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In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of \"Beat It\", \"Billie Jean\", and \"Thriller\", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame.
MICHAEL JACKSON [1958]
Michael Jackson is more than just an extraordinarily popular singer and a wonderfully gifted dancer : he is a phenomenon that has forever left an imprint on the music industry.
Michael Jackson is criticized by the Africo-American community for altering his appearance to look more Caucasian, but then he is also a role model who is idolized not only by the Africo-American community but by many people all around the world.
Thriller, his landmark, which took the world by storm, still holds the world record as the best selling album of all time. Jackson has participated in many noble efforts, the most significant being We are the World, which projects combating hunger in Africa. He remains the symbol of success and an important role model to aspiring artists.
Michael Jackson is more than just an extraordinarily popular singer and a wonderfully gifted dancer : he is a phenomenon that has forever left an imprint on the music industry.
Michael Jackson is criticized by the Africo-American community for altering his appearance to look more Caucasian, but then he is also a role model who is idolized not only by the Africo-American community but by many people all around the world.
Thriller, his landmark, which took the world by storm, still holds the world record as the best selling album of all time. Jackson has participated in many noble efforts, the most significant being We are the World, which projects combating hunger in Africa. He remains the symbol of success and an important role model to aspiring artists.
1958
Michael Jackson was born.
1963
Michael was noticed by his family imitating the dance steps and singing of his brothers’.
1964
Michael started kindergarten and gave his first public performance singing in front of fellow schoolmates.
1965
Michael joined his brothers in the Jackson Five.
1966
The Jackson Five won a city-wide contest in Gary, Indiana.
1967
The Jackson Five won first prize in an amateur talent show at Gary’s Memorial Auditorium.
1972
Michael released his first solo album, Ben.
1975
Michael left Motown and signed with Epic Records.
1977
Michael made his acting debut in The Wiz co-starring Diana Ross.
1979
Michael’s first extraordinarily successful album Off the Wall was released.
1982
Michael’s landmark album Thriller was released.
1984
Michael joined his brothers for the famous Victory Tour.
1991
His album Dangerous was released.
1993
Michael appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
1994
The investigation regarding the child molestation allegation was brought to an end.
Michael married Lisa Marie Presley.
1995
The album paying tribute to Michael: HIStory : Past, Present and Future was released.
1996
Michael and Lisa Marie were divorced in an amicable manner.
1996
Michael married Deborah Rowe, an assistant to his dermatologist.
1997
His first child, Prince Michael Jackson Jr., was born
1998
His daughter, Paris Michael Katherine, was born.
1999
Michael and Deborah got divorced
Michael Jackson was born.
1963
Michael was noticed by his family imitating the dance steps and singing of his brothers’.
1964
Michael started kindergarten and gave his first public performance singing in front of fellow schoolmates.
1965
Michael joined his brothers in the Jackson Five.
1966
The Jackson Five won a city-wide contest in Gary, Indiana.
1967
The Jackson Five won first prize in an amateur talent show at Gary’s Memorial Auditorium.
1972
Michael released his first solo album, Ben.
1975
Michael left Motown and signed with Epic Records.
1977
Michael made his acting debut in The Wiz co-starring Diana Ross.
1979
Michael’s first extraordinarily successful album Off the Wall was released.
1982
Michael’s landmark album Thriller was released.
1984
Michael joined his brothers for the famous Victory Tour.
1991
His album Dangerous was released.
1993
Michael appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
1994
The investigation regarding the child molestation allegation was brought to an end.
Michael married Lisa Marie Presley.
1995
The album paying tribute to Michael: HIStory : Past, Present and Future was released.
1996
Michael and Lisa Marie were divorced in an amicable manner.
1996
Michael married Deborah Rowe, an assistant to his dermatologist.
1997
His first child, Prince Michael Jackson Jr., was born
1998
His daughter, Paris Michael Katherine, was born.
