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King of Pop is a compilation album released in celebration of Michael Jackson's 50th birthday on August 29, 2008. The album's title comes from the same nickname Jackson acquired approximately 20 years prior, in recognition of his musical achievements. The album's launch was made public on June 20, 2008, in support of the Australian version. The first release date for the compilation was August 22, 2008, in support of the German edition.

Fans in each country voted for the songs they wanted to be included in that nation's version of the album from a list of Jackson's back catalog. Aside from the tracks selected by fans, a "MegaMix" by Jason Nevins was also included. Each pool list and release date differed slightly according to nation. The album has been released in a total of 19 countries. There has been no announcement of a release date in the US.

Currently the album has reached the top ten in the majority of countries it was released. It has also charted, albeit lower, in other countries from imported sales.

Background

Prior to the release of King of Pop, Jackson issued the double-disc album Thriller 25, a 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. The set contained the original nine tracks from Thriller, re-mixes and a new song called "For All Time". Two singles were released to moderate success: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008". Thriller 25 was a commercial success, having done particularly well as a re-issue, peaking at number one in eight countries and Europe. It reached number two in the US, number three in the UK and top 10 on over 30 national charts.[1][2][3] In the US, Thriller 25 was just 14,000 copies short of reaching the peak position, selling 166,000 copies. It was ineligible for the Billboard 200 chart as a re-release, but entered atop the Pop Catalog chart, where it stayed for 10 non-consecutive weeks and had the best sales on that chart since December 1996.[4][5][6][7] In 12 weeks, the album had sold 556,000 copies in the US and 3 million copies worldwide.[4][8]

A few months afterward, Sony began announcing the release of regional edition's of the King of Pop compilation, in celebration of Jackson's 50th birthday. The album title is a reference to the same nickname Jackson acquired approximately 20 years ago. Jackson's success resulted in his being dubbed the "King of Pop", a nickname conceived by actress and friend Elizabeth Taylor when she presented Jackson with an "Artist of the Decade" award in 1989, proclaiming him "the true king of pop, rock and soul".[9][10]

Versions

Australia

The Australian version was announced by Sony BMG on June 20, 2008 and was released on Jackson's birthday. Starting on June 21, 2008, Australian fans had three weeks to vote for their 30 favourite tracks for the album; made up of Jackson's prior material.[11][12] Each fan could choose five songs from the pool; made up of all the tracks from Off the Wall, Thriller (2001 special edition, including "Carousel"), Bad (2001 special edition, including "Streetwalker", "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu" and "Fly Away"), Dangerous, HIStory, Blood on the Dance Floor, Invincible and the track "For All Time" from Thriller 25. The pool of songs also included seven from Jackson's time in The Jackson 5/The Jacksons. These songs were "Blame It on the Boogie", "Can You Feel It", "State of Shock", "ABC", "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There" and "Ben".[11][12] King of Pop was released in two editions: The first was a limited edition digipak that featured the names of selected voters, messages left by the fans and a fold-out poster that follows Jackson through his musical career; The second edition was a standard release of the album without the poster.[11]

The track list is:

New Zealand

On July 3, it was announced that fans in New Zealand would have until July 20, to vote for their version of King of Pop. In New Zealand, the compilation was released on August 25. Fans could vote for five songs in a pool that differed slightly from the Australian song pool. The songs available from Thriller 25 were different; "For All Time" had been replaced by "The Girl Is Mine 2008" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008". "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu" from Bad (2001 special edition) was not available. While the Australian pool included seven songs from Jackson's group career, the New Zealand pool had only three: "Blame It on the Boogie", "Can You Feel It" and "State Of Shock".[14]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  4. "Man in the Mirror"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Smooth Criminal"
  9. "Bad"
  10. "Rock With You"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Heal the World"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Dirty Diana"
  15. "Remember the Time"
  16. "They Don't Care About Us"
  17. "Stranger in Moscow" [15]

Hungary

On July 9, it was announced that Hungarian fans had until July 27, to choose their songs from an extensive pool of 122 tracks, in a two stage process. The pool list contained almost every song Jackson has released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection (these are not available in the Australian or New Zealand version). In the first round (July 9 - July 15) the fans were able to vote for their top 50 tracks. In round two (July 16 - July 27) the 50 were cut down to the album tracklist.[16]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black or White"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Earth Song"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Dirty Diana"
  9. "They Don't Care About Us"
  10. "Heal the World"
  11. "Remember the Time"
  12. "Say Say Say"
  13. "Dangerous"
  14. "Give In to Me"
  15. "You Are Not Alone"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [17]

Germany & Switzerland

On July 14, it was announced that German fans had until July 28 to choose their top 30 songs from an extensive pool of 121 tracks; The German version was released on August 22. The German pool list contained almost every song Jackson released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection. There were also 8 tracks included from the singers time in The Jackson 5/Jacksons; slightly more than the other versions.[18][19] This edition will also be released in Switzerland on August 22.[20]

The album tracks are:

Japan

On July 18, the Japanese edition was announced with fans picking from a selection pool of 120 tracks. Out of tune with other versions, the compilation was released on September 24.[21]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Man in the Mirror"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Beat It"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Black or White"
  8. "Heal the World"
  9. "Rock With You"
  10. "Human Nature"
  11. "We Are the World"
  12. "Say Say Say"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Remember the Time"
  15. "Off the Wall"
  16. "Ben"
  17. "Thriller Megamix" [22]

