This article lists some of the sales and charts records and achievements of Michael Jackson (1958–2009), an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Jackson's success during his peak in the 1980s and 1990s included a number of notable statistical accomplishments. He is the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music[1] and is recognized as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by Guinness World Records selling over 500 million records around the world.[2][3]
Data for U.S. sales comes largely from Billboard magazine and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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- ^ Wyman, Bill (January 4, 2013). "Around the time Jackson died, Jackson had sold about four hundred million records, give or take. Since Jackson's death, he's moved some forty million albums and fifty million song downloads, plus a lot of DVDs and ringtones for a total, more or less, of roughly five hundred and fifteen million sold". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved March 1, 2024.