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This Complete List Of Michael Jackson Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Michael Jackson studio albums. No introduction is needed for Michale Jackson This complete Michael Jackson discography also includes select live and compilation albums. All these legendary Michael Jackson albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Michael Jackson album as well as all original album covers. Every Michael Jackson album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting.
STUDIO ALBUMS
Got to Be There
Released January 24, 1972
CD Track Listings:
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Girl Don’t Take Your Love from Me
- In Our Small Way
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Wings of My Love
- Maria (You Were the Only One)
- Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
- You’ve Got a Friend
Ben
Released August 4, 1972
CD Track Listings:
- Ben
- Greatest Show on Earth
- People Make the World go Round
- We’ve Got a Good Thing Going
- Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
- My Girl
- What Goes Around Comes Around
- In Our Small Way
- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
- You Can Cry on My Shoulder
Music & Me
Released April 13, 1973
CD Track Listings:
- With a Child’s Heart
- Up Again
- All the Things You Are
- Happy
- Too Young
- Doggin’ Around
- Euphoria
- Morning Glow
- Johnny Raven
- Music and Me
Forever, Michael
Released January 16, 1975
CD Track Listings:
- We’re Almost There
- Take Me Back
- One Day in Your Life
- Cinderella Stay Awhile
- We’ve Got Forever
- Just a Little Bit of You
- You Are There
- Dapper Dan
- Dear Michael
- I’ll Come Home To You
Off the Wall
Released August 10, 1979
CD Track Listings:
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
- Rock With You
- Workin’ Day And Night
- Get On The Floor
- Off The Wall
- Girlfriend
- She’s Out Of My Life
- I Can’t Help It
- It’s The Falling In Love
- Burn This Disco Out
Thriller
Released November 30, 1982
CD Track Listings:
1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)
9. The Lady In My Life
Bad
Released August 31, 1987
CD Track Listings:
- Bad
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Speed Demon
- Liberian Girl
- Just Good Friends – featuring Stevie Wonder
- Another Part of Me
- Man In the Mirror
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Dirty Diana
- Smooth Criminal
- Leave Me Alone
Dangerous
Released November 26, 1991
CD Track Listings:
- Jam
- Why You Wanna Trip On Me
- In The Closet
- She Drives Me Wild
- Remember the Time
- Can’t Let Her Get Away
- Heal The World
- Black Or White
- Who Is It
- Give In To Me
- Will You Be There
- Keep the Faith
- Gone Too Soon
- Dangerous
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Released June 20, 1995
CD Track Listings:
Disc 1: HIStory Begins/Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I
- Billie Jean (from Thriller, 1982)
- The Way You Make Me Feel (from Bad, 1987)
- Black or White (from Dangerous, 1991)
- Rock With You (from Off the Wall, 1979)
- She’s Out Of My Life (from Off the Wall, 1979)
- Bad (from Bad, 1987)
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (duet with Siedah Garrett) (from Bad, 1987)
- Man in the Mirror (from Bad, 1987)
- Thriller (from Thriller, 1982)
- Beat It (from Thriller, 1982)
- The Girl Is Mine (duet with Paul McCartney) (from Thriller, 1982)
- Remember the Time (from Dangerous, 1991)
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (from Off the Wall, 1979)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (from Thriller, 1982)
- Heal the World (from Dangerous, 1991)
Disc 2: HIStory Continues
- Scream (Duet with Janet Jackson)
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Stranger In Moscow
- This Time Around
- Earth Song
- “D.S.”
- Money
- Come Together
- You Are Not Alone
- Childhood
- Tabloid Junkie
- 2 Bad
- HIStory
- Little Susie
- Smile
Invincible
Released October 30, 2001
CD Track Listings:
- Unbreakable (with The Notorious B.I.G.)
- Heartbreaker
- Invincible
- Break of Dawn
- Heaven Can Wait
- You Rock My World
- Butterflies
- Speechless
- 2000 Watts
- You Are My Life
- Privacy (with Slash)
- Don’t Walk Away
- Cry
- The Lost Children
- Whatever Happens – with Carlos Santana
- Threatened
Michael
Released December 10, 2010
CD Track Listings:
- Hold My Hand – featuring Akon
- Hollywood Tonight
- Keep Your Head Up
- (I Like) The Way You Love Me
- Monster – featuring 50 Cent
- Best of Joy
- Breaking News
- (I Can’t Make It) Another Day – featuring Lenny Kravitz
- Behind the Mask
- Much Too Soon
Xscape
Released May 9, 2014
CD Track Listings:
1. Love Never Felt So Good (recorded 1983 during the Thriller era)
2. Chicago (recorded March 1999 for Invincible)
3. Loving You (recorded 1985 During the Bad sessions/Thriller Era)
4. A Place With No Name (recorded 1998 for the Invincible album)
5. Slave to the Rhythm (recorded 1990 for the Dangerous album)
6. Do You Know Where Your Children Are (recorded 1986 – 1990 during the Bad sessions and also for the Dangerous album.
7. Blue Gangsta (recorded 1998 – 1999 for Invincible)
8. Xscape (recorded 1999 – 2001 for Invincible)
MICHAEL JACKSON LIVE ALBUMS AND DVDS
Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
Released September 18, 2012
CD Track Listings:
This Is It
Released September 18, 2012
CD Track Listings:
1. “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”
2. “Jam”
3. “They Don’t Care About Us”
4. “Human Nature”
5. “Smooth Criminal”
6. “The Way You Make Me Feel”
7. “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)”
8. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”
9. “Thriller”
10. “Beat It”
11. “Black Or White”
12. “Earth Song”
13. “Billie Jean”
14. “Man In The Mirror”
15. “This Is It”
16. “This Is It (Orchestra Version)”
MICHAEL JACKSON SELECT COMPILATION ALBUMS
There are close to forty official Michale Jackson compilation albums all just repeating the same songs. The ones below are the best and most different of the lot.
The Best of Michael Jackson
Released August 28, 1975
CD Track Listings:
One Day in Your Life
Released March 25, 1981
CD Track Listings:
- One Day in Your Life
- Don’t Say Goodbye Again – The Jackson 5
- You’re My Best Friend, My Love – The Jackson 5
- Take Me Back
- We’ve Got Forever
- It’s Too Late to Change the Time
- You Are There
- Dear Michael
- I’ll Come Home To You
- Make Tonight All Mine
18 Greatest Hits
Released June 1983
CD Track Listings:
- “One Day in Your Life” (from Forever, Michael)
- “Lookin’ Through the Windows” (from Lookin’ Through the Windows)
- “Got to Be There” (from Got to Be There)
- “Doctor My Eyes” (from Lookin’ Through the Windows)
- “Ben” (from Ben)
- “ABC” (from ABC)
- “We’re Almost There” (from Forever, Michael)
- “Skywriter” (from Skywriter)
- “Rockin’ Robin” (from Got to Be There)
- “Happy” (from Music & Me)
- “Ain’t No Sunshine” (from Got to Be There)
- “I’ll Be There” (from Third Album)
- “I Want You Back” (from Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5)
- “The Love You Save” (from ABC)
- “We’ve Got a Good Thing Going” (from Ben)
- “Mama’s Pearl” (from Third Album)
- “Never Can Say Goodbye” (from Maybe Tomorrow)
- “Hallelujah Day” (from Skywriter)
Farewell My Summer Love
Released May 8, 1984
CD Track Listings:
- “Don’t Let It Get You Down”
- “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me”
- “Melodie”
- “Touch the One You Love”
- “Girl You’re So Together”
- “Farewell My Summer Love”
- “Call on Me”
- “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)”
- “To Make My Father Proud”
Masters – The Millennium Collection:
The Best of Michael Jackson
Released 2000
CD Track Listings:
- Got to Be There
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Rockin’ Robin
- People Make the World go Round
- With a Child’s Heart
- Happy
- Ben
- We’re Almost There
- Just a Little Bit of You
- One Day in Your Life
- Music and Me
Number Ones
Released November 18, 2003
CD Track Listings:
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
- Rock With You
- Billie Jean
- Beat It
- Thriller
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Bad
- Smooth Criminal
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man in the Mirror
- Dirty Diana
- Black or White
- You Are Not Alone
- Earth Song
- You Rock My World
- Break of Dawn
- One More Chance – unreleased
- Ben
The Essential Michael Jackson
Released July 19, 2005
CD Track Listings:
Disc 1:
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- The Love You Save
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Ben
- Enjoy Yourself
- Blame It On The Boogie
- Shake Your Body
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
- Rock With You
- Off The Wall
- She’s Out Of My Life
- Can You Feel It
- The Girl Is Mine
- Billie Jean (Single Version)
- Beat It (Single Version)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Single Version)
- Human Nature (Album Version)
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Thriller (Single Version)
Disc 2:
- Bad
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Leave Me Alone
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man in the Mirror
- Dirty Diana
- Another Part Of Me
- Smooth Criminal
- Black or White
- Heal the World
- Remember the Time
- In The Closet
- Who Is It
- Will You Be There
- Dangerous
- You Are Not Alone
- You Rock My World
Scream
Released September 29, 2017
CD Track Listings:
- This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Hearthbreak Hotel)
- Thriller
- Blood on the Dance Floor
- Somebody’s Watching Me
- Dirty Diana (2012 Remaster)
- Torture
- Leave Me Alone (2012 Remaster)
- Scream
- Dangerous
- Unbreakable
- Xscape
- Threatened
- Ghosts
- Blood On The Dance Floor X Dangerous
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