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King of Pop is a compilation album released in commemoration of Michael Jackson's 50th birthday. The album differs significantly in each country it was released because fan voting was employed to determine the songs for each country's version. The album's title comes from the title Jackson acquired approximately 20 years earlier. The album's launch was made public on June 20, 2008 with the official announcement of the Australian version. The first release came with the German edition (which is identical to the Swiss edition) on August 22, 2008.

Fans in countries where Sony BMG operates national offices were given the opportunity to vote for songs from a list of Jackson's back catalogue to be included in their country's version of the album. Aside from the tracks selected by fans, a megamix of five songs from the Thriller album by Jason Nevins was also included in the pool. The album has been released in a total of 26 countries. Each pool list and release date differed slightly by country. "Billie Jean" is the only song to appear on all versions of the album. There has been no announcement of a release in North America. King of Pop has sold over five million copies worldwide.

Background

Prior to the release of King of Pop, Jackson issued the double-disc album Thriller 25, a 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. It 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 over 5 million copies worldwide.[4][8]

A few months afterward, Sony announced the release of regional editions of the King of Pop compilation, in celebration of Jackson's 50th birthday. The albums title is a reference to the same title Jackson acquired approximately 20 years ago [9][10] when actress and friend Elizabeth Taylor presented Jackson with an "Artist of the Decade" award at the 1989 Soul Train Awards, proclaiming him "the true king of pop, rock and soul".[11] MTV, VH1, FOX, and Jackson's record label began marketing Jackson as the "King of Pop" to coincide with the release of Dangerous and the music video for "Black or White", the album's first single.[9]

Versions

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.[12] This is the only version of the album to contain the single ABC, which is the earliest song on any version of the album.

Tracklist

Australia

The Australian version was announced by Sony BMG Australia 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.[14][15] 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" and "Fly Away"), Dangerous, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, 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", "ABC", "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There" and "Ben".[14][15] 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.[14] This is the only version of the album to contain the single You Can't Win. This Australia version contains the full 9-minute version of Thriller Megamix instead of the radio edit commonly found on other versions.

Tracklist

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.[17] This is the only version of the album to contain the single Girlfriend.

Tracklist

Brazil

The Brazilian edition was released on October 17.[19] This is the only version of the album to contain the single The Girl Is Mine 2008.

Tracklist
  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "Black or White"
  5. "Heal the World"
  6. "Say Say Say"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Rock with You"
  9. "Human Nature"
  10. "Bad"
  11. "You Are Not Alone"
  12. "Will You Be There"
  13. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  14. "Man in the Mirror"
  15. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
  16. "The Girl Is Mine 2008" [19]

China

On December 18, 2009, China version named "Michael Jackson King Of Pop The China Collection" released by Sony Music China.[20][21]

Different from the other versions, Fans in China were not given the opportunity to vote for songs included in China's version, and this version did not release in 2008 to celebrate Michael Jackson's birthday, but after his death in late 2009. The songs in China's version were a selection of Hong Kong Version. Compare with Hong Kong version, Smooth Criminal, Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, and Blood on the Dance Floor were excluded.[20] Spine of slipcase incorrectly mentions the title as "King Of Pop - The Hong Kong Collection".[21]

Tracklist

Finland

The Finnish edition was released on October 1.[22]

Tracklist
  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'" [22]

France

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

Tracklist

Deluxe box set

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

  • Disc 3
  1. "Carousel"
  2. "Rock With You (Original LP Version)"
  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)" [24]

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.[25][26] The German edition was also released in Switzerland on the same day.[27] In Germany, King of Pop is the fourth most downloaded album of all time [28].

Tracklist

Greece

The 32-track double-CD Greek edition was released on November 17, 2008. Sony BMG Greece teamed up with music television channel Mad TV through which fans casted votes for their favourite songs.[29]

Tracklist

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 favorite tracks on the web site of Sony BMG Hong Kong.

