Michael Jackson Research

Michael Jackson Research

Artist 
Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter and dancer.
Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant figures of the 20th century and was one of the greatest entertainers. 
He was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, USA. 
He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 50.
He died due to cardiac arrest induced by propofol and benzodiazepineintoxication. 
The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. 
He began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records.
His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers.
His popularity helped bring the television channel MTV to fame.
Jackson is one of the best selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide.

Thriller
Thriller is the best selling album of all time, with estimated sales of 66 million copies worldwide.
It was released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records. 
Thriller explores genres including pop, post-disco, rock and funk.
Had a production budget of $750,000.
Thriller peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.
All the singles reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one on the chart. 
Following Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" at Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever where he debuted the moonwalk, the sales of Thriller significantly increased, selling one million copies worldwide per week.
By the end of 1983, Thriller became the world's best-selling album, having sold 32 million copies. It was the best-selling album worldwide of 1983 and 1984, and was also the best selling album in the United States in 1983 and 1984, making it the first album to be the country's best-selling for two years.

Billie Jean
Released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983 as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982).
Billie Jean blends post-disco, rhythm and blues, funk and dance-pop.
The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. 
Michael Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5.
Billie Jean reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for seven weeks. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1983. 
Billie Jean topped the R&B chart within three weeks, and became his fastest-rising number one single.
The song has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.