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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). "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". 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". This album helped Jackson win three awards at the American Music Awards and a Grammy Award for his solo efforts. 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". Jackson went on to record the single "State of Shock" with Mick Jagger for the Jacksons' album Victory (1984). 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.
Jackson's sixth album, Thriller, was released in late 1982. The album earned Jackson seven Grammys and eight American Music Awards. Thriller was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". 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. 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. 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. Jackson worked with collaborators including Teddy Riley and Rodney Jerkins to produce his tenth solo album, Invincible (2001). Invincible spawned two singles, "You Rock My World" and "Cry". In 1993, Jackson composed most of the music for the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
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.
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| Title | Year | Album | Writer(s) | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "2 Bad" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bruce Swedien | ||||||
| René Moore | ||||||
| Dallas Austin | ||||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | ||||||
| "2000 Watts" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Tyrese Gibson | ||||||
| Jaron Henson | ||||||
| "2300 Jackson Street" | 1989 | 2300 Jackson Street | Jermaine Jackson | |||
| Jackie Jackson | ||||||
| Tito Jackson | ||||||
| Randy Jackson | ||||||
| Gene Griffin | ||||||
| Aaron Hall | ||||||
| "A Brand New Day" | 1978 | The Wiz | Luther Vandross | |||
| "A Place with No Name" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite | ||||||
| Dewey Bunnell | ||||||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Bill Withers | |||
| "Al Capone" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "All in Your Name" | 2011 | Barry Gibb | ||||
| Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "All the Things You Are" | 1973 | Music & Me | Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
| Jerome Kern | ||||||
| "Another Part of Me" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Baby Be Mine" | 1982 | Thriller | Rod Temperton | |||
| "Bad" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Be a Lion" | 1978 | The Wiz | Charlie Smalls | |||
| "Beat It" | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Beautiful Girl" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Behind the Mask" | 2010 | Michael | Michael Jackson | |||
| Chris Mosdell | ||||||
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ||||||
| "Ben" | 1972 | Ben | Walter Scharf | |||
| Don Black | ||||||
| "Best of Joy" | 2010 | Michael | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Billie Jean" | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Black or White" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bill Bottrell | ||||||
| "Blood on the Dance Floor" | 1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Blue Gangsta" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite | ||||||
| "Break of Dawn" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite | ||||||
| "Burn This Disco Out" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Rod Temperton | |||
| "Butterflies" | 2001 | Invincible | Andre Harris | |||
| Marsha Ambrosius | ||||||
| "Call on Me" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Fonce Mizell | |||
| Larry Mizell | ||||||
| "Can't Get Outta the Rain" | 1982 | B-side of "The Girl Is Mine" | Michael Jackson | |||
| Quincy Jones | ||||||
| "Can't Let Her Get Away" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Carousel" | 2001 | Thriller (Special Edition) | Michael Sembello | |||
| Don Freeman | ||||||
| "Centipede" | 1984 | Centipede | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Cheater" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Greg Phillinganes | ||||||
| "Chicago" | 2014 | Xscape | Cory Rooney | |||
| "Childhood" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Cinderella Stay Awhile" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Michael Burnett Sutton | |||
| Mack David | ||||||
| "Come Together" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | John Lennon | |||
| Paul McCartney | ||||||
| "Cry" | 2001 | Invincible | R. Kelly | |||
| "D.S." | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Dangerous" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bill Bottrell | ||||||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Dapper-Dan" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Don Fletcher | |||
