The Best of Michael Jackson
{{Infobox album
| name = The Best of Michael Jackson
| type = Greatest hits
| artist = Michael Jackson
| cover = Mjbestof.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 28, 1975
| recorded = June 1971 – December 1974
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 36:31
| label = Motown
| producer = {{hlist|Berry Gordy|Hal Davis|Mel Larson|Jerry Marcellino|The Corporation|Brian Holland|Sam Brown|Bob Gaudio}}
| prev_title = Forever, Michael
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Off the Wall
| next_year = 1979
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-michael-jackson-motown-mw0000365393|title=AllMusic review: The Best of Michael Jackson |publisher=All Media Network|work=AllMusic|access-date=July 16, 2017|first=William|last=Ruhlmann}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B−{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: J|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=J&bk=70|access-date=February 27, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
}}
The Best of Michael Jackson is a compilation of American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson's greatest hits and was released by his former record company Motown on August 28, 1975 (just one day before Jackson's 17th birthday). It peaked at number 44 on the U.S. R&B albums chart.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Got to Be There
| writer1 = Elliot Willensky
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Ben
| writer2 = {{hlist|Walter Scharf|Don Black}}
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = With a Child's Heart
| writer3 = {{hlist|Sylvia Moy|Vicky Basemore|Henry Cosby}}
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)
| writer4 = {{hlist|Michel Legrand|Smokey Robinson}}
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = One Day In Your Life
| writer5 = {{hlist|Sam Brown III|Renee Armand}}
| length5 = 4:16
| title6 = I Wanna Be Where You Are
| writer6 = {{hlist|Leon Ware|Arthur Ross}}
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Rockin' Robin
| writer7 = Leon René
| length7 = 2:34
| title8 = We're Almost There
| writer8 = {{hlist|Brian Holland|Edward Holland Jr.}}
| length8 = 3:45
| title9 = Morning Glow
| writer9 = Stephen Schwartz
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = Music and Me
| writer10 = {{hlist|Jerry Marcellino|Mel Larson|Don Fenceton|Mike Cannon}}
| length10 = 2:37
}}
Tracks 1, 6, 7 from Got to Be There. Track 2 from Ben. Tracks 3, 4, 9, 10 from Music & Me. Tracks 5, 8 from Forever, Michael.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (1975–1981)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Michael Jackson|album=The Best of Michael Jackson|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|UK|11|artist=Michael Jackson|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|156|artist=Michael Jackson|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|44|artist=Michael Jackson|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1981)
!Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1981&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1981|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=February 13, 2021}}
|95 |
References
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Category:1975 greatest hits albums
Category:Michael Jackson compilation albums
Category:Albums produced by Hal Davis
Category:Motown compilation albums
Category:Albums produced by Bob Gaudio
Category:Albums produced by Berry Gordy
Category:Albums produced by the Corporation (record production team)