Michael’s Discography

All the studio recordings (songs, demos and alternate versions) recorded by MJ during his lifetime. Covers and remixes by other artists are not included.

Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.

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RECORDING SESSIONS

STEELTOWN ERA RECORDINGS 1967-1968

MOTOWN ERA RECORDINGS 1969-1975

THE JACKSONS ERA RECORDINGS 1976

GOIN PLACES ERA RECORDINGS 1977

THE WIZ ERA RECORDINGS 1977-1978

DESTINY ERA RECORDINGS 1978

OFF THE WALL ERA RECORDINGS 1978-1979

TRIUMPH ERA RECORDINGS 1980

THRILLER ERA RECORDINGS 1981-1982

VICTORY ERA RECORDINGS 1983-1984

BAD ERA RECORDINGS 1985-1988

DANGEROUS ERA RECORDINGS 1989-1993

HISTORY ERA RECORDINGS 1993-1995

BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR ERA RECORDINGS 1996-1997

INVINCIBLE ERA RECORDINGS 1997-2001

THE LAST RECORDINGS 2002-2009

UNKNOWN ERA RECORDINGS

UNCONFIRMED SONGS

The Jackson 5 discography

Motown releases (as Jackson 5)

Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)
ABC (1970)
Third Album (1970)
Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
Maybe Tomorrow (1971)
Lookin’ Through the Windows (1972)
Skywriter (1973)

G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)
Dancing Machine (1974)
Moving Violation (1975)

The Jacksons’s discography

Michael Jackson albums discography

Michael Jackson singles discography

Live albums

The Jackson 5 in Japan

The Jacksons Live!

Posthumous Live albums

Live at the Forum (The Jackson 5 album)

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 (Deluxe edition)

Compilations/Special Editions/Soundtracks

Greatest Hits (Released on December 9, 1971)

A Collection of Michael Jackson’s Oldies (released on December 8, 1972)

The Best of Michael Jackson (Released on August 28, 1975)

Anthology (Released on June 15, 1976)

Joyful Jukebox Music (released on October 26, 1976)

The Wiz (Released on September 18, 1978)

Boogie (released on January 16, 1979)

One Day in Your Life (Released on March 25, 1981)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Released November 15, 1982)

18 Greatest Hits (Released on June 1983)

Farewell My Summer Love (Released on May 8, 1984)

The Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson (Released in 1984)

Looking Back to Yesterday (released on February 11, 1986)

Anthology (Released on November 14, 1986)

The Original Soul of Michael Jackson (released in October 1987)

The Jackson 5 – Beginning Years 1967-1968 (1989)

The Jacksons: An American Dream (Released on September 29, 1992)

Children of the Light (released in May 1993)

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (Released June 20, 1995)

Soulsation! (released on June 20, 1995)

Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection (released on August 15, 1995)

The Jackson 5 pré-history The Lost Steeltown Recordings (June 1996)

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (Released on May 20, 1997)

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jackson 5 (released on October 7, 1999)

Off the Wall – Special Edition (Released on October 16, 2001)

Thriller – Special Edition (Released on October 16, 2001)

Bad – Special Edition (Released on October 16, 2001)

Dangerous – Special Edition (Released on October 16, 2001)

Love Songs (Released January 15, 2002)

Number Ones (Released November 18, 2003)

The Essential Jacksons (Released on March 9, 2004)

The Very Best of The Jacksons (Released on July 5, 2004)

The Jacksons Story (Released on July 20, 2004)

The Ultimate Collection (Released November 16, 2004)

The Essential Michael Jackson (Released on July 19, 2005)

Visionary: The Video Singles (Released on Released February 20, 2006)

Thriller 25 (Released on February 8, 2008)

King of Pop (Released on August 22, 2008)

The Motown Years (Released on September 9, 2008)

Posthumous Compilations/Special Editions/Soundtracks

The Definitive Collection (Released on August 25, 2009)

Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (Released on September 1, 2009)

Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Released on October 26, 2009)

J Is for Jackson 5 (released on March 30, 2010)

Michael (Released on December 10, 2010)

Immortal (Released on November 18, 2011)

Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls (released on August 28, 2012)

Bad 25 (Released on September 18, 2012)

Xscape (Released on May 9, 2014)

Scream (Released on September 29, 2017)

Thriller 40 (Released on November 18, 2022)

Filmography

The Wiz (1978)

Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1983)

Captain EO (1986)

Moonwalker (1988)

Michael Jackson’s Ghosts (1997)

Men in Black II (2002)

Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls (2004)

Posthumous filmography

Michael Jackson’s This Is It (2009)

Bad 25 (2012)

Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Thriller 40 (2023)

Films/VHS/DVDs/Blu-rays

The Jacksons’ Videography (1976-1989)

Michael Jackson’s Videography (1979-2003)