Michael Jackson videography

Michael Jackson video discography

Michael Jackson at the White House in 1984.
Video albums 16
Music videos 46
Films 12
Television 1

American entertainer Michael Jackson (1958–2009) debuted on the professional music scene at age 5 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still part of the group.[1] Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years,[2] Jackson had seven of his solo albums promoted with music videos, or as he would refer them as "short films". In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular culture and the first African American entertainer to have a strong crossover fanbase on Music Television (MTV).[3][4] The popularity of his music videos that aired on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"—credited for transforming the music video from a promotional tool and into an art form—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame.[5][6] Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV into the 1990s.[6] Some of his short films drew criticism for their violent and sexual elements; others were lauded by critics and awarded Guinness World Records for their length, success and expense.[7][8][9]

The singer's earliest film role was Scarecrow in the 1978 American musical The Wiz. He went on to appear in productions such as Men in Black II (2002) as well as lesser known productions, Miss Cast Away (2004) and his own feature-length movie, Moonwalker (1988) in which he starred alongside Joe Pesci. The singer also appeared in an episode of American cartoon The Simpsons. Several of Jackson's other films are notable for their runtime. Captain EO (1986), a 17-minute film that cost $30 million to create, was the most expensive video to produce (in dollars per minute) at the time of its release.[10] Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997), in which Jackson played four characters, has been credited as the longest music video ever.[8] Several of Jackson's feature films have been released into home video, and have been certified by trading bodies such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Music videos

YearMusic videoDirector(s)Ref(s).
1976"Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)"N/A[11]
1978"Blame It on the Boogie"Conn, PeterPeter Conn[12]
1979"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"Saxton, NickNick Saxton[13]
1979"Rock with You"Gowers, BruceBruce Gowers[14]
1980"She's Out of My Life"Gowers, BruceBruce Gowers[15]
1980"Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)"Gowers, BruceBruce Gowers and Abert, RobertRobert Abert[16]
1983"Billie Jean"Barron, SteveSteve Barron[17]
1983"Beat It"Giraldi, BobBob Giraldi[18]
1983"Say Say Say" (Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson)Giraldi, BobBob Giraldi[19]
1983"Thriller"Landis, JohnJohn Landis[20]
1984"Somebody's Watching Me" (Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson)Francis Delia
1985"We Are the World" (with USA for Africa)Trbovich, TomTom Trbovich
1985"Eaten Alive" (Diana Ross featuring Michael Jackson & Barry Gibb)David Hogan
1987"Bad" Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese[21]
1987"The Way You Make Me Feel" Pytka, JoeJoe Pytka[22]
1988"Man in the Mirror"Wilson, DonaldDonald Wilson[23]
1988"Dirty Diana"Pytka, JoeJoe Pytka[24]
1988"Another Part of Me"Kelly, PatrickPatrick Kelly[25]
1988"Smooth Criminal"Chilvers, ColinColin Chilvers[10]
1988"Speed Demon"Kramer, JerryJerry Kramer and Vinton, WillWill Vinton[26]
1988"Come Together"Kramer, JerryJerry Kramer and Chilvers, ColinColin Chilvers[27]
1989"Leave Me Alone"Blashfield, JimJim Blashfield[28]
1989"2300 Jackson Street" (The Jacksons featuring Michael Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Janet Jackson)Grey Gold
1989"Liberian Girl"Yukich, JimJim Yukich[29]
1991"Black or White"Landis, JohnJohn Landis[30]
1992"Remember the Time"Singleton, JohnJohn Singleton[31]
1992"In the Closet"Ritts, HerbHerb Ritts[32]
1992"Jam" (featuring Heavy D)Kellogg, DavidDavid Kellogg[33]
1992"Heal the World"Pytka, JoeJoe Pytka[34]
1993"Give In to Me"Moharan, AndyAndy Moharan[35]
1993"Who Is It"Fincher, DavidDavid Fincher[36]
1993"Whatzupwitu" (Eddie Murphy featuring Michael Jackson)Isham, WayneWayne Isham
1993"Will You Be There"Paterson, VincentVincent Paterson[37]
1993"Gone Too Soon"DiCicco, BillBill DiCicco[38]
1995"HIStory Teaser"Wainwright, RupertRupert Wainwright[39]
1995"Scream" (featuring Janet Jackson)Romanek, MarkMark Romanek[40]
1995"Childhood"Brandt, NickNick Brandt[41]
1995"You Are Not Alone"Isham, WayneWayne Isham[42]
1995"Earth Song"Brandt, NickNick Brandt[43]
1996"Why" (3T featuring Michael Jackson)Ziman, RalphRalph Ziman
1996"They Don't Care About Us" (Brazil version)Lee, SpikeSpike Lee[44]
1996"They Don't Care About Us" (Prison version)Lee, SpikeSpike Lee[44]
1996"Stranger in Moscow"Brandt, NickNick Brandt[45]
1997"Blood on the Dance Floor"Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson and Paterson, VincentVincent Paterson[46]
1997"Blood on the Dance Floor" (Refugee Camp Mix) Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson and Paterson, VincentVincent Paterson[46]
1997"(2 Bad + Is it Scary +) Ghosts"Winston, StanStan Winston[47]
1997"HIStory (Tony Moran's History Lesson)"
2001"You Rock My World"Hunter, PaulPaul Hunter[48]
2001"Cry"Brandt, NickNick Brandt[49]
2001"What More Can I Give" (Michael Jackson & Friends)
2003"One More Chance"Brandt, NickNick Brandt[50]
2004"Cheater"
2009"This Is It" (featuring The Jacksons)Lee, SpikeSpike Lee
2010"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (stock footage) Haggis, PaulPaul Haggis
2010"Hold My Hand" (featuring Akon)Pellington, MarkMark Pellington
2011"Hollywood Tonight"Isham, WayneWayne Isham
2011"Behind the Mask"Dennis Liu
2011"All in Your Name" (featuring Barry Gibb)Gibb, BarryBarry Gibb
2013"Behind the Mask" (Alternate version) Aggressive
2014"Love Never Felt So Good" (featuring Justin Timberlake)Rich Lee and Justin Timberlake
2014"Love Never Felt So Good" (Solo version)Rich Lee and Justin Timberlake
2014"A Place with No Name"Samuel Bayer
2015"Say Say Say [2015 Remix]" (Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson)Ryan Heffington

