| Michael Jackson discography | |
|---|---|
 Jackson at the White House in 1984 | |
| Singles | 63 |
| Other singles | 60 |
This page listssingles released by American singerMichael Jackson. It is a partial list only. It includes singles released physically (those that could be bought at a record shop) and other singles released onradio. It does not include re-issues.
The list shows how successful each single was on nationalrecord charts by listing the highest position each single reached on each chart. The national charts included are for the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Listed at the bottom are therecord sales certifications for each single, which marks how many copies of each single were sold. The certifications are byRIAA,ARIA,Music Canada,IFPI Denmark,SNEP,BVMI,IFPI Norway,Recorded Music NZ,PROMUSICAE,IFPI Switzerland, andBPI.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [1] | BEL [2] | DEN [3] | FIN [4] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | IRE [7] | ITA [8] | NED [9] | NOR [10] | SPA [11] | SWE [12] | SWI [13] | UK [14] | |||
| 1971 | "Got To Be There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 1972 | "Rockin' Robin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 99 | 8 | ||
| "Ben" | — | 7 | — | — | 81 | — | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| 1973 | "With a Child's Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Morning Glow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Music And Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | ||
| 1975 | "We're Almost There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |
| "Just A Little Bit Of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Day In Your Life" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 1979 | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | 11 | 2 | — | — | 52 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | |
| "Rock With You" | — | — | — | — | 59 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 22 | — | 1 | — | 68 | 7 | ||
| "Off the Wall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 18 | 4 | — | 9 | 81 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | "She's Out of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 97 | 3 | |
| "Girlfriend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1982 | "The Girl Is Mine"(withPaul McCartney) | — | 8 | — | — | — | 53 | 4 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 1983 | "Billie Jean" | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| "Beat It" | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | ||
| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | — | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||
| "Human Nature" | — | 12 | 39 | — | 165 | 64 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 38 | 46 | — | ||
| "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | — | 6 | — | — | — | 51 | 4 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 92 | 11 | ||
| 1984 | "Thriller" | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
| "Farewell My Summer Love" | — | 7 | — | — | — | 51 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Touch The One You Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Girl You're So Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
This list includes:
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] | AUS [16] | AUT [25] | CAN [17] | FRA [18] | GER [19] | ITA [26] | NL [20] | NOR [27] | NZ [21] | SPN [22] | SWE [28] | SWZ [23] | UK [24] | ||||
| 1978 | "Ease on Down the Road"(withDiana Ross) | 41 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | The Wiz | |
| 1979 | "You Can't Win" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Brand New Day"(with Diana Ross & The Wiz Stars) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Night Time Lover"(withLa Toya Jackson)13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Toya Jackson | |
| "Save Me"(withDave Mason) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Crest on a New Wave | ||
| 1982 | "Muscles"(with Diana Ross)3 | 10 | — | — | 18 | — | 69 | — | 10 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | — | 15 | Silk Electric | |
| "State of Independence"(withDonna Summer & Friends)3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | Donna Summer | ||
| "Someone in the Dark"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | ||
| 1983 | "Say Say Say"(withPaul McCartney) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Pipes of Peace | |
| 1984 | "Somebody's Watching Me"(withRockwell andJermaine Jackson)3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Somebody's Watching Me | |
| "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"(with Jermaine Jackson)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jermaine Jackson | ||
| "Don't Stand Another Chance"(withJanet Jackson)3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dream Street | ||
| "Centipede"(withRebbie Jackson &Weather Girls)3 | 24 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | Centipede | ||
| "The Man"(with Paul McCartney)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pipes of Peace | ||
| 1985 | "We Are the World"(as a member of theUSA for Africa) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | We Are the World | |
| "Eaten Alive"(with Diana Ross)3 | 77 | 81 | — | 79 | — | 38 | 10 | 26 | — | 26 | — | 14 | 17 | 71 | Eaten Alive | ||
| 1986 | "Love's Gone Bad"(withThe Jackson 5)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Looking Back to Yesterday | |
| 1987 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"(with The Jackson 5) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | Non-album single | |
| "Get It"(withStevie Wonder) | 80 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 37 | Characters | ||
| 1988 | "I Want You Back '88"(with The Jackson 5) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | Non-album single | |
| 1989 | "Speed Demon"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad | |
| "2300 Jackson Street"(with The Jackson 5, Janet Jackson, Rebbie Jackson andMarlon Jackson)3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 2300 Jackson Street | ||
| 1990 | "Do the Bartman"(withThe Simpsons)3 | — | 1 | 17 | 14 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues | |
| 1992 | "Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes)" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes) CDS | |
| 1993 | "Whatzupwitu"(withEddie Murphy) | 121 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love's Alright | |
| 1995 | "Scream (David Morales Remix)"(with Janet Jackson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | Scream (David Morales Remix) | |
