The first song wastes no time in articulating the album’s leitmotif. Jackson urges the world to come together, decries false prophets crying of doom, and admits that the universe is a Record now held by: Taylor Swift. Notes: In September 1983, Jackson’s Thriller became the first album in history to spawn five top 10 hits on the Hot 100, when “Human Nature” followed “The Michael Jackson rocketed to global stardom in the early 1980s, but his legacy as the King of Pop is based on more than the height of his career. Famous since the age of 11, he was a superstar by “Triumph” (1980) was the Jacksons’ best album, and it contained Michael’s most novel work to date, the kind of farseeing, genre-busting music that would eventually justify the honorific As we approach the five-year anniversary of his death, we look back on 10 royal achievements that made Jackson the King of Pop. 1970: First Four No. 1 Hits\. Jackson made history with his brothers in the Jackson 5 when they became the first group in pop history to have their first four singles hit No. 1. Thriller is unreal, something that no one can reach except Michael Jackson, simply the God of Music. In the top 10 list of the best albums of all time, I honestly put my classification in this way: 1. Bad, 2. Thriller, 3. Dangerous, 4. History, 5. Invincible, 6. Off the Wall, 7. Blood on the Dance Floor, and finally 8. Michael, which is also a Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.’s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. And while his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn’… 7. “Ben” This song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week. It also marked Jackson’s first solo single, topping the chart in 1972. The child star is as believable as the most practiced CfBodjJ.