There was really something magical about the king of pop, Michael Jackson. He has more No.1 songs to his credit than any other artist could ever dream of. Michael had one of the most endearing and enchanting personas we had ever witnessed. With more than 13 chart-topping songs, he still holds the record of producing the maximum numbers of blockbuster songs. From mesmerizing Moon Walk to his soulful voice to his energetic performances, it was so easy to become a fan of his breath-taking high pop art. If you take a look at his catalog, you will find many songs that have the quality to dominate your playlist, no matter what genre you love.
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Here're the top 10 songs of Michael Jackson that managed to make their way to chart-toppers:
10. Bad – 1987: With Bad, Michael became the first and only artist to have 5 chart-topping songs in a single solo album. The vocal arrangement of the songs makes it better than the other hit songs of the king of pop.
9. Smooth Criminal – 1987: Another one of Jackson’s miraculous solo compositions. The song begins with scary music but later transports you to another dimension. This masterpiece left an indelible mark on every pop fan’s art.
8. Rock with You – 1980: Rock with You is a true example of what real pop music is. A blockbuster from Jackson’s fifth solo album ‘Off the Wall’ left everyone wowed and made him the greatest artist of the decade.
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7. Scream – 1995: No one can deny the fact that ‘Scream’ from his solo album ‘History’ is an important highlight of his long-living legacy. With sister Janet Jackson, Michael introduced a new kind of pop song to the music world.
6. Black or White (1991): This song was a great reply by Jackson to all the troll and discrimination he received while being black. with lines like “I’m not going to spend my life being a color” that are probably in need of some unpacking. Yet “Black or White” actually bangs, it's undeniably great guitar line vaulting the song to the best of Jackson’s ’90s No. 1s.
5. The way you make me feel – 1987: With this song Jackson established himself as the king of love pop songs. “The Way You Make Me Feel” is proof that, even almost two decades into his career, Jackson could make an earnest love song as pure as his first 5 songs.
4. Dirty Diana – 1988: The song helped Jackson to make his mark as one of the most versatile artists of the decade. starting with that elusive keyboard line and going through the unexpectedly charming melodies of the verses to the heady emotion of the chorus, this is a model piece of pop songs.
3. Man in the Mirror – 1988: A career-defining Jackson hit for its statement of self, from an artist with a notoriously conflicted relationship with his own image, “Man in the Mirror” is tragic in the way it foreshadows Jackson’s struggles and hurdles of his life.
2. Don’t stop till you get enough – 1979: One of the earliest Jackson hits that helped him to shine among the other well-established artists. No doubt this 6 min. an ideal pop song is a sure-shot stunner.
1. Billie Jean – 1983: None of Jackson’s solo hits has the power or capability of holding the number one position in this list other than Billie Jean. This is proof that Michael Jackson is the greatest artist in the history of music culture.