1999
Michael and Deborah got divorced
Solitary Reaper
In 1971, MGM Records launched the Osmonds, as rivals to the Jackson Five, and singled out their lead singer, 13-year-old Donny Osmond for a solo career. Motown felt it a duty to reply in kind, and the company launched solo careers for Michael, Jermaine, and Jackie. Although Jermaine scored a top-ten hit with Daddy’s Home (1972), Michael was the most successful of the three. His early solo hits included Got to be there and Rockin’ Robin, as well as Ben, which was used in the movie soundtrack of Ben, a story about a boy and his rat.
Meanwhile, the Jackson Five continued recording and performing as a group, and by the mid-1970s, they had forsaken Motown’s songwriters to produce and record hits of their own. They also covered classic pop and R&B (Rhythm and Blues) songs from the 1950s, and abandoned their earlier soul arrangements for the harder sounds of funk. In 1975, when their contract expired with Berry Gordy’s Motown, four of the five brothers switched to Epic Records. Jermaine, who had married Berry Gordy’s daughter, stayed with the old label to pursue a solo career. Steven Jackson (Randy) replaced Jermaine and the new group assumed a new name, The Jacksons. In 1976 and 1977, they starred in a self-titled
CBS variety show, which introduced the Jackson girls Maureen (Rebbie), LaToya, and Janet to the audiences. In 1978, The Jacksons released the album Destiny, which many fans and critics consider the best of the Jackson brothers’ later work.
All the while, Michael’s success as a solo performer continued.
Towards Solo Stardom
He made a brief foray into film, starring opposite Diana Ross in The Wiz, an Africo-American update of the hit movie of yesteryear, The Wizard of Oz. The project was usual, but for the fact that it introduced Jackson to legendary producer Quincy Jones, who arranged and conducted the film’s score as well as the soundtrack of the duet with Diana Ross : Ease On Down the Road.
Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson immediately became friends and collaborated on Michael’s next solo project, Off the Wall (1979), an album that transformed the child star into an adult superstar. Cashing on No. 1 hits such as Don’t Stop’ Til You Get Enough and Rock With You, the disc sold 10 million copies and was barraged with critical praise for its barrier-bursting blend of soul and rock and its good-times boogie vibe. Rolling Stone’s notoriously hard-to-please critic, David Marsh, proclaimed Off the Wall "a masterpiece of modern record making." It seemed quite impossible that the blossoming artist could ever match his future works after this album.
But he did, in a magnitude that rocked the music industry with Thriller.
Thriller, the Chiller
As history notes, Thriller, produced by Quincy Jones and directed by John Landis sold more than of 40 million copies, more than any album before or since, and received critical kudos and an unprecedented eight Grammy awards. The album charted a record six top 10 singles, beginning in November 1982, with Paul McCartney, the lead singer of The Beatles duet The Girl is Mine and ending a whopping 16 months later with the title track. Thriller was sustained in its momentum with the help of music videos, which were gaining prominence, thanks to the newborn MTV network. The music video of Thriller was based on Michael’s concept.
He used to watch MTV and realized that all he could see was a senseless collage of colors that gave eyestrain. He decided that if he would make a video, it would be different, with a beginning, middle, and an end. The result was the video of Thriller. It was called the most ambitious video ever made. The nearly 14-minute film boasted director John Landis’ brilliant direction, with other top Hollywood talent creating the special effects and musical score.
The multi-layered plot shifted several times; from a werewolf-monster theme to a zombie-theme to a trick–ending that leaves Michael’s identity unresolved. This concept of video making radically re-imagined the boundaries for music clips, ending MTV’s equivalent of the silent-film era. John Landis took the plot of the rampaging mummies from Night of the Living Dead, and the horror-filled narration of Vincent Price was a feature that added to the Halloween image, not to mention the hair-raising laugh at the end of the video.
Another hit number in the album was Beat It. This was among the most-liked songs by the average kid who wanted to be tough but yet wanted to avoid violence. With tough and funky lyrics like; They told you not to ever come around here; don’t wanna see your face, you’d better disappear; the fires in their eyes, and the words are really clear, so beat it. The glove on one hand, the white socks, and the famous red leather jacket were all Michael’s own ideas. "I love to accent movement, The eye goes to where the white is – you know, – the glove…the feet, if you’re dancing, you can put an exclamation point on your movement if it has a bit of light on it…so I wore the white socks…and for the design of the jacket, I would sit with the people who made the clothes and tell them where I wanted a button or a buckle or a design."