| "Dear Michael" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Hal Davis | |||
| Elliot Willensky | ||||||
| "Dirty Diana" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Doggin' Around" | 1973 | Music & Me | Lena Agree | |||
| "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Don't Let It Get You Down" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Mel Larson | |||
| Jerry Marcellino | ||||||
| Deke Richards | ||||||
| "Don't Matter to Me" | 2018 | Scorpion | Michael Jackson | |||
| Paul Anka | ||||||
| Aubrey Graham | ||||||
| Noah Shebib | ||||||
| Paul Jefferies | ||||||
| Nana Rogues | ||||||
| Negin Djafari | ||||||
| "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Richard Stites | ||||||
| Reed Vertelney | ||||||
| "Earth Song" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Ease on Down the Road" | 1978 | The Wiz | Charlie Smalls | |||
| "Eaten Alive" | 1985 | Eaten Alive | Barry Gibb | |||
| Maurice Gibb | ||||||
| Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "Euphoria" | 1973 | Music & Me | Leon Ware | |||
| Jacqueline Hilliard | ||||||
| "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | 1972 | Ben | Gladys Hampton | |||
| Regina Adams | ||||||
| Ace Adams | ||||||
| "Fall Again" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Walter Afanasieff | |||
| Robin Thicke | ||||||
| "Farewell My Summer Love" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Keni St. Lewis | |||
| "Fly Away" | 2001 | Bad (Special Edition) | Michael Jackson | |||
| "For All Time" | 2008 | Thriller 25 | Steve Porcaro | |||
| Michael Sherwood | ||||||
| "Free" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Get It" | 1987 | Characters | Stevie Wonder | |||
| "Get on the Floor" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson | |||
| Louis Johnson | ||||||
| "Ghosts" | 1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Willie Hutch | |||
| "Girl You're So Together" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Keni St. Lewis | |||
| "Girlfriend" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Paul McCartney | |||
| "Give In to Me" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bill Bottrell | ||||||
| "Gone Too Soon" | 1991 | Dangerous | Larry Grossman | |||
| Buz Kohan | ||||||
| "Got the Hots" | 2008 | Thriller 25 (Japanese Edition) | Rod Temperton | |||
| "Got to Be There" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Elliot Willensky | |||
| "Greatest Show on Earth" | 1972 | Ben | Mel Larson | |||
| Jerry Marcellino | ||||||
| "Happy" | 1973 | Music & Me | Michel Legrand | |||
| Smokey Robinson | ||||||
| "Heal the World" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Heartbreaker" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Mischke Butler | ||||||
| Norman Gregg | ||||||
| "Heaven Can Wait" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Andreao Heard | ||||||
| Nate Smith | ||||||
| Teron Beal | ||||||
| Eritza Laues | ||||||
| Kenny Quiller | ||||||
| "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Al Green | |||
| Mabon Hodges | ||||||
| "HIStory" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| James Harris III | ||||||
| Terry Lewis | ||||||
| "Hold My Hand" | 2010 | Michael | Aliaune Thiam | |||
| Giorgio Tuinfort | ||||||
| Claude Kelly | ||||||
| "Hollywood Tonight" | 2010 | Michael | Michael Jackson | |||
| Brad Buxer | ||||||
| "Human Nature" | 1982 | Thriller | Steve Porcaro | |||
| John Bettis | ||||||
| "I Can't Help It" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Stevie Wonder | |||
| Susaye Greene | ||||||
| "" | 2010 | Michael | Lenny Kravitz | |||
| "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "" | 2010 | Michael | Michael Jackson | |||
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Arthur "T-Boy" Ross | |||
| Leon Ware | ||||||
| "If'n I Was God" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | Robert B. Sherman | |||
| Richard M. Sherman | ||||||
| "I'll Come Home to You" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Freddie Perren | |||
| Christine Yarian | ||||||
| "I'm in Love Again" | 1980 | Love Lives Forever | Minnie Riperton | |||
| Richard Rudolph | ||||||
| "I'm So Blue" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "In Our Small Way" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Beatrice Verdi | |||
| Christine Yarian | ||||||
| "In the Back" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Glen Ballard | ||||||
| "In the Closet" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Invincible" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Norman Gregg | ||||||
| "Is It Scary" | 1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | |||
| James Harris III | ||||||
| Terry Lewis | ||||||
