Michael Jackson / discography
Michael Jackson at the Cannes International Film Festival , 1997
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilations | 74 |
Remix albums | 7th |
Soundtracks | 3 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 60 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American pop , soul , R&B , funk , disco and rock singer Michael Jackson . According to the sources, he has sold over 350 million records to date, including over 142 million in his home country of the United States and over 11.8 million in Germany . In his career he topped the US album and single charts 22 times and topped the German album and single charts nine times.
Michael Jackson published his first songs in the 1960s as part of the Jackson Five . For a full listing of his musical successes with the band see: The Jackson Five / Discography
He released his first solo single Got to Be There in 1971. The album of the same name was released in January 1972 and reached number 14 in the US album charts. His second studio album, Ben , was released seven months later and placed in the top 5 on the Billboard 200 . With the following studio albums Music & Me and Forever, Michael he could not build on the success of his first albums. With Thriller he had his international and commercial breakthrough in 1982. The album was number one in ten countries and has sold over 66 million copies since its release, including 33 million copies in the US alone. Five years later, the successful successor, Bad , appeared . It reached the top position in 13 countries and sold over 35 million times. With Dangerous in 1991 he achieved similarly great success.
The studio albums HIStory - Past, Present and Future Book I in 1995 and Invincible in 2001 could do just as well, but did not match the sales figures of their predecessors.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1972 | Got to Be There | - | - | - |
UK37 (5 weeks) UK |
US14th
gold
(23 weeks)US |
First published:
Jan 24, 1972 Sales: + 3,200,000 |
Ben | - | - | - |
UK17th
silver
(7 weeks)UK |
US5 (32 weeks) US |
First published: August 4, 1972
Sales: + 5,000,000 |
|
1973 | Music & Me | - | - | - | - |
US92 (12 weeks) US |
First published: April 14, 1973
Sales: +2,000,000 |
1975 | Forever, Michael | - | - | - | - |
US101 (9 weeks) US |
First published: Jan 16, 1975
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
1979 | Off the wall |
DE25 (22 weeks) DE |
- |
CH27 (8 weeks) CH |
UK3 × 6
(225 weeks)UK |
US3 × 8
(193 weeks)US |
First published: August 10, 1979
Sales: + 20,000,000 |
1982 | thriller |
DE1 × 3
(164 weeks)DE |
AT3 × 8
(87 weeks)AT |
CH4th × 6
(53 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 13
(259 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
× 3
(… Where.)US |
First published: November 30, 1982
Sales: + 66,000,000 (A) |
1987 | bath |
DE1 × 4
(135 weeks)DE |
AT1 × 4
(78 weeks)AT |
CH1 (63 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 13
(180 weeks)UK |
US1
diamond
(166 weeks)US |
First published: August 31, 1987
Sales: + 35,000,000 |
1991 | Dangerous |
DE1 × 4
(132 weeks)DE |
AT2 × 4
(61 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 5
(40 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 6
(102 weeks)UK |
US1 × 8
(119 weeks)US |
First published: November 26, 1991
Sales: + 32,000,000 |
1995 |
HIStory - Past, Present And Future, Book I. |
DE1 × 3
(122 weeks)DE |
AT2 × 2
(69 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 3
(70 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 6
(95 weeks)UK |
US1 × 8
(36 weeks)US |
First published: June 14, 1995
Sales: + 15,000,000 |
2001 | Invincible |
DE1
platinum
(15 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(9 weeks)AT |
CH1
platinum
(16 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(16 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(28 weeks)US |
First published: October 29, 2001
Sales: + 10,000,000 |
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Re-released studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1986 | Ben / Got to Be There | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1986
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2001 | Thriller (Special Edition) |
DE60 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH38 (4 weeks) CH |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 16, 2001
|
Bathroom (Special Edition) | - | - |
CH63 (3 weeks) CH |
UK38 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 16, 2001
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|
Off the Wall (Special Edition) | - | - | - |
UK13 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 16, 2001
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Dangerous (Special Edition) | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 16, 2001
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2005 | Off the Wall / Thriller | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2005
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Bad / Dangerous | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 2005
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2006 | Blood on the Dance Floor - HIStory in the Mix / Invincible |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: April 10, 2006
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2008 | Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) |
DE2 (19 weeks) DE |
AT5 (19 weeks) AT |
CH1
gold
(34 weeks)CH |
UK3
platinum
(27 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 8, 2008
Sales: + 310,000 |
2012 | Bath 25 |
DE4 (12 weeks) DE |
AT10 (3 weeks) AT |
CH13 (... weeks) CH |
UK6 (2 weeks) UK |
US23 (104 weeks) US |
First published: September 18, 2012
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Extended plays
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2009 | Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It | - | - | - |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: October 26, 2009
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Remix albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1991 | Remix Collection | - | - | - | - | - |
First publication: 1991
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1993 | Dangerous - The Remix Collection | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 3, 1993 published
in Japan only |
1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor - HIStory in the Mix |
DE2
gold
(37 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(16 weeks)AT |
CH2
platinum
(23 weeks)CH |
UK1
gold
(17 weeks)UK |
US24
platinum
(9 weeks)US |
First published: May 13, 1997
Sales: + 10,000,000 |
2009 | The Stripped Mixes | - | - | - |
UK76 (1 week) UK |
US57 (1 week) US |
First published: July 28, 2009
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The Remix Suite | - | - | - | - |
US175 (1 week) US |
First published: October 20, 2009
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Soundtracks
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1982 | ET the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - |
UK82 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: November 7, 1982
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2009 | Michael Jackson's This Is It |
DE3
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT2
platinum
(26 weeks)AT |
CH2 (48 weeks) CH |
UK3 × 2
(23 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(37 weeks)US |
First published: October 26, 2009, contains three demos, a new song and a poem.
