Michael Jackson Singles Ranked
I decided to listen to all* of them, and rank em.
*may not be all of them, i tried my best |
| 1 |  | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Beat It
subjective #1 |
| 2 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Billie Jean
objective #1 |
| 3 |  | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Remember the Time
one of the best new jack swing songs of all time |
| 4 |  | Michael Jackson
Bad
Smooth Criminal
Perfect in a way that I can't explain |
| 5 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
the loosest of all the thriller songs, and it's all the better for it |
| 6 |  | Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
Rock With You
there's something so..pure about this track. |
| 7 |  | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Scream
sibling collab makes for a surprisingly kickass track |
| 8 | | Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
disco perfection |
| 9 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Thriller
the video makes the song 100 times better, but even by itself it's a killer track |
| 10 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' |
| 11 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Who Is It
Billie Jean but slower, moodier, more pained, but still really good |
| 12 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
They Don't Care About Us
damn michael was really mad in '95. made for some nice surprises |
| 13 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Stranger In Moscow
his chillest track |
| 14 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Man in the Mirror
On paper, this song would be cheese city. But it works soooo well in practice |
| 15 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Leave Me Alone
The music video for this is really fkn cool |
| 16 | | Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
Off the Wall |
| 17 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Jam
'90s af, but still jams hard |
| 18 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Black or White
One of MJ's best more rock-oriented tracks |
| 19 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Dirty Diana
[2] |
| 20 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Earth Song
On paper, this song would be cheese city. But it works soooo well in practice [2] |
| 21 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Liberian Girl
tbh this has grown on me quite a bit, might be higher soon after this list is posted |
| 22 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
In the Closet
pretty nice but the sexual moan bridge was a biiiit much |
| 23 | | Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
She's Out of My Life
Probably the most guilty pleasure-y song of them all. |
| 24 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Bad
music video is one of his best, obvs |
| 25 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
Another Part of Me
this funks pretty hard |
| 26 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
The Way You Make Me Feel
tbh this lower on here just because on closer listening, the timbre on the percussion is pretty lame w/ headphones. Consider this song up with the best of 'em when listening through speakers, cuz this is A+ songwriting |
| 27 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Girlfriend
a biiit dated but fun in it's datedness |
| 28 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Human Nature
pretty sweet ballad, builds a pretty nice atmosphere with those synths |
| 29 |  | Michael Jackson
Xscape
Love Never Felt So Good
the only great posthumous track |
| 30 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
You Are Not Alone
decent '90s R&B slow jam, tho not mindblowing |
| 31 |  | Michael Jackson
Blood On The Dancefloor: HIStory In The Mix
Ghosts
had a compilation of all of MJ's music videos and remember really liking this one when I was a kid |
| 32 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Give In to Me
Saw this one hyped up with the RYM score, but don't quite see the genius |
| 33 |  | Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
I Wanna Be Where You Are |
| 34 | | Michael Jackson
Bad
I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
| 35 |  | Michael Jackson
Farewell My Summer Love
Farewell My Summer Love |
| 36 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Childhood |
| 37 |  | Michael Jackson
Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
Twenty Five Miles |
| 38 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Gone Too Soon |
| 39 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Will You Be There |
| 40 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
This Time Around |
| 41 |  | Michael Jackson
Forever Michael
One Day In Your Life |
| 42 | | Michael Jackson
Forever Michael
We're Almost There |
| 43 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
The Girl Is Mine
how tf did this get onto thriller. McCartney feature can do wonders, i guess |
| 44 |  | Michael Jackson
Number Ones
One More Chance |
| 45 | | Michael Jackson
Xscape
A Place With No Name |
| 46 | | Michael Jackson
Blood On The Dancefloor: HIStory In The Mix
Blood on the Dancefloor
It's like Remember the time's ugly, ugly cousin |
| 47 | | Michael Jackson
Forever Michael
Just A Little Bit Of You |
| 48 | | Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
Got to Be There
those high notes...ouch. thank god he went through puberty |
| 49 | | Michael Jackson
Farewell My Summer Love
Touch The One You Love |
| 50 |  | Michael Jackson
Invincible
Cry
i cried from how boring this was haHA |
| 51 | | Michael Jackson
Farewell My Summer Love
Girl You're So Together |
| 52 | | Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
Rockin' Robin
upside: catchy
downside: annoying and lame |
| 53 | | Michael Jackson
Dangerous
Heal the World
I once heard this song being played over the PAs at an amusement park, and I thought how it was the worst MJ song you could play in that context. WHAT A SNOOZER |
| 54 |  | Michael Jackson
Music & Me
Music and Me
tbh a lot of these pre-Off the Wall songs blended together into one lame, saccharine lump |
| 55 | | Michael Jackson
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
History
wtf is this collage-ass shit. how was this a single |
| 56 | | Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
Ain't No Sunshine
no michael you are too young to be singing over this kind of music. STOP TRYING TO DO THE SEXY SPOKEN WORD THING |
| 57 | | Michael Jackson
Music & Me
With A Child's Heart |
| 58 | | Michael Jackson
Music & Me
Happy |
| 59 |  | Michael Jackson
Ben
Ben
stupid schlock about a rat. how did we let this get to #1, humanity |
| 60 |  | Michael Jackson
Michael
Hollywood Tonight |
| 61 | | Michael Jackson
Michael
Behind the Mask |
| 62 | | Michael Jackson
Michael
Hold My Hand
AKON AND EMM JAAY
pls no |
| 63 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008
WTF WHY ARE THERE TWO MJ/AKON COLLAB JOINTS WHO ASKED FOR THIS |
| 64 | | Michael Jackson
Thriller
The Girl Is Mine 2008
The worst single off of Thriller remade by will.i.am, one of the worst pop stars of the 21st Century.
Michael wasn't even dead when this was released and it still pissed on his grave. |
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