Michael Jackson albums discography
Recording collections by American singer
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American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson (1958–2009) released ten studio albums, five soundtrack albums, 55 compilation albums, ten video albums, and seven remix albums. Since his death in 2009, two albums of unreleased tracks have been posthumously released. Jackson made his debut at the age of five with The Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) in 1964, who were prominent performers during the 1970s.[1][2] Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists in history with over 500 million records sold worldwide.[3][4][5] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Jackson has sold 90 million certified albums in the United States.[6]
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| Michael Jackson albums discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 10 |
| Soundtrack albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 55 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Remix albums | 7 |
| Reissues | 7 |
| Box sets | 5 |
In 1972, Jackson released his debut studio album, Got to Be There, in which was released through Motown Records, while he was still part of The Jackson 5.[7] It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8][9] The same year, he released another album, Ben, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[10] The album's title track was a commercial success on the music charts, topping both the US and the Australian ARIA charts, giving Jackson his first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist.[11] Jackson's next two studio albums were Music & Me (1973) and Forever, Michael (1975).[12] In 1975, Jackson signed to Epic Records, and released his fifth studio album, Off the Wall, in 1979.[13] It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and spawned two number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Off the Wall made Jackson the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album peak in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[14] The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.[15][16] At the 1980 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for two awards, with Jackson winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.[17][18]
Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller (1982), became his first number 1 album on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. Thriller spent a record thirty-seven non-consecutive weeks at number 1, from February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984.[19] Seven singles were released and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This feat set the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number 1.[20] It was the best-selling album worldwide in 1983 and was also the first to become the best-selling album in the United States for two years between 1983 and 1984.[21][22] The album broke racial barriers in popular music, enabling Jackson's appearances on MTV and meeting with US President Ronald Reagan at the White House.[23][24] The album set the standard for the music industry with its music videos, and promotion strategies. It influenced artists, record labels, producers, marketers, and choreographers.[25][26][27][28] Thriller was certified 34× Platinum by the RIAA and remains the best-selling album of all time, with sales of 70 million copies worldwide.[29][30] It won a record-breaking eight awards at the 1984's Grammy Awards (where it won Album of the Year) and the 1984's American Music Awards.[31][32] In 1987, Jackson released his seventh studio album, Bad. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the United States.[33][34] The album also reached number 1 in twenty-five other countries.[35] Seven singles charted highly on the Billboard Hot 100, including a record-breaking five number 1 singles.[36] With a certification of 11× Platinum by the RIAA and sales of over 35 million copies worldwide, Bad is one of the best-selling albums of all time.[37][38]
Jackson entered the 1990s with the release of his eighth studio album, Dangerous, in 1991. The album was Jackson's first since Forever, Michael to not be produced by longtime collaborator Quincy Jones. Dangerous debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and in thirteen other countries.[39] The album sold five million copies worldwide in its first week and was the best-selling album worldwide of 1992.[40] Dangerous was certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA and is one of the best-selling albums of all time having sold over 32 million copies worldwide.[41][42] Jackson's ninth studio album HIStory (1995) debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, along with nineteen other countries.[43] The album was certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.[44] Jackson released his remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix in 1997. It has sold over six million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling remix album of all time.[45][46] Jackson's tenth and final studio album, Invincible, was released in 2001, and topped international charts, with sales over 8 million copies worldwide.[47][48] Following Jackson's death in 2009, sales of his previous work soared, with his compilation albums Number Ones (2003) and The Essential Michael Jackson (2005) becoming the first catalog albums to outsell any new album and becoming international best-sellers.[49][50][51] These two were later certified 5× times Platinum by the RIAA.[16][52] 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.[53] As part of this deal, two posthumous albums of previously unreleased tracks were released: Michael (2010) and Xscape (2014).[54] In 2017, Sony renewed their deal for $250 million that went into effect in January 2018.[55]
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||||
| Got to Be There | 14 | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||||
| Ben |
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5 | 65 | 12 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| Music & Me |
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92 | 27 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Forever, Michael |
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101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Off the Wall |
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3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Thriller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bad |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dangerous |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Invincible |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
As a solo artist
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | ||||
| The Best of Michael Jackson |
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156 | 76 | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 |
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| Motown Superstar Series, Vol. 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| One Day in Your Life |
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144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| Farewell My Summer Love |
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46 | 90 | 94 | — | 40 | 47 | 50 | — | — | 9 |
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| Ain't No Sunshine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Motown Classics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 12 Inch Mixes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I |
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85 | 44 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 54 | 45 | 15 |
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| Number Ones | 6[102] | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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154 | — | 29 | 29 | 37 | 46 | — | 29 | 33 | 75 |
| |
| The Essential Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Best 1200 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Essential Michael Jackson |
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31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ||
| King of Pop |
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— | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Michael |
