MICHAEL JACKSON is the most successful recording artist in entertainment history. In a career spanning four decades, he has earned the title KING OF POP. He is not only the most successful singer in entertainment history, but also a songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor, filmmaker and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. 
Beyond that, he has transformed the world like no other entertainer before or since. As a solo performer, Michael Jackson has enjoyed a level of superstardom that will probably never be surpassed in the entertainment industry and pop culture.
1979-2008
GRAMMY LEGEND AWARD
35TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS 1993
ARTIST OF THE CENTURY American Music Awards 2002
DIAMOND AWARD World Music Awards 2006
BEST SELLING ARTIST OF THE MILLENNIUM World Music Awards 2000
GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
Most successful entertainer of all time
Youngest vocalist to top the US charts at #1
1st vocalist to enter the US single chart at #1
Most weeks at the top of the US album charts
Most successful music video
Highest paid entertainer of all time
First Entertainer to Earn More Than $100 Million In A Year
Longest music video
MOST FAMOUS LIVING HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET
Most Grammy Awards won in a year
Most charities supported by a pop star
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Inducted in 1997 as a member of THE JACKSON FIVE
Inducted in 2001 as a solo artist
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF POPULAR MUSIC/SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2002
LEGEND AWARD MTV Video Music Awards 2006
PRESIDENTIAL RECOGNITION
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1984 1990
POP STAR OF THE MILLENNUIUM Bambi Awards 2002
17 GRAMMY AWARDS
24 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
34 BILLBOARD AWARDS
12 WORLD MUSIC AWARDS
DIMENSIONS OF AN ICON
800 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE
BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME
BIGGEST SELLING ARTIST OF ALL TIME
BIGGEST SELLING MUSIC VIDEO OF ALL TIME
BIGGEST TOUR BY A SOLO ARTIST
BIGGEST SELLING SINGLE OF ALL TIME
18 NO. 1 HITS
10 NO. 1 ALBUMS
2009-2013
Of all his final projects, the THIS IS IT concert series at the O2 Arena in London was poised to make the biggest splash. Indeed, in some ways the statement was already made before Jackson even began rehearsing for the show. When he announced the concerts in London to a crowd of hysterical fans, networks around the world, including BBC and CNN, gave it more than an hour of live coverage. It was impossible to think of another artist who could command that kind of attention by simply announcing concert dates. By the next day, more than 1.6 million people had signed up on Jackson’s website to buy tickets. Then came what AEG executive Randy Phillips described as “the most astonishing thing I have ever seen in my career in the entertainment business.” After years out of the public spotlight and nearly a decade since being on stage, Jackson sold out ten, then thirty, then fifty dates at the O2 Arena. Demand was so high, the website froze and crashed repeatedly. “Tickets sold at a rate of 11 per second, 657 per minute and nearly 40,000 an hour,” said concert organizers, who called it the fastest-selling show in history. “We often talk about unprecedented demand, but this week we have witnessed a live entertainment phenomenon,” said Ticketmaster’s managing director. “this was undoubtly the busiest demand for tickets for an event which we have ever experienced.”
It was an astonishing turn of events. The media, which had wondered for days before “who beyond the most devoted fans, would pay $80 and upwards for a ticket.” were shocked. Jackson had just pulled off the biggest one-city-gig ever at the hottest new arena in the world. Experts predicted he could generate close to one billion pounds for the London economy. His album sales were up more than two hundred percent. “Michael Jackson has floored the critics,” wrote the Times’ Veronica Schmidt. Indeed, at fifty years old, he was set to make history again. Even his peers were amazed and excited to see the shows. “TO SELL OUT LIKE THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO TALENT,” SAID COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN. “IT IS JUST AMAZING TO SELL OUT 50 SHOWS IN ONE CITY IN A BIG ARENA. IT’S THE BIGGEST COMEBACK SINCE LAZARUS.” Joseph Vogel MAN IN THE MUSIC 2011
MAY 14, 2008 THRILLER JOINS A LIST OF 25 RECORDED ITEMS TO BE PRESERVED IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, DC…BECAUSE OF ITS CULTURAL SIGNFICANCE.
2009 THRILLER BECAME THE FIRST MUSIC SHORT FILM EVER TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY
2009 June 25 sent shock waves around the world from America to Africa, Europe to Asia-prominent websites crashed. AOL reported never seeing anything like it. The global response was simply without parallel. On TV and online an astounding one billion people watched Michael’s Memorial Service…more than Presley or Kennedy or Princess Diana. The week following his death, 9 out of 10 positions on Billboard were Michael’s. His album Number One stayed at #1 for six weeks. Before his death, no artist had ever sold one million downloads in a week. Michael sold 6 million. Michael’s songs and albums reached #1 in every country around the planet. By the end of 2009, Michael had sold more than 8 million albums in the US and 30 million around the world, not only being the best-selling artist of the year by a landslide, but also surpassing even his own stratospheric records with Thriller. “THIS IS IT” BECAME THE BEST-SELLING MUSIC FILM OF ALL TIME.
2010 GRAMMY LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD accepted by Paris and Prince Jackson on behalf of their father.
INDUCTED INTO THE DANCE HALL OF FAME NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DANCE 2010 the only member taken from popular music genre
2011 Michael reached worldwide record sales of 1 BILLION
“Michael Jackson is the single-most awarded artist in the history of music,” Steven Spielberg
The benchmarks you have just seen are but a part of that legacy of awards and accomplishments. I have started with these…one day soon, I will add more. When I do, I will concentrate on Michael’s massive number of HUMANITARIAN AWARDS. Until then, I leave you with this…“I WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR OR WATCH SOMETHING I’VE DONE AND FEEL THAT I’VE GIVEN IT EVERYTHING…EVERY OUNCE OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND GOD-GIVEN TALENT I HAVE. I FEEL I OWE AN AUDIENCE THAT COURTESY.” MICHAEL JACKSON
Thank you, Michael, for your love, your talent, your work-ethic, your creativity, your life. “AS YOU LISTEN YOU’LL AGREE THAT WE, HIS FANS, ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE MOST REWARDED.” Steven Spielberg HISTORY PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE BOOK 1 ALBUM 1995
Jude
HIStory
MYstory
OURstory