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Other records and achievements
* Jackson has supported more charities than any other pop singer - 39 charitable organizations either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or the participation in their activities. The charities involved include AIDS Project L.A., American Cancer Society, BMI Foundation, Inc., Childhelp USA, United Negro College Fund, YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw, The Sickle Cell Research Fund and Volunteers of America[7].
* David O. Selznick's 1940 Best Film Oscar for Gone with the Wind (USA, 1939) was bought by Jackson for $1,542,000 on June 12, 1999, at Sotheby's, New York City. The Academy Awards no longer permits such sales, all but ensuring that it will remain the most expensive Oscar.
* Jackson and Bubbles, a porcelain sculpture created by the artist Jeff Koons in 1988 sold for $5,616,750 at Sotheby's in New York City on May 15, 2001. The piece measures 106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 cm (42 x 70.5 x 32.5 in) and is described as a mix of pop culture and high art. The sculpture shows Jackson reclining with his arm around his pet monkey. It is the most valuable sculpture by a living artist.
* Jackson's part-feature film, part-music video, Ghosts (USA, 1996), is 38 minutes long and was based on an original concept by horror writer Stephen King. Jackson plays five different roles in the video, directed by Stan Winston. It is the longest music video of all time.
* Jackson holds the record for most expensive music video ("Scream" in 1995 with sister Janet Jackson) cost reportedly over seven million U.S. dollars.
* On November 14, 1991, Michael Jackson’s music video, Black or White was broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries with an estimated audience of 500 million people. It is the largest audience ever to view a music video.
* In March 1991, Jackson signed a new record-breaking US$890 million contract by Sony. It is still the largest recording contract of all time.
* In 1986 Jackson signed a $15 million deal with Pepsi - it was the largest ever endorsement for product promotion.
* Jackson has the record for the two best-selling VHS music videos ever released ("Moonwalker" [1988] in first place, and "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" [1984] in second place).
* Jackson jointly holds the record for most Grammy Awards won in a single year. He won eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This was equaled by Carlos Santana at the 2001 ceremony.
* Jackson jointly holds the record for most American Music Awards won in a single year, winning eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This was equaled by Whitney Houston at the 1994 ceremony.
* Jackson jointly holds the record for the most World Music Awards won in a single year, with five awards at the 1996 ceremony (tied with Whitney Houston from the 1994 ceremony).
* Jackson holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other male artist, having 26.
* Jackson holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other artist in one year, grabbing 13 in 1983.
* Jackson has more music awards than any other artist in the history of music.
* Honored as artist of the decade by former President, George H. W. Bush in 1989 and another seven awards from others.
* Named "Artist Of The Century" at the American Music Awards ceremony in 2002.
* Jackson's "Bad World Tour" (1987–1989) was the highest-grossing tour ever at the time, with over $125 million earned. This record was later broken by the "Dangerous World Tour" (1992-1993) and later broken again by the "HIStory World Tour" (1996-1997), which is still the biggest tour ever in terms of international attendance (4.4 million tickets outside of USA).
* Michael Jackson is the only foreign artist to have sold more than 1,500,000 units in Turkey with all his albums (Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Blood On The Dance Floor and Invincible). Bad is the best-selling foreign album in Turkey with the sales of 560,000 units. HIStory is the best-selling double album by a foreign artist in Turkey with more than 145,000 units sold.
* Jackson's album "Thriller" (1982) is the best selling album of all time with more than 104 million copies.
* Would have been the biggest audience ever to see an artist in one city, from "This Is It" in 2009.
* Would have been the most amount of people to attend a series of arena shows, from "This Is It" in 2009.
* The fastest ticket sales in history, with 700,000 tickets sold in about four hours for the now-cancelled "This Is It" tour in 2009.
* Jackson is the third best selling artist of all time with over 750 million records sold. (First, second and fourth are as follows: 1. The Beatles, 2. Elvis Presley, 4. Bing Crosby)
* At one stage, Michael Jackson was one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world, with a fortune of more than $750 million. [8]
* Jackson has been given 197 recognized awards.
* Jackson has supported more charities than any other pop singer - 39 charitable organizations either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or the participation in their activities. The charities involved include AIDS Project L.A., American Cancer Society, BMI Foundation, Inc., Childhelp USA, United Negro College Fund, YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw, The Sickle Cell Research Fund and Volunteers of America[7].