| "This Time Around"(withThe Notorious B.I.G.)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | ||
| 1996 | "Why"(with3T) | 112 | 46 | 21 | — | 9 | 29 | — | 10 | — | 9 | — | 14 | 11 | 2 | Brotherhood | |
| "I Need You"(with 3T)3 | — | 17 | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | 5 | — | 30 | — | 42 | 9 | 3 | |||
| "State of Independence (Remix)"(with Donna Summer & Friends)3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | State of Independence (Remix) | ||
| 1997 | "Is It Scary"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | |
| 1998 | "On the Line"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set | |
| 2001 | "Butterflies"1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Invincible | |
| "Speechless"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Heaven Can Wait"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "What More Can I Give"(withthe All Stars)2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Todo Para Ti"(withthe All Stars)2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Cheater"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ultimate Collection | |
| 2008 | "Beat It 2008"(withFergie)2 | — | — | 14 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 177 | Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition | |
| "Billie Jean 2008"(withKanye West)2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | |||
| "Thriller Megamix"2 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | King of Pop | ||
| 2009 | "Maria (You Were the Only One)"2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | Got to Be There | |
| "Dangerous"2 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | Dangerous | ||
| "Smile"2 | — | 56 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 74 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | ||
| "This Is It"(withThe Jacksons)2 | 118 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | Michael Jackson's This Is It | ||
| 2010 | "Mind Is the Magic"(forSiegfried & Roy) | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show | |
| "Breaking News"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Michael | ||
| "Much Too Soon"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(I Can't Make It) Another Day"(withLenny Kravitz)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Monster"(with50 Cent)2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | |||
| 2011 | "(I Like) The Way You Love Me"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All in Your Name"(withBarry Gibb)2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Immortal Megamix"2 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Immortal | ||
| "You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'll Be There (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dancing Machine/Blame It on the Boogie (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Place Hotel/Smooth Criminal/Dangerous (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Is It Scary/Threatened/Thriller (Immortal Version)"1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Bad (Afrojack Remix) (DJ Buddha Edit)"2(withPitbull) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad – 25th Anniversary Edition | |
| "I'm So Blue"[29][30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | US[31] | AUS[32] | CAN[33] | DEN[34] | FRA[35] | GER[36] | NOR[37] | NZ[21][38] | SPA[39] | SWI[40] | UK[41] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold[42] (35,000) | Platinum (20,000) | Silver (250,000) | |||||||
| 1980 | "Rock with You" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold (10,000) | |||||||||
| "Off the Wall" | Gold (500,000) | |||||||||||
| "She's Out of My Life" | Gold (500,000) | |||||||||||
| 1981 | "One Day in Your Life" | Gold (500,000) | ||||||||||
| 1982 | "The Girl Is Mine" | Gold (1,000,000) | Gold (10,000) | |||||||||
| 1983 | "Billie Jean" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Platinum[42] (70,000) | 2× Platinum (200,000) | Gold[43] (15,000) | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold (10,000) | Gold[44] (20,000) | Gold (500,000) | |||
| "Beat It" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Platinum[42] (70,000) | Platinum (100,000) | Gold[45] (15,000) | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold (10,000) | Silver (250,000) | |||||
| "Say Say Say" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold (500,000) | Silver (250,000) | |||||||||
| 1984 | "Thriller" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Platinum[42] (70,000) | Platinum (1,000,000) | 2× Platinum[46] (80,000) | Silver (250,000) | ||||||
| 1987 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Gold (1,000,000) | Silver (5,000) | |||||||||
| "Bad" | Platinum[42] (70,000) | Silver (200,000) | ||||||||||
| "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Gold[42] (35,000) | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "Man in the Mirror" | Gold[47] (15,000) | ||||||||||
| "The 12" Mixes" | Platinum[48] (70,000) | |||||||||||
| 1989 | "Smooth Criminal" | Silver (200,000) | ||||||||||
| 1991 | "Black or White" | Platinum (1,000,000) | 2× Platinum[49] (140,000) | Gold (50,000) | Silver (125,000) | Gold (250,000) | Platinum (10,000) | Silver (200,000) | ||||
| 1992 | "Remember the Time" | Gold (500,000) | Gold[49] (35,000) | |||||||||
| "In the Closet" | Gold (500,000) | Gold (35,000) | ||||||||||
| "Heal the World" | Gold[42] (35,000) | Silver (125,000) | Gold (250,000) | Gold (5,000) | Gold (400,000) | |||||||
| 1993 | "Give In to Me" | Gold[49] (35,000) | Gold (5,000) | |||||||||
| "Will You Be There" | Gold (500,000) | Gold (5,000) | ||||||||||
| 1995 | "Scream/Childhood" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold[49] (35,000) | Gold (5,000) | ||||||||
| "You Are Not Alone" | Platinum (1,000,000) | Platinum[49] (70,000) | Gold (250,000) | Gold (250,000) | Gold (5,000) | Gold (400,000) | ||||||
| "Earth Song" | Gold (250,000) | 2× Platinum (1,000,000) | Gold (25,000) | Platinum (50,000) | Platinum (600,000) | |||||||
| 1996 | "They Don't Care About Us" | Gold[49] (35,000) | Silver (125,000) | 3× Gold (750,000) | Gold (25,000) | Silver (200,000) | ||||||
| 1997 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | Gold[50] (35,000) | Gold (250,000) | Gold (5,000) | ||||||||
| 2001 | "You Rock My World" | Gold[49] (35,000) | Gold (250,000) | Gold (25,000) | ||||||||
| 2008 | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" | Gold[51] (35,000) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "Hold My Hand" | Gold (7,500) |