Tracklist

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.[31]

Tracklist
  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" [32]

India

Sony BMG India partnered with ibibo.com to roll out the Indian version of 'Michael Jackson KING OF POP'. The double CD collection was available in stores by January 2009 and is a special selection of Michael Jackson songs collectively voted by community members of ibibo.com. Additionally the best moon walkers were selected by the Ibibo community along with Sony BMG and could win Lap tops and iPods.

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Billie Jean"Michael JacksonThriller4:54
2."Bad"Michael JacksonBad4:06
3."Thriller"Rod TempertonThriller5:58
4."Black or White" (rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell)Michael JacksonDangerous4:18
5."Heal The World"Michael JacksonDangerous6:26
6."Smooth Criminal"Michael JacksonBad4:18
7."Jam"Michael Jackson, Rene Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy RileyDangerous5:40
8."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael JacksonBad4:58
9."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (feat. Siedah Garrett)Michael JacksonBad4:12
10."They Don't Care About Us"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I4:44
11."In The Closet" (feat. Mystery Girl)Michael Jackson, Teddy RileyDangerous6:32
12."Baby Be Mine"Rod TempertonThriller4:20
13."Stranger in Moscow"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I5:44
14."Come Together" (Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneyHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I4:02
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Will You Be There"Michael JacksonDangerous7:40
2."Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"Michael JacksonOff the Wall6:04
3."Beat It"Michael JacksonThriller4:18
4."Dangerous"Bill Bottrell, Teddy RileyDangerous7:00
5."Dirty Diana"Michael JacksonBad4:40
6."You Are Not Alone"R. KellyHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I5:46
7."Remember The Time"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bernard BelleDangerous4:00
8."Earth Song"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I6:46
9."Off the Wall"Rod TempertonOff the Wall4:06
10."You Rock My World"Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora PayneInvincible5:40
11."Man in the Mirror"Siedah Garrett, Glen BallardBad5:18
12."Break of Dawn"Dr. Freeze, Michael JacksonInvincible5:30
13."Butterflies"Marsha Ambrosius, Andre HarrisInvincible4:40
14."Blood on the Dance Floor"Michael Jackson, Teddy RileyBlood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix4:14
15."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Michael JacksonThriller6:02
16."Billie Jean 2008"Michael JacksonThriller 254:38

Italy

"King of Pop - The Italian Fans' Selection" was released on October 3.[33] It was the first collection to feature the full version of "Carousel" from the Special Edition of Thriller.

Tracklist

Japan

On July 18, the Japanese edition "キング・オブ・ポップ-ジャパン・エディション" (King of Pop - Japan version) 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 by Sony Music Japan.[34]

Tracklist
  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" [35]

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.[36]

Tracklist

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".[38]

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Billie Jean"Michael JacksonThriller4:54
2."Thriller"Rod TempertonThriller5:58
3."Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"Michael JacksonOff the Wall6:04
4."Man in the Mirror"Siedah Garrett, Glen BallardBad5:18
5."Black or White"Michael JacksonDangerous4:18
6."They Don't Care About Us"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I4:44
7."Beat It"Michael JacksonThriller4:18
8."Smooth Criminal"Michael JacksonBad4:18
9."Bad"Michael JacksonBad4:08
10."You Rock My World"Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora PayneInvincible5:40
11."Rock with You"Rod TempertonOff the Wall3:40
12."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael JacksonBad4:58
13."Heal the World"Michael JacksonDangerous6:24
14."Scream"Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry LewisHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I4:40
15."Dirty Diana"Michael JacksonBad4:52
16."Remember the Time"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bernard BelleDangerous4:00
17."Blame It on the Boogie"Mick Jackson, David Jackson, Elmar KrohnDestiny3:36
18."Stranger in Moscow"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I5:44

Philippines

Sony BMG 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.[39] This is the only version of the album to contain the single Gone Too Soon.

Tracklist

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 Sony BMG Poland. That site was launched on August 29 (on Michael Jackson's 50th birthday) and voting was closed on September 17.[41]

Tracklist

Portugal

The Portuguese edition was released on December 9, 2008.[42]

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

South Korea

"King of Pop - The Korean Limited Edition" was released on December 11, 2008.

