Some of his achievements to date

* Thriller becomes the largest selling album of all time from 1983-2009

* Thriller sells 15 million copies every year

* History becomes the largest sold dual disc album of all time from 1996-2009

* Michael Jackson beats Mariah Carey to the largest number of number one singles in the BillBoard hot 100

* Michael Jackson becomes the largest earning dead artist of all time with THIS IS IT

* Michael Jackson was a billionaire at 18

* Michael Jackson's Victory Tour (1983) becomes the most watched TV show in history after Elvis Prestley's SUMMER OF 69 Tour and ELVIS FUNERAL

* Michael Jacksons singular performance of BILLIE JEAN at the MOTOWN yesterday, today and forever concert attracted a crowd viewership of 2 billion people surpassing his own VICTORY TOUR

* Michael Jackson's WORLD THRILLER TOUR is attended by 40 million people worldwide

* Michael Jackson's BAD has all its singles debuting at NUMBER 1 in the billboard 100

* MICHAEL JACKSONS BAD WORLD TOUR makes it the highest earned concert of all time with 75 concerts and gaining him $200 million USD





* MICHAEL JACKSONS BLACK OR WHITE single gets the Guinness record for being the largest watched music video ever after thriller breaking the record held by BEATLES in 1992

* MICHAEL JACKSONS EARNS A RECORD 7 Grammys for thriller

* MICHAEL RECEIVES THE best composer award Grammy for LIBERIAN GIRL and SMOOTH CRIMINAL of BAD

* MICHAEL RECEIVES BAMBY music award from 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002

* MICHAEL is nick named THE KING OF POP by Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and by LISA

MARIE PRESLEY (ex wife of MJ and daughter of ELVIS)

* MICHAELS HISTORY HAS 6 singles opening at number 1 at the BILLBOARD 100

* MICHAELS MOONWALKER gets the Best Children’s Picture Award at the International Film Awards

* MICHAELS MOONWALKER nets $100 million USD and continues its record run for 3 years

* MICHAEL JACKSON donates his rhinestone studded violet glove for the 2006 tsunami victims that nets around $600,355 million USD

* MICHAEL ADOPTS 1000 families to NeverLand

* MICHAEL SPONSORS THE EDUCATION OF 10000 kids through the HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION

* MICAHEL JACKSONS WE ARE THE WORLD helps the African Famine victims which net around $150 million USD

* MICHAEL honored by President Regan with the Highest Civil Award in America

* As a compensation paid to Michael for the hair fire accident by Pepsi, Michael Jackson donated the entire amount to open Hospitals "MJ Burn center" for Victims of fire to be treated. A reported $200 million was paid by Pepsi as a respect to MJ

* Michael Jackson's DANGEROUS albums HEAL THE WORLD becomes the world Peace anthem in 1992 as adopted by the UN

* Michael Jacksons THRILLER becomes the anthem of POP in 2009 after his death

* Michael's THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US becomes the hardest hitting and most controversial song addressing social ills in world history

* Michael Jackson is inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Twice (previously held by Beatles and Elvis Presley- who was inducted 4 times)

* MICHAEL JACKSONS Smooth Criminal Becomes the anthem Of FUNK and JAZZ in 1997

* Michael Jacksons THIS IS IT that was opened only for 2 weeks became the Highest grosser of the year 2009

* Michael Jacksons Dangerous World Tour is attended by 65 million people across 4 continents and around 50 countries netting a total worth of $300 million

* Michael Jacksons HISTORY beats the DANGEROUS WORLD TOUR and has 80 million people watching MJ perform live netting a total worth of $400 million that spanned 5 continents and 75 countries

* MJ's statue laying event in HISTORY ON FILM was declared the BEST VIDEO OF THE DECADE

* THRILLER DECALRED THE BEST AWARD OF THE CENTURY

* MJS BILLIE JEAN becomes the anthem OF BASS MUSIC

* MJ's BEAT IT becomes the anthem of HARD ROCK music

* MJS funeral becomes the largest viewed event in world history with a viewership of 35 billion people worldwide

* MJ enters the Guinness records for the 5th time for the THIS IS IT that became the largest sold and fastest selling ticket concert in world history

* MJ enters the Guinness record for the 4th time for the anti-gravity shoe he developed for Smooth Criminal

* MJs moonwalk declared the SINGLE BEST CELEBRITY BODY LANGUAGE by the Rock and Roll Association

* MJ awarded the life time achievement music award BAMBY awards in 2002 ( lastly presented to the Beatles Elvis, Eagles, Stevie Wonder )

* MJ nets a record 22 Grammys in his career

* MJ completes a record 1 billion album sales world wide edging past the BEATLES and EAGLES and ELVIS

* MJ's VOCAL HICCUPS in his songs declared the BEST VOCAL STYLE OF THE DECADE by the Rock and Roll Association

* MJ's THRILLER 25 sells 50 million copies worldwide

* MJ's Off the Wall gets certified platinum 10 times by the recording industry

* MJ's THRILLER gets certified platinum 30 times by the recording industry

* MJ's BAD gets certified platinum 20 times by the recording industry

* MJ's DANGEROUS gets certified platinum 20 times by the recording industry

* MJ's HISTORY gets certified platinum 15 times by the recording industry

* MJ's INVINCIBLE gets certified platinum 5 times by the recording industry

* MJ's MOTOWN years, Forever Michael, Music and Me, Ben, Abc, Soul Bubble Gum, Ill Be There and Dancing Machine gets certified platinum 3 times by the recording industry

* THIS IS IT continues its number 1 run for the 7th consecutive week

* MJS BLOOD ON DANCE FLOOR sells 75 million copies worldwide to become the LARGEST SOLD REMIX ALBUM OF ALL TIME

* Billboard Charts

* Michael Jackson is the first person in the 50 year history of the Billboard chart to enter straight in at No1, with his single "Thriller", "Smooth Criminal", "Dangerous",

"Black or white", "History" "You Are Not Alone".

* The previous record "Earth Song" which had debuted at No2 and also Michael Jacksons.

* Greatest Audience - Guinness Book of World Records

The highest-ever viewership for SUPERBOWL was 133.4 million viewers watching the NBC transmission of Super Bowl XXVII on June 31, 1993. Michael was spotlighted during the half-time performance.

* Jacksons THRILLER, SMOOTH CRIMINAL, HEAL THE WORLD, YOU ROCK MY WORLD, THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US, YOUR NOT ALONE, spend 100 weeks in the billboard 100. A feat which no artist including ELVIS and Beatles have done

* Jacksons THRILLER, HEAL THE WORLD,SMOOTH CRIMINAL ,THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US, YOU ROCK MY WORLD, BLACK OR WHITE spend 100 weeks at top 10 of billboard hot 100

* Jacksons SMOOTH CRIMINAL, THRILLER, Black or White, THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US spend 100 weeks at number 1 at billboard 100

* Jackson remained at 1 in US from 1977-2002

* Jackson remained at 1-5 in 1977-2002 at German, UK, Europe, French, Spain, Italy, Rome and Japan pop and metal charts

* Jackson is the only artist to have sold 500 million records + outside US

* Honored by President George H. W. Bush

* Invincible declared THE MOST TECHNICALLY ACCOMPLISHED AND BEAUTIFULLY MIXED STUDIO ALBUM of ALL TIME




By Behindwoods Visitor gautham daamodhar
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