Michael Jackson discography

Jackson at the White House in 1984. |
| Releases |
| ↙Studio albums |
10 |
| ↙Live albums |
1 |
| ↙Compilation albums |
72 |
| ↙EPs |
6 |
| ↙Soundtracks |
3 |
| ↙Remix albums |
7 |
This article includes the peak chart positions of the Michael Jackson albums discography. Listed are all the albums in order of their release (list of minor compilations is partial), not including re-issues, unless they charted. Included are peak chart positions for the United States, Australia, Austria1, Canada, France2, Germany, Italy, Japan3, Netherlands1, Norway1, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden1, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In some countries there are back catalogue or mid price charts, but they weren't reported in this page, because are considered second-rate charts.
NOTES:
1 - In Netherlands, there are the catalogue rules in the albums chart from 2003. From this date, a back catalogue chart was established. In Sweden and Norway the albums chart is divided into Top Fullprice Albums and Top Midprice Albums. Furthermore, prior September 1993, the charts in Sweden were bi-weekly, as well as the charts in Austria during the '80s (monthly in the '70s).
2 - In France, from 1989 greatest hits/compilations of the artists are charted in a compilation chart. From 2002 to 2005, albums with price under 10€ were charted in a mid price chart. In 2005, the rules changed again, with the mid price list that became a back catalogue chart (generally albums that are at least 2 years old, sometimes also less). In this page, Top Albums (from 2002 full price/new albums list) and Top Compilations were used.
3 - In Japan, the chart was separated into LPs and Cassettes (with a CD chart added in 1985) until 1987, when the charts were unified. For pre-1987 peak positions, the LP chart is used, as that was the main medium.
Studio albums[edit]
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
US
[1] |
AUS
[2] |
AUT
[3] |
CAN
[4] |
FRA
[5] |
GER
[6] |
ITA
[7] |
JPN
[8] |
NL
[9] |
NOR
[10] |
NZ
[11] |
SPN
[12] |
SWE
[13] |
SWZ
[14] |
UK
[15] |
| 1972 |
Got to Be There
- Released: January 24, 1972
- Label: Motown
|
14 |
— |
— |
— |
121 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
37 |
Ben
- Released: August 4, 1972
- Label: Motown
|
5 |
65 |
— |
12 |
162 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
| 1973 |
Music & Me
- Released: April 13, 1973
- Label: Motown
|
92 |
27 |
— |
— |
108 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1975 |
Forever, Michael
- Released: January 16, 1975
- Label: Motown
|
101 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1979 |
Off the Wall
- Released: August 10, 1979
- Label: Epic (EK #35745)
|
3 |
1 |
— |
4 |
27 |
25 |
7 |
22 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
26 |
27 |
3 |
| 1982 |
Thriller
- Released: November 30, 1982
- Label: Epic (EK #38112)
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| 1987 |
Bad
- Released: August 31, 1987
- Label: Epic (EK #40600)
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 1991 |
Dangerous
- Released: November 13, 1991
- Label: Epic (EK #45400)
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 1995 |
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
- Released: June 16, 1995
- Label: Epic (EK #59000)
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| 2001 |
Invincible
- Released: October 30, 2001
- Label: Epic (EK #69400)
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| "—" denotes albums that weren't released or were released but did not chart. |
Compilations[edit]
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
US
[1] |
AUS
[2] |
AUT
[3] |
CAN
[4] |
FRA
[5] |
GER
[6] |
ITA
[7] |
JPN
[8] |
NL
[9] |
NOR
[10] |
NZ
[11] |
SPN
[12] |
SWE
[13] |
SWZ
[14] |
UK
[15] |
| 1975 |
The Best of Michael Jackson
- Best of
- Released: August 28, 1975
|
156 |
76 |
— |
— |
16 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11 |
| 1981 |
One Day in Your Life
- Best of
- Released: March 25, 1981
|
144 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
29 |
| 1983 |
18 Greatest Hits
- Greatest hits
- Released: 1983
|
— |
53 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
23 |
— |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| 9 Singles Pack
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
66 |
| 1984 |
14 Greatest Hits
- Greatest hits
- Released: 1984
|
168 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Farewell My Summer Love
- Unreleased tracks
- Released: May 8, 1984
|
46 |
90 |
— |
94 |
— |
40 |
— |
58 |
47 |
— |
50 |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
| 1986 |
Anthology
- Box set
- Released: November 14, 1986
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
89 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1986 |
Their Very Best - Back To Back
(with Diana Ross/Gladys Knight/Stevie Wonder)
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
| 1987 |
Love Songs
(with Diana Ross)
- Greatest hits
- Released: 1987
|
— |
86 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
| 1988 |
Singles Souvenir Pack
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
91 |
| 1992 |
Motown's Greatest Hits
- Greatest hits
- Released: 1992
|
— |
27 |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
53 |
| Tour Souvenir Pack
|
— |
83 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
87 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32 |
| 1997 |
The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5ive
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
| 1999 |
The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five
|
— |
41 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
| 2000 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection:
The Best of Michael Jackson
