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Most Successful Concert Series - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson sold out for seven nights at Wembley Stadium, London, England in the summer of 1988. A total of 504,000 people saw Michael perform July 14-16, 22-23, and August 26-27, 1988.

Biggest Selling Album Of All Time - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Album is the biggest selling album of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Thriller is also the biggest selling U.S album with sales of 25 million copies.

80's Most #1 Hits
By The End of the 1980's MIchael Jackson had more #1 hits than any other artist for the decade.

Awards
Michael has more awards than any other artist.

Entertainer Of The Decade
With the #1 (Thriller)and #2 (Bad) ranked albums in the world Michael was the 1980's Entertainer Of The Decade.

Most Grammy Awards - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammy Awards in 1984, more than any other artist in one year.

Largest Contracts - Guiness Book Of World Records
$890 million (Sony Music) Contract, with prospective earnings of $1 billion.

Greatest Audience - Guiness Book Of World Records
The highest-ever viewership was 133.4 million viewers watching the NBC transmission of Super Bowl XXVII on June 31, 1993. Michael was spotlighted during the half-time peformance.

Highest-Paid Commercial Spokesperson - Guiness Book Of World Records
Pepsi Cola paid Michael Jackson $12 million to do 4 TV commercials.

Bad Tour - Guiness Book Of World Records
Michael Jackson's world tour brought in a record gross revenue of over $124 million during September 1987-December 1988.

100 Million Records
Michael has sold over 100 million singles and albums outside of the U.S.

Billboard Charts
Michael Jackson is the first person in the 37 year history of the chart to enter at # 1, with his single "You Are Not Alone". Michael broke his previous redord held by his single "Earth Song" which debuted at #5.

Biggest Selling Video
Michael Jackson's "The Making Of Thriller" is the biggest selling video to be released by an artist.

Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart
Most #1 Hits by Male Artist (13)

#1 Debuts
Michael's "Bad", "Dangerous", and "HIStory" albums all debuted at #1.

Consecutive #1 Singles
Jackson 5 were the first group to ever have four consecutive #1 singles.

#1 On Charts
In 1983 Michael became the first artist to simultaneously hold the number one spots on Billboard's rock albums and rock singles charts, as well as the R&B albums and singles charts.

First Video
Michael Jackson was the first black artist to have a video aired on MTV.

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Music awards:

2000

World Music Awards
Best Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium


1999

Ebony Magazine
One of the 100 most important black people of the 20th century

Entertainment Weekly
Eighth Greatest Entertainer of the Past 50 years

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Michael's album "HIStory" (released in 1995) has been certified Platinum 7 times in the USA

Entertainment Weekly Poll
Best Solo Artist (Modern) - #1. Michael Jackson (with 25.90% of the votes)
Best Group (Classic) - #2. The Jackson 5 (with 13.57% of the votes)
Most Underrated Artist or Group - #2. Michael Jackson (with 17.125 of the votes)
Best Modern Album - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 23.43% of the votes)
Best Song (Modern) - #2. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (with 16.11% of the votes)
Best Music Video - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 25.11% of the votes)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented to Michael in South Africa by Namibian Premier Hage Geingob.

Diamond Award
For U.S sales of 10 million for an individual album or single (Michael was the youngest male artist to qualify for the award)

CD-First Internet Poll
Greatest Pop Artist of the 90's

Bollywood Awards
World Humanity Award

Internet Worldwide Top 100 Male Stars
# 1 Male Star

CNN Internet Poll
Best Music Video Of All Time - Thriller

80 Classics of the 80's Poll - Dutch Music Channel (TMF)
#1 Song - Thriller


1998

VH1 poll
# 1 greatest video of all time - Thriller

Puls Denmark Music TV Program Viewer (Vote)
Best foreign male singer(1997)
Best Show of the Year (1997)

Bravo Magazine Awards
Silver Otto Award

Mix (Danish) Magazine readers' (Vote)
Best Event - Michael Jackson Concert at Parken Stadium
Best Foreign Male Singer
2nd Best Dressed Singer
Best Singer
3rd Best Foreign Album - "Blood on the Dance Floor"

Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart
Most #1 Hits by Male Artist (13)


1997

Bob Fosse Award
Best Choreography in a Music Video - "Ghosts"

Bravo Magazine Awards
Silver Otto Award
Best Album, "HIStory"
Best Show
3rd Best Looking Singer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jackson 5 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall

Popcorn Magazine Awards
Favourite Male Vocalist

Brazilian TVZ Video Awards
Best International Video of the Year - "Blood On The Dance Floor"

Dutch Music Factory Awards
Best Male Singer
Best Live Act

Live! Magazine (readers' poll)
Most Memorable Male Performer
Legend of Live Entertainment


1996

World Music Awards
(Michael won a record 5 awards)
Best Selling Artist ever
Best Selling Record of All Time (Thriller)
Best Selling Male Artist of 1996
Best Selling American Artist
Best Selling R&B Artist

American Music Awards
(Michael received 3 nominations)
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
(Michael received 2 nominations)
Favorite Pop Male award (HIStory)

Grammy Awards
(Michael received 4 nominations)
Best Music Video (short form)- Scream

Irish Music Awards
Best International Male Artist Award - HIStory

Brit Awards
Artist of a Generation Award

Le Film Fantastique -French Film Awards
Best Video Award - Earth Song

Danish Grammy Awards
Best International Male Artist
Best International Album - HIStory

Genesis Awards
1995 Doris Day Music Award (Award given to musical animal-sensitive work) - Earth Song video

Bravo Magazine
Golden Otto Award
Platinum Otto Award - Lifetime Achievement Award (Michael is the first artist to recieve this award)
Best Album - HIStory
Best Male Singer
Nicest Singer
Best Show

Hong Kong Hit Radio
Best International Male Artist
Best Song of the Year - You Are Not Alone


1995

MTV Video Music Awards
(Michael received 11 nominations)
Best Dance Video - Scream
Best Choreography - Scream
Best Art Direction - Scream

Popcorn Magazine
Artist of the Decade Award
Best Male Vocalist of the Year

BET Hall of Fame Award
Michael is the first recipient of the BET Hall of Fame Award

Billboard Music Awards
Special Hot 100 Award

Billboard Music Video Awards
Pop/Rock Video of the Year - Scream

Bravo Magazine
Golden Otto Award

Brazilian TVZ Video Awards
Best International Video of the Year - Scream

European MTV Music Awards
Best Male Artist of the Year

Poprocky Magazine
Favorite Male Vocalist of the Year

Smash Hits Poll
Best Male Artist award


1994

Children's Choice Awards
Caring For Kids Award

Crenshaw Community Youth And Arts Foundation
Humanitarian Award

MTV Movie Awards
Best Song in a movie - Will You Be There

Smash Hits Awards
Best Male Vocalist

Pop Rock Magazine
Favorite Singer of The Year

Bravo Magazine
Gold Otto Award

Cable Ace Awards
Outstanding Musical Special - HBO special, and Dangerous concert from Bucharest


1993

Guinness Book Of World Records
Lifetime Achievement Award

Soul Train Awards
1993 Humanitarian Of The Year Award
Best R&B Single - Remember The Time
Best R&B Album - Dangerous

World Music Awards
World's Best Selling Pop Artist
Best Selling American Artist
World's Best Selling Artist Of The Era

NAACP Image Awards
25th Silver Anniversary Entertainer Of The Year Award
Outstanding Music Video - Black or White

Echo Awards
Best International Artist of the Year

Grammy Awards
Living Legend Award

American Music Awards
Best Pop/Rock Album - Dangerous
Best Soul/R&B Single - Remember The Time
Special International Artist Award for record sales and humanitarian efforts around the world

Bravo Magazine
Gold Otto Award

BMI Award
Most Performed Songs of The Year - Black or White, Remember The Time


1992

Billboard Music Award
1992 World Artist Award - #1 World single Black or White, #1 World album Dangerous
Commemoration of 10th anniversary of Thriller (Biggest selling album of all time).

