Release date: August 1979
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #3, U.S. Black Albums Chart: #1 (16 weeks), U.K. Albums Chart: #5
1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
2. Rock With You
3. Working Day And Night
4. Get On The Floor
5. Off The Wall
6. Girlfriend
7. She's Out Of My Life
8. I Can't Help It
9. It's The Falling In Love
10. Burn This Disco Out
Released singles from the album:
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/I Can't Help It
(July 1979 )
Rock With You/Working Day And Night
(November 1979)
Off The Wall/Get On The Floor
(February 1980)
She's Out Of My Life/Get On The Floor
(April 1980)
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Thriller
Release date: December 1, 1982
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #1 (37 weeks), U.S. Black Albums Chart: #1, U.K. Albums Chart: #1 (8 weeks)
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T . .(Pretty Young Thing)
9. The Lady In My Life
Singles released from the album:
The Girl Is Mine/Can't Get Outta The Rain
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
(October 25, 1982)
Billie Jean
(February 1983)
Beat It
(February 1983)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (2)
(May 1983)
Human Nature/Baby Be Mine
(July 1983)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)/Working Day And Night
(October 1983)
Thriller/Can't Get Outta The Rain
(February 1984)
---------------------------------Bad
Release Date: August 31, 1987
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #1 (6 weeks), U.S. Black Albums Chart: #1 (18 weeks), U.K. Albums Chart: #1 (5 weeks)
1. Bad
2. The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Speed Demon
4. Liberian Girl
5. Just Good Friends
6. Another Part Of Me
7. Man In The Mirror
8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
9. Dirty Diana
10. Smooth Criminal
11. Leave Me Alone
Singles released from the album:
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
(July 27, 1987)
Todo Mi amor Eres Tu
('I Just Can't Stop Loving You' in Spanish)
Je Ne Veux Pas La Fin De Nous
('I Just Can't Stop Loving You' in French)
Bad
(Sept. 1987)
The Way You Make Me Feel
(Nov. 1987)
Man In The Mirror
(February 1988)Dirty Diana
(May 7, 1988)
Another Part Of Me
(July 26, 1988)
Smooth Criminal
(November 1988)
< p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DangerousRelease date: November 26, 1991< /p>
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #1 (6 weeks), U.S. Black Albums Chart: (4 weeks), U.K. Albums Chart: #1
1. Jam
2. Why You Wanna Trip On Me
3. In The Closet
4. She Drives Me Wild
5. Remember The Time
6. Can't Let Her Get Away
7. Heal The World
8. Black Or White
9. Who Is It
10. Keep The Faith
11. >
11. Give In To Me
12. Will You Be There
13. Gone Too Soon
14. Dangerous
Released singles from within the album (U.S.A.):
Black Or White
( November 8, 1991)
Remember The Time
(January 14, 1992)
In The Closet
(April 1992)
Jam
(July 1992)
Who Is It
(March 1993)
Will You Be There
(March 24, 1993)
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HIStory: Past, Present, and Future Book I
Release date: June 20, 1995 (U.S.), June 15, 1995 (Europe)
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #1 (2 weeks). US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: #1 (2 weeks), UK Albums Chart: #1
