Michael Jackson singles discography
Appearance
- See also Jackson 5 discography and Michael Jackson albums discography
Michael Jackson discography | |
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Singles | 68 |
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).
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Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||
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US [1] |
US Cashbox[2] | US R&B |
US Dance | UK [3] |
CA [4] |
AU [5] |
DE [6] |
FR [7] |
CH [8] | IE [9] |
AT | NL | BE | EU | IS | NO | DK | IT | ES | NZ | |||
1971 | "Got to Be There" | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | - | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Got to Be There |
1972 | "Rockin' Robin" | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | |
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 16 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
"Ain't No Sunshine" | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
"Ben" | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | Ben | |
1973 | "With a Child's Heart" | 50 | 37 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Music and Me |
"Music and Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
"Happy" | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1975 | "We're Almost There" | 54 | 57 | 7 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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 | Off the Wall | |
"Rock with You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 59 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||
1980 | "Off the Wall" 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 94 | - | - | 18 | 20 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
"She's out of My Life" | 10 | 14 | 43 | - | 3 | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
"Girlfriend" 3 4 | - | - | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | ||
1981 | "One Day in Your Life" 4 | 55 | 72 | 42 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | One Day in Your Life |
1982 | "The Girl Is Mine" (w/ Paul McCartney) 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 4 | 53 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | Thriller |
1983 | "Billie Jean" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
"Beat It" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 22 | 14 | - | 4 | |||
"Human Nature" 4 7 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | - | 90 | 17 | 64 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 33 | ||
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 4 | 10 | 15 | 46 | - | 11 | 24 | 40 | 51 | - | - | 4 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1984 | "Thriller" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
"Farewell My Summer Love" 4 | 38 | 34 | 37 | - | 7 | - | 68 | 51 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | Farewell My Summer Love | |
"Girl You're So Together" 3 4 | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1987 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (w/ Siedah Garrett) 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | Bad |
"Bad" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
1988 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||
"Man in the Mirror" | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 16 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
"Dirty Diana" | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
"Another Part of Me" | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 44 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 47 | - | 14 | |||
"Smooth Criminal" | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | ||
1989 | "Leave Me Alone" 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 37 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - | 9 | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||
"Liberian Girl" 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 50 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | ||
""Speed Demon" (song)" 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1991 | "Black or White" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dangerous |
1992 | "Remember the Time" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | - | 5 | 10 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||
"In the Closet" | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 9 | - | 6 | 10 | - | 5 | 2 | 5 | |||
"Jam" | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
"Who Is It" | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | - | 4 | 10 | - | 18 | - | 16 | |||
"Heal the World" | 27 | 26 | 62 | - | 2 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
1993 | "Give in to Me" 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | |
"Will You Be There" | 7 | 6 | 53 | - | 9 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
"Gone Too Soon" 3 | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 78 | 45 | 32 | 33 | 18 | - | 31 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
1995 | "Scream/Childhood" | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 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 | ||
"Earth Song" 3 | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | - | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
1996 | "This Time Around" (w/ The Notorious B.I.G.) 4 5 |
- | - | 42 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"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 | ||
"Stranger in Moscow" | 91 | - | 50 | - | 4 | - | 14 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
1997 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | 42 | - | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | Blood On The Dance Floor | |
"HIStory/Ghosts" 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 43 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 16 | - | - | 29 | - | 29 | |||
2001 | "You Rock My World" | 10 | - | 13 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 13 | Invincible | |
"Cry" 3 | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 43 | 76 | 30 | 42 | - | 65 | - | 31 | - | - | 16 | 18 | - | - | |||
2002 | "Butterflies" 4 | 14 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Heaven Can Wait" 6 | - | - | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003 | "What More Can I Give" A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | no album |
"One More Chance" | 83 | - | 40 | - | 5 | - | - | 29 | 44 | 24 | 21 | 58 | 23 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | Number Ones | |
Number-one hits | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | ||
Top ten hits | 27 | 26 | 31 | 18 | 38 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 28 | |||
Top twenty hits | 31 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 33 |
Notes:
- 3 Released only outside of the U.S. and Canada.
- 4 Released to radio only and in vinyl, gramophone or CD formats. No accompanying music video was shot for it.
- 5 Released only in the U.S.
