King of Pop (album)
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Austria

On July 20, the Austrian version of the double disc compilation was announced; it was released on Jackson's birthday. The pool list fans got to choose from contained 100 tracks. This is the only version of the album to contain the single ABC, which is the earliest song on any version of the album.

Australia

The Australian version was announced by Sony BMG Australia
Sony BMG Australia
Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by Sony Music Entertainment in Australia.-Current Sony Music Australia Artists:*Adam Harvey*Amy Meredith*Andrew O'Keefe*Altiyan Childs...

 on June 20, 2008 and was released on Jackson's birthday. Starting on June 21, 2008, Australian fans had three weeks to vote for their 30 favourite tracks for the album; made up of Jackson's prior material. Each fan could choose five songs from the pool; made up of all the tracks from Off the Wall
Off the Wall (album)
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson, released August 10, 1979 on Epic Records, after Jackson's critically well received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to...

, Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...

 (2001 special edition, including "Carousel"), Bad
Bad (album)
Bad is the seventh studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album...

 (2001 special edition, including "Streetwalker" and "Fly Away"), Dangerous, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, Invincible and the track "For All Time" from Thriller 25
Thriller 25
Thriller 25 is a 25th anniversary special edition reissue of the Michael Jackson album Thriller, the world's best selling album. The prospect of a "second chapter" to Thriller was first publicly discussed on Access Hollywood in late 2006. Jackson said he would discuss the idea with collaborator...

. The pool of songs also included seven from Jackson's time in The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

. These songs were "Blame It on the Boogie
Blame It on the Boogie
"Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as by The Jacksons , and was later also covered by numerous other artists.-Background:...

", "Can You Feel It
Can You Feel It
"Can You Feel It" is a recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph....

", "ABC
ABC (song)
"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970...

", "I Want You Back
I Want You Back
"I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...

", "I'll Be There" and "Ben
Ben (song)
"Ben" is a song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name . It was performed in the film by Lee Montgomery and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop...

". King of Pop was released in two editions: The first was a limited edition digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...

 that featured the names of selected voters, messages left by the fans and a fold-out poster that follows Jackson through his musical career; The second edition was a standard release of the album without the poster. This is the only version of the album to contain the single You Can't Win
You Can't Win (song)
"You Can't Win" is an R&B, pop and soul song performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson in the 1978 musical film The Wiz. The song was written by composer Charlie Smalls specifically for Jackson's role as Scarecrow in the movie, a retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that featured an...

. This Australia version contains the full 9-minute version of Thriller Megamix instead of the radio edit commonly found on other versions.

Belgium

On July 26, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 25. Fans could vote for their 5 favorite tracks from a pool of 124, on the web site of the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad
Het Nieuwsblad
Het Nieuwsblad is a Belgian newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.-Mission statement:...

. This is the only version of the album to contain the single Girlfriend.

Brazil

The Brazilian edition was released on October 17. This is the only version of the album to contain the single The Girl Is Mine 2008.

China

On December 18, 2009, China version named "Michael Jackson King Of Pop The China Collection" released by Sony Music China.

Different from the other versions, Fans in China were not given the opportunity to vote for songs included in China's version, and this version did not release in 2008 to celebrate Michael Jackson's birthday, but after his death in late 2009. The songs in China's version were a selection of Hong Kong Version. Compare with Hong Kong version, Smooth Criminal
Smooth Criminal
"Smooth Criminal" is the seventh single from Michael Jackson's 1987 Bad album. The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson's lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth" assailant. It was released as a single on October 24, 1988 and peaked...

, Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a single by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 28, 1979, the song is the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, entitled Off the Wall. Written by Jackson, it is in the key of B major and in common time...

, and Blood on the Dance Floor
Blood on the Dance Floor (song)
"Blood on the Dance Floor" is a song by Michael Jackson. The song was released as the first single from the remix album, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. Jackson and Teddy Riley created the track in time for the 1991 release of Dangerous. However, it did not appear on that record and...

 were excluded. Spine of slipcase incorrectly mentions the title as "King Of Pop - The Hong Kong Collection".

Finland

The Finnish edition was released on October 1.

