Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. His musical achievements broke American racial barriers and made him a dominant figure worldwide. Through his songs, music videos, concerts, and fashion, he transformed visual performance in popular music, popularizing street dance moves such as the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean. Jackson is often deemed the greatest entertainer of all time. The eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, he made his public debut at age six as the lead singer of the Jackson 5. Jackson rose to solo stardom with Off the Wall (1979) and achieved unprecedented global success with Thriller (1982), the best-selling album in history. The music videos for "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean" redefined the medium. Bad (1987) was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995) were also...
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Vinyl
Bands
1 groups from MusicBrainz
- 1966–1984The Jacksons
Discography
322 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 7 in my collection
Albums (19)
- 1972Ben
- 1972Got to Be There
- 1973Music & Me
- 1975Forever, Michael
- 1979Off the Wall
- 1982★Thriller
- 1987★Bad
- 1991Dangerous
- 1995HIStory LIFEstyle Promo CD
- 1995HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
- 2001Invincible
- 2004The One
- 20087even
- 2009Michael Jackson Regrooved
- 2009MJ A Rocker
- 2010Michael
- 2014Xscape
- 2018Dangerous: Man in Black
- —The Inside Story
EPs (5)
- 1974White Christmas
- 1987Merry Christmas from Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5
- 1995The Ghost of Tom Joad / Earth Song / A Love So Beautiful
- 2006HIStory (Special pesentation disc)
- 2014PYT / Get Kon The Floor
Singles (98)
- 1971Got to Be There / Maria (You Were the Only One)
- 1972Ain’t No Sunshine / Ben
- 1972Ben
- 1972Everybody Join Hands / Ain’t No Sunshine
- 1972I Wanna Be Where You Are
- 1972Jackson 5 Maxi
- 1972Rockin’ Robin
- 1973With a Child’s Heart
- 1974Ben / I Wanna Be Where You Are
- 1974Music and Me
- 1975Just a Little Bit of You / Dear Michael
- 1975One Day in Your Life
- 1975We’re Almost There
- 1978You Can't Win
- 1979Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
- 1979Rock With You
- 1979She’s Out of My Life
- 1980Off the Wall
- 1982Billie Jean
- 1982Someone in the Dark
- 1982The Girl Is Mine
- 1983Beat It
- 1983Happy
- 1983Human Nature
- 1983P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- 1983Say Say Say
- 1983★Thriller
- 1983Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- 1984Farewell My Summer Love
- 1984Girl You’re So Together
- 1984Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ / Beat It
- 1987★Bad
- 1987Get It
- 1987I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- 1987Man in the Mirror
- 1987Smooth Criminal
- 1987The Way You Make Me Feel
- 1987Twenty‐Five Miles
- 1988Another Part of Me
- 1988Dirty Diana
- 1988M.J. Megamix
- 1988You Can't Win / Billie Jean — From the series Mixed Masters
- 1989Leave Me Alone
- 1989Liberian Girl
- 1989Speed Demon
- 1989Thriller / Off the Wall
- 1991Black or White
- 1991Give in to Me
- 1991Heal the World
- 1991In the Closet
- 1991Remember the Time
- 1991Someone Put Your Hand Out
- 1992Jam
- 1992Who Is It
- 1993Gone Too Soon
- 1993Will You Be There
- 1995Childhood
- 1995Earth Song
- 1995Megamix / Megaremix
- 1995Scream
- 1995You Are Not Alone
- 1996Stranger in Moscow
- 1996They Don’t Care About Us
- 1996Why
- 1997Blood on the Dance Floor
- 1997Blood on the Dance Floor
- 1997HIStory / Ghosts
- 1997Is It Scary (Deep Dish remixes)
- 1997Smile
- 2001Butterflies
- 2001Butterflies (The Remix)
- 2001Butterflies (Track Masters Remix)
- 2001Butterflies Promo CD
- 2001Cry
- 2001Speechless
- 2001You Rock My World