| "It's the Falling in Love" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Carole Bayer Sager | |||
| David Foster | ||||||
| "Jam" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Bruce Swedien | ||||||
| René Moore | ||||||
| "Je Ne Veux Pas la Fin de Nous" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| Christine Decroix | ||||||
| "Johnny Raven" | 1973 | Music & Me | Billy Page | |||
| "Just a Little Bit of You" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Edward Holland Jr. | |||
| Brian Holland | ||||||
| "Just Friends" | 1981 | Sometimes Late at Night | Carole Bayer Sager | |||
| Burt Bacharach | ||||||
| Peter Allen | ||||||
| "Just Good Friends" | 1987 | Bad | Terry Britten | |||
| Graham Lyle | ||||||
| "Keep the Faith" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Glen Ballard | ||||||
| Siedah Garrett | "Keep Your Head Up" | |||||
| "Leave Me Alone" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Liberian Girl" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Little Christmas Tree" | 1973 | A Motown Christmas | George S. Clinton | |||
| Artie Wayne | ||||||
| "Little Susie" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Lonely Teardrops" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | Berry Gordy | |||
| Gwen Gordy | ||||||
| Tyran Carlo | ||||||
| "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| "Love Never Felt So Good" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| Paul Anka | ||||||
| "Love's Gone Bad" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| "Loving You" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Man in the Mirror" | 1987 | Bad | Glen Ballard | |||
| Siedah Garrett | ||||||
| "Maria (You Were the Only One)" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Lawrence Brown | |||
| Linda Glover | ||||||
| George Gordy | ||||||
| Allen Story | ||||||
| "Melodie" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Mel Larson | |||
| Jerry Marcellino | ||||||
| Deke Richards | ||||||
| "Mind Is the Magic" | 1995 | Dreams & Illusions | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Money" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Monkey Business" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bill Bottrell | "Monster" | |||||
| "Morning Glow" | 1973 | Music & Me | Stephen Schwartz | |||
| "Morphine" | 1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Much Too Soon" | 2010 | Michael | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Music and Me" | 1973 | Music & Me | Jerry Marcellino | |||
| Mel Larson | ||||||
| Don Fenceton | ||||||
| Mike Cannon | ||||||
| "My Girl" | 1972 | Ben | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Ronald White | ||||||
| "Night Time Lover" | 1980 | La Toya Jackson | La Toya Jackson | |||
| Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "Off the Wall" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Rod Temperton | |||
| "On the Line" | 1997 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | ||||||
| "One Day in Your Life" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Sam Brown III | |||
| Renée Armand | ||||||
| "One More Chance" | 2003 | Number Ones | R. Kelly | |||
| "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 1982 | Thriller | James Ingram | |||
| Quincy Jones | ||||||
| "People Make the World Go 'Round" | 1972 | Ben | Thom Bell | |||
| Linda Creed | ||||||
| "Planet Earth" | 2009 | This Is It | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Price of Fame" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Privacy" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Bernard Belle | ||||||
| "Remember the Time" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Bernard Belle | ||||||
| "Rock with You" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Rod Temperton | |||
| "Rockin' Robin" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Leon Rene | |||
| "Save Me" | 1980 | Old Crest on a New Wave | Jim Krueger | |||
| "Say Say Say" | 1983 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney | |||
| Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "Scared of the Moon" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Buz Kohan | ||||||
| "Scream" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| Janet Jackson | ||||||
| James Harris III | ||||||
| Terry Lewis | ||||||
| "She Drives Me Wild" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Aqil Davidson | ||||||
| "She's Out of My Life" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Tom Bahler | |||
| "She's Trouble" | 2022 | Thriller 40 | Sue Shifrin | |||
| Bill Livsey | ||||||
| Terry Britten | ||||||
| "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" | 1972 | Ben | Stevie Wonder | |||
| Sylvia Moy | ||||||
| Henry Cosby | ||||||
| "Shout" | 2001 | B-side of "Cry" | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Claude Forbes | ||||||
| Roy Hamilton | ||||||