France

"King of Pop - The French Fans' Selection" was released on December 12.

Germany & Switzerland

On July 14, it was announced that German fans had until July 28 to choose their top 30 songs from an extensive pool of 121 tracks; The German version was released on August 22. The German pool list contained almost every song Jackson released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection. There were also 8 tracks included from the singers time in The Jackson 5/Jacksons; slightly more than the other versions. The German edition was also released in Switzerland on the same day.
In Germany, King of Pop is the fourth most downloaded album of all time.

Greece

The 32-track double-CD Greek edition was released on November 17, 2008. Sony BMG Greece teamed up with music television channel Mad TV through which fans casted votes for their favourite songs.

Hong Kong

On August 6, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 28. Fans could vote for 10 of their favorite tracks on the web site of Sony BMG Hong Kong.

Hungary

On July 9, it was announced that Hungarian fans had until July 27, to choose their songs from an extensive pool of 122 tracks, in a two stage process. The pool list contained almost every song Jackson has released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection (these are not available in the Australian or New Zealand version). In the first round (July 9 - July 15) the fans were able to vote for their top 50 tracks. In round two (July 16 - July 27) the 50 were cut down to the album tracklist.

India

Sony BMG India partnered with ibibo.com to roll out the Indian version of 'Michael Jackson KING OF POP'. The double CD collection was available in stores by January 2009 and is a special selection of Michael Jackson songs collectively voted by community members of ibibo.com. Additionally the best moon walkers were selected by the Ibibo community along with Sony BMG and could win Lap tops and iPods.

Italy

"King of Pop - The Italian Fans' Selection" was released on October 3. It was the first collection to feature the full version of "Carousel" from the Special Edition of Thriller.

Japan

On July 18, the Japanese edition "キング・オブ・ポップ-ジャパン・エディション" (King of Pop - Japan edition) was announced with fans picking from a selection pool of 120 tracks. Out of tune with other versions, the compilation was released on September 24 by Sony Music Japan.

Netherlands

On July 22, it was announced that Dutch fans could vote for their favorite Jackson tracks, choosing 5 songs from a list of 100. The release date of the album was August 22.

New Zealand

On July 3, it was announced that fans in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 would have until July 20, to vote for their version of King of Pop. In New Zealand, the compilation was released on August 25. Fans could vote for five songs in a pool that differed slightly from the Australian song pool. The songs available from Thriller 25 were different; "For All Time" had been replaced by "The Girl Is Mine 2008" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008". "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu" from Bad (2001 special edition) was not available. While the Australian pool included seven songs from Jackson's group career, the New Zealand pool had only three: "Blame It on the Boogie", "Can You Feel It" and "State of Shock".

Philippines

Sony BMG Philippines and MYX Music Channel
Myx
myx or MYX is the music channel of ABS-CBN brand and the #1 music channel in the Philippines. It is also a part of Studio 23's program line-up. In 2007, MYX North America was launched in the United States....

  announced the Philippine release of the King of Pop. Filipino fans were asked to send their Top 10 all-time favorite Michael Jackson tracks via e-mail. The album was released on August 28, 2008. This is the only version of the album to contain the single Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon
"Gone Too Soon" is a ballad recorded by American musician Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan, produced by Jackson, and co-produced by Bruce Swedien for the singer's eighth studio album, Dangerous...

.

Poland

On August 29, it was announced that the double disc album would be released in Poland on October 20. Fans could vote for 20 of their favourite tracks from a pool of 120 on the special web site of Sony BMG Poland. That site was launched on August 29 (on Michael Jackson's 50th birthday) and voting was closed on September 17.

Portugal

The Portuguese edition was released on December 9, 2008.

South Korea

"King of Pop - The Korean Limited Edition" was released on December 11, 2008.

Spain

"King of Pop - Edición Exclusiva España" was released in Spain on January 13, 2009. This is the only version of the album to contain the song Unbreakable.

Sweden

The Swedish edition was released on October 15.

Taiwan

On July 31, 2009, double disc album called "King of Pop (The Taiwan Colletion)" released by Sony Music Taiwan. This version released after Michael Jackson's death, and the track listing is exactly the same as Hong Kong Version.