There was rarely an Africo–American neighborhood out of which the tunes of this song could not be heard. Fittingly, the video was one of the most hyped in 1983, made for a then–staggering 150,000 dollars. With a plot inspired by the movie West Side Story, director Giraldi combined two themes of Jackson’s career; a fascination with Hollywood spectacled and an ambivalent attraction to macho behavior. In the video, two gangs assembled for a fight, while Michael, alone in his bedroom, broods about violence. As the hoods line up for a stylized rumble, Michael, wearing the red jacket that became something of a trademark, united the two factions in the joys of choreography. As the gangs just say no to violence, the video displayed Michael’s dazzling dance style – and foreshadowed his emerging Pied Piper persona. Eddie Van Halen, the guitarist for Beat it also made a cameo as the leader of one of the gangs.
But the truly great number, the video which garnered critical acclaim from other established stars, was Billie Jean. Still loved as a foot-tapping number on which Michael himself worked, for three months getting the beat and the music right. Michael said that there really was a girl named Billie Jean who used to follow him around in the days of The Jacksons. The video of this song had wonderful choreography, which even the likes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, the stars of yesteryears remarked as being "wonderful".
Pacing Up With Success
Michael Jackson hit a professional zenith in the summer of 1984, when he rejoined his brothers, then recording as the Jacksons, for the aptly titled Victory tour.
He ruled through the 1980s. Though his next album, Bad, performed less spectacularly than Thriller, it was a colossal hit by any other standard. He also racked up both music industry awards and honors from the United Negro College Fund, the NAACP, and even the President of the United States. Michael Jackson was a crucial player in the all-star benefit project. We Are The World, an album in which over 40 popular artists performed, the title song was co-written by Michael and fellow singer Lionel Richie. The profit was utilized in projects combating hunger in Africa.
In 1971, MGM Records launched the Osmonds, as rivals to the Jackson Five, and singled out their lead singer, 13-year-old Donny Osmond for a solo career. Motown felt it a duty to reply in kind, and the company launched solo careers for Michael, Jermaine, and Jackie. Although Jermaine scored a top-ten hit with Daddy’s Home (1972), Michael was the most successful of the three. His early solo hits included Got to be there and Rockin’ Robin, as well as Ben, which was used in the movie soundtrack of Ben, a story about a boy and his rat.
Meanwhile, the Jackson Five continued recording and performing as a group, and by the mid-1970s, they had forsaken Motown’s songwriters to produce and record hits of their own. They also covered classic pop and R&B (Rhythm and Blues) songs from the 1950s, and abandoned their earlier soul arrangements for the harder sounds of funk. In 1975, when their contract expired with Berry Gordy’s Motown, four of the five brothers switched to Epic Records. Jermaine, who had married Berry Gordy’s daughter, stayed with the old label to pursue a solo career. Steven Jackson (Randy) replaced Jermaine and the new group assumed a new name, The Jacksons. In 1976 and 1977, they starred in a self-titled
CBS variety show, which introduced the Jackson girls Maureen (Rebbie), LaToya, and Janet to the audiences. In 1978, The Jacksons released the album Destiny, which many fans and critics consider the best of the Jackson brothers’ later work.
All the while, Michael’s success as a solo performer continued.
Towards Solo Stardom
He made a brief foray into film, starring opposite Diana Ross in The Wiz, an Africo-American update of the hit movie of yesteryear, The Wizard of Oz. The project was usual, but for the fact that it introduced Jackson to legendary producer Quincy Jones, who arranged and conducted the film’s score as well as the soundtrack of the duet with Diana Ross : Ease On Down the Road.
Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson immediately became friends and collaborated on Michael’s next solo project, Off the Wall (1979), an album that transformed the child star into an adult superstar. Cashing on No. 1 hits such as Don’t Stop’ Til You Get Enough and Rock With You, the disc sold 10 million copies and was barraged with critical praise for its barrier-bursting blend of soul and rock and its good-times boogie vibe. Rolling Stone’s notoriously hard-to-please critic, David Marsh, proclaimed Off the Wall "a masterpiece of modern record making." It seemed quite impossible that the blossoming artist could ever match his future works after this album.
