Michael Jackson's Music Career
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Updated: 22 Jan 2018
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Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine combine to form a band.
At first, their father does not approve, but later changes his mind
and manages the band. Jackson sings lead vocal on most of the songsMotown signs The Jackson 5The song "I Want You Back" jumps to the number-one singles spot.
"ABC (1970)," "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There" follow suitJackson goes solo, and his singles "Got to Be There," "Rockin' Robin"
and "I Wanna Be Where You Are" storm the charts — as does "Ben,"
a ballad about a pet rat featured in the horror movie BenJackson records Off The Wall, his first album as a solo artist. The singles "Don't Stop
'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" both shoot to number-one hitsJackson nabs his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Male Vocal PerformanceJackson releases the album Thriller, and it tops the charts for 37 weeks.
Seven singles dash into the top 10, including "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller"
and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." The extended video sequence on "Thriller"
has Jackson morph into a werewolf. Jackson unveils his signature dance move,
the moonwalk.Jackson and Lionel Richie pen "We Are The World," with the proceeds from sales
of the single slated for hunger relief in Africa. Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi
Lauper and other prominent artists lend their voices to the song. It sells a record
seven million copies.Bad, Jackson's third album, hits the shelves. He embarks on a world tourThriller goes platinum for the 21st time and the Guinness Book of World Records
certifies it as the best-selling album ever. To date, it has sold 65 million copies"Billie Jean," "Rock With You," "I Want You Back" and "Beat It"
make Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest songs of all timeJackson issues Thriller 25, celebrating 25 years of the iconic album.
The reissue hits number one in eight countries and reached number
two in the U.S. Sony releases King of Pop, a fan-curated compilationJune 25, 2009: Jackson dies in Los Angeles at 50 after going into cardiac arrestMichael takes the mantle of his career as a solo artist and releases his first solo album,
Got To Be There. The record produced the singles, “Got to Be There,” “Rockin’ Robin,”
“I Wanna Be Where You Are” and would go on to sell over 5.2 million copies worldwideJackson releases his eighth album, Dangerous, which produced the hit single “Black Or White,”
a collaboration with Guns & Roses guitarist Slash. Dangerous was Jackson’s second album to
debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 – a spot it retained for four weeks. It has sold 32 Million copies
worldwide and a Grammy for Best Engineered Album. The record also features the songs “Heal
The World” and “Will You Be There,” the theme from the motion picture Free WillyJackson’s omnipresence on the pop charts was revolutionary because no African-American
artist had ever achieved that high a level of success. Jackson earned his pop icon status
by creating music that transcended genres; he also redefined the roles of music videos
and dancing in popular musicJackson became a dominant figure in popular culture and the first African American entertainer to have a strong crossover fan base on Music Television (MTV)His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller"
from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers
and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool.
The popularity of these videos helped bring the television channel MTV to fame
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