6 Most Famous Michael Jackson Songs
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The world mourned at the demise of the greatest pop musician of all time, Michael Jackson, often referred to as the ‘Pop King’. The music industry had to bear the loss of this outstanding artist and performer who has given us loads of memorable songs and videos. Moreover, his name is mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most successful entertainer of all time.
Michael Jackson does not need an introduction, as the name itself says it all. With 13 Grammy Awards, including the ‘Grammy Legend Award’ and the ‘Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award’, 26 American Music Awards and many more, MJ has given many best-selling albums. There are many songs that made him extremely popular all over the world, including Off the Wall, Bad, Dangerous, Thriller and HIStory.
It is difficult to choose the best ones from the amazing list of his songs, but here we mention the five most famous songs of Michael Jackson based on how fast and rapidly they spread all over the world.
1. Billie Jean
This epic song was written and sung by the great Michael Jackson. Billie Jean was from the singer’s greatest album “Thriller” in 1982, and became a worldwide hit, commercially as well as critically. This song was one of the best-selling singles in the year 1983 in the US and the UK. Billie Jean also won a Grammy Award and an American Music Award, and was loved by MJ’s fans worldwide. Moreover, this song is also known for its distinctive lyrics and one-of-its-kind vocals by MJ. The sound engineer Bruce Swedien mixed the song 91 times before it was declared final.
2. Bad
The song Bad comes from the consecutive best-selling album of the same name, and is one of the many extremely famous songs of MJ. This song was composed, written and co-produced by Michael Jackson himself. This song had hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and was untouched for two weeks straight. It was commercially successful worldwide, and the music video of Bad was also highly appreciated and praised. The director of this super hit music video was the ace director Martin Scorsese. It is said that the concept of this video was highly inspired by the “cool” scene of the hit musical movie ‘West Side Story’.
3. Thriller
From MJ’s sixth studio album ‘Thriller’ comes an epic song of the same name that was received exceptionally well around the globe. Thriller received many positive reviews from the critics and fans all around, but the music video of this song became an even bigger hit. This song also top-grossed MJ’s list of hit songs, thus becoming a top-single hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The music video of Thriller was conceptualized and choreographed by Michael Peters, with zombies dancing behind. It went down to create history in the music video industry. Thriller, the album, received a record breaking 8 Grammys, which included ‘Album of the Year’.
