Michael Jackson Discography: Record Sales Up

Michael Jackson Discography and Track List

Got to Be There (1972)
Ben (1972)
Music and Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Off the Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory (1995) (one disc greatest hits album, one disc new studio album)
Invincible (2001)

Even with the controversy surrounding his life, Michael Jackson’s music was universal. His discography showcases his mastery of a variety of genres and stylings; ranging from pop to rock to R&B, all of the, self-titled but undoubtedly well deserved, King of Pop’s albums were prolific and stand as major sources of influence to some of the most successful contemporary artists of the past 3 decades. Despite the differences of opinions regarding his personal life, his musical career remains untarnished and a proof of his legacy. While he may not be with us any longer, his music will most definitely live on.

Following Jackson's death, his album sales have shot up, according to early reports.

1.    "Ain't No Sunshine" (Withers) (originally performed by Bill Withers) – 4:09
2.    "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Ware/Ross) – 3:01
3.    "Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Hutch) – 3:46
4.    "In Our Small Way" (Verdi/Yarian) – 3:34
5.    "Got to Be There" (Willensky) – 3:23
6.    "Rockin' Robin" (Thomas) (originally performed by Bobby Day) – 2:31
7.    "Wings of My Love" (Corporation) – 3:32
8.    "Maria (You Were the Only One)" (Brown/Glover/Gordy/Story) – 3:41
9.    "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) (originally performed by The Supremes) – 2:51
10.    "You've Got a Friend" (King) (originally performed by Carole King) – 4:53

Ben (1972)

1.    "Ben" (Black/Scharf) – 2:44
2.    "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Larson/Marcellino) – 2:48
3.    "People Make the World Go Round" (Bell/Creed) (as originally performed by The Stylistics) – 3:15
4.    "We've Got a Good Thing Going" (The Corporation) – 2:59
5.    "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (Adams/Hampton) (as originally performed by The Heartbeats) – 2:59
6.    "My Girl" (Robinson/White) (as originally performed by The Temptations) – 3:08
7.    "What Goes Around Comes Around" (Levinsky/Stokes/Meyers/Weatherspoon) – 3:33
8.    "In Our Small Way" (Verdi/Yarian) – 3:39
9.    "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (Cosby/Moy/Wonder) (as originally performed by Stevie Wonder) – 3:21
10.    "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" (as originally performed by Brenda Holloway) (Gordy) – 2:39

Music and Me (1973)

1.    "With a Child's Heart" (Basemore/Cosby/Moy) (as originally performed by Stevie Wonder) – 3:29
2.    "Up Again" (Perren/Yarian) – 2:50
3.    "All the Things You Are" (Hammerstein/Kern) – 2:59
4.    "Happy" (A Theme from Lady Sings the Blues) (Legrand/Robinson) – 3:25
5.    "Too Young" (Lippman/Dee) – 3:38
6.    "Doggin' Around" (Agree) (as originally performed by Jackie Wilson) – 2:52
7.    "Johnny Raven" (Page) – 3:33
8.    "Euphoria" (Ware/Hilliard) – 2:50
9.    "Morning Glow" (Schwartz) – 3:37
10.    "Music and Me" (Cannon/Fenceton/Larson/Marcellino) – 2:38

Forever, Michael (1975)

1.    "We're Almost There" (Holland/Holland) – 3:42
2.    "Take Me Back" (Holland/Holland) – 3:24
3.    "One Day in Your Life" (Armand/Brown) – 4:15
4.    "Cinderella Stay Awhile" (Sutton) – 3:08
5.    "We've Got Forever" (Willensky) – 3:10
6.    "Just a Little Bit of You" (Holland/Holland) – 3:10
7.    "You Are There" (Brown/Meitzenheimer/Yarian) – 3:21
8.    "Dapper Dan" (freestyle) – 3:11
9.    "Dear Michael" (Davis/Willensky) – 2:35
10.    "I'll Come Home to You" (Perren/Yarian) – 3:02

Off the Wall (1979)

1.    "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (Michael Jackson) – 6:05
2.    "Rock with You" (Rod Temperton) – 3:40
3.    "Workin' Day and Night" (Jackson) – 5:14
4.    "Get on the Floor" (Jackson, Louis Johnson) – 4:39
5.    "Off the Wall" (Temperton) – 4:06
6.    "Girlfriend" (Paul McCartney) – 3:05
7.    "She's out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) – 3:38
8.    "I Can't Help It" (Susaye Greene, Stevie Wonder) – 4:28
9.    "It's the Falling in Love" (David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:48
10.    "Burn This Disco Out" (Temperton) – 3:40

Thriller (1982)

1.     "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"       6:02
2.     "Baby Be Mine" (Rod Temperton)     4:20
3.     "The Girl Is Mine"       3:42
4.     "Thriller" (Temperton)     5:57
5.     "Beat It"       4:19
6.     "Billie Jean"       4:54
7.     "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro)     4:05
8.     "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (James Ingram, Quincy Jones)     3:58

9.     "The Lady in My Life" (Temperton)     4:59

Bad  (1987)