Disc 1
1. Billie Jean
2. The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Black Or White
4. Rock With You
5. She's Out Of My Life
6. Bad
7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
8. Man In The Mirror
9. Thriller
10. Beat
11. It11. The Girl Is Mine
12. Remember The Time
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
15. Heal The World
Disc 2
1. Scream
2. They Don't Care About Us
3. Stranger In Moscow
4. This Time Around
5. Earth Song
6. D.S.
7. Money
8. Come Together
9. You Are Not Alone
10. Childhood
11. Tabloid Junkie
12. 2. Bad
13. HIStory
14. Little Susie
15. Smile
Release singles from the album (U.S.):
Scream
(May 29, 1995)
You Are Not Alone
(May 29, 1995) p>
(August 15, 1995)
They Don't Care About Us
(June 1996)
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Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix
Release date: May 20, 1997
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #24, U.S. R&B/Hip- Hop Albums Chart: #12, UK Albums Chart: #1 (2 weeks)
1. Blood On The Dance Floor
2. Morphine
3. Superfly Sister
4. Ghosts
5. Is This Scary
6. Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix)
7. Money (Fly Island Radio Edit)
8. 2 Bad (Refugee Camp Mix)
9. Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In -This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix)
11. Earth Song (Hani's Club Experience)
12. You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix)
12. Mix)
13. HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)
Invincible
Release date: October 30, 2001
U.S. Pop Albums Chart: #1, U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: #1 (4 weeks), UK Albums Chart: #1
1. Unbreakable
2. Heartbreaker
3. Invincible
4. Break Of Dawn
5. Heaven Can Wait
6. You Rock My World
7. Butterflies
8. Speechless
9. 2000 Watts
10. You Are My Life
11. Privacy
12. Don't Walk Away
12.
13. Cry
14. The Lost Children
15. Whatever Happens
16. Threatened
Singles released from the album (US):
You Rock My World
( October 8, 2001)
Cry
(December 3, 2001)
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There are 7 official solo albums in adult life~< /p>
English name: OFF THE WALL
Chinese name: Off the Wall
Release date: 1979
Album synopsis: This album is the first official solo album released by Michael Jackson as an adult.
English name: THRILLER
Chinese name: trembling
Release time: 1982
Album introduction: this album for Michael Jackson's adult formally released after the second solo album, this album has a huge impact, established the status of MICHAEL King of Songs, BILLIE JEAN dozens of consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, is the most successful song ever.
English name: BAD
Chinese name: Awesome
Release time: 1987
Album introduction: this album for Michael Jackson adult formally released the third solo album, at this time the MICHAEL is walking in the peak period of life.
English name: DANGEROUS
Chinese name: DANGEROUS
Release time: 1991
Album introduction: this album for Michael Jackson adult formally released after the fourth solo album, the album's level of music creation can be said to be the music world's extreme
English name: HISTORY-PAST
English name: HISTORY-PAST
Album introduction: this album for the adult formally released after the third solo album, at this time MICHAEL is walking in the peak of life. HISTORY-PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE BOOK I
Chinese name: History-Past, Present and Future Book I
Release time: 1995
Album introduction: this album for Michael Jackson adult officially released after the fifth solo album, **** two series. The first album for the previous albums of super gold songs, the second album for new songs. The music in the album is superbly shocking, proving once again that the status of the King of Songs is unrivaled.
English name: BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Chinese name: Red Storm
Release time: 1997
Album introduction: this album for Michael Jackson adult formally released after the sixth solo album, for the first time to break the MICHAEL every four years to issue an album.
Album Description: This album is Michael Jackson's sixth solo album in his adult life. The first five songs on this album are new, and the last eight are super remixes of some of the songs from the historical albums.
English name: INVINCIBLE
Chinese name: Invincible
Release date: 2001
Album description: This album is Michael Jackson's seventh official solo album as an adult, and it is said to be the last official album of brand-new songs to be released by MICHAEL. In 2003, Michael Jackson's total number of Top 10 singles (including the Jackson 5 period) had reached a proud 48.
In 2002, Michael Jackson was certified by the latest Guinness Book of World Records as one of the most successful artists on the UK Singles Chart, coming in at number seven.
In October 2001, Michael Jackson's Invincible album was released and went to number one in its first week, making him the artist with the longest gap between number one albums in history (18 years)! It is also the only artist on the US charts to have 4 consecutive studio albums debut at #1 in their first week!
By 2001, the Jackson family was the most successful musical family of all time, with the Jackson 5 having 4 No. 1 hits, Michael Jackson having 14 No. 1 hits and 5 No. 1 albums, and sister Janet having 10 No. 1 hits and 5 No. 1 albums, as well as countless other hit singles and albums.
In September 2001, Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert in Madison was the highest-rated Tuesday program on CBS in seven years (45 million people watched the show) and the highest-rated variety show.
In 2001, MJ was one of only two artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (the first time in '97 as a member of the Jackson 5, and the second time as a solo artist, with the other artist being Paul Simon.) In addition, he was also the youngest person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being 39 years old for the first induction, and 43 for the second (due to the fact that to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame only requires a minimum of 25 years since the release of the first album to be eligible for nomination).
