Victory (The Jacksons album)

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Victory
Studio album by
the Jacksons
ReleasedJuly 2, 1984 (1984-07-02)
RecordedNovember 1983 – May 1984[1]
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 40:47
  • 96:27 (expanded edition)
Label
Producer
The Jacksons chronology
18 Greatest Hits
(1983) 		Victory
(1984) 		2300 Jackson Street
(1989)
Singles from Victory
  1. "State of Shock"
    Released: June 1984
  2. "Torture"
    Released: August 1984[7]
  3. "Body"
    Released: October 1984
  4. "Wait"
    Released: March 1985[8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Number One[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Uncut[12]

Victory is the fifteenth studio album by the Jacksons, released by Epic Records on July 2, 1984. The only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group, Victory peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Its most successful single, "State of Shock", peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.[13]

Victory was supported by the Victory Tour, with Michael, who had recently released the world's all-time best-selling album, Thriller (1982), being prominently featured on the tour's setlist. None of the songs from Victory were performed on the tour. Shortly afterward, Michael and Marlon Jackson quit the group to pursue solo careers.[14] Jermaine, Tito, Randy, and Jackie Jackson continued on as the Jacksons and released one more album, 1989's 2300 Jackson Street (whose title track did feature all six Jackson brothers, along with their sisters Janet and Rebbie), before splitting up.

Victory was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States in October 1984,[15] and sold 7 million copies worldwide.[16] [17] The album received a digital expanded reissue on April 30, 2021 alongside other Jacksons albums.[18]

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