But he did, in a magnitude that rocked the music industry with Thriller.
Thriller, the Chiller
As history notes, Thriller, produced by Quincy Jones and directed by John Landis sold more than of 40 million copies, more than any album before or since, and received critical kudos and an unprecedented eight Grammy awards. The album charted a record six top 10 singles, beginning in November 1982, with Paul McCartney, the lead singer of The Beatles duet The Girl is Mine and ending a whopping 16 months later with the title track. Thriller was sustained in its momentum with the help of music videos, which were gaining prominence, thanks to the newborn MTV network. The music video of Thriller was based on Michael’s concept.
He used to watch MTV and realized that all he could see was a senseless collage of colors that gave eyestrain. He decided that if he would make a video, it would be different, with a beginning, middle, and an end. The result was the video of Thriller. It was called the most ambitious video ever made. The nearly 14-minute film boasted director John Landis’ brilliant direction, with other top Hollywood talent creating the special effects and musical score.
The multi-layered plot shifted several times; from a werewolf-monster theme to a zombie-theme to a trick–ending that leaves Michael’s identity unresolved. This concept of video making radically re-imagined the boundaries for music clips, ending MTV’s equivalent of the silent-film era. John Landis took the plot of the rampaging mummies from Night of the Living Dead, and the horror-filled narration of Vincent Price was a feature that added to the Halloween image, not to mention the hair-raising laugh at the end of the video.
Another hit number in the album was Beat It. This was among the most-liked songs by the average kid who wanted to be tough but yet wanted to avoid violence. With tough and funky lyrics like; They told you not to ever come around here; don’t wanna see your face, you’d better disappear; the fires in their eyes, and the words are really clear, so beat it. The glove on one hand, the white socks, and the famous red leather jacket were all Michael’s own ideas. "I love to accent movement, The eye goes to where the white is – you know, – the glove…the feet, if you’re dancing, you can put an exclamation point on your movement if it has a bit of light on it…so I wore the white socks…and for the design of the jacket, I would sit with the people who made the clothes and tell them where I wanted a button or a buckle or a design."
There was rarely an Africo–American neighborhood out of which the tunes of this song could not be heard. Fittingly, the video was one of the most hyped in 1983, made for a then–staggering 150,000 dollars. With a plot inspired by the movie West Side Story, director Giraldi combined two themes of Jackson’s career; a fascination with Hollywood spectacled and an ambivalent attraction to macho behavior. In the video, two gangs assembled for a fight, while Michael, alone in his bedroom, broods about violence. As the hoods line up for a stylized rumble, Michael, wearing the red jacket that became something of a trademark, united the two factions in the joys of choreography. As the gangs just say no to violence, the video displayed Michael’s dazzling dance style – and foreshadowed his emerging Pied Piper persona. Eddie Van Halen, the guitarist for Beat it also made a cameo as the leader of one of the gangs.
But the truly great number, the video which garnered critical acclaim from other established stars, was Billie Jean. Still loved as a foot-tapping number on which Michael himself worked, for three months getting the beat and the music right. Michael said that there really was a girl named Billie Jean who used to follow him around in the days of The Jacksons. The video of this song had wonderful choreography, which even the likes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, the stars of yesteryears remarked as being "wonderful".
Pacing Up With Success
Michael Jackson hit a professional zenith in the summer of 1984, when he rejoined his brothers, then recording as the Jacksons, for the aptly titled Victory tour.
He ruled through the 1980s. Though his next album, Bad, performed less spectacularly than Thriller, it was a colossal hit by any other standard. He also racked up both music industry awards and honors from the United Negro College Fund, the NAACP, and even the President of the United States. Michael Jackson was a crucial player in the all-star benefit project. We Are The World, an album in which over 40 popular artists performed, the title song was co-written by Michael and fellow singer Lionel Richie. The profit was utilized in projects combating hunger in Africa.
Our personal history begins in childhood and the song ‘Childhood’ is a reflection of my life…it is about the pain, some of the joys, some of the dreaming, some of the mental adventures I took because of the different lifestyle that I had being a child performer…it is my mirror – it is my story.
