Michael Jackson albums discography

This article contains the albums discography of the American musician and artist Michael Jackson. It consists of ten studio albums and a partial list of live albums, compilations, extended plays, soundtracks and remix albums. Also listed are peak chart positions from 10 selected countries (markets), with relative sales and certifications. Sales in parentheses are of albums not certified. The countries selected are United States, Australia, Canada, France,[lower-alpha 1] Germany, the Netherlands,[lower-alpha 2] New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Some of the countries changed their levels of certifications at various times.

Michael Jackson discography
Jackson meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1984
Studio albums	10
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	34
EPs	6
Soundtrack albums	3
Remix albums	4
Posthumous	2

Michael Jackson made his debut at the age of five with the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), who were prominent performers during the 1970s. Jackson's early solo career that same decade included albums such as Got to Be There, Ben, Music & Me and Forever, Michael. In 1979, Jackson released Off the Wall, which became his first best-selling album. In 1982, Jackson issued his best-selling album to date, Thriller, which topped several international charts and became the best-selling album of all time. Jackson's follow-ups, Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, also became international successes. Jackson's tenth and final studio album, Invincible, was released in 2001 and topped international charts, with total confirmed sales of 8 million copies worldwide.

Following Jackson's death in 2009, sales of his previous work skyrocketed, with his compilation album, Number Ones, becoming one of the best-selling albums internationally.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	SPN [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
Got to Be There	Released: January 24, 1972 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track	14	—	—	121	—	—	—	—	—	37	World: 500,000	US: Gold[11]
Ben	Released: August 4, 1972 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track	5	65	12	162	—	—	—	—	—	17	UK: 60,000	UK: Silver[12]
Music & Me	Released: April 13, 1973 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track	92	27	—	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	World: 2,000,000
Forever, Michael	Released: January 16, 1975 Label: Motown Formats: 8-track, cassette, LP	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	World: 1,000,000
Off the Wall	Released: August 10, 1979 Label: Epic Formats: Reel-to-reel, LP, cassette, 8-track, MD	3	1	4	27	25	8	2	11	27	3	World: 20,000,000[13] CAN: 300,000[14] UK: 1,800,000[15]	US: 9× Platinum[11] AUS: 5× Platinum[16] CAN: Platinum[17] FRA: Platinum[18] GER: Platinum[19] NL: Platinum[20] NZ: 6× Platinum[21] SWI: Platinum[22] UK: 6× Platinum[12]
Thriller	Released: November 30, 1982 Label: Epic Formats: Reel-to-reel, LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, MD	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	World: 66,000,000[23][24][25] AUS: 1,150,000[26] CAN: 2,400,000[27] FRA: 2,366,700[28] NL: 1,400,000[29] UK: 4,470,000[30]	US: 3× Diamond (33× Platinum)[11] AUS: 16× Platinum[31] CAN: 2× Diamond[17] FRA: Diamond[18] GER: 3× Platinum[19] NL: 8× Multi-Platinum[20] NZ: 12× Platinum[32] SWI: 6× Platinum[22] UK: 13× Platinum[12]
Bad	Released: August 31, 1987 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, MD	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	World: 35,000,000[33][34] US: 10,000,000[35] FRA: 1,289,400[28] NL: 500,000[29] UK: 4,140,000[30]	US: Diamond[11] AUS: 6× Platinum[36] CAN: 7× Platinum[17] FRA: Diamond[18] GER: 4× Platinum[19] NL: Platinum[20] NZ: 9× Platinum[32] SWI: 5× Platinum[37] UK: 13× Platinum[12]
Dangerous	Released: November 26, 1991 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette, CD, MD	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	World: 32,000,000[38][39][40] AUS: 740,000[26] FRA: 1,985,500[28] UK: 2,010,069[41]	US: 8× Platinum[11] AUS: 10× Platinum[31] CAN: 6× Platinum[17] FRA: Diamond[18] GER: 4× Platinum[19] NL: 3× Multi-Platinum[20] NZ: 6× Platinum[32] SWI: 5× Platinum[22] UK: 6× Platinum[12]
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Released: June 20, 1995 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette, CD, MD	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	World: 22,000,000[42] US: 8,000,000[43] FRA: 1,644,200 [28] UK: 1,500,000[44]	US: 8× Platinum[11] AUS: 8× Platinum[16] CAN: 5× Platinum[17] FRA: Diamond[18] GER: 3× Platinum[19] NL: 3× Multi-Platinum[20] NZ: 10× Platinum[21] SWI: 3× Platinum[22] UK: 4× Platinum[12]
Invincible	Released: October 30, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette, CD, MD	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	World: 8,000,000[45] US: 2,138,000[46][47] CAN: 100,000[48] UK: 397,000[49]	US: 2× Platinum[11] AUS: 2× Platinum[50] FRA: Platinum[18] GER: Platinum[19] NL: Platinum[20] NZ: Platinum[21] SWI: Platinum[22] UK: Platinum[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Posthumous

