Michael Jackson singles discography

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Michael Jackson discography
Michael Jackson on the cover of Thriller.
Michael Jackson on the cover of Thriller.
Releases
↙Studio albums 10
↙Compilation albums 9
↙Singles 68
↙Music videos 41

This page lists the singles discography of Michael Jackson. For Jackson's albums discography, see Michael Jackson album discography. This discography includes chart positions of singles released by Jackson for the United World Chart (UWC), the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Australia (AU) and Canada (CA).

Contents

[edit] Solo

Year Song U.S. U.S.
R&B		 U.S.
AC		 U.S.
Dance		 UK UWC CAN AUS RIAA certification Album
1971 "Got to Be There" 4 4 14 - 5 - - 83 - Got to Be There
1972 "Rockin' Robin" 2 2 - - 3 - - 16 -
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" 16 2 - - - - - - -
"Ain't No Sunshine" - - - - 8 - - - -
"Ben" 1 5 7 - 7 - - 1 - Ben
1973 "With a Child's Heart" 50 23 14 - - - - - - Music and Me
"Happy" - - - - 52 - - 31 -
1975 "We're Almost There" 54 7 - - 46 - - - - Forever, Michael
"Just a Little Bit of You" 23 4 - - - - - - -
1979 "You Can't Win" 81 42 - - - - - - - The Wiz
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" 1 1 - 1 3 - 2 1 Platinum Off the Wall
"Rock with You" 1 1 21 1 7 - 4 4 Platinum
1980 "Off the Wall" 4 10 5 - 2 7 - 3 94 Gold
"She's out of My Life" 10 43 4 - 3 - 10 17 Gold
"Girlfriend" 3 4 - - - - 41 - - - -
1981 "One Day in Your Life" 4 55 42 - - 1 - - 9 - One Day in Your Life
1982 "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) 4 2 1 1 - 8 - - 4 Gold Thriller
1983 "Billie Jean" 1 1 9 1 1 - 1 1 Platinum
"Beat It" 1 1 - 1 3 - 1 2 Platinum
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" 4 5 5 - 1 8 - 11 25 Gold
"Human Nature" 4 7 7 27 2 - - - 17 64 -
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 4 10 46 37 - 11 - 24 40 -
1984 "Thriller" 4 3 24 1 10 - 4 4 Platinum
"Farewell My Summer Love" 4 38 37 20 - 7 - - 68 - Farewell My Summer Love
"Girl You're So Together" 3 4 - - - - 33 - - - -
1987 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) 4 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 10 Gold Bad
"Bad" 1 1 33 1 3 1 1 4 Gold
"The Way You Make Me Feel" 1 1 9 - 3 1 3 5 Gold
1988 "Man in the Mirror" 1 1 2 - 21 - 6 39 Gold
"Dirty Diana" 1 5 - - 4 - 15 27 -
"Another Part of Me" 11 1 44 - 15 - 46 49 -
"Smooth Criminal" 7 2 - - 8 - 41 29 -
1989 "Leave Me Alone" 3 - - - - 2 - - 37 -
"Liberian Girl" 3 - - - - 13 - - 50 -
1991 "Black or White" 1 3 23 1 1/141 - 1 1/181 Platinum Dangerous
1992 "Remember the Time" 3 1 15 - 3 - 13 6 Gold
"In the Closet" 6 1 - 2 8 - 13 5 Gold
"Jam" 26 3 - - 13 - 21 11 -
"Who Is It" 14 6 - - 10 - 20 34 -
"Heal the World" 27 62 9 - 2 - 11 20 -
1993 "Give in to Me" 3 - - - - 2 - - 4 -
"Will You Be There" 7 53 5 - 9 - 3 58 Gold
"Gone Too Soon" 3 - - - - 33 - - 78 -
1995 "Scream" (featuring Janet Jackson) 5 2 - 1 3/432 1 1 1 Platinum HIStory
"You Are Not Alone" 1 1 7 - 1 1 2 7 Platinum
"Earth Song" 3 - - - - 1 - - 15 -
1996 "This Time Around" (with The Notorious B.I.G.) 4 5 - 42 - - - - - - -
"They Don't Care About Us" 30 10 - - 4 4 - 16 -
"Stranger in Moscow" 91 50 - - 4 8 - 14 -
1997 "Blood on the Dance Floor" 42 24 - - 1 2 4 5 - Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
"HIStory/Ghosts" 3 - - - - 5 - - - -
2001 "You Rock My World" 10 13 - - 2 1 2 4 - Invincible
"Cry" 5 - - - - 25 22 - 43 -
2002 "Butterflies" 4 14 2 - - - - - - -
"Heaven Can Wait" 6 - 72 - - - - - - -
2003 "One More Chance" 83 40 - - 5 13 - - - Number Ones
Number-one hits 12 13 - - 7 - 5 5 -
Top ten hits 29 31 - - 30 - 12 14 -
Top twenty hits 32 34 - - 35 - 18 21
  • 1 - A remix of the song by Clivillés and Cole of the C+C Music Factory hit #14 in the UK and #18 in Australia.
  • 2 - A dance remix of the song by David Morales hit #43 in the UK.
  • 3 - Released only outside of the U.S. and Canada.
  • 4 - Released to radio only. 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.