When you grow up as I did, in front of one hundred million people since the age of five, you’re automatically different.
I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents. The sound…of approval rolls across the universe, and the whole world abounds in magic. Wonder fills our heart, for what we have glimpsed, for an instant, the playfulness of life.
I realize that many of our world’s problems today are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen away from them.
The magic, the wonder, the mystery, and the innocence of a child’s heart, are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that.
The lyrics of Beat it express something I would do if I were in trouble. Its message – that we should abhor violence – is something I deeply believe in. It tells kids to be smart and avoid trouble. I don’t mean to say you should turn the other cheek while someone kicks in your teeth, but, unless your back is against the wall and you have absolutely no choice, just get away before violence breaks out.
If you fight (in a street brawl) and get killed you have gained nothing and lost everything. You’re the loser, and so are the people who love you.
When I get onstage, I don’t know what happens, it’s like the safest place in the world for me…I was raised on stage.
Adults get tangled up in complications over whether to eat the ice cream or not. A child simply enjoys.
I feel we need our children more than ever. Their natural wisdom points the way to solutions that lie, waiting to be recognized, within our own hearts.
When you grow up as I did, in front of one hundred million people since the age of five, you’re automatically different.
I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents. The sound…of approval rolls across the universe, and the whole world abounds in magic. Wonder fills our heart, for what we have glimpsed, for an instant, the playfulness of life.
I realize that many of our world’s problems today are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen away from them.
The magic, the wonder, the mystery, and the innocence of a child’s heart, are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that.
The lyrics of Beat it express something I would do if I were in trouble. Its message – that we should abhor violence – is something I deeply believe in. It tells kids to be smart and avoid trouble. I don’t mean to say you should turn the other cheek while someone kicks in your teeth, but, unless your back is against the wall and you have absolutely no choice, just get away before violence breaks out.
If you fight (in a street brawl) and get killed you have gained nothing and lost everything. You’re the loser, and so are the people who love you.
When I get onstage, I don’t know what happens, it’s like the safest place in the world for me…I was raised on stage.
Adults get tangled up in complications over whether to eat the ice cream or not. A child simply enjoys.
I feel we need our children more than ever. Their natural wisdom points the way to solutions that lie, waiting to be recognized, within our own hearts.
VIDEO AWARDS
Billboard Music Awards (1983)
Best Overall music clip : Beat it
Best Performance by a male artist : Beat it
Best Use of Video to enhance the Artist Image : Beat it
Best Use of Video to Enhance a Song : Beat it
Best Choreography : Beat it
Black Gold Awards (1984)
Best Video Performance : Beat it
American Music Awards (1984)
Favorite Pop Video : Beat it
Favorite Soul Video : Beat it
American Video Awards (1984)
• Best Pop Video (nomination) : Beat it, Billie Jean, Thriller, and Say Say Say.
• Best Soul Video : Beat it
• Best editing : Billie Jean
• Best Light Design : Beat it
• Best Choreography : Billie Jean
• Best Directing : Thriller
• Best Art Direction (nomination) : Best It, Billie Jean, and Say Say Say
• Best Male Performance (nomination) – Beat it, Billie Jean, and Thriller.
People’s Choice Awards (1984)
Favorite Video-Thriller
MTV Video Awards (1984)
Best Video (nomination)
Best Male Video (nomination)
Best Concept Video (nomination)
Best Overall Performance – Thriller
Best Choreography – Thriller
Viewer’s Choice – Thriller
Billboard’s Top Ten Videos (1984)
Beat it - # 1
Thriller - # 2
Billie Jean - # 3
Say Say Say - # 4
Grammy Awards (1985)
Best Video Album – The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
American Video Awards (1985)
• Best Long – Form Video – The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
• Best Home Video : The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
Grammy Awards (1986)
Best Music Video, Short Form – We Are The World.
Soul Train Music Awards (1988)
Best Video – The Way You Make Me Feel.
Cable Ace Awards (1988)
• Outstanding Musical Special (nomination) – The Legend Continues.
• Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special – The Legend Continues.
MTV Video Vanguard Award (1988)
Moonwalker and Thriller, # 1 and # 2-best selling music video cassettes of all time.