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	SPN [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
Michael	Released: December 10, 2010 Label: Sony Formats: CD	3	10	2	4	1	1	10	2	2	4	US: 541.000[51] FR: 120,000[52]	US: Platinum[11] AUS: Gold[53] CAN: Platinum[17] FRA: 2× Platinum[54] NL: Gold[55] NZ: Gold[32] UK: Platinum[12]
Xscape	Released: May 9, 2014 Label: Sony Formats: LP, CD	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	1	2	1	WW: 1,700,000[56] US: 500,000[57]	US: Gold[11] AUS: Gold[58] CAN: Gold[17] FRA: Platinum[18] GER: Gold[59] SWI: Gold[22] UK: Gold[12]

Compilation

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	SPN [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies	Released: December 8, 1972 Label: Motown
The Best of Michael Jackson	Released: August 28, 1975 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette	156	76	—	16	—	3	—	—	—	11		UK: Silver[12]
One Day in Your Life	Released: March 25, 1981 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette	144	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29
18 Greatest Hits	Released: 1983 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette	—	53	—	—	—	23	22	—	—	1		UK: Platinum[12]
9 Singles Pack	Released: 1983 Label: Epic Formats: 7"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66
14 Greatest Hits	Released: 1984 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette	168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Farewell My Summer Love	Released: May 8, 1984 Label: Motown Formats: Reel-to-reel, LP, cassette, 8-track	46	90	94	—	40	47	50	—	—	9		UK: Platinum[12]
Anthology	Released: November 14, 1986 Label: Motown Formats: CD	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	89	—	—
Their Very Best – Back to Back (with Diana Ross, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder)	Released: 1986 Label: Motown Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21
Love Songs (with Diana Ross)	Released: 1987 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12		UK: Platinum[12]
Singles Souvenir Pack	Released: 1988 Label: Epic Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91
Motown's Greatest Hits	Released: 1992 Label: Motown Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	27	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	53
Tour Souvenir Pack	Released: 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32
The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5ive (with The Jackson 5)	Released: 1997 Label: Motown Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5		UK: Gold[12]
The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five (with The Jackson 5)	Released: 1999 Label: Motown Formats: Cassette, CD	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15		UK: Platinum[12]
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson	Released: 2000 Label: Motown Formats: CD	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	CAN: (100,000)[48]
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Released: June 16, 1995 Label: Epic Formats: CD LP Cassette	85	44	8	10	—	—	—	54	45	15	UK: (245,000)[44]	UK: Gold[12] US: Platinum[11] AUS: Gold[16]
Number Ones	Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Epic Formats: Cassette, CD, video CD, DVD, HDCD, UMD Music Video	13	2	1	5	2	17	1	17	9	1	US: 5,054,000[60]	US: 4× Platinum[11] AUS: 6× Platinum[61] GER: Gold[19] NZ: 4× Platinum[32] SWI: Gold[22] UK: 9× Platinum[12]
Off the Wall / Thriller	Released: 2004 Label: Motown Formats: LP, CD	—	25	87	65	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bad / Dangerous	Released: 2004 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	27	—	85	58	—	—	—	—	163
The Ultimate Collection	Released: November 17, 2004 Label: Epic Formats: CD/DVD	154	—	29	29	37	46	—	29	33	75		US: Platinum[11]
The Essential Michael Jackson	Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD	31	1	4	1	10	19	1	23	2	1	US: 2,120,000[62] UK: 829,884[63]	US: 4× Platinum[11] AUS: 9× Platinum[58] FRA: 2× Gold[18] NZ: 2× Platinum[32] UK: 4× Platinum[12]
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix / Invincible	Released: 2006 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	—	—	125	—	—	—	—	—	112
Visionary: The Video Singles	Released: February 20, 2006 Label: Epic Formats: DualDisc	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—
50 Best Songs – The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 (Les 50 plus belles chansons)	Released: 2007 Label: Motown Formats: CD	—	14	—	4	36	4	12	7	19	4		AUS: Gold[16] UK: Gold[12]
King of Pop	Released: August 22, 2008 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	5	—	1	1	1	6	1	1	3		AUS: 2× Platinum[16] FRA: Platinum[18] GER: 5× Gold[19] NZ: Gold[32] UK: Platinum[12]
Gold	Released: August 26, 2008 Label: Motown Formats: CD	139	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	—	—
Dangerous / Dangerous: The Short Films	Released: 2008 Label: Epic Formats: CD/DVD	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Collection	Released: June 29, 2009 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	2	—	1	2	2	—	1	4	14		FRA: Platinum[64]
The Definitive Collection	Released: August 25, 2009 Label: Motown Formats: CD	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Légende de la Pop	Released: 2009 Label: Pias France Formats: CD/DVD	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Indispensable Collection	Released: June 21, 2013 Label: MJJ Productions Formats: Digital download
The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection	Released: June 24, 2013 Label: MJJ Productions Formats: CD
Scream	Released: September 29, 2017 Label: Sony Formats: LP, CD, digital download	33	14	69 [65]	28 [66]	22	30	—	9 [67]	34	9	FR: 3,300[68]