Tracklist

Spain

"King of Pop - Edición Exclusiva España" was released in Spain on January 13, 2009. This is the only version of the album to contain the song Unbreakable. {{hidden|Tracklist[44]|

King of Pop - Edición Exclusiva España
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Thriller"Michael JacksonThriller5:58
2."Billie Jean"Michael JacksonThriller4:54
3."Bad"Michael JacksonBad4:08
4."Beat It"Michael JacksonThriller4:18
5."Smooth Criminal"Michael JacksonBad4:18
6."Black or White"Michael JacksonDangerous4:18
7."Man in the Mirror"Siedah Garrett, Glen BallardBad5:18
8."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael JacksonBad4:58
9."Remember the Time"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bernard BelleDangerous4:00
10."Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"Michael JacksonOff the Wall6:04
11."They Don't Care About Us"Michael JacksonHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I4:44
12."Rock with You"Rod TempertonOff the Wall3:40
13."Blood on the Dance Floor"Michael Jackson, Teddy RileyBlood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix4:14
14."Heal the World"Michael JacksonDangerous6:24
15."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Michael JacksonThriller6:04
16."Unbreakable"Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne, Robert SmithInvincible6:26
17."We Are The World (Demo)"Michael Jackson, Lionel RichieThe Ultimate Collection5:20

Sweden

The Swedish edition was released on October 15.[45]

Tracklist

Taiwan

On July 31, 2009, double disc album called "King of Pop (The Taiwan Colletion)" released by Sony Music Taiwan. This version released after Michael Jackson's death, and the track listing is exactly the same as Hong Kong Version.

Tracklist

Turkey

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

Tracklist
  1. "They Don't Care About Us"
  2. "Smooth Criminal"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "Black or White"
  5. "Beat it"
  6. "Billie Jean"
  7. "Remember the Time"
  8. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  9. "In The Closet"
  10. "Bad"
  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" [48]

United Kingdom

On July 18, the United Kingdom version of the compilation was announced, with a release date of August 25. Sony BMG UK 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.[49][50][51] 66,000 people took part in the vote.[52] Despite the pool conducting a possible 18 tracks, only 17 are included. Most notable is the fact that "Scream" is included on the album, as this song had not appeared on any compilation album in the United Kingdom prior due to legal rights with Janet Jackson's label Virgin Records.

Tracklist
  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" [52]

Deluxe box set

In the United Kingdom, a three disc version was released on September 29, 2008. The third disc was advertised as featuring "Rarities and Classic 12"s", although many of the mixes were already remastered and re-released on the 2006 boxset Visionary: The Video Singles.

The album tracks are:

Disc 3

  1. "Can't Get Outta the Rain (Single Version)"
  2. "On the Line"
  3. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
  4. "Is It Scary (Single Radio Edit)"
  5. "Smile (Short Version)"
  6. "Billie Jean (Original 12" Version)"
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix)"
  8. "Bad (Dance Extended Mix Includes 'False Fade')"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix)"
  10. "Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix)"
  11. "Smooth Criminal (Extended Dance Mix)"
  12. "Black or White (The Clivilles & Cole House/Club Mix)"
  13. "Thriller Megamix (Radio Edit)" [53]

Comparison

The songs included on each international version and format are summarised below, with their disc and track numbers (interactively sortable using the track order on an edition).