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3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| The Indispensable Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Xscape |
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2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Scream |
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33 | 14 | 69 | 28 | 22 | 30 | — | 9 | 34 | 9 |
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With The Jackson 5
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||
| A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary TV Special | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 Greatest Hits |
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— | 53 | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | 1 |
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| 14 Greatest Hits |
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168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Looking Back to Yesterday |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthology |
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— | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | |
| Motown's Greatest Hits |
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— | 27 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | |
| Soulsation! |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5ive |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
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| The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five |
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— | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
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| Early Classics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ripples and Waves: An Introduction to the Jackson 5 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson |
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— | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Jacksons Story |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Silver Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gold |
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139 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Motown Years |
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— | 14 | — | 4 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | |
| The Definitive Collection |
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pure Michael: Motown A Cappella |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Best Selection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| La Légende de la Pop |
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— | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I Love MJ Forever |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mellow: Michael Jackson |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Michael: The Birth of A Superstar |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
With other artists
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [57] |
UK [65] | |||
| Their Very Best – Back to Back (with Diana Ross, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder) |
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— | 21 | |
| Love Songs (with Diana Ross) |
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86 | 12 |
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- In the United States, between May 25, 1991, and November 25, 2009, catalog albums (albums at least 18 months old which have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart and do not have an active single on the Billboard radio charts) were not eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, but could only chart on the Top Catalog Albums, so between November 20, 2003, and November 25, 2009, Billboard launched the Top Comprehensive Albums chart that included current and catalog albums.[137][138][139] The following albums appeared on this chart while not eligible for the Billboard 200: Number Ones (number 1), The Essential Michael Jackson (number 2), Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume 1 (number 28), The Ultimate Collection (number 32), 7 CD Mega Bundle (number 78), The Definitive Collection (number 43), The Stripped Mixes (number 67), Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It (number 102) and Gold (number 166).[140]
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||
| The Wiz |
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40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | ||
| Michael Jackson's This Is It |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It |
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91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Immortal |
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24 | 43 | 28 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 65 | |
| Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture |
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37 | 17 [148] |
13 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 2 [149] |
— | 7 | 4 | |
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||
| The Michael Jackson Mix |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
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| The Original Soul of Michael Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dangerous – The Remix Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix |
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24 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| The Stripped Mixes |
|
57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | |
| The Remix Suite |
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175 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Reissues
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] |
AUS [57] |
CAN [58] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||||
| Music and Me |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Off the Wall – Special Edition |
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a | a | 10 | 53 | a | — | a | a | — | a | |||
| Thriller – Special Edition |
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a | a | 6 | 33 | 60 | 77 | a | a | 38 | a | |||
| Bad – Special Edition |
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a | a | 8 | 43 | a | 96 | a | 91 | 63 | a | |||
| Dangerous – Special Edition |
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a | a | 13 | 63 | a | — | a | a | — | a | |||
| Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition |
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a | a | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Bad – 25th Anniversary Edition |
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46 | a | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | a | 2 | a | a | |||
| Thriller 40 |
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a | a | a | a | a | a | 22 | a | a | a | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
"a" – In these countries, the re-issues were counted with the original album. | ||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [57] |
FRA [59] |
GER [60] |
NL [61] |
NZ [62] |
SPN [63] |
SWI [64] |
UK [65] | |||
| Visionary: The Video Singles |
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— | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| Thriller 25: Limited Japanese Single Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Collection |
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2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 |
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| Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Moonwalker | ||
| Dangerous: The Short Films |
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| Video Greatest Hits – HIStory |
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| HIStory on Film, Volume II |
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| Video Greatest Hits – HIStory / HIStory on Film, Volume II |
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| Live in Seoul (마이클 잭슨 내한공연) |
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| Number Ones |
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| The One |
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| Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour |
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| Michael Jackson's Vision |
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| Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 |
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