Sales: + 2,715,000 |
2011 |
Immortal |
DE23 (2 weeks) DE |
AT29 (2 weeks) AT |
CH17 (5 weeks) CH |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
US24 (13 weeks) US |
First published: November 21, 2011, soundtrack for the Cirque du Soleil Show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
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Charity albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1985 | We are the world |
DE8 (17 weeks) DE |
AT5 (16 weeks) AT |
CH1 (19 weeks) CH |
UK31 (5 weeks) UK |
US1 × 3
(22 weeks)US |
First published: April 23, 1985
with USA for Africa |
Other albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1980 | Motown Superstars Series, Vol. 7 Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
1981 | One Day in Your Life Motown |
- | - | - |
UK29 (8 weeks) UK |
US144 (1 week) US |
Album with old recordings
|
The Best of Michael Jackson Motown |
- | - | - |
UK11
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album
|
|
1983 | 18 greatest hits Telstar & Motown |
- | - | - |
UK1
platinum
(58 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 Spectrum |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
|
1984 | Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
Ain't No Sunshine Astan |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
|
Farewell My Summer Love Motown |
DE40 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK9
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
US46 (18 weeks) US |
Album with old unpublished recordings
|
|
16 Greatest Hits Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
|
1985 | We Are the World Columbia / CBS Records |
DE8 (17 weeks) DE |
AT5 (16 weeks) AT |
CH1 (19 weeks) CH |
UK31 (5 weeks) UK |
US1 × 3
(22 weeks)US |
Charity album
with USA for Africa |
1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Album with old unpublished recordings
|
Ben / Got to Be There Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Re-release, double album
|
|
Anthology Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
|
1987 | Love Songs Telstar |
- | - | - |
UK12
platinum
(24 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album
with Diana Ross |
The Michael Jackson Mix Stylus |
- | - | - |
UK27
platinum
(25 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album
|
|
1988 | Original Soul of Michael Jackson Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
Instrumental Version Collection Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Album with instrumental versions
|
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1990 | Motown Legends Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
1992 | Tour souvenir pack Epic |
- | - | - |
UK32 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Best of album
|
4 CD Singles Box Alex |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
|
1993 | Rockin 'Robin Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
1995 | Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
1996 | Michael Jackson Story Eclipse Music Group |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
1997 | The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five PolyGram TV |
- | - | - |
UK5
platinum
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
1998 | 12 Inch Mixes Mushroom |
- | - | - | - | - |
Remix album
|
1999 | Early Classics carousel |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson Motown |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
2001 | Universal Masters Collection Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
Thriller (Special Edition) Epic |
DE60 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH38 (4 weeks) CH |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Re-release with bonus tracks
|
|
Bad (Special Edition) Epic |
- | - |
CH63 (3 weeks) CH |
UK38 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Re-release with bonus tracks
|
|
Off the Wall (Special Edition) Epic |
- | - | - |
UK13 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
Re-release with bonus tracks
|
|
Dangerous (Special Edition) Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Re-release with bonus tracks
|
|
Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I Epic |
- | - |
CH45 (7 weeks) CH |
UK37
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
US85
platinum
(27 weeks)US |
Best of album
|
|
2002 | Love Songs Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
The Very Best of Michael Jackson Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
|
2003 |
Number ones |
DE2
gold
(39 weeks)DE |
AT11
gold
(22 weeks)AT |
CH9
gold
(37 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 9
(… Where.)UK |
US13 × 4
(222 weeks)US |
Best of album + a new song
