Records and achievements of Michael Jackson

This article lists the sales and chart records and achievements of Michael Jackson, an American pop icon known as the "King of Pop." Jackson's astounding success during his peak in the 80's and 90's, has witnessed a number of notable accomplishments in the music industry.

"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.

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United World Chart records and achievements

* Jackson is the only artist with most #1s, with 4 in total.
* Jackson is the male artist with most #1s in the 1980s, with 2 in total.
* Jackson is the only artist to occupy both the #1 and #2 positions at the same time ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and "Bad").
* Jackson is the only male artist to replace himself at #1 ("Bad" replaced "I Just Can't Stop Loving You").

US chart records and achievements

* Jackson has nine platinum singles in the United States, a record for a male artist during the Billboard Hot 100 era (since 1958).
* Jackson's "Thriller" remained at number one for thirty-seven weeks, the longest stay by a non-soundtrack album to date. [ [http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/14112006/344/jackson-receives-world-records.html&e=l_news_dm Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland ] ]
* "Thriller" spent 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 to accomplish this feat (along with Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" and Celine Dion's "Falling into You").
* "Thriller" is the only album in the United States to have sold more copies than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984.
* Four of Jackson's albums, "Bad", "Dangerous", "HIStory", and "Invincible", debuted at number one in the United States.
* Jackson was the first artist to have four top-ten singles from one album ("Off the Wall").
* Jackson was the first artist to have seven Top 10 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 1980s to have two simultaneous top-five hits ("Beat It" and "Billie Jean" on April 16, 1983).
* In 1983, Jackson became the first artist to simultaneously hold the number one spots on Billboard's rock albums and rock singles charts, as well as the R&B albums and singles charts.
* 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 was the first artist to have a song debut as high as #5 on the Hot 100 ("Scream" in 1995).
* Jackson was the first artist to ever have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ("You Are Not Alone"). [ [http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/14112006/344/jackson-receives-world-records.html&e=l_news_dm Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland ] ]
* 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 charts, more than any other solo male artist in the Hot 100 era (since 1958).
* Jackson had 29 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, more than any other solo male artist in the Hot 100 era (since 1958).
* Jackson had 37 top 40 hits on the Hot 100.

Jackson's US number ones

Michael Jackson had 13 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

UK chart records and achievements

* With 11.5 million copies, Michael Jackson is one of only eight musical acts that have sold more than 10 million singles in Britain. [ [http://www.everyhit.com/record2.html Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com ] ]
* Jackson had 8 number one albums on the British charts, tied with David Bowie for fourth place all time. [ [http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html Record-Breakers and Trivia - Albums - everyHit.com ] ]
* Jackson holds the record for the most Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart in one year, registering 19 in 2006. [ [http://www.everyhit.com/record2.html Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com ] ]
* Jackson had 40 Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart. [ [http://www.mjjcharts.com/UKmichael.htm Janet Jackson in the U ] ]
* Jackson had 50 Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart. [ [http://www.mjjcharts.com/UKmichael.htm Janet Jackson in the U ] ]
* Jackson is tied with Queen for having more best-selling albums in the top ten than any other artist. They are "Thriller" and "Bad". [ [http://www.everyhit.com/recordalb.html Record-Breakers and Trivia - Albums - everyHit.com ] ]

Jackson's UK number ones

Michael Jackson had seven number one hits on the UK Singles Charts.

panish chart records and achievements

* Jackson had 35 top 20 hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.
* Jackson had 29 top ten hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.

Jackson's Spanish number ones

Michael Jackson had 20 number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.

Norwegian chart records and achievements

* Jackson had three singles that earned a gold certification in Norway. They are "Earth Song," "They Don't Care About Us," and "You Rock My World."
* Jackson had 21 top ten hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.

Jackson's Norwegian number ones

Michael Jackson had four number one hits on the Top 20 Singles charts.

Other records and achievements

* 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 [ [http://www.mjfanclub.net/history/beyond.html] ] .
* David O. Selznick's 1940 Best Film Oscar for Gone with the Wind (USA, 1939) was bought by 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 music video of all time.
* 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 holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other male artist, having 26.
* Jackson holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other artist in one year, grabbing 13 in 1983.
* 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" at the American Music Awards ceremony in 2002.
* Jackson's "Bad World Tour" (1987–1989) 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), which stays to this day the biggest tour ever in terms of international attendance (4.4 million tickets outside of USA).
*Michael Jackson is the only foreign artist to have sold more than 1,500,000 units in Turkey with all his albums (Off The Wall,Thriller,Bad,Dangerous,HIStory,Blood On The Dance Floor and Invincible).Bad is the best selling foreign album in Turkey with the sales of 560,000 units.HIStory is the best selling double album by a foreign artist in Turkey with more than 145,000 units sold.
* Jackson's album "Thriller" (1982) is the best selling album of all time with more than 104 million copies.
* Jackson is the best selling artist of all time with over 750 million records sold.

Total Achievements

Michael Jackson has sold 750 million records in his lifetime, won 405 awards and has earned 160 achievements.

References

ee 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)
*Honorific titles in popular music
*UK Best selling singles artists of all time
*List of most expensive music videos
*List of best-selling albums worldwide
*List of best-selling albums in the United States

External links

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