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Number Ones | 
 enlarge | Artist: Michael Jackson
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $16.97
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Rating:  37 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Cover art comes in four alternate images.
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 88998
UPC: 696998899827
EAN: 0696998899827
ASIN: B0000DJE9R
Release Date: November 18, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | | • | Rock With You | | • | Billie Jean | | • | Beat It | | • | Thriller | | • | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | | • | Bad | | • | Smooth Criminal | | • | The Way You Make Me Feel | | • | Man in the Mirror | | • | Dirty Diana | | • | Black or White | | • | You Are Not Alone | | • | Earth Song | | • | You Rock My World | | • | Break of Dawn | | • | One More Chance | | • | Ben |
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Like the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson is one of the handful of artists that can release an album of their number one singles. Number Ones includes his solo chart toppers in the UK and abroad from the period beginning with his Off the Wall album right up to the new song "One More Chance", a collaboration with R Kelly. The remaining 17 songs on the album are all classics drawn from the disco-soul Off the Wall, the funky Thriller, the good Bad, the safe Dangerous, the semi-best-of History and the weak Invincible. Regardless of whether the bulk of Number Ones has appeared on other greatest hits albums, this is still an incredible selection of Michael Jackson's best music. --Georgina Collins
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
Genius in Gloves July 28, 2008
Tim Brough (Springfield, PA United States)
Before he was Whacko Jacko, he was a brilliant musical star, a man who revolutionized expectations of what a recording artist could do. Michael Jackson had a moment of star-crossed genius when he (along with a dream team that included Quincy Jones, among others) recorded Thriller, an album to this day is a benchmark of how pop can be both immaculate and stunning at the same time.
What happened after is stuff of legend. Michael Jackson became a man obsessed...not just the tabloid crap that dominates his legacy, but with topping his best work. The evidence here is that he often touched moments for pure brilliance ("Man in The Mirror," "Black and White") but also trapped himself into self-repetition ("Dirty Diana" aping "Beat It" and "Billie Jean"). There are also moments when Jackson's self proclaimed hype made the songs into self-parody ("Your butt is mine...?" from the squeaky clean Bad). He at times seemed so desperate to shatter expectations that he seemed tone-deaf to what his audience expected or what his limits could be, like the controversial crotch grabbing/property smashing coda to the original "Black and White" video.
Since "Number Ones" is presented in chronological order, you can also hear how Jackson starts to short circuit by the time he gets past the Dangerous period. "You Are Not Alone" is the last really good song on this CD, and there are five more left. (I'm counting the superfluous live rendition of "Ben.") "Earth Song" is trite, and the material from Invincible sounds forced, almost desperate. From a lesser R&B singer, they would have been passable, but from a man who once contractually demanded that anyone who wanted face-time with the star refer to him as "The King of Pop," second tier didn't cut it.
However, when you listen to those songs that made Jackson a super-nova....the insistent dance-pop of "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," the driving paranoia of "Billie Jean," the snarling "Smooth Criminal" and just the memory of Jackson moon walking, you can forgive him for a lot of his indiscretions.
Michael Jacksons greatest hits July 11, 2008
Lindsey M. Stieber (Lititz,, PA United States)
This CD has all (or at least most) of Michel Jacksons hits on it. I love to workout to this CD!
 cd sale June 3, 2008
K. Higgins (Mandeville, LA United States)
after i bought this cd, 2 people borrowed it from me and i hope 2 see them again. thank u.
M.J. - the singer,,, still #1 April 7, 2008
Heather J. Dilworth (Huntsville, AL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love it! He may be Wacco Jakko in his personal life - but the guy is a great musician. And I love the old stuff.
michael jackson number ones February 9, 2008
Lars E. Sandstrom (oregon)
the cd arrived in record time. love the CD. Brings back fond memories. thanks for the great service.
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