Talk:Michael Jackson singles discography

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Contents 1 We Are The World 2 Lifetime Sales 3 Solo Sales 4 Solo Single Sales 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Aint No Sunshine.jpg 6 Fair use images 6.1 Fair-use on discographies test case 7 Happy? 8 Articles

[edit] We Are The World

Why is this song not included here? He wrote it with Lionel Richie. At least it can be considered a collaboration? 209.254.200.110 (talk) 20:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lifetime Sales

I've worked out that throughout his entire career (as a solo artist and as a member of The Jackson Five) Jackson has sold around 400 million records world-wide. Lifetime album sales in the U.S stand at over 100 million - although Motown never registered with the RIAA therefore all of their recordings remain uncertified.

[edit] Solo Sales

Michael's career really took off as a solo artist in 1979, with the release of Off The Wall. And as a solo artist, under Epic Record's, he sold 310 million records world-wide (225 million albums & 85 million singles) Michael sold 27 million records with the combined album and single sales of Off The Wall Michael sold 124 million records with the combined album and single sales of Thriller Michael sold 56 million records with the combined album and single sales of Bad Michael sold 42 million records with the combined album and single sales of Dangerous Michael sold 34 million records with the combined album and single sales of HIStory Michael sold 9 million records with the combined album and single sales of Blood On The Dance Floor Michael sold 11 million records with the combined album and single sales of Invicible Michael sold 7 million records with the combined album and single sales of Number Ones

[edit] Solo Single Sales

So his combined solo single sales exceed that of 70 million world-wide?

I think that "You rock my world sold more then just 1million, because just at the first moth to release it sold mor then 2millions, so it must be like 3millions, or something like that!

that's right becuz At mediatraffic they say: You Rock My World - Michael Jackson Epic - 4.103.000 points thats something like my love from justin timberlake, and he sold more then 1 million DOWNLOADS in the USA alone. That means the total sales are around 2 - 3 million.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Aint No Sunshine.jpg

Image:Aint No Sunshine.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Fair use images

The use of images not in compliance with our fair-use criteria or our policy on nonfree content has been removed. Please do not restore them. -M^ask? 23:25, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair-use on discographies test case

Please see Talk:The_Beatles_discography#Poll_on_the_use_of_fair-use_images_on_this_page_and_the_interpretation_of_policy which is acting as a test case in this matter. Jooler 09:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy?

Is "Happy", released 1973, misplaced under 1983? TheHYPO (talk) 12:51, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Articles

• Most (if not all) of the Michael Jackson singles' articles on here have the same issues: trivia sections, weasel words, and little or no references. Can't we do something about this? Anthony Rupert (talk) 05:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)