List of unreleased songs recorded by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was an American musician and entertainer. He is known to have written, recorded and filmed material that has never been officially released. Many of the pop singer's unreleased songs have been registered—usually by his company Mijac Music—with professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and EMI Music Publishing.[1] This list, however, only documents the songs explicitly cited as being unreleased and, therefore, does not contain every unreleased Jackson song registered with such bodies.
Jackson—along with Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Joseph Jackson—faced a copyright infringement suit in 1993. The lawsuit came after three songwriters alleged that the pop star and his fellow defendants had plagiarized the hits "The Girl Is Mine", "Thriller" and "We Are the World".[2][3] During a seven-hour deposition, Jackson named numerous unreleased songs that he had written or co-written.[1][4] Following the testimony, a nine-member jury found the defendants not guilty of plagiarism.[5]
Many officially unreleased Jackson songs had been scheduled, at one point, for release on records by the singer, including his six solo studio albums with music label Epic Records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995) and Invincible (2001). For varying reasons, the tracks were ultimately rejected and, as of 2016, remain unreleased. The pop singer's unreleased material includes songs recorded by Jackson as a solo artist (including covers of songs released by other artists and The Jackson 5 songs) and demo versions, some featuring established artists such as Freddie Mercury and Barry Gibb.
In 2009, after Jackson's sudden death, La Toya Jackson said that she had discovered two hard disks at her brother's home which contain more than 1,000 songs that were never released and that are even not registered by any bodies (excluding some). It has been said that Jackson, in his lifetime, recorded more than 50,000 songs but many of the songs were not released.
Several of Jackson's songs have been leaked onto the Internet without gaining an official release. One example involved the song "A Place with No Name", a 24-second snippet of which was leaked by website TMZ.com following Jackson's death in 2009.[6] At the time of the leak, it was claimed that there were "hundreds" of unreleased songs by the musician, and that they could be issued for several years to come. Commenting on the subject, the curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jim Henke, noted that any future releases would garner significant attention. "I think we are going to see amazing interest in any released Michael Jackson material that will come out in the future or a year from now on."[7][8][9] On March 16, 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a record-breaking $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017 and release ten posthumous albums—some of which will feature unreleased material—over the next decade.[10]
Key
† | Denotes songs registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated |
‡ | Denotes songs registered with EMI Music Publishing |
* | Denotes songs cited by the singer in his 1993 deposition |
(Year) | Denotes songs registered with the United States Copyright Office and the year of registration |
*(Year) | Denotes Jackson-written songs cited by the singer in his 1993 deposition and the year they were registered with the United States Copyright Office |
Songs
Song | Writer(s) | Notes | Ref(s). |
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"A Baby Smiles"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[11] |
"A Deeper Love" | Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[12] |
"A Pretty Face Is" | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
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[12] |
"Adore You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson , Bradley BuxerBradley Buxer |
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[13] |
"Alright Now" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[14] |
"Angel" | Edmonds, Kenneth "Babyface"Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
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[15] |
"Attitude"‡ | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Wakefield, KathyKathy Wakefield Pierre, MichelMichel Pierre | [16] | |
"Bad Company" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Bang Your Head" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Feemster, TheronTheron Feemster |
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"Bassouille" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Swedien, BruceBruce Swedien |
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[17] |
"Be Me 4 a Day"† | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Days, Gray CalixGray Calix Days |
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[18] |
"Beatboy 2010" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Kirkland, ErikErik Kirkland |
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"Beautiful Girl" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[13] |
"Belong 2" | , Michael JacksonMichael Jackson Riley, TeddyTeddy Riley |
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[19] |
"Bottle of Smoke" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[20] |
"Bottom of My Heart" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Boy No" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Brad Loop 3.37" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Breaking" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Breathe" | ChopraMichael Jackson Chopra, DeepakDeepak Chopra |
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[14] |
"Broken Chair" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Feemster, TheronTheron Feemster |
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"Bubbles" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Buffalo Bill"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[21] |
"Butter Funk" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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[22] |
"Can't Get Your Weight Off of Me" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Swedien, BruceBruce Swedien |
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[22] |
"Can't Stop Me Now" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Can You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson , will.i.amwill.i.am |
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"Casino Night" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"California Grass"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[23] |
"Changes" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Cheater" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Color of My Soul" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[24] |
"Crack Kills"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[25] |
"Creepin' In" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Crush" | Unknown |
