Michael Jackson singles discography

This page lists singles released by American singer Michael 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 on radio. It does not include re-issues.

The list shows how successful each single was on national record 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 the record sales certifications for each single, which marks how many copies of each single were sold. The certifications are by RIAA, ARIA, Music Canada, IFPI Denmark, SNEP, BVMI, IFPI Norway, Recorded Music NZ, PROMUSICAE, IFPI Switzerland, and BPI.

Singles
European peaks
 Year Single Peak chart positionsAUTBELDENFINFRA GER IRE ITA NED NOR SPA SWESWI UK 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" (with Paul 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

Singles released physically
 Year Single Chart positions Album USPeak chart positions for singles charting on the United States chart:AUSPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Australian chart: CANPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Canadian chart: FRAPeak chart positions for singles charting on the French chart:GERPeak chart positions for singles charting on the German chart: NLPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Netherlands chart:NZPeak chart positions for singles charting on the New Zealand chart:SPNPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Spanish chart:SWZPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Swiss chart: UKPeak chart positions for singles charting on the United Kingdom chart:1971"Got to Be There"4833——————5Got to Be There1972"Rockin' Robin"21613———1619—3"I Wanna Be Where You Are"16—57———————"Ain't No Sunshine"—————16——998"Ben"11681—21219—7Ben1973"With a Child's Heart"50—60———————Music & Me"Morning Glow"—98————————"Music and Me"—————34————"Happy"—31————21——521975"We're Almost There"54—79——6121——46Forever, Michael"Just a Little Bit of You"23—43———————"One Day in Your Life"559———148——11979"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"113151321243Off the Wall"Rock with You"1435958—31687"Off the Wall"109411——2314—8171980"She's Out of My Life"101715——196—973"Girlfriend"——————49——411982"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)248—531231—8Thriller1983"Billie Jean"1112222111"Beat It"1211211123"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"52511416135—308"Human Nature"76311—641433—46622"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"104017155113——92111984"Thriller"43319361310"Farewell My Summer Love"386846—51—35——7Farewell My Summer Love"Touch the One You Love"——————————"Girl You're So Together"—————————331987"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett)110212213521Bad"Bad"1454412133"Twenty-Five Miles"——————————The Original Soul of Michael Jackson"The Way You Make Me Feel"157291262183Bad1988"Man in the Mirror"183—2316411222"Dirty Diana"12659325134"Another Part of Me"1144283210101431515"Smooth Criminal"716—491291581989"Leave Me Alone"—37—1716691102"Liberian Girl"—50—15231531—12131991"Black or White"1111231111Dangerous1992"Remember the Time"3625831243"In the Closet"6516915952258"Jam"2611298189212213"Who Is It"14346891516191410"Heal the World"27202123631521993"Give In to Me"—4—71031672"Will You Be There"7426291232—39"Gone Too Soon"—76—3245316—33331995"Scream" (with Janet Jackson)52124831133HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I"Childhood"731"You Are Not Alone"17111491111"Earth Song"—154021441111996"They Don't Care About Us"3016—4149234"Stranger in Moscow"9114—1821961541997"Blood on the Dance Floor"425410541151Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix"HIStory/Ghosts"—43—2614162941652001"You Rock My World"104216313152Invincible"Cry"—43—3076——642252003"One More Chance"83——442923—7245Number Ones2008"The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am)—6076222117——4732Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon)818321063484——692010"Hold My Hand" (with Akon)3937162772867910Michael2011"Hollywood Tonight"————5554———152"Behind the Mask"——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles
This list includes:
 Singles released by other musicians that feature Michael Jackson.
 Singles released only on radio, or digital download.