• In the United States, between May 25, 1991 and November 25, 2009, catalog albums (albums at least 18 months old, have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart and do not have an active single on the Billboard radio charts) were not eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, but could only chart on the Top Catalog Albums, so between November 20, 2003 and November 25, 2009, Billboard launched the Top Comprehensive Albums chart that included current and catalog albums.[69][70][71][72] Here, a list of his albums reached a major position in this chart while not eligible for the Billboard 200: Number Ones (#1), The Essential Michael Jackson (#2), Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume 1 (#28), The Ultimate Collection (#32) and 7 CD Mega Bundle (#78). Here a list of his current albums (at the time) reached a minor position in this chart cause the presence of the catalog albums: The Definitive Collection (#43), The Stripped Mixes (#67), Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It (#102) and Gold (#166).[73]

Other albums (remix, soundtracks, etc.)

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	SPN [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Type: Audiobook / Soundtrack Release date: November 1982 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82
The Michael Jackson Mix	Type: Remix album Release date: 1987 Label: Stylus Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	UK: Platinum[12]
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix	Type: Remix album / Studio album Release date: May 11, 1997 Label: Epic Formats: LP, cassette, CD, MiniDisc	24	2	16	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	US: Platinum[11] AUS: Platinum[16] CAN: Gold[17] FRA: Platinum[18] GER: Gold[19] NL: Platinum[20] NZ: Platinum[21] SWI: Platinum[22] UK: Gold[12]
Off the Wall – Special Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: October 16, 2001 Label: Motown Formats: CD	a	a	10	53	a	—	a	a	—	a
Thriller – Special Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: October 16, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: CD	a	a	6	33	60	77	a	a	38	a
Bad – Special Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: October 16, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: CD	a	a	8	43	a	96	a	91	63	a
Dangerous – Special Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: October 16, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: CD	a	a	13	63	a	—	a	a	—	a
Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: February 12, 2008 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD, DVD	a	a	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	CAN: Gold[17] SWI: Gold[22] UK: Platinum[12]
The Stripped Mixes	Type: Remix album Release date: July 28, 2009 Label: Motown Formats: LP, CD	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76
The Remix Suite	Type: Remix album Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Motown Formats: LP, CD	175	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—
Michael Jackson's This Is It	Type: Soundtrack / Best of Release date: October 26, 2009 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	US: 2× Multi-Platinum[11] AUS: Platinum[16] CAN: 2× Platinum[17] FRA: 3× Platinum[18] GER: Gold[19] NL: Platinum[74] NZ: 2× Platinum[32] UK: 2× Platinum[12]
Selections from Michael Jackson's This Is It	Type: EP Release date: October 26, 2009 Label: Epic	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Immortal	Type: Soundtrack / Remix album Release date: November 21, 2011 Label: Epic Formats: CD	24	43	28	42	23	17	35	16	17	65
Bad – 25th Anniversary Edition	Type: Re-issue / Studio album Release date: September 18, 2012 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD	46	a	—	5	4	6	a	2	a	a
"—" denotes releases that did not chart "a" – In these countries, the re-issues were counted with the original album.

Video albums

All charts listed here pertain to the DVD or Music Video charts of that nation

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	ITA	JPN	NLD	SWI	UK
Moonwalker	Released: January 10, 1989 Label: Capital Home Video Formats: VHS, DVD, LaserDisc,[75] Blu-ray	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 8× Multi-Platinum[76] CAN: 4× Platinum[77] UK: 9× Multi-Platinum[12]
Dangerous: The Short Films	Released: November 12, 1993 Label: Legacy, Epic Formats: VHS, DVD, LaserDisc[78]	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 3× Multi-Platinum[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: 2× Platinum[80] GER: Platinum[81] MEX: 3× Platinum[82] UK: Platinum[12]
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory	Released: June 9, 1995 Label: Legacy, Epic Formats: VHS, DVD, LaserDisc[75]	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 9× Multi-Platinum[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: 5× Platinum[80] AUT: Gold[83] FRA: Diamond[84] GER: 3× Gold[19] MEX: 6× Platinum+Gold[82] UK: 4× Platinum[12]
HIStory on Film, Volume II	Released: May 20, 1997 Label: Epic, SME Formats: VHS, DVD, LaserDisc[75]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 6× Multi-Platinum[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: 7× Platinum[80] BRA: Gold[85] FRA: 3× Platinum[86] GER: Platinum[19] MEX: 5× Platinum+Gold[82] UK: 2× Platinum[12]
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory / HIStory on Film, Volume II	Released: 1997 Label: Epic, SME Formats: VHS, DVD, LaserDisc[75]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	AUS: Platinum[80]
Number Ones	Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Legacy, Epic Formats: DVD,[75] UMD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Diamond (13× Platinum)[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: 23× Platinum[87] FIN: Gold[88] FRA: 2× Platinum[89] NZ: 6× Platinum[21] POL: Gold[90] UK: Platinum[12]
The One	Released: March 9, 2004 Label: Epic Formats: DVD[75]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: Gold[80] UK: Gold[12]
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour	Released: July 26, 2005 Label: Legacy Formats: DVD[75]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 8× Multi-Platinum[11] ARG: Platinum[79] AUS: 14× Platinum[91] FRA: 3× Platinum[92] NZ: 4× Platinum[93] POL: Platinum[94] UK: 2× Platinum[12]
Michael Jackson's Vision	Release date: November 22, 2010 Label: Legacy Formats: DVD	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 5× Multi-Platinum[11] AUS: 2× Platinum[87] AUT: Gold[83] FRA: Diamond[95] NZ: Gold[21] POL: Platinum[94] UK: Gold[12]
Live at Wembley July 16, 1988	Release date: September 18, 2012 Label: Legacy Formats: DVD	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[11] AUS: Gold[96] POL: Gold[90]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

List of officially released compilations and other albums not charted in the table

[97][98][99][100]

• Portrait of Michael Jackson / Portrait of Jackson 5 (1973)
• Os Grandes Sucessos, Vol. 2 (1980)
• Motown Superstar Series, Vol. 7 (1980)
• Superstar (1980)
• Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 (1983)
• Ain't No Sunshine (1984)
• The Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson (1984)
• Ben / Got to Be There (1986)
• Looking Back to Yesterday (1986)
• The Original Soul of Michael Jackson (1987)
• Rockin' Robin (1993)
• Dangerous – The Remix Collection (1993)
• Michael Jackson Story (1996)
• Master Series (1997)
• Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set (1997)
• Got to Be There / Forever, Michael (1999)
• Bad / Thriller (2000)
• Forever, Michael / Music & Me / Ben (2000)
• Classic – The Universal Masters Collection (2001)
• Love Songs (2002)
• Michael Jackson (2004)
• The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five (2005)
• Visionary Remixes – EP (2006)
• The Silver Collection (2007)
• Off the Wall / Invincible (2008)
• Thriller – 25th Anniversary Limited Japanese Single Collection (2008)
• Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show (2009)
• Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (2009)
• Mellow Michael Jackson (2009)
• Best Selection (2009)
• Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite I (2009)
• Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite II (2009)
• Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite III (2009)
• Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite IV (2009)
• Pure Michael: Motown a Cappella (2009)
• The Early Years (2009)
• The Very Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 / Diana Ross & the Supremes (2010)
• Hiroshi Fujiwara & K.U.D.O. Presents: Michael Jackson / Jackson 5 Remixes (2010)
• Mellow Michael Jackson – Never Can Say Goodbye (2011)
• Dear Michael: The Motown Collection (2011)
• Icon (2012)

