/R&B Single VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs: # 16	1(1)	12	1979	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
10	Man In The Mirror from the LP Bad ARC Chart Run: 35 - 27 - 17 - 10 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 13 - 24 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 15 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year	1(2)	13	1988	iTunes Amazon.mp3
11	Will You Be There from the LP Dangerous ARC Chart Run: 39 - 34 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 13 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 51 RIAA Certification: Platinum	4	14	1993	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
12	The Way You Make Me Feel from the LP Bad ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 17 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 12 - 30 - off RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Year-End Chart Position: # 30 MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography	1(1)	12	1988	iTunes Amazon.mp3
13	In The Closet from the LP Dangerous ARC chart run: 35 - 20 - 10 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 11 - 20 - 26 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 59 RIAA Certification: Gold MTV VMA Nominee: Best Cinematography	1(1)	12	1992
14	Thriller from the LP Thriller ARC Chart Run: 35 - 25 - 10 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 11 - 15 - 24 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 44 RIAA Certification: 10x Platinum MTV VMA Winner: Best Overall Performance, Best Choreography, Viewer's Choice MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Concept Video Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos": # 16 MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made: # 1 VH1: 100 Greatest Videos: # 1	1(1)	11	1984	iTunes Amazon.mp3
15	Got To Be There from the LP Got To Be There	4	13	1971	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
16	Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 31 - 21 - 18 - 17 - 13 - 10 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 8 - 25 - Year-End Chart Position: # 49 Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Song	3	12	1983
17	Rockin' Robin from the LP Got To Be There	2	11	1972	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
18	I Just Can't Stop Loving You [Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett] from the LP Bad ARC Chart Run: 30 - 15 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 11 - 24 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 38 RIAA Certification: Gold	1(2)	11	1987	iTunes Amazon.mp3
19	Scream [Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson] from the HIStory Past Present & Future ARC chart run: 29 - 14 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 7 - 12 - 13 - 23 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 57 RIAA Certification: Platinum Billboard # 1: Dance Music Club Play, Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales Grammy Winner: Best Music Video, Short Form Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals MTV VMA Winner: Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, Best Art Direction MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best R&B Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Viewer's Choice VH1: '100 Greatest Videos': # 9	2	11	1995	Amazon.mp3
20	Ben from the LP Ben	1(1)	11	1972	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
21	Dirty Diana from the LP Bad ARC Chart Run: 36 - 28 - 17 - 12 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 16 - 32 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 57 RIAA Certification: Platinum	1(1)	11	1988	iTunes Amazon.mp3
22	Bad from the LP Bad ARC chart run: 34 - 24 - 14 - 9 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 13 - 27 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 55 RIAA Certification: Platinum AMA Winner: Favorite Soul/R&B Single MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography	1(2)	11	1987	iTunes Amazon.mp3
23	Human Nature from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 13 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 69 RIAA Certification: Platinum	4	11	1983
24	Smooth Criminal from the LP Bad ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 29 - 22 - 18 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 10 - 20 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 74 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum MTV VMA Nominee: Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, Best Cinematography	4	12	1989	Amazon.mp3
25	Off The Wall from the LP Off The Wall ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 24 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 12 - 24 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 79 RIAA Certification: Platinum	7	11	1980	Amazon.mp3
26	Who Is It from the LP Dangerous ARC Chart Run: 37 - 28 - 19 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 11 - 21 - 32 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 67	5	11	1993
27	She's Out Of My Life from the LP Off The Wall ARC chart run: 38 - 26 - 22 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 16 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 87 RIAA Certification: Platinum	7	10	1980	Amazon.mp3
28	Jam from the LP Dangerous ARC Chart Run: 29 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 14 - 22 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 101 Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male, Best R&B Song MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography	11	8	1992	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
29	P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) from the LP Thriller ARC chart run: 30 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 11 - 9 - 21 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 108 RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum	9	8	1983	iTunes Amazon.mp3
30	You Rock My World from the LP Invincible ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 10 - 9 - 13 - 22 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 103 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male	9	9	2001
31	Another Part Of Me from the LP Bad ARC Chart Run: 32 - 24 - 20 - 17 - 10 - 8 - 15 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 137	8	8	1988	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
32	Don't Matter To Me [Drake featuring Michael Jackson] from the Drake LP Scorpion ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 27 - 26 - 24 - 27 - 29 - 29 - 27 - 28 - 32 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 88 Billboard #1: R&B Songs	24	12	2018
33	Butterflies from the LP Invincible ARC Chart Run: 38 - 36 - 32 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 24 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 104	14	9	2002	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
34	I Wanna Be Where You Are from the LP Got To Be There	16	9	1972	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
35	Heal The World from the LP Dangerous ARC Chart Run: 39 - off - 37 - 32 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 138	22	7	1993	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
36	Love Never Felt So Good [Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake] from the LP XSCAPE ARC chart run: 40 - 38 - 37 - 31 - 29 - 26 - 30 - 34 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 113 RIAA Certification: Platinum MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography	26	9	2014	iTunes Amazon.mp3
37	Blood On The Dance Floor from the LP Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix ARC Chart Run: 40 - 33 - 30 - 27 - 25 - 22 - 21 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 125	21	7	1997	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
38	Earth Song from the LP HIStory Past Present & Future ARC Chart Run: 39 - 34 - 30 - 28 - 26 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 143 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Music Video, Short Form	26	6	1996	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
39	Just A Little Bit Of You from the LP Forever, Michael Year-End Chart Position: # 177	23	6	1975	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
40	They Don't Care About Us from the LP HIStory Past Present & Future ARC Chart Run: 35 - 32 - 30 - off RIAA Certification: Gold Year-End Chart Position: # 169	30	3	1996	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
41	Hold My Hand [Michael Jackson featuring Akon] from the LP MICHAEL ARC chart run: 39 - 38 - 38 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 132	37	4	2011
42	Farewell My Summer Love from the LP Anthology - The Best Of Michael Jackson ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 31 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 201	29	4	1984	iTunes Amazon.mp3
43	One Day In Your Life from the LP Forever, Michael ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 228	35	2	1981	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	With A Child's Heart from the LP Music & Me	**	**	1973	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	We're Almost There from the LP Forever, Michael	**	**	1975	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Ease On Down The Road [Diana Ross & Michael Jackson] from the The Wiz soundtrack	**	**	1978	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	You Can't Win (Part 1) from the The Wiz soundtrack	**	**	1979	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Working Day And Night from the LP Off The Wall	**	**	1980	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Get It [Stevie Wonder& Michael Jackson] from the Stevie Wonder's LP Characters	**	**	1988	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Leave Me Alone from the LP Bad Grammy Winner: Best Music Video, Short Form MTV VMA Winner: Best Special Effects MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Editing Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos": # 8	**	**	1989	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Gone Too Soon from the LP Dangerous	**	**	1993	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Childhood from the LP HIStory Past Present & Future	**	**	1995	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Stranger In Moscow from the LP Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix	**	**	1997	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Ghosts from the LP Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix	**	**	1997	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Cry from the LP Invincible	**	**	2002	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	One More Chance from the LP Number Ones	**	**	2003	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	The Girl Is Mine 2008 [Michael Jackson with will.i.am] from the LP Number Ones	**	**	2003	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 [Michael Jackson with Akon] from the LP 25th Anniversary Of Thriller Year-End Chart Position: # 165	**	**	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	This Is It from the LP This Is It Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male	**	**	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]