Michael Jackson singles discography
Jackson in 1990
As lead artist68
As featured artist9
Other appearances13
Promotional or limited release52

American singer Michael Jackson released 67 singles as a lead artist, and 10 as a featured artist. One of the best-selling artists of all time, Michael Jackson has sold over 500 million records worldwide.[1] In the United States, Jackson amassed 13 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era) and was the first artist to have a top-ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades.[2] In 2012, Jackson was ranked the fifth best selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 15.3 million singles sold.[3]

Jackson's first solo entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart was "Got to Be There", which peaked at number four in 1971.[4] Jackson's first number-one hit on the chart was "Ben", in 1972.[5] Jackson continued to release singles throughout the 1970s. The album Off the Wall (1979) contained five singles, including the chart-topping "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You".[5] Both are certified multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States for sales in excess of 6 million copies.[6] With the following singles "Off the Wall" and "She's Out of My Life" also reaching the US top 10, Jackson became the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.[7]

In 1982, Jackson released his sixth studio album, Thriller. "The Girl Is Mine", a collaboration with Paul McCartney, was released as the first single from the album. The single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] "Billie Jean" was the album's second single. The single topped the charts in 13 countries, including the United States.[9] The single sold more than 10 million copies in the United States[10] and over 1.4 million in the United Kingdom.[11] "Beat It", released a month later, peaked at number one in nine countries and sold more than eight million copies in the US.[6] "Thriller" was released in November 1983 and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The single sold 10 million copies in the US alone, making it Jackson's best-selling single.[6] In 1983, Jackson again collaborated with McCartney and "Say Say Say" was released as the first single from McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. It was a number-one hit in the United States.[12] Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad (1987), produced nine singles with seven charting in the United States. Five of these singles ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana") reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a record for most number-one Hot 100 singles from any one album.[13][14]

In 1991, Jackson released his eighth studio album, Dangerous, co-produced with Teddy Riley. The album produced four top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Remember the Time", "In the Closet", "Will You Be There" (produced and performed by Jackson as the theme for the film Free Willy) and the number-one hit "Black or White".[15] In June 1995, Jackson released his ninth album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, a double album. The first disc, HIStory Begins, is a 15-track greatest hits album. The second disc, HIStory Continues, contains 13 original songs and two cover versions.[16] The album features "Scream", a duet with Jackson's youngest sister Janet; "Earth Song"; "They Don't Care About Us"; and "You Are Not Alone".[17] "You Are Not Alone" holds the Guinness World Record for the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[18][19] "Earth Song" was the third single released from HIStory, and it topped the UK Singles Chart for six weeks over Christmas 1995 and sold over 1.2 million copies, making it one of Jackson's most successful singles in the UK.[20] Jackson worked with collaborators including Teddy Riley and Rodney Jerkins to produce his tenth solo album, Invincible (2001). Invincible spawned three singles: "You Rock My World", "Cry", and "Butterflies".[21] Following Jackson's death in 2009, sales of his previous work soared and Jackson became the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week, with 2.6 million downloads.[22] Following the surge in sales, in March 2010, Sony Music signed a $250 million deal with the Jackson estate to extend their distribution rights to Jackson's back catalog until at least 2017.[23] As part of this deal, two posthumous albums of previously unreleased tracks were released: Michael (2010) and Xscape (2014).[24] In 2017, Sony renewed its deal for $250 million, which went into effect in January 2018.[25]

