Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five U.S. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with videos for the albums Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995). His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an artform and promotional tool. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off the Wall. Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records.
MICHAEL JACKSON GREATEST HITS MIX PROFESSIONAL
The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). He is the most awarded music artist in history. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. This chart is based on combined physical singles, digital downloads and audio streams up to June 2018.Michael Joseph Jackson (Aug– June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Michael Jackson's Top 60 singles on the Official Chart* POS With a roughly even split between physical (44%), downloads (29%) and streaming (28%), Billie Jean is one of Michael's tracks that has weathered the dramatic changes in how we consume music and truly stood the test of time. Released as the second single from his Thriller album in 1983, it was the song that took Michael to a new level and kick started what was to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. 1995's Earth Song is at Number 2 with 1.27 million combined sales (82% of which are physical sales), while 1983's Billie Jean is his biggest single in the UK with 1.44 million combined sales. Two very different Michael Jackson songs feature at the very top end of the Top 60. 1987 chart-topper I Just Can't Stop Loving You featuring Siedah Garrett is at 20 (464k) follow-up single Bad is at 16 (491k) Smooth Criminal ranks at 12 (614k) and The Way You Make Me Feel places at 11 (645k). 93% of that figure is made up of physical singles, showing how popular it was at the time.įrom then, Michael was a regular at the top end of the charts, and his '80s singles make up the bulk of his all-time Top 20. It's not remembered as fondly as some of his other hits, but still places at Number 5 on his all-time chart with 790,000 combined sales. Released after classics such as Rock With You (399k) and Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (812k), the song spent two weeks at the summit in June 1981. It would take nearly a decade for Michael to land his first UK Number 1 single with Motown ballad One Day In Your Life. Two years later, Michael released his debut solo single Got To Be There, a ballad that reached Number 5 on the Official Chart and ranks as his 47th biggest single with combined sales of 174,000. 44% of its overall figure comes from streaming, proving the track remains as popular as ever today. Their biggest single in the UK is their 1970 debut, I Want You Back, which places at Number 3 on Michael's all-time chart with combined sales of 918,000. View Michael Jackson's Official Chart history in full.Īs the lead singer of the Jackson 5 aged just 11, Michael helped to land 12 Top 40s on the Official Singles Chart. Not including his work with the Jackson 5 and Jacksons, Michael's solo career has seen him land 55 Top 40s on the Official Singles Chart, seven of which have reached Number 1. Michael Jackson died almost ten years ago, at the age of 50, leaving behind an incredible legacy of music that played out and discovered by new generations today.