Song AUS AUT BEL BRA FRA
SIN 		FIN GER
SWI 		GRE HKG
MAS 		HUN IND INA
THA 		ITA JPN MEX NED NZL PHI POL POR RUS KOR ESP SWE TPE ARG TUR UK Σ
2 Bad 1.10 1
ABC 2.01 1
Another Part of Me 1.08 2.09 2
Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix) 3.11 3.10 2
Baby Be Mine 1.09 1.12 2
Bad 2.05 1.03 1.10 2.02 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.06 1.02 1.03 2.10 1.06 1.07 1.12 1.09 1.12 2.13 1.04 1.08 1.03 1.04 1.02 1.04 1.06 1.02 26
Bad (Dance Extended Mix) 3.08 3.08 2
Beat It 1.04 2.08 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.02 2.02 1.07 2.03 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.01 1.03 1.07 1.08 2.03 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.03 2.02 1.02 1.10 1.06 27
Beautiful Girl 1.16 1
Ben 1.16 1.14 2.06 3
Billie Jean 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.05 1.01 1.01 2.02 1.01 1.01 1.09 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.01 28
Billie Jean (Original 12" Version) 3.10 3.06 2
Billie Jean 2008 2.15 2.16 2.15 3
Black or White 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.12 1.02 1.04 1.01 1.02 1.07 1.11 1.09 1.05 2.03 1.02 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.06 1.05 1.12 1.03 1.04 1.05 27
Black or White (Clivillés & Cole House/​Club Mix) 3.13 3.12 2
Blame It on the Boogie 1.07 2.12 1.15 2.16 1.06 1.01 1.10 1.10 8
Blood on the Dance Floor 1.14 1.04 1.12 1.16 2.13 2.14 1.16 2.11 2.14 2.11 1.07 1.13 1.13 2.13 2.15 15
Break of Dawn 1.19 2.12 1.15 3
Burn This Disco Out 2.03 1
Butterflies 1.18 2.13 2.12 3
Can't Get Outta the Rain 3.01 1
Can't Let Her Get Away 2.04 1
Can You Feel It 2.02 1.06 2.04 2.05 2.01 2.06 2.02 7
Carousel 3.01 2.17 2
Childhood 1.15 3.07 2.04 2.10 2.18 5
Come Together 1.17 2.06 1.14 1.14 2.05 1.14 1.11 7
Cry 1.20 2.12 2
D.S. 2.14 1
Dangerous 1.11 2.16 2.09 1.17 2.03 1.13 2.04 1.09 2.05 1.16 1.07 2.03 12
Dirty Diana 1.13 1.11 1.12 2.07 1.08 1.06 1.07 2.04 1.08 2.05 1.08 1.05 1.14 2.07 1.15 1.05 2.09 1.11 2.04 2.01 20
Don’t Stop 'til You Get Enough 1.12 1.13 1.02 2.01 1.17 2.06 1.11 2.01 2.02 1.07 2.13 1.03 1.06 1.03 1.02 2.14 1.13 2.04 1.10 1.09 2.01 1.07 1.11 1.08 24
Don't Walk Away 2.20 1
Earth Song 2.07 1.14 1.14 1.06 1.09 2.08 2.09 1.05 2.08 2.14 1.15 1.14 1.13 2.08 1.04 1.08 1.09 2.08 2.01 2.09 1.17 21
Fall Again 2.09 1.14 2
For All Time 2.19 1
Ghosts 2.15 2.02 1.10 2.13 1.05 1.13 2.17 1.11 1.05 2.14 10
Girlfriend 2.15 1
Give In to Me 2.02 1.13 2.07 2.08 1.14 1.13 2.09 2.02 2.18 9
Gone Too Soon 2.04 1
Got the Hots 2.07 1.16 2.17 2.15 2.16 2.18 2.16 2.08 8
Heal the World 1.15 2.01 1.05 1.15 1.11 1.10 1.07 1.10 1.05 2.02 2.15 1.08 1.15 1.12 2.02 1.13 1.12 1.04 1.14 1.14 1.07 1.05 2.06 23
HIStory 2.08 1.16 2.17 3
Human Nature 1.08 2.10 1.09 1.09 2.07 2.07 1.11 1.10 1.04 2.08 1.10 1.14 2.07 1.06 2.04 15
I Just Can't Stop Loving You 2.10 2.05 1.10 2.07 1.11 1.09 2.08 1.06 1.15 2.02 2.03 1.11 1.10 2.05 14
I'll Be There 2.12 2.04 2
In the Back 2.12 1
In the Closet 1.12 1.11 2.13 1.17 1.09 5
Invincible 2.14 2.12 2
Is It Scary 3.06 3.04 2
Jam 2.16 1.05 1.09 1.07 1.14 1.10 1.09 7
Keep the Faith 2.15 1
Leave Me Alone 2.11 1
Liberian Girl 2.12 1.15 2.04 1.13 2.03 1.16 1.15 1.16 1.17 9
Man in the Mirror 1.02 1.01 2.18 1.14 1.07 1.14 1.08 2.12 2.08 2.11 2.10 1.03 1.02 2.08 1.07 1.04 1.14 2.04 1.09 1.04 1.11 1.07 1.08 2.08 1.09 1.12 26
Morphine 2.08 1
