The Jackson 5 > I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix)
Composed by The Corporation

I suppose, in the end, this is what everyone is saying.

Michael Jackson Week #5
Legends of Soul #38
Legends of Pop #10

Michael Jackson > Billie Jean
Composed by Michael Jackson

It’s hard making MJ Week shorter than a month, but I couldn’t avoid Billie Jean, yes?

This was the track that made everyone take notice, since many thought MJ had just gone from being a Motown toy to a Q tool (not that Quincy wasn’t a force in his own right).

Michael Jackson Week #4
Legends of Soul #37
Legends of Pop #9 
Legends of Singer/Songwriters #6

USA for Africa > We Are the World
Composed by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie

Well, it’s established fact that I’m a wimp, so it might not surprise you I think that We Are the World is one of the high points of Michael’s discography.

WATW is one of those magical mixes of pop and gospel, with a memorable melody, and the more stars than there are in heaven line-up doesn’t hurt either. It disappointed, but didn’t surprise, when the music biz hipsters didn’t give the song Video of the Year at the 1985 VMAs, but the people spoke, and it still makes me cry.

Michael Jackson Week #3
Legends (and more legends) of Pop #11

The Jackson 5 > I’ll Be There
Composed by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch

This ballad proved Michael was the beginning of the proof that Michael was a musician not a machine (and it was written and produced by humans not The Corporation). Always one of my favorites.

Michael Jackson Week #2
Legends of Soul #38
Legends of Pop #10
Legends of Songwriting #17

Michael Jackson > Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Composed by  Michael Jackson

I heard this record and realized that Michael’s talent seemed to come from somewhere in the sky, completely bypassing his brain and going right to his voice and his feet.

Michael Jackson Week #1
Legends of Soul #37
Legends of Pop #9 
Legends of Singer/Songwriters #6