United Kingdom

On July 18, the United Kingdom version of the compilation was announced, with a release date of August 25. Sony teamed up with GMTV and The Sun allowing fans, until August 10, to pick 18 tracks from the song pool. The pool list, at only 50 tracks, is the least diverse; there were no songs included from Jackson's group career.[23][24][25] 66,000 people took part in the vote.[26]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Bad"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Beat It"
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  8. "Don’t Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  10. "Rock With You"
  11. "You Are Not Alone"
  12. "Man in the Mirror"
  13. "Remember the Time"
  14. "Scream"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "They Don't Care About Us"
  17. "Earth Song" [26]

King of Pop: Deluxe Box Set Edition

In the United Kingdom, a three disc version was released on September 29, 2008.

The album tracks are:

Disc 3

  1. "Can't Get Outta the Rain"
  2. "On the Line"
  3. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
  4. "Is It Scary"
  5. "Smile"
  6. "Billie Jean" (Original 12" version)
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Extended 12" mix)
  8. "Bad" (Extended dance mix)
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Extended dance mix)
  10. "Another Part of Me" (Extended dance mix)
  11. "Smooth Criminal" (Extended dance mix)
  12. "Black or White" (Clivilles & Cole house/club mix)
  13. "Thriller Megamix" [27]

Austria

On July 20, the Austrian version of the double disc compilation was announced; it was released on Jackson's birthday. The pool list fans got to choose from contained 100 tracks.[28]

The album tracks are:

The Netherlands

On July 22, it was announced that Dutch fans could vote for their favorite Jackson tracks, choosing 5 songs from a list of 100. The release date of the album was August 22.[30]

The album tracks are:

Philippines

SonyBMG Philippines and MYX Music Channel announced the Philippine release of the King of Pop. Filipino fans were asked to send their Top 10 all-time favorite Michael Jackson tracks via e-mail. The album was released on August 28, 2008.[32]

The album tracks are:

Belgium

On July 26, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 25. Fans could vote for their 5 favorite tracks from a pool of 124, on the web site of the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.[34]

The album tracks are:

Hong Kong

On August 6, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 28. Fans could vote for 10 of their favourite tracks on the web site of SonyBMG Hong Kong.

The album tracks are:

Brazil

The Brazilian edition was released on October 17.[37]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Black or White"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Bad"
  6. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  7. "Say Say Say"
  8. "Human Nature"
  9. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  10. "Man in the Mirror"
  11. "Rock With You"
  12. "Heal the World"
  13. "You Are Not Alone"
  14. "Will You Be There"
  15. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
  16. "The Girl Is Mine 2008" [37]

Finland

The Finnish edition was released on October 1.[38]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Bad"
  6. "Earth Song"
  7. "Black or White"
  8. "Dirty Diana"
  9. "You Are Not Alone"
  10. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  11. "Heal the World"
  12. "They Don't Care About Us"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Man in the Mirror"
  15. "Liberian Girl"
  16. "Say Say Say"
  17. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  18. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" [38]

Sweden

The Swedish edition was released on October 15.[39]

The album tracks are:

Poland

On August 29, it was announced that the double disc album would be released in Poland on October 20. Fans could vote for 20 of their favourite tracks from a pool of 120 on the special web site of SonyBMG Poland. That site was launched on August 29 (on Michael Jackson's 50th birthday) and voting was closed on September 17.[41]

The album tracks are:

Italy

"King of Pop - The Italian Fans' Selection" was released on October 3.[42]

The album tracks are:

Turkey

"King of Pop - The Turkish Collection" was released on November 24.

The album tracks are:

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Smooth Criminal"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "Black or White"
  5. "They Don't Care About Us"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Remember the Time"
  8. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  9. "In The Closet"
  10. "Beat It"
  11. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  12. "Scream"
  13. "Who Is It"
  14. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "You Are Not Alone"
  17. "Liberian Girl"
  18. "Off the Wall" [43]

France

"King of Pop - The French Fans' Selection" was released on December 12.

The album tracks are:

King of Pop: Deluxe Box Set Edition

"King of Pop - The French Fans' Selection" - Deluxe Box Set Edition was released on the same day with a 3rd bonus disc.

  1. "Carousel"
  2. "Rock With You" [original 1979 LP mix - no hand claps]
  3. "Stranger In Moscow"
  4. "The Girl Is Mine"
  5. "The Way You Love Me"
  6. "Is It Scary"
  7. "Childhood"
  8. "Bad" (Dance Extended Mix)
  9. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Extended 12" Mix)
  10. "Billie Jean" (Original 12" Version)
  11. "Another Part Of Me" (Extended Dance Mix)
  12. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Dance Extended Mix)
  13. "Black or White" (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix) [45]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia 5 [46]
Austria 1 [47]
Belgium (Vl) 4 [48]
Belgium (Wa) 9 [48]
Finland 29 [49]
Germany 6 [50]
Hungary 4 [51]
Ireland (UK version import) 54 [50]
Italy 22 [50]
Japan 10 [52]
Netherlands 4 [53]
New Zealand 13 [54]
Poland 7 [55]
Sweden 9 [56]
Switzerland (German version import) 26 [57]
UK 3 [58]

Release dates

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