Off the Wall 1.04 2.02 2.09 1.10 1.07 1.15 2.03 2.11 1.04 2.14 1.18 2.03 12
On the Line 1.10 2.10 3.02 3
One More Chance 2.14 1.13 2.17 2.13 4
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2.08 2.06 1.11 3
Remember the Time 1.17 1.06 2.11 1.08 1.16 2.11 2.06 1.11 2.07 1.11 2.04 1.14 2.12 2.06 1.15 2.01 1.05 1.16 1.13 1.09 2.06 1.07 1.13 23
Rock with You 1.15 2.09 2.17 1.08 2.04 2.14 1.06 2.11 2.12 1.09 1.02 1.17 1.10 1.03 1.12 1.14 2.03 1.12 1.10 19
Say Say Say 2.04 2.03 1.05 1.06 1.16 1.16 2.03 1.03 1.12 2.13 1.12 2.01 2.15 2.15 1.06 2.05 1.03 2.02 18
Scream 2.05 2.14 2.13 1.13 2.11 1.09 1.10 1.15 1.13 1.13 2.06 1.08 2.06 1.10 1.12 1.14 16
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) 2.04 2.07 2
She's Out of My Life 2.10 2.09 2.02 1.05 2.12 2.10 2.10 7
Smile 2.16 3.05 2
Smooth Criminal 1.03 1.02 2.09 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.08 1.04 1.06 1.02 1.05 1.03 1.10 1.04 1.08 1.16 2.01 1.05 1.06 1.14 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.08 1.02 1.03 27
Smooth Criminal (Extended Dance Mix) 3.11 1
Someone Put Your Hand Out 2.11 2.09 3.03 3
Speechless 2.10 1.13 2.07 2.09 4
State of Shock 2.06 2.11 2
Stranger in Moscow 1.16 2.12 3.03 2.13 1.15 1.13 2.15 2.04 1.17 2.12 1.12 2.08 12
Sunset Driver 2.10 1
Tabloid Junkie 2.02 1
The Girl Is Mine 3.04 1.14 2.11 2.06 2.05 1.06 1.12 1.13 2.11 2.11 10
The Girl Is Mine 2008 1.16 1
The Way You Love Me 3.05 1
The Way You Make Me Feel 1.11 1.04 1.13 2.05 1.14 2.10 2.07 1.08 1.09 2.09 1.09 1.11 1.11 1.13 2.11 1.11 1.15 1.08 1.07 2.07 1.14 1.09 22
The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix) 3.12 3.09 2
They Don't Care About Us 1.06 1.10 2.06 1.12 1.11 2.05 1.13 1.09 1.10 1.17 1.10 2.15 1.08 1.16 2.07 2.05 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.05 1.16 22
Thriller 1.05 2.04 2.06 1.01 1.05 1.02 1.03 2.01 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.06 2.01 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.07 1.06 1.01 1.02 1.04 1.01 1.04 26
Thriller Megamix 2.16 1.17 2.16 2.15 2.16 1.16 1.17 2.17 2.16 2.16 2.16 1.12 3.13 14
Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu 2.16 1
Unbreakable 1.16 1
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 1.10 1.09 2.03 1.18 2.05 1.10 2.14 2.15 1.08 1.12 2.07 1.10 2.09 1.02 2.10 1.15 2.14 1.08 1.07 19
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix) 3.09 3.07 2
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 1.15 2.03 2.14 2.15 4
We've Had Enough 1.12 1.15 1.08 1.17 2.14 5
We Are Here to Change the World 2.12 1
We Are the World 2.11 2.15 1.15 3
We Are the World (Demo) 2.13 1.15 2.01 2.05 1.11 2.13 1.03 1.09 1.17 1.15 10
Whatever Happens 2.11 2.01 1.04 1.16 4
Who Is It 1.07 2.06 1.11 1.12 2.06 2.10 2.13 1.09 1.08 2.17 1.13 2.13 12
Will You Be There 2.01 1.14 1.12 2.13 2.10 1.06 2.01 2.05 2.14 2.10 2.01 1.06 2.07 13
Workin' Day and Night 2.14 2.16 2
You Are My Life 2.13 1
You Are Not Alone 2.03 1.07 1.11 2.09 1.09 2.02 2.09 2.05 1.15 2.06 2.03 2.14 1.12 2.03 2.09 2.08 1.06 1.05 2.05 1.16 1.11 21
You Can't Win 2.08 1
You Rock My World 1.09 2.13 2.15 2.12 2.12 2.10 1.12 1.14 1.13 2.07 2.10 1.10 2.11 2.12 1.15 1.15 16
Originating album - key to color codes
Motown/The Jackson 5 Off the Wall Thriller (including re-releases) Bad Dangerous
HIStory Blood on the Dance Floor Invincible Single A or B-side The Ultimate Collection