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[26] |
"Cry" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Coco Butter" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[13] |
"Destruction" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[27] |
"D.I.E." | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[28] |
"Days of the Brokenhearted" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Days in Gloucestershire" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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[29] |
"Dead or Alive" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[29] |
"Deep in the Night" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[29] |
"Do You Love Me" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Edmonds, Kenneth "Babyface"Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
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[30] |
"Do You Want Me" | Sisqó Hill, DruDru Hill |
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[30] |
"Doing Dirty" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jackson, MarlonMarlon Jackson |
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[31] |
"Don't Be Messin'" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Don't Make Me Stay" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Dreams"† | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[32] |
"Easy" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[33] |
"Eaten Alive" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Gibb, MauriceMaurice Gibb Gibb, BarryBarry Gibb |
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[34] |
"Ekam Satyam (The One Truth)" | Rahman, A.R.A.R. Rahman Parthasarathi, A.R.A.R. Parthasarathi Bharat, Kanika MyerKanika Myer Bharat |
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[35] |
"Elizabeth, I Love You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[35] |
"Entertainment Tonight" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Face" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Fanfare Transition"(1992) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[36] |
"Fantasy"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson |
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[37] |
"Far, Far Away"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[37] |
"Fear" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[38] |
"Fever" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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[38] |
"For The World" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Feemster, TheronTheron Feemster |
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"Force" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"From the Bottom of My Heart" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[39] |
"Game Over" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Get Around" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Daniels, LaShawnLaShawn Daniels Fred Jerkins III Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins |
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"Get Back on Me" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Girl of Another" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[23] |
"Goin' to Rio"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Bayer Sager, CaroleCarole Bayer Sager |
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[40] |
"Got to Find a Way Somehow"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[41] |
"Green Hornet Groove" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Groove of Midnight" | Temperton, RodRod Temperton |
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[42] |
"H2O" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[43] |
"Halloween Night" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | [44] | |
"Happy Birthday, Lisa" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Healing My Feelings" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Heaven Is Here" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[23] |
"He Who Makes the Sky Grey" | Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain |
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[45] |
"Higher Ground" | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
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[44] |
"Holiday Inn"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[46] |
"Hollywood" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[14] |
"House of Style" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Humanity" | Jacksons, TheThe Jacksons |
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"Hot Fever"(1985) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[46] |
"Hot Fun In The Summertime" | Stone, SlySly Stone |
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[47] |
"Hot Street" | Temperton, RodRod Temperton |
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[46] |
"I Am Forever" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"I Am a Loser" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradBrad Buxer |
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[48] |
"I Can See A Brighter Day" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson RedOne |
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"I Can't Get You Off My Mind" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[49] |
"I Don't Live Here Anymore" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[50] |
"If You Don't Get It" | Legend, JohnJohn Legend |
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"I Forgive You"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[51] |
"I Have This Dream" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Bayer Sager, CaroleCarole Bayer Sager Foster, DavidDavid Foster |
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[52] |
"I Love You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[52] |
"I Love You More" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[52] |
"I Was The Loser" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Buxer, BradBrad Buxer Prince, MichaelMichael Prince |
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[48] |
"I Have This Love of Me"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[53] |
"If You Don't Love Me" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[54] |
"I'm Still the King" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson , will.i.amwill.i.am |
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[14] |
"In the Valley"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[55] |
"Iowa" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[56] |
"Innocent Man" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"It Don't Matter To Me" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Anka, PaulPaul Anka |
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"It's All About You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Joy" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Riley, TeddyTeddy Riley |
