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13221162, All 147 Michael Jackson Songs Ranked
Posted by luminous, Tue Dec-19-17 10:40 AM
http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/michael-jacksons-best-songs-ranked.html


147. “Heal the World,” Dangerous (1991)

146. “Streetwalker,” Bad outtake (1983)

145. “Best of Joy,” Michael (2010)

144. “Fly Away,” Bad 25 (1987)

143. “Childhood,” History (1995)

142. “Wings of My Love,” Got to Be There (1972)

141. “Speechless,” Invincible (2001)

140. “Price of Fame,” Bad outtake (1987)

139. “Monster,” Michael (2010)

138. “Morphine,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

137. “We’re Almost There,” Forever, Michael (1975)

136. “Hollywood Tonight,” Michael (2010)

135. “Maria (You Were the Only One),” Got to Be There (1972)

134. “You’ve Got a Friend,” Got to Be There (1972)

133. “Keep Your Head Up,” Michael (2010)

132. “Greatest Show on Earth,” Ben (1972)

131. “With a Child’s Heart,” Music & Me (1973)

130. “Speed Demon,” Bad (1987)

129. “You Are There,” Forever, Michael (1975)

128. “(I Like) the Way You Love Me,” Michael (2010)

127. “Do You Know Where Your Children Are,” Xscape (2014)

126. “Cry,” Invincible (2001)

125. “Euphoria,” Music & Me (1973)

124. “D.S.,” History (1995)

123. “One Day in Your Life,” Forever, Michael (1975)

122. “We’ve Got a Good Thing Going,” Ben (1972)

121. “Cinderella Stay Awhile,” Forever, Michael (1975)

120. “Earth Song,” History (1995)

119. “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” Ben (1971)

118. “My Girl,” Ben (1972)

117. “What Goes Around Comes Around,” Ben (1972)

116. “In Our Small Way,” Ben (1972)

115. “Little Susie,” History (1995)

114. “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day,” Ben (1972)

113. “Butterflies,” Invincible (2001)

112. “Up Again,” Music & Me (1973)

111. “Dapper-Dan,” Forever, Michael (1975)

110. “Johnny Raven,” Music & Me (1973)

109. “Music and Me,” Music & Me (1973)

108. “Blue Gangsta,” Xscape (2014)

107. “Just a Little Bit of You,” Forever, Michael (1975)

106. “Dear Michael,” Forever, Michael (1975)

105. “I’ll Come Home to You,” Forever, Michael (1975)

104. “Don’t Walk Away,” Invincible (2001)

103. “History,” History (1995)

102. “Breaking News,” Michael (2010)

101. “The Lost Children,” Invincible (2001)

100. “Keep the Faith,” Dangerous (1991)

99. “Privacy,” Invincible (2001)

98. “Burn This Disco Out,” Off the Wall (1979)

97. “Gone Too Soon,” Dangerous (1991)

96. “Will You Be There,” Dangerous (1991)

95. “Happy (Love Theme From Lady Sings the Blues),” Music & Me (1973)

94. “It’s the Falling in Love,” Off the Wall (1979)

93. “Baby Be Mine,” Thriller (1982)

92. “The Lady in My Life,” Thriller (1982)

91. “Take Me Back,” Forever, Michael (1975)

90. “Superfly Sister,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

89. “I’m So Blue,” Bad outtake (1987)

88. “Liberian Girl,” Bad (1987)

87. “Just Good Friends,” Bad (1987)

86. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” Bad (1987)

85. “Who Is It,” Dangerous (1991)

84. “In the Closet,” Dangerous (1991)

83. “Whatever Happens,” Invincible (2001)

82. “Can’t Let Her Get Away,” Dangerous (1991)

81. “All the Things You Are,” Music & Me (1973)

80. “Give In to Me,” Dangerous (1991)

79. “Heartbreaker,” Invincible (2001)

78. “For All Time,” Thriller outtake (1982)

77. “Someone in the Dark,” The E.T. Storybook (1982)

76. “(I Can’t Make It) Another Day,” Michael (2010)

75. “Heaven Can Wait,” Invincible (2001)

74. “Break of Dawn,” Invincible (2001)

73. “They Don’t Care About Us,” History (1995)

72. “The Girl Is Mine,” Thriller (1982)

71. “Rockin’ Robin,” Got to Be There (1972)