|
— |
— |
— |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2001 |
Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I
- Greatest hits, re-release of HIStory Begins
- Released: November 13, 2001
|
85 |
44 |
— |
8 |
10 |
— |
55 |
70 |
— |
9 |
— |
54 |
23 |
45 |
15 |
| Classic - The Universal Masters Collection
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
299 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2003 |
Number Ones
- Greatest hits
- Released: November 18, 2003
|
13 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
17 |
36 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
| 2004 |
Off the Wall / Thriller
|
— |
25 |
— |
87 |
65 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Bad / Dangerous
|
— |
27 |
— |
— |
85 |
58 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
163 |
The Ultimate Collection
- Box set
- Released: November 17, 2004
|
154 |
— |
— |
29 |
29 |
37 |
45 |
47 |
46 |
40 |
— |
29 |
31 |
33 |
75 |
| 2005 |
The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
59 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The Essential Michael Jackson
- Greatest hits
- Released: July 19, 2005
|
53 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
18 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 2006 |
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix / Invincible
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
125 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
112 |
Visionary: The Video Singles
- Box set
- Released: February 20, 2006
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 |
Les 50 plus belles chansons
|
— |
14 |
45 |
— |
4 |
36 |
21 |
121 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
33 |
19 |
4 |
| 2008 |
Thriller - 25th Anniversary Limited Japanese Single Collection
- Box set
- Released: February 20, 2008
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
119 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
King of Pop
- Best of
- Released: August 22, 2008
|
— |
5 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Gold
- Best of
- Released: August 26, 2008
|
139 |
— |
— |
46 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
60 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Dangerous / Dangerous – The Short Films
|
— |
62 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2009 |
The Collection
- Box set
- Released: June 29, 2009
|
— |
2 |
13 |
— |
1 |
2 |
2 |
— |
2 |
4 |
— |
1 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
The Definitive Collection
- Best of
- Released: August 25, 2009
|
39 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
- Box set
- Released: September 1, 2009
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
149 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Mellow Michael Jackson
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
66 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Best Selection
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
108 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| La Légende de la Pop
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2010 |
Michael
- Unreleased tracks
- Released: December 10, 2010
|
3 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 2011 |
Mellow Michael Jackson - Never Can Say Goodbye
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
201 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "—" denotes albums that weren't released or were released but did not chart. |
- In the United States, between May 25, 1991 and November 25, 2009, the catalog albums (albums at least 18 months old, have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart and do not have an active single on Billboard's radio charts), weren't more eligible in the Billboard 200, but only for the Top Catalog Albums, so between November 20, 2003 and November 25, 2009, Billboard launched the Top Comprehensive Albums that included Current and Catalog albums.[16][17][18][19] Here, a list of his albums reached a major position in this chart while not eligible for the Billboard 200: Number Ones (#1), The Essential Michael Jackson (#2), Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume 1 (#28), The Ultimate Collection (#32) and 7 CD Mega Bundle (#78). Here a list of his current albums (at the time) reached a minor position in this chart cause the presence of the catalog albums: The Definitive Collection (#43), The Stripped Mixes (#67), Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It (#102) and Gold (#166).[20]
Other albums (remix, soundtracks, etc.)[edit]
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
US
[1] |
AUS
[2] |
AUT
[3] |
CAN
[4] |
FRA
[5] |
GER
[6] |
ITA
[7] |
JPN
[8] |
NL
[9] |
NOR
[10] |
NZ
[11] |
SPN
[12] |
SWE
[13] |
SWZ
[14] |
UK
[15] |
| 1982 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Audiobook/Soundtrack
- Released: November 1982
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
82 |
| 1987 |
The Michael Jackson Mix
- Remix album
- Released: May 11, 1987
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
| 1993 |
Dangerous - The Remix Collection
- Remix album
- Released: September 1993
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1997 |
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
- Remix album/Studio album
- Released: May 11, 1997
|
24 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| 2001 |
Off the Wall - Special Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: October 2001
|
a |
a |
a |
10 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
— |
a |
a |
a |
a |
— |
a |
Thriller - Special Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: October 2001
|
a |
a |
a |
6 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
77 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
38 |
a |
