Michael Jackson Turned 50 Today »

I almost missed it as the day is nearly over (at least here on the East coast) but today is Michael Jackson’s 50th birthday. He was born on July 18, 1958. Some interesting perspective; he’s more than 3 years older than Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama.
I won’t go through the whole Michael Jackson biography […]

The Five Artists Who’ve Sold More Than A Half Billion Records »

According to this Wikipedia page there are five artists who have sold over a half billion records.
They are The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, & Michael Jackson.
One thing that I find interesting to note is that except for The Beatles who were only recording music for about 8 years (’62 to ‘70) […]

The 10 Most Awesome Michael Jackson Songs »

*** Solo years only.
*** In no particular order.
“Billy Jean”
What list of great MJ songs would be complete without “Billy Jean”? Not this one, anyway.

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“Man In The Mirror”
Jackson has tried to equal this song about ten times (think “Heal The World” etc.) since he recorded it but he’s never been able to.

“Smooth Criminal”
I’m not […]

Michael Jackson’s Thriller Is The Highest Selling Non Comp Album In The US »

With 27 million copies sold in the US and at least that many more again throughout the world, Thriller is the most commercially successful album of all time.

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