Turkey

"King of Pop - The Turkish Collection" was released on November 24.

United Kingdom

On July 18, the United Kingdom version of the compilation was announced, with a release date of August 25. Sony BMG UK teamed up with GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...

 and The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...

 allowing fans, until August 10, to pick 18 tracks from the song pool. The pool list, at only 50 tracks, is the least diverse; there were no songs included from Jackson's group career. 66,000 people took part in the vote.
Despite the pool conducting a possible 18 tracks, only 17 are included. Most notable is the fact that "Scream
Scream/Childhood
"Scream"/"Childhood" is the lead single from Michael Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I where "Scream" is the first song and "Childhood" is the tenth song on the second disc of the album HIStory Continues. The A-side, "Scream", is a duet with his younger sister...

" is included on the album, as this song had not appeared on any compilation album in the United Kingdom prior due to legal rights with Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

's label Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

.

Comparison

The songs included on each international version and format are summarised below, with their disc and track numbers (interactively sortable using the track order on an edition).
Song AUS
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

AUT
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

BEL
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

BRA
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

FRA
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...


SIN
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

FIN
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


SWI
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

GRE
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

HKG
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...


MAS
HUN
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

IND
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

INA
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...


THA
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

ITA
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

JPN
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

MEX
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

NED
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

NZL
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

PHI
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

POL
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

POR
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

RUS
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

KOR
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

ESP
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

SWE
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

TPE
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ARG
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