 Year Single Chart positions AlbumUSAUSAUTPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Austrian chart:CANFRAGERITAPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Italian chart:NLNORPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Norwegian chart:NZSPNSWEPeak chart positions for singles charting on the Swedish chart:SWZUK1978"Ease on Down the Road" (with Diana Ross)41——35———47—————45The Wiz1979"You Can't Win"81—————————————"A Brand New Day" (with Diana Ross & The Wiz Stars)———————1——————1980"Night Time Lover" (with La Toya Jackson) 1 3——————————————La Toya Jackson"Save Me" (with Dave Mason)71—————————————Old Crest on a New Wave1982"Muscles" (with Diana Ross) 310——18—69—10—18126—15Silk Electric"State of Independence" (with Donna Summer & Friends) 341——————1—————14Donna Summer"Someone in the Dark" 1——————————————E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1983"Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney)14101212141101122Pipes of Peace1984"Somebody's Watching Me" (with Rockwell and Jermaine Jackson) 321214252142751436Somebody'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" (with Janet Jackson) 3——————————————Dream Street"Centipede" (with Rebbie Jackson & Weather Girls) 32497———————4————Centipede"The Man" (with Paul McCartney) 1——————————————Pipes of Peace1985"We Are the World" (as a member of the USA for Africa)11211211111111We Are the World"Eaten Alive" (with Diana Ross) 37781—79—381026—26—141771Eaten Alive1986"Love's Gone Bad" (with The Jackson 5) 1——————————————Looking Back to Yesterday1987"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (with The Jackson 5)—————————————91Non-album single"Get It" (with Stevie Wonder)80———49——14——19——37Characters1988"I Want You Back '88" (with The Jackson 5)———————14—————8Non-album single1989"Speed Demon" 1——————————————Bad"2300 Jackson Street" (with The Jackson 5, Janet Jackson, Rebbie Jackson and Marlon Jackson) 3———————48—————762300 Jackson Street1990"Do the Bartman" (with The Simpsons) 3—11714—5—21123121The Simpsons Sing the Blues1992"Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes)"—18———————————14Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes) CDS1993"Whatzupwitu" (with Eddie Murphy)121———36—————————Love's Alright1995"Scream (David Morales Remix)" (with Janet Jackson)—————————————43Scream (David Morales Remix)"This Time Around" (with The Notorious B.I.G.) 1——————————————HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I1996"Why" (with 3T)1124621—929—10—9—14112Brotherhood"I Need You" (with 3T) 3—17——522—5—30—4293"State of Independence (Remix)" (with Donna Summer & Friends) 3—————————————13State of Independence (Remix)1997"Is It Scary" 1——————————————Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix1998"On the Line" 1——————————————Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set2001"Butterflies" 114—————————————Invincible"Speechless" 1——————————————2002"Heaven Can Wait" 1——————————————2003"What More Can I Give" (with the All Stars) 2——————————————Non-album single"Todo Para Ti" (with the All Stars) 2——————————————2004"Cheater" 1——————————————The Ultimate Collection2008"Beat It 2008" (with Fergie) 2——1477———————826177Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition"Billie Jean 2008" (with Kanye West) 2—————————————183"Thriller Megamix" 2—80———————————96King of Pop2009"Maria (You Were the Only One)" 2————————————62—Got to Be There"Dangerous" 2—————99——————78—Dangerous"Smile" 2—56———71——————7074HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I"This Is It" (with The Jacksons) 2118——56———22——18———Michael Jackson's This Is It2010"Mind Is the Magic" (for Siegfried & 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" (with Lenny Kravitz) 1——————————————"Monster" (with 50 Cent) 2—————————————1972011"(I Like) The Way You Love Me" 1——————————————"All in Your Name" (with Barry 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 (with Pitbull)——————————————Bad – 25th Anniversary Edition"I'm So Blue"——————————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications
YearSingleUSAUSCANDENFRAGERNORNZSPASWIUK1979"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"Platinum(1,000,000)Gold(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(70,000)2× Platinum(200,000)Gold(15,000)Platinum(1,000,000)Gold(10,000)Gold(20,000)Gold(500,000)"Beat It"Platinum(1,000,000)Platinum(70,000)Platinum(100,000)Gold(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(70,000)Platinum(1,000,000)2× Platinum(80,000)Silver(250,000)1987"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"Gold(1,000,000)Silver(5,000)"Bad"Platinum(70,000)Silver(200,000)"The Way You Make Me Feel"Gold(35,000)1988"Man in the Mirror"Gold(15,000)"The 12" Mixes"Platinum(70,000)1989"Smooth Criminal"Silver(200,000)1991"Black or White"Platinum(1,000,000)2× Platinum(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(35,000)"In the Closet"Gold(500,000)Gold(35,000)"Heal the World"Gold(35,000)Silver(125,000)Gold(250,000)Gold(5,000)Gold(400,000)1993"Give In to Me"Gold(35,000)Gold(5,000)"Will You Be There"Gold(500,000)Gold(5,000)1995"Scream/Childhood"Platinum(1,000,000)Gold(35,000)Gold(5,000)"You Are Not Alone"Platinum(1,000,000)Platinum(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(35,000)Silver(125,000)3× Gold(750,000)Gold(25,000)Silver(200,000)1997"Blood on the Dance Floor"Gold(35,000)Gold(250,000)Gold(5,000)2001"You Rock My World"Gold(35,000)Gold(250,000)Gold(25,000)2008"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"Gold(35,000)2010"Hold My Hand"Gold(7,500)

 In the United States, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Thriller" won also a Gold Award (500,000) in the Digital category. "Billie Jean" won a 2× Platinum award (2,000,000).
 In the United States, "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Thriller" won also a Gold Award (500,000) in the Mastertone category.
 Awards from Denmark awarded in the (digital) "Track" category.
 Awards from Spain awarded in the digital category.

Footnotes

Jackson, Michael
Discography, Singles