Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. At the time, no one could have predicted that this young black boy would go on to set several records in later years and have the attention of the largest audience in the world. Because of the legendary nature of his career.
1963
Michael Jackson's talent for singing and dancing began to emerge at the age of five, and with the help of his parents and four older siblings, Michael Jackson continued to show more and more skill as he grew older over the next few years.
In 1968
Michael Jackson's band released its first record, "Big Boy," on a local label, Steeltown, and it was well received.
1969
Michael Jackson was recognized by the mayor of the city, who introduced him to Diana Ross, and then to Motown's owner Berry Gordy, who moved the family to Los Angeles. At the end of the same year, Michael Jackson's first single, "I Want You Back," topped the charts, followed by hits such as "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll be there.
1970
This was almost the year of Michael Jackson. Over the course of the year, all of the band's first four songs became chart-topping singles. At the same time, Michael Jackson performed all over the world, causing a sensation wherever he went.
1971
In December, Michael Jackson released his first solo single, "Got to be There," which reached number four. It marked the beginning of his legendary solo solo career.
1972
January, Michael Jackson's first solo singing album, Got To Be There, is released, yielding two Top 10 charting songs.
In August, the album Ben was released, with the album's companion single (which also served as the theme song for the movie of the same name) becoming his first number-one single, making him the youngest artist in U.S. history to have a number-one single (at 14 years and 46 days). And the following year it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Performance of a Song from a Motion Picture.
In December, Michael Jackson became the youngest artist to win Billboard's year-end awards for "Best Single Artist" and "Best Single by a Male Artist".
1973
In May, Michael Jackson's album Music And Me was released, but failed to continue its success.
1975
In February, Michael Jackson's album Forever, Michael was released, still failing to continue the good work.
In May, with the Jackson Five moving to Epic Records, Jermaine broke away from the group and the band changed its name to "The Jacksons".
1978
Michael Jackson appeared in The Wizard of Oz, singing the song "Ease on down the road" with Diana Ross*** and playing the role of the Scarecrow. As a result of singing the movie's theme song, Michael Jackson became acquainted with album producer Quincy Jones.
1979
The post-1979 era was Michael Jackson's, with the album Off The Wall released in August under Epic. The first single, "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough," not only topped the charts, but also won him a Grammy Award for "Best Male Blues Vocalist. The album sold 19 million copies worldwide as of 2002 and stayed on the Billboard charts until 1984, when it dropped.
1980
Michael Jackson releases "Triumph," an album that he performs across the U.S. in 1981, earning $5.5 million, making him one of the year's highest-paid artists.
1982
December 1982
Michael Jackson's most iconic album of his career, and the pinnacle of his career, "Thriller," was released. The album went on to be the number one album not only on the U.S. Albums Chart for 37 weeks, but also in every country in the world, with seven Top 10 singles, 12 Grammy nominations, and seven trophies. It sold more than 59 million copies worldwide in 2002 and is still growing.
In March 1983
Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts for seven weeks, including one week at No. 1 in the U.K., becoming a double No. 1 on the U.K. and U.S. singles charts and his third platinum single. In addition, the album also topped both charts, making him the first person ever on Billboard's charts to top both the album and single charts on the pop and black charts.
In December, the music video "Thriller" premiered nationwide to a record audience of 10 million households. At the end of this year's year-end awards from major media outlets, Michael Jackson won big. These included 12 Billboard Magazine year-end awards and eight Rolling Stone Ballot Awards.
1984
In February, at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, Michael Jackson set a new record by winning eight awards alone, a record that stands to this day. At the same time, "Thriller" was officially entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling album of all time, having sold more than 27 million copies worldwide.
June saw the release of Victory, the Michael Jackson Band's biggest success. The band then embarked on their final tour, The Victory Tour, which ended with Michael officially announcing that he would no longer be performing with the band and that their next ****ing performance together would be in 2001.
1985
April 1985
We Are The World, which featured 45 of the biggest names in American music **** together, was released, breaking the all-time record for single-song record sales and earning more than $50 million in record sales. The entire charitable operation raised $125 million a **** when the proceeds from other related activities are counted.
1986
In February, at the 28th Annual Grammy Music Awards, "We Are The World" took home "Recording of the Year," "Song of the Year. "Pop Duet or Group of the Year" and "Short Form Video of the Year".
1987
In August, the album "Bad" was released and immediately took the number one spot in 24 countries worldwide. The album a**** produced six Billboard Top 10 singles, including five number one hits (a record).
In September, Michael Jackson embarked on his first solo world tour, visiting 15 countries on four continents, performing 123 shows and attracting a record audience of 4.5 million people. The tour, Michael Jackson a **** earnings of 125 million U.S. dollars, if you take into account inflation, this figure in 2005 more than 200 million U.S. dollars.
1988
In December, the music video album "Monnwalker" was released, becoming the best-selling full-length video of all time. And in second place was his 1984 release Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller.
1989
In February, Michael Jackson was awarded the highest honor of the Special Achievement Award at the National Music Awards.
1990
April 1990
Michael Jackson was invited by President George H.W. Bush to the White House to receive the "Entertainer of the Decade" award.
