* MICHAEL JACKSONS BLACK OR WHITE single
gets the Guinness record for being the largest
watched music video ever after thriller
breaking the record held by BEATLES in 1992
* MICHAEL JACKSONS EARNS A RECORD 7 Grammys
for thriller
* MICHAEL RECEIVES THE best composer award
Grammy for LIBERIAN GIRL and SMOOTH CRIMINAL
of BAD
* MICHAEL RECEIVES BAMBY music award from
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992,
1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
* MICHAEL is nick named THE KING OF POP
by Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Paul McCartney
(The Beatles) and by LISA
MARIE PRESLEY (ex wife of MJ and daughter
of ELVIS)
* MICHAELS HISTORY HAS 6 singles opening
at number 1 at the BILLBOARD 100
* MICHAELS MOONWALKER gets the Best Children’s
Picture Award at the International Film
Awards
* MICHAELS MOONWALKER nets $100 million
USD and continues its record run for 3 years
* MICHAEL JACKSON donates his rhinestone
studded violet glove for the 2006 tsunami
victims that nets around $600,355 million
USD
* MICHAEL ADOPTS 1000 families to NeverLand
* MICHAEL SPONSORS THE EDUCATION OF 10000
kids through the HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION
* MICAHEL JACKSONS WE ARE THE WORLD helps
the African Famine victims which net around
$150 million USD
* MICHAEL honored by President Regan with
the Highest Civil Award in America
* As a compensation paid to Michael for
the hair fire accident by Pepsi, Michael
Jackson donated the entire amount to open
Hospitals "MJ Burn center" for
Victims of fire to be treated. A reported
$200 million was paid by Pepsi as a respect
to MJ
* Michael Jackson's DANGEROUS albums HEAL
THE WORLD becomes the world Peace anthem
in 1992 as adopted by the UN
* Michael Jacksons THRILLER becomes the
anthem of POP in 2009 after his death
* Michael's THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US becomes
the hardest hitting and most controversial
song addressing social ills in world history
* Michael Jackson is inducted in the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame Twice (previously
held by Beatles and Elvis Presley- who was
inducted 4 times)
* MICHAEL JACKSONS Smooth Criminal Becomes
the anthem Of FUNK and JAZZ in 1997
* Michael Jacksons THIS IS IT that was opened
only for 2 weeks became the Highest grosser
of the year 2009
* Michael Jacksons Dangerous World Tour
is attended by 65 million people across
4 continents and around 50 countries netting
a total worth of $300 million
* Michael Jacksons HISTORY beats the DANGEROUS
WORLD TOUR and has 80 million people watching
MJ perform live netting a total worth of
$400 million that spanned 5 continents and
75 countries
* MJ's statue laying event in HISTORY ON
FILM was declared the BEST VIDEO OF THE
DECADE
* THRILLER DECALRED THE BEST AWARD OF THE
CENTURY
* MJS BILLIE JEAN becomes the anthem OF
BASS MUSIC
* MJ's BEAT IT becomes the anthem of HARD
ROCK music
* MJS funeral becomes the largest viewed
event in world history with a viewership
of 35 billion people worldwide
* MJ enters the Guinness records for the
5th time for the THIS IS IT that became
the largest sold and fastest selling ticket
concert in world history
* MJ enters the Guinness record for the
4th time for the anti-gravity shoe he developed
for Smooth Criminal
* MJs moonwalk declared the SINGLE BEST
CELEBRITY BODY LANGUAGE by the Rock and
Roll Association
* MJ awarded the life time achievement music
award BAMBY awards in 2002 ( lastly presented
to the Beatles Elvis, Eagles, Stevie Wonder
)
* MJ nets a record 22 Grammys in his career
* MJ completes a record 1 billion album
sales world wide edging past the BEATLES
and EAGLES and ELVIS
* MJ's VOCAL HICCUPS in his songs declared
the BEST VOCAL STYLE OF THE DECADE by the
Rock and Roll Association
* MJ's THRILLER 25 sells 50 million copies
worldwide
* MJ's Off the Wall gets certified platinum
10 times by the recording industry
* MJ's THRILLER gets certified platinum
30 times by the recording industry
* MJ's BAD gets certified platinum 20 times
by the recording industry
* MJ's DANGEROUS gets certified platinum
20 times by the recording industry
* MJ's HISTORY gets certified platinum 15
times by the recording industry
* MJ's INVINCIBLE gets certified platinum
5 times by the recording industry
* MJ's MOTOWN years, Forever Michael, Music
and Me, Ben, Abc, Soul Bubble Gum, Ill Be
There and Dancing Machine gets certified
platinum 3 times by the recording industry
* THIS IS IT continues its number 1 run
for the 7th consecutive week
* MJS BLOOD ON DANCE FLOOR sells 75 million
copies worldwide to become the LARGEST SOLD
REMIX ALBUM OF ALL TIME
* Billboard Charts
* Michael Jackson is the first person in
the 50 year history of the Billboard chart
to enter straight in at No1, with his single
"Thriller", "Smooth Criminal",
"Dangerous",
"Black or white", "History"
"You Are Not Alone".
