Michael Jackson's Accomplishments, part 1

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January 22, 2012

Michael Jackson's Accomplishments, Part 1

Have you found yourself reading articles and comments that try to dispute Michael Jackson's artistic accomplishments? Most often they belittle Michael's post "Thriller" accomplishments but there are even comments that say "Off The Wall" was the last great work he did. How often have you heard "Michael Jackson hasn't done anything since the 1980's? Some comments have stated that Jackson had lots of hits but he didn't write them. Those of us who are familiar with Michael's music clearly know the truth. In "Michael Jackson's Accomplishments, Part 1" please find below a summary of some statistics that may be of help to you for educating others.

Global Sales Positions of Michael's Adult Solo Albums

#1 Thriller - 1982 (110 million)

#10 Bad - 1987 (34 million)

#16 Dangerous - 1991 (32-40 million)

#68 Off The Wall - 1979 (22 million)

#69 HIStory - 1995 (22 million)

*Estimated worldwide sales

Chart Accomplishments

5 of 6 of his adult solo albums at #1 (Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible)
13 #1 singles as a solo artist, 4 more with J5

1st in 1972, "Ben", and last in 1995, "You Are Not Alone"

9 of 13 written by Michael Jackson

28 Top 10 Singles as solo artist, plus 10 more with J5/Jacksons

17 of 28 written by Michael Jackson

36 Top 40 Hits
Most downloaded artist in history
Estimated global sales of 750,000-1 billion

Awards

American Music Awards Artist of the Century (2002)
Two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1997, 2001)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame (1999)
World Music Awards Best Selling Pop Artist of the Millenium
Songwriters Hall of Fame (2002)
Dance Hall of Fame (2010)
13 Grammy Awards plus Grammy Legend Award and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
26 American Music Awards, most of any artist
13 World Music Awards
1990 Artist of the Decade by President Bush
1992 Point of Light Ambassador for humanitarian work by President Bush
2003 Nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize

Solo Tours

Bad Tour 9/15/1987-1/24/1989

-123 concerts attended by 4.4 million people

- Largest grossing concert tour in history: $125 million

-Broke world attendance record with 504,000 people at Wembley Stadium

-Many charitable contributions in the tour cities

Dangerous Tour 6/27/1992-11/11/1993

-67 concerts attended by 3.5 million people

-Exceeded the gross earnings of the Bad Tour

-Proceeds donated to charity

HIStory Tour 9/7/1996-10/15/1997

-82 concerts in 58 cities; 5 continents; 35 countries

-4.5 million people attended shows on the HIStory Tour

-Exceeded gross earnings record of both Bad and Dangerous Tours

In many stories following his passing, it was said that Michael Jackson had not had a hit in 25 years. Those stories were not based on proper res Bad Tall earch. Due to the tabloid nature of media coverage and unfair criticism of Michael Jackson since 1993, Jackson admirers in the United States were deprived of the chance to attend one of his concerts. In addition, many of the singles that were released in other parts of the world such as "Stranger In Moscow," "Earthsong," and "They Don't Care About Us" were not even released here in the U.S.

Meanwhile, 4.5 million people around the world got to participate in the HIStory Tour, one of the greatest concert tours in history.

Next time, Michael's adult solo albums and their chart performance will be explored more thoroughly.

Source: MJTruthNow www.MJTruthNow.com / MJ-Upbeat.com