Charts and certifications

Release dates

Notes

  1. ^ "Zona Musical" (in Spanish). zm.nu. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  2. ^ "Thriller the best selling album of all time". digitalproducer. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ "Michael Jackson Thriller 25". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ a b Grein, Paul (2008-05-18). "Diva Smackdown". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2008-02-20). "Big Grammy Gains For Many; King of Pop Returns". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Hasty, Katy (2008-02-20). "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "US fans shun CD". BBC. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  8. ^ Friedman, Roger (2008-05-16). "Jacko: Neverland East in Upstate New York". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  9. ^ a b Solters/Roskin/Friedman. (November 29, 1991). "Michael Jackson's Black or White Blues". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  10. ^ Keehner, Jonathan (2008-05-11). "Michael Jackson's Neverland Loan Sold by Fortress to Colony". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Jackson, Michael. HIStory booklet. Sony BMG. p 3
  12. ^ "Krone.at". krone.at. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  13. ^ "SONY BMG - Michael Jackson - Diskografie". www.sonybmg.at. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  14. ^ a b c "Choose The Tracks On Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Album!". Sony BMG. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  15. ^ a b "MJ50 - Michael Jackson". mj50.com. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  16. ^ "JACKSON, MICHAEL / KING OF POP: 50TH ANN EDN". www.sanity.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link]
  17. ^ "Stel het nieuwe album van Michael Jackson zelf samen!". www.nieuwsblad.be. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  18. ^ "Découvrez la nouvelle compilation de Michael Jackson". www.belrtl.be. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  19. ^ a b "King of Pop - Brazilian Collection". www.kingofpop.com.br. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  20. ^ a b "Michael Jackson King Of Pop The China Collection". amazon.cn. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  21. ^ a b "Michael Jackson - King Of Pop (The China Collection)". Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  22. ^ a b "Radio Aalto - Michael Jackson". www.radioaalto.fi/. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  23. ^ "King of Pop - the French Fans' Selection". www.fnac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  24. ^ "King of Pop - the French Fans' Selection Deluxe Box Set Edition". www.fnac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  25. ^ "Klicken Sie auf den Song-Namen, um noch mal reinzuhören!". www.bild.de. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  26. ^ a b "Weltbild.de — King Of Pop von Michael Jackson". www.weltbild.de. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  27. ^ "SONY BMG - Michael Jackson - Diskografie". www.sonybmg.ch. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  28. ^ http://www.media-control.de/download-lps-stadtaffe-mit-den-hoechsten-verkaeufen.html
  29. ^ "king of pop (Greek edition)". Sony BMG Greece. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  30. ^ "Best Of Celebrating Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday". tube.hk. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  31. ^ "M.J.50 - Légy a történelmi Magyar CD részese..." www.slager.hu. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  32. ^ "slager.hu". www.slager.hu. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  33. ^ a b "King of Pop - Italian version". www.kingofpop.com.br. Retrieved 2008-10-26. [dead link]
  34. ^ "King of Pop" (in Japanese). mj50jp.com. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  35. ^ "King Of Pop - Japan Edition". www.hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  36. ^ "Michael Jackson: King of Pop". Sony BMG. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  37. ^ "bol.com". www.nl.bol.com. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  38. ^ "MJ50 Be a part of history..." Stuff.co.nz. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  39. ^ "Michael Jackson: King of Pop Philippine Edition". Sony BMG. 2008-07-21. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  40. ^ "Sony BMG Philippines". www.sonybmg.com.ph. Retrieved 2008-08-09. [dead link]
  41. ^ a b "Michael Jackson - King of Pop". SonyBMG Poland. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  42. ^ "KING OF POP - EDIÇÃO PORTUGUESA". CDGO.COM. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  43. ^ "King Of Pop [The Korean Limited Edition]". www.kyobobook.co.kr. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  44. ^ "King of Pop - Edición Exclusiva España".