Other Music Video

L.A. Is My Lady (Frank Sinatra, 1984)


Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorRef(s).
1978The WizScarecrowLumet, SidneySidney Lumet[51]
1986Captain EOCaptain EOCoppola, Francis FordFrancis Ford Coppola[52]
1988MoonwalkerHimselfKramer, JerryJerry Kramer[53]
1991Stark Raving DadLeon Kompowsky [54]
1996Michael Jackson's GhostsMaestro/Mayor/Ghoul/SkeletonWinston, StanStan Winston[54]
2002Men in Black IIAgent M (cameo)Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld[55]
2004Miss Cast Away and the Island GirlsAgent MJ (cameo)Stoller, Bryan MichaelBryan Michael Stoller[56]
2009Michael Jackson's This Is ItHimselfKenny Ortega[57]
2011Michael Jackson: The Life of an IconHimselfAndrew Eastel
2012Freddie Mercury: The Great PretenderHimselfRhys Thomas
2012Bad 25HimselfSpike Lee[58]
2014Michael Jackson: The Last Photo ShootHimselfCraig Williams
2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the WallHimselfSpike Lee

Television roles

"Stark Raving Dad" was the first episode in the third season of The Simpsons. Jackson performed the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky under the pseudonym John Jay Smith.[59] The producers of the show were legally prevented from confirming that Jackson guest-starred at the time, although many media sources assumed it was really him.[60][61][62][63]