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2004 | The Ultimate Collection Epic |
- | - | - | - |
US154
platinum
(1 week)US |
Best of album (4 CDs), unreleased material & DVD Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
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2005 | The Essential Michael Jackson Epic |
DE10 (15 weeks) DE |
AT8 (20 weeks) AT |
CH2 (36 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 4
(89 weeks)UK |
US31 × 4
(… Where.)US |
Best of album (2 CDs)
|
Off the Wall / Thriller Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Re-release, double album
|
|
Bad / Dangerous Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Re-release, double album
|
|
Essential Collection Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
|
Best 1200 Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best-of-album
only in Japan released |
|
2006 | Visionary - The Video Singles Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best-of, re-release of 20 previous hits as DualDiscs
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Blood on the Dance Floor - HIStory in the Mix / Invincible Universal & Epic |
- | - | - | - | - |
Re-release, double album
|
|
2007 | Color Collection Universal |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
|
The Collection Disky |
- | - | - | - | - |
Best of album
with the Jackson 5 |
|
2008 |
Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) Disky |
DE2 (19 weeks) DE |
AT5 (19 weeks) AT |
CH1
gold
(34 weeks)CH |
UK3
platinum
(25 weeks)UK |
- |
Re-release + remixes + an unreleased song
|
King of Pop Sony Music |
DE1 × 5
(75 weeks)DE |
AT1 × 4
(77 weeks)AT |
CH1 (50 weeks) CH |
UK3
platinum
(33 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album for the 50th birthday
|
|
The Motown Years Motown (Universal) |
DE36 (5 weeks) DE |
AT45 (4 weeks) AT |
CH25 (9 weeks) CH |
UK4th
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
Best of album (3 CDs) with Michael Jackson & Jackson 5
|
|
2009 | The Collection Epic |
DE2 (25 weeks) DE |
AT13 (16 weeks) AT |
CH4 (19 weeks) CH |
UK14 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
Best of album (5 CDs), limited edition
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The Definitive Collection Motown |
- | - | - | - |
US39 (10 weeks) US |
Best of album
|
|
Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It Epic |
- | - | - | - |
US91 (1 week) US |
EP
|
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony |
DE3
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT2
platinum
(26 weeks)AT |
CH2 (... weeks) CH |
UK3 × 2
(23 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(37 weeks)US |
Soundtrack for the film This Is It, Best-of-Album (2 CDs), contains three previously unreleased demos, a new song and a poem (voiced by Michael Jackson)
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2010 |
Michael Sony |
DE1 (10 weeks) DE |
AT1
platinum
(9 weeks)AT |
CH2 (10 weeks) CH |
UK4th
platinum
(8 weeks)UK |
US3
platinum
(13 weeks)US |
Posthumous album, contains nine previously unreleased songs, sales: 2,000,000
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2011 |
Immortal Sony |
DE23 (2 weeks) DE |
AT29 (2 weeks) AT |
CH17 (5 weeks) CH |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
US24 (13 weeks) US |
Soundtrack & Best-of-Album, Soundtrack for the Cirque du Soleil Show Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
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2012 |
Bad 25 Sony |
DE4 (12 weeks) DE |
AT10 (3 weeks) AT |
CH13 (... weeks) CH |
UK6 (2 weeks) UK |
US23 (104 weeks) US |
Re-release of the 1987 album with bonus tracks
|
2014 |
Xscape Sony |
DE2
gold
(17 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(13 weeks)AT |
CH2
gold
(19 weeks)CH |
UK1
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
US2
gold
(23 weeks)US |
Posthumous album, contains eight previously unreleased songs
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2017 | Scream Epic |
DE22 (2 weeks) DE |
AT50 (2 weeks) AT |
CH34 (2 weeks) CH |
UK9 (6 weeks) UK |
US33 (5 weeks) US |
compilation
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Singles
All officially published singles are listed in the following five tables (“1970s”, “1980s”, “1990s”, “2000s” and “2010s”).
In all tables are the highest chart positions, Michael Jackson with the respective single in the single charts of Germany (DE), Austria (AT), Switzerland (CH), the US Billboard Hot 100 (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) reached.
In addition, all tables contain the awards, e.g. B. Platinum records and gold records Michael Jackson received in the US and UK. The awards were entered for Germany from 1975, for Switzerland from 1989 and for Austria from 1990.
