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Michael Jackson is seen
backstage at the 26th
Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb., 28, 1984, as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories. Seven were for the blockbuster album "Thriller."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
'''THE WIZ''
In this Oct. 4, 1977 file photo,
Diana Ross, center, as Dorothy,
Michael Jackson, right, as Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman perform during filming of the musical "The Wiz" in New York. Ted Ross, portraying the Lion, is partly hidden behind Russell. Ross is one of Jackson's idols.
FIRST SOLO RECORD
Michael Jackson, age 13, poses in his home in Encino,
Calif., in 1972. He earned his first No. 1 solo record that year with "Ben."
THE 5
The Jackson 5 family singing group,
with youngest brother Michael Jackson on lead vocals, signed to Motown records in 1968. Here they perform during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 15, 1972. From left to right: Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine
WITH ELIZABETH
RECORDS AND OTHER ACHIVEMENTS OF MJ
US chart records anJackson's
Thriller (1982)
remained at number one on the Billboard 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 29 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.
Five of Jackson's albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible, and the soundtrack to Michael Jackson's This Is It, 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 (37d achievements
Five of Jackson's albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible, and the soundtrack to Michael Jackson's This Is It, 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 (37d achievements
MICHAEL JACKSON:INSPIRATION FOR MANY,MANY ARTISTS ACROSS THE GLOBE
THE LEGEND MJ IS A GREAT INSPIRATION FOR MANY...INCLUDE IN INDIA ALSO.IN INDIA MANY ACTORS COPIED HIS DANCE IN INDIAN CINEMA INDUSTRY.
MJ IS NOT ONLY DANCER,HE WAS A GREAT STYLE CREATORAND GREAT HUMAN TOO.
With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound, vocal style and choreography inspired numerous pop, rock, R&B and hip hop artists, while also breaking down cultural, racial and generational barriers.
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