Video albums

Year Video details Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1984 Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller
  • Released: 1984
  • Format: VHS
1988 Moonwalker
  • Released: January 1, 1989
  • Format: VHS, DVD,[64] and Blu-ray
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films
  • Released: November 23, 1993
  • Format: VHS and DVD[67]
1995 Video Greatest Hits – HIStory
  • Released: June 20, 1995
  • Format: VHS and DVD[64]
  • US: 9× Multi-Platinum[65]
  • ARG: Platinum[68] (it has got another Platinum award as Video Greatest Hits)
  • AUS: 5× Platinum[69]
  • AUT: Gold[72]
  • FRA: Diamond[73]
  • GER: 3× Gold[70]
  • MEX: 6× Platinum+Gold[71]
1996 HIStory World Tour: Live in Seoul
  • Released: Unknown
  • Format: VHS
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
  • Released: May 20, 1997
  • Format: VHS and DVD[64]
1997 Michael Jackson's Ghosts
  • Released: July 21, 1997
  • Format: VHS and Video CD
  • FRA: 2× Platinum[76]
2001 HIStory on Film I & II
  • Released: November 16, 2001
  • Format: DVD[64]
2003 Number Ones
  • Released: November 18, 2003
  • Format: DVD[64]
2004 The One
  • Released: March 9, 2004
  • Format: DVD[64]
2005 Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Format: DVD[64]
  • US: 8× Multi-Platinum[65]
  • ARG: Platinum[68]
  • AUS: 13× Platinum[83]
  • FRA: 3× Platinum[84]
  • NZ: 4× Platinum[78]
  • POL: Platinum[85]
2008 Live in Japan (Unofficially released as a bootleg DVD)
  • Released: December 12, 2008
  • Format: DVD[64]
2010 Michael Jackson's This Is It
  • Released: January 26, 2010
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
    2010 Michael Jackson's Vision
    • Release date: November 22, 2010
    • Format: DVD
    2012 Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
    • Release date: September 18, 2012
    • Format: DVD
    2013 Bad 25
    • Released: July 2, 2013
    • Format: DVD, Blu-ray