* The previous record "Earth Song"
which had debuted at No2 and also Michael
Jacksons.
* Greatest Audience - Guinness Book of World
Records
The highest-ever viewership for SUPERBOWL
was 133.4 million viewers watching the NBC
transmission of Super Bowl XXVII on June
31, 1993. Michael was spotlighted during
the half-time performance.
* Jacksons THRILLER, SMOOTH CRIMINAL, HEAL
THE WORLD, YOU ROCK MY WORLD, THEY DONT
CARE ABOUT US, YOUR NOT ALONE, spend 100
weeks in the billboard 100. A feat which
no artist including ELVIS and Beatles have
done
* Jacksons THRILLER, HEAL THE WORLD,SMOOTH
CRIMINAL ,THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US, YOU ROCK
MY WORLD, BLACK OR WHITE spend 100 weeks
at top 10 of billboard hot 100
* Jacksons SMOOTH CRIMINAL, THRILLER, Black
or White, THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US spend
100 weeks at number 1 at billboard 100
* Jackson remained at 1 in US from 1977-2002
* Jackson remained at 1-5 in 1977-2002 at
German, UK, Europe, French, Spain, Italy,
Rome and Japan pop and metal charts
* Jackson is the only artist to have sold
500 million records + outside US
* Honored by President George H. W. Bush
* Invincible declared THE MOST TECHNICALLY
ACCOMPLISHED AND BEAUTIFULLY MIXED STUDIO
ALBUM of ALL TIME
* President George H. W. Bush commended
Jackson for his achievements and presented
him with the White House's special "Artist
of the Decade" award in recognition
of his musical influence during the 1970s-1990s.
* President Obama awarded Jackson with the
speech "The day the music died"
during a press release and conferred the
ARTISTS OF THE CENTURY award on Michael
Jackson, Elvis and Beatles.
* Guinness Record for Support of Charities
Jackson was listed in the 2000 book of Guinness
World Records for his support more charities
than any other entertainer or personality.
Jackson supported 39 charities through cash
donations and sponsorships.
* Jackson becomes the "MOST SEARCHED"
celeb of 2009
* Jackson’s death crashes google,
wiki, youtube, yahoo, msn
* Jackson released his first autobiography,
Moon Walk, in 1988. The book took four years
to write and detailed alleged abuse Jackson
suffered as a child and his plastic surgeries.
The book topped the New York Times best
seller's list of 10 all time best sellers.
* Also in June 1999, Jackson organized a
series of benefit concerts in Germany and
Korea. He recruited Slash, The Scorpions,
Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey,
A. R. Rahman, Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Shobana
Chandrakumar, Andrea Bocelli and Luciano
Pavarotti for the Michael Jackson and Friends
concerts. The proceeds were donated to the
"Nelson Mandela Children's Fund",
the Red Cross and UNESCO.
* MJ and ARR join to perform EKAM SATYAM
in 1996 at Mumbai that still holds the largest
concert ever in Indian soil with a record
25 lakh participants
* Jackson and Pavarottii teamed up for a
benefit concert in Modena, Italy in June
1999.
The concert was focused on support of the
non-profit organization Warchild. The artists
raised a million dollars for the refugees
of Kosovo and also donated money to help
the children of Guatemala.