See also

• Michael Jackson singles discography
• Michael Jackson videography
• The Jackson 5 discography
• List of best-selling albums

Notes

1. In France, from 1989, greatest hits/compilations of the artists charted in a compilation chart. From 2002 to 2005, albums with price under €10 were charted in a mid-price chart. In 2005, the rules changed again, with the mid-price list that became a back-catalog chart (generally albums that are at least two years old, sometimes also less). In this page, Top Albums (from 2002 full price/new albums list) and Top Compilations were used.
2. In the Netherlands, there have been catalog rules in the albums chart from 2003. From this date, a back-catalog chart was established.

References

1. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the United States chart:
   • "Michael Jackson – Artist US chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
   • "Michael Jackson – Billboard 200 (1983-to date)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
2. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Australian chart:
   • David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
   • "Michael Jackson - Australian Albums Chart (from 1988 to date)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
   • "ARIA Chartifacts (51-100 positions archive weekly available only with subscriptions to the ARIA Report)". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
3. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Canadian chart:
   • "November 25, 1972 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Ben)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "May 24, 1980 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Off the Wall)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "April 02 1983 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Thriller)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "October 03 1987 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Bad)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "December 21, 1991 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (Dangerous)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "July 03 1995 Canadian Albums Chart 1968-2000 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I)". RPM. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "November 08 2001 Canadian Albums Chart 2001-2004 (Invincible)". Jam! Showbiz. Archived from the original on November 9, 2001. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "July 07 1984 Canadian Album Chart 1968-2000 (Farewell My Summer Love)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "Canoe (Canada) Weekly Album Charts For 2009 (Greatest Hits: HIStory - Vol. 1, Number Ones, The Essential Michael Jackson and Michael Jackson's This Is It. Including also the reissues of Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
   • "Chart Watch Canada: July 16, 2009 (The Ultimate Collection and Gold)". Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
   • "Chart Watch Canada: August 13, 2009 (Off the Wall/Thriller)". Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
   • "CANADIAN (Canoe) WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 2010 (Michael)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
   • "June 02 1997 Canadian Album Chart 1968-2000 (Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
   • "CANADA'S (CANOE) WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 2008 (Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition)". Hits of all Decades. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
4. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the French chart:
   • "French Albums Charts Archive (from 1968 to 2007)". InfoDisc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
   • "Michael Jackson - French Albums Charts (from 1996 to date)". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
   • "Le Classement Compilations (Semaine du 12/07/2009 au 19/07/2009) (The Best of Michael Jackson)". SNEP. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
   • "Le Classement Compilations (Semaine du 06/07/2009 au 12/07/2009) (Anthology and 50 Best Songs: The Motown Years)". SNEP. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
   • "Le Classement Compilations (Semaine du 22/06/2009 au 28/06/2009) (King of Pop)". SNEP. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
   • "Le Classement Compilations (Semaine du 02/11/2009 au 08/11/2009) (La Legende de la Pop)". SNEP. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
5. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the German chart:
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8. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the Spanish chart:
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10. Peak chart positions for albums charting on the United Kingdom chart:
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73. Peak chart positions for some albums charting on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart:
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74. "Hitflits: This is it platina uitgeleverd". De Megaman. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
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76. "RIAA Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2009. (To search the database for Jackson's DVDs, type "Michael Jackson" into the Artist field and the title of the DVD into the Title field.)
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78. "Dangerous - The Short Films". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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80. "Australian DVDs accreditations (2009)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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82. "Mexican certifications". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
83. "Austrian certifications" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Austria. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009. (To search the database for Video Greatest Hits – HIStory, type "Michael Jackson" into the Interpret field and "Greatest Hits" into the Title field. From the Format field, choose "DVD" and complete the search.)
84. "1997 French Diamond certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
85. "Brazilian certifications" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2009. (To search the database for HIStory on Film, Volume II, type "Michael Jackson" into the Artista field.)
86. "1998 French triple Platinum certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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