      References

      Footnotes

      1. ↑ George, p. 20
      2. ↑ Keehner, Jonathan; Mider, Zachary R. (November 5, 2008). "Michael Jackson's Neverland Loan Sold by Fortress to Colony". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
      3. ↑ Yardley, Jonathan (August 30, 1993). "Nothing More Than ... Feelings". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
      4. ↑ Day, Elizabeth (March 8, 2009). "Off the wall but still invincible". London: The Guardian. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
      5. ↑ Kash, Tim (June 30, 2009). "Jackson's Legacy: Passing the Torch". CBS News. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
      6. 1 2 "He Will Live Forever...". The Statesman. July 3, 2009.
      7. ↑ Michael Jackson Dangerous on Film VHS/DVD
      8. 1 2 Guinness World Records 2002, p. 36
      9. ↑ George, pp. 48–50
      10. 1 2 Halstead, p. 18
      11. ↑ Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)
      12. ↑ Blame It on the Boogie#Music video
      13. ↑ Halstead, p. 92
      14. ↑ Halstead, p. 262
      15. ↑ Halstead, p. 278
      16. ↑ Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)
      17. ↑ Halstead, p. 37
      18. ↑ Halstead, p. 29
      19. ↑ Halstead, p. 270
      20. ↑ Halstead, p. 320
      21. ↑ Halstead, p. 23
      22. ↑ Halstead, p. 341
      23. ↑ Halstead, p. 216
      24. ↑ Halstead, p. 85
      25. ↑ Byrne, Bridget (November 18, 1987). "'Bad' business will Jackson's image sell?" (Payment required to access full article). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      26. ↑ Silverman, David (January 13, 1989). "Jackson is out of this world in his new home video" (Payment required to access full article). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
      27. ↑ Halstead, p. 70
      28. ↑ Halstead, p. 197
      29. ↑ Halstead, p. 200
      30. ↑ Halstead, p. 42
      31. ↑ Halstead, p. 261
      32. ↑ Halstead, p. 176
      33. ↑ Halstead, p. 187
      34. ↑ Halstead, p. 134
      35. ↑ Halstead, p. 123
      36. ↑ Halstead, p. 358
      37. ↑ Halstead, p. 363
      38. ↑ Halstead, p. 126
      39. ↑ Halstead, p. 140
      40. ↑ Halstead, p. 271
      41. ↑ Halstead, p. 66
      42. ↑ Halstead, p. 371
      43. ↑ Halstead, p. 97
      44. 1 2 Halstead, p. 315
      45. ↑ Halstead, p. 303
      46. 1 2 Halstead, p. 46
      47. ↑ Halstead, p. 118
      48. ↑ Halstead, p. 377
      49. ↑ Halstead, p. 74
      50. ↑ http://www.charles-thomson.net/one_more_chance.html
      51. ↑ Jones, pp. 229, 259
      52. ↑ Taraborrelli, pp. 355–356
      53. ↑ Taraborrelli, pp. 413–414
      54. 1 2 Taraborrelli, p. 610
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      56. ↑ Chaney, Jen (July 19, 2005). "'Miss Cast Away': You Know It's Bad". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
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      58. ↑ Karen Bliss (2012-09-17). "Spike Lee Revisits Michael Jackson's Career for 'BAD 25' Documentary | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
      59. ↑ (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
      60. ↑ Jay Sharbutt (September 19, 1991). "'Simpsons' Returns with a Big White Michael Jackson". The Press of Atlantic City.
      61. ↑ Virginia Mann (September 19, 1991). "Simpsons Plays Name That Voice". The Record.
      62. ↑ Tom Shales (September 19, 1991). "TV Previews - Simpsons: A Surprise Thriller". The Washington Post.
      63. ↑ Phil Rosenthal (September 18, 1991). "Some Clues as to why 'The Simpsons' is Simply the Best". Daily News of Los Angeles.
      64. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Michael Jackson DVDs". Artistdirect. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
      65. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "United States DVDs certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2009. (To search the database for Jackson's DVDs, type "Michael Jackson" into the Artist field and the title of the DVD into the Title field.)
      66. ↑ "Canadian certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
      67. ↑ "Dangerous - The Short Films". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      68. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Argentina DVDs certifications" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
      69. 1 2 3 4 5 "Australian DVDs accreditations (2009)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      70. 1 2 3 "German albums certifications". IFPI Germany. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
      71. 1 2 3 "Mexican certifications". AMPROFON. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
      72. 1 2 "Austrian certifications" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Austria. Retrieved August 2, 2009. (To search the database for Video Greatest Hits – HIStory, type "Michael Jackson" into the Interpret field and "Greatest Hits" into the Title field. From the Format field, choose "DVD" and complete the search.)
      73. ↑ "1997 French Diamond certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      74. ↑ "Brazilian certifications" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved August 11, 2009. (To search the database for HIStory on Film, Volume II, type "Michael Jackson" into the Artista field.)
      75. ↑ "1998 French triple Platinum certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      76. ↑ "1998 French double Platinum certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      77. ↑ "2002 French Gold certifications (DVDs)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      78. 1 2 3 4 "New Zealand DVDs certifications". Radioscope. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
      79. 1 2 "Australian DVDs accreditations (2010)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
      80. ↑ "Finnish certifications". IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
      81. ↑ "2004 French double Platinum certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      82. 1 2 "Polish Gold awards (DVDs)". ZPAV. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
      83. ↑ "Australian DVDs accreditations (2011)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
      84. ↑ "2005 French triple Platinum certifications (DVDs)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
      85. 1 2 "Polish Platinum awards (DVDs)". ZPAV. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
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      Sources

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      • Jackson, Michael; Catherine Dineen (1993). Michael Jackson: In His Own Words. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3216-6. 
      • Jones, Quincy (2002). Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0510-5. 
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      • McGrath, Tim (1996). MTV: The Making of a Revolution. Running PR. ISBN 1-56138-703-7. 
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