Legendary King of Pop ‘Michael Jackson’ charts our AOTW

Michael Joseph Jackson also known as the King of Pop was born on August 29, 1958 and died on the 25th of June 2009, he was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. He was the eighth child of the Jackson family, and made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). The Jackson 5 signed with Motown in 1968 and achieved worldwide success with Michael as lead singer. Michael Jackson
began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown and recorded multiple successful singles outside of Jackson 5. In 2009, while he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts, Jackson died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in Jackson death.

Four: Beat it
Michael Jackson
Garnering over 1B views on its official video on youtube and over 1.1B streams on spotify, Beat it like most of Michael Jackson songs is a hit track and it was released on the 21st of February 1982 and is a song on one of MJ album called Thriller. It was written and produced by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones respectively.

FYI

• Michael Jackson got married twice. His first marriage was with Lisa Marie Presley in 1994 but they got a divorce in 1996.
• His second marriage was with Debbie Rowe in 1996 and a divorced followed in 2000 and it is recorded that Michael Jackson has 3 legitimate children.

Three: Thriller
Michael Jackson
This track was once regarded as Mj biggest hit at one time but has replaced by Billie Jean, but it gained over 984M views on its official music video on youtube. It was released on the 29th of November 1982 and is also featured on his 1982 album called Thriller and this song was written by Rod Temperton and Jerry Hey.

Two: Earth song

Michael Jackson
The last song Michael rehearsed was Earth Song. Just 24 hours before his death, MJ was prepping for his ‘This Is It’ tour when he sang for the last time on June 24, 2009. Although never released as a single in the US, Earth Song reached No1 across the globe in 1995, including the UK and Germany. It has garnered over 436M views on its official music video on youtube and of course, this song was written by Michael Jackson.

Awards/ Honors

• Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists in history, with sales estimated around 500 million records worldwide.
• He was invited and honored by a president of the United States at the White House three times.
• In 1984, he was honored with a Presidential Public Safety Commendation award by Ronald Reagan for his humanitarian endeavors.
• In 1990, he was honored as the Artist of the Decade by George H. W. Bush.
• In 1992, he was honored as a Point of Light Ambassador by Bush for inviting disadvantaged children to his Neverland Ranch.
• Jackson won hundreds of awards, making him one of the most-awarded artists in popular music.
• His awards include 39 Guinness World Records, including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, 13 Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s.
• He also received the World Music Awards Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award among many many other awards and honors.

Discography

• Got to Be There (1972)
• Ben (1972)
• Music & Me (1973)
• Forever, Michael (1975)
• Off the Wall (1979)
• Thriller (1982)
• Bad (1987)
• Dangerous (1991)
• HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995)
• Invincible (2001)

Controversy

• From the late 1980s, Jackson became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his changing appearance, relationships, behavior, and lifestyle. In 1993, he was accused of sexually abusing the child of a family friend. The lawsuit was settled out of civil court; Jackson was not indicted due to lack of evidence.
• In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges.
• The FBI found no evidence of criminal conduct by Jackson in either case.

Bonus: Wanna be Starting Something
Michael Jackson
This song by Michael Jackson was recorded for his sixth studio album called Thriller (1982). It is the opening track of the album and was released as its fourth single on May 9, 1983, by Epic Records. It was written and co-produced by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones.

One: Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
This song is arguably Michael Jackson biggest hit song of all time as it has successfully garnered over 1.7B streams on spotify and over 1.6B views on its official video on youtube. This track was released on the 3rd of January, 1983. It comes right out of his 1982 album titled Thriller and was written by MJ himself and produced by Quincy Jones. In 1984, at the American music awards, Billie Jean won the award for Favorite Pop/rock song and Favourite soul /R&B song.