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[57] |
"Jungle" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Just Remember" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Kick It" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Daniels, LaShawnLaShawn Daniels Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins Jerkins III, FredFred Jerkins III |
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[58] |
"King Tutankhamen" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Kentucky"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[58] |
"Kreeton Overture"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Winding, JaiJai Winding Paich, MartyMarty Paich Leonard, PatrickPatrick Leonard |
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[59] |
"Lady of Summer" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Feemster, TheronTheron Feemster |
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"Learned My Lesson"(1985) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[46] |
"Legacy" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson will.i.am |
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"Let Him Burn" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson , will.i.amwill.i.am |
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[14] |
"Light Man" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Light The Way" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Abdullah of Bahrain, SheikSheik Abdullah of Bahrain |
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"Little Girls"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[60] |
"Llama Lola"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[60] |
"Lonely Bird"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[61] |
"Lonely Man"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[61] |
"Lucy Is in Love with Linus"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[62] |
"Maybe Tomorrow" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Maybe We Can Do It" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins Combs, SeanSean Combs |
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[63] |
"Men in Black" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[64] |
"Michael's Affirmation" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Michael McKellar"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[65] |
"MJ/BB Orchestral" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Miss You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson {{{last}}}, will.i.amwill.i.am {{{last}}} |
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"MJ Melody"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[66] |
"Monster" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"My Life"(2009) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[66] |
"Neverland Landing"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[67] |
"Nite Line" | Ballard, GlenGlen Ballard |
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[68] |
"Not Guilty" | Harrison, GeorgeGeorge Harrison |
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[69] |
"Nymphette Lover"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[70] |
"Ode to Sorrow"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[71] |
"On My Anger" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Riley, TeddyTeddy Riley |
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[72] |
"Pajamas" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Pictures" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"People Have to Make Some Sort of Joke"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[73] |
"People of the World" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Friends, JJ Friends |
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[73] |
"Peter Pan" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[74] |
"Pressure" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins Jerkins, FredFred Jerkins Mason, HarveyHarvey Mason Daniels, LaShawnLaShawn Daniels |
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"Pressure" (2) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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"Pyramid Girl" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[75] |
"Red Eye" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Resurrection" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Revolution" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Rise Above It All" | Freeze, Dr.Dr. Freeze |
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"Rocker" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Prince, MichaelMichael Prince Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"Rock Tonight" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[13] |
"Rolling the Dice"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[76] |
"Satisfy" | Lewis, TerryTerry Lewis Harris III, JamesJames Harris III |
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[77] |
"Saturday Woman" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[78] |
"Saved By the Bell"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson | [79] | |
"Secret Passage" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Seduction" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Myrick III, Shelby LeeShelby Lee Myrick III |
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[80] |
"Seeing Voices" | Fine, SidneySidney Fine Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[81] |
"Serious Effect" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Riley, TeddyTeddy Riley |
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[81] |
"Seven Bright New Stars" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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"Seven Digits" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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[82] |
"She Got It" | Unknown |
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[83] |
"She's My Girl" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"She's Not a Girl"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[84] |
"She's Trouble" | Shifrin, SueSue Shifrin Livsey, BillBill Livsey Britten, TerryTerry Britten |
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[85] |
"Shut Up and Dance" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham |
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[84] |
"Siegfried & Roy"(1990) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[86] |
"Silent Spring" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[13] |
"Sister Sue"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | — | [87] |
"Slapstick" | Temperton, RodRod Temperton |
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[88] |
"Soldier's Entrance" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[89] |
"Somewhere in Time"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[90] |
"Spice of Life"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[81] |
"Stand Tall"(1985) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[91] |