1970s
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1971 | Got to Be There Got to Be There |
- | - | - |
UK5 (11 weeks) UK |
US4 (14 weeks) US |
First published: October 7, 1971
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1972 | Rockin 'Robin Got to Be There |
- | - | - |
UK3 (14 weeks) UK |
US2 (13 weeks) US |
First published: 1972
|
I Wanna Be Where You Are Got to Be There |
- | - | - | - |
US16 (11 weeks) US |
First published: May 2, 1972
|
|
Ain't No Sunshine Got to Be There |
- | - |
CH99 (1 week) CH |
UK8 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 2, 1972
|
|
Ben ben |
- | - | - |
UK7 (17 weeks) UK |
US1 (16 weeks) US |
First published: July 12, 1972
|
|
1973 | With a Child's Heart Music & Me |
- | - | - | - |
US50 (7 weeks) US |
First published: May 5, 1973
|
Happy Music & Me |
- | - | - |
UK52 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 5, 1973
|
|
Music & Me Music & Me |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 1973
|
|
1975 | We're Almost There Forever, Michael |
- | - | - |
UK46 (4 weeks) UK |
US54 (8 weeks) US |
First published: 1975
|
Just a Little Bit of You Forever, Michael |
- | - | - | - |
US23 (12 weeks) US |
First published: 1975
|
|
One Day in Your Life Forever, Michael |
- | - | - | - | - | ||
1978 | Ease On Down the Road The Wiz |
- | - | - |
UK45 (7 weeks) UK |
US42 (9 weeks) US |
First published: September 21, 1978
with Diana Ross |
1979 | You Can't Win The Wiz |
- | - | - | - |
US81 (3 weeks) US |
First published: January 11, 1979
|
A Brand New Day The Wiz |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1979
with Diana Ross |
|
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Off the Wall |
DE13 (28 weeks) DE |
AT11 (2 months) AT |
CH4 (11 weeks) CH |
UK3
gold
(19 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(21 weeks)US |
First published: July 28, 1979
|
|
Rock with You Off the Wall |
DE58 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH68 (3 weeks) CH |
UK7th
silver
(15 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(13 weeks)US |
First published: November 3, 1979
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1980s
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1980 |
Off the wall, off the wall |
- | - |
CH81 (1 week) CH |
UK7 (12 weeks) UK |
US10
platinum
(17 weeks)US |
First published: February 2, 1980
|
She's Out of My Life Off the Wall |
- | - |
CH97 (1 week) CH |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
US10
gold
(16 weeks)US |
First published: April 18, 1980
|
|
Girlfriend off the wall |
- | - | - |
UK41 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 16, 1980 (a)
|
|
1981 | One Day in Your Life One Day in Your Life |
- | - | - |
UK1
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
US55 (7 weeks) US |
First published: March 25, 1981
|
1982 |
The Girl Is Mine Thriller |
DE53 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8 (12 weeks) UK |
US2
gold
(18 weeks)US |
First published: October 26, 1982
with Paul McCartney |
1983 |
Billie Jean Thriller |
DE2 (40 weeks) DE |
AT2 (6½ months) AT |
CH1 (34 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 2
(33 weeks)UK |
US1 × 5
(25 weeks)US |
First published: January 2, 1983
US: +gold (Digital) |
Beat It Thriller |
DE2 (34 weeks) DE |
AT6 (2½ months) AT |
CH2 (24 weeks) CH |
UK3
platinum
(22 weeks)UK |
US1 × 4
(25 weeks)US |
First release: February 1st, 1983
feat. Eddie Van Halen |
|
Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' Thriller |
DE16 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8th
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US5
platinum
(15 weeks)US |
First published: May 8, 1983
|
|
Human Nature Thriller |
DE64 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH46 (3 weeks) CH |
UK62 (2 weeks) UK |
US7th
platinum
(14 weeks)US |
First published: July 12, 1983
|
|
PYT (Pretty Young Thing) thriller |
DE51 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH92 (1 week) CH |
UK11
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US10 × 2
(16 weeks)US |
First published: September 19, 1983
|
|
Say Say Say Pipes of Peace |
DE12 (19 weeks) DE |
AT10 (3½ months) AT |
CH2 (17 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(15 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(22 weeks)US |
First published: October 3, 1983
with Paul McCartney |
|
Thriller thriller |
DE9 (31 weeks) DE |
AT5 (13 weeks) AT |
CH3 (27 weeks) CH |
UK10
platinum
(55 weeks)UK |
US4th × 6
(19 weeks)US |
First published: November 12, 1983
US: +gold (Digital) |
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1984 | Farewell My Summer Love Farewell My Summer Love |
DE51 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK7 (12 weeks) UK |
US38 (12 weeks) US |
|
Girl You're So Together Farewell My Summer Love |
- | - | - |
UK33 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1985 |
We Are the World We Are the World |
DE2 (21 weeks) DE |
AT2 (4½ months) AT |
CH1 (29 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US1 × 4
(18 weeks)US |
First published: March 7, 1985
with USA for Africa |
Eaten Alive Eaten Alive |
DE38 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH17 (6 weeks) CH |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
US77 (1 week) US |
First published: September 1, 1985
with Diana Ross |
|
1987 |
I Just Can't Stop Loving You Bad |