National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters
Lifetime Achievement Award

Operation One To One Award

Bravo Magazine
Gold Otto Award

National Honor Of Merit Award

Point Of Light Ambassador
(Given by: George Bush, President of U.S.A)


1991

Music Video Producers' Hall of Fame
Thriller Video

MTV Awards
Video Vanguard Award renamed to the "Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award"


1990

Music Connection
Man Of The Decade

Sony Entertainment
Top Selling Artist Of The Decade

Soul Train Awards
Artist Of The Decade

American Cinema Awards
Entertainer Of The Decade

BMI Inaugural
First Michael Jackson Award Of Achievement

Boy Scouts Of America
Good Scout Humanitarian

Capital Children Museum
Humanitarian Award

Grammy Awards
Best Video - Leave Me Alone

Vanity Fair
Most Popular Artist In The History Of Show Business

White House Recognition
Artist Of The Decade (Recognized by President George Bush)


1989

Entertainment Tonight
Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade

World Music Awards
Hall Of Fame
Lifetime Achievement In Video
Viewers Choice #1 Video - Dirty Diana

British TV Industry Awards
Artist Of The Decade

British Phonographic Industry Awards
Video Of The Year

British Academy Of Music Awards
Best International Male Artist

Critic's Choice Award
Best Video

Entertainment Tonight
Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade

Friday Night Videos
Greatest Artist Of The Decade
Number One Artist

American Dance Award

American Music Awards
Special Award Of Achievement

Billboard Awards
Number One Black Artist
#1 Album-Pop/R&B - Bad

Bravo Magazine
Bronze Otto Award

BRE Awards
Triple Crown Award - King Of Pop, Rock and Soul
Video Of The Year

TV Show (U.K)
Goodbye To The 80's Award

Vanity Fair
Artist Of The Decade

Video Software Dealer Association
Favorite Music Video - Moonwalker

Soul Train Awards
1st Annual Sammy Davis Jr. Award
Heritage Award
R&B Contemporary

National Urban Coalition
Humanitarian Award

Gardner Street Elementary School
Most Famous Alumnus Renamed School Auditorium to Michael Jackson

MTV Awards
Video Vanguard Award
The Greatest Video In The History Of The World - Thriller

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Music Video - Smooth Criminal

Rolling Stone Magazine
Video Of The Decade - Thriller

Cashbox
Video Pioneer

BET
Award For The Success Of the "Bad" Tour

Forbes
#1 Entertainer Of The Year


1988

New York Times Best Seller List
# 1 Best Seller - "Moonwalker", Autobiography by Michael Jackson

Soul Train
R&B Album Of The Year - Bad
Best Male Single Of The Year

United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Frederick D. Patterson Award
Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree from Fisk University

NAACP Image Awards
Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
Best Male Artist - Bad Single
Best Album - Bad

Billboard Awards
Top Black Artist
Outstanding Artist Of The Year
Best Live Show Of 1988
Blues & Soul

Wembley Stadium
Record Braeking Seven Sell Out Shows

Ebony Magazine
American Black Achievement Award

Forbes
#1 Entertainer Of The Year

Bravo Magazine
Gold Otto Award

Cable Ace Awards
Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special - Motown on Showtime: Michael Jackson, the Legend Continues

Guild Hall Party
Presentation Of Sword To Commemorate the "Bad" Tour

MTV Vanguard Award
Outstanding Contribution To Music Video Production

American Music Awards
Favorite Single - Soul/R&B



1987

Sweden
Best Vocal Artist of 1987 - "Aftanbladet" Readers' Poll

Bravo Magazine
Silver Otto Award


1986

Guinness Book of World Records
Largest Ever Endorsement For Product Promotion - $15 million for Pepsi

Grammy Awards
Record Of The Year - We Are The World
Song Of The Year - We Are The World
Best Pop Performance By Duo Or Group - We Are The World
Best Music Video Short Form

American Music Awards
Award Of Appreciation
Song Of The Year - We Are The World

People's Choice Awards
Favorite New Song - We Are The World


1985

poll - World Almanac and Book of Facts 1985
Voted "Hero of Young America"

Grammy Awards
Best Home Video - The Making Of Thriller


1984

Guinness Book Of Records
Best Selling Album Of All Time - Thriller

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Grammy Awards
Michael recieves a record breaking 12 nominations and a record breaking 8 Grammy awards - the most won by an artist in one year.
Album Of The Year - Thriller
Record Of The Year - Beat It
Best Male Pop Performance
Producer Of The Year (with Quincy Jones) - Thriller
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Beat It
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Billie Jean
Best New R&B Song - Billie Jean
Best Recording For Children - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Album (narration by Michael Jackson)

Canadian Black Music Awards
Top Male Vocalist
Entertainer of the Year
Top International Album - Thriller
Top International Single - Billie Jean

American Music Awards
Special Award Of Merit
Favorite Album-Pop/Rock - Thriller
Favorite Album-Soul/R&B - Thriller
Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R&B
Favorite Male Vocalist - Pop/Rock
Favorite Single-Pop/Rock - Billie Jean
Favorite Video-Pop/Rock - Beat It
Favorite Video-Soul/R&B - Beat It

