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The King of Pop’s Records and Achievements

“The King of Pop” Michael Joseph Jackson whose name stage Michael Jackson, has peak
his success since 1980s to 1990s included the number of notable statistical accomplishments he
achieved. He is the most awarded recording artist in the history and is recognized as the “Most
Successful Entertainer of All Time” by Guinness World Records. The album “Thriller”, recorded
sales achievements reaching million copies in the United States. The album is remembered as the
biggest selling album in history. “Thriller” which includes hit songs of all time such as “Beat It”
and “Billie Jean”, will likely not be displaced from the best-selling album position in history in
the near future. Because of his extraordinary success in that era, he did not waste this opportunity
by organizing a series of world tours that began in 1979. Indeed, he is the “King of Pop” Michael
Jackson who has achieved so many records in the music industry around the world.

Michael Jackson is the most awarded recording artist in the history and is recognized as
the “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time” according to the Guinness World Records. “Our
whole mind-set was that we were making music for the masses, and part of the big picture was to
get the record company to turn around and market and promote to a mass market,” says Ron
Weisner, who was co-managing Jackson with Freddy DeMann. Jackson has such compatible and
good works with his team, which helped him to the successful he got. L.A. Reid, as the Epic
Records official who released the Thriller album, also hailed Jackson by state that it is very clear
that he, Jackson is the best and biggest artist of all time. “You have to show them that you’re not
really scared.” Says Jackson in a line of one of his best works titled “Beat It” which released in
1982. At that time, Jackson tried to knowledge that if we want to be a successful person then we
should not really scared about what will we show in front of people, the courage and confidence
are the main keys.

The album “Thriller,” recorded sales achievements reaching 33 million and copies in the
United States and 109 million copies around the world remembered as the biggest selling album
in history that includes hit songs of all time such as “Beat It” and “Billie Jean,” will highly likely
not be displaced from the best-selling album position in history in the near future. “Thriller” is
the 6th album by Michael Jackson which released on November 30, 1982. It was also becoming
his first number one album on the Billboard 200. Thriller’s success sets the standard for the
music industry with songs, music videos, dances, and promotional strategies. His album which
released in 1982 achieves more than 109 million copies all around the world and claims as the
biggest selling album ever that will likely not be displaced from the best-selling album position
in the future.

By his extraordinary success in 1980’s era, he and his teamwork did not waste this
opportunity by organizing series of world tours. Began in October 2, 1980 to July 30, 1981, with
“Off The Wall World Tour,” Jackson perform by 78 performances and Germany as the first stop
while Hawaii as the last stop of the tour series. The biggest and most memorable of his world
tour was in 1986 to 1989 with “Bad World Tour” which started in September 1, 1986 to January
7, 1990, with about 123,000 performances worldwide across 15 countries. Therefore, “This Is It”
world tour that scheduled in 2009 to 2010, which started in July 13 2009 to March 6 2010 with
50 performances, is the last world tour series of the “King of Pop.” Sadly, on the 25 of June
2009, Michael Jackson heart attacked in his mansion, Los Angeles. He passed away at 50, while
he was working on the “This Is It” concerts scheduled to take place in London.

In the long run, “The King of Pop” Michael Jackson whose artist in the history and is
recognized as the “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time” by Guinness World Records. The
achievement is not for nothing. His album titled “Thriller” has claimed as the biggest selling
album ever that will likely not be displaced from the best-selling album position in the future. He
also successfully held his world tour concert by 1980 to 2009 before finally the legend rest in
peace and goes forever. But all his achievements and works will never be forgotten and will
always be considered as enormous influence for the world’s music industry.

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