Michael Jackson "King of Pop"

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his debut on the professional music scene in 1968 as a member of The Jackson 5. He then began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group and was referred to as the "King of Pop"^[1] in subsequent years. Jackson's 1982 album Thriller remains the world's best-selling album of all time,^[2] and four of his other solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the WallBad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). (1979),

In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African Americancrossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videosBeat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"—widely credited with transforming the music video from a promotional tool into an art form—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists across several generations. entertainer to amass a strong airing on MTV, such as "

Jackson donated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial causes through his foundations, charity singles, and support of 39 charities. Other aspects of his personal life, including his often changing appearances and eccentric behavior, generated significant controversy which damaged his public image. Though he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993, the criminal investigation was closed due to lack of evidence and Jackson was not charged. The singer had experienced health concerns since the early 1990s along with conflicting reports regarding the state of his finances since the late 1990s. Jackson married twice and fathered three children, actions which caused further controversy. In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges.

One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career, and the sale of 750 million records worldwide.^[3] At the time of his death, he was preparing for This Is It, a series of 50 concerts that would have been held in London beginning July 13, 2009.

The Billboard 100 All-Time Top Artists

Simon & Garfunkel 100
Herman's Hermits 99
Neil Sedaka 98
Toni Braxton 97
Styx 96
Michael Bolton 95
Brook Benton 94
Earth, Wind & Fire 93
Tommy James 92
Billy Ocean 91
Aerosmith 90
Dion 89
50 Cent 88
Queen 87
The Spinners 86
Roy Orbison 85
Nelly 84
Air Supply 83
Andy Gibb 82
Captain & Tennille 81

Alicia Keys 80
The 5th Dimension 79
Tony Orlando & Dawn 78
Four Tops 77
John Denver 76
The Pointer Sisters 75
Bruce Springsteen 74
Fleetwood Mac 73
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 72
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 71
Celine Dion 70
Linda Ronstadt 69
Destiny's Child 68
Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship 67
Richard Marx 66
Paula Abdul 65
James Brown 64
Bobby Darin 63
R. Kelly 62
The Everly Brothers 61

Heart 60
Gladys Knight & The Pips 59
Dionne Warwick 58
Barry Manilow 57
TLC 56
Paul Anka 55
Eagles 54
Commodores 53
Duran Duran 52
Ricky Nelson 51
Kool & The Gang 50
Foreigner 49
Chubby Checker 48
Ray Charles 47
Bon Jovi 46
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine 45
Huey Lewis & The News 44
Three Dog Night 43
John Mellencamp 42
Bobby Vinton 41

George Michael 40
Cher 39
Bryan Adams 38
Kenny Rogers 37
Barbra Streisand 36
Brenda Lee 35
Connie Francis 34
The Jackson 5/The Jacksons 33
Boyz II Men 32
Carpenters 31
Neil Diamond 30
Lionel Richie 29
The Beach Boys 28
The Temptations 27
Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons 26
Diana Ross 25
Donna Summer 24
Billy Joel 23
Phil Collins 22
Usher 21

Marvin Gaye 20
Aretha Franklin 19
Olivia Newton-John 18
Rod Stewart 17
Prince 16
Daryl Hall & John Oates 15
The Supremes 14
Chicago 13
Bee Gees 12
Paul McCartney/Wings 11
The Rolling Stones 10
Whitney Houston 9
Michael Jackson 8
Janet Jackson 7
Mariah Carey6
Stevie Wonder 5
Elvis Presley 4
Elton John 3
Madonna 2
The Beatles 1

The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs

Billboard Hot 100 the most influencial and trusted music company recently reveal there Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs, This is part of there 50th annivesary. Now let's find out, what song will top the chart from the past decades and today.


10. UN-BREAK MY HEART
Toni Braxton
Label: LaFace/AristaPeak Date: 12/7/1996Peak Position: 1 (11 wks)

Three years after winning the 1993 best new artist Grammy Award, Toni Braxton released her second consecutive multiplatinum album, "Secrets." The follow-up to her self-titled LaFace Records debut spun off the preacher's daughter's first Hot 100 No. 1 ("You're Makin' Me High") and this, the biggest hit of her career. The song - written by Diane Warren, produced by David Foster and rendered in Braxton's distinctive, husky alto - spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. A "Diva Mix" of the track, inspired by her show-opening performance at the 1996 Billboard Music Awards, spread "Heart" to overseas success as well.

9. WE BELONG TOGETHER
Mariah Carey
Label: Island/IDJMGPeak Date: 6/4/2005Peak Position: 1 (14)

After 15 No. 1 songs, Mariah Carey signed an $80 million contract with Virgin and then proceeded to infamously lose her cool during a bizarre 2001 taping of MTV's "TRL" and star in flop film "Glitter." But Carey managed to regroup after her early-'00s rough patch. In 2005, the songstress released comeback album "The Emancipation of Mimi" via her new label, Island Records. The Jermaine Dupri-produced "We Belong Together" was a monster single that sat at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks and helped "Mimi" go on to sell 5.9 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Since "Together," Carey has returned to No. 1 two additional times for a total of 18 No. 1 Hot 100 singles. Her sum is second only to the Beatles' 20 No. 1 hits.

8. HEY JUDE
The Beatles
Label: ApplePeak Date: 9/28/1968Peak Position: 1 (9)

The first single released by the Beatles on their own Apple Records label, "Hey Jude" was written in 1968 by Paul McCartney to comfort John Lennon's son Julian on the divorce of his parents, John and Cynthia Lennon. "I started with the idea, 'Hey Jules,' which was Julian, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better," McCartney told biographer Barry Miles. "Hey Jude" entered the Hot 100 Sept. 14, 1968, at No. 10 and rose to No. 1 two weeks later. It held the top spot for nine weeks, making it the longest-reigning hit in the band's career.

7. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
Debby Boone
Label: Warner Bros./CurbPeak Date: 10/15/1977Peak Position: 1 (10)

Pat Boone's four daughters tried for years to forge a music career as the Boone Sisters with no luck. Label honcho Mike Curb was determined to launch lead Debby as a solo artist and found the ideal song at a screening of the movie "You Light Up My Life." Curb borrowed the instrumental track and had Boone's vocal recorded over it. His instincts were right on: "Light" remained at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks beginning in October 1977, a record at the time for a female artist, and won an Academy Award for best original song and a Grammy Award for Boone as best new artist.

6. PHYSICAL
Olivia Newton-John
Label: MCAPeak Date: 11/21/1981Peak Position: 1 (10)

Life imitates art. After Olivia Newton-John took the character Sandy from virginal to vamp in the 1978 film "Grease," the longtime girl-next-door singer rattled pop culture with her 1982 single "Physical"-which was loaded with sexual innuendo (sample lyric: "There's nothing left to talk about unless it's horizontally." Oh, my!) On a more innocent front, the song also became a staple of the ubiquitous aerobics movement of the day. In all, the song spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, following previous chart-toppers "I Honestly Love You," "Have You Never Been Mellow," "You're the One That I Want" and "Magic," amid a top 40 run that garnered 27 hits from 1971 to 1985. Grammy voters awarded "Physical" video of the year.

5. MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX)
Los Del Rio
Label: RCAPeak Date: 8/3/1996Peak Position: 1 (14)

The bilingual Bayside Boys Mix of Los del Rio's "Macarena" spent 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1996, gaining the top position several weeks before it was used to introduce-and provide a punch line for-Al Gore's speech at that year's Democratic National Convention. The song spent 23 weeks in the top 10. The flamenco-flavored party track and accompanying dance by two middle-aged men named Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruiz was already a hit in Spain in 1993, and "Macarena" was a favorite on cruise ships before docking in Miami's South Beach clubs by mid-decade. It first appeared on the Hot 100 in 1995. After the success of the Bayside Boys Mix in 1996, an early version by Los del Rio spent 21 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at No. 23.

4. HOW DO I LIVE
LeAnn Rimes
Label: CurbPeak Date: 12/13/1997Peak Position: 2

LeAnn Rimes' second Hot 100 entry, after the 1996 No. 26-peaking "Blue," stands as the longest-running Hot 100 title of all-time, charting for 69 weeks total between June 1997 and October 1998. The song, recorded when Rimes was only 14, even outlasted two of her follow-up releases on the chart. It also led Adult Contemporary for 11 weeks and has gone on to sell 3.5 million physical singles. On the digital front, it routinely shifts more than 1,000 units per week, for a to-date total in excess of 203,000. "It's just one of those songs that lives on in everyone's life," Rimes says today.For the full story behind "How Do I Live" straight from LeAnn Rimes, Mike Curb and Diane Warren, click here.

3. MACK THE KNIFE
Bobby Darin
Label: AtcoPeak Date: 10/5/1959Peak Position: 1 (9)

In 1958, "Splish Splash" put then-22-year-old Bobby Darin on the map, and three more hits in quick succession cemented his teen appeal. But the furiously ambitious Darin wanted the longevity promised by singing in supper clubs, appealing to Frank Sinatra's audience. "In night clubs I lean to other things. I even do 'Mack the Knife' from 'The Threepenny Opera,' " Darin told Billboard at the time. He recorded "Mack" for his standards album "That's All," produced by Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler for Atlantic's Atco imprint. After reaching No. 1 in late 1959, it went on to win the Grammy Award for record of the year as well as a slightly belated nod for Darin as best new artist.

2. SMOOTH
Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
Label: AristaPeak Date: 10/23/1999Peak Position: 1 (12)

Exactly 30 years before Santana reached No. 1 in October 1999 with "Smooth," his eponymous band made its first appearance on the Hot 100 with a single titled "Jingo." It wasn't an auspicious debut, as it only peaked at No. 56. But if you had told Carlos Santana back then that he would have the biggest hit of his career 30 years later to the week, do you think he would have believed you? Probably not. Co-written by Itaal Shur and matchbox twenty's Rob Thomas, "Smooth" introduced Santana's smash album "Supernatural" and became one the biggest radio monsters of the decade, spending 12 weeks at No. 1.For the full story behind "Smooth" straight from Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas and Clive Davis, click here.

1. THE TWIST
Chubby Checker
Label: ParkwayPeak Date: 09/19/60 & 01/13/62Peak Position: 1 (1 wk) & 1 (2wks)

"I resurrected a corpse" is how Chubby Checker feels about recording "The Twist" in the early summer of 1960. And Frankenstein's monster had nothing on his achievement."The Twist" is the only song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to enjoy two separate chart runs to No. 1: Sept. 19, 1960 (one week), and, following an October 1961 appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," Jan. 13, 1962 (two weeks). It also set a record for the most weeks (39) on the Hot 100 by a No. 1 song that held until UB40's "Red Red Wine" lasted 40 weeks in 1988. Others have since surpassed the mark."'The Twist' brought the world dancing apart to the beat," says Checker, now 66, who was born Ernest Evans in South Carolina before moving to Philadelphia. "Then came all our dances-the Pony, the Mashed Potato, the Fly, the Hucklebuck-all dancing apart to the beat. Chubby gave us that. How did he do it? With 'The Twist.'"The song was the gift that kept on giving for Checker, as five more of his 32 Hot 100 entries mined the dance. He even joined the Fat Boys for "The Twist (Yo, Twist)," which hit No. 16 in 1988.Checker's recent single, "Knock Down the Walls," reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Click here to listen to the song.

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