Records and achievements by Michael Jackson

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This article lists the sales and chart records and achievements by Michael Jackson.

Disclaimer: United States singles are official through the Billboard Hot 100. U.S. record sales are official through the RIAA. However, no process exists to count global record sales.

Contents

[edit] Sales records

[edit] Chart records

[edit] Jackson's US Number Ones

  1. "Ben" (1 week)
  2. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1 week)
  3. "Rock with You" (4 weeks)
  4. "Billie Jean" (7 weeks)
  5. "Beat It" (3 weeks)
  6. "Say Say Say" (6 weeks)
  7. "We Are the World" (4 weeks)
  8. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) (1 week)
  9. "Bad" (2 weeks)
  10. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (1 week)
  11. "Man in the Mirror" (2 weeks)
  12. "Dirty Diana" (1 week)
  13. "Black or White" (7 weeks)
  14. "You Are Not Alone" (1 week)

[edit] Jackson's UK Number Ones

  1. "One Day in Your Life"
  2. "Billie Jean" (1 week)
  3. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) (2 weeks)
  4. "Black or White" (2 weeks)
  5. "You Are Not Alone" (2 weeks)
  6. "Earth Song" (6 weeks)
  7. "Blood on the Dance Floor" (1 week)

[edit] Jackson's R&B Number Ones

  1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (5 weeks)
  2. "Rock with You"
  3. "The Girl Is Mine" (3 weeks)
  4. "Billie Jean" (9 weeks)
  5. "Beat It"
  6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  7. "Bad"
  8. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  9. "Man in the Mirror"
  10. "Another Part of Me"
  11. "Remember the Time"
  12. "In the Closet"
  13. "You Are Not Alone" (4 weeks)

[edit] Other records

  • Jackson has supported more charities than any other pop singer - 39 charitable organizations either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or the participation in their activities. The charities involved include AIDS Project L.A., American Cancer Society, BMI Foundation, Inc., Childhelp USA, United Negro College Fund, YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw, The Sickle Cell Research Fund and Volunteers of America.[citation needed]
  • David O. Selznick's 1940 Best Film Oscar for Gone With The Wind (USA, 1939) was bought by the singer, Michael Jackson, for $1,542,000 on June 12, 1999, at Sotheby's, New York City. The pop star made his bid by phone. It is the most expensive Oscar.
  • Jackson and Bubbles, a porcelain sculpture created by the artist Jeff Koons in 1988 sold for $5,616,750 at Sotheby's in New York City on May 15, 2001. The piece measures 106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 cm (42 x 70.5 x 32.5 in) and is described as a mix of pop culture and high art. The sculpture shows Jackson reclining with his arm around his pet monkey. It is the most valuable sculpture by a living artist.
  • Jackson's part feature film, part music video, Ghosts (USA, 1996), is 35 min long and was based on an original concept by horror writer Stephen King. Jackson plays five different roles in the video, directed by Stan Winston. It is the longest ever music video.
  • Jackson holds the record for most expensive music video ("Scream" in 1995 with sister Janet Jackson) cost reportedly over seven million U.S. dollars.
  • On November 14, 1991, Michael Jackson’s music video, Black or White was broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries with an estimated audience of 500 million people. It is the largest audience ever to view a music video.
  • In March 1991, Jackson was awarded a new record-breaking US$890 million contract by Sony. It is still the largest recording contract of all time.
  • In 1986 Jackson signed a $15 million deal with pepsi - it was the largest ever endorsement for product promotion.
  • Jackson has the record for the two best-selling VHS music videos ever released ("Moonwalker" [1988] in first place, and "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" [1984] in second place).
  • Jackson jointly holds the record for most Grammy Awards won in a single year. He won eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This has been equaled by Carlos Santana at the 2001 ceremony.
  • Jackson jointly holds the record for most American Music Awards won in a single year, winning eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This has only been equaled by Whitney Houston at the 1994 ceremony.
  • Jackson jointly holds the record for the most World Music Awards won in a single year, with five awards at the 1996 ceremony (tied with Whitney Houston from the 1994 ceremony).
  • Jackson has more music awards than any other artist in the history of music.
  • Honored as artist of the decade by former President, George H. W. Bush in 1989 and another seven awards from others.
  • Named artist Of The Century in American Music Awards ceremony in 2002.
  • Jackson's "Bad World Tour" (1987–1989) was the highest-grossing tour ever at the time, with over $125 million earned. This record was later broken by the "Dangerous World Tour" (1992-1993) and later broken again by the "HIStory World Tour" (1996-1997), which stays to this day the biggest tour ever in terms of international attendance (4.4 million tickets outside of USA).

[edit] Notes

± Sometimes, this record is given to Elvis Presley, who had seventeen number-ones. However, ten of those were before the official beginning of the Hot 100 on August 4, 1958. If one counts only number ones during the Hot 100 era, Jackson's record of thirteen stands (for a male artist).

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1],Jackson receives his World Records
  2. ^ [2],Jackson receives his World Records


[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Michael Jackson
Album discography • Singles discography • Records and achievements • Awards • Moonwalk
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