* David O. Selznick's 1940 Best Film Oscar for Gone with the Wind (USA, 1939) was bought by Jackson for $1,542,000 on June 12, 1999, at Sotheby's, New York City. The Academy Awards no longer permits such sales, all but ensuring that it will remain the most expensive Oscar.
* Jackson and Bubbles, a porcelain sculpture created by the artist Jeff Koons in 1988 sold for $5,616,750 at Sotheby's in New York City on May 15, 2001. The piece measures 106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 cm (42 x 70.5 x 32.5 in) and is described as a mix of pop culture and high art. The sculpture shows Jackson reclining with his arm around his pet monkey. It is the most valuable sculpture by a living artist.
* Jackson's part-feature film, part-music video, Ghosts (USA, 1996), is 38 minutes long and was based on an original concept by horror writer Stephen King. Jackson plays five different roles in the video, directed by Stan Winston. It is the longest music video of all time.
* Jackson holds the record for most expensive music video ("Scream" in 1995 with sister Janet Jackson) cost reportedly over seven million U.S. dollars.
* On November 14, 1991, Michael Jackson’s music video, Black or White was broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries with an estimated audience of 500 million people. It is the largest audience ever to view a music video.
* In March 1991, Jackson signed a new record-breaking US$890 million contract by Sony. It is still the largest recording contract of all time.
* In 1986 Jackson signed a $15 million deal with Pepsi - it was the largest ever endorsement for product promotion.
* Jackson has the record for the two best-selling VHS music videos ever released ("Moonwalker" [1988] in first place, and "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" [1984] in second place).
* Jackson jointly holds the record for most Grammy Awards won in a single year. He won eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This was equaled by Carlos Santana at the 2001 ceremony.
* Jackson jointly holds the record for most American Music Awards won in a single year, winning eight awards at the 1984 ceremony. This was equaled by Whitney Houston at the 1994 ceremony.
* Jackson jointly holds the record for the most World Music Awards won in a single year, with five awards at the 1996 ceremony (tied with Whitney Houston from the 1994 ceremony).
* Jackson holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other male artist, having 26.
* Jackson holds the record for winning more Billboard awards than any other artist in one year, grabbing 13 in 1983.
* Jackson has more music awards than any other artist in the history of music.
* Honored as artist of the decade by former President, George H. W. Bush in 1989 and another seven awards from others.
* Named "Artist Of The Century" at the American Music Awards ceremony in 2002.
* Jackson's "Bad World Tour" (1987–1989) was the highest-grossing tour ever at the time, with over $125 million earned. This record was later broken by the "Dangerous World Tour" (1992-1993) and later broken again by the "HIStory World Tour" (1996-1997), which is still the biggest tour ever in terms of international attendance (4.4 million tickets outside of USA).
* Michael Jackson is the only foreign artist to have sold more than 1,500,000 units in Turkey with all his albums (Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Blood On The Dance Floor and Invincible). Bad is the best-selling foreign album in Turkey with the sales of 560,000 units. HIStory is the best-selling double album by a foreign artist in Turkey with more than 145,000 units sold.
* Jackson's album "Thriller" (1982) is the best selling album of all time with more than 104 million copies.
* Would have been the biggest audience ever to see an artist in one city, from "This Is It" in 2009.
* Would have been the most amount of people to attend a series of arena shows, from "This Is It" in 2009.
* The fastest ticket sales in history, with 700,000 tickets sold in about four hours for the now-cancelled "This Is It" tour in 2009.
* Jackson is the third best selling artist of all time with over 750 million records sold. (First, second and fourth are as follows: 1. The Beatles, 2. Elvis Presley, 4. Bing Crosby)
* At one stage, Michael Jackson was one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world, with a fortune of more than $750 million. [8]
* Jackson has been given 197 recognized awards.
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Pink Panther, thanks for a great thread...love the songs...
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quote:Originally posted by Pink Panther:
One of my fav MJ songs.
Michael Jackson performing "Man in the Mirror" live at the 1988 Grammy Awards with a Gospel Choir.
Michael Jackson "Man in the Mirror"
reposting song because of broken link
Man In The Mirror
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Slash from Guns 'n Roses and MJ from a 1995 VMA awards show....... check out MJ moves towards the end of this video
Slash with michael jackson!!
Slash with michael jackson!!
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