DE2 (14 weeks) DE |
AT5 (3½ months) AT |
CH2 (15 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(14 weeks)US |
First published: July 20, 1987
with Siedah Garrett |
Bathroom bathroom |
DE4 (25 weeks) DE |
AT9 (4 months) AT |
CH3 (16 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(21 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(14 weeks)US |
First published: September 7, 1987
|
|
The Way You Make Me Feel Bad |
DE12 (17 weeks) DE |
AT15 (3 months) AT |
CH8 (13 weeks) CH |
UK3
gold
(19 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(18 weeks)US |
First published: November 9, 1987
|
|
1988 |
Man in the Mirror Bad |
DE23 (14 weeks) DE |
AT10 (6½ months) AT |
CH22 (3 weeks) CH |
UK2
platinum
(30 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(17 weeks)US |
First published: January 16, 1988
|
Get It Characters |
- | - | - |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
US80 (6 weeks) US |
First published: May 8, 1988
with Stevie Wonder |
|
Dirty Diana bathroom |
DE3 (31 weeks) DE |
AT7 (8 months) AT |
CH3 (21 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(14 weeks)US |
First published: April 18, 1988
|
|
Another Part of Me Bad |
DE10 (14 weeks) DE |
AT20 (1½ months) AT |
CH5 (8 weeks) CH |
UK15 (6 weeks) UK |
US11 (13 weeks) US |
First published: July 11, 1988
|
|
Smooth Criminal Bad |
DE9 (30 weeks) DE |
AT17 (4 months) AT |
CH5 (22 weeks) CH |
UK8th
platinum
(24 weeks)UK |
US7th × 2
(15 weeks)US |
First published: October 24, 1988
|
|
1989 |
Leave Me Alone Bath |
DE16 (12 weeks) DE |
AT15 (2½ months) AT |
CH10 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 13, 1989
|
Liberian Girl Bad |
DE23 (24 weeks) DE |
- |
CH12 (11 weeks) CH |
UK13 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 3, 1989
|
1990s
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1991 |
Do the Bartman The Simpsons Sing the Blues |
DE5 (16 weeks) DE |
AT17 (9 weeks) AT |
CH12 (7 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
Music label: Geffen
author and background |
Black or White Dangerous |
DE2
gold
(34 weeks)DE |
AT2 (22 weeks) AT |
CH1 (29 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
Guest musician: Slash |
|
1992 | Black or White Dangerous - The Remix Collection |
- | - | - |
UK14 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: Alex Imports
The Clivillés & Cole (C&C) Remixes |
Remember the Time / Come Together Dangerous / HIStory |
DE8 (24 weeks) DE |
AT16 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (19 weeks) CH |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
US3
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
|
|
In the Closet Dangerous |
DE15 (22 weeks) DE |
AT23 (2 weeks) AT |
CH25 (3 weeks) CH |
UK8 (8 weeks) UK |
US6th
gold
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
with "Mystery Girl" |
|
Who Is It Dangerous |
DE9 (11 weeks) DE |
AT5 (8 weeks) AT |
CH14 (14 weeks) CH |
UK10 (7 weeks) UK |
US14 (18 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
only appeared in the US in 1993 |
|
Jam Dangerous |
DE18 (19 weeks) DE |
AT28 (3 weeks) AT |
CH22 (4 weeks) CH |
UK13 (7 weeks) UK |
US26 (14 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
with Heavy D |
|
Heal the World Dangerous |
DE3
gold
(37 weeks)DE |
AT4 (21 weeks) AT |
CH5 (27 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
US27 (20 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
|
|
1993 | Whatzupwitu Love’s Alright |
- | - | - | - | - |
Music label: Motown
with Eddie Murphy |
Give In to Me Dangerous |
DE10 (19 weeks) DE |
AT12 (8 weeks) AT |
CH7 (16 weeks) CH |
UK2 (10 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Will You Be There Dangerous |
DE12 (30 weeks) DE |
AT11 (17 weeks) AT |
CH3 1 (21 weeks) CH |
UK9 (10 weeks) UK |
US7th
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
Soundtrack from Free Willy - Call of Freedom |
|
Gone Too Soon Dangerous |
DE45 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH33 (4 weeks) CH |
UK33 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: Epic
not released in the US |
|
1994 | Dangerous Dangerous |
DE99 1 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH78 1 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
Promo single, single release discarded
|
1995 |
Scream / Childhood HIStory |
DE8 (14 weeks) DE |
AT9 (10 weeks) AT |
CH3 (20 weeks) CH |
UK3 (22 weeks) UK |
US5
platinum
(17 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
Scream with Janet Jackson |
You Are Not Alone HIStory |
DE4th
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(24 weeks)AT |
CH1
gold
(28 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(23 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
|
|
Earth Song HIStory |
DE1 × 2
(36 weeks)DE |
AT2
platinum
(25 weeks)AT |
CH1
platinum
(31 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(26 weeks)UK |
US-
gold
US
|
||
Smile HIStory |
DE71 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Music label: Epic
|
|
1996 |
They Don't Care About Us HIStory |
DE1 × 3
(40 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(42 weeks)AT |
CH3 (31 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(25 weeks)UK |
US30th
gold
(13 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
|
Why Brotherhood |
DE29 (13 weeks) DE |
AT21 (9 weeks) AT |
CH11 (13 weeks) CH |
UK2 (12 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: 550 Music