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with chart positions, sales and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[26] 		AUS
[27] 		CAN
[28] 		FRA[a]
[29] 		GER
[30] 		NL
[31] 		NZ
[32] 		SPN
[33] 		SWI
[34] 		UK
[35]
"Got to Be There" 1971 4 83 3 — — — — — — 5 Got to Be There
"Rockin' Robin" 1972 2 16 13 — — — 16 19 — 3
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" 16 — 57 — — — — — — —
"Ain't No Sunshine" — — — — — 16 — — 99 8
"Ben" 1 1 6 81 — 2 12 19 — 7 Ben
"With a Child's Heart" 1973 50 — 60 — — — — — — — Music & Me
"Morning Glow" — 98 — — — — — — — —
"Music and Me" — — — — — 34 — — — —
"Happy" — 31 — — — — 21 — — 52[b]
"We're Almost There" 1975 54 — 79 — — 61 21 — — 46[c] Forever, Michael
"Just a Little Bit of You" 23 — 43 — — — — — — —
"Ease on Down the Road"
(with Diana Ross) 		1978 41 — 35 — — 47 — — — 45 The Wiz: Original Soundtrack
"You Can't Win" 1979 81 — — — — — — — — —
"A Brand New Day"
(with Diana Ross & The Wiz Stars) 		— — — — — 1 — — — —
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" 1 1 3 15 13 2 1 2 4 3 Off the Wall
"Rock with You" 1 4 3 59 58 22 3 1 68 7
"Off the Wall" 10 94 11 — — 18 14 — 81 7
"She's Out of My Life" 1980 10 17 15 — — 13 6 — 97 3
"Girlfriend" — — — — — — 49 — — 41
"One Day in Your Life"[d] 1981 55 9 — — — 2 48 — — 1 One Day in Your Life
"The Girl Is Mine"
(with Paul McCartney) 		1982 2 4 8 — 53 16 3 1 — 8 Thriller
"Billie Jean" 1983 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[43]
  • RIAA: Diamond (Digital)[43]
  • RIAA: Gold (Mastertone)[43]
  • ARIA: 9× Platinum[48]
  • BPI: 5× Platinum[38]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[49]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 7× Platinum[46]
  • SNEP: Platinum[50]
"Beat It" 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[43]
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum (Digital)[43]
  • RIAA: Gold (Mastertone)[43]
  • ARIA: Platinum[51]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[38]
  • BVMI: Platinum[49]
  • MC: Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[46]
  • SNEP: Platinum[50]
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" 5 25 1 14 16 3 35 — 30 8
"Human Nature" 7 63 11 165 64 11 12 — 46 62[e]
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 10 40 17 15 51 14 22 — 92 11
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[43]
  • BPI: Platinum[38]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[46]
"Thriller" 4 3 3 1 9 4 3 1 3 9
  • RIAA: Platinum[43]
  • RIAA: Diamond (Digital)[43]
  • RIAA: Gold (Mastertone)[43]
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum[54]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[38]
  • BVMI: Gold[49]
  • MC: 6× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[46]
  • SNEP: Platinum[50]
"Farewell My Summer Love" 1984 38 68 46 — 51 — 35 — — 7 Farewell My Summer Love
"Girl You're So Together" — — — — — — — — — 33
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(with Siedah Garrett) 		1987 1 10 2 12 2 1 1 5 2 1 Bad
"Bad" 1 4 5 4 4 1 1 1 3 3
"The Way You Make Me Feel" 1 5 7 29 12 6 2 1 8 3
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[43]
  • ARIA: Gold[51]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[38]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[46]
"Man in the Mirror" 1988 1 8 3 — 23 13 4 11 22 2[f]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[43]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[38]
  • BVMI: Gold[49]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[46]
"Dirty Diana" 1 27 5 9 3 2 5 1 3 4
"Another Part of Me" 11 44 28 32 10 8 14 31 5 15
"Smooth Criminal" 7 16 — 4 9 1 29 1 5 8
"Leave Me Alone" 1989 — 37 — 17 16 5 9 1 10 2
"Liberian Girl" — 50 — 15 23 14 31 — 12 13
"Black or White" 1991 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 Dangerous
"Remember the Time" 1992 3 6 2 5 8 4 1 2 4 3
"In the Closet" 6 5 16 9 15 9 5 2 25 8
"Jam" 26 11 29 8 18 12 2 1 22 13
"Who Is It" 14 34 6 8 9 13 16 19 14 10
"Heal the World" 27 20 21 1 3 4 3 1 5 2
"Give In to Me" 1993 — 4 — 7 10 4 1 6 7 2
"Will You Be There" 7 42 6 29 12 3 2 — 3 9
"Gone Too Soon" — 76 — 32 45 20 6 — 33 33
"Scream"[g]
(with Janet Jackson) 		1995 5 2 5 4 8 4 1 1 3 3 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
"Childhood"[g] 73
"You Are Not Alone" 1 7 11 1 4 6 1 1 1 1
"Earth Song"[h] — 15 40 2 1 3 4 1 1 1
"They Don't Care About Us" 1996 30 16 — 4 1 4 9 2 3 4
"Stranger in Moscow" 91 14 — 18 21 6 6 1 5 4
"Blood on the Dance Floor" 1997 42 5 4 10 5 7 1 1 5 1 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
"HIStory"[i] — 43 — 26 14 14 29 4 16 5
"Ghosts"[i]
"You Rock My World"[j] 2001 10 4 2 1 6 2 13 1 5 2 Invincible
"Cry" — 43 — 30 76 39 — 6 42 25
"One More Chance" 2003 83 — — 44 29 28 — 7 24 5 Number Ones
"The Girl Is Mine 2008"
(with will.i.am) 		2008 — 60 76 22 21 12 — — 47 32 Thriller 25
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
(with Akon) 		81 8 32 10 63 47 4 — — 69
"Mind Is the Magic" 2010 — — — 80 — — — — — — Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show
"Hold My Hand"
(with Akon) 		39 37 16 27 7 28 6 7 9 10 Michael
"Hollywood Tonight" 2011 — — — — 55 54 — — — 152
"Behind the Mask" — — — — — — — — — 191
"(I Like) The Way You Love Me" — — — — — — — — — —
"Love Never Felt So Good"
(solo or with Justin Timberlake) 		2014 9 28 20 2 18 2 12 6 15 8
  • RIAA: Platinum (Digital)[43]
  • BPI: Platinum[38]
  • BVMI: Platinum[49]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[45]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[46]
 Xscape
"A Place with No Name" — — — 93 — 24 — — — 172
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
List of singles as featured artist, with chart positions, sales and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[26] 		AUS
[27] 		CAN
[28] 		FRA
[29] 		GER
[30] 		NL
[31] 		NZ
[32] 		SPN
[33] 		SWI
[34] 		UK
[35]
"Save Me"
(with Dave Mason) 		1980 71 — — — — — — — — — Old Crest on a New Wave
"Say Say Say"
(with Paul McCartney) 		1983 1 4 1 2 12 4 1 1 2 2 Pipes of Peace
"Get It"
(with Stevie Wonder) 		1987 80 — — 49 — 14 — 19 — 37 Characters
"2300 Jackson Street"
(with The Jacksons, Janet Jackson, Rebbie Jackson and Marlon Jackson) 		1989 — — — — — 48 — — — 76 2300 Jackson Street
"Whatzupwitu"
(with Eddie Murphy) 		1993 —[k] 88 — 36 — — — — — — Love's Alright
"Why"
(with 3T) 		1996 —[l] 46 — 9 29 10 9 — 11 2 Brotherhood
"All in Your Name"
(with Barry Gibb)[76] 		2011 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Don't Matter to Me"
(with Drake) 		2018 9 3 4 19 16 7 6 33 5 2 Scorpion
"Say Say Say"
(with Kygo and Paul McCartney) 		2023 — — — — — — 38 — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