[edit] Collaborations and other releases

Year Song U.S. U.S.
R&B		 U.S.
AC		 U.S.
Dance		 UK UWC CAN AUS RIAA certification Album
1978 "Ease on Down the Road" (with Diana Ross) 41 17 40 - 45/831 - - - - The Wiz
1983 "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) 1 2 3 - 2 - 1 4 Platinum Pipes of Peace
1984 "Somebody's Watching Me" (with Rockwell) 2 1 - - 6 - - - Gold Somebody's Watching Me
1988 "Get It" (with Stevie Wonder) 80 4 - - 37 - - - - Characters
1993 "Whatzupwitu" (with Eddie Murphy) - - - - - - - - - Love's Alright
1996 "Why" (3T featuring Michael Jackson) - 72 - - 2 - - 46 - Brotherhood
2008 "The Girl is Mine 2008" (featuring will.i.am) - - - - 32 - 76 60 - Thriller 25
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (featuring Akon) 81 - - 2 69 78 - 8 -
  • 1 - The song was re-released in 1983.

[edit] Number ones

[edit] By country

  • US: 13
  • US R&B: 13
  • UK: 7
  • GE: 2
  • FR: 9
  • IT: 9
  • AU: 4
  • DK: 7
  • BG: 9
  • SZ: 4
  • NW: 4
  • ES: 26
  • IE: 9
  • NZ: 8
  • CA: 5
  • NL: 7

[edit] Internationally

  • UWC: 4

[edit] By album

[edit] Ben

  • US: 1
    • "Ben"
  • AU: 1
    • "Ben"

[edit] One Day in Your Life

  • UK: 1
    • "One Day in Your Life"
  • DK: 1
    • "One Day in Your Life"
  • BG: 1
    • "One Day in Your Life"
  • IE: 1
    • "One Day in Your Life"
  • NL: 1
    • "One Day in Your Life"

[edit] The Wiz

  • DK: 1
    • "A Brand New Day"
  • NL: 1
    • "A Brand New Day"

[edit] Off the Wall

  • US: 2
    • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You"
  • US R&B: 2
    • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You"
  • AU: 1
    • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  • NW: 1
    • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  • NZ: 1
    • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"

[edit] Thriller

  • US: 2
    • "Billie Jean", "Beat It"
  • US R&B: 3
    • "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It"
  • US AC: 1
    • "The Girl Is Mine"
  • UK: 1
    • "Billie Jean"
  • FR: 2
    • "Beat It", "Thriller"
  • IT: 1
    • "Billie Jean"
  • AU: 1
    • "Billie Jean"
  • DK: 2
    • "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  • BG: 3
    • "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Thriller"
  • SZ: 1
    • "Billie Jean"
  • ES: 3
    • "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Thriller"
  • IE: 1
    • "Billie Jean"
  • NZ: 1
    • "Beat It"
  • CA: 2
    • "Billie Jean", "Beat It"
  • NL: 2
    • "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