with 3T |
|
Stranger in Moscow HIStory |
DE21 (19 weeks) DE |
AT7 (12 weeks) AT |
CH5 (15 weeks) CH |
UK4 (18 weeks) UK |
US91 (2 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
only released in the US in 1997 |
|
1997 |
Blood on the Dance Floor Blood on the Dance Floor |
DE5
gold
(14 weeks)DE |
AT9 (12 weeks) AT |
CH5 (18 weeks) CH |
UK1 (13 weeks) UK |
US42 (11 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
|
HIStory / Ghosts Blood on the Dance Floor |
DE14 (20 weeks) DE |
AT36 (2 weeks) AT |
CH16 (16 weeks) CH |
UK5 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: Epic
not released in the US |
2000s
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2001 | You Rock My World Invincible |
DE6 (9 weeks) DE |
AT9 (8 weeks) AT |
CH5 (18 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
US10
gold
(20 weeks)US |
Music label: Epic
in the USA only as radio airplay |
Cry Invincible |
DE76 (3 weeks) DE |
AT65 (2 weeks) AT |
CH42 (6 weeks) CH |
UK25 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: Epic
not released in the US |
|
2003 | One More Chance Number Ones |
DE29 (7 weeks) DE |
AT58 (2 weeks) AT |
CH24 (4 weeks) CH |
UK5 (7 weeks) UK |
US83 (5 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
|
2008 |
The Girl Is Mine 2008 Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) |
DE21 (11 weeks) DE |
AT51 (3 weeks) AT |
CH47 (8 weeks) CH |
UK32 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
Music label: Epic
with will.i.am |
Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' 2008 Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) |
DE63 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
CH30 (10 weeks) CH |
UK69 (4 weeks) UK |
US81 (3 weeks) US |
Music label: Epic
with Akon |
|
Beat It 2008 Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) |
- |
AT14 1 (15 weeks) AT |
CH26 (6 weeks) CH |
- | - |
Music label: Epic
with Fergie |
|
2009 | Smile / Is It Scary HIStory , Blood on the Dance Floor |
DE71 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH70 (2 weeks) CH |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
- |
Music label: Epic
|
2010s
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2010 | We Are the World 25 for Haiti | - | - | - |
UK50 (1 week) UK |
US2 (5 weeks) US |
First published: February 12, 2010
with Artists for Haiti |
Hold my hand Michael |
DE7 (15 weeks) DE |
AT9 (10 weeks) AT |
CH9 (11 weeks) CH |
UK10
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US39
gold
(9 weeks)US |
First published: November 15, 2010
|
|
2011 | Hollywood Tonight Michael |
DE55 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: February 11, 2011
|
2014 |
Love Never Felt So Good Xscape |
DE18 (22 weeks) DE |
AT20 (18 weeks) AT |
CH15 (18 weeks) CH |
UK8th
gold
(26 weeks)UK |
US9
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
First release: May 2nd, 2014
feat. Justin Timberlake |
Slave to the Rhythm Xscape |
- | - | - |
UK98 (1 week) UK |
US45 (1 week) US |
First published: May 8, 2014
|
|
A Place with No Name Xscape |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: August 12, 2014
|
|
2017 | Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous Scream |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 6, 2017
with The White Panda |
2018 | Don't Matter to Me Scorpion |
DE16 (5 weeks) DE |
AT18 (4 weeks) AT |
CH5 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US9 (5 weeks) US |
First published: July 10, 2018
Drake feat. Michael Jackson |
Diamonds Are Invincible | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: August 29, 2018
with Mark Ronson |
- 1 : Single released during his lifetime, which only reached its top position in the charts after Jackson's death in 2009
Other singles
This table shows the promotional singles and singles that have never been officially released.
year | Title album |
Composer (s) | Producer (s) | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Someone Put Your Hand Out The Ultimate Collection |
Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley | Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson | Promotional single from Pepsi |
1995 | This Time Around HIStory |
Michael Jackson, Rene Moore, Bruce Swedien , Dallas Austin | Michael Jackson, Dallas Austin | Promotion single |
2001 | Butterflies Invincible |
Andre Harris, Marsha Ambrosius | Michael Jackson, Andre Harris | Promotional single and radio airplay that only appeared in the US and reached number 14 there |
What More Can I Give / Todo Para Ti | Michael Jackson, Rubén Blades (Spanish version) | Michael Jackson, Marc Schaffel | Spanish version as Michael Jackson & Friends , which was never released. However, few pressings exist | |
2009 | This Is It This Is It |
Michael Jackson, Paul Anka | Michael Jackson, John McClain, Mervyn Warren | Promotion single with orchestral version |
2011 | Immortal Megamix Immortal |
Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson , Bill Bottrell | Michael Jackson, Kevin Antunes | only appeared digitally |
Video albums
The following table lists all DVDs and video cassettes in which music plays a major role. It can be music films as well as music videos or concert recordings.
The DualDisc collection Visionary - The Video Singles is classified under Other albums as well as DVDs and video cassettes , since a DualDisc is half a DVD and half a CD .