List of other appearances, with chart positions, sales and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[26] 		AUS
[27] 		CAN
[28] 		FRA
[29] 		GER
[30] 		NL
[31] 		NZ
[32] 		SPN
[33] 		SWI
[34] 		UK
[35]
"Night Time Lover"
(with La Toya Jackson) 		1980[78] — — — — — — — — — — La Toya Jackson
"Muscles"
(with Diana Ross) 		1982 10 50 18 — 69 10 18 12 — 15 Silk Electric
"State of Independence"
(with Donna Summer & Friends) 		41 — — — — 1 — — — 14 Donna Summer
"Somebody's Watching Me"
(with Rockwell) 		1984 2 12 2 5 2 2 5 1 3 6 Somebody's Watching Me
"Don't Stand Another Chance"
(with Janet Jackson) 		—[m] — — — — — — — — — Dream Street
"Centipede"
(with Rebbie Jackson & The Weather Girls) 		24 97 — — — — 4 — — — Centipede
"We Are the World"
(as a member of USA for Africa) 		1985 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver[83]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[80]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[84]
  • SNEP: Platinum[85]
 We Are the World
"Eaten Alive"
(with Diana Ross) 		77 81 79 — 38 26 26 — 17 71 Eaten Alive
"Do the Bartman"[n]
(with The Simpsons) 		1990 — 1 14 — 5 2 1 2 12 1 The Simpsons Sing the Blues
"State of Independence (Remix)"
(with Donna Summer & Friends) 		1996 — — — — — — — — — 13 Donna Summer
"I Need You"
(with 3T) 		— 17 — 5 22 5 30 — 9 3 Brotherhood
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
(as a member of Artists for Haiti) 		2010 2 — 7 — — — 8 15 — 50 Non-album single
"Low"
(with Lenny Kravitz) 		2018 — — — 21 61 — — — 69 — Raise Vibration
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional or limited release

