History AwesomeMusic / MichaelJackson

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tpuu-Up90 "You Rock My World"]] is easily the best song from ''Invincible'', and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7ABIM2qjU music video]] is even more awesome, and co-stars Chris Tucker!

* From ''Music/{{Invincible}}''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tpuu-Up90 "You Rock My World"]] is easily the best song from ''Invincible'' and it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7ABIM2qjU music video]] is even more awesome, and co-stars Chris Tucker!
* From ''Music/{{Michael}}''

* From ''Music/{{Xscape}}''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG08ukJPtR8 "Love Never Felt So Good"]] especially the duet version with Music/JustinTimberlake.

** Imposter or not, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgzdLoSjOZg "Monster"]] is a pretty damn catchy song. And features a rap solo from Music/{{50Cent}}.

** Imposter or not, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgzdLoSjOZg "Monster"]] is a pretty damn catchy song. And features a rap solo from Music/50Cent.

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Music/{{Invincible}}'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs. Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't into NewWaveMusic or HairMetal, and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2wYZFji0Cs Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)]]". [[EpicRocking Eight minutes]] of pure, concentrated awesome. If one listens closely, they can even hear what must be an early inspiration for "Thriller".

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Music/{{Invincible}}'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs. Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't into [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] or [[HairMetal hair metal]], and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Music/{{Invincible}}'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs. Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't into [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] or hair metal, and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Music/{{Invincible}}'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs. Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't a metalhead, and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough]]," his first big solo smash.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 Rock With You]]." More great disco/post-disco.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBS4zUjJZo Blame It on the Boogie]] with Music/TheJacksonFive (actually [[Music/TheJacksonFive The Jacksons]]), proof that disco can be good.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 Rock With You]]. More great disco/post-disco.

* Not for nothing is ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' by far the best-selling album of all time by any artist, ever. Jackson wanted to assemble an album with no filler tracks, resulting in nine songs of which ''seven'' were released as singles, with every one reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard charts, and three - "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean" - getting to #1.[[note]] "The Girl is Mine" reached #2, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" made it to #5, "Human Nature" peaked at #7, and "P.Y.T." managed to sneak in at #10.[[/note]] The three chart-toppers were also matched to three videos which collectively revolutionised the medium of the music video.

* ''Music/{{Bad}}'' was one of the most hotly anticipated albums in pop history when it was released in 1987. Like ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' before it, it spawned seven hit singles (only "Speed Demon", "Liberian Girl", and "Just Good Friends" were not released as singles[[note]] In the United States, at least; "Liberian Girl" was released as a single in Europe and Australia.[[/note]]), with ''five'' - "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", and "Dirty Diana" - reaching #1.[[note]] "Smooth Criminal" was also a Top 10 hit, peaking at #7, while "Another Part of Me" reached #11.[[/note]] It would be 23 years before another album duplicated this feat (Music/KatyPerry's ''Teenage Dream''), and it has never been surpassed.

* From ''Music/{{Bad}}'':

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZr_1K5oY_k "Speed Demon"]].

* Not for nothing is ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' by far the best-selling album of all time by any artist, ever.

** The bouncy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0itw6rmmI "P.Y.T."]] ups the energy of the album again with still more {{Earworm}}y goodness in the rhythm track and the refrain.

*** The impeccably-scored [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG9OzYVSg3c "Baby Be Mine"]] meshes the lyrics of a plaintive love ballad with more outstanding drums, bass, brass, and keyboards. It was one of just two songs on the album not to be released as a single,[[note]] It was, however, released as the B-side to "Human Nature".[[/note]] which is a shame, as it more than holds its own against the album's more famous tracks.

** The late night horror film-inspired title track may be somewhat camp, but Jackson's performance on it is superb, outdone only by the deliciously sinister yet hammy narration by Creator/VincentPrice over the song's second half. And then there's the epic-length [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA video]] directed by Creator/JohnLandis that pushed back the boundaries of what a ConceptVideo could do. Who knew the hordes of a ZombieApocalypse were such [[TheDeadCanDance incredible dancers]]?

** The trifecta of songs inspiring seminal early music videos is completed with the paternity-denying [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y "Billie Jean",]] which opens with a simple yet memorable syncopated riff and never lets the listener's attention go for a second.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnhg7uP9wp4 "Human Nature"]] is one of the best love ballads Jackson ever recorded, with an immensely catchy beat and a terrific vocal performance.

** The late night horror film-inspired title track may be somewhat camp, but Jackson's performance on it is superb, outdone only by the deliciously sinister yet hammy narration by Creator/VincentPrice over the song's second half. And then there's the epic-length [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA video]] directed by Creator/JohnLandis that pushed back the boundaries of what a ConceptVideo could do. Who knew the hordes of a ZombieApocalypse were such incredible dancers?

*** The impeccably-scored [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG9OzYVSg3c "Baby Be Mine"]] meshes the lyrics of a plaintive love ballad with more outstanding drums, bass, brass, and keyboards. It was one of just two songs on the album not to be released as a single, which is a shame, as it more than holds its own against the album's more famous tracks.

** The bouncy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgxnjgVFi4 "P.Y.T."]] ups the energy of the album again with still more {{Earworm}}y goodness in the rhythm track and the refrain.

** The trifecta of songs inspiring classic videos is completed with the paternity-denying [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y "Billie Jean",]] which opens with a simple yet memorable syncopated riff and never lets the listener's attention go for a second.

* Not for nothing is ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' by far the best-selling album of all time by any artist, ever:
** "The Girl Is Mine". With Music/PaulMcCartney!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0hZG-zNOk Beat It]], especially the {{Epic Riff}}s and guitar solo courtesy of [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgxnjgVFi4 "P.Y.T."]].
%%** Music/{{Thriller}} goes without saying.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZr_1K5oY_k "Speed Demon"]].

* Two songs recorded with the great [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]], but never released: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbkFiM15Yhc State of Shock]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Shock later released by The Jacksons with]] Music/MickJagger) and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKEHgeH884 There Must Be More to Life than This]]. WhatCouldHaveBeen...

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough]] from ''Music/OffTheWall''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 Rock With You]], also from ''Music/OffTheWall''. More great disco/post-disco.
* "The Girl Is Mine" from ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. With Music/PaulMcCartney!
* Music/{{Thriller}} goes without saying.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0hZG-zNOk&ob=av3n Beat It]], especially the {{Epic Riff}}s and guitar solo courtesy of [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgxnjgVFi4 "P.Y.T."]] from ''Music/{{Thriller}}''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As "The Way You Make Me Feel"]] from ''Music/{{Bad}}''.
* It's SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic as it is, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_D3VFfhvs4 the video]] for "Smooth Criminal" from ''Music/{{Bad}}'' is easily one of his best. Especially that anti-gravity lean.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0 "Black or White"]] from ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' and its great music video.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeiFF0gvqcc Remember the Time]] from ''Music/{{Dangerous}}''and ''its'' great video.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk "Jam"]], a lesser-known song from ''Music/{{Dangerous}}''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4A1K4lXDo "Scream"]] from ''Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI'', in the expensive spaceship with Music/JanetJackson. A video that, to this day, is one of the most expensive music videos ever made (topping out at about $7 million).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEEMi2j6lYE "Stranger in Moscow"]], another lesser-known song from ''Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI''.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps Man in the Mirror]]" from ''Music/{{Bad}}''. That TruckDriversGearChange!

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Invincible'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs. Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't a metalhead, and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBS4zUjJZo Blame It on the Boogie]] (actually [[Music/TheJacksonFive The Jacksons]]), proof that disco can be good.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 Rock With You]]. More great disco/post-disco.
* "The Girl Is Mine". With Music/PaulMcCartney!

* Two songs recorded with the great [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]], but never released: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbkFiM15Yhc State of Shock]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Shock later released by The Jacksons with]] [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Jagger]]) and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKEHgeH884 There Must Be More to Life than This]]. WhatCouldHaveBeen...
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgxnjgVFi4 P.Y.T.]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As The Way You Make Me Feel]].
* It's SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic as it is, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_D3VFfhvs4 the video]] for "Smooth Criminal" is easily one of his best. Especially that anti-gravity lean.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0 Black or White]] and its great music video.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeiFF0gvqcc Remember the Time]] and ''its'' great video.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk Jam]], a lesser-known song.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4A1K4lXDo Scream]], in the expensive spaceship with Music/JanetJackson. A video that, to this day, is one of the most expensive music videos ever made (topping out at about $7 million).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEEMi2j6lYE Stranger in Moscow]], another lesser-known song from later in his career.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps Man in the Mirror]]". That TruckDriversGearChange!

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBS4zUjJZo Blame It on the Boogie]] (actually The Jacksons), proof that disco can be good.

* Most of his songs. Even his last album, ''Invincible'' -- while easily his worst -- has several superb songs on it that we only ''wish'' others could adequately perform, let alone his larger than life 1980s songs.
** Jackson's music pretty much WAS the music of the '80s if you weren't a metalhead, and most likely helped inspire or kickstart a few new musical genres on its own.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBS4zUjJZo&ob=av2e Blame It on the Boogie]] (actually The Jacksons), proof that disco can be good.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0&ob=av3e Rock With You]]. More great disco/post-disco.
* The Girl Is Mine. With Music/PaulMcCartney!

* It's SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic as it is, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_D3VFfhvs4 the video]] for ''Smooth Criminal'' is easily one of his best. Especially that anti-gravity lean.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk Jam]], a [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove lesser-known]] song.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4A1K4lXDo Scream]], in the expensive spaceship with Music/JanetJackson.
** A video that, to this day, is one of the most expensive music videos ever made (topping out at about $7 million).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEEMi2j6lYE&ob=av3e Stranger in Moscow]], another lesser-known song from later in his career.

* What about "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps Man in the Mirror]]"? That [[TruckDriversGearChange TRUCK DRIVERS' GEAR CHANGE]]!!!!!