DVDs have often won awards without ever being in the charts. This can be explained by the fact that DVDs generally sell more slowly than albums or singles, for example. No awards were given for videotapes .
year | title | Remarks |
---|---|---|
1983 | The Making of 'Thriller' | Music video for Thriller including making-of plus a previously unseen Jackson music video (Can You Feel It) ; VHS from Vestron Video (no longer available) |
1988 | Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues | Best of ; VHS from Vestron Video (no longer available) |
1991 | Moonwalker |
this is a music film that used to be available on VHS and has only been available on DVD since 2005 , the DVD was released by Warner and not by Sony US:× 8Eight times platinum , UK: × 9Nine-fold platinum |
1993 | Dangerous - The Short Films |
all music videos and concert excerpts for the songs by Dangerous , earlier the films were sold on VHS and since 2001 only on DVD US:× 3Triple platinum , UK: platinum, DE: platinum |
1995 | Video Greatest Hits - HIStory |
a best-of that, like many others, was previously available on VHS and since 2001 only on DVD US:× 9Nine-fold platinum , UK: × 4Quadruple platinum , DE: × 3Triple gold , AT: gold |
Special Double Video Collection | another best-of, consisting of two video cassettes (“Making Michael Jackson's Thriller” and “Legend Continues”), it was only sold on VHS and is no longer available, the best-of comes from the SPV studio | |
The Wiz - The magical land | a music film that was previously only available on VHS and since 2004 only on DVD, it was released through Universal Studios | |
1997 | HIStory on Film - Volume II |
contains music videos of old hits and the singles from HIStory - Past, Present and Future Book I as well as the remix video for the song Blood on the Dance Floor (Refugee Camp Mix), it was previously available on VHS and since 1998 only on DVD DE : 28th place, UK:× 2Double platinum , DE: platinum |
Ghosts - Deluxe Collector Box Set (Limited Edition) |
Music film that contains various extras and has also been distributed as VHS and video CD (without extras) since 2001 , today it is no longer available UK:gold |
|
2003 | Number ones |
a best-of that is available on DVD and CD US:× 1313 times platinum , UK: platinum |
2004 | The One |
Excerpts from concerts and music videos, with comments from various prominent musicians and Jackson's former producer Quincy Jones , The One is only available on DVD US:gold, UK: gold |
2005 | Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour |
a recording of the live concert in Bucharest during Jackson's Dangerous Tour DE: 8th place, US:× 8Eight times platinum , UK: × 2Double platinum |
2006 | Visionary - The Video Singles | a best-of, consisting of a DualDisc collection and a DVD, it is a re-release of 20 earlier hits as DualDisc |
2008 | History 1 & 2 | UK: platinum |
2009 | History on Film | US: × 6Six-fold platinum |
2010 | Michael Jackson's vision |
a DVD box with 3 DVDs on which all music videos can be found, it was published by Sony Entertainment US:× 5Quintuple platinum , UK: gold, AT: gold |
2011 | This Is It | UK: × 1313 times platinum |
The Life of an Icon | UK: platinum | |
2012 | Live at Wembley | US: gold |
Music videos
Michael Jackson was and is known for his lavish music video productions.
year | title | Remarks |
---|---|---|
1979 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | |
Rock with you | ||
1980 | She's out of my life | |
Billie Jean | ||
Beat it | ||
Say Say Say | with Paul McCartney , La Toya Jackson and Linda McCartney | |
thriller | Ola Ray | |
1985 | We are the world | USA for Africa |
1987 | bath | with Wesley Snipes |
The Way You Make Me Feel | with La Toya Jackson and Tatiana Thumbzten | |
1988 | Man in the Mirror | |
Dirty Diana | Steve Stevens | |
Another part of me | ||
smooth Criminal | also as a "time-lapse" version, as an official video with Kelly Parker, Sean Lennon and Brandon Adams | |
Speed demon | ||
Come together | ||
1989 | Leave me alone | with Bubbles, Louie and Muscles |
Liberian girl | Appearances of many stars and bubbles | |
1991 | Black or White | with Macaulay Culkin , Tyra Banks , Homer and Bart Simpson |
1992 | Remember the time | with Eddie Murphy , Iman and Magic Johnson |
In the Closet | with Naomi Campbell , also as a remix video "Club Mix" | |
Jam | with NBA star Michael "Air" Jordan | |
Who Is It | ||
Heal the World | ||
1993 | Whatzupwitu | with Eddie Murphy |
Give In to Me | with slash , alternative version with other scenes exists | |
Will you be there | also as a Free Willy version | |
Gone Too Soon | Ryan White | |
1995 | HIStory teaser | |
Scream | with Janet Jackson | |
Childhood | also as a Free Willy 2 version | |
You are not alone | with Lisa Marie Presley , alternative version with other scenes and Michael Jackson as angel exists | |
Earth song | One of the most expensive videos in the world. | |
1996 | They Don't Care About Us | Brazil version and prison version (with overlay of various historical atrocities) |
Stranger in Moscow | ||
Why | With 3T | |
1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor | also as a remix video "Refugee Camp Mix" |
HIStory (Tony Moran Remix) | ||
Ghosts | Compilation of the music film of the same name | |
2001 | You Rock My World | With Chris Tucker , Marlon Brando , Michael Madsen , Billy Drago and Miko Brando. There are several versions of different lengths with different sound mixes and some additional scenes. |
Cry | Without an appearance / participation by Michael Jackson | |
What More Can I Give | Studio recordings, shown at the 2002 Bambi Awards and the 2003 Radio Music Awards | |
2003 | One more chance | Excerpts from various music videos and concerts |
2004 | cheater | Excerpts from various concerts (only shown in Great Britain ) |
2009 | This Is It | Editing of scenes from the documentary Michael Jackson's This Is It , 2nd version with recordings of Michael Jackson, his parents' house and fans |
2010 | We Are the World 25 for Haiti | Michael Jackson can be seen in archival footage from 1985 |
Hold my hand | with Akon . Compilation of dance interludes and live performances | |
2011 | Hollywood Tonight | Parts of Michael Jackson's old music videos can be seen |
Behind the mask | Music video compiled from dance and singing performances by Michael Jackson fans | |
All in your name | Film recordings from the recording studio with Barry Gibb | |
2013 | Behind the Mask (Alternate) | Alternative version created in 2011 and made public in 2013 |
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of Michael Jackson's chart successes in the album and single charts.
