June 28, 200916 yr It was the SEVENTH song from Bad That's nothing, he released 7 from "Thriller" and there were only 9 SONGS on the album
June 28, 200916 yr I really don't understand how a song like 'Smooth Criminal' could only originally reach #8! :o I can. It was the 7th of 9 singles released from his 1987 Bad album. So most of the people who loved the track already had the album.
June 28, 200916 yr Great song. The chart - excluding Jason Mraz - has been really good this week. 100% agree. Gossip climbing and Earth Song already top 40 is great. SKIPPED: 26 Empire Of The Sun Here's Michael Jackson's best song imo :D Edited June 28, 200916 yr by B-rye
June 28, 200916 yr Head girl I think The head girl was Gemma Arterton, wasn't it? :unsure: Don't know who Paloma played...guess it was a fairly small part.
June 28, 200916 yr "Billie Jean" is a pop anthem, I remember when I watched Madonna sing it on Youtube, you know your song is a classic when the QUEEN of pop covers it
June 28, 200916 yr Top 10 next week for this, smooth criminal, MITM and Thriller, perhaps Beat It too
June 28, 200916 yr The head girl was Gemma Arterton, wasn't it? :unsure: Don't know who Paloma played...guess it was a fairly small part. She played Andrea the emo
June 28, 200916 yr I wish he was still alive, it would've been great to see his 'This Is It' tour live!
June 28, 200916 yr 26 (from 19) Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People [P] http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DINS284.JPG Chart Run: 52-37-26-14-16-19-26 [7 wks] Release date: 1-6-2009 Format: SS (7" only) Catalogue Number: DINS284 Label: VIRGIN Video here: track listing Side A 1. We Are The People Side B 2. Romance To Me Chart history (Year peak title): 2009 64 Walking On A Dream 2009 14 We Are The People
June 28, 200916 yr Why were all of MJ's songs re-released in 2006? 20 of his biggest 80s and 90s hits were released in consecutive weeks in cardboard slip cases as a dualdisc - 1 side CD and 1 side DVD video. I bought Earth Song.
June 28, 200916 yr Author 25 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean [D] http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697356532.JPG Chart Run 1983-1984: 57-20-17-5-2-1-2-3-8-11-20-25-36-41-58 [15 wks] Chart Run 2006 Re-issue: 11-56-66-67-75 [5 wks] Chart Run: 25 [1 wk] Format: download only track Video here: Chart history (Year peak title): 1972 05 Got To Be There 1972 03 Rockin' Robin 1972 08 Ain't No Sunshine 1972 07 Ben 1978 45 Ease On Down The Road (Diana Ross And Michael Jackson) 1979 03 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 1979 07 Off The Wall 1980 07 Rock With You 1980 03 She's Out Of My Life 1980 41 Girlfriend 1981 01 One Day In Your Life 1981 46 We're Almost There 1982 08 The Girl Is Mine (Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney) 1983 01 Billie Jean 1983 03 Beat It 1983 08 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 1983 52 Happy 1983 02 Say Say Say (Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson) 1983 10 Thriller 1984 11 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 1984 07 Farewell My Summer Love 1984 33 Girl You're So Together 1987 01 I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett) 1987 03 Bad 1987 03 The Way You Make Me Feel 1988 21 Man In The Mirror 1988 08 I Want You Back '88 (Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5) 1988 37 Get It (Stevie Wonder And Michael Jackson) 1988 04 Dirty Diana 1988 15 Another Part Of Me 1988 08 Smooth Criminal 1989 02 Leave Me Alone 1989 13 Liberian Girl 1991 01 Black Or White 1992 14 Black Or White (Clivilles And Coles Remixes) 1992 03 Remember The Time 1992 08 In The Closet 1992 10 Who Is It? 1992 13 Jam 1992 02 Heal The World 1993 02 Give In To Me 1993 09 Will You Be There 1993 33 Gone To Soon 1995 03 Scream (Michael Jackson And Janet Jackson) 1995 43 Scream (David Morales Remix) (Michael Jackson And Janet Jackson) 1995 01 You Are Not Alone 1995 01 Earth Song 1996 04 They Don't Care About Us 1996 02 Why (3T Feat. Michael Jackson) 1996 04 Stranger In Moscow 1997 01 Blood On The Dancefloor 1997 05 History / Ghosts 2001 02 You Rock My World 2001 25 Cry 2003 05 One More Chance 2006 17 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Rock With You (2006 Re-issue) 2006 11 Billie Jean (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Beat It (2006 Re-issue) 2006 16 Bad (2006 Re-issue) 2006 17 The Way You Make Me Feel (2006 Re-issue) 2006 17 Dirty Diana (2006 Re-issue) 2006 19 Smooth Criminal (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Leave Me Alone (2006 Re-issue) 2006 18 Black Or White (2006 Re-issue) 2006 22 Remember The Time (2006 Re-issue) 2006 20 In The Closet (2006 Re-issue) 2006 22 Jam (2006 Re-issue) 2006 27 Heal The World (2006 Re-issue) 2006 30 You Are Not Alone (2006 Re-issue) 2006 34 Earth Song (2006 Re-issue) 2006 26 They Don't Care About Us (2006 Re-issue) 2006 22 Stranger In Moscow (2006 Re-issue) 2006 19 Blood On The Dancefloor (2006 Re-issue) 2008 32 The Girl Is Mine 2008 (Michael Jackson With will.i.am) 2008 69 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Michael Jackson Akon) Michael Jackson Dies of Cardiac Arrest Jackson Family Forum
June 28, 200916 yr Onle two MJ songs still to come: Thriller (top 20 maybe?) and Man In The Mirror (top 10 or even higher?)
June 28, 200916 yr I can. It was the 7th of 9 singles released from his 1987 Bad album. So most of the people who loved the track already had the album. I suppose when you put it like that, it's quite clear! :lol: It's just that it's such a classic song, I'd never have thought it had missed the top 3!
June 28, 200916 yr Author Update: 26 19 10 Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People 27 17 02 Paloma Faith - Stone Cold Sober 28 RE 14 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal * 29 31 06 The Saturdays - Work * 30 RE 20 Michael Jackson - Beat It * 31 48 04 Noisettes - Never Forget You * 32 25 10 Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas 33 24 16 Lily Allen - Not Fair 34 29 12 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone 35 39 33 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 36 32 26 Beyoncé - Halo 37 40 04 Gossip - Heavy Cross 38 RE 19 Michael Jackson - Earth Song * 39 26 11 Eminem - We Made You 40 28 15 The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance
June 28, 200916 yr Billie Jean has aged well in my opinion, better than a lot of his tracks. I'm still suprised with all the love for Man In The Mirror.
June 28, 200916 yr Billie Jean = My all time favourite MJ song. The song that propelled Michael Jackson & the Thriller album into the stratosphere, after the lead single The Girl Is Mine. In a list compiled by Rolling Stone, music critics and MTV in 2000, the song was listed as the sixth greatest pop song since 1963. At the end of the 1980s MTV rated Billie Jean as the greatest song of the decade.
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