Seven charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, including a record-breaking five number ones: 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You', 'Bad', 'The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Man in the Mirror' and 'Dirty Diana'. Nine songs were released as official singles, and one as a promotional single. It was the best-selling album worldwide of 19. The album also reached number one in 24 other countries, including the UK, where it sold 500,000 copies in its first five days and became the country's best-selling album of 1987. One of the most anticipated albums of its time, Bad debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, selling over 2 million copies in its first week in the US. With Bad, Jackson departed from his signature groove-based style and high-pitched vocals. Written and recorded between January 1985 and July 1987, Bad was the third and final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, with Jackson co-producing and composing all but two tracks. It was released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous album, Thriller (1982).

While die-hard fans will already have every single song contained herein and may be weary to purchase another greatest-hits compilation short of a greatest-hits compilation including his backing vocals on Rockwell's 'Somebody's Watching Me,' this may be the only one fans and casual listeners will ever have to purchase to get their fill of the King of Pop's magic.Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson (co-producer)īad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. From Off the Wall to Dangerous, it's all here in one concise package, making it the ideal reference point from which exploration into his deeper catalog can begin. Starting with his campaign with his brothers in the Jackson 5, this two-disc set tours through every important single and every important fan favorite short of including his duet with Paul McCartney on 'Say Say Say' (the Beatle does, however, make an appearance here on 'The Girl Is Mine'). This has finally been rectified with this installment of Sony's outstanding Essential collection. Each one of these collections, while commendable in its attempt to thoroughly document Jackson's accomplishments, has fallen woefully short in one aspect or another. The Ultimate Collection, The Essential Collection (different from the one here), and Number Ones have all surfaced in 20, and HIStory a few years prior. There are several Michael Jackson greatest-hits compilations out there, each one its own take on what should be the definitive portrait of the gloved one's career.

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