MTV Awards
Viewers Choice Award - Thriller
Best Overall Video - Thriller
Best Choreography - Thriller

People's Choice Awards
Best All Around Entertainer Of The Year
Favorite Video of the Year - Thriller

Hotel Royal Plaza
Presentation Casement - 37 Gold & Platinum Discs

Presidential Special Achievement Award (U.S)
Presented at the White House by President Ronald Regan to Michael Jackson in recognition of his contribution to the nation's campaign against drunk driving - Michael's song "Beat It" was run in the ads

Presentation Casement Of Platinum Disc 1985
Presented in the U.K for the "Thriller" album

NARM
Gift Of Music Award
Best Selling Album - Thriller
Best selling Single - Billie Jean
Best Home Video - The Making Of Thriller

NAACP Image Awards
H. Claude Hodson Medal Of Freedom

Ebony Magazine Award

Billboard Awards
Top Album

American Video Awards
Best Long Form Video
Best Home Video

Crystal Globe Awards
Exceeding Sales Past 5 Million


1983

Billboard Awards
Pop Album of the Year - Thriller
Pop Artist of the Year
Black Album - Thriller
Black Artist of the Year
Pop Album Artist
Pop Male Album Artist
Pop Male Singles Artist
Black Album Artist
Black Singles Artist
Pop Singles Artist
Dance/Disco Artist
Dance/Disco 12" LP - Billie Jean
Dance/Disco 12" LP - Beat It

Rolling Stone
Readers Poll - #1 Artist of the Year
Readers Poll - #1 Soul Artist
Readers Poll - #1 Video - Beat It
Readers Poll - #1 Producer (with Quincy Jones)
Critics Poll - #1 Artist of the Year
Critics Poll - #1 Video - Beat It
Critics Poll - #1 Male Vocalist
Critics Poll - #1 Soul Artist

Black Gold Awards
Top Male Vocalist
Best Album - Thriller
Best Single of the Year - Billie Jean
Best Video Performance - Beat It

Billboard Video Awards
Best Performance by a Male Artist
Best Overall Video - Beat It
Best Performance by a Male Artist Best Choreography - Beat It
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song - Beat It
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image - Beat It

Cashbox
Number One Male Artist
Top Black Male Artist
Top Pop Album
Top Black Album
Top Male - Singles Artist
Top Black Male - Singles Artist
Top Pop Single - Billie Jean
Top Black Single - Billie Jean

Album Of The Year - U.K, Japan, Australia, Holland

Artist Of The Year - U.K, Italy, Japan

International Artist Of The Year - Brazil

Record Of The Year - Greece

Best Male Vocalist - Japan

Most Important Foreign Album - Spain

Single Of The Year - Australia


1981

American Music Awards
Favorite Album (Soul/R&B) - Off The Wall
Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R&B

Cashbox
Soul Album of the Year - Off The Wall

British Phonographic Industry Awards
Off The Wall Album

NAACP Image Awards
Best Singing Group


1980

Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame - The Jacksons

American Music Awards
Favorite Male Soul Artist
Favorite Soul Album - Off The Wall
Favorite Soul Single - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Grammy Awards
Best R&B Performance - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Billboard Awards
Top Black Artist
Top Black Album - Off The Wall

Cashbox
Soul Album of the Year - Off The Wall

NAACP Image Awards
Best Singing Group - The Jacksons


1972

NAACP Image Awards
Best Singing Group - Jackson 5

Golden Globe Award - Ben

Billboard Awards
Top Singles Artist of the Year
Top Singles Male of the Year

U.S. Congress
Special Commendation For Being Positive Role Models


1971

NAACP Image Awards
Best Singing Group of the Year - Jackson 5

Grammy Awards
Best Pop Song - ABC

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VIDEO AWARDS

1997

Bob Fosse Award
Best Choreography in a Music Video - Ghosts

Brazilian TVZ Video Award
Best International Videoclip for 1997 (Michael received 4,571 votes out of 10,000 viewer votes)


1996

Le Film Fantastique (France)
Best Video Award - Earth Song

Ark Trust Genesis Awards
Doris Day Music Award - Earth Song

Grammy Awards
Best Music Video, Short Form : Scream


1995

Billboard Music Video Awards
Pop/Rock Video of the Year - Scream
Best Director (nomination)- Scream

European MTV Video Awards
Best Male Singer - Scream
Best Song (nomination) - Scream
Best Director (nomination) - Scream

MTV Video Awards
Best Video (nomination) - Scream
Best Dance Video - Scream
Best R&B Video (nomination) - Scream
Best Direction (nomination) - Scream
Best Choreography - Scream
Best Special Effects (nomination) - Scream
Best Art Direction - Scream
Best Editing (nomination) - Scream
Best Cinematography (nomination) - Scream
Breakthrough Video (nomination) - Scream
Viewer's Choice (nomination) - Scream


1993

NAACP Image Awards
Best Music Video - Black or White


1992

International Monitor Awards
Best Special Effects - Black or White

Music Video Producers' Association Hall of Fame
Beat It & Billie Jean

Pro-Set Los Angeles Music Awards
Video of the Year - Black or White


1991

Music Video Producers' Association Hall of Fame
Thriller

MTV Video Awards
MTV's Video Vanguard Award was renamed the "Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award"


1990

Grammy Awards
Best Music Video, Long Form (nomination)- Moonwalker
Best Music Video, Short Form - Leave Me Alone

MTV Video Awards
Video Vanguard Artist of the Decade

Cashbox's Video Pioneer Award


1989

MTV "Rate the 80s"
The Greatest Video in the History of the World - Thriller

Cannes Film Festival
Golden Lion Award, Special Effects - Leave Me Alone

MTV Top 100 Videos of the Decade
#1 - Thriller
#13 - Beat It
#27 - Billie Jean
#40 - Man in the Mirror


Friday Night Videos
Greatest Video Artist of the Decade

MTV Video Awards
Best Video (nomination) - Leave Me Alone
Best Special Effects - Leave Me Alone
Best Art Direction (nomination) - Leave Me Alone
Best Editing (nomination) - Leave Me Alone
Breakthrough Video (nomination) - Leave Me Alone
Viewer's Choice (nomination) - Leave Me Alone
Best Dance Video (nomination) - Smooth Criminal
Best Choreography (nomination) - Smooth Criminal
Best Cinematography (nomination) - Smooth Criminal

Video Software Dealer Association
Favorite Musical Video - Moonwalker

World Music Awards
Philips Hall of Fame Award for Special Achievement in Video
#1 Video in the World - Dirty Diana

Soul Train Music Awards
Best R&B Music Video - Man in the Mirror

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Music Video - Smooth Criminal

American Music Awards
Video Pioneer Award

British Record Industry Awards
Best Video - Smooth Criminal


1988

Best selling music videocassettes of all time
#1 - Thriller
#2 - Moonwalker

MTV Video Vanguard Award

Cable ACE Awards
Outstanding Musical Special (nomiation) - The Legend Continues
Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special - The Legend Continues

Soul Train Music Awards
Best Video - The Way You Make Me Feel


1986

Grammy Awards Best Music Video, Short Form - We Are the World


1985

American Video Awards
Best Long-Form Video - The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller
Best Home Video - The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller

Grammy Awards
Best Video Album - The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller


1984

Billboard's Top Ten Videos
#1 - Beat It
#2 - Thriller
#3 - Billie Jean
#4 - Say Say Say

MTV Video Awards
Best Video (nomination)
Best Male Video (nomination)
Best Concept Video (nomination)
Best Overall Performance - Thriller
Best Choreography - Thriller
Viewer's Choice - Thriller

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Video - Thriller

American Video Awards
Best Pop Video (nomination)- Beat It, Billie Jean , Thriller & Say Say Say
Best Soul Video - Beat It
Best Editing - Billie Jean
Best Light Design - Beat It
Best Choreography - Billie Jean
Best Directing - Thriller
Best Art Direction (nomination) - Beat It, Billie Jean & Say Say Say
Best Male Performance (nomination) - Beat It, Billie Jean & Thriller

American Music Awards
Favorite Pop Video - Beat It
Favorite Soul Video - Beat It

Black Gold Awards
Best Video Performance - Beat It


1983

Billboard Music Awards
Best Overall Video Clip - Beat It
Best Performance by a Male Artist - Beat It
Best Use of Video to Enhance the Artist's Image - Beat It
Best Use of Video to Enhance a Song - Beat It
Best Choreography - Beat It

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