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MICHAEL JACKSON
- Jackson was born in Indiana on August 29th 1958 and died on June 25th 2009
- Lead singer with the Jackson 5 by the age of five, his solo career began in the early 1970s
- Jackson's biggest hit in the UK is Earth Song. The 1995 single has sold more than 1m units.
- Following his death, Jackson had 27 tracks in the singles top 75: 21 solo tracks, 5 Jackson 5 tracks and a duet with Janet Jackson (Scream)
Interview - by Sylvie Simmons, Creem (June 1983)
"I love classical music. I've got so many different compositions. I guess when I was real small in kindergarten and hearing Peter and the Wolf and stuff – I still listen to that stuff, it's great, and Boston Pops and Debussy, Mozart, I buy all that stuff. I'm a big classical fan. We've been influenced by all kinds of different music – classical, r&b, folk, funk – and I guess all those ingredients combine to create what we have now. I wouldn't be happy doing just one kind of music or label ourselves. I like doing something for everybody... I don't like our music to be labelled. Labels are like...racism."
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Singles
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/1972 |
GOT TO BE THEREMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown TMG 797) |
5 | 11 | 0 |
| 20/05/1972 |
ROCKIN' ROBINMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown TMG 816) |
3 | 14 | 0 |
| 19/08/1972 |
AIN'T NO SUNSHINEMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown TMG 826) |
8 | 11 | 0 |
| 25/11/1972 |
BENMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown TMG 834) |
7 | 14 | 0 |
| 18/11/1978 |
EASE ON DOWN THE ROADDIANA ROSS & MICHAEL JACKSON (MCA 396) |
45 | 4 | 0 |
| 15/09/1979 |
DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGHMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 7763) |
3 | 12 | 0 |
| 24/11/1979 |
OFF THE WALLMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 8045) |
7 | 10 | 0 |
| 09/02/1980 |
ROCK WITH YOUMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 8206) |
7 | 9 | 0 |
| 03/05/1980 |
SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 8384) |
3 | 9 | 0 |
| 26/07/1980 |
GIRLFRIENDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 8782) |
41 | 5 | 0 |
| 23/05/1981 |
ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFEMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown TMG 976) |
1 | 14 | 2 |
| 01/08/1981 |
WE'RE ALMOST THEREMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown TMG 977) |
46 | 4 | 0 |
| 06/11/1982 |
THE GIRL IS MINEMICHAEL JACKSON & PAUL McCARTNEY (Epic A 2729) |
8 | 10 | 0 |
| 29/01/1983 |
BILLIE JEANMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC A 3084) |
1 | 15 | 1 |
| 09/04/1983 |
BEAT ITMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC A 3258) |
3 | 12 | 0 |
| 11/06/1983 |
WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHINGMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic A 3427) |
8 | 9 | 0 |
| 23/07/1983 |
HAPPY (LOVE THEME FROM 'LADY SINGS THE BLUES')MICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown TMG 986) |
52 | 3 | 0 |
| 15/10/1983 |
SAY SAY SAYPAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON (Parlophone R 6062) |
2 | 15 | 0 |
| 19/11/1983 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic A 3643) |
10 | 18 | 0 |
| 31/03/1984 |
P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic A 4136) |
11 | 8 | 0 |
| 02/06/1984 |
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVEMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown TMG 1342) |
7 | 12 | 0 |
| 07/07/1984 |
STATE OF SHOCKJACKSONS, LEAD VOCALS MICK JAGGER & MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic A 4431) |
14 | 8 | 0 |
| 11/08/1984 |
GIRL YOU'RE SO TOGETHERMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown TMG 1355) |
33 | 8 | 0 |
| 08/08/1987 |
I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOUMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6502027) |
1 | 9 | 2 |
| 26/09/1987 |
BADMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6511557) |
3 | 11 | 0 |
| 05/12/1987 |
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEELMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6512757) |
3 | 10 | 0 |
| 20/02/1988 |
MAN IN THE MIRRORMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6513887) |
21 | 5 | 0 |
| 16/04/1988 |
I WANT YOU BACKMICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 (Motown ZB 41913) |
8 | 9 | 0 |
| 28/05/1988 |
GET ITSTEVIE WONDER & MICHAEL JACKSON (Motown ZB 41883) |
37 | 4 | 0 |
| 16/07/1988 |
DIRTY DIANAMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6515467) |
4 | 8 | 0 |
| 10/09/1988 |
ANOTHER PART OF MEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6528447) |
15 | 6 | 0 |
| 26/11/1988 |
SMOOTH CRIMINALMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6530267) |
8 | 10 | 0 |
| 25/02/1989 |
LEAVE ME ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6546727) |
2 | 9 | 0 |
| 15/07/1989 |
LIBERIAN GIRLMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6549470) |
13 | 6 | 0 |
| 23/11/1991 |
BLACK OR WHITEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6575987) |
1 | 10 | 2 |
| 18/01/1992 |
BLACK OR WHITE (REMIX)MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6577316) |
14 | 4 | 0 |
| 15/02/1992 |
REMEMBER THE TIME/COME TOGETHERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6577747) |
3 | 8 | 0 |
| 02/05/1992 |
IN THE CLOSETMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6580187) |
8 | 6 | 0 |
| 25/07/1992 |
WHO IS ITMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6581797) |
10 | 7 | 0 |
| 12/09/1992 |
JAMMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6583607) |
13 | 5 | 0 |
| 05/12/1992 |
HEAL THE WORLDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6584887) |
2 | 15 | 0 |
| 27/02/1993 |
GIVE IN TO MEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6590692) |
2 | 9 | 0 |
| 10/07/1993 |
WILL YOU BE THEREMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6592222) |
9 | 8 | 0 |
| 18/12/1993 |
