The Essential Michael Jackson

Label: Epic/Legacy
Running length: 65 tracks
Running time: 193:27

Tracklist

	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	Michael Jackson - I Want You Back	4:07	71,273
2	Michael Jackson - ABC - The Jackson 5	2:57	269
3	Michael Jackson - The Love You Save The Jackson 5	0:00	21
4	Michael Jackson - Got To Be There	3:24	74,782
5	Michael Jackson - Rockin Robin	0:00	14
6	Michael Jackson - Ben	2:43	129,015
7	The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie	3:28	174,189
7	Michael Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons	3:30	170
7	The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself	3:39	41,335
8	Michael Jackson - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)	3:44	23,172
9	Michael Jackson - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (Single Edit)	3:45	3,555
9	Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2003 Edit)	3:56	37,903
9	Michael Jackson - Dont Stop Til You Get Enough	0:00	12
10	Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough	6:03	367,300
10	Michael Jackson - Off the Wall	4:07	166,774
11	Michael Jackson - Rock With You	3:40	409,767
12	Michael Jackson - She's Out of My Life	3:38	169,214
12	Michael Jackson - Shes Out Of My Life	0:00	18
13	Michael Jackson - Can You Feel It	3:51	55,020
14	Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine (Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney)	3:41	94
14	Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine	3:42	22,302
15	Michael Jackson - Billie Jean	4:52	1,068,647
16	Michael Jackson - Beat It	4:17	939,001
17	Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin Something	0:00	13
17	Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'	6:03	389,715
18	Michael Jackson - Human Nature	4:05	396,790
19	Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)	3:58	301,824
20	Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson And Siedah Garrett)	4:11	70
21	Michael Jackson - Thriller	5:12	847,921
1	Michael Jackson - Bad	4:07	526,126
2	Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You	4:12	18,181
2	Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel	4:56	506,946
3	Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone	4:40	172,705
5	Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror	5:18	490,317
6	Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana	4:41	390,373
7	Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me	3:46	129,758
8	Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit)	4:17	100,840
8	Michael Jackson - Black or White	3:21	583,913
10	Michael Jackson - Heal the World	6:23	264,231
10	Michael Jackson - In the Closet	4:48	131,995
11	Michael Jackson - Remember the Time	3:58	323,222
13	Michael Jackson - Will You Be There	3:38	159,095
13	Michael Jackson - Who Is It (7" Edit)	3:57	8,072
14	Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone	4:55	294,945
15	Michael Jackson - Dangerous	6:59	115,163
15	Various - Earth Song (Radio Edit)	5:01	1
15	Michael Jackson - Earth Song (Radio Edit)	7:36	15,296
15	Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us	4:44	321,943
17	Michael Jackson - You Rock My World (with intro)	5:37	7,377

About this album

The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American recording artist Michael Jackson released by Sony Music’s catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s to his 2001 hit “You Rock My World”. It was released on July 19, 2005 in the United States. As of 2009 the album was certified 2x platinum in the US,[4] it’s estimated that over 17 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it the highest selling edition in Sony’s The Essential line.