TUR
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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2 Bad 1.10 1
ABC 2.01 1
Another Part of Me 1.08 2.09 2
Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix) 3.11 3.10 2
Baby Be Mine 1.09 1.12 2
Bad 2.05 1.03 1.10 2.02 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.06 1.02 1.03 2.10 1.06 1.07 1.12 1.09 1.12 2.13 1.04 1.08 1.03 1.04 1.02 1.04 1.06 1.02 26
Bad (Dance Extended Mix) 3.08 3.08 2
Beat It 1.04 2.08 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.02 2.02 1.07 2.03 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.01 1.03 1.07 1.08 2.03 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.03 2.02 1.02 1.10 1.06 27
Beautiful Girl 1.16 1
Ben 1.16 1.14 2.06 3
Billie Jean 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.05 1.01 1.01 2.02 1.01 1.01 1.09 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.01 28
Billie Jean (Original 12" Version) 3.10 3.06 2
Billie Jean 2008 2.15 2.16 2.15 3
Black or White 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.12 1.02 1.04 1.01 1.02 1.07 1.11 1.09 1.05 2.03 1.02 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.06 1.05 1.12 1.03 1.04 1.05 27
Black or White (Clivillés & Cole House/​Club Mix) 3.13 3.12 2
Blame It on the Boogie 1.07 2.12 1.15 2.16 1.06 1.01 1.10 1.10 8
Blood on the Dance Floor 1.14 1.04 1.12 1.16 2.13 2.14 1.16 2.11 2.14 2.11 1.07 1.13 1.13 2.13 2.15 15
Break of Dawn 1.19 2.12 1.15 3
Burn This Disco Out 2.03 1
Butterflies 1.18 2.13 2.12 3
Can't Get Outta the Rain 3.01 1
Can't Let Her Get Away 2.04 1
Can You Feel It 2.02 1.06 2.04 2.05 2.01 2.06 2.02 7
Carousel 3.01 2.17 2
Childhood 1.15 3.07 2.04 2.10 2.18 5
Come Together 1.17 2.06 1.14 1.14 2.05 1.14 1.11 7
Cry 1.20 2.12 2
D.S. 2.14 1
Dangerous 1.11 2.16 2.09 1.17 2.03 1.13 2.04 1.09 2.05 1.16 1.07 2.03 12
Dirty Diana 1.13 1.11 1.12 2.07 1.08 1.06 1.07 2.04 1.08 2.05 1.08 1.05 1.14 2.07 1.15 1.05 2.09 1.11 2.04 2.01 20
Don’t Stop 'til You Get Enough 1.12 1.13 1.02 2.01 1.17 2.06 1.11 2.01 2.02 1.07 2.13 1.03 1.06 1.03 1.02 2.14 1.13 2.04 1.10 1.09 2.01 1.07 1.11 1.08 24
Don't Walk Away 2.20 1
Earth Song 2.07 1.14 1.14 1.06 1.09 2.08 2.09 1.05 2.08 2.14 1.15 1.14 1.13 2.08 1.04 1.08 1.09 2.08 2.01 2.09 1.17 21
Fall Again 2.09 1.14 2
For All Time 2.19 1
Ghosts 2.15 2.02 1.10 2.13 1.05 1.13 2.17 1.11 1.05 2.14 10
Girlfriend 2.15 1
Give In to Me 2.02 1.13 2.07 2.08 1.14 1.13 2.09 2.02 2.18 9
Gone Too Soon 2.04 1
Got the Hots 2.07 1.16 2.17 2.15 2.16 2.18 2.16 2.08 8
Heal the World 1.15 2.01 1.05 1.15 1.11 1.10 1.07 1.10 1.05 2.02 2.15 1.08 1.15 1.12 2.02 1.13 1.12 1.04 1.14 1.14 1.07 1.05 2.06 23
HIStory 2.08 1.16 2.17 3
Human Nature 1.08 2.10 1.09 1.09 2.07 2.07 1.11 1.10 1.04 2.08 1.10 1.14 2.07 1.06 2.04 15
I Just Can't Stop Loving You 2.10 2.05 1.10 2.07 1.11 1.09 2.08 1.06 1.15 2.02 2.03 1.11 1.10 2.05 14
I'll Be There 2.12 2.04 2
In the Back 2.12 1
In the Closet 1.12 1.11 2.13 1.17 1.09 5
Invincible 2.14 2.12 2
Is It Scary 3.06 3.04 2
Jam 2.16 1.05 1.09 1.07 1.14 1.10 1.09 7
Keep the Faith 2.15 1
Leave Me Alone 2.11 1
Liberian Girl 2.12 1.15 2.04 1.13 2.03 1.16 1.15 1.16 1.17 9
Man in the Mirror 1.02 1.01 2.18 1.14 1.07 1.14 1.08 2.12 2.08 2.11 2.10 1.03 1.02 2.08 1.07 1.04 1.14 2.04 1.09 1.04 1.11 1.07 1.08 2.08 1.09 1.12 26
Morphine 2.08 1
Off the Wall 1.04 2.02 2.09 1.10 1.07 1.15 2.03 2.11 1.04 2.14 1.18 2.03 12
On the Line 1.10 2.10 3.02 3
One More Chance 2.14 1.13 2.17 2.13 4
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2.08 2.06 1.11 3
Remember the Time 1.17 1.06 2.11 1.08 1.16 2.11 2.06 1.11 2.07 1.11 2.04 1.14 2.12 2.06 1.15 2.01 1.05 1.16 1.13 1.09 2.06 1.07 1.13 23
Rock with You 1.15 2.09 2.17 1.08 2.04 2.14 1.06 2.11 2.12 1.09 1.02 1.17 1.10 1.03 1.12 1.14 2.03 1.12 1.10 19
Say Say Say 2.04 2.03 1.05 1.06 1.16 1.16 2.03 1.03 1.12 2.13 1.12 2.01 2.15 2.15 1.06 2.05 1.03 2.02 18
Scream 2.05 2.14 2.13 1.13 2.11 1.09 1.10 1.15 1.13 1.13 2.06 1.08 2.06 1.10 1.12 1.14 16
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) 2.04 2.07 2
She's Out of My Life 2.10 2.09 2.02 1.05 2.12 2.10 2.10 7
Smile 2.16 3.05 2
Smooth Criminal 1.03 1.02 2.09 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.08 1.04 1.06 1.02 1.05 1.03 1.10 1.04 1.08 1.16 2.01 1.05 1.06 1.14 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.08 1.02 1.03 27
Smooth Criminal (Extended Dance Mix) 3.11 1
Someone Put Your Hand Out 2.11 2.09 3.03 3
Speechless 2.10 1.13 2.07 2.09 4
State of Shock 2.06 2.11 2
Stranger in Moscow 1.16 2.12 3.03 2.13 1.15 1.13 2.15 2.04 1.17 2.12 1.12 2.08 12
Sunset Driver 2.10 1
Tabloid Junkie 2.02 1
The Girl Is Mine 3.04 1.14 2.11 2.06 2.05 1.06 1.12 1.13 2.11 2.11 10
The Girl Is Mine 2008 1.16 1
The Way You Love Me 3.05 1
The Way You Make Me Feel 1.11 1.04 1.13 2.05 1.14 2.10 2.07 1.08 1.09 2.09 1.09 1.11 1.11 1.13 2.11 1.11 1.15 1.08 1.07 2.07 1.14 1.09 22
The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix) 3.12 3.09 2
They Don't Care About Us 1.06 1.10 2.06 1.12 1.11 2.05 1.13 1.09 1.10 1.17 1.10 2.15 1.08 1.16 2.07 2.05 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.05 1.16 22
Thriller 1.05 2.04 2.06 1.01 1.05 1.02 1.03 2.01 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.06 2.01 1.04 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.07 1.06 1.01 1.02 1.04 1.01 1.04 26
Thriller Megamix 2.16 1.17 2.16 2.15 2.16 1.16 1.17 2.17 2.16 2.16 2.16 1.12 3.13 14
Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu 2.16 1
Unbreakable 1.16 1
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin 1.10 1.09 2.03 1.18 2.05 1.10 2.14 2.15 1.08 1.12 2.07 1.10 2.09 1.02 2.10 1.15 2.14 1.08 1.07 19
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix) 3.09 3.07 2
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 1.15 2.03 2.14 2.15 4
We've Had Enough 1.12 1.15 1.08 1.17 2.14 5
We Are Here to Change the World 2.12 1
We Are the World 2.11 2.15 1.15 3
We Are the World (Demo) 2.13 1.15 2.01 2.05 1.11 2.13 1.03 1.09 1.17 1.15 10
Whatever Happens 2.11 2.01 1.04 1.16 4
Who Is It 1.07 2.06 1.11 1.12 2.06 2.10 2.13 1.09 1.08 2.17 1.13 2.13 12
Will You Be There 2.01 1.14 1.12 2.13 2.10 1.06 2.01 2.05 2.14 2.10 2.01 1.06 2.07 13
Workin' Day and Night 2.14 2.16 2
You Are My Life 2.13 1
You Are Not Alone 2.03 1.07 1.11 2.09 1.09 2.02 2.09 2.05 1.15 2.06 2.03 2.14 1.12 2.03 2.09 2.08 1.06 1.05 2.05 1.16 1.11 21
You Can't Win 2.08 1
You Rock My World 1.09 2.13 2.15 2.12 2.12 2.10 1.12 1.14 1.13 2.07 2.10 1.10 2.11 2.12 1.15 1.15 16

