Top Ten Michael Jackson Songs

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Since starting his singing career with his brothers in the group the Jackson Five Michael Jackson has continued to entertain with his singing and dancing. In the eighties Michael Jackson was crowned the King of Pop it's a title that he never relinquished until 2009 when he passed away. It is hard to think of Michael Jackson's top ten songs as he had so many. His album Thriller was released in 1982 and still holds the record of the biggest selling album ever.

Here are my top ten Michael Jackson songs -

 

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As a child star Michael Jackson lived his life in the public eye.......that didn't stop him from producing a huge repertoire of music.

I am sure you will not all agree with my top ten favorite Michael Jackson songs, but there are so many to choose from it was a very hard list to make.

Please add your top ten Michael Jackson songs to the comments section at the bottom of my list.

Man in the Mirror 

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Man in the Mirror was off of Michael Jackson's Bad album and was released as a single in January 1988. It was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones.

I just love this song and the record buying public did too which meant another Number 1 single for Michael Jackson.

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Billie Jean 

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Billie Jean was written by Michael Jackson and was produced by Quincy Jones (who actually didn't like the single). Released in 1983 it was the first video of a black artist that MTV played and became an MTV favorite.

It was actually during a performance of Billie Jean that Michael Jackson moonwalked for the first time.....I still can't moonwalk(!)

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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" 

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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was the fourth single released off of Michael Jackson's hugely successful Thriller album. This single was again written by Michael Jackson himself and produced by both Michael and Quincy Jones.

I find the song really poppy and it certainly feels the dance floor quickly, I certainly can't sit still if I hear it...

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One Day in Your Life 

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One Day in Your Life was written by Sam Brown and Renee Armand and was Michael Jackson's first UK number one hit single in 1981.

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Beat It 

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Beat It was also written by Michael Jackson and he told Rolling Stone during an interview that when he was writing this song he wanted to write the type of rock song that he personally would go out and buy.....

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I'm not sure what that means about his other songs.

I just love the beat, again Michael Jackson knows how to write and record a great dance record.

The Way You Make Me Feel 

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The Way You Make Me Feel was another song that Michael Jackson wrote himself and it was the third single off of his Bad album. This song has such a catchy sound that it has been covered by several other artists including Jesse McCartney and Jordan Sparks.

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Thriller 

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"What? Thriller's at number 7, are you crazy??" I can hear everyone from here, but as much as I liked Thriller and the video was - a m a z i n g - I really don't think it was his best, although it's definately in his top ten.

This song was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones and is probably the first Michael Jackson song someone would name if they were put on the spot, that's how huge it's impact was.

Smooth Criminal 

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Smooth Criminal was released off of Michael Jackson's Bad album and didn't do as well as I personally felt it deserved. I'm not alone in thinking that this single (written by Michael Jackson) should have done better Alien Ant Farm also thought so and released their own cover of the single in 2001, this time it made the number one spot.

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Ben 

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Ben was a number one hit single for Michael Jackson in 1972 at the tender age of fourteen. It is just a beautiful song....originally written for Donny Osmond, I can't imagine anyone other that Michael Jackson singing it now.

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Don't Stop Till You Get Enough 

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Don't Stop Till You Get Enough was the debut single off of Michael Jackson's 1979 Off The Wall album. Written by Michael Jackson this song also won him his first Grammy.

Number one around the world this song showcases Michael Jackson's voice really well and is a fun disco/dance combination song that is still fresh sounding today.

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What is Your Favorite Michael Jackson Song? 

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What would you have put in your top ten Michael Jackson song list

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    lindarandall lindarandall Nov 8, 2009 @ 10:33 pm
    http://www.squidoo.com/michaeljacksonthisisitpicturesandmusic

    lovin the music man :)
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    lindarandall lindarandall Nov 8, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
    http://www.squidoo.com/michaeljacksonthisisitpicturesandmusic

    5 stars..
    my favorite is black or white... MJ
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    SONY SONY Nov 4, 2009 @ 6:27 am
    My top 10 MJ songs(hard to choose)
    1.Wanna be startin' somethin'- coz its a feel good song and the tune is fresh even today
    2.In the closet-MJ looks very sexy in this video and the song is awesome
    3.Give In To Me
    4.Off The Wall-Again a very fresh tune....this song rocks
    5.You Rock My World- Best song from his last album
    6.Whatever Happens- Very beautiful song...it deserved to be released as a single
    7.Dont Stop til' you get enough
    8.Bad-I love the video
    9.Billie Jean-An all time fav classic!!!
    10.Stranger In Moscow/Scream/Tabloid Junkie- The song speaks it all

    Love you MJ....RIP
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    mj4eva mj4eva Nov 3, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
    1. Human Nature
    2. The Lady In My Life
    3. Thriller
    4. Billie Jean
    5. Carousel
    6. Liberian Girl
    7. Beat It
    8. I Wanna Be Where You Are
    9. Smooth Criminal
    10. Wanna Be Startin Somethin'

    but this is juss mii opinion
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    Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 2, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
    I like his song Man in the Mirror
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    tyler tyler Nov 1, 2009 @ 5:42 am | in reply to Karina
    i do not agry with you
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    Karina Karina Oct 24, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
    1. Human Nature
    2. Another Part of Me
    3. Dirty Diana
    4. The Way You Make Me Feel
    5. P.Y.T
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    dheemahi dheemahi Oct 8, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
    bad
    dangerous
    beat it
    they dont care about us
    heal the world
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    bagoezz bagoezz Oct 8, 2009 @ 8:26 am
    all songs by MJ are great!!!
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    Osama Osama Oct 6, 2009 @ 5:33 am
    They Don't really care about us is best by Micheal Jackson
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    micheal king of pop micheal king of pop Oct 5, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
    1. Smooth Criminal
    2.Beat It
    3.Thriller
    4.Billie Jean
    5.dont stop till you get enough.
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    Jason211 Jason211 Sep 30, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
    Big Michael fan and "Human Nature" and "Man in the Mirror" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" top the list!
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    Hadil Hadil Sep 26, 2009 @ 5:21 pm
    1. Man In The Mirror
    2. They Don't Care About Us
    3. Will You Be There
    4. Smooth Criminal
    5. Billie Jean
    6. Beat It
    7. Blood On The Dance Floor
    8. Bad
    9. Weve Had Enough
    10. Stranger In Moscow
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    catalac101 catalac101 Sep 26, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
    OMG!!! i thought i was the only one in the world who thought michael jackson was sexy
    i cant believe you do to....R.I.P michael!! :(
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    p3ach3zxox p3ach3zxox Sep 26, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
    my favs are
    dirty diana
    thriller
    smooth criminal
    dont stop till you get enough
    remember the time
    beat it
    the way you make me feel
    heal the world
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    SUNNY ARTISTI SUNNY ARTISTI Sep 22, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
    I THINK HE IS A 100 MILLION POPOLER SINGER , SO LIKE VERY VERY MUCH .......
    I CN'T BELIVE THIS HE LIVE IN THIS WORLD , ALSO I MISS HIM --FROM BANGLADESH,
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    CW CW Sep 21, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
    1. DIRTY DIANA
    2. MAN IN THE MIRROR
    3. BILLIE JEAN
    4. ROCK MY WORLD
    5. THRILLER
    6. BAD
    7. SMOOTH CRIMINAL
    8. I WANT YOU BACK
    9. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
    10. ABC
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    Emma Gould Emma Gould Sep 20, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
    1. Billie Jean
    2. Thriller
    3. Man in the Mirror
    4. Ben
    5. Dangerous
    6. Will you be there
    7. Speechless
    8. Heal the World/We are the World/Earth Song
    9. You are not alone
    10. Morphine

    this isn't exactly in order cuz i basically just put down the first ones that i thought of (out of my favorites) but there are many MANY songs i love that aren't on this list :(

    SEXY MJ FOREVER!!!
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    michaels #1 fan michaels #1 fan Sep 20, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
    1.thriller
    2.billie jean
    3 heal the world
    4 bad
    5 dont stop till you get enough
    6 rock my world
    7 black or white
    8 they dont really care about us
    9 dirty diana
    10.man in the mirror
    honerble mention-the way you make me feel
    i love then all as number 1 so i just wrote down 11 of them
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    Rhea Rhea Sep 20, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
    1. Thriller
    2. Beat it
    3. Billie Jean
    4. Bad
    5. Smooth Criminal
    6. Will you be there
    7. Don't stop till you get enough
    8. Rock with you
    9. Man in the mirror
    10. Dirty Diana

    MANY MORE as well but Thriller will always be my all time favorite MJ song!
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