* When Ryan White, a hemophiliac teen from
Indiana was kicked out of school in 1985
because he contracted HIV from a contaminated
blood treatment, Jackson became one of his
advocates. After White's death in 1990,
Jackson pleaded with the Clinton Administration
at Bill Clinton's Inaugural Gala for more
funding for HIV/AIDS charities and research.
* MJs earth song declared the WORLD EVNIRONMENT
DAY song
* Jackson started the Dangerous World Tour
on June 27, 1992 and completed it on November
11, 1993, after entertaining 35 million
people at 67 concerts. All of the profits
from the concerts were donated to the Heal
the World Foundation.
* Jackson founded the "Heal the World
Foundation" in 1992. The charity organization
brought underprivileged children to Jackson's
Neverland ranch to ride theme park rides
the singer had built on the property. Heal
the World also gave millions of dollars
to help children around the world who were
threatened by war and illnesses.
* From 1985 to 1990, Jackson donated $500,000
to the United Negro College Fund.
* Jackson donated 100 percent of the profits
from him single "Man in the Mirror"
to charity.
* MJs MAN IN THE MIRROR becomes the "MOST
POWERFUL VOCALS song of the century for
his vocal hiccups"
* During the Bad World Tour, Michael Jackson
played to sold out crowds and smashed Guinness
World records when 504,000 fans packed Wembley
Stadium for each of the seven sold out shows
and the tour grossed $125 million. During
all of this, Jackson invited underprivileged
children to the shows and donated to hospitals,
orphanages and other charities.
* THRILLER and SMOOTH CRIMINAL declared
the "MOST IRRESTIBLE DANCE MUSIC of
all time" by the USA DJ association
* THE JACKSON 5 becomes the only band in
world history to have its first 6 single
top the charts in debut in 1971-1995
* MUSIC and ME by MJ at the age of 5 enters
the Guinness records for the best performance
as a child artist to get a platinum record
* THIS IS IT was to be the first 3D concert
in world history
* MJ was instrumental in introducing AKON,
50 cents, Will.i.am and Black eyed Peas
* MJ was instrumental in setting Britney’s
career to the "princess of pop"
by performing with her for THE WAY YOU MAKE
ME FEEL all across US during her debut period
* MJ was instrumental in MADONA becoming
the "queen of pop" recording for
her hard candy
* MJs Neverland is the largest piece of
estate owned by any celebrity in world history
measuring 3600 acres.
* MJ wrote 100 songs and sifted through
700 songs for selecting the 9 tracks of
thriller.
* Since 1983-1999 MJ never wrote a song
and kept referring to the 100 songs list
he had prepared for thriller which took
shape in the form of BAD, DANGEROUS and
HISTORY
* Invincible by MJ had a new group of song
writers and has been the only new material
done by him since 1999
* Half of Bads tracks were sung during thriller
but released only in 1985-89 for BAD
* Half of Dangerous tracks were sung during
BAD but released only in 1991-94 for DANGEROUS
* Half of HISTORY tracks were sung during
DANGEROUS but released only in 1996-1999
for HISTORY
* MJ decided the beat of his songs according
to the dance unlike artists who write and
compose or compose and write, MJ dances
and composes
* MJ records the lyrics into a recorder
and sings it from memory than putting it
down on paper
* SMOOTH CRIMINAL was declared to be the
FASRTEST COMPOSED SONG IN HISTORY - in less
than an hour MJ coordinated the whole vocal
and orchestra arrangement and sung the song
* MJ earns the highest royalty rate in the
industry from 1977-2001
* MJ buys 50% stake of the BEATLES, SHAKIRA,
EMINEM and ELVIS (till the end MJ held on
to the BEATLES BACK CATALOGUE)
* MJs MUSIC CATALOGUE IS WORTH 25 BILLION
TODAY!!
* With THRILLER AND BAD, MJ played an instrumental
role in establishing the position of MTV
and SONY entertainment the way it is today
* As of 2009, Thriller completed 700 million
copies sales all over the world.
* As of 2009 HISTORY completed 250 million
copies sales worldwide
* As of 2009 BAD completed 350 million sales
copies worldwide
* As of 2009 DANGEROUS completed 300 million
copies sales worldwide
* As of 2009 INVINCIBLE completed 100 million
copies sales worldwide
* MJ awarded the "SUPREME ENTERTAINER
OF ALL TIME" by the ROCK AND ROLL ARTISTs
Association.
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