Michael Jackson's Adult Solo Career: Six Studio Albums
Michael Jackson released six studio albums during his adult solo career beginning with 1979's Off the Wall through 2001's Invincible. This article includes a short synopsis of each of these six albums and how they fit into his discography.
Off the Wall - Jackson's true solo debut made him a big star with two #1 singles ("Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" & "Rock with You.") The album has sold over 7 million copies in the US to date and over 20 million copies worldwide.
Thriller - Jackson's masterwork. It's still seen by most music critics as Jackson's best album and as one of the best albums of the 1980s. It's also the biggest selling album of all time. It features many of his very best known songs including "Thriller," "Billy Jean," & "Beat It." Something that is often overlooked is that unlike many pop stars, Jackson actually wrote many of his biggest hits and he wrote four of the nine songs on this album.
Bad - In some ways Bad was actually Jackson's most commercial successful album even though it's often overlooked in comparison with the monster success of Thriller. In what ways am I talking about? Well specifically it produced an amazing five #1 singles in the US including legendary hits like "Man in the Mirror" and the title track "Bad." The album should also be noted for the amount of songs that Jackson wrote: 8 of the 10 songs were penned by Jackson himself.
Dangerous - Dangerous was actually his biggest selling album as far as first week sales. It's also second (only behind Thriller) as far as total worldwide album sales with over 32 million copies sold in the world. That being said, it only had one #1 hit ("Black or White") which after an album with five #1 hits (Bad) that was something of a disappointment.
HIStory - HIStory included one disc which was a "greatest hits" collection up to that point and a second disc which included all new material. Each disc had 15 songs on it. Among the 15 new songs the most well known are "You Are Not Alone" which hit #1 in the US (and in many other countries around the world) and "Earth Song" which hit #1 in the UK and sold more copies than any other MJ single there.
Invincible - MJ's final album (at least while still living) is considered to be his worst album by almost all music critics and most of his fans. But does that mean it has no redeeming qualities? No. It includes some excellent songs such as "Butterflies" & Threatened" and it featured the hit single "You Rock My World" which reached #10 in the US and #2 in the UK. - 23806
Off the Wall - Jackson's true solo debut made him a big star with two #1 singles ("Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" & "Rock with You.") The album has sold over 7 million copies in the US to date and over 20 million copies worldwide.
Thriller - Jackson's masterwork. It's still seen by most music critics as Jackson's best album and as one of the best albums of the 1980s. It's also the biggest selling album of all time. It features many of his very best known songs including "Thriller," "Billy Jean," & "Beat It." Something that is often overlooked is that unlike many pop stars, Jackson actually wrote many of his biggest hits and he wrote four of the nine songs on this album.
Bad - In some ways Bad was actually Jackson's most commercial successful album even though it's often overlooked in comparison with the monster success of Thriller. In what ways am I talking about? Well specifically it produced an amazing five #1 singles in the US including legendary hits like "Man in the Mirror" and the title track "Bad." The album should also be noted for the amount of songs that Jackson wrote: 8 of the 10 songs were penned by Jackson himself.
Dangerous - Dangerous was actually his biggest selling album as far as first week sales. It's also second (only behind Thriller) as far as total worldwide album sales with over 32 million copies sold in the world. That being said, it only had one #1 hit ("Black or White") which after an album with five #1 hits (Bad) that was something of a disappointment.
HIStory - HIStory included one disc which was a "greatest hits" collection up to that point and a second disc which included all new material. Each disc had 15 songs on it. Among the 15 new songs the most well known are "You Are Not Alone" which hit #1 in the US (and in many other countries around the world) and "Earth Song" which hit #1 in the UK and sold more copies than any other MJ single there.
Invincible - MJ's final album (at least while still living) is considered to be his worst album by almost all music critics and most of his fans. But does that mean it has no redeeming qualities? No. It includes some excellent songs such as "Butterflies" & Threatened" and it featured the hit single "You Rock My World" which reached #10 in the US and #2 in the UK. - 23806
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