1.     "Bad"       4:07
2.     "The Way You Make Me Feel"       4:58
3.     "Speed Demon"       4:03
4.     "Liberian Girl"       3:53
"Just Good Friends" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, duet with Stevie Wonder)     4:08
6.     "Another Part of Me"       3:54
7.     "Man in the Mirror" (Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett)     5:19
8.     "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet with Siedah Garrett)     4:13
9.     "Dirty Diana"       4:40
10.     "Smooth Criminal"       4:17

Dangerous (1991)

1.     "Jam"       René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley     5:39
2.     "Why You Wanna Trip on Me"       Riley, Bernard Belle     5:24
3.     "In the Closet"       Jackson, Riley, rap lyrics by Vashawn     6:31
4.     "She Drives Me Wild"       Jackson, Riley, rap lyrics by Aquil Davidson     3:41
5.     "Remember the Time"       Riley, Jackson, Belle     4:00
6.     "Can't Let Her Get Away"       Jackson, Riley     4:58
7.     "Heal the World"       Jackson     6:24
8.     "Black or White" (feat. Slash on guitar)     Jackson, rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell     4:15
9.     "Who Is It"       Jackson     6:34
10.     "Give In to Me" (feat. Slash on guitar)     Jackson, Bottrell     5:29
11.     "Will You Be There"       Jackson     7:40
12.     "Keep the Faith"       Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, Jackson     5:57
13.     "Gone Too Soon"       Larry Grossman, Buz Kohan     3:26
14.     "Dangerous"       Jackson, Bottrell, Riley     6:59
 

HIStory Begins (Disc 1) (1995)

#     Title     Writer(s)     Featured artist     Length
1.     "Billie Jean"                   4:54
2.     "The Way You Make Me Feel"                   4:57
3.     "Black or White"       Jackson; Bill Bottrell           4:15
4.     "Rock with You"       Rod Temperton           3:40
5.     "She's out of My Life"       Tom Bahler           3:38
6.     "Bad"                   4:07
7.     "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"             duet with Siedah Garrett     4:12
8.     "Man in the Mirror"       Glen Ballard; Siedah Garrett           5:19
9.     "Thriller"       Temperton           5:57
10.     "Beat It"                   4:18
11.     "The Girl is Mine"             duet with Paul McCartney     3:41
12.     "Remember the Time"       Teddy Riley; Jackson; Bernard Belle           4:00
13.     "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"                   6:02
14.     "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"                   6:02
15.     "Heal the World"                   6:24

HIStory Continues (Disc 2)

#     Title     Writer(s)     Featured artist     Length
1.     "Scream"       Harris; Lewis; Jackson; Jackson     duet with Janet Jackson     4:38
2.     "They Don't Care About Us"                   4:44
3.     "Stranger In Moscow"                   5:44
4.     "This Time Around"       Rene Moore; Dallas Austin; Bruce Swedien; Jackson; Wallace     rap by The Notorious B.I.G.     4:20
5.     "Earth Song"                   6:46
6.     "D.S."             Guitarsolo by Slash     4:49
7.     "Money"                   4:41
8.     "Come Together"       Lennon/McCartney           4:02
9.     "You Are Not Alone"       R. Kelly           5:45
10.     "Childhood (Theme from "Free Willy 2")"                   4:28
11.     "Tabloid Junkie"       Harris; Lewis; Jackson           4:32
12.     "2 Bad"       Harris; Lewis; Jackson; O'Neal     Rap by Shaquille O'Neal     4:49
13.     "HIStory"       Harris; Lewis; Jackson           6:37
14.     "Little Susie"                   6:13
15.     "Smile"       Chaplin           4:56

Invincible (2001)

1.     "Unbreakable" (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.; background vocals by Brandy Norwood)     Jackson, Daniels, Jerkis, Payne, Smith, Wallace     6:26
2.     "Heartbreaker"       Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Mischke, Gregg     5:09
3.     "Invincible"       Jackson, Daniels, Gregg, Jerkins, Jerkins     4:46
4.     "Break of Dawn"       Jackson, Dr. Freeze     5:32
5.     "Heaven Can Wait"       Jackson, Riley, Heard, Smith, Beal, Laues, Quiller     4:49
6.     "You Rock My World" (Introductory skit featuring Chris Tucker)     Jackson, Daniels, Jerkins, Jerkins, Payne     5:39
7.     "Butterflies" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius)     Harris, Ambrosius     4:40
8.     "Speechless"       Jackson     3:18
9.     "2000 Watts"       Jackson, Riley, Gibson, Henson     4:24
10.     "You Are My Life"       Jackson, Babyface, Sager, McClain     4:33
11.     "Privacy" (Guitarsolo by Slash)     Jackson, Belle, Daniels, Jerkins, Jerkins     5:05
12.     "Don't Walk Away"       Jackson, Riley, Stites, Vertelney     4:24
13.     "Cry" (also titled Cry (We Can Change The World))     R. Kelly     5:00
14.     "The Lost Children"       Jackson     4:00
15.     "Whatever Happens" (Guitar by Carlos Santana)     Jackson, Riley, Quay, Williams     4:56
16.     "Threatened" (contains snippets from Rod Serling)     Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels     4:18

Discography courtesy of Michalel Jackson Wiki on Wikipedia.