Bad - Special Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: October 2001
|
a |
a |
a |
8 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
96 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
63 |
a |
Dangerous - Special Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: October 2001
|
a |
a |
a |
13 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
— |
a |
a |
a |
a |
— |
a |
| 2008 |
Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: February 12, 2008
|
a |
a |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
a |
7 |
2 |
a |
a |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
The Essential Michael Jackson 3.0
- Reissue/Greatest hits
- Released: August 26, 2008
|
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
56 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| 2009 |
The Stripped Mixes
- Remix album
- Released: July 28, 2009
|
57 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
76 |
The Remix Suite
- Remix album
- Released: October 20, 2009
|
175 |
— |
— |
— |
56 |
— |
— |
242 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Michael Jackson's This Is It
- Soundtrack/Best of
- Released: October 26, 2009
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It
- EP
- Released: October 26, 2009
|
91 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2010 |
Hiroshi Fujiwara & K.U.D.O. Presents:
Michael Jackson / Jackson 5 Remixes
- Remix album
- Released: June 2, 2010
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
23 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2011 |
Immortal
- Soundtrack / Remix album
- Released: November 21, 2011
|
24 |
43 |
29 |
28 |
42 |
23 |
13 |
11 |
17 |
34 |
35 |
16 |
59 |
17 |
65 |
| 2012 |
Bad - 25th Anniversary Edition
- Reissue/Studio album
- Released: September 18, 2012
|
46 |
a |
10 |
— |
5 |
a |
a |
10 |
6 |
20 |
a |
2 |
14 |
a |
a |
| "—" denotes albums that weren't released or were released but did not chart.
"a" - In these countries, the re-issues were counted with the original album.
|
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the United States chart:
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Australian chart:
- ^ a b c "Michael Jackson - Austrian Albums Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Canadian chart:
- "November 25, 1972 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Ben)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "May 24, 1980 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Off the Wall)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "April 02 1983 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Thriller)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "October 03 1987 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Bad)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "December 21, 1991 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Dangerous)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "July 03 1995 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "November 08 2001 Canadian Albums Chart 2001-2004 (Invincible)". Jam! Showbiz. Archived from the original on November 9, 2001. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "July 07 1984 Canadian Album Chart 1968-2000 (Farewell My Summer Love)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "Canoe (Canada) Weekly Album Charts For 2009 (Greatest Hits: HIStory - Vol. 1, Number Ones, The Essential Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson's This Is It. Including also the reissues of Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- "Chart Watch Canada: July 16, 2009 (The Ultimate Collection and Gold)". Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- "Chart Watch Canada: August 13, 2009 (Off the Wall/Thriller)". Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- "CANADIAN (Canoe) WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 2010 (Michael)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- "June 02 1997 Canadian Album Chart 1968-2000 (Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "CANADA'S (CANOE) WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 2008 (Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the French chart:
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the German chart:
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Italian chart:
- Bruno Marzi (2009). Michael Jackson in Italy. Pieroni Distribuzioni, S.r.l. pp. 103–105. ISSN 1594-0500, 9771594050016.
- "Classifiche della 29° settimana del 2009 (Off the Wall)". M&D Musica e Dischi. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifiche della 28° settimana del 2009 (Thriller)". M&D Musica e Dischi. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 20/07/2009 al 26/07/2009 (Greatest Hits: HIStory - Vol. 1, The Essential Michael Jackson and 50 Best Songs: The Motown Years)". FIMI. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 10/08/2009 al 16/08/2009 (The Ultimate Collection)". FIMI. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 13/07/2009 al 19/07/2009 (King of Pop)". FIMI. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 27/07/2009 al 02/08/2009 (The Collection)". FIMI. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 06/12/2010 al 12/12/2010 (Michael)". FIMI. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 26/10/2009 al 01/11/2009 (Michael Jackson's This Is It)". FIMI. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 21/11/2011 al 27/11/2011 (Immortal)". FIMI. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Japanese chart:
- ^ a b c "Michael Jackson - Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Norwegian chart:
- ^ a b c "Michael Jackson - New Zealand Albums Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Spanish chart:
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