Michael Jackson

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Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958, died June 25, 2009) was an American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. One of the most successful musical performers of the rock era, Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest selling album of all time. He began his career as a child, serving as lead singer of the group The Jackson 5 (later The Jacksons) with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, and later his younger brother Randy.

He died suddenly on 25th June, 2009; the cause is not yet known.

Solo discography

  • 1972: Got to Be There
  • 1972: Ben
  • 1973: Music and Me
  • 1975: Forever, Michael
  • 1979: Off the Wall
  • 1982: Thriller
  • 1987: Bad
  • 1991: Dangerous
  • 1995: HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I
  • 1997: Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
  • 2001: Invincible