| Samuel Hoskins | ||||||
| Carmen Lampson | ||||||
| "Slave to the Rhythm" | 2014 | Xscape | L.A. Reid | |||
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | ||||||
| Daryl Simmons | ||||||
| Kevin Roberson | ||||||
| "Smile" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Charlie Chaplin | |||
| John Turner | ||||||
| Geoffrey Parsons | ||||||
| "Smooth Criminal" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Somebody's Watching Me" | 1984 | Somebody's Watching Me | Kennedy Gordy | |||
| "Someone in the Dark" | 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Alan Bergman | |||
| Marilyn Bergman | ||||||
| Rod Temperton | ||||||
| "Someone Put Your Hand Out" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| "Song Groove (a.k.a. Abortion Papers)" | 2012 | Bad 25 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Speechless" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Speed Demon" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Stranger in Moscow" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Starlight" | 2022 | Thriller 40 | Rod Temperton | |||
| "Streetwalker" | 2001 | Bad (Special Edition) | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Sunset Driver" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Superfly Sister" | 1997 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | |||
| Bryan Loren | ||||||
| "Tabloid Junkie" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| James Harris III | ||||||
| Terry Lewis | ||||||
| "Take Me Back" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Edward Holland Jr. | |||
| Brian Holland | ||||||
| "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" | 1984 | Dynamite | Michael Omartian | |||
| Bruce Sudano | ||||||
| Jay Gruska | ||||||
| "That's What Love Is Made Of" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | William "Smokey" Robinson | |||
| Robert Rogers | ||||||
| Warren Moore | ||||||
| "The Girl Is Mine" | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | |||
| "The Lady in My Life" | 1982 | Thriller | Rod Temperton | |||
| "The Lost Children" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| "The Man" | 1983 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney | |||
| Michael Jackson | ||||||
| "The Toy" | 2022 | Thriller 40 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | |||
| "There Must Be More to Life Than This" | 2014 | Queen Forever | Freddie Mercury | |||
| "They Don't Care About Us" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| "This Is It" | 2009 | This Is It | Michael Jackson | |||
| Paul Anka | ||||||
| "This Time Around" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | |||
| Dallas Austin | ||||||
| Bruce Swedien | ||||||
| René Moore | ||||||
| Christopher Wallase | ||||||
| "Threatened" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| "Thriller" | 1982 | Thriller | Rod Temperton | |||
| "To Make My Father Proud" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Bob Crewe | |||
| Larry Weiss | ||||||
| "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tú" | 2001 | Bad (Special Edition) | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rubén Blades | ||||||
| "Todo Para Ti" | 2001 | Michael Jackson | ||||
| Rubén Blades | ||||||
| "Too Young" | 1973 | Music & Me | Sidney Lippman | |||
| Sylvia Dee | ||||||
| "Touch the One You Love" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Artie Wayne | |||
| George S. Clinton | ||||||
| "Twenty-Five Miles" | 1987 | The Original Soul of Michael Jackson | Edwin Starr | |||
| Bert Berns | ||||||
| Jerry Ragovoy | ||||||
| Johnny Bristol | ||||||
| Harvey Fuqua | ||||||
| "Unbreakable" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Nora Payne | ||||||
| Robert Smith | ||||||
| Christopher Wallace | ||||||
| "Up Again" | 1973 | Music & Me | Freddie Perren | |||
| Christine Yarian | ||||||
| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | |||
| "We Are Here to Change the World" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| John Barnes | ||||||
| "We Are the World" | 1985 | We Are the World | Michael Jackson | |||
| Lionel Richie | ||||||
| "We're Almost There" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Edward Holland Jr. | |||
| Brian Holland | ||||||
| "We've Got a Good Thing Going" | 1972 | Ben | Berry Gordy | |||
| Freddie Perren | ||||||
| Alphonzo Mizell | ||||||
| Deke Richards | ||||||
| "We've Got Forever" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Elliot Willensky | |||
| "We've Had Enough" | 2004 | The Ultimate Collection | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Carole Bayer Sager | ||||||
| "What a Lovely Way to Go" | 2022 | Thriller 40 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "What Goes Around Comes Around" | 1972 | Ben | Allen Levinsky | |||
| Arthur Stokes | ||||||
| Dana Meyers | ||||||
