Number Ones (Michael Jackson album)

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Number Ones
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Greatest hits album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded1978–2003
Genre Pop
Length
  • 78:52 (US version)
  • 79:01 (International version)
Label
Producer
Michael Jackson chronology
Love Songs
(2002)		Number Ones
(2003)		 The Ultimate Collection
(2004)
Singles from Number Ones
  1. "One More Chance"
    Released: November 22, 2003 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Guardian Unlimited Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone (2010)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Number Ones is a greatest hits album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on November 18, 2003, by Epic Records. [5] Number Ones was Jackson's first standalone compilation album with Epic Records, after the release of the first disc of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995 (and after the re-release of that disc as a single album titled Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I in 2001). 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.

Contents

Number Ones was successful around the world, originally reaching number one in the United Kingdom, among other countries. The album eventually returned to the top spot in the UK after Jackson's sudden death in 2009, and became the number one selling album in the United States for six non-consecutive weeks and stayed at number one for twenty-seven weeks on the US Top Pop Catalog Albums chart that year. However, as a 'catalog' title, initially Number Ones was excluded from the Billboard 200, the main albums chart in the United States, denying Jackson a seventh solo number one album on the chart. The rules preventing titles older than 18 months to chart on the Billboard 200 were subsequently changed in the fall of 2009 due to the posthumous success of Jackson, as well as The Beatles re-mastered re-releases.

With Number Ones, Jackson was the first artist to sell more than one million music downloads in one week. The album was also the third best-selling album of 2009 in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan and ninth best-selling worldwide according to IFPI. [6] [7] By 2021, Number Ones was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 2009 American Music Awards, it won two awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. One of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, the compilation managed to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. [8]

Background

In 2003, Sony released Number Ones, which was different from Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I in several ways. The former sold over 5 million copies, comprised fifteen singles (fourteen of them Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits): three from Off the Wall , five from Thriller , four from Bad and three from Dangerous . The versions of those songs were included exactly as they appeared on the original albums, whereas Number Ones included radio edits, single versions, and new edits. Number Ones also offered singles from the second disc of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I , plus the title track from Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix and "You Rock My World", the hit single from Invincible . The album also included two other tracks: "Break of Dawn" (an album track from Invincible) and the new, previously unreleased single, "One More Chance", which became the final hit single during his lifetime. The beat-heavy ballad "One More Chance", which was written for Jackson by R. Kelly, was recorded for this collection. [9] The U.S. release also included another track, a 1981 live rendition of "Ben" from the Epic release The Jacksons Live! . "Ben" reached the number one position in 1972 on Motown, and became Jackson's first number one single in the United States as a solo artist.

There were four covers for the Number Ones album: a pose from the "Bad" music video, a pose from a photo session for the "Off the Wall" album cover, a pose where he is suspended on his toes while performing "Billie Jean", and the final cover shows him holding his signature fedora, in the midst of a kick (from "Black or White").

Later impact

According to Nielsen SoundScan Number Ones, debuted at No. 13 in Billboard's top 200 chart with sales of 121,000 copies in the U.S. [10]

Number Ones had already sold 1,825,000 copies in the United States before the week of Jackson's death. [11] Following Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, the album sold 108,000 units in the US on the chart week ending July 1, 2009, and was the biggest-selling album of the week, though only one-quarter of Jackson's entire US album sales recorded that week, shifting just under 425,000 albums and 2.6 million digital singles (more than 50 times of all the combined digital single sales of the previous week and making Jackson the first artist to sell more than one million downloads in one week). [12] The following week it remained the biggest selling album shifting its largest one-week sales since being released in 2003 with 350,000 copies sold, as Jackson's overall album sales tally swelled to 1.1 million for the week. [13] [14] Number Ones was 2009's third biggest-selling album according to SoundScan, behind Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream and Taylor Swift's Fearless . [15] Although it was the best selling album for three weeks in a row, the record was not allowed to chart on the Billboard 200 due to (now defunct) rules, but entered the Comprehensive Chart at number 1 where it remained for six weeks. [16] Number Ones was the best-selling album in the United States for six consecutive weeks amassing sales of 2.36 million by the end of 2009. The Billboard Catalog chart also allowed Number Ones to chart, which led Jackson in occupying the entire top 12 positions on the chart. [13] Number Ones has topped the Top Catalog Albums Chart several times; most recently for three consecutive weeks in May and June 2014. [17] As of July 29, 2016, the album has sold over 5.3 million copies in the US. [18] [19] Number Ones is Jackson’s best-selling hits package in the Nielsen era (1991-present), and third-biggest seller overall in that period (behind Thriller, with 6.7 million, and Dangerous, with 6.5 million). [19]

In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, the album re-entered the UK charts at number 1 the week following Jackson's death. [16]

In New Zealand, Number Ones re-entered the chart following Jackson's death at number 38, climbing to number 4 the following week. It then reached number 1 the following week; the album was also certified 4× Platinum, shipping over 60,000 copies. [20] [21]

