List of songs recorded by Michael Jackson

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American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson recorded songs for ten studio albums, two posthumous studio albums, seventy two compilation albums, three soundtrack albums, one live album and seven remix albums. He has provided background vocals for songs recorded by other artists, as well as featured on duets.

Jackson debuted on the professional music scene at age five as a member of the Jackson 5. The group set a chart record when its first four singles—"I Want You Back" (1969), "ABC" (1970), "The Love You Save" (1970), and "I'll Be There" (1970)—peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. As Jackson began to emerge as a solo performer in the early 1970s, he maintained ties to the Jackson 5 and Motown. Between 1972 and 1975, Michael released four solo studio albums with Motown: Got to Be There (1972), Ben (1972), Music & Me (1973), and Forever, Michael (1975).{{cite news|first= Bernadette |last= McNulty |date= June 26, 2009 |title= Michael Jackson's music: the solo albums |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5652389/Michael-Jacksons-music-the-solo-albums.html |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |access-date= May 31, 2015}} "Got to Be There" and "Ben", the title tracks from his first two solo albums, became successful singles, as did a cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin".Taraborrelli, 2009, pp. 98–9. In June 1975, the Jackson 5 signed with Epic Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records, and released six more albums between 1976 and 1984. Michael, the group's lead songwriter during this time, wrote hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (1979), "This Place Hotel" (1980), and "Can You Feel It" (1980). Jackson's fifth solo album, Off the Wall (1979), co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Songwriters for the album included Jackson, Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney. Off the Wall was the first solo album to generate four top 10 hits in the United States: "Off the Wall", "She's Out of My Life", and the chart-topping singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You".George, 2004, pp. 37–8.{{cite web|title= Aug 29, 1958: Michael Jackson is born |url= http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-is-born |publisher= History |access-date= May 31, 2015}} This album helped Jackson win three awards at the American Music Awards and a Grammy Award for his solo efforts.{{cite news|title= Donna Summer and Michael Jackson sweep Annual American Music Awards |date= January 20, 1980 |newspaper= The Ledger |agency= Associated Press |access-date= May 31, 2015 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wYEsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776,1201107}}{{cite news|first= Ida |last= Peters |title= Donna No. 1, Pop and Soul; Michael Jackson King of Soul |newspaper= The Afro-American |date= February 2, 1980 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EaMkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zf4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3100,419518 |access-date= May 31, 2015}}Geore, 2004, pp. 37–8. Jackson recorded with Queen singer Freddie Mercury from 1981 to 1983, including a demo of "State of Shock", "Victory", and "There Must Be More to Life Than This".{{cite web|url= http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/Songs/collabfreddie.htm |title= Freddie Mercury - Collaborations |publisher= Ultimatequeen.co.uk |access-date= May 31, 2015}} Jackson went on to record the single "State of Shock" with Mick Jagger for the Jacksons' album Victory (1984).Campbell, 1993. In 1982, Jackson combined his interests in songwriting and film when he contributed the song "Someone in the Dark" to the storybook for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The song, with Jones as its producer, won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1983.{{cite web|title= Past Winners Search: Michael Jackson |publisher= The Recording Academy |url= http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22Michael+Jackson%22&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |access-date= January 29, 2014}}

Jackson's sixth album, Thriller, was released in late 1982. The album earned Jackson seven Grammys and eight American Music Awards.{{cite news|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5127,2841948 |title= Michael Jackson sweeps American Music Awards |newspaper= Daily News |agency= Associated Press |date= January 17, 1984 |access-date= June 16, 2010}} Thriller was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".Lewis Jones, 2005, p. 47. Jackson's seventh album Bad (1987) produced nine singles with seven charting in the United States. Five of these singles ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana") reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a record for most number-one Hot 100 singles from any one album.{{cite press release|first= Todd |last= Leopold |date= June 6, 2005 |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/30/jackson.life/ |title= Michael Jackson: A life in the spotlight |agency= CNN}}{{cite magazine|first= Jay |last= Cocks |title= Music: The Badder They Come |date= September 14, 1987 |url= http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,965452,00.html |magazine= Time |access-date= April 25, 2010}} In 1991, he released his eighth album, Dangerous, co-produced with Teddy Riley. The album produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including one number-one hit "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In the Closet" and "Will You Be There" which produced and performed by Jackson the theme for the film Free Willy.{{cite news|first= Chris |last= Willman |title= Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' |date= November 24, 1991 |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |url= https://www.latimes.com/la-archive-dangerous-review-nov24-story.html |access-date= June 11, 2015}} In June 1995, Jackson released his ninth album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, a double album. The first disc, HIStory Begins, is a 15-track greatest hits album. The second disc, HIStory Continues, contains 13 original songs and two cover versions. The album features hits like "Scream", a duet with Jackson's youngest sister Janet Jackson, "Earth Song", "They Don't Care About Us", and "You Are Not Alone". "You Are Not Alone" holds the Guinness World Record for the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite web|url= http://www.today.com/id/15529981 |title= The return of the King of Pop |work= Today |date= June 8, 2008 |access-date= May 31, 2015}}{{cite news|title= Michael Jackson's best selling studio albums |date= June 26, 2009 |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |access-date= June 11, 2015 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html}} Jackson worked with collaborators including Teddy Riley and Rodney Jerkins to produce his tenth solo album, Invincible (2001). Invincible spawned three singles, "You Rock My World", "Cry", and "Butterflies".

Michael Jackson's recorded music also encompasses providing background vocals for other artists like Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, La Toya Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Janet Jackson, Barry Gibb, and 3T. He collaborated with singers and musicians including the Jackson 5, Paul McCartney, and Freddie Mercury.