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|
Awards for music sales
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||||
Argentina (CAPIF) | - | 2 × gold2 | 4 × platinum4th | diamond1 | 1,624,000 |
capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR3 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Australia (ARIA) | - | 18 × gold18th | 138 × platinum138 | - | 7,265,000 | aria.com.au AU2 |
Belgium (BEA) | - | 10 × gold10 | 13 × platinum13 | - | 755,000 | ultratop.be |
Brazil (PMB) | - | 4 × gold4th | platinum1 | - | 380,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | 17 × gold17th | 27 × platinum27 | - | 1,903,500 | ifpi.dk |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 13 × gold13 | 24 × platinum24 | - | 11,875,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | 20 × platinum20th | - | (20,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | 8 × gold8th | 3 × platinum3 | - | 390,321 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | 5 × silver5 | 9 × gold9 | 25 × platinum25th | 6 × diamond6th | 12,125,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | - | 12,000 | ifpi.org ( Memento from February 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | - | 3 × platinum3 | - | 60,000 | Individual evidence |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | gold1 | 7 × platinum7th | - | 37,500 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 13 × gold13 | 14 × platinum14th | - | 1,220,000 | fimi.it |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 14 × gold14th | 18 × platinum18th | - | 4,950,000 | riaj.or.jp JP2 |
Canada (MC) | - | 5 × gold5 | 32 × platinum32 | 2 × diamond2 | 4,810,000 | musiccanada.com |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | - | 16 × gold16 | 24 × platinum24 | diamond1 | 3,730,000 | amprofon.com.mx |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 13 × gold13 | 64 × platinum64 | - | 925,000 | nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 22 × platinum22nd | - | 2,175,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 3 × platinum3 | - | 275,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 8 × gold8th | 25 × platinum25th | - | 1,197,500 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | 5 × gold5 | 10 × platinum10 | diamond1 | 460,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Portugal (AFP) | 2 × silver2 | 4 × gold4th | 5 × platinum5 | - | 174,000 | Individual evidence |
Russia (NFPF) | - | - | 4 × platinum4th | - | 80,000 | Individual evidence |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | 6 × gold6th | 14 × platinum14th | - | 1,290,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 5 × gold5 | 17 × platinum17th | - | 930,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | 7 × gold7th | 28 × platinum28 | - | 2,115,000 | promusicae.es |
Hungary (MAHASZ) | - | 2 × gold2 | 5 × platinum5 | - | 64,000 | slagerlistak.hu |
United States (RIAA) | - | 15 × gold15th | 148 × platinum148 | 4 × diamond4th | 142,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 13 × silver13 | 17 × gold17th | 108 × platinum108 | - | 33,005,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 20 × silver20th | 220 × gold220 | 808 × platinum808 | 15 × diamond15th |
Others
- Composers and producers: Booklet of “The Essential” and hitparade.ch
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- ^ Peter Wilkinson: Jackson was star the world could not ignore. In: CNN. June 29, 2009, accessed July 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Carl Chery: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition. American Press, Jul 20, 2009, p. 100.
- ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, April 1, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Jackson: Off The Wall . In: Virgin Media . Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ a b c [1] Michael Jackson's albums at a glance (engl.)
- ↑ www.mtv.com Michael Jackson's Life & Legacy: The Eccentric King Of Pop (1986–1999 ) Article dated July 2, 2009, accessed on August 21, 2014.
- ^ The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia, July 20, 2009
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2011: New and explosive - Das Rekordfeuerwerk, p. 181
- ↑ Top 40 Best Selling Albums 28 July 1956 - 14 June 2009 . Archived from the original on June 20, 2011.
- ↑ The Making of 'Thriller' in the IMDb (English).
- ↑ Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues in the IMDb (English).
- ↑ Report on Jackson