List of promotional or limited release appearances, with chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[26] 		AUS
[27] 		CAN
[28] 		FRA
[29] 		GER
[30] 		NL
[31] 		NZ
[32] 		SPN
[33] 		SWI
[34] 		UK
[35]
"Maria (You Were the Only One)" 1972 — — — — — — — — 62 — Got to Be There
"Too Young"[91] 1973 — — — — — — — — — — Music & Me
"Doggin' Around"[91] 1974 — — — — — — — — — —
"Someone in the Dark"[92] 1982 — — — — — — — — — — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
"The Lady in My Life" — — — — — — — — — — Thriller
"Touch the One You Love"[93] 1984 — — — — — — — — — — Farewell My Summer Love
"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"
(with Jermaine Jackson) 		—[o] — — — — — — — — — Jermaine Jackson/Dynamite
"Twenty-Five Miles"[95] 1987 — — — — — — — — — — The Original Soul of Michael Jackson
"Speed Demon"[96] 1989 — — — — — — — — — — Bad
"Someone Put Your Hand Out"[97] 1992 — — — — — — — — — 119 Non-album singles
"Black or White" (The Clivillés & Cole Remixes) — 18 — — — — — — — 14
"Dangerous" 1993 — — — — 99 — — — 78 — Dangerous
"This Time Around"
(with The Notorious B.I.G.)[98] 		1995 — — — — — — — — — — HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
"Scream (David Morales Remix)"
(with Janet Jackson) 		— — — — — — — — — 43 Non-album single
"On the Line"[99] 1997 — — — — — — — — — — Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set
"Is It Scary"[100] — — — — — — — — — — Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
"Smile" — 56 — — 71 — — — 70 74 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
"Speechless"[101] 2001 — — — — — — — — — — Invincible
"Butterflies" 14 — — — — — — — — —
"Unbreakable" 2002 — — — — — — — — — —
"The 12" Mixes" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"What More Can I Give"
(with the All Stars)[103] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Todo Para Ti"
(with the All Stars)[103] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Cheater"[104] 2004 — — — — — — — — — — The Ultimate Collection
"Beat It 2008"
(with Fergie) 		2008 — — 77 — — — — — 26 177 Thriller 25
"Billie Jean 2008"
(with Kanye West) 		— — — — — — — — — 183
"Thriller Megamix" — 80 — — — — — — — 96 King of Pop
"This Is It" 2009 —[p] — 56 — — 22 — 18 — — Michael Jackson's This Is It
"Breaking News"[q] 2010 — — — — — — — — — — Michael
"Much Too Soon"[108] — — — — — — — — — —
"(I Can't Make It) Another Day"
(with Lenny Kravitz)[109] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Monster"
(with 50 Cent)[q] 		— — — — — — — — — 197
"Keep Your Head Up"[q] — — — — — — — — — —
"Immortal Megamix" 2011 — 41 — — — — — — — — Immortal
"You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"I'll Be There (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"Dancing Machine/Blame It on the Boogie (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"This Place Hotel/Smooth Criminal/Dangerous (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"Is It Scary/Threatened/Thriller (Immortal Version)"[110] — — — — — — — — — —
"Don't Be Messin' 'Round"[111] 2012 — — — — — — — — — — Bad 25
"Bad (Afrojack Remix) (DJ Buddha Edit)" (with Pitbull)[112] — — — — — — — — — —
"I'm So Blue"[113] — — — — — — — — — —
"Chicago" 2014 — — — 127 — 53 — — — — Xscape
"Loving You" — — — — — — 24 — — —
"Slave to the Rhythm" 45 — — 119 — 48 — — — 98
"Do You Know Where Your Children Are" — — — 191 — — 62 — — —
"Blue Gangsta" — — — — — — 77 — — —
"There Must Be More to Life Than This"
(with Queen and William Orbit)[114] 		— — — — — — — — — — Queen Forever
"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous" (The White Panda Mash-Up)[115] 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Scream
"Thriller" (Steve Aoki Midnight Hour Remix)[116] — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Diamonds Are Invincible" (Mark Ronson Mash-Up)[117] 2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