GONE TOO SOONMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6599762) |
33 | 5 | 0 |
| 10/06/1995 |
SCREAMMICHAEL JACKSON & JANET JACKSON (Epic 6620222) |
3 | 13 | 0 |
| 24/06/1995 |
SCREAM (REMIX)MICHAEL JACKSON & JANET JACKSON (Epic 6621277) |
43 | 2 | 0 |
| 02/09/1995 |
YOU ARE NOT ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6623102) |
1 | 15 | 2 |
| 09/12/1995 |
EARTH SONGMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6626955) |
1 | 17 | 6 |
| 20/04/1996 |
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT USMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6629502) |
4 | 14 | 0 |
| 24/08/1996 |
WHY3T FEATURING MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6636482) |
2 | 9 | 0 |
| 16/11/1996 |
STRANGER IN MOSCOWMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6637872) |
4 | 11 | 0 |
| 03/05/1997 |
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOORMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6644625) |
1 | 9 | 1 |
| 19/07/1997 |
HISTORY/GHOSTSMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6647962) |
5 | 8 | 0 |
| 20/10/2001 |
YOU ROCK MY WORLDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6720292) |
2 | 15 | 0 |
| 22/12/2001 |
CRYMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6721822) |
25 | 4 | 0 |
| 06/12/2003 |
ONE MORE CHANCEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6744805) |
5 | 7 | 0 |
| 04/03/2006 |
DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGHMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725112) |
17 | 2 | 0 |
| 11/03/2006 |
ROCK WITH YOUMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725132) |
15 | 2 | 0 |
| 18/03/2006 |
BILLIE JEANMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725172) |
11 | 5 | 0 |
| 25/03/2006 |
BEAT ITMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725182) |
15 | 2 | 0 |
| 01/04/2006 |
BADMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725242) |
16 | 2 | 0 |
| 08/04/2006 |
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEELMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725252) |
17 | 2 | 0 |
| 15/04/2006 |
DIRTY DIANAMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725272) |
17 | 2 | 0 |
| 22/04/2006 |
SMOOTH CRIMINALMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725292) |
19 | 3 | 0 |
| 29/04/2006 |
LEAVE ME ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725302) |
15 | 2 | 0 |
| 06/05/2006 |
BLACK OR WHITEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773302) |
18 | 2 | 0 |
| 13/05/2006 |
REMEMBER THE TIMEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773322) |
22 | 2 | 0 |
| 20/05/2006 |
IN THE CLOSETMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773342) |
20 | 2 | 0 |
| 27/05/2006 |
JAMMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773362) |
22 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/06/2006 |
HEAL THE WORLDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773382) |
27 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/06/2006 |
YOU ARE NOT ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773402) |
30 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/06/2006 |
EARTH SONGMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773422) |
34 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/06/2006 |
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT USMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773442) |
26 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/07/2006 |
STRANGER IN MOSCOWMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773462) |
22 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/07/2006 |
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOORMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773482) |
19 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11/2007 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902989) |
57 | 1 | 0 |
| 02/02/2008 |
THE GIRL IS MINEMICHAEL JACKSON FEATURING WILL.I.AM (Epic 88697226202) |
32 | 5 | 0 |
| 01/03/2008 |
WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING 2008MICHAEL JACKSON WITH AKON (Epic USSM10800553) |
69 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/11/2008 |
MAN IN THE MIRRORMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6513886) |
55 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/11/2008 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902989) |
35 | 1 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
MAN IN THE MIRRORMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6513886) |
2 | 15 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902989) |
12 | 7 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
BILLIE JEANMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725172) |
10 | 8 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
SMOOTH CRIMINALMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725292) |
13 | 7 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
BEAT ITMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725182) |
19 | 6 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
EARTH SONGMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773422) |
33 | 4 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
YOU ARE NOT ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773402) |
35 | 4 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
BLACK OR WHITEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773302) |
25 | 5 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEELMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725252) |
34 | 4 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGHMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725112) |
38 | 4 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
DIRTY DIANAMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725272) |
26 | 5 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
BADMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725242) |
40 | 4 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
BENMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown USMO17200267) |
