''The Best of Michael Jackson'' is a compilation of American singer and recording artist

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

and was released by his former record company

Motown Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ...

on August 28, 1975 (just one day before Jackson's 17th birthday). It peaked at number 44 on the

U.S. The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...

R&B albums chart.

Track listing

Tracks 1, 6, 7 from ''

Got to Be There ''Got to Be There'' is the debut solo studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown on January 24, 1972, four weeks after the Jackson 5's ''Greatest Hits'' (1971). It includes the song of the same name, which was rele ...

''. Track 2 from ''

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin ...

''. Tracks 3, 4, 9, 10 from ''

Music & Me ''Music & Me'' is the third studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on April 13, 1973 on the Motown label. It was arranged by Dave Blumberg, Freddie Perren, Gene Page and James Anthony Carmichael and remains Jackson' ...

''. Tracks 5, 8 from ''

Forever, Michael ''Forever, Michael'' is the fourth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on January