[edit] Pipes of Peace

  • US: 1
    • "Say Say Say"
  • FR: 1
    • "Say Say Say"
  • NW: 1
    • "Say Say Say"
  • ES: 1
    • "Say Say Say"
  • CA: 1
    • "Say Say Say"

[edit] Bad

  • US: 5
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "Dirty Diana"
  • US R&B: 5
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "Another Part Of Me"
  • US AC: 1
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  • UK: 1
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  • IT: 4
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror"
  • DK: 3
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "Smooth Criminal"
  • BG: 4
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "Dirty Diana", "Smooth Criminal"
  • NW: 1
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  • ES: 2
    • "Bad", "Smooth Criminal"
  • IE: 5
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Leave Me Alone", "Liberian Girl"
  • CA: 1
    • "Bad"
  • NL: 3
    • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "Smooth Criminal"

[edit] Dangerous

  • US: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • US R&B: 2
    • "Remember the Time", "In the Closet"
  • UK: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • FR: 4
    • "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In the Closet", "Jam"
  • IT: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • AU: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • BG: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • SZ: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • NW: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • ES: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • IE: 1
    • "Black or White"
  • NZ: 3
    • "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "Give in to Me"
  • CA: 1
    • "Black or White"

[edit] HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I

  • US: 1
    • "You Are Not Alone"
  • US R&B: 1
    • "You Are Not Alone"
  • UK: 1
    • "Earth Song"
  • UK: 2
    • "You Are Not Alone",
  • GE: 2
    • "Earth Song", "They Don't Care About Us"
  • FR: 1
    • "You Are Not Alone"
  • IT: 3
    • "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger in Moscow"
  • SZ: 2
    • "You Are Not Alone", "Earth Song"
  • ES: 2
    • "Scream", "Stranger in Moscow"
  • IE: 1
    • "You Are Not Alone"
  • NZ: 2
    • "Scream", "You Are Not Alone"

[edit] Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

  • UK: 1
    • "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  • ES: 1
    • "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  • NZ: 1
    • "Blood on the Dance Floor"

[edit] Invincible

  • ES : 1
    • "You Rock My World"
  • FR: 1
    • "You Rock My World"

[edit] Visionary: The Video Singles

  • ES: 15
    • "Thriller", "Rock with You", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Dirty Diana", "Smooth Criminal", "Leave Me Alone", "Jam", "Heal the World", "You Are Not Alone", "Earth Song", "Stranger in Moscow", "Blood on the Dance Floor", "Ghosts"

[edit] References

v • d • e
Michael Jackson singles discography
Got to Be There
Ben
"Ben"
Music and Me
"With a Child's Heart" · "Music and Me" · "Happy"
Forever, Michael
"We're Almost There" · "Just a Little Bit of You"
The Wiz
"Ease on Down the Road" (w/ Diana Ross) · "You Can't Win" · "A Brand New Day" (w/ Diana Ross)
Off the Wall
One Day in Your Life
Thriller
Farewell My Summer Love
"Farewell My Summer Love" / "Girl You're So Together"
Bad
Dangerous
HIStory
Blood on the Dance Floor:
HIStory in the Mix
Invincible
Number Ones
Thriller 25
Other collaborations
"Somebody's Watching Me" (w/ Rockwell)  · "Say Say Say" (w/ Paul McCartney)  · "Get It" (w/ Stevie Wonder)  · "Whatzupwitu" (w/ Eddie Murphy)  · "Why" (w/ 3T)  · "No Friend of Mine" (w/ Pras)
v • d • e
Michael Jackson
Studio albums
Other albums
Solo tours
Filmography
Video releases
See also
The Jackson 5 · Singles discography · Awards · Records and achievements · Tours · Controversies
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