46 | 3 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT USMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773442) |
28 | 5 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902986) |
57 | 2 | 0 |
| 04/07/2009 |
ROCK WITH YOUMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725132) |
54 | 2 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
YOU ROCK MY WORLDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6720292) |
60 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
HEAL THE WORLDMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876773382) |
44 | 2 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
LEAVE ME ALONEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 82876725302) |
66 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
SCREAMMICHAEL JACKSON & JANET JACKSON (Epic 6620222) |
70 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
OFF THE WALLMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM17900820) |
73 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
GIVE IN TO MEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 6590692 ) |
74 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/07/2009 |
WILL YOU BE THEREMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM10020712) |
51 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/07/2009 |
HUMAN NATUREMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902992) |
62 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/07/2009 |
SMILEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19500015) |
74 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/11/2010 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902989) |
68 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/12/2010 |
HOLD MY HANDMICHAEL JACKSON & AKON (Sony 88697834032) |
10 | 7 | 0 |
| 10/11/2012 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic USSM19902989) |
49 | 1 | 0 |
Albums
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/1972 |
GOT TO BE THEREMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown STML 11205) |
37 | 5 | 0 |
| 13/01/1973 |
BENMICHAEL JACKSON (Tamla Motown STML 11220) |
17 | 7 | 0 |
| 29/09/1979 |
OFF THE WALLMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 84368) |
3 | 202 | 0 |
| 20/06/1981 |
BEST OF MICHAEL JACKSONMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown STMR 9009) |
11 | 18 | 0 |
| 18/07/1981 |
ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFEMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown STML 12158) |
29 | 8 | 0 |
| 11/12/1982 |
THRILLERMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 85930) |
1 | 223 | 8 |
| 12/02/1983 |
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIALMICHAEL JACKSON (MCA 7000) |
82 | 2 | 0 |
| 09/07/1983 |
18 GREATEST HITSMICHAEL JACKSON PLUS THE JACKSON FIVE (Telstar STAR 2232) |
1 | 58 | 3 |
| 03/12/1983 |
MICHAEL JACKSON 9 SINGLE PACKMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic MJ 1) |
66 | 3 | 0 |
| 09/06/1984 |
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVEMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown ZL 72227) |
9 | 14 | 0 |
| 15/11/1986 |
DIANA ROSS. MICHAEL JACKSON. GLADYS KNIGHT. STEVIE WONDER. THEIR VERY BEST BACK TO BACKDIANA ROSS/MICHAEL JACKSON/GLADYS KNIGHT/STEVIE WONDER (PrioriTyV PTVR2) |
21 | 10 | 0 |
| 12/09/1987 |
BADMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic EPC 4502901) |
1 | 145 | 5 |
| 31/10/1987 |
LOVE SONGSDIANA ROSS & MICHAEL JACKSON (Telstar STAR 2298) |
12 | 24 | 0 |
| 26/12/1987 |
THE MICHAEL JACKSON MIXMICHAEL JACKSON (Stylus SMR 745) |
27 | 25 | 0 |
| 30/07/1988 |
SOUVENIR SINGLES PACKMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic MJ 5) |
91 | 1 | 0 |
| 30/11/1991 |
DANGEROUSMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 4658021) |
1 | 99 | 1 |
| 29/02/1992 |
MOTOWN'S GREATEST HITSMICHAEL JACKSON (Motown 5300142) |
53 | 2 | 0 |
| 15/08/1992 |
TOUR SOUVENIR PACKMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic MJ 4) |
32 | 3 | 0 |
| 24/06/1995 |
HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE BOOK 1MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 4747092) |
1 | 83 | 1 |
| 24/05/1997 |
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR - HISTORY IN THE MIXMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 4875002) |
1 | 16 | 2 |
| 19/07/1997 |
THE BEST OF MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE JACKSON FIVEMICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 (Polygram TV 5308042) |
5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10/11/2001 |
INVINCIBLEMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 4951782) |
1 | 12 | 1 |
| 24/11/2001 |
GREATEST HITS - HISTORY VOLUME 1MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 5018692) |
15 | 16 | 0 |
| 29/11/2003 |
NUMBER ONESMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 5138002) |
1 | 111 | 2 |
| 04/12/2004 |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTIONMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 5177433) |
75 | 2 | 0 |
| 30/07/2005 |
THE ESSENTIALMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 5204222) |
1 | 38 | 7 |
| 23/02/2008 |
THRILLER - 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88697179862) |
3 | 25 | 0 |
| 06/09/2008 |
KING OF POPMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88697356512) |
3 | 33 | 0 |
| 13/09/2008 |
THE MOTOWN YEARSMICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 (Motown 5311546) |
4 | 10 | 0 |
| 11/07/2009 |
THE VERY BEST OFMICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 (UMTV 5305972) |
15 | 14 | 0 |
| 01/08/2009 |
THE COLLECTIONMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88697536212) |
14 | 6 | 0 |
| 07/11/2009 |
THIS IS ITMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88697606742) |
3 | 16 | 0 |
| 25/12/2010 |
MICHAELMICHAEL JACKSON (Sony 88697828672) |
4 | 6 | 0 |
| 03/12/2011 |
IMMORTALMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88697912592) |
65 | 1 | 0 |
| 29/09/2012 |
BADMICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 88691999702) |
6 | 2 | 0 |
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