- 2002Remixed
- 2002Unbreakable
- 2003One More Chance
- 2003What More Can I Give
- 2004Cheater
- 2007Give In To Me (Remix)
- 2007Thriller / Play That Funky Music
- 2008The Girl Is Mine 2008
- 2008Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008
- 2008We Be Ballin'
- 2009Ain’t No Sunshine / In Our Small Way
- 2009The Jackson Conspiracy
- 2009This Is It
- 2010Hold My Hand
- 2010Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show
- 2011Hollywood Tonight
- 2011Immortal Megamix
- 2012A Royal Wedding
- 2014A Place With No Name
- 2014Chicago
- 2014Love Never Felt So Good
- 2018Diamonds are Invincible
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (32)
- 1992Black & Live
- 1992Groovin' Day And Night
- 1992Live and Dangerous
- 1992Live and Dangerous - National Stadium Bucharest
- 1992Live In Tokyo
- 1992On The Move
- 1992Tokyo '87
- 1993All of It (Bucharest live October 92)
- 1993Dangerous Live
- 1993Dangerous Tour '92 Live Rumänien Bukarest '92
- 1993Live in Bukarest: The Dangerous Tour 1992
- 1993Live in Japan
- 1993Rock With Me
- 1994Heal the World Tour 92
- 1994Michael Jackson Vol.1
- 1994The King Of Pop World Tour 1987
- 1995Rare Traxx
- 1996Michael Jackson
- 2009Live in Tokyo
- 2009One Night in Japan
- 2012Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
- 2013The Indispensable Collection
- 2016Bad Live In Yokohama
- 2017Transmission Impossible
- 2017Yokohama Stadium, Japan (Bad World Tour Live 1987-1989)
- 2024Greatest Hits Broadcast Collection
- 2024HIStory Manila 1996
- —1988-03-05: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- —1988: Bad Tour Live in Rotterdam 1988
- —Bad in Japan
- —In Concert
- —Live in Los Angeles (1.27.1989)
Soundtracks (7)
- 1978Ease on Down the Road
- 1979A Brand New Day
- 1990Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
- 2010Captain EO: The Complete Experience
- 2011Immortal
- 2023Sonic 3&K Restored
- 2026Michael: Songs From the Motion Picture
Compilations (98)
- 1976Joyful Jukebox Music
- 1980The Best of Michael Jackson
- 1981Michael Jackson
- 1981One Day in Your Life
- 1982Greatest Original Hits: 4 Track E.P.
- 198314 Greatest Hits With the Jackson 5
- 198318 Greatest Hits
- 198318 Greatest Hits
- 19839 Singles Pack
- 1983Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special
- 1984Farewell My Summer Love
- 1986Anthology
- 1986Got to Be There / Ben
- 1986Looking Back to Yesterday
- 1986The 12″ Tape
- 1987Love Songs
- 1987The Michael Jackson Mix
- 1987The Original Soul of Michael Jackson
- 1988Instrumental Version Collection
- 1988The Motown Years…His Greatest Hits
- 1989Motown Legends
- 1989Motown Vintage Gold
- 1992Motown’s Greatest Hits
- 1992Tour Souvenir CD Single
- 1992Tour Souvenir Pack
- 1992World Tour Souvenir CD
- 1993Dangerous Tour Souvenir
- 1993The Very Best Of
- 1994My Love 4 Kids Is True
- 1995Bad & Dangerous But Innocent Remixes
- 1995The Very Best Of Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5
- 1996Dance Collection
- 1996Success Motown
- 1996The Jackson 5 Featuring Michael Jackson
- 1997Best Ballads
- 1997HIStory on Film, Volume II
- 1997We Love You! - The Definite Classics Collection
- 200020th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson
- 2000Dangerous (Bonus Cuts)
- 2001Classic Michael Jackson
- 2001Dangerous (The Short Films)
- 2001Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume 1
- 2001The Collector’s Series
- 2001Video Greatest Hits - HIStory
- 2002Love Songs
- 2003Number Ones
- 2004Bad / Dangerous — x2
- 2004Off the Wall / Thriller — x2
- 2004The Jacksons Story
- 2004The Ultimate Collection
- 2005★Greatest Hits
- 2005Hidden Treasures
- 2005Not Guilty: Special Fan Edition
- 2005The Essential Michael Jackson
- 2006Visionary: The Video Singles
- 2007Colour Collection
