1. "Beat It"- Michael Jackson's best song. The first and possibly still best crossover between pop, R&B and rock. MJ's great vocals are backed up by Eddie Van Halen's incredible guitar solo- giving birth to the most pioneering song of the 1980's. Popular all over the world and certified platinum by the RIAA. Beat it was also used in a government run anti drunk driving campaign. For this Jackson was invited into the white house.
2. "Billie Jean"- Another incredible performance by Jackson. Great lyrics and the background beat produced by Quincy Jones is stellar. The song is based off one of MJ's most obbsessed and stalker-esque fans. The music video for "Billie Jean" was the first one featuring a black artist to be regularly aired on MTV. The music video also shows Jackson stepping on illuminated squares to dance to the beat, an idea that was then used for the video game Dance Dance Revolution.
3. "Smooth Criminal"- Perhaps the first story of life in the streets and of the life of a gangster. I think this song is the precursor to Slick Rick and "Children's Story" and the rest of the gangster tales genere.
4. "Thriller"- Everyone knows and loves this song. A terrific song named after an even greater album. The music video is basically a short film but it is a classic. MTV regards it as the "best of all time" and many artists today have sampled the song: Biz Markie, Busta Rhymes, NWA, Public Enemy, Three Six Mafia and several others.
5. "I Want You Back"- Number one in the US. Number 2 in the United Kingdom. 6 Million copies world-wide, Jackson was 11 years old. 11! Amazing song, no one can keep still while this song is playing and that's why jay-z sampled it in his hit song IZZO (H.O.V.A)
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Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago. The son of African-American parents Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson and Katherine Esther Scruse, he was the seventh of nine children. His siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Randy and Janet. Joseph Jackson was a steel mill employee who often performed in an R&B band called The Falcons with his brother Luther. Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his devout mother. Joseph Jackson has an additional daughter named Joh Vonnie Jackson who is actually the youngest sibling of Michael Jackson. The family lived at 2300 Jackson St., near Roosevelt Park; Michael often reflected that he wanted to play with neighborhood children but was rarely allowed because of the incessant rehearsals demanded by his father.
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Jackson had a notable impact on music and culture throughout the world. He broke down racial barriers, transformed the art of the music video and paved the way for modern pop music in his own country.
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For much of his career, he had an "unparalleled" level of worldwide influence over the younger generation through his musical and humanitarian contributions. Jackson donated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial causes through his Heal the World Foundation, charity singles, and support of 39 charities.
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On June 25, 2009, Jackson collapsed at his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. Attempts at resuscitating him by his personal physician were unsuccessful. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics received a 911 call at 12:22 p.m. (PDT), arriving three minutes and seventeen seconds later at Jackson's location. He was reportedly not breathing and CPR was performed. Resuscitation efforts continued both en route to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and for an hour further after arriving at approximately 1:13 p.m. (20:13 UTC). He was noted to have been in cardiac arrest by the paramedics who attended him at his house. Jackson was pronounced dead at approximately 2:26 p.m. local time (21:26 UTC). Rumors and news of Jackson's death broke web records, triggering a cyberspace traffic jam and creating severe traffic spikes to websites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia. Vigils were held by members of the general public after the death.
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), his music will live forever.