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From the late 1980s, Jackson became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his [[Health and appearance of Michael Jackson|changing appearance]], [[Personal relationships of Michael Jackson|relationships]], behavior and lifestyle. In 1993, he was [[1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson|accused of sexually abusing the child]] of a family friend. The lawsuit was settled out of civil court, and Jackson was not indicted due to lack of evidence. In 2005, he was [[Trial of Michael Jackson|tried and acquitted]] of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. In 2009, while preparing for a series of comeback concerts, [[This Is It (concert residency)|This Is It]], Jackson died from an overdose of [[propofol]] administered by his personal physician, [[Conrad Murray]], who was [[California v. Murray|subsequently convicted]] of [[involuntary manslaughter]]. | From the late 1980s, Jackson became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his [[Health and appearance of Michael Jackson|changing appearance]], [[Personal relationships of Michael Jackson|relationships]], behavior and lifestyle. In 1993, he was [[1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson|accused of sexually abusing the child]] of a family friend. The lawsuit was settled out of civil court, and Jackson was not indicted due to lack of evidence. In 2005, he was [[Trial of Michael Jackson|tried and acquitted]] of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. In 2009, while preparing for a series of comeback concerts, [[This Is It (concert residency)|This Is It]], Jackson died from an overdose of [[propofol]] administered by his personal physician, [[Conrad Murray]], who was [[California v. Murray|subsequently convicted]] of [[involuntary manslaughter]]. | ||
Jackson is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time, with estimated sales of over 350{{nbsp}}million records worldwide.{{refn|group=nb|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and other news sites report that the 750 million units sold by Michael Jackson is an inflated figure, initially claimed in 2006 by [[Raymone Bain]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Raymone K. |last= Bain |title= Statement from Raymone Bain to all fans and fanclubs |website= Mjtmc.com |date= October 31, 2006 |url= http://www.mjtmc.com/news/details.aspx?lang=EN&module=AHAA&baseModule=AHAA&news_id=1062&page=1 |archive-date= February 17, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070217114004/http://www.mjtmc.com/news/details.aspx?lang=EN&module=AHAA&baseModule=AHAA&news_id=1062&page=1}}</ref> Jackson's publicist at that time, without any evidence and probably in an effort to boost album sales.<ref>{{cite news|first= David |last= Lara |title= Michael Jackson's 'Bad' Gets a Revamp and More Inflated Sales! |publisher= [[ImpreMedia]] |date= May 12, 2012 |access-date= January 17, 2013 |url= http://www.impre.com/la-gente-dice/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978979962}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|first= Carl |last= Bialik |title= Spun: The Off-the-Wall Accounting of Record Sales |newspaper= [[The Wall Street Journal]] |date= July 15, 2009 |access-date= January 17, 2013 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124760651612341407 |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 10, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150310033949/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124760651612341407}}</ref> Since 2006, several sources such as RIAA, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' have claimed that Michael Jackson has sold 750 million units (or even 1 billion);<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Is First Album to Sell 30 Million Copies |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= December 16, 2015 |access-date= May 29, 2016 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jacksons-thriller-is-first-album-to-sell-30-million-copies-20151216}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alicia |last= Adamczyk |title= Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Just Smashed Another Record |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= December 16, 2015 |access-date= May 29, 2016 |url= http://time.com/money/4151215/michael-jacksons-thriller-album-sales-record/}}</ref> Adrian Strain, a representative from the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) has disputed this figure.<ref name="WSJ"/>}} He had 13 [[List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles|''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles]], more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era, and was the first artist to have a top-ten single in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in five different decades. His honors include 15 [[Grammy Awards]], six [[Brit Awards]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and 39 [[Guinness World Records]], including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time". Jackson's inductions include the [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees#Performers|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] twice, the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]], the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], the [[National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame|Dance Hall of Fame]] (the only recording artist to be inducted), the [[Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame]] and the [[Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame]]. In 2016, his estate earned $825{{nbsp}}million, the highest yearly amount for a celebrity ever recorded by ''[[Forbes]]''.<!-- PER | Jackson is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time, with estimated sales of over 350{{nbsp}}million records worldwide.{{refn|group=nb|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and other news sites report that the 750 million units sold by Michael Jackson is an inflated figure, initially claimed in 2006 by [[Raymone Bain]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Raymone K. |last= Bain |title= Statement from Raymone Bain to all fans and fanclubs |website= Mjtmc.com |date= October 31, 2006 |url= http://www.mjtmc.com/news/details.aspx?lang=EN&module=AHAA&baseModule=AHAA&news_id=1062&page=1 |archive-date= February 17, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070217114004/http://www.mjtmc.com/news/details.aspx?lang=EN&module=AHAA&baseModule=AHAA&news_id=1062&page=1}}</ref> Jackson's publicist at that time, without any evidence and probably in an effort to boost album sales.<ref>{{cite news|first= David |last= Lara |title= Michael Jackson's 'Bad' Gets a Revamp and More Inflated Sales! |publisher= [[ImpreMedia]] |date= May 12, 2012 |access-date= January 17, 2013 |url= http://www.impre.com/la-gente-dice/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978979962}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|first= Carl |last= Bialik |title= Spun: The Off-the-Wall Accounting of Record Sales |newspaper= [[The Wall Street Journal]] |date= July 15, 2009 |access-date= January 17, 2013 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124760651612341407 |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 10, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150310033949/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124760651612341407}}</ref> Since 2006, several sources such as RIAA, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' have claimed that Michael Jackson has sold 750 million units (or even 1 billion);<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Is First Album to Sell 30 Million Copies |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= December 16, 2015 |access-date= May 29, 2016 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jacksons-thriller-is-first-album-to-sell-30-million-copies-20151216}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alicia |last= Adamczyk |title= Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Just Smashed Another Record |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= December 16, 2015 |access-date= May 29, 2016 |url= http://time.com/money/4151215/michael-jacksons-thriller-album-sales-record/}}</ref> Adrian Strain, a representative from the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) has disputed this figure.<ref name="WSJ"/>}} He had 13 [[List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles|''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles]], more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era, and was the first artist to have a top-ten single in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in five different decades. His honors include 15 [[Grammy Awards]], six [[Brit Awards]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and 39 [[Guinness World Records]], including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time". Jackson's inductions include the [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees#Performers|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] twice, the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]], the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], the [[National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame|Dance Hall of Fame]] (the only recording artist to be inducted), the [[Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame]] and the [[Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame]]. In 2016, his estate earned $825{{nbsp}}million, the highest yearly amount for a celebrity ever recorded by ''[[Forbes]]''.<!-- PER BP:LEADCITE, INFO IN THE LEAD IS CITED IN THE BODY --> | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
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*''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]'' (1995) | *''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]'' (1995) | ||
*''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]'' (2001) | *''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]'' (2001) | ||
<!--Please do not add anymore albums to this section. "Invincible" was Jackson's final studio album. Per [[ | <!--Please do not add anymore albums to this section. "Invincible" was Jackson's final studio album. Per [[BP:WikiProject Musicians/Article guidelines#Discography section]], only add STUDIO ALBUMS to this section. No EP's, live albums, compilation albums, etc. "Michael" and "Xscape" are NOT studio albums per consensus on their talk pages and should be excluded from this list.--> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||