British Record Industry Awards (1989)
Best Video – Smooth Criminal
American Music Awards (1989)
Video Pioneer Award
Soul Train Music Awards (1989)
Best R & D Music Video – Man In the Mirror
MUSIC AWARDS
NAACP Image Awards (1970)
Best Singing Group of the Year : The Jacksons
Grammy Awards (1971)
Best Pop Song : ABC
Billboard Awards (1972)
Top Singles Artist of the Year
Golden Globe Awards (1972)
Ben
Congress (1972)
Special Commendation for positive Role Models : The Jacksons
American Music Awards (1980)
• Favorite Male Solo Artist : Off The Wall
• Favorite Soul Single : Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Cashbox (1980)
Soul Album of the Year : Off The Wall
Grammy Awards (1980)
Best Performance : Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Hollywood Walk Of Fame (1980)
Jacksons received a Star on Hollywood Boulevard.
British Phonographic Industry Awards (1981)
Off The Wall Album
Black Gold Awards (1983)
• Best Single of the Year : Billie Jean
• Best Album : Thriller
Billboard Awards (1983)
• Pop Artist of the Year
• Pop Album of the Year : Thriller
Rolling Stone (1983)
• Reader’s Poll - # 1 Artist of the Year
• Reader’s Poll - # 1 Soul Artist
Australia (1983)
• Album of the Year : Thriller
• Single of the Year : Thriller
Brazil (1983)
International Artist of the Year
Greece (1983)
Record of the Year
Holland (1983)
Album of the Year
Italy (1983)
Artist of the Year
Japan (1983)
• Artist of the Year
• Best Male Vocalist
• Album of the Year : Thriller
Spain (1983)
Most Important Foreign Album
United Kingdom (1983)
• Album of the Year
• Artist of the Year
American Music Awards (1984)
• Special Award of Merit
• Favorite Single : Billie Jean
Crystal Globe Awards (1984)
Exceeding sales past $5 million
Ebony Magazine Awards (1984)
Grammy Awards (1984)
A Record 12 Nominations won by an artist in one year.
Guinness Book Of World Records (1984)
Best Selling Album of All Time : Thriller
Hotel Royal Plaza (1984)
Presentation Casement : "37 Gold Platinum Discs"
Hollywood Walk Of Fame (1984)
Star for Michael Jackson
NAACP Image Awards (1984)
H. Claude Hodson Medal of Freedom
NARM (1984)
Gift of Music Award
Presidential Special Achievement Award
Presented by Ronald Reagan to Michael Jackson
Hero Of Young America (1985)
In a Special Poll (World Almanac and Book of Facts)
American Music Awards (1986)
• Award of Appreciation
• Song of the Year : We Are The World
Guinness Book Of World Records (1986)
Largest ever Endorsement for Product Promotion ($15 million for Pepsi)
People’s Choice Awards (1986)
Favorite new song : We Are The World
Bravo Magazine (1987)
Silver Otto Award
Sweden (1987)
Best Vocal Artist
Billboard Awards (1987)
• Top Black Artist
• Blues Soul
• Outstanding Artist of the Year
Bravo Magazine (1988)
Gold Otto Award
Ebony Magazine (1988)
American Black Achievement Award
Forbes Magazine (1988)
# 1 Entertainer of the Year
Guild Hall Party (1988)
Presentation of Sword to commemorate Bad Tour
UNCF (1988)
• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
• Degree from Fisk University
• Frederick D. Patterson Award
American Music Awards (1989)
Special Award of Achievement
Billboard Awards (1989)
• Number One Black Artist
• # 1 Album : Bad
British TV Industry (1989)
Artist of the Decade
National Urban Coalition (1989)
Humanitarian Award
World Music Awards (1989)
Hall of Fame
Boy Scouts Of America (1990)
Good Scout Humanitarian
Sony Entertainment (CBS) (1990)
Top Selling Artist of the Year
White House Recognition (1990)
Artist of the Decade – by President George Bush
Billboard Music Awards (1992)
# 1 World Artist for Black Or White
Gabon, Africa (1992)
National Honor of Merit Award
NABOB (1992)
Lifetime Achievement
American Music Awards (1993)
Special International Artist Award for record sales and humanitarian efforts around the world.