On May 15, 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records added another entry to its list: the most valuable handmade sculpture of a living artist - "Michael Jackson with chimpanzee 'Bubbles'! "! The porcelain statue, sculpted by artist Jeff Koons in 1988, sold for $5,616,750 at Sotheby's New York! Measuring 106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 centimeters (42 x 70.5 x 32.5 inches), the work of art has been described as a "perfect blend of top art and pop culture. The sculpture shows Michael Jackson holding his pet gorilla in his arms.
On October 28, 2000, U.S. television entertainment program Entertainment Tonight announced that MJ was their most-covered artist!
On October 18, 2000, MJ became the most-watched artist on The Voice radio program on demand ("You Are Not Alone", "Heal The World" became major hits).
In 2000, Michael was the "King of Individual Records" in the Guinness Book of World Records (Thousand Miles), sitting alone with 10 records.
In 2000, Michael's Dangerous became the best-selling international album of the 1990s, according to official statistics: it sold 20 million copies worldwide (except in the United States) [Record 1]. It is also the 2nd best-selling international album of all time, behind Thriller (which sold 27 million+ copies outside of the U.S. [Record 2].Michael personally became the best-selling international artist of the 1990s: selling 70 million albums outside of the U.S.*** [Record 3]! Additionally he was the best-selling artist of the 90s, selling 123 million records during this period***, 95 million of which were sold at retail [Record 4]; the Dangerous album was the best-selling solo album by a male artist in the 90s: a total of 27 million copies were sold at retail***, while more than 30 million were shipped worldwide [Record 5]! The best-selling rock song of the 90s was "Black Or White", which sold 5 million singles worldwide***[Record 6] and was the most copied song of the 90s[Record 7]/rock song[Record 8] (30 million copies were shipped of the album Dangerous). Dangerous album, the 18 million shipped HIStory disc 1, and, of course, the single disc which sold 5 million copies itself): the track sold 53 million + copies in one ****! It is thus also the third most-copied song of all time[Record 9], behind "Billie Jean" (****79 million+ copies sold: it is on the 58 million+ selling "Thriller", on the 18 million shipped "HIStory" disc 1, and on the 3 million selling single itself): the song sold 53 million+ copies in one ****! HIStory disc 1, which sold 3 million copies) and "Beat It" (**** sold 78 million+ copies: it was on the 58 million+ selling Thriller, on the 18 million shipped HIStory disc 1, and on its own 2 million selling single disc)[record 10]; the HIStory - Past, Present and Future - Book I album became the third best-selling male solo album of the 1990s: 18 million copies+ shipped worldwide*** and 15 million copies+ retailed [Record 11], and it also became the best-selling double album of the 1990s [Record 12].
On December 11, 1999, MTV voted for the "100 Best Music Videos of the Century" out of 19,000 music videos, and "Thriller" topped the list, becoming the number one music video of the century!
In 1999, the RIAA's Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Video of the Century Awards recognized Michael Jackson's Thriller album as the most successful solo effort of the 20th century, and Michael became the RIAA's "King of R&B", as he sold the most copies of his album, and was recognized as the "King of R&B." Michael is also the youngest male artist to receive the RIAA's Diamond Record Award for selling the most records in the R&B genre.
On November 15, 1999, Guinness World Records announced Michael Jackson as the entertainer with the most sponsorships supporting charitable organizations in the world (39).
In June 1999, according to an official statement from MCY.com, the "Michael & Friends" benefit concert (Munich) received more than 10 million online hits, making it the most viewed single live webcast concert in history at the time.
June 12, 1999 Michael Jackson buys the Best Picture Oscar for "Gone With the Wind" (1939) (awarded to the film's producer, David O. Selznick) at Sotheby's in New York for $1,542,500, making it the most valuable Oscar ever won!
On September 18, 1998, Michael Jackson won the title of "Male Artist with the Most Number One Hits" (13 number one singles) in Billboard magazine's election celebrating the 40th anniversary of the chart.
In 1998, the album Blood On The Dance Floor sold 4.6-5 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling remix album of all time. It also sold over 500,000 copies in the UK, making it the best-selling remix album of all time.