70. “Threatened,” Invincible (2001)

69. “Xscape,” Xscape (2014)

68. “Bad,” Bad (1987)

67. “This Time Around,” History (1995)

66. “Money,” History (1995)

65. “Come Together,” History (1995)

64. “Slave to the Rhythm,” Xscape (2014)

63. “You Are Not Alone,” History (1995)

62. “Tabloid Junkie,” History (1995)

61. “2 Bad,” History (1995)

60. “Too Young,” Music & Me (1973)

59. “Loving You,” Xscape (2014)

58. “You Can Cry on My Shoulder,” Ben (1971)

57. “Girlfriend,” Off the Wall (1979)

56. “Smile,” History (1995)

55. “Unbreakable,” Invincible (2001)

54. “I Wanna Be Where You Are,” Got to Be There (1972)

53. “This Is It,” This Is It (2009)

52. “Doggin’ Around,” Music & Me (1973)

51. “You Rock My World,” Invincible (2001)

50. “Workin’ Day and Night,” Off the Wall (1979)

49. “You Are My Life,” Invincible (2001)

48. “Why You Wanna Trip on Me,” Dangerous (1991)

47. “Carousel,” Thriller outtake (1982)

46. “Ghosts,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

45. “Another Part of Me,” Bad (1987)

44. “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” Thriller (1982)

43. “The Way You Make Me Feel,” Bad (1987)

42. “Much Too Soon,” Michael (2010)

41. “Hold My Hand,” Michael (2010)

40. “Invincible,” Invincible (2001)

39. “2000 Watts,” Invincible (2001)

38. “A Place With No Name,” Xscape (2014)

37. “Behind the Mask,” Michael (2010)

36. “Don’t Be Messin’ Round,” Bad outtake (1986)

35. “Chicago,” Xscape (2014)

34. “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone,” Got to Be There (1972)

33. “Is It Scary,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

32. “In Our Small Way,” Got to Be There (1972)

31. “Jam,” Dangerous (1991)

30. “We’ve Got Forever,” Forever, Michael (1975)

29. “Love Never Felt So Good,” Xscape (2014)

28. “Dangerous,” Dangerous (1991)

27. “Morning Glow,” Music & Me (1973)

26. “She Drives Me Wild,” Dangerous (1991)

25. “Stranger in Moscow,” History (1995)

24. “Get on the Floor,” Off the Wall (1979)

23. “Thriller,” Thriller (1982)

22. “Dirty Diana,” Bad (1987)

21. “Blood on the Dance Floor,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

20. “I Can’t Help It,” Off the Wall (1979)

19. “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Got to Be There (1972)

18. “She’s Out of My Life,” Off the Wall (1979)

17. “Beat It,” Thriller (1982)

16. “Rock With You,” Off the Wall (1979)

15. “Man in the Mirror,” Bad (1987)

14. “People Make the World Go ‘Round,” Ben (1972)

13. “Black or White,” Dangerous (1991)

12. “Leave Me Alone,” Bad (1987)

11. “Off the Wall,” Off the Wall (1979)

10. “Remember the Time,” Dangerous (1991)

9. “Smooth Criminal,” Bad (1987)

8. “Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me,” Got to Be There (1972)

7. “Scream,” History (1995)

6. “Ben,” Ben (1972)

5. “Human Nature,” Thriller (1982)

4. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” Off the Wall (1979)

3. “Got to Be There,” Got to Be There (1972)

2. “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” Thriller (1982)

1. “Billie Jean,” Thriller (1982)
13221164, *Spoiler Alert* Human Nature is #5
Posted by hardware, Tue Dec-19-17 10:43 AM
13222200, First thing I did was scroll to wee where Human Nature was.
Posted by DavidHasselhoff, Sun Dec-24-17 10:40 PM
13221167, Skipping ahead to #1 tells me that I need not bother with this B.S. list....
Posted by FLUIDJ, Tue Dec-19-17 11:03 AM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
13221177, LOL but what did you expect ?
Posted by Brew, Tue Dec-19-17 11:27 AM
I can't think of a single publication that would put any other song at #1, ever.
13221202, It's arguably the greatest pop song of all time. Of course it's gonna
Posted by soulfunk, Tue Dec-19-17 12:27 PM
be first. He has other songs that I like better, but there's no way I'm arguing with Billie Jean at #1.
13221206, Correct.
Posted by Brew, Tue Dec-19-17 12:34 PM
13221168, damn my favorite song mediocre af lol (Who Is It)
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Tue Dec-19-17 11:08 AM
13221186, Who Is It is my favorite song on Dangerous
Posted by 13Rose, Tue Dec-19-17 11:50 AM
Good choice.
13221375, this is the jam
Posted by makaveli, Tue Dec-19-17 11:44 PM
13221171, RE: All 147 Michael Jackson Songs Ranked
Posted by Call It Anything, Tue Dec-19-17 11:17 AM
Six songs I felt were underrated:

123. “One Day in Your Life,” Forever, Michael (1975)
93. “Baby Be Mine,” Thriller (1982)
54. “I Wanna Be Where You Are,” Got to Be There (1972)
51. “You Rock My World,” Invincible (2001)
50. “Workin’ Day and Night,” Off the Wall (1979)
43. “The Way You Make Me Feel,” Bad (1987)

Six songs I felt were overrated:

8. “Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me,” Got to Be There (1972)
26. “She Drives Me Wild,” Dangerous (1991)
33. “Is It Scary,” Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)
35. “Chicago,” Xscape (2014)
41. “Hold My Hand,” Michael (2010)
87. “Just Good Friends,” Bad (1987)

Overall, this list felt oddly weighted. 5 songs from 1972 in the top 20. Michael and Xscape got some nods above songs that I thought were understood classics from his peak.
13221176, Baby Be Mine hella underrated.
Posted by Brew, Tue Dec-19-17 11:26 AM
13221374, Baby Be Mine is the shit
Posted by makaveli, Tue Dec-19-17 11:43 PM
13221191, ^^^These were my thoughts as well
Posted by auragin_boi, Tue Dec-19-17 12:03 PM
13221174, Vulture dot com seems to be an appropriate name.
Posted by MEAT, Tue Dec-19-17 11:25 AM
13221195, Word
Posted by ProgressiveSound, Tue Dec-19-17 12:07 PM
Ranked.. lol

"by who power!"
13221193, Did ya'll read the blurbs? Fuck Bill Wyman
Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Dec-19-17 12:04 PM
what an appropriate name.
On "Off The Wall"//"Dont Stop Til You Get Enough" this motherfucker has the nerve to say:

Jackson was proud of Off the Wall and thought it deserved more recognition at the Grammys than it got. It wasn’t a racial thing (Stevie Wonder dominated the Grammys in the 1970s)

FOH. Because Stevie was undeniable means there was no racism? Ol' "what do you mean racism -- we have a black president"-ass muhfucker
13221197, *sees Lady in My Life #92...hits back button*
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Dec-19-17 12:11 PM
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13221198, lulz
Posted by luminous, Tue Dec-19-17 12:16 PM
13221213, EXACTLY
Posted by Chicane, Tue Dec-19-17 12:56 PM
13221215, I didn't even noticed that but I won't even bother with this list now
Posted by Paps_Smear, Tue Dec-19-17 12:59 PM
How you gonna put that on as 92?
13221218, Nah seriously....like...............how??
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Tue Dec-19-17 01:03 PM
13221249, Yup....insane
Posted by tully_blanchard, Tue Dec-19-17 02:16 PM

Bottoms up....and the devil laughs..




http://soundcloud.com/rayandersonjr
13221320, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posted by eclipsedInI, Tue Dec-19-17 05:22 PM
13221383, RE: *sees 2000 Watts at 39...
Posted by go mack, Wed Dec-20-17 04:29 AM
13222118, exactly.... can't take this seriously
Posted by Warren Coolidge, Sun Dec-24-17 02:52 AM
with Lady in my life at #92
13221203, *moonwalks all over Bill Wyman's shitty desk*
Posted by FLUIDJ, Tue Dec-19-17 12:28 PM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
13221204, *Sha-moans all in Bill Wyman's morning cup-o-joe*
Posted by FLUIDJ, Tue Dec-19-17 12:29 PM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
13221207, *sees heal the world listed as MJ's worst song*
Posted by Riot, Tue Dec-19-17 12:36 PM
and immediately confirms my 1st thought- this gon be some bs


i'd agree with billie jean #1 tho.
but theres tons of FOH in between
13221210, Lost Children ranked above Maria, Earth Song, Speed Demon
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Tue Dec-19-17 12:48 PM
and Heal The World

