"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson,released by Epic Records on January 3,1983,as the second single from his sixth studio album,Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco,R&B,funk,and dance-pop. The lyrics describe a woman,Billie Jean,who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son,which he denies. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5.
3T is an American R&B/pop music trio featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson,from whom they inherit their Dominican ancestry. The band members include,from eldest,Tariano Adaryll Jackson II ("Taj"),Taryll Adren Jackson and Tito Joe Jackson ("TJ"). Their late uncle Michael Jackson mentored the trio,and signed them to his label MJJ Music.
Number Ones is a greatest hits album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on November 18,2003,by Epic Records. Number Ones was Jackson's first proper compilation album with Epic Records,after the release of the first disc of HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I in 1995. The album included Jackson's singles that reportedly reached number 1 in charts around the world,hence the album's name. Number Ones also features the last original single released during Jackson's lifetime,"One More Chance",released four days after the release of the album.
Forever is the third studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls,released on 1 November 2000 by Virgin Records. It is their only album without Geri Halliwell,who later rejoined the group for their Greatest Hits album in 2007.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses,released on March 23,2004. Released by Geffen Records in part because of the delay in the making of Chinese Democracy,the album was subject to lawsuits by band member Axl Rose and former band members,in an attempt to block its release due to its track listing.
Whitney:The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on May 5,2000,by Arista Records. Anticipation over a greatest hits album from Houston arose as far as 1995,when Billboard first announced the album's release. However,it was continuously postponed as Houston focused on film projects,before deciding to record several new tracks for the belated collection in 1998. The effort was quickly expanded into her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love,released in November 1998 to widespread success,which effectively postponed Whitney:The Greatest Hits again.
Forever Faithless –The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album from the dance music group Faithless,which was released on 16 May 2005. It features all their released singles,plus three additional new tracks ("Fatty Boo","Reasons ",and "Why Go?".
Ben is the second studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson,released by Motown Records on August 4,1972,while Jackson was still a member of the Jackson 5. It received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Ben,however,was more successful on the music charts than Jackson's previous studio album,peaking within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Internationally,the album was less successful,peaking at number 12 in Canada,while charting within the top 200 positions in Australia and France.
Music &Me is the third studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on April 13,1973 on the Motown label and to date has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. It was arranged by Dave Blumberg,Freddie Perren,Gene Page and James Anthony Carmichael and remains Jackson's lowest selling album. In 2009,the album was reissued as part of the three-disc compilation Hello World:The Motown Solo Collection.
Jackson 5 Christmas Album was the first Christmas album,and fourth studio album,by Motown family quintet the Jackson 5,released on October 15,1970. Included on the Christmas Album is the Jacksons' hit single version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". The Jacksons' versions of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" remain frequent radio requests during the Christmas season. The album spent four weeks at the number one position on Billboard magazine's special Christmas Albums chart that the magazine published in December 1970,making it the best-selling Christmas album of that year and also of the year 1972 in the United States. This album was a top seller and had the potential to chart high on the US Billboard Top LPs ranking,but from 1963 to 1973,holiday albums were not allowed to chart in it. The album has been praised by music critics and has since sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19,2005,by Sony Music's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson,from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s to his 2001 hit "You Rock My World".
Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits album by British pop duo Eurythmics,released on 7 November 2005 by RCA Records. This set preceded by one week the reissue of all eight Eurythmics back-catalogue albums originally released by RCA Records. These reissues include remastered tracks and bonus material. The fact that the Ultimate Collection was closely connected to these reissues is also the chief reason for the omission of "Sexcrime ". While that song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom in 1984 and was later featured on the previous Greatest Hits album released in 1991,it is actually taken from the 1984 Virgin Records soundtrack album 1984,Eurythmics' only album to date not to be released by RCA Records in the UK.
The Best of Michael Jackson is a compilation of American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson's greatest hits and was released by his former record company Motown on August 28,1975. It peaked at number 44 on the U.S. R&B albums chart.
The Very Best of The Jacksons is a greatest hits compilation by The Jacksons during their years at Motown as The Jackson 5 to their last single released by Epic Records in 1989. The compilation is a joint release with Universal Music Group,Motown's current parent,and was distributed on July 5,2004,in the United Kingdom and December 22,2004,in Japan by Sony Music. Featured are most of the hit singles the group,including their first hit in 1969 "I Want You Back" as well as popular hits such as "ABC","This Place Hotel" and "Shake Your Body ". The compilation also includes songs Michael Jackson released during his solo career at Motown as well as a live recording of his first smash hit at Epic,"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".
The discography of Faithless,a British electronic band,consists of nine studio albums,four remix albums,three compilation albums,thirty-seven singles and a number of other appearances. They are perhaps best known for their 1995 hit single "Insomnia";it was voted by Mixmag readers as the fifth greatest dance record of all time in 2013,was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2023,with sales of over 1.8million.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Bon Jovi,released on October 29,2010.
Immortal is a remix album of music originally recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson,released on November 18,2011,by Epic Records. The album is also a soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson:The Immortal World Tour,which debuted on October 2,2011,in Montreal. It was preceded by the release of the title track in the form of a megamix:"Immortal Megamix:"Can You Feel It" / "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" / "Billie Jean" / "Black or White" which features the songs:"Can You Feel It","Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough","Billie Jean" and "Black or White".
The Motown Years is a 3-disc compilation box set by American singer Michael Jackson and the group The Jackson 5,released on September 9,2008,by Motown Records and Universal Music Group to celebrate Jackson's 50th birthday. The 50-track album features all of the hits through the Motown years from both the Jackson 5 and Michael's solo material,all of them released during their tenure with Motown (1969–1975),with the exception of "Farewell My Summer Love" and "Girl You're So Together",which were released in 1984,long after Jackson and the group had left the company.
The Michael Jackson Mix is a compilation album by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson,released in 1987. Available as a double LP,double cassette and double CD,the album contains 40 songs from Jackson's Motown career –solo and with The Jackson 5 –edited together in four separate megamixes:"Love Mix 1" and "Love Mix 2" on the first LP,cassette and CD,and "Dance Mix 1" and "Dance Mix 2" on the second LP,cassette and CD.
Queen Forever is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. Released on 10 November 2014,it features tracks the band had "forgotten about" with vocals from original lead singer Freddie Mercury. Queen's bassist John Deacon is also on the tracks.