- 6 Never officially released.
- 7 Released only in the U.S., Canada, and in Australia.
- A Digital download release only.
- 8 Charted in the UK for the first time in 2009 due to strong digital sales following Michael Jackson's death.
Collaborations and other releases
Year | Song | US BB | US R&B |
US D |
UK | CAN | AUS | GER | ita | NZ | Album |
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1978 | "Ease on Down the Road" (w/ Diana Ross) | 41 | 17 | - | 45 | - | - | - | 1 | - | The Wiz |
1979 | "A Brand New Day" (w/ Diana Ross) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
1980 | "Save Me" (w/ Dave Mason) | 71 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1 | * | Old Crest on a New Wave |
1983 | "Say Say Say" (w/ Paul McCartney) | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pipes of Peace |
1984 | "Somebody's Watching Me" (w/ Rockwell) | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | Somebody's Watching Me |
1988 | "Get It" (w/ Stevie Wonder) | 80 | 4 | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | Characters | |
1991 | "Do the Bartman" | - | - | - | 1[10] | - | 1[11] | - | - | 1 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues |
1992 | "Whatzupwitu" (w/ Eddie Murphy) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | Love's Alright |
1996 | "Why" (w/ 3T) | - | 72 | - | 2 | - | 46 | 29 | 1 | 9 | Brotherhood |
2008 | "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (w/ will.i.am) | - | - | - | 32 | 76 | 60 | 21 | 1 | - | Thriller 25 |
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (w/ Akon) | 81 | - | 2 | 69 | 32 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 4 | ||
"Thriller Megamix" | - | - | - | 96[12] | - | 80 | - | 1 | - | King of Pop | |
Number-one hits | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||
Top ten hits | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
Top twenty hits | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
(* = chart position unknown)
Certifications
Year | Single | RIAA[13] | BPI[14] | CRIA[15] | ARIA[16] | IFPI GER[17] | SNEP[18] |
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1979 | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" | Platinum (1,000,000) |
Silver (200,000) |
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"Rock with You" | Platinum (1,000,000) |
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1980 | "Off the Wall" | Gold (500,000) |
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"She's Out of My Life" | Gold (500,000) |
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1981 | "One Day in Your Life" | Gold (400,000) |
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1982 | "The Girl Is Mine" | Gold (1,000,000) |
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1983 | "Billie Jean" | Platinum (1,000,000) |
Gold (400,000) |
2× Platinum (200,000) |
Gold (35,000) |
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) |
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"Bad" | Platinum (70,000) |
Silver (200,000) | |||||
1988 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 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) |
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"In the Closet" | Gold (500,000) |
Gold (35,000) |
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"Heal the World" | Gold (400,000) |
Gold (35,000) |
Gold (250,000) |
Silver (125,000) | |||
1993 | "Will You Be There" | Gold (500,000) |
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1995 | "Scream/Childhood" | Platinum (1,000,000) |
Gold (35,000) |
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"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) |
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2001 | "You Rock My World" | Gold (35,000) |
Gold (250,000) | ||||
2008 | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" | Gold (35,000) |
See also
References
- Michael Jackson charts 1 contains singles sales information.
- Michael Jackson charts 2 contains Motown sales information.
Footnotes
- ^ Billboard magazine. "Billboard charts". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/70s.html
- ^ The Official U.K. Charts Company. "UK Singles Chart (searchable database)". Every Hit. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ RPM magazine. "Canadian Singles Chart (searchable database)". Collection Canada. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Australian Recording Industry Association. "Australian Singles Chart (searchable database)". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Media Control. "German Singles Chart (searchable database)". Musicline. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. "French Singles Chart (searchable database)". Les charts. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Michael+Jackson
- ^ The Irish Recorded Music Association. "Irish Singles Chart (searchable database)". IRMA. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ Chart Stats – Simpsons - Do The Bartman
- ^ australian-charts.com - The Simpsons - Do The Bartman
- ^ Chart Stats: UK Singles Chart Archive
- ^ Recording Industry Association of America. "American certification". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ British Phonographic Industry. "British certification". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Canadian certification". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Australian Recording Industry Association. "Australian certification". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Germany. "German Certification". Musik Industrie. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. "French certification". Charts In France. Retrieved 2009-02-01.