In 1998, the "HIStory" program was statistically the most successful promotional/touring campaign of all time, with 54 million copies of Michael's various albums sold during that period***, and more than 11 million copies of his major singles sold, for a total of 65 million records sold! ! The "HIStory" project became the most successful in the history of the music industry: it generated $1.1 billion in revenue for the industry! Michael himself has become the "King of the Money Makers" in the music industry, and by 1998, his solo career had brought in more than 5 billion dollars in total **** to the music industry, which is unmatched!
In 1998, Michael set a record for the highest artist investment: he injected approximately $1.5 billion (50 percent) into the Jackson-Barden corporate empire.
In 1997, Michael became the most successful international solo artist of all time by selling more than 100 million music album albums overseas*** according to statistics.
In 1997, the HIStory album surpassed 15 million (now 18 million) units sold worldwide, which, because its a double album, equaled 30 million copies sold, making it the best-selling double album in the history of world music (it also set a record in the UK for the best-selling double album in British history).
In 1997, Michael was involved in the 2nd largest entertainment industry charity event of all time: the release of the "In Memory of Princess Diana" album set - **** profit of $84 million! Michael Jackson dedicated the song "Gone Too Soon" to Diana, who died tragically.
In July 1997, 212,601 people attended Michael's "HIStory" concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England, according to the box office. Adding to his previous "Bad" and "Dangerous" tours at the stadium, Michael set a new record on the night of July 17th by playing the "HIStory" concert at the Wembley Stadium. A million people attended Michael's solo concerts at Wembley Stadium (***15 shows, 1988-1997). At the same time, the "HIStory Tour" became the biggest tour in German history, with more than 650,000 people attending.
On March 25, 1997, in Helsinki, Finland, 50,000 tickets were sold out in five hours, a Finnish record
In 1996, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) announced that Michael Jackson had sold 62 million LPs and singles in the United States!
On November 11, 1996, Michael Jackson performs in New Zealand to an audience of at least 86,000 people, the highest recorded number of concert-goers attending a concert in New Zealand's history.
On September 20, 1996, Michael's first concert in Poland drew between 100,000 and 120,000 people, another local record!
September 17, 1996, the Moscow concert sold 50,000 tickets, a Russian record.
During the first week of June 1996, Michael sold 554,000 tickets for his concerts in Germany, more than any other tour in the country's history. If you add Michael's five additional shows in Germany that began on August 10 of the same year, his box office record in Germany was even more impressive. In Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, 250,000 people came to Michael's concert, which means that in the Netherlands, with a population of 14 million people, about 2% of the population attended the King's concert, a new record in Dutch history.
In 1996, Michael Jackson made the longest music video ever (***39 minutes) with the music movie Ghosts, conceived by best-selling author/horror novelist Stephen King and directed by Hollywood special effects guru Stan Winston. (According to reliable sources, "Ghosts" is also the most expensive music video of all time, costing more than "Scream", but due to the confidentiality of the specific data, the Guinness Book of World Records now certifies "Scream" as the most expensive music video of all time. music video.
In May 1996, Michael won five awards at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco ("Best Selling Record - Thriller"; "Best Selling Album"; "World Music Award"; "World Music Award"; "World Music Award"; "World Music Award"). Thriller"; "Best Selling Male Artist of 1995"; "Best Selling American Artist"; "Best Selling R&B Artist"; "Best Selling R&B Artist of All Time"; "Best Selling R&B Artist of All Time"; "Best Selling R&B Artist of All Time"; "Best Selling R&B Artist of All Time". "; and "Best-Selling Artist of All Time"), becoming the most awarded artist in a single year in the history of the awards.
In 1996, Michael performed at the Brit Awards, which attracted 16 million viewers, making it the most watched awards show in British history.
On March 10, 1996, Michael Jackson became the King of the Web, with 6,000 Web sites associated with him, 500 more than the second-place finisher, President Clinton.
In 1996, the "HIStory World Tour" became the most glamorous stage and the best crew (backroom/artist/staff) ever; it was also equipped with the most expensive show equipment (unpublished figures).
In 1995, Michael made at least $120 million from his record sales alone, making him the highest-paid artist in a single year; he sold 30 million albums of all kinds in 95 years***, making him the artist who sold the most records in a single year!