"Starlight"* | Temperton, RodRod Temperton |
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[92] |
"Sympathy"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jackson, RandyRandy Jackson |
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[92] |
"State of Shock" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Hansen, RandyRandy Hansen |
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[93] |
"Stay" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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[94] |
"Still Got It" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Stop the War" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager |
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[95] |
"Strawberry Fields Forever" | Lennon, JohnJohn Lennon |
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"Susie"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[96] |
"Tender" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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"Thank Heaven"(1998) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[94] |
"Thank You for Life"*(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[95] |
"That" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[95] |
"That Kind of Lover" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Ruffin, RayRay Ruffin |
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[95] |
"The Children's Hour"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | — | [97] |
"The Future" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson {{{last}}}, will.i.am[[will.i.am {{{last}}}|will.i.am {{{last}}}]] |
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[98] |
"The Gloved One" | Sisqó |
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[99] |
"The Nightmare of Edgar Allan Poe" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Afanasieff, WalterWalter Afanasieff |
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[78] |
"The Pain" | Stockman, ShawnShawn Stockman Mason, Jay HarveyJay Harvey Mason Jerkins, RodneyRodney Jerkins |
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[100] |
"The Sky Is the Limit"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[101] |
"The Toy"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[102] |
"The Truth on Youth"(1990) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | [103] | |
"The World Is No Church" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[104] |
"This Is Our Time" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Hill, LaurynLauryn Hill Foster, DavidDavid Foster |
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[105] |
"Throwin' Your Life Away"(1988) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[106] |
"To Satisfy You" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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[107] |
"Tomboy"*(1985) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[108] |
"Tragedy of a Cheer-leader"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[109] |
"Tubeway" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[104] |
"Turning Me Off"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[110] |
"Under Your Skin"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[111] |
"Unknown"† | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[111] |
"Verdicts" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Loren, BryanBryan Loren |
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[108] |
"On the Rain" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[112] |
"Vibrationist" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Riley, TeddyTeddy Riley |
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[113] |
"Vile and Miserable" | Michael Jackson
Will.i.am |
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"Victory" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Mercury, FreddieFreddie Mercury |
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[113] |
"Walk Away" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Durham, MichaelMichael Durham Buxer, BradleyBradley Buxer |
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"We Are the Ones"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[114] |
"We Be Ballin'" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[115] |
"What a Lonely Way to Go"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[116] |
"What About Us" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[117] |
"What You Do to Me"(1985, 1998) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[118] |
"What's a Guy Gotta Do" | Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams |
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[119] |
"What's It Gonna Be"† | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[118] |
"What's Your Life"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson |
[120] | |
"Who Do You Love"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[121] |
"Who Is the Girl with Her Hair Down"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | — | [122] |
"Why Can't I Be"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[123] |
"Why Shy"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | — | [123] |
"You Ain't Gonna Change Nothin'"*(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[124] |
"You Are a Liar"* | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[124] |
"You Are So Beautiful" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[125] |
"You Told Me Your Lovin'"(1984) | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[126] |
"You Were There" | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
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[13] |
"You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me" | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
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[127] |
Posthumous albums
Following the surge in sales of Jackson's catalogue following his death, Sony Music Entertainment, led by its Columbia/Epic Label Group division, signed a new deal with the Jackson estate to extend distribution rights to his back catalogue until 2015, which was later extended to 2017, as well as permission to release ten new albums with previously unreleased material and new collections of released work. The deal is the most expensive music contract to a single artist in history, with Sony Music reportedly paying $250 million for the deal, and the Jackson estate getting the full sum, as well as a share of royalties for all works released.[128] Here are the albums that have been released as part of the deal:
- Michael (2010) – First album of previously unreleased material.
- Immortal (2011) – Remix album/soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil's show Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.
- Bad 25 (2012) – 25th anniversary reissue of Bad, featuring new songs, demos and remixes of songs from the Bad era.
- Xscape (2014) – Second album of previously unreleased material.
See also
References
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