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For other uses, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation).

\"King of Pop\" redirects here. For other uses, see King of Pop (disambiguation).

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Michael Jackson
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Born	Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-08-29)August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana, US
Died	June 25, 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, US
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest caused by acute propofol intoxication
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, US
Other names	Michael Joe Jackson
Occupations	Singer songwriter dancer record producer
Spouses	\n Lisa Marie Presley \n (m. 1994; div. 1996) \n Debbie Rowe \n (m. 1996; div. 2000)
Children	3, including Paris
Parents	Joe Jackson Katherine Jackson
Family	Jackson family
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop soul R&B funk rock disco post-disco dance-pop new jack swing
Instrument	Vocals
Discography	Albums singles songs
Years active	1964\u20132009
Labels	Steeltown Motown Epic Legacy Sony MJJ Productions
Formerly of	The Jackson 5
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Website	michaeljackson.com
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 \u2013 June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the \"King of Pop\", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his world record music achievements broke racial barriers in America and his publicized personal life made him a global figure. Through songs, stages, and fashion, he proliferated visual performance for singers in pop music; popularizing street dance moves including the moonwalk (which he named), the robot, and the anti-gravity lean. Guinness World Records named him the most successful entertainer of all-time.\n

As part of the Jackson family, Michael at age six made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). The Jackson 5 signed with Motown in 1968 and achieved worldwide success with Michael as lead singer. Jackson achieved solo stardom with the release of his fifth album Off the Wall (1979). He followed it up with Thriller (1982), which became the best-selling album of all time, which aided the popularization of MTV with the music videos for its title track along with \"Beat It\" and \"Billie Jean\". These are also credited with transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. Jackson furthered his position as a global superstar with Bad (1987), the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: \"I Just Can't Stop Loving You\", \"Bad\", \"The Way You Make Me Feel\", \"Man in the Mirror\", and \"Dirty Diana\". Dangerous (1991) saw him venture into an array of artistic sounds, and became one of the most successful albums of the 1990s. HIStory (1995) produced \"You Are Not Alone\", the first song to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as the protest songs \"Earth Song\" and \"They Don't Care About Us\".\n

From the late 1980s, Jackson became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his changing appearance, relationships, behavior, and lifestyle. He was accused of sexually abusing the child of a family friend in 1993. In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. While preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, he died in 2009 from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. His televised memorial service, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was estimated to have been viewed by more than 2.5 billion people. \n

Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 500 million records worldwide.^{[nb 1]} He had 13 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (the fourth-highest in Hot 100 history) and is the first artist to have a top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades. Jackson's inductions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame (making him the only recording artist to be inducted). As one of the most-awarded artists in popular music, he received 13 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Legend Award, 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century, six Brit Awards, three presidential honors, the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award, and 12 World Music Awards including the Millennium Award, among other awards. In 2024, half of his music catalogue sold to Sony for $600 million, the largest music acquisition for a single artist in history.\n

