The Best of Michael Jackson

The Best of Michael Jackson ist ein Best-of-Album des US-amerikanischen Sängers Michael Jackson, das 1975 bei Motown Records erschien.

The Best of Michael Jackson
Kompilation von Michael Jackson
Veröffent- lichung(en)	August 1975 (USA) September 1975 (UK) Juni 1981 (Wiederveröffentlichung) Juni 1981 (US-Wiederveröffentlichung)
Aufnahme	1971–1975
Label(s)	Motown Records
Format(e)	LP, CD (US-Wiederveröffentlichung)
Titel (Anzahl)	14
Produktion	Hal Davis Willie Hutch Brian Holland
Studio(s)	Motown Recording Studios
Aufnahmeort(e)	Los Angeles
Chronologie Forever, Michael (1975) The Best of Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)

Titelliste

1. Got to Be There
2. Ain’t No Sunshine
3. My Girl
4. Ben
5. Greatest Show On Earth
6. I Wanna Be Where You Are
7. Happy (Love Theme From Lady Sings the Blues)
8. Rockin’ Robin
9. Just A Little Bit of You
10. One Day In Your Life
11. Music & Me
12. In Our Small Way
13. We’re Almost There
14. Morning Glow

Auf der CD-Wiederveröffentlichung in den USA 1989 fehlten die Songs Ain’t No Sunshine, My Girl, Greatest Show On Earth, Morning Glow, dafür wurden People Make he World Go Round und With a Child’s Heart hinzugefügt.

Vertretung der Alben

Erscheinungsjahr	Album	Songs	Anzahl
1972	Got to Be There	Got to Be There, Ain’t No Sunshine, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Rockin’ Robin, In Our Small Way	5
	Ben	My Girl, Ben, Greatest Show On Earth	3
1973	Music & Me	Happy (Michael-Jackson-Lied), Music & Me, Morning Glow	3
1975	Forever, Michael	Just A Little Bit of You, One Day In Your Life, We’re Almost There	3

Kommerzieller Erfolg

Charts und Chartplatzierungen

ChartsChart­plat­zie­rungen	Höchst­platzie­rung	Wo­chen
Niederlande (Dutch Charts)	3 (10 Wo.)	10
Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)	11 (18 Wo.)	18

Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Land/Region	Aus­zeich­nung­en für Mu­sik­ver­käu­fe (Land/Region, Auszeichnung, Verkäufe)	Ver­käu­fe
Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)	Silber	60.000
Insgesamt	1× Silber	60.000

Hauptartikel: Michael Jackson/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Literatur

• Craig Halstead, Chris Cadman: Michael Jackson: the solo years. New Generation Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7552-0091-7.

Einzelnachweise

Michael Jackson

Studioalben	Got to Be There Ben Music & Me Forever, Michael Off the Wall Thriller Bad Dangerous HIStory – Past, Present and Future Book I Invincible
Kompilationen	The Best of Michael Jackson One Day in Your Life 18 Greatest Hits 9 Singles Pack Farewell My Summer Love Love Songs The Michael Jackson Mix Tour Souvenir Pack Motown Superstars Series, Vol. 7 The Best of Michael Jackson Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson Ain’t No Sunshine Anthology Original Soul Michael Jackson Story The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Greatest Hits – HIStory Volume I Number Ones The Ultimate Collection The Essential Michael Jackson King of Pop The Motown Years The Collection The Definitive Collection Michael Icon Xscape Scream Motown Superstars Series, Vol. 7 Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary T.V. Special Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson Ain’t No Sunshine 16 Greatest Hits Anthology Looking Back to Yesterday Ben/Got to Be There Instrumental Version Collection Original Soul of Michael Jackson Motown Legends 4 CD Singles Box Rockin’ Robin Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Story Ghosts Deluxe Collector Box Set – Limited Edition Early Classics (mit den Jackson 5) Universal Masters Collection Love Songs [2002] The Very Best of Michael Jackson Essential Collection Best 1200 Off the Wall/Thriller Bad/Dangerous Blood on the Dance Floor – HIStory in the Mix/Invincible Visionary – The Video Singles Colour Collection The Collection
Remixalben	Blood on the Dance Floor – HIStory in the Mix The Stripped Mixes The Remix Suite Remix Collection Dangerous – The Remix Collection 12 Inch Mixes
Soundtracks	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial This Is It Immortal
EPs	Selections from Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Videoalben	Moonwalker Dangerous – The Short Films Video Greatest Hits – HIStory HIStory on Film – Volume II Number Ones The One Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour History 1 & 2 Michael Jackson’s Vision This Is It The Life of an Icon Live At Wembley The Making of ‘Thriller’ Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues Special Double Video Collection The Wiz – Das zauberhafte Land Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set (Limited Edition) Visionary – The Video Singles History on Film
Singles	Got to Be There Rockin’ Robin I Wanna Be Where You Are Ain’t No Sunshine Ben With a Child’s Heart Music and Me Happy We’re Almost There Just a Little Bit of You One Day in Your Life Ease On Down the Road You Can’t Win A Brand New Day Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough Rock with You Off the Wall She’s Out of My Life Girlfriend The Girl Is Mine Billie Jean Beat It Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Human Nature P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Thriller Eaten Alive I Just Can’t Stop Loving You Bad The Way You Make Me Feel Man in the Mirror Dirty Diana Another Part of Me Smooth Criminal Leave Me Alone Liberian Girl Farewell My Summer Love Girl You’re So Together Black or White Black or White (The Clivillés & Cole (C&C) Remixes) Remember the Time In the Closet Jam Who Is It Heal the World Give In to Me Will You Be There Gone Too Soon Scream/Childhood Scream (David Morales Remix) You Are Not Alone Earth Song They Don’t Care About Us Stranger in Moscow Blood on the Dance Floor HIStory/Ghosts Is It Scary You Rock My World Cry Butterflies One More Chance The Girl Is Mine 2008 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008 Beat It 2008 Hold My Hand Hollywood Tonight Behind the Mask Love Never Felt So Good A Place With No Name Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous Diamonds Are Invincible Someone Put Your Hand Out This Time Around What More Can I Give Heaven Can Wait
Featurings	Night Time Lover Say Say Say Somebody’s Watching Me Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good to Be True) We Are the World Get It 2300 Jackson Street Whatzupwitu Why I Need You We Are the World 25 for Haiti
Tourneen	Bad World Tour Dangerous World Tour HIStory World Tour (This Is It)
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