1991
March 1991
Michael Jackson signs a six-album, billion-dollar deal with Sony, with royalties alone amounting to $18 million in cash advances.
November, the single "Black Or White" was released and immediately topped the charts in every country, and its music video once again made M Michael Jackson the center of public opinion because of its advanced computer effects and controversial dance sequences.November 26, the album "Dangerous" was released, setting a record for debut releases, and in the five weeks following its release , a **** shipped 14 million copies worldwide.
1992
In June, the Dangerous Tour opened in Munich, Germany, kicking off one of the most ambitious tours of all time.
1993
On February 10, Michael Jackson appeared on talk show queen Oprah Winfrey's TV show, his first media interview in 14 years, and on February 24, he was honored with the 35th annual Grammy "Contemporary Legends Award".
In September, as Michael Jackson's tour was in full swing around the world, a boy filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of sexual assault. The tour was then forced to end midway through and his career suffered a severe blow.
In January 1994
after four months of unsuccessful investigations and depositions, Michael Jackson later paid tens of millions of dollars to reach an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiff.
In May, Michael Jackson and Lisa Mary, the daughter of rock star Elvis Presley, secretly flew to the Dominican Republic to tie the knot, triggering a media chase as a witnessing judge leaked the news in early July.
1995
In May, the single "Scream," a duet with sister Janet Jackson, entered Billboard magazine's pop singles chart at No. 5 in its first week.
In June, Michael Jackson's album HIStory was released, featuring 15 classic old favorites from his solo career and 15 brand new masterpieces. Most of the singles were boycotted by public opinion and the media in this country due to the sensitivity of some of the songs to poke a fatal nerve in American society. That's why this costly masterpiece spent only 37 weeks on the charts before going off the charts, selling only 4 million units. In the rest of the world, the album has continued Michael Jackson's undefeated streak, having sold a cumulative 19 million units, making it the best-selling multi-disc set of all time.
In September, "You Are Not Alone" topped the singles chart in its first week of release, becoming the first song in Billboard singles chart history to win in its first week.
In December, the single "Earth Song" was released and became another Michael Jackson classic, selling more than 3.5 million copies in Europe alone (1 million in the UK), but in the US it did radio release only as a Promo double single of another song, "This Time Around".
1996
Michael Jackson announced that he would form a joint venture with the Prince of Arabia to form a multi-media entertainment conglomerate, Kingdom Entertainment. Michael Jackson stated that the company would span hotels, amusement parks, movies, cartoons, recordings, publishing, travel, and a variety of home entertainment products. They continually emphasized the family values aspect of the joint venture, which in no way promotes depravity or immorality. The group will have subsidiaries in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
In September, Michael Jackson embarked on the HIStory Tour, a 13-month worldwide tour that featured 82 shows and a record attendance of 4.6 million people. Although the show's revenues were not disclosed, projections of the audience numbers, given Michael Jackson's popularity and stature, were enough to place the tour among the most lucrative tours of all time.
In November, Michael Jackson married nurse Debbie Rowe in Australia, beginning his second marriage.
1997
In February, Michael Jackson's new wife, Debbie, gives birth to a son with his full participation.
In May, the dance remix album Blood On The Dance Floor was released. Selling six million copies worldwide, it became the best-selling remix album of all time.
1998
In April, Michael's daughter with Debbie Lowe is born, named Paris.
October 1999
Michael's marriage to Debbie Lowe breaks down, giving him custody of the child.
2000
In May, Michael Jackson won the "Best Selling Male Artist of the Millennium" award at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. By that time, he had sold 500 million copies of his albums around the world, a record unmatched in history.
2001
In September, Michael Jackson returned to the stage at New York's Manderson Square Garden for two shows commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of his solo career, with The Jacksons, Michael's first live performances on American soil since 1989's Bad Tour.
In October, Michael Jackson's album Invincible was released, shipping 4.4 million copies in ten days. However, the album disappeared from view for a short time due to a lack of adequate single promotion and a general negative public opinion of "lack of originality and clichéd content". Despite this, it sold a staggering eight million copies during the recession, the vast majority of which were sold within six months of its release.
January 2002
Michael Jackson was honored as the "Artist of the Century" at the National Music Awards.
2003
October 2003
Michael Jackson was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In November, on the same day that Michael Jackson's #1 hit "Number Ones" was released, he was forced to turn himself in to the California police for investigation of another child molestation case. Michael Jackson was once again at a low point in his life's path.
June 2005
After a year-long forensic investigation and more than five months of court proceedings, Michael Jackson was eventually found not guilty of all 14 charges against him.
May 2006
In May, after nearly a year out of the public eye, Michael Jackson makes a surprise appearance in Tokyo, Japan, to receive the "Legendary Artist Award" from the MTV Asia Awards.
2009
In May, Michael Jackson announced that he would perform a series of concerts in London, marking the first time in a decade that he had announced a comeback. 20 May, Michael Jackson announced that he was postponing the comeback concerts, with organizers saying that he was in "excellent health".
On June 25, Michael Jackson suffered a heart attack and fell into a deep coma, and was later pronounced dead by doctors.