| Floyd Weatherspoon | ||||||
| "What More Can I Give" | 2001 | Michael Jackson | ||||
| "Whatever Happens" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Teddy Riley | ||||||
| Gil Cang | ||||||
| Jasmine Quay | ||||||
| Geoffrey Williams | ||||||
| "Whatzupwitu" | 1993 | Love's Alright | Eddie Murphy | |||
| Trenten Gumbs | ||||||
| "When I Come of Age" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | Weldon Dean Parks | |||
| Don Fletcher | ||||||
| Hal Davis | ||||||
| "Who Do You Know" | 2022 | Thriller 40 | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Who Is It" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Who's Lookin' for a Lover" | 1986 | Looking Back to Yesterday | Jacqueline Dalya Hilliard | |||
| Leon Ware | ||||||
| "Why" | 1995 | Brotherhood | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | |||
| "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" | 1991 | Dangerous | Teddy Riley | |||
| Bernard Belle | ||||||
| "Will You Be There" | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Wings of My Love" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Berry Gordy | |||
| Freddie Perren | ||||||
| Alphonzo Mizell | ||||||
| Deke Richards | ||||||
| "With a Child's Heart" | 1973 | Music & Me | Sylvia Moy | |||
| Henry Cosby | ||||||
| Vicki Basemore | ||||||
| "Workin' Day and Night" | 1979 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Xscape" | 2014 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| "You Are My Life" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | ||||||
| Carole Bayer Sager | ||||||
| John McClain | ||||||
| "You Are Not Alone" | 1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | R. Kelly | |||
| "You Are There" | 1975 | Forever, Michael | Sam Brown III | |||
| Randy Meitzenheimer | ||||||
| Christine Yarian | ||||||
| "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" | 1972 | Ben | Berry Gordy | |||
| "You Can't Win" | 1978 | The Wiz | Charlie Smalls | |||
| "You Rock My World" | 2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | |||
| Rodney Jerkins | ||||||
| Fred Jerkins III | ||||||
| LaShawn Daniels | ||||||
| Nora Payne | ||||||
| "You've Got a Friend" | 1972 | Got to Be There | Carole King | |||
| "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | 1984 | Farewell My Summer Love | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Ronald White | ||||||
| Robert Rogers |
Songs with background vocals contributions
| Title | Year | Album | Writer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "All Eyez on Me" | 2002 | All Eyez on Me | Monica Arnold | ||
| LaShawn Daniels | |||||
| James Ingram | |||||
| Quincy Jones | |||||
| "All I Do" | 1980 | Hotter than July | Stevie Wonder | ||
| Clarence Paul | |||||
| Morris Broadnax | |||||
| "Alright Now" | 1990 | Ralph Tresvant | Michael Jackson | ||
| "Children's Holiday" | 1998 | Ashita ga Kikoeru / Children's Holiday single | Michael Jackson | ||
| "Do the Bartman" | 1990 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues | Bryan Loren | ||
| Michael Jackson | |||||
| "Don't Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)" | 1982 | Synapse Gap (Mundo Total) | Joe King Carrasco | ||
| Johnny Perez | |||||
| "Don't Stand Another Chance" | 1984 | Dream Street | Janet Jackson | ||
| Marlon Jackson | |||||
| John Barnes | |||||
| "Girls, Girls, Girls, Pt. 2" | 2001 | The Blueprint | Tom Brock | ||
| Shawn Carter | |||||
| Justin Smith | |||||
| "Goin' Back to Alabama" | 1981 | Share Your Love | Lionel Richie | ||
| "I Need You" | 1995 | Brotherhood | Eric Carmen | ||
| "It's Not Worth It" | 2002 | Full Moon | LaShawn Daniels | ||
| Fred Jerkins III | |||||
| Rodney Jerkins | |||||
| "Joy" | 1994 | Blackstreet | Teddy Riley | ||
| "Low" | 2018 | Raise Vibration | Lenny Kravitz | ||
| "Muscles" | 1982 | Silk Electric | Michael Jackson | ||
| "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | 1982 | Wolf | Norman Whitfield | ||
| Barrett Strong | |||||
| "People of the World" | 1999 | People of the World single | Michael Jackson | ||
| "Ride with Me" | 2006 | Versatility | Rodney Jerkins | ||
| "So Why" | 1982 | Wolf | John Gibson | ||
| "State of Independence" | 1982 | Donna Summer | Jon Anderson | ||
| Vangelis | |||||
| "The Dude" | 1981 | The Dude | Rod Temperton | ||
| Patti Austin | |||||
| "This Had to Be" | 1980 | Light Up the Night | Michael Jackson | ||
| Louis Johnson | |||||
| George Johnson | |||||
| "To Satisfy You" | 1992 | Music for the New World | Bryan Loren | ||
| Michael Jackson | |||||
| "What's Your Game?" | 1974 | What's Your Game? single | Jackson 5 | ||
| "Who's Right, Who's Wrong" | 1979 | Keep the Fire | Kenny Loggins | ||
| Richard Page | |||||
| "Yeah" | 1993 | Love's Alright | Eddie Murphy | ||
| "You're the One" | 1985 | Say You Love Me | Michael Jackson |
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