  45. ^ "cdon.com - Michael Jackson". www.cdon.com/. Retrieved 2008-09-25. [dead link]
  46. ^ "KING OF POP". kingofpop.se. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  47. ^ [store.pchome.com.tw/classic/M04256937.htm "Taiwan collection"]. pchome.com.tw. Retrieved 2010-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  48. ^ "King of Pop - the Turkish Collection". www.sonybmg.com.tr. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  49. ^ "You choose hits for new Jacko LP". London: The Sun. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  50. ^ "Michael Jackson exclusive". GMTV. 2008-07-18. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  51. ^ "Michael Jackson". GMTV. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  52. ^ a b "Jacko pop picked by you". London: www.thesun.co.uk. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  53. ^ "King of Pop UK Deluxe Edition". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  54. ^ a b "King of Pop - Australian version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-07. Cite error: The named reference "Australian version, chart positions" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  55. ^ "King of Pop - Austrian version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  56. ^ a b c d e f g "Michael Jackson Makes History On Euro Charts". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  57. ^ a b "King of Pop - Belgium version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  58. ^ "King of Pop - Finland version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  59. ^ Suomen virallinen lista
  60. ^ a b "Michael Jackson - King of Pop". acharts.us. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  61. ^ http://www.mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=top_40_album_es_valogataslemez_lista
  62. ^ http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=King+Of+Pop+%2D+The+Italian+Fans+Collection&cat=a
  63. ^ "King of Pop - Japanese version". www.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  64. ^ "Michael Jackson: Japan Charts". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  65. ^ Mexican Albums Chart Week 27 - 2009
  66. ^ "King of Pop - Netherlands version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  67. ^ "King of Pop - New Zealand version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  68. ^ a b "King of Pop - Polish version". ZPAV. Retrieved 2008-10-31. Cite error: The named reference "Polish version, chart positions" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  69. ^ http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=King+Of+Pop+%2D+Spanish+Edition&cat=a
  70. ^ "King of Pop - Sweden version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  71. ^ "King of Pop - German version". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  72. ^ Joseph, John (2008-09-07). "The Verve stay top of album charts". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  73. ^ "UK Charts". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-08-29. [dead link]
  74. ^ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  75. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  76. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  77. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2009". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  78. ^ "IFPI Middle East Awards – 2009". IFPI Middle East.
  79. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Jackson; 'King of Pop')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  80. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2010" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  81. ^ "Italian album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "King of Pop" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  82. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年11月 on the drop-down menu
  83. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Michael Jackson in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and King of Pop in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  84. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
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  86. ^ "Russian album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
  87. ^ "Spanish album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
  88. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
  89. ^ "British album certifications – Michael Jackson – King of Pop". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type King of Pop in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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