Echo Awards (1993)
Best International Artist of the Year
Guinness Book Of World Records (1993)
Lifetime Achievement Award for his unprecedented world records in the world of entertainment.
Children’s Choice Awards (1994)
Caring for Kids Award
MTV Movie Awards (1994)
Best song in a Movie : Will You Be There
Billboard Music Awards (1995)
Special Hot 100 Award
America’s Most Favorite Singers Poll (1995)
Michael Jackson is the 10th Most Favorite Singer in America.
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1996)
Favorite Pop Male Award for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future.
British Awards (1996)
Artist of a Generation Award
Irish Music Awards (1996)
Best International Male Artist Award for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future Album
Hong Kong Hit Radio (1996)
• Best International Male Artist
• Best Song of the Year : You Are Not Alone
World Music Awards (1996)
Best Selling Male Artist
Dutch Music Factory Awards (1997)
• Best Male singer
• Best Live Act
Soul Train Music Awards (1997)
Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B / Soul or Rap
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1997)
Jackson Five inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Billboard Music Awards (1983)
Best Overall music clip : Beat it
Best Performance by a male artist : Beat it
Best Use of Video to enhance the Artist Image : Beat it
Best Use of Video to Enhance a Song : Beat it
Best Choreography : Beat it
Black Gold Awards (1984)
Best Video Performance : Beat it
American Music Awards (1984)
Favorite Pop Video : Beat it
Favorite Soul Video : Beat it
American Video Awards (1984)
• Best Pop Video (nomination) : Beat it, Billie Jean, Thriller, and Say Say Say.
• Best Soul Video : Beat it
• Best editing : Billie Jean
• Best Light Design : Beat it
• Best Choreography : Billie Jean
• Best Directing : Thriller
• Best Art Direction (nomination) : Best It, Billie Jean, and Say Say Say
• Best Male Performance (nomination) – Beat it, Billie Jean, and Thriller.
People’s Choice Awards (1984)
Favorite Video-Thriller
MTV Video Awards (1984)
Best Video (nomination)
Best Male Video (nomination)
Best Concept Video (nomination)
Best Overall Performance – Thriller
Best Choreography – Thriller
Viewer’s Choice – Thriller
Billboard’s Top Ten Videos (1984)
Beat it - # 1
Thriller - # 2
Billie Jean - # 3
Say Say Say - # 4
Grammy Awards (1985)
Best Video Album – The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
American Video Awards (1985)
• Best Long – Form Video – The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
• Best Home Video : The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
Grammy Awards (1986)
Best Music Video, Short Form – We Are The World.
Soul Train Music Awards (1988)
Best Video – The Way You Make Me Feel.
Cable Ace Awards (1988)
• Outstanding Musical Special (nomination) – The Legend Continues.
• Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special – The Legend Continues.
MTV Video Vanguard Award (1988)
Moonwalker and Thriller, # 1 and # 2-best selling music video cassettes of all time.
British Record Industry Awards (1989)
Best Video – Smooth Criminal
American Music Awards (1989)
Video Pioneer Award
Soul Train Music Awards (1989)
Best R & D Music Video – Man In the Mirror
MUSIC AWARDS
NAACP Image Awards (1970)
Best Singing Group of the Year : The Jacksons
Grammy Awards (1971)
Best Pop Song : ABC
Billboard Awards (1972)
Top Singles Artist of the Year
Golden Globe Awards (1972)
Ben
Congress (1972)
Special Commendation for positive Role Models : The Jacksons
American Music Awards (1980)
• Favorite Male Solo Artist : Off The Wall
• Favorite Soul Single : Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Cashbox (1980)
Soul Album of the Year : Off The Wall
Grammy Awards (1980)
Best Performance : Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Hollywood Walk Of Fame (1980)
Jacksons received a Star on Hollywood Boulevard.
