Michael Jackson
42 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson moved from childhood performances with the Jackson 5 into a separate adult solo career. Off the Wall combined funk, disco and soul, while Thriller brought pop, rock and R&B into a broader studio setting. His recordings in the 1980s and 1990s were closely accompanied by dance and ambitious music-video production. The Jackson 5 and the Jacksons remain group identities in their own right; his solo albums should not be treated as replacements for those earlier credits.
Artist background sources
Michael Jackson - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Jackson 5 childhood and separate adult solo career, Off the Wall and Thriller musical styles, and later dance and music-video work. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1987) Bad
- (1982) Beat It
- (1972) Ben
- (1982) Billie Jean
- (1991) Black or White
- (2001) Break of Dawn
- (2001) Butterflies
- (1995) Childhood
- (1987) Dirty Diana
- (1979) Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- (1995) Earth Song
- (1979) Get on the Floor
- (1991) Give In to Me
- (1971) Got to Be There
- (1991) Heal the World
- (1982) Human Nature
- (1979) I Can't Help It
- (1972) I Wanna Be Where You Are
- (1991) In the Closet
- (1987) Leave Me Alone
- (1987) Liberian Girl
- (1987) Man in the Mirror
- (1979) Off the Wall
- (1981*) One Day in Your Life
- (1982) P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- (1991) Remember the Time
- (1979) Rock with You
- (1972*) Rockin' Robin
- (1979) She's Out of My Life
- (1987) Smooth Criminal
- (1995) Stranger in Moscow
- (1982) The Lady in My Life
- (1987) The Way You Make Me Feel
- (1995) They Don't Care About Us
- (1982) Thriller
- (1982) Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
- (1975*) We're Almost There
- (1991) Who Is It
- (1991) Will You Be There
- (1979) Workin' Day and Night
- (1995) You Are Not Alone
- (2001) You Rock My World
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