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v t e Michael Jackson songs
\n Singles \n Songs \n Unreleased songs \n
1970s	\n \"Got to Be There\" \n \"Ain't No Sunshine\" \n \"I Wanna Be Where You Are\" \n \"Rockin' Robin\" \n \"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone\" \n \"You've Got a Friend\" \n \"Ben\" \n \"Everybody's Somebody's Fool\" \n \"My Girl\" \n \"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day\" \n \"We've Got a Good Thing Going\" \n \"With a Child's Heart\" \n \"Morning Glow\" \n \"All the Things You Are\" \n \"Happy\" \n \"Too Young\" \n \"Music and Me\" \n \"We're Almost There\" \n \"Just a Little Bit of You\" \n \"You Can't Win\" \n \"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough\" \n \"Rock with You\" \n \"Working Day and Night\" \n \"It's the Falling in Love\" \n
1980s	\n \"Off the Wall\" \n \"Girlfriend\" \n \"She's Out of My Life\" \n \"One Day in Your Life\" \n \"The Girl Is Mine\" \n \"Billie Jean\" \n \"Beat It\" \n \"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'\" \n \"Human Nature\" \n \"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)\" \n \"Thriller\" \n \"You've Really Got a Hold on Me\" \n \"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)\" \n \"Lonely Teardrops\" \n \"That's What Love Is Made Of\" \n \"Farewell My Summer Love\" \n \"Girl You're So Together\" \n \"I Just Can't Stop Loving You\" \n \"Bad\" \n \"The Way You Make Me Feel\" \n \"Speed Demon\" \n \"Liberian Girl\" \n \"Just Good Friends\" \n \"Another Part of Me\" \n \"Man in the Mirror\" \n \"Dirty Diana\" \n \"Smooth Criminal\" \n \"Leave Me Alone\" \n \"Twenty-Five Miles\" \n
1990s	\n \"Black or White\" \n \"Jam\" \n \"In the Closet\" \n \"Remember the Time\" \n \"Heal the World\" \n \"Who Is It\" \n \"Give In to Me\" \n \"Will You Be There\" \n \"Gone Too Soon\" \n \"Dangerous\" \n \"Come Together\" \n \"Scream\" \n \"Childhood\" \n \"They Don't Care About Us\" \n \"Stranger in Moscow\" \n \"This Time Around\" \n \"Earth Song\" \n \"D.S.\" \n \"You Are Not Alone\" \n \"Tabloid Junkie\" \n \"HIStory\" \n \"Smile\" \n \"Mind Is the Magic\" \n \"Blood on the Dance Floor\" \n \"Ghosts\" \n \"Is It Scary\" \n \"On the Line\" \n
2000s	\n \"Speechless\" \n \"You Rock My World\" \n \"Heaven Can Wait\" \n \"Butterflies\" \n \"Cry\" \n \"One More Chance\" \n \"Cheater\" \n \"(I Like) The Way You Love Me\" \n \"Fall Again\" \n \"This Is It\" \n
2010s	\n \"Hold My Hand\" \n \"Hollywood Tonight\" \n \"(I Can't Make It) Another Day\" \n \"Behind the Mask\" \n \"Don't Be Messin' 'Round\" \n \"I'm So Blue\" \n \"Price of Fame\" \n \"Love Never Felt So Good\" \n \"Chicago\" \n \"Loving You\" \n \"A Place with No Name\" \n \"Slave to the Rhythm\" \n \"Do You Know Where Your Children Are\" \n \"Blue Gangsta\" \n
2020s	\n \"She's Trouble\" \n
Other	\n \"We Are the World\" \n \"What More Can I Give\" \n \"We Are the World 25 for Haiti\" \n \"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous\" \n \"Diamonds Are Invincible\" \n
Featured	\n \"A Brand New Day\" \n \"Ease on Down the Road\" \n \"Who's Right, Who's Wrong\" \n \"Night Time Lover\" \n \"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone\" \n \"State of Independence\" \n \"Muscles\" \n \"Say Say Say\" \n \"Somebody's Watching Me\" \n \"Don't Stand Another Chance\" \n \"Centipede\" \n \"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)\" \n \"Eaten Alive\" \n \"Get It\" \n \"2300 Jackson Street\" \n \"Do the Bartman\" \n \"Whatzupwitu\" \n \"Why\" \n \"I Need You\" \n \"We Be Ballin'\" \n \"Girls, Girls, Girls\" \n \"All in Your Name\" \n \"There Must Be More to Life Than This\" \n \"Low\" \n \"Don't Matter to Me\" \n
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Life and career

Early life and the Jackson 5 (1958\u20131975)

Move to Epic and Off the Wall (1975\u20131981)

Thriller and Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1982\u20131983)

Pepsi incident, \"We Are the World\" and other commercial activities (1984\u20131985)

Increased tabloid speculation (1986\u20131987)

Bad, autobiography, and Neverland (1987\u20131990)

Dangerous and public social work (1991\u20131993)

First child sexual abuse accusations and first marriage (1993\u20131995)

HIStory, second marriage, fatherhood and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1995\u20131997)

Label dispute and Invincible (1997\u20132002)

Documentary, Number Ones, second child abuse allegations and acquittal (2002\u20132005)

Final years, financial problems, Thriller 25 and This Is It (2005\u20132009)

Death

Memorial service

Criminal investigation and prosecution of Conrad Murray

Posthumous sales

Posthumous releases and productions

Posthumous child sexual abuse allegations

Legacy

Philanthropy and humanitarian work

Artistry

Vocal style

Influences

Musicianship

Dance

Themes and genres

Music videos and choreography

Honors and awards

Earnings

Discography

Filmography

Tours

See also

Notes

References

Citations

Print sources

Further reading

External links

Michael Jackson

Media collections