British Phonographic Industry Awards (1981)
Off The Wall Album
Black Gold Awards (1983)
• Best Single of the Year : Billie Jean
• Best Album : Thriller
Billboard Awards (1983)
• Pop Artist of the Year
• Pop Album of the Year : Thriller
Rolling Stone (1983)
• Reader’s Poll - # 1 Artist of the Year
• Reader’s Poll - # 1 Soul Artist
Australia (1983)
• Album of the Year : Thriller
• Single of the Year : Thriller
Brazil (1983)
International Artist of the Year
Greece (1983)
Record of the Year
Holland (1983)
Album of the Year
Italy (1983)
Artist of the Year
Japan (1983)
• Artist of the Year
• Best Male Vocalist
• Album of the Year : Thriller
Spain (1983)
Most Important Foreign Album
United Kingdom (1983)
• Album of the Year
• Artist of the Year
American Music Awards (1984)
• Special Award of Merit
• Favorite Single : Billie Jean
Crystal Globe Awards (1984)
Exceeding sales past $5 million
Ebony Magazine Awards (1984)
Grammy Awards (1984)
A Record 12 Nominations won by an artist in one year.
Guinness Book Of World Records (1984)
Best Selling Album of All Time : Thriller
Hotel Royal Plaza (1984)
Presentation Casement : "37 Gold Platinum Discs"
Hollywood Walk Of Fame (1984)
Star for Michael Jackson
NAACP Image Awards (1984)
H. Claude Hodson Medal of Freedom
NARM (1984)
Gift of Music Award
Presidential Special Achievement Award
Presented by Ronald Reagan to Michael Jackson
Hero Of Young America (1985)
In a Special Poll (World Almanac and Book of Facts)
American Music Awards (1986)
• Award of Appreciation
• Song of the Year : We Are The World
Guinness Book Of World Records (1986)
Largest ever Endorsement for Product Promotion ($15 million for Pepsi)
People’s Choice Awards (1986)
Favorite new song : We Are The World
Bravo Magazine (1987)
Silver Otto Award
Sweden (1987)
Best Vocal Artist
Billboard Awards (1987)
• Top Black Artist
• Blues Soul
• Outstanding Artist of the Year
Bravo Magazine (1988)
Gold Otto Award
Ebony Magazine (1988)
American Black Achievement Award
Forbes Magazine (1988)
# 1 Entertainer of the Year
Guild Hall Party (1988)
Presentation of Sword to commemorate Bad Tour
UNCF (1988)
• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
• Degree from Fisk University
• Frederick D. Patterson Award
American Music Awards (1989)
Special Award of Achievement
Billboard Awards (1989)
• Number One Black Artist
• # 1 Album : Bad
British TV Industry (1989)
Artist of the Decade
National Urban Coalition (1989)
Humanitarian Award
World Music Awards (1989)
Hall of Fame
Boy Scouts Of America (1990)
Good Scout Humanitarian
Sony Entertainment (CBS) (1990)
Top Selling Artist of the Year
White House Recognition (1990)
Artist of the Decade – by President George Bush
Billboard Music Awards (1992)
# 1 World Artist for Black Or White
Gabon, Africa (1992)
National Honor of Merit Award
NABOB (1992)
Lifetime Achievement
American Music Awards (1993)
Special International Artist Award for record sales and humanitarian efforts around the world.
Echo Awards (1993)
Best International Artist of the Year
Guinness Book Of World Records (1993)
Lifetime Achievement Award for his unprecedented world records in the world of entertainment.
Children’s Choice Awards (1994)
Caring for Kids Award
MTV Movie Awards (1994)
Best song in a Movie : Will You Be There
Billboard Music Awards (1995)
Special Hot 100 Award
America’s Most Favorite Singers Poll (1995)
Michael Jackson is the 10th Most Favorite Singer in America.
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1996)
Favorite Pop Male Award for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future.
British Awards (1996)
Artist of a Generation Award
Irish Music Awards (1996)
Best International Male Artist Award for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future Album
Hong Kong Hit Radio (1996)
• Best International Male Artist
• Best Song of the Year : You Are Not Alone
World Music Awards (1996)
Best Selling Male Artist
Dutch Music Factory Awards (1997)
• Best Male singer
• Best Live Act
Soul Train Music Awards (1997)
Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B / Soul or Rap
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1997)
Jackson Five inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