Notes

  1. Prior to November 1984, there were no reliable weekly charts from France. In 2000, Fabrice Ferment, in collaboration with SNEP, compiled monthly charts for the period's pre-SNEP charts based on retail sales of the time.
  2. "Happy" was not originally released in the UK as a single from Music & Me. It peaked at number 52 there when it was released as a single from the compilation 18 Greatest Hits in 1983.
  3. "We're Almost There" was not originally released in the UK as a single from Forever, Michael. It peaked at number 46 there when it was released as a single from the compilation One Day in Your Life in 1981.
  4. "One Day in Your Life" was originally released as a single from Forever, Michael in a limited number of territories. It was later released worldwide in 1981 as the lead single from the eponymous 1981 compilation and charted in all territories for the first time from this reissue.
  5. "Human Nature" was not released in the UK as a single from Thriller. It peaked at number 62 there in 2009 off of digital downloads following Jackson's death.
  6. "Man in the Mirror" originally peaked at number 21 in the UK upon its release as a single. It reached number two in 2009 off of digital downloads following Jackson's death.
  7. "Scream"/"Childhood" was released as a double A-side single, with the songs listed together in most charts but separately in Canada.[59]
  8. Not released in the United States[64]
  9. "HIStory"/"Ghosts" was released as a double A-side single.[67]
  10. Not released for sale in the United States; released only to radio in the United States.[68]
  11. "Whatzupwitu" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[73]
  12. "Why" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[74]
  13. "Don't Stand Another Chance" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at top on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[81]
  14. Not released as a single in the United States[86]
  15. Although it was never officially released as a single because of legal difficulties between Michael's label, Epic, and Jermaine's label, Arista, the song peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[94]
  16. "This Is It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[105]
  17. On August 23, 2018, it was reported that Sony had admitted in court that the vocals on the three Cascio tracks were not performed by Jackson and were instead recorded after his death by Jason Malachi, apparently missing the first part of Sony's counsel sentence "[F]or purposes of the argument" which is used in court not to be an admission, but rather a statement of "even if the alleged action happened".[106] However, the next day, Zia Modabber of Sony Music's law firm, Katten Muchin Rosenman, recanted these reports, stating that "no one has conceded that Michael Jackson did not sing on the songs".[107]

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  27. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the Australian chart:
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    • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Do the Bartman" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The Simpsons – Australian Singles Chart". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
    • "Why" and "I Need You" (with 3T) ARIA Chart peaks: "3T – Australian Singles Chart". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
  28. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the Canadian chart:
  29. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the French chart:
  30. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the German chart:
  31. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the Netherlands chart:
  32. Peak chart positions for singles charting on the New Zealand chart:
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