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Essential Michael Jackson,Michael Jackson

- Essential Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson
Released 2005

Thriller
05:12
99,393 plays

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
05:51
98,318 plays

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
03:58
96,020 plays

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songs

- 1
- I Want You Back
- 02:58
- 38,394 plays

- 2
- ABC
- 02:57
- 35,633 plays

- 3
- The Love You Save
- 03:05
- 23,729 plays

- 4
- Got To Be There
- 03:25
- 22,954 plays

- 5
- Rockin' Robin
- 02:32
- 26,626 plays

- 6
- Ben
- 02:46
- 23,510 plays

- 7
- Enjoy Yourself
- 03:21
- 38,843 plays

- 8
- Blame It On The Boogie
- 03:30
- 61,378 plays

- 9
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
- 03:44
- 76,464 plays

- 10
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- 05:51
- 98,318 plays

- 11
- Rock With You
- 03:23
- 86,498 plays

- 12
- Off The Wall
- 03:45
- 57,196 plays

- 13
- She's Out Of My Life
- 03:37
- 39,297 plays

- 14
- Can You Feel It
- 03:50
- 55,559 plays

- 15
- The Girl Is Mine
- 03:41
- 43,385 plays

- 16
- Billie Jean
- 04:52
- 117,883 plays

- 17
- Beat It
- 04:18
- 102,911 plays

- 18
- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
- 04:17
- 67,465 plays

- 19
- Human Nature
- 03:45
- 74,717 plays

- 20
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- 03:58
- 96,020 plays

- 21
- Thriller
- 05:12
- 99,393 plays

- 22
- Bad
- 04:07
- 79,884 plays

- 23
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- 04:11
- 44,850 plays

- 24
- Leave Me Alone
- 04:40
- 56,646 plays

- 25
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- 04:26
- 85,214 plays

- 26
- Man In The Mirror
- 05:18
- 92,017 plays

- 27
- Dirty Diana
- 04:40
- 88,549 plays

- 28
- Another Part Of Me
- 03:46
- 48,250 plays

- 29
- Smooth Criminal
- 04:17
- 141,771 plays

- 30
- Black Or White
- 03:23
- 76,875 plays

- 31
- Heal The World
- 06:24
- 41,576 plays

- 32
- Remember The Time
- 03:59
- 65,523 plays

- 33
- In The Closet
- 04:48
- 43,734 plays

- 34
- Who Is It (7-inch Edit)
- 03:59
- 40,686 plays

- 35
- Will You Be There
- 03:40
- 68,813 plays

- 36
- Dangerous
- 06:59
- 45,454 plays

- 37
- You Are Not Alone
- 04:55
- 63,842 plays

- 38
- You Rock My World
- 05:09
- 73,157 plays

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album review

There are several Michael Jackson greatest-hits compilations out there, each one its own take on what should be the definitive portrait of the gloved one's career. The Ultimate Collection, The Essential Collection (different from the one here), and Number Ones have all surfaced in 2003 and 2004, and HIStory a few years prior. Each one of these collections, while commendable in its attempt to thoroughly document Jackson's accomplishments, has fallen woefully short in one aspect or another. This has finally been rectified with this installment of Sony's outstanding Essential collection. Starting with his campaign with his brothers in the Jackson 5, this two-disc set tours through every important single and every important fan favorite short of including his duet with Paul McCartney on "Say Say Say" (the Beatle does, however, make an appearance here on "The Girl Is Mine"). From Off the Wall to Dangerous, it's all here in one concise package, making it the ideal reference point from which exploration into his deeper catalog can begin. While die-hard fans will already have every single song contained herein and may be weary to purchase another greatest-hits compilation short of a greatest-hits compilation including his backing vocals on Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," this may be the only one fans and casual listeners will ever have to purchase to get their fill of the King of Pop's magic. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide