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| Released | August 25, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 65:20 | |||
| Label | Universal Motown | |||
| Producer | Harry Weinger | |||
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The Definitive Collection is acompilation album by American singerMichael Jackson released byUniversal Motown on August 25, 2009, and the third album to be released since his death,[1][2] being released exactly two months later.
The Definitive Collection charted on number 39 on theBillboard 200 and number 17 onTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[3]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofAllMusic said: "Released roughly three days after Michael Jackson's passing,The Definitive Collection is a 19-track collection of highlights from his Motown recordings, including the hits he had with his brothers inthe Jackson 5. This emphasizes Michael's solo hits over the Jackson 5's—there are ten cuts of him alone, nine with his brothers (and one of those is an alternate 'minus mix' of 'I'll Be There')—which skews this a little bit toward puppy love over bubblegum, something that may be a little too syrupy for some listeners, but there's no denying that for fans lacking a collection of Michael's earliest hits, this is a useful compilation, gathering 'I Want You Back', 'ABC', 'The Love You Save', 'Who's Lovin' You', 'Never Can Say Goodbye', 'Got to Be There', 'Rockin' Robin', 'Ben', and 'Dancing Machine' in one place."[4]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[3] | 39 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
