List of Michael Jackson records and achievements
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This article lists some of the sales and chart records and achievements of Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American singer. Jackson's success during his peak in the 1980s and 1990s included a number of notable statistical accomplishments.
Data for U.S. sales comes largely from Billboard magazine and the Recording Industry Association of America.
Selected countries
US chart records and achievements
- Jackson's Thriller (1982) remained at number one on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for thirty-seven weeks, second only to the soundtrack for West Side Story.[1] Thriller spent a record 80 consecutive weeks, more than a year and a half, in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It was the first of only three albums that have remained in the Top 10 for more than one year (along with Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill and Celine Dion's Falling into You). It is the only album to have sold more copies in the United States than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984, and selling over 28 million copies to date. Worldwide, its sales total has been estimated at 55 million copies by the Guinness Book of World Records, and at 110 million by Jackson's management; either figure would make "Thriller" the top-selling album in the history of music.
- Four of Jackson's albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Invincible, debuted at number one in the United States.
- Jackson was the first artist to chart four Top 10 singles from one album (Off the Wall).
- Jackson was the first artist to chart seven Top 10 singles from one album (Thriller), a feat matched only by his sister Janet and Bruce Springsteen.
- Jackson is the only artist to chart five number one hits from one LP, Bad ("Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", and "Dirty Diana").
- With "Thriller"'s "Billie Jean", Jackson became the first artist to simultaneously have the number one album and number one single on Billboard's Pop Charts and Black Charts.
- Following changes in Billboard's methodology, Jackson became the first artist to have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ("You Are Not Alone").[1]
- Jackson has had 13 #1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, trailing only The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Elvis Presley (18 or 17, depending on source). This total does not include "We Are the World", co-written by Jackson and credited to USA for Africa, or the four #1 singles by The Jackson 5.
- Jackson had 28 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, one less than The Beatles (29), and trailing Elvis Presley (36) and Madonna (37).
Jackson's US number ones
Jackson's US Top 10 HitsMichael Jackson had 28 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Jackson's US R&B number onesMichael Jackson had 13 number one hits on the Billboard R&B charts.
UK chart records and achievements
Jackson's UK number onesMichael Jackson had seven number one hits on the UK Singles Charts.
French chart records and achievements
Jackson's French number onesMichael Jackson had seven number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
German chart records and achievements
Jackson's German number onesMichael Jackson had two number one hits on the Top 100 singles charts.
Spanish chart records and achievements
Jackson's Spanish number onesMichael Jackson had 21 number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Canadian chart records and achievements
Jackson's Canadian number onesMichael Jackson had five number one hits on the Top 50 Singles charts.
Australian chart records and achievements
Jackson's Australian number onesMichael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Norwegian chart records and achievements
Jackson's Norwegian number onesMichael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
Swiss chart records and achievements
Jackson's Swiss number onesMichael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
New Zealand chart records and achievements
Jackson's New Zealand number onesMichael Jackson had three number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Irish chart records and achievements
Jackson's Irish number onesMichael Jackson had ten number one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.
Other records and achievements
See also
References
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