Originating album - key to color codes
Motown/The Jackson 5 Off the Wall Thriller (including re-releases) Bad Dangerous
HIStory Blood on the Dance Floor Invincible Single A or B-side The Ultimate Collection

Charts and certifications

Country/Chart Peak
position
(2008)
Peak
position
(2009)
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

5 1
Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

1 1
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (Vl)
4 1
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (Wa)
9 1
Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

29 14
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

6 1
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

4
Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 (UK version import)
54
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

1
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

10 4
Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

3
Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

4 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

13
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

7 1
Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

38 1
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

9
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

26 1
UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

3 5

Year-end charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
2009 Germany Media Control End Of Year Albums 2
Poland OLiS
OLiS
OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV....

 albums chart
1
2010 Europe European Top 100 Albums
European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...

95
Germany Media Control End Of Year Albums 66
Japan Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 albums chart
51

Certifications

Release dates

Region Date
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

August 22, 2008
Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

August 25, 2008
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

UK
Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

August 28, 2008
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

August 29, 2008
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...


Region Date
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

September 24, 2008
Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

October 1, 2008
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

October 3, 2008
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

October 15, 2008
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

October 17, 2008
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

October 20, 2008
Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

November 17, 2008
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

November 24, 2008
South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

December 11, 2008
France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

December 12, 2008
Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

January 13, 2009
China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

December 18, 2009
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