Track listing

American version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (7" Edit) Michael Jackson 3:56
2."Rock with You" Rod Temperton 3:40
3."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson4:53
4."Beat It"Michael Jackson4:17
5."Thriller" (2003 Edit)Rod Temperton5:11
6."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett)Michael Jackson4:11
7."Bad"Michael Jackson4:06
8."Smooth Criminal" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson4:17
9."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael Jackson4:56
10."Man in the Mirror" (Single Edit) Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard 5:03
11."Dirty Diana"Michael Jackson4:40
12."Black or White" (Single Edit)Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell 3:18
13."You Are Not Alone" (Radio Edit) R. Kelly 4:34
14."Earth Song" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson5:01
15."You Rock My World" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne4:25
16."Break of Dawn"Michael Jackson, Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite 5:29
17."One More Chance" (previously unreleased)R. Kelly3:49
18."Ben" (Live from Triumph Tour 1981) (2003 Edit) Walter Scharf, Don Black 2:58

International version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (7" Edit) Michael Jackson 3:56
2."Rock with You" Rod Temperton 3:40
3."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson4:53
4."Beat It"Michael Jackson4:17
5."Thriller" (2003 Edit)Rod Temperton5:11
6."Human Nature" Steve Porcaro, John Bettis 4:05
7."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett)Michael Jackson4:11
8."Bad"Michael Jackson4:06
9."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael Jackson4:56
10."Dirty Diana"Michael Jackson4:40
11."Smooth Criminal" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson4:17
12."Black or White" (Single Edit)Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell 3:18
13."You Are Not Alone" (Radio Edit) R. Kelly 4:34
14."Earth Song" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson5:01
15."Blood on the Dance Floor"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley 4:11
16."You Rock My World" (Radio Edit)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne4:25
17."Break of Dawn"Michael Jackson, Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite 5:29
18."One More Chance" (previously unreleased)R. Kelly3:49
DVD: Number Ones (Walmart Fan Pack)
No.TitleWriter(s)Director(s)Length
1."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" Michael Jackson Nick Saxton4:11
2."Rock with You" Rod Temperton Bruce Gowers 3:22
3."Billie Jean"Jackson Steve Barron 4:55
4."Beat It"Jackson Bob Giraldi 4:56
5."Thriller"Temperton John Landis 13:43
6."Bad"Jackson Martin Scorsese 4:20
7."The Way You Make Me Feel"Jackson Joe Pytka 6:43
8."Man in the Mirror"
Donald Wilson5:02
9."Smooth Criminal"Jackson Colin Chilvers 4:16
10."Dirty Diana"JacksonPytka5:08
11."Black or White"JacksonLandis6:22
12."You Are Not Alone" R. Kelly Wayne Isham 5:37
13."Earth Song"Jackson Nicholas Brandt 7:29
14."Blood on the Dance Floor"
4:15
15."You Rock My World"
 Paul Hunter 10:26
Total length:90:45

Comparison table

The songs included on each international version and format are summarised below, sortable using the position within an edition.

SongNorth American/
South American (in some countries)/
Asian (in some countries) CD		European/
Australian/
Canadian/
South American (in some countries)/
Japanese/
Asian (in some countries) CD		 DVD DVD (Chinese Version)Countries in which song was number one
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (European 7” version)111 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
"Rock with You"
(album version #2 - 7” remix)		2221 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Spain.svg
"Billie Jean"3332 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Ireland.svg
"Beat It"4443 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
"Thriller"
(remixed short version with rap)		5554 Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
"Human Nature"6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett)67 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
"Bad"
(7” single mix)		7865 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Norway.svg
"Smooth Criminal"
(album version #3 - radio edit)		8119 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Iceland.svg
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
(album version #2)		9976 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
"Man in the Mirror"
(single edit)		1087 Flag of the United States.svg
"Dirty Diana"
(single edit)		1110108 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
"Black or White"
(album version without spoken intro) [22] 		1212119 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of France.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Cuba.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
"You Are Not Alone"
(radio edit)		13131210 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Romania.svg
"Earth Song"
(radio edit)		14141311 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Iceland.svg
"Blood on the Dance Floor"1514 Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
"You Rock My World"
(radio edit)		15161512 Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
"Break of Dawn"1617
"One More Chance"1718
"Ben" (Live from Triumph Tour 1981) (2003 edit)18 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [86] Platinum40,000^
Australia (ARIA) [87] 6× Platinum420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [88] Gold15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [89]
for DVD 		Gold20,000^
Germany (BVMI) [90] Gold100,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [91] 5× Platinum75,000^
Italy (FIMI) [92]
sales since 2009 		Gold25,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [93] Platinum250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [94] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] 4× Platinum60,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [95] Platinum20,000‡
Russia (NFPF) [96] Platinum20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [97] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [98] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [99] 10× Platinum3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA) [100] 5× Platinum5,300,000 [19]
Summaries
Worldwide—10,000,000 [8]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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