Records and achievements by Michael Jackson

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.

Sales records

* Michael Jackson is one of the best-selling male pop artist of all-time, with over 350 million albums and singles sold worldwide .
* Thriller is the best-selling album of all-time, with over 51 million copies sold worldwide according to the Guinsess Book of world records. [1]. Other sources put the figure to over 60 millions [2]
* HIStory: Past, Present, & Future is the best-selling multiple-disc album of all-time, with 18 million copies sold worldwide [3].
* Blood on the Dance Floor/ HIStory in the Mix is the second best-selling remix album of all-time, with 6 million copies sold worldwide, [4], only behind Madonna´s You Can Dance, with 7 million copies sold worldwide. [www.madonnaonline.com.br].
* Jackson has nine platinum singles, second only to Elvis Presley among male artists.

Chart records

* Jackson's Thriller remained at number one for thirty-seven weeks, the longest stay by a non-soundtrack album to date.
* Jackson was the first artist to have seven top-ten singles from one album ( Thriller).
* Jackson was the first artist to simultaneously have the number-one album and number-one single on Billboard's Pop Charts and Black Charts.
* Jackson was the first artist in the 1980's to have two simultaneous top-five hits ("Beat It" and "Billie Jean" on April 16 1983).
* Jackson was the first and, to date, only artist to have 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").
* Jackson had nine number ones in the 1980s, more than any other artist during the decade.
* Jackson has the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles for a male recording artist.
* Jackson was the first artist to ever have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ("You Are Not Alone").
* Jackson's album Bad remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 for thirty-eight weeks, longer than any other album to date.
* Jackson has had thirteen number-one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 singles Chart and behind only Elvis Presley's seventeen among male artists.

Jackson's US Number Ones

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

Jackson's UK Number Ones

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

Jackson's R&B Number Ones

# "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (5 weeks)# "Rock with You"# "The Girl Is Mine" (3 weeks)# "Billie Jean" (9 weeks)# "Beat It"# "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"# " Bad"# "The Way You Make Me Feel"# "Man in the Mirror"# "Another Part of Me"# "Remember the Time"# "In the Closet"# "You Are Not Alone" (4 weeks)# "One More Chance"

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.
* 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.
* Named artist Of The Millennium in MTV Video Music ceremony in 2002.
* Jackson's " Bad World Tour" (1987â€"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).
*Jackson is also an accomplished beat boxer[5]

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.

References

See also

*List of Michael Jackson awards
* Moonwalk
*Grammy Awards of 1984
*Songs of the Century
*The Greatest American
*List of music prodigies
*The Jacksons (musical family)
*UK Best selling singles artists of all time
*List of most expensive music videos
*List of best-selling albums worldwide
*List of best-selling singles (UK)
*List of best-selling albums (UK)
*List of best-selling albums in the United States

External links

* More detailed descriptions on some of Michael Jackson's records and achievements