In 1995, Michael Jackson became the most successful solo/R&B artist, with his number one singles spaced from "Ben" in October 1972 to "You Are Not Alone" in September 1995, a period of 22 years. "It was 22 years and 11 months. Before that, he and the Jackson 5 had a No. 1 single with "I Want You Back" back in 1970, making his career as a No. 1 single 25 years long! He had one of the best and longest number one careers of all time.
In 1995, Michael's first single from his "HIStory" album, "Scream/Childhood," reached #3 in the U.K. and #5 in the U.S. in its first week, and was the best first-week single in the 37-year history of the U.S. Billboard charts. It was the best debut week for a single in Billboard magazine's 37-year history, breaking the record of the Beatles' "Let It Be" which debuted at #6; however, the miracle was yet to come, as the second single, "You Are Not Alone," entered the charts at #1, the best debut week for a single in Billboard history (and in Billboard's history). The second single, "You Are Not Alone," entered the charts at No. 1, making it the first No. 1 single in Billboard history (and U.S. history) to debut at No. 1 in its first week.
In 1995, Michael and Janet Jackson's brother-sister video "Scream" became the most expensive music video of all time, costing $7 million. The video, directed by Mark Romanek,*** was shot on seven different sound stages and included flying electric guitars and various other visual effects. The video won the 1995 MTV Award for "Best Dance" and the 1996 Grammy Award for "Best Short Form Music Video".
1995, Most Expensive Album Cover Ever: The cover art for "HIStory" cost a million dollars!
The 1995 release of the 'HIStory' album became the fastest-selling double album of all time, selling 7.5 million units in its initial 37 days of release.
The HIStory album, released in June 1995, was the biggest spending music project of all time, with record-breaking production and promotional efforts (including a 9.1-meter-high solo statue of Jackson erected on the roof of Tower Records in Hollywood, a giant portrait in New York City's Times Square, and another statue of MJ on display in London's River Thames, among other places) -Sony spent $40 million dollars to rock the album worldwide***; and of course, its the most profitable music project (album, single, music video, tour, etc.) in the history of music.
In 1995, Michael Jackson made one of the biggest deals in the history of music publishing with Sony Music: Michael Jackson merged ATV Distribution (which owned the rights to the Beatles and others) with Sony's Distribution Division to form Sony/ATV Distribution, with both companies controlling and splitting the profits equally. The deal was worth more than $1 billion! Michael Jackson then received a $110 million payment from Sony for the deal.
In 1994, the Dangerous album became, by all accounts, the best-selling album of the '90s (27 million copies worldwide) and international (20 million overseas); its promotional run totaled **** sold 40 million copies of all types of Michael's albums, and 17 million copies of his singles.
In 1993, the Dangerous album*** released nine singles ("Black Or White", "Remember The Time", "In The Closet", "Who Is It", "Jam", "Heal The World", "Give In To Me", " Will You Be There", "Gone Too Soon"), making it the album with the highest number of singles released; and the singles have sold a total of 17 million copies, making it the most successful in the history of single-album project promotion.
In October-November 1993, the Dangerous World Tour took place in Mexico, making it the biggest tour in the country's history - five shows*** attracting 500,000 people and **** revenues of 12 million dollars!
In February 1993, the "MJ Talk To Oprah" television interview program became the most-watched celebrity talk show of all time (watched by over 85-100 million people locally in the U.S.), and the 4th highest-rated program in television history.
Michael's halftime performance at the Super Bowl Stadium on January 31, 1993 for that year's NFL opener (broadcast live on NBC) *** drew 133.4 million U.S. viewers, and an additional 1.5 billion viewers in 80 countries around the globe, making it the most watched television show of all time!
In 1993, Michael launched the third-largest entertainment philanthropy of all time - over $70 million in proceeds from the "Dangerous World Tour" went to MJ's own "Heal The World" program. "Heal The World" Foundation and many other charities to help those in need.
In 1993, Michael made the second biggest deal in the history of music publishing and distribution, transferring the repertoire management of ATV Distribution from MCA (Universal Music) to EMI (EMI Distribution), from which he reportedly earned $200 million (up front). Michael was reportedly to receive $200 million (having already received $100 million in advance).