- 2007In the Mix
- 2007Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years
- 2007The Silver Collection
- 2007The Very Best of Michael Jackson with the Jackson Five
- 2008Classic
- 2008Gold
- 2008★Greatest Hits
- 2008King of Pop
- 2008The Wiz 30th Anniversary Edition Music CD
- 2009Blood on the Dance Floor / Invincible
- 2009Diverse
- 2009Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
- 2009Mellow Michael Jackson
- 2009Remixes and Rarities
- 2009The Classics: A Tribute to a Legend
- 2009The Collection
- 2009The Definitive Collection
- 2009The Early Years
- 2009The First Recordings
- 2009The Very Best Of
- 2009This Is It
- 2009Thriller / Off the Wall — Two Original Albums
- 2009ベスト・セレクション
- 2010Dangerous / Bad — Two Original Albums
- 2010Got to Be There + Forever, Michael
- 2010Michael Jackson: The King Of Pop
- 2010Michael Jackson's Vision
- 2010The Complete Thriller Sessions (Upgrade 2.0)
- 2010x2: Off the Wall / Invincible
- 2011Dear Michael: The Motown Collection
- 2012Icon
- 2013The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection
- 2014Michael Jackson Essential
- 2016The Best of Michael Jackson
- 2017Scream
- 2017The Ultimate Collection
- 2019Memorial
- 2022Thriller - Deluxe Anniversary Edition
- 2025Michael Jackson: The Vault
- 2026Michael: The Birth of a Superstar
- —Blood on the Dance Floor
- —History Continues
Remixs (52)
- 1988I Want You Back ’88 (remix)
- 1988The Bad Mixes
- 1989The 12″ Mixes
- 1991Black or White (The Clivillés & Cole (C&C) Remixes)
- 1993Dangerous - The Remix Collection
- 1993The Mega Remixes
- 1995The Megamixes
- 1995This Time Around
- 1995This Time Around / Earth Song
- 1996Remixed Supergold
- 1997Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
- 1997Ghosts (Mousse T Mixes)
- 1997Is It Scary (Eddie's Love Mixes)
- 1997Limited Edition Minimax CD
- 2001Baby Be Mine
- 2001Da Funk vs. Music / Rock With You (remix)
- 2001You Rock My World (Track Masters remix)
- 2003Daft Michael
- 2005Billy Jean (Minilogue remix)
- 2006Visionary Remixes
- 2007Lady in My Life
- 2008Earth Song (Remixes Vol.1)
- 2008Get on the Floor (Remixes Vol.1)
- 2009Remember the Time (Allure remix)
- 2009Remixes, Volume 1
- 2009The Remix Suite
- 2009The Stripped Mixes
- 2009Tribute to the King of Pop
- 2011Beat It (Blade remix)
- 2011Hollywood Tonight (Jody Den Broeder Remixes)
- 2012Bad (remix by Afrojack — DJ Buddha edit)
- 2014Love Never Felt So Good (David Morales and Eric Kupper Def mix)
- 2014Love Never Felt So Good (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
- 2014Slave to the Rhythm (Audien remix)
- 2015Remember Re-Timed / Jolene Re-Timed
- 2016Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (DJ Meme Definitive remix)
- 2016Workin' Day and Night (Erick Decks Groove Is Law rework)
- 2017Human Nature (Louis La Roche Remix)
- 2017Thriller (Steve Aoki Midnight Hour remix)
- 2018I Can't Help It (Mannix Crystal Disko edit)
- 2018Off the Wall (Barry & Gibbs Upside Down Disco mix)
- 2019Off the Wall (Conan the Selector edit)
- 2020Rock With You
- 2020Thriller (Auranauts remix)
- 2021Human Nature Remixes
- 20222 Bad (The Remix Suite)
- 2023Say Say Say
- 2024Thriller (Scot Project Full Spectrum remix)
- —Beat It (Amir bootleg)
- —Beat It (Basé trap remix)
- —Beat It (Mutrix remix)
- —Pump Up the Volume / Thriller vs. The Way It Is
Demos (3)
- 2017Bible
- —Bad: Alternative Mixes Demo
- —The Thriller Demos
Others (8)
- 1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- 1993Dangerous World Tour - Live
- 1993The Interview
- 1996They Don’t Care About Us
- 2010Billie Jean (Nicolas Jaar rework)
- 2010J.Period & Spike Lee Present... Man or the Music (40 Acres Edition)
- 2014XSCAPE Documentary
- 2019★Make Believe
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