OVER 400 MILLION RECORDS SOLD ♛ MOST AWARDED ARTIST EVER
SECOND BEST-SELLING ALBUMS ARTIST EVER ♛ THIRD BEST-SELLING ACT IN HISTORY
BEST-SELLING BLACK ARTIST EVER ♛ BEST-SELLING ALBUM IN HISTORY ♛ BEST-SELLING REMIX ALBUM EVER
MOST FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ARTIST OF ALL TIME
Epic Label Releases (Estimated shipments)
Off The Wall
WW Sales: 21-22 million
(US: 11M)
Bad
WW Album Sales: 40 million
[Includes Bad25 Album sales]
(US: 14-15M)
HIStory:
Past, Present and Future
WW Album Sales: 25 million
[Includes Greatest Hits Vol I album sales]
(US: 7M)
Invincible
WW Sales: 10 million
(US: 3M)
The Essential Michael Jackson
WW Sales: 12 million
(US: 3.5-4M)
Thriller
WW Album Sales: 70 million
[includes Thriller 25 album sales]
(US: 32M)
Dangerous
WW Album Sales: 35 million
(US: 10M)
Blood On The Dance Floor:
HIStory In The Mix
WW Album Sales: 7 million
(US: 2M)
Number Ones
WW Album Sales: 14-15 million
(US: 5.5M)
King Of Pop
WW Album Sales: 6 million
(US: N/A)
Epic Label Posthumous Releases
This Is It
WW Album Sales: 7 million
(US: 2.5M)
Michael
WW Album Sales: 2.5 million
(US: 1M)
XSCAPE
WW Album Sales: 2.5 million
(US: 0.5M)
Motown Label Solo Releases
Got To Be There
WW Album Sales: 3 million
Ben
WW Album Sales: 4 million
Music and Me
WW Album Sales: 2 million
Forever, Michael
WW Album Sales: 2 million
Michael Jackson Total Solo Album Sales
SOLO ALBUM SHIPMENTS: 275-300 MILLION
Album/Release:
Go To Be There
Ben
Music and Me
Forever Michael
Off The Wall
Thriller (+Thriller 25)
Bad (+ Bad25)
Dangerous
HIStory (+Greatest Hits Vol I)
Blood On The Dance Floor
Invincible
Number Ones
Essential Michael Jackson
King of Pop
This Is It
Michael
XSCAPE
20th Century Masters (solo)
The Ultimate Collection
Visionary
Hello World The Motown Solo Collection
The Definitive Collection
The Indispensable Collection
Others Total
Single Totals from Album:
Off The Wall
Thriller
Bad
Dangerous
HIStory (+ Greatest Hits Vol I)
Blood On The Dance Floor
Invincible
Other Total
Sales (Millions)
5
35+
30+
15
15
2
5
10-15 (excl. We Are The World sales of ~20M) 100-130
Jackson 5/The Jacksons Releases
TOTAL J5/JACKSONS MOTOWN RECORD SALES: 120-130 MILLION - UNVERIFIED SOURCE
Album/Release:
Diana Ross Presents The J5
ABC
Third Album
Christmas Album
Maybe Tomorrow
Goin’ Back To Indiana
Greatest Hits
Lookin’ Through The Windows
Skywriter
The Jackson 5 in Japan
Get It Together
Dancing Machine
Moving Violating
The Jacksons
Goin’ Places
Destiny
Triumph
The Jackson’s Live
Victory
2300 Jackson St.
Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection
Jackson 5: Gold
Anthology
Ultimate Christmas Carol
20th Century Masters
Michael Jackson The Motown Years
J Is For Jackson
Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite
Jackson 5: Greatest Hits
Other estimates
+VHS (DVD) Sales Total
Video/Release:
The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Moonwalker
Ghosts
Number Ones
The One
Live In Buncharest
This Is It
Dangerous – The Short Films
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Michael Jackson’s Vision
+Video Game Sales Total
(1988-1989) Total gross: $125.8M Adjusted gross: $240M Total attendance: 4.49M from 123 shows. Average attendance: 36,700 Records:
Highest grossing tour of 1988
Highest grossing tour by a solo artist of the 1980s
Second highest grossing tour of the 1980s
Highest grossing and attended tour ever when completed (surpassed in 1990)
Dangerous World Tour
(1992-1993) Estimated gross (unscored): $145M Adjusted gross: $246M Estimated attendance: 3.5M from 69 shows. Average attendance: 50,700 Records:
HBO broadcast broke all cable ratings figures at the time.
HISTORY World Tour
(1996-1997) Estimated gross (unscored): $165M Adjusted gross: $242.5M Estimated attendance: 4.51M from 82 shows Average attendance: 55,000 Records:
Highest grossing tour by a solo artist of the 1990s
Fifth highest grossing tour of the 1990s
Tour which visited the most countries at the time of completion with 35 (surpassed in the 2000s)
Miscellaneous Shows:
MJ & Friends
1999
Two childrens' charities concerts in Germany (Olympic Stadium, Munich) & South Korea (Olympic Stadium, Seoul). Featured several guest performers.
30th Anniversary
Special
2001
Two concerts (one televised) at Madison Square Gardens in September 2001 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson as a solo artist. Featured several guest performers.
United We Stand
2001
A 9/11 charity concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC in October 2001. Featured several guest performers.
Cancelled:
This Is It
2009-2010
1 million tickets sold for 50 sell-out shows at the O2 Arena in London
Estimated personal earnings for MJ from 10 shows: ~$80M (as per Randy Phillips, CEO of AEG)
For 50 shows: ~$400M (includes a majority stake in merchandising and stock in AEG)
Cirque du Soleil shows:
The IMMORTAL World Tour
2011-2014 Total gross: $371M (501 shows) Total attendance: 3.7M Records:
7th highest grossing tour of all time
Highest grossing Cirque production of all time
Highest grossing tribute show of all time
Michael Jackson: ONE
2013-present Total gross: Unknown (Est. $100M/annum) Total attendance: Unknown
Residency show at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Jackson 5/The Jacksons Tours:
The Jackson 5 First National Tour
1970 Total gross: Unknown Adjusted gross: Unknown Total attendance: Unknown Average attendance: Unknown
The Jackson 5 Second National Tour
1971 Total gross: Unknown (33 shows) Adjusted gross: Unknown Total attendance: Unknown Average attendance: Unknown
Destiny World Tour
1979-1980 Total gross: Unknown ($7.5M from 79 North American shows) Adjusted gross: Unknown ($22M from 79 North American shows) Total attendance: Unknown Average attendance: Unknown
Triumph Tour
1981 Total gross: $5.5M from 42 shows Adjusted gross: $22M from 42 shows Total attendance: Unknown Average attendance: Unknown
Victory World Tour
1984 Total gross: $75M Adjusted gross: $170M Total attendance: 2.75M from 55 shows. ~50,000 average attendance. Records:
6th highest grossing tour of the 1980s
Highest grossing tour ever when completed (surpassed in 1985)
MICHAEL JACKSON AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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Most Awarded Artist Ever
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Most Grammys won in a single night (8)
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Grammy Legend Award
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Grammy Lifetime Acheivement Award
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13 Regular Grammy Awards
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BRIT Award for Artist Of A Generation
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Bambi Award for Artist Of The Millenium
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VMA Video Vanguard Award Titular Artist
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Two Albums & Two Songs Inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame
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Twice Inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame
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Inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame
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Inducted into the Dance Hall Of Fame (only act from Pop/Rock)
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31 Guinness World Records
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Two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Most Successful Music Video Ever
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Only Music Video Preserved on National Recording Registry by Congress
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Chopard Diamond Award for tracked album sales over 100 million
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3 Presidential Awards
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Most Chartitable Artist (GWR - Support of 39 Registered Charities)
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Most Financially Successful Entertainer Ever ($2.1 billion earnings)
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12 Soul Train Award & Hall Of Fame induction
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NRJ Lifetime Acheivement Award
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Only act to cross 40M certs for an album
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Only act with an album over 51M in sales
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First artist to cross 50M copies of an album sold, and the only artist to cross 60M, then 70M copies
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Only act with 2 40M+ albums, 3 30M+ albums & 5 20M+ albums
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18 World Music Awards including Best-selling Male Artist of the Millenium, Best Selling Record of All Time and Legend Award
In the past few days, I've found a new obsession for THE KING!!! Since it's Halloween season, I was jamming to "Thriller", right? So, I watched the music video for the first time, & I was instantly hooked. It's iconic. I'm slowly becoming a stan... Where do I begin?!? His music is FLAWLESS! Wow.
SOLO ALBUM SHIPMENTS: 275-300 MILLION
I love Human Nature, it's one of his best songs
Wow. 