Why not just sit back and stop the debate? Everyone has made their point. No one can argue that OTW was not a huge album and commercial success. Let's just enjoy the music and stop debating.

What a great song.

Chula, I have to disagree with what you're saying. SF and I were having a pretty good debate over music. I haven't actually seen her jump out of line during the debate at all.

Fair enough. I wasn't talking about music in general, just her comments about OTW somehow being overlooked.

Yes the bolded is true but as I mentioned earlier you also engage in other behaviors that a general music listener would not such as attending music message boards or sites and researching information about music. You want to learn more about other styles and you openly express in depth opinions that an average general listener would not. Also, I think there are different types of listeners. I don't think the "only" styles are general and enthusiastic but just stating the differences between the two since you asked me.

Ah. I must've missed her comments on that. I saw her comment on music enthusiasts vs general music listeners and it just went from there.

Actually, that is a good point. I don't see a lot of people who just listen to music casually go to the internet to find forums to discuss music on. If they do, they're some of the more inactive users on that forum. Not speaking about this one specifically, but forums in general have inactive users that would fit the trait that you describe.

:laughing: I have all of Michael's albums, concerts, videos, etc so trust me I sit back and enjoy his music daily.

Yes this is a great song. Michael was a great songwriter and that is something about him that is also overlooked. Michael wrote this song ALL BY HIS SELF :love:

But it's not overlooked. After The Beatles he'd widely considered the greatest artist of all time.

And I agree.

I think he is widely considered the greatest entertainer and he hardly ever gets credit as a songwriter, I still disagree.

There are some that don't even know he has written 90% of his discography by his self.

:D

You're a plum SF.

Aw, thanks so kindly

MJ current chart statistics/music stats
 

The Official Top 40 Most Streamed Albums of 2014 are:

35 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON

http://www.officialcharts.c om/chart-news/t...revealed__8014/

2/28 Billboard 200

160 170 90 200 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 4xP
162 158 – 236 Thriller, Michael Jackson 29xP

Michael has sold 1 million Albums in 2014.


Source: thebigham and Pierpinto ukmix.org





Mediatraffic


BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF THE 80'S

01 Michael Jackson ' Thriller' (Epic 1983) 67 million
02 AC/DC 'Back In Black' (Alantic 1980) 34 million
03 Michael Jackson 'Bad (Epic 1987) 33 million
04 Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Legend' (Island 1984) 32 million
05 Guns n' Roses 'Appetite For Destruction' (Geffen 1988) 29 million
06 Dire Straits 'Brothers In Arms' (Warner 1985) 29 million
07 Bruce Springsteen 'Born In The USA' (Columbia 1984) 29 million
08 Soundtrack 'Dirty Dancing' (RCA 1987) 28 million
09 U2 ' The Joshua Tree' (Island 1987) 28 million
10 Queen 'Greatest Hits' (Elektra-EMI 1981) 28 Million

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USA

DECADE SO FAR 2010-2019 Albums


#96 Number Ones - Michael Jackson (1,092,000)

#155 The Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson (810,000)

#160 Thriller - Michael Jackson (710,000)


Thanks Oldbloke ukmix.org


USA

MJ has sold over 31 million digital Singles as of June 2014

Source: Pierpinto Ukmix.org

"Thriller". One of those albums I'd want with me if I was stranded on a desert island and could only take one album. "Billie Jean" still astounds.

Thriller Album was my all time favorite!!!

Urban vs MJ fans on the early pages of this thread :D

Fantastic.

Lawl my first post in this thread was a gif.

Also dang the memories, seeing holdyoualways username was pretty good.

Ended up being a friend of mines offline.

If Michael only danced I'd like him 100% more. His voice and singing style annoy me.

he has some great tracks and i like him a fair bit but he seemed to struggle with making a consistently good project. there would always be a few throw-aways on every release.

oh and obligatory prince > mj comment

Never really could get into his music minus the hits but I respect him a lot for what he was.

I like this post.

Yeah, I agree - if you pick the best of all his work, it's incredible but each album alone was not without fillers.

Michael Jackson
 

Whats your FAV Michael Jackson song?

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Something from Off The Wall probably.

Probably Rock With You.

Leave Me Alone is pretty awesome.

One Million Dollars

I feel you.

Stop feeling yourself.

The tags :D

Pyt!!