lol
13221253, Maria not even in the top 100 made me angry as fuck.
Posted by IkeMoses, Tue Dec-19-17 02:25 PM
13221242, Who Is It is an absolute jam
Posted by makaveli, Tue Dec-19-17 02:01 PM
this list stinks.
13221251, what a weird #2. I get 1 but not 2.
Posted by double negative, Tue Dec-19-17 02:23 PM
13221252, Ben....lol really?
Posted by ambient1, Tue Dec-19-17 02:25 PM
13221260, I know, right!
Posted by luminous, Tue Dec-19-17 02:38 PM
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13221338, Lady In My Life aint top 15 so this list aint shit
Posted by Firecracker, Tue Dec-19-17 06:44 PM
13221353, Hard to rank 140+ songs properly.
Posted by Ryan M, Tue Dec-19-17 08:18 PM
But that said, PYT at 44 is a travesty.
13221378, It's also hard to rank them *this* improperly tho lol
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Wed Dec-20-17 12:34 AM
13221381, Streetwalker is ranked #146 this list is bullshit. That's a top 25 song
Posted by aesop socks, Wed Dec-20-17 01:46 AM
13221385, My biggest issue with this list is having songs from Xscape,
Posted by soulfunk, Wed Dec-20-17 06:35 AM
Michael, and outtake songs so high on the list, ahead of actual classics from Off the Wall and Thriller. On any list this big you’re gonna have some great songs lower than they should be on the list. But there’s no excuse for some of those songs that he never intended to be released to be ranked higher than some straight up classics.
13221478, Ok, so I hate being a usual critic, but.....2000 Watts is above
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Wed Dec-20-17 12:52 PM
All of these:

51. “You Rock My World,” Invincible (2001)

50. “Workin’ Day and Night,” Off the Wall (1979)

45. “Another Part of Me,” Bad (1987)

44. “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” Thriller (1982)

43. “The Way You Make Me Feel,” Bad (1987)

Plus many more. That's just the ones I saw first.....and..............WHAT? THE? FUCK?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

13221482, RE: Ok, so I hate being a usual critic, but.....2000 Watts is above
Posted by go mack, Wed Dec-20-17 01:06 PM
yep, that was the one song that jumped out at me most, 39... no way that song is close to top 50
13221480, Y'all actually reading what they're saying??? They just want site hits
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Wed Dec-20-17 01:02 PM
147. “Heal the World,” Dangerous (1991):
No one asked for this. No one asked for the opening speech by the little tyke spouting un-tyke-like words like, “For our children, and our children’s children.” No one asked for Jackson’s breathy voice, the overweening vocalizings, the formless orchestration, this simple syrup for the soul. No one asked for the unrelenting, almost sociopathic key changes. And no one, particularly, asked for a tepid “We Are the World” rewrite.

143. “Childhood,” History (1995):
If you think Michael Jackson was a child molester, this song will make your head explode. Wait — he wrote a song that begins “Have you seen my childhood?” The guy who ruined other kids’ childhoods? And it was the soundtrack to a movie called Free Willy?!?

13221560, SMH thats just disrespectful
Posted by Firecracker, Wed Dec-20-17 04:27 PM
13221884, The writer used this list just to talk trash about MJ (which he's done before)
Posted by jaywonder, Fri Dec-22-17 04:02 AM
The rankings were wack and his commentary was REALLY disrespectful

Dude was really smug about it when people called him out on it on Twitter smh
13222119, Fuck this clown. Glad I didn't click the site.
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Sun Dec-24-17 02:55 AM
13221526, they put mj's catalog on shuffle and copied the order the songs played
Posted by Brotha Sun, Wed Dec-20-17 02:53 PM
13221564, Butterflies at 113? Bye
Posted by Damali, Wed Dec-20-17 04:34 PM
13221803, Lady in my life way too low
Posted by Atillah Moor, Thu Dec-21-17 03:43 PM
13222104, How ias PYT ranked so low at 44?
Posted by Case_One, Sat Dec-23-17 10:29 PM

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"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins
13222172, hard to Properly rank the Kang of Music Properly
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Sun Dec-24-17 04:24 PM
i mean so many songs gotta be rearranged
and changed to make things on point.

Billie Jean.is a GOAT song,however that list needs to be changed up.