In October 1992, HBO broadcast the Dangerous concert in Bucharest, Romania. The October 1, 1992 Bucharest concert was broadcast live on radio and television in 61 countries around the world and drew an estimated 250 million viewers worldwide, the highest audience in the history of the cable network. record for the highest ratings in cable network history.
In late 1992, Michael's "Dangerous" album became the world's best-selling album of '92; meanwhile, as of 1992, Michael had sold more than 300 million copies of all types of records worldwide.
In October 1992, HBO paid the highest price ever paid for a cable network telecast of a "Dangerous" concert in Bucharest, Romania ($20 million, unbroken to this day).
The 1992 music video for "Remember The Time" utilized the most expensive performance equipment.
Michael Jackson's 1991 music video for "Black Or White" was released simultaneously in 27 countries and attracted 500 million viewers, making it the most watched music video of all time. It was also the most watched music video on MTV.
In 1991, the Dangerous album became the fastest-selling album of all time: 14 million copies were sold within 37 days of its public release! It also became the fastest selling album in UK history, selling over 200,000 copies in 3 days!
In 1991, Michael became the first and only artist in history to have a number one hit on the Billboard charts across four eras: 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1990 1991-2000, with a number one hit in each era. He had a number one hit in each era.
In November 1991, Michael Jackson's white rhinestone glove was auctioned for $28,050, making it one of the most expensive pieces of celebrity apparel.
In 1991, Michael Jackson signed a sixty-five million dollar deal with Sony Music. Meanwhile, MJJ Productions, Mijac Music, MJJ Ventures, Optimum Production and Epic Records Group, Sony Music Entertainment Group, Sony Corporation [Japan headquarters], Warner Timerlane, and Warner Chappell together signed a for an even higher amount of $890 million! The deal, which has a 15-year statute of limitations, covers six albums and a movie project, and Sony will pay Michael Jackson $18 million up front for his next album, plus an additional $5 million for each subsequent album. When the new album is released, Michael will receive 1/4 of the retail sales of the new album [Record 1: Artist with the highest commission]. In addition, Sony will finance Michael's management of his own record label, Nation Records, and pay him $1 million a year, and Michael also wants to start a "Jackson Entertainment Complex" to specialize in music videos, TV spots and movies. ...... All in all, the deal would ultimately bring Michael around $7-10 million, making it the biggest deal in music history [Record 2].
In 1991, an internal analysis by senior executives at Sony's Japanese headquarters concluded that Michael was the most commercially viable artist in the world, and that he was worth as much as $3 billion.
In 1990 statistics showed that Michael was the best-selling artist of the 80's: *** sold 100 million solo records (albums + singles, but not including Motown-era solo record sales). He had the best-selling album of the 80s, Thriller, and the second best-selling album, Bad.Michael had the most number one hits of the 80s: "Rock With You", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Say, Say, Say", "We Are The World", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man In The Mirror", "Dirty Diana".
In 1990, the highest price paid for a living celebrity portrait was $2.1 million for Brett-Livingstone Strong's "The Book," a portrait of Michael Jackson - by Hiromichi Saeki of Japan. -paid by Hiromichi Saeki of Japan.
In 1989 Michael Jackson became Britain's best-selling solo male artist, selling 3.9 million copies of his 'Bad' album in the UK and more than 3.3 million copies of 'Thriller'.
In 1989, Forbes magazine estimated that Michael Jackson was the highest paid entertainer of 1989 ($125 million).
In 1989, Michael Jackson's "Bad" tour became the most expensive musical project in terms of sponsorship: $10 million from PepsiCo! This record was not broken until 1992 by Michael's own "Dangerous" tour (which was sponsored by Pepsi for an additional $12 million).
From 1989 to the present, "Moonwalker" and "Thriller Production Highlights" are the #1 and #2 best-selling music videos of all time! 'Legend Continues' has also done phenomenal sales in Europe, becoming the best-selling/fastest-selling music video in the UK.
In 1988, Forbes magazine estimated that Michael Jackson was the highest-paid artist of 1988 ($97 million).
In 1988, Michael's "Bad World Tour" was the largest UK tour in history.