Michael Jackson singles discography
As lead artist

Michael Jackson singles discography

Section Title: As lead artist
Table Section Text: None

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album

US	AUS	CAN	FRA	GER	NL	NZ	SPN	SWI	UK

"Got to Be There"	1971	4	83	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	Got to Be There

"Rockin' Robin"	1972	2	16	13	—	—	—	16	19	—	3

"I Wanna Be Where You Are"	16	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"Ain't No Sunshine"	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	99	8

"Ben"	1	1	6	81	—	2	12	19	—	7	Ben

"With a Child's Heart"	1973	50	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Music & Me

"Morning Glow"	—	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"Music and Me"	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—

"Happy"	—	31	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	52

"We're Almost There"	1975	54	—	79	—	—	61	21	—	—	46	Forever, Michael

"Just a Little Bit of You"	23	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"Ease on Down the Road" (with Diana Ross)	1978	41	—	35	—	—	47	—	—	—	45	The Wiz

"You Can't Win"	1979	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"A Brand New Day" (with Diana Ross & The Wiz Stars)	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"	1	1	3	15	13	2	1	2	4	3	RIAA: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum (Digital) ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum BPI: Gold	Off the Wall

"Rock with You"	1	4	3	59	58	22	3	1	68	7	RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold BPI: Silver

"Off the Wall"	1980	10	94	11	—	—	18	14	—	81	7	RIAA: Platinum

"She's Out of My Life"	10	17	15	—	—	13	6	—	97	3	RIAA: Gold

"Girlfriend"	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	41

"One Day in Your Life"	1981	55	9	—	—	—	2	48	—	—	1	BPI: Gold	One Day in Your Life

"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)	1982	2	4	8	—	53	16	3	1	—	8	RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold	Thriller

"Billie Jean"	1983	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	RIAA: Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum (Digital) RIAA: Gold (Mastertone) ARIA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum RMNZ: Gold BPI: Platinum

"Beat It"	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	RIAA: 4× Platinum RIAA: Gold (Mastertone) ARIA: Platinum MC: Platinum SNEP: Platinum RMNZ: Gold BPI: Platinum

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"	5	25	1	14	16	3	35	—	30	8	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver

"Human Nature"	7	63	11	165	64	11	12	—	46	62	RIAA: Platinum

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"	10	40	17	15	51	14	22	—	92	11	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver

"Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney)	1	4	1	2	12	4	1	1	2	2	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum SNEP: Gold BPI: Silver	Pipes of Peace

"Thriller"	4	3	3	1	9	4	3	1	3	10	RIAA: Platinum RIAA: 6× Platinum (Digital) RIAA: Gold (Mastertone) ARIA: 4× Platinum SNEP: Platinum BPI: Platinum	Thriller

"Farewell My Summer Love"	1984	38	68	46	—	51	—	35	—	—	7	Farewell My Summer Love

"Girl You're So Together"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett)	1987	1	10	2	12	2	1	1	5	2	1	RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Silver	Bad

"Bad"	1	4	5	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum SNEP: Silver

"The Way You Make Me Feel"	1	5	7	29	12	6	2	1	8	3	RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold

"Man in the Mirror"	1988	1	8	3	—	23	13	4	11	22	2	RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum

"Dirty Diana"	1	27	5	9	3	2	5	1	3	4	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver

"Another Part of Me"	11	44	28	32	10	8	14	31	5	15

"Smooth Criminal"	7	16	—	4	9	1	29	1	5	8	RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: Silver BPI: Gold

"Leave Me Alone"	1989	—	37	—	17	16	5	9	1	10	2

"Liberian Girl"	—	50	—	15	23	14	31	—	12	13

"Black or White"	1991	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold SNEP: Silver BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum BPI: Silver	Dangerous

"Remember the Time"	1992	3	6	2	5	8	4	1	2	4	3	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum SNEP: Silver RMNZ: Platinum BPI: Silver

"In the Closet"	6	5	16	9	15	9	5	2	25	8	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold

"Jam"	26	11	29	8	18	12	2	1	22	13

"Who Is It"	14	34	6	8	9	13	16	19	14	10

"Heal the World"	27	20	21	2	3	4	3	1	5	2	ARIA: Gold SNEP: Silver BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold BPI: Gold

"Give In to Me"	1993	—	4	—	7	10	4	1	6	7	2	ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold

"Will You Be There"	7	42	6	29	12	3	2	—	3	9	RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold

"Gone Too Soon"	—	76	—	32	45	20	6	—	33	33

"Scream" (with Janet Jackson)	1995	5	2	5	4	8	4	1	1	3	3	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold BPI: Silver	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

"Childhood"	73

"You Are Not Alone"	1	7	11	1	4	6	1	1	1	1	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum SNEP: Gold BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold BPI: Platinum

"Earth Song"	—	15	40	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	RIAA: Gold IFPI Austria: Platinum SNEP: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum BPI: Platinum

"They Don't Care About Us"	1996	30	16	—	4	1	4	9	2	3	4	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold SNEP: Gold BVMI: 3× Gold BPI: Silver

"Stranger in Moscow"	91	14	—	18	21	6	6	1	5	4

"Blood on the Dance Floor"	1997	42	5	4	10	5	7	1	1	5	1	ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold	Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

"History"	—	43	—	26	14	14	29	4	16	5

"Ghosts"

"You Rock My World"	2001	10	4	2	1	6	2	13	1	5	2	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold SNEP: Gold IFPI Norway: Gold BPI: Silver	Invincible

"Cry"	—	43	—	30	76	39	—	6	42	25

"Butterflies"	2002	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"One More Chance"	2003	83	—	—	44	29	28	—	7	24	5	Number Ones

"The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am)	2008	—	60	76	22	21	12	—	—	47	32	Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon)	81	8	32	10	63	47	4	—	—	69	ARIA: Gold

"Hold My Hand" (with Akon)	2010	39	37	16	27	7	28	6	7	9	10	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver FIMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold GLF: Platinum	Michael

"Hollywood Tonight"	2011	—	—	—	—	55	54	—	—	—	152

"Behind the Mask"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	191

"Love Never Felt So Good" (Solo or with Justin Timberlake)	2014	9	28	20	2	18	2	12	6	15	8	RIAA: Platinum (Digital) BEA: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold (Streaming) SNEP: Gold FIMI: Platinum AMPROFON: Platinum + Gold BPI: Gold	Xscape

"A Place with No Name"	—	—	—	93	—	24	—	—	—	172

"Don't Matter to Me" (with Drake)	2018	9	3	4	19	16	7	6	33	5	2	ARIA: Gold MC: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold (Streaming) BPI: Gold	Scorpion

"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Sentence(s)

Michael Jackson's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 was "Got to Be There" (1971), which peaked at number four.
Michael Jackson's first entry was "Got to Be There" in 1971, which peaked at number four in the US.
Michael Jackson's first entry was "Got to Be There" in 1971, which peaked at number four in the US.

final_sentence: Michael Jackson's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 was "Got to Be There" (1971), which peaked at number four.
final_sentence: Michael Jackson's first entry was "Got to Be There" in 1971, which peaked at number four in the US.
final_sentence: Michael Jackson's first entry was "Got to Be There" in 1971, which peaked at number four in the US.