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The “King Of Pop”
Jackson’s first solo effort for Epic, Off the Wall (1979), exceeded all expectations and was the best-selling album of the year (it eventually sold more than 20 million copies).
Produced by industry veteran Quincy Jones, Off the Wall yielded the massive international hit singles “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” and “Rock with You,” both of which showcased Michael’s energetic style and capitalized on the contemporary disco dance fad. Three years later he returned with another collaboration with Jones, Thriller, a tour de force that featured an array of guest stars and elevated him to worldwide superstardom. Thriller captured a slew of awards, including a record-setting eight Grammys; remained on the charts for more than two years; and sold more than 40 million copies, long holding the distinction of being the best-selling album in history. The first single on the album, “The Girl Is Mine,” an easygoing duet with Paul McCartney, went to number one on the rhythm-and-blues charts and number two on the pop charts in the fall of 1982. The follow-up single, “Billie Jean,” an electrifying dance track and the vehicle for Jackson’s trademark “moonwalk” dance, topped the pop charts, as did “Beat It,” which featured a raucous solo from famed guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Moreover, “Beat It” helped break down the artificial barriers between black and white artists on the radio and in the emerging format of music videos on television.
By 1984 Jackson was renowned worldwide as the,
“King of Pop.”
His much anticipated Victory reunion tour with his brothers was one of the most popular concert events of 1984. In 1985 Jackson and Lionel Richie cowrote “We Are the World,” the signature single for USA for Africa, an all-star project aimed at famine relief. Further solo albums—Bad (1987), which produced five chart-topping hits, and Dangerous (1991), much of which was produced by New Jack Swing sensation Teddy Riley—solidified Jackson’s dominance of pop music. In 2001 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; the Jackson 5 were inducted in 1997.
He is one of the few artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - once as a member of the Jackson Five and once as a solo artist - and also made it into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.
He has 13 Guinness World Records, gaining eight in 2006 alone, including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time".
The King of Pop has won numerous awards for his humanitarian endeavours and has also been named as the artist of "the Decade", "Generation", "Century" and "Millennium".
Five of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).
Thriller has remained the biggest selling album of all time with reported sales of 109 million.
Overall, Jackson has sold more than 750 million records worldwide.
He has also been honoured by two American Presidents, Ronald Regan in 1984 and George Bush in 1990.
His major awards include:
American Music Awards – 22
Billboard Awards – 40
BRIT Awards – 7
Golden Globe Awards – 1
Grammy Awards – 19
Guinness World Records – 13
MTV Awards – 13
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Awards – 14
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) Awards – 56
World Music Awards – 12
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