Michael Jackson singles discography

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This page lists the singles discography of Michael Jackson, which includes chart positions of singles released by Jackson for the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada (CA), Australia (AU), Germany (DE), France (FR) and Ireland (IE).

Contents

[edit] Solo

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[1]
US CB[2] US
R&B
US Dance UK
[3]
CAN
[4]
AUS
[5]
GER
[6]
FRA
[7]
SWI [8] IRE
[9]
AUT NL BEL EU ISR NOR DEN ITA SPA NZ TUR
1971 "Got to Be There" 4 1 4 - 5 - 83 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Got to Be There
1972 "Rockin' Robin" 2 1 2 - 3 - 16 - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - 16 1
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" 16 7 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87
"Ain't No Sunshine" - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - 86 86
"Ben" 1 2 5 - 7 - 1 - - - 15 - 2 - - - - - - - 12 1 Ben
1973 "With a Child's Heart" 50 37 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Music and Me
"Music and Me" - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 - - - - - - - - 49
"Happy" - - - - 52 - 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 98
1975 "We're Almost There" 54 57 7 - 46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77 Forever, Michael
"Just a Little Bit of You" 23 30 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979 "You Can't Win" 81 - 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Wiz
"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 13 52 4 10 11 2 - - - 1 - 6 2 1 1 Off the Wall
"Rock with You" 1 1 1 7 4 4 58 59 - 11 - - - - - - - 9 1 3 1
1980 "Off the Wall" 10 11 5 - 7 3 94 - - 18 20 - 23 - - - 4 - - - 14 1
"She's out of My Life" 10 14 43 - 3 10 17 - - - 4 - 19 - - - - - - - 6 2
"Girlfriend" 2 - - - - 41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49 -
1981 "One Day in Your Life" 55 72 42 - 1 - 9 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 48 100 One Day in Your Life
1982 "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) 2 3 1 - 8 6 4 53 6 - 4 - 12 - - 5 2 - - - 3 1 Thriller
1983 "Billie Jean" 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 - 1 1 2 1
"Beat It" 1 1 1 - 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 8 - 9 1 1 1
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" 5 6 1 1 8 11 25 16 10 30 5 - 1 3 4 - 22 14 - 4 1
"Human Nature" 5 6 7 10 27 - 62 17 63 64 - - - - 14 - - 4 - - - - 33 1
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 10 15 46 - 11 24 40 51 - - 4 - 13 - - - - - - - - 4
1984 "Thriller" 4 2 3 1 10 4 4 9 1 3 4 5 3 1 4 3 7 3 2 1 6 1
"Farewell My Summer Love" 38 34 37 - 7 - 68 51 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - 35 90 Farewell My Summer Love
"Girl You're So Together" 2 - - - - 33 - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - - -
1987 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(with Siedah Garrett)
1 2 1 - 1 2 10 2 12 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 - 3 1 Bad
"Bad" 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 4 3 1 9 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 1
"The Way You Make Me Feel" 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 12 29 8 1 15 6 3 3 3 - 6 7 1 2 2
1988 "Man in the Mirror" 1 1 1 - 2 6 39 23 - - 3 10 16 7 2 15 - - - 4 1
"Dirty Diana" 1 1 5 - 4 7 27 3 9 3 3 7 2 1 1 1 17 2 6 1 5 1
"Another Part of Me" 11 12 1 18 15 46 44 10 32 5 5 20 10 11 7 - - 47 - 14 5
"Smooth Criminal" 7 4 2 10 8 6 29 9 4 5 4 17 1 1 2 1 - 1 6 1 29 1
1989 "Leave Me Alone" 2 - - - - 2 - 37 16 17 10 1 15 6 5 9 6 - 8 1 9 1
"Liberian Girl" 2 - - - - 13 - 50 23 15 12 1 - 15 - - 5 - - - - 31 1
"Speed Demon" 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 99
1991 "Black or White" 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 1 1 Dangerous
1992 "Remember the Time" 3 1 1 2 3 5 6 8 5 4 3 16 3 5 10 - 8 2 1 1
"In the Closet" 6 6 1 1 8 13 5 15 9 25 4 23 9 6 10 - 5 2 5 2
"Jam" 26 21 3 4 13 21 11 18 8 22 5 28 9 3 - - 7 1 2 4
"Who Is It" 14 5 6 1 10 20 34 9 8 14 6 5 15 4 10 - 18 - 16 1
"Heal the World" 27 26 62 - 2 9 20 3 2 5 2 4 6 3 2 1 3 7 4 1 3 -
1993 "Give in to Me" 2 - - - - 2 - 4 10 7 7 2 12 3 3 2 7 - - - 1 52
"Will You Be There" 7 6 53 - 9 3 58 12 29 3 3 11 3 4 - - - - 2 20
"Gone Too Soon" 2 - - - - 33 - 78 45 32 33 18 - 31 - 11 - - - - 6 34
"Dangerous" 4 - - - - - - - 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
1995 "Scream/Childhood" 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 8 4 3 6 9 3 3 1 3 2 - 1 - 1 1 HIStory
"You Are Not Alone" 1 1 1 3 1 2 7 4 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 1 9 - 3 1 1 1
"Earth Song" 2 - - - 32 1 - 15 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 4 - 6 1 4 39
1996 "This Time Around"
(feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)1 3
- - 23 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40
"They Don't Care About Us" 30 31 10 27 4 - 16 1 4 3 7 2 4 3 2 1 6 - 1 2 9 2
"Stranger in Moscow" 91 - 50 - 4 - 14 21 18 5 13 7 9 21 8 - - 1 1 6 1
1997 "Smile" - - - - 74 - 56 71 - 70 - - - - - - - - - - - 66
"Blood on the Dance Floor" 42 - 19 10 1 4 5 5 10 5 5 9 4 11 2 2 - 1 1 1 10 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
"HIStory/Ghosts" 2 - - - - 5 - 43 14 26 16 16 36 16 10 16 - - 29 - 29 1
"Is It Scary" 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100
2001 "You Rock My World" 10 - 13 - 2 2 4 6 1 5 4 9 3 2 - 2 2 2 3 - 13 2 Invincible
"Cry" 2 - - - - 25 - 43 76 30 42 - 65 - 31 - - - 16 18 - - 9
"Butterflies" 14 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
2002 "Heaven Can Wait" 4 - - 72 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Unbreakable" 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2003 "One More Chance" 83 - 40 - 5 - - 29 44 24 21 58 23 37 - - - - 7 - - 1 Number Ones
2009 "This Is It" 108 - 18 - - 56 - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - 18 - - This Is It
US US CB US
R&B
US Dance UK CAN AUS GER FRA SWI IRE AUT NL BEL EU ISR NOR DEN ITA SPA NZ TUR
Number-one hits 12 15 15 7 7 6 5 2 5 5 10 0 6 1 10 10 3 4 6 15 8 27
Top ten hits 27 27 31 13 38 20 19 20 21 22 34 18 31 5 17 30 21 7 22 20 28 39
Top twenty hits 32 31 32 17 43 25 26 26 25 27 41 25 42 6 18 31 23 9 26 20 33 41

Notes:

  • 1 Promo-only release.
  • 2 Released only outside of the U.S. and Canada.
  • 3 Released only in the U.S.
  • 4 Never officially released.
  • 5 Released only in the U.S., Canada, and in Australia.
  • 6 Charted in the UK for the first time in 2009 due to strong digital sales following Michael Jackson's death.
  • 7 This song rose to #2 in the UK in 2009 due to strong sales following Michael Jackson's death.
  • 8 Additional U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart information:
    • "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"/"Rock With You" charted together in 1979.
    • Thriller (all cuts) hit number one in 1982, while "Thriller" (the song) charted on its own in 1984.
    • Bad (all cuts) climbed to number 22, as the "Bad" single hit number one in 1987.
    • "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)", a duet with Jermaine Jackson, topped the chart in 1984.

[edit] Collaborations and other releases

Year Song US BB US
R&B
US
D
UK CAN AUS GER ITA NZ Album
1978 "Ease on Down the Road" (with Diana Ross) 41 17 - 45 - - - 1 - The Wiz
1979 "A Brand New Day" (with Diana Ross, Nipsey Russel and Ted Ross, as "The Wiz Stars") - - - - - - - 1 -
1980 "Save Me" (with Dave Mason) 71 - - 68 - - - 10 - Old Crest on a New Wave
1983 "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 Pipes of Peace
1984 "Somebody's Watching Me" (with Rockwell)<*> 2 1 - 6 - - 1 1 - Somebody's Watching Me
1985 "Eaten Alive" (with Diana Ross) - - - - - - - - - Eaten Alive
1988 "Get It" (with Stevie Wonder) 80 4 - 37 - - - - Characters
1992 "Whatzupwitu" (with Eddie Murphy) - - - - - - - 9 - Love's Alright
1996 "Why" (with 3T) - 72 - 2 - 46 29 1 9 Brotherhood
1996 "On the Line" - - - - - - - - - Minimax CD release[citation needed]
2003 "What More Can I Give" (with various artists) - - - - - - - - - Digital release only
2008 "The Girl Is Mine 2008 (with will.i.am)" - - - 32 76 60 21 68 - Thriller 25
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (with Akon)" 81 - 2 69 32 8 63 1 4
"Thriller Megamix" - - - 96[10] - 80 - 100 - King of Pop
Number-one hits 1 1 - 1 1 1 - -
Top ten hits 2 3 2 4 1 3 1 2
Top twenty hits 2 4 1 4 1 3 2 2

<*> Jackson was not credited on the charts for his vocal contribution to Rockwell's hit.

[edit] Certifications

Year Single RIAA[11] BPI[12] CRIA[13] ARIA[14] IFPI GER[15] SNEP[16]
1979 "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Silver
(200,000)
Gold
(35,000)
"Rock with You" Platinum
(1,000,000)
1980 "Off the Wall" Gold
(500,000)
"She's Out of My Life" Gold
(500,000)
1981 "One Day in Your Life" Gold
(400,000)
1982 "The Girl Is Mine" Gold
(1,000,000)
1983 "Billie Jean" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Gold
(400,000)
2× Platinum
(200,000)
Platinum
(70,000)
Platinum
(1,000,000)
"Beat It" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Silver
(200,000)
Platinum
(100,000)
Platinum
(70,000)
Platinum
(1,000,000)
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
"Say Say Say" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Gold
(500,000)
1984 "Thriller" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Silver
(200,000)
Platinum
(70,000)
Platinum
(1,000,000)
1985 "We Are the World" 4× Platinum
(8,000,000)
Silver
(200,000)
3× Platinum
(300,000)
Platinum
(1,000,000)
1987 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Gold
(1,000,000)
"Bad" Platinum
(70,000)
Silver
(200,000)
1988 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Gold
(35,000)
Silver
(200,000)
"Man in the Mirror"
1989 "Smooth Criminal" Silver
(200,000)
1991 "Black or White" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Silver
(200,000)
Gold
(50,000)
2× Platinum
(140,000)
Gold
(250,000)
Silver
(125,000)
1992 "Remember the Time" Gold
(500,000)
Gold
(35,000)
"In the Closet" Gold
(500,000)
Gold
(35,000)
"Heal the World" Gold
(400,000)
Gold
(35,000)
Gold
(250,000)
Silver
(125,000)
1993 "Give In To Me" Gold
(35,000)
"Will You Be There" Gold
(500,000)
1995 "Scream/Childhood" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Gold
(35,000)
"You Are Not Alone" Platinum
(1,000,000)
Gold
(400,000)
Platinum
(70,000)
Gold
(250,000)
Gold
(250,000)
"Earth Song" Platinum
(600,000)
2× Platinum
(1,000,000)
Gold
(250,000)
1996 "They Don't Care About Us" Silver
(200,000)
Gold
(35,000)
3× Gold
(750,000)
Silver
(125,000)
1997 "Blood on the Dance Floor" Gold
(35,000)
Gold
(250,000)
2001 "You Rock My World" Gold
(35,000)
Gold
(250,000)
2008 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" Gold
(35,000)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Billboard magazine. "Billboard charts". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4902&model.vnuAlbumId=497792. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  2. ^ http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/70s.html
  3. ^ The Official U.K. Charts Company. "UK Singles Chart (searchable database)". Every Hit. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  4. ^ RPM magazine. "Canadian Singles Chart (searchable database)". Collection Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-101.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  5. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association. "Australian Singles Chart (searchable database)". http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  6. ^ Media Control. "German Singles Chart (searchable database)". Musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Jackson%2CMichael/single. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
  7. ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. "French Singles Chart (searchable database)". Les charts. http://www.lescharts.com/search.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  8. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Michael+Jackson
  9. ^ The Irish Recorded Music Association. "Irish Singles Chart (searchable database)". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2009-06-28. 
  10. ^ Chart Stats: UK Singles Chart Archive
  11. ^ Recording Industry Association of America. "American certification". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Michael%20Jackson&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  12. ^ British Phonographic Industry. "British certification". http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  13. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Canadian certification". http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  14. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association. "Australian certification". http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  15. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Germany. "German Certification". Musik Industrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=1&strSuche=Michael+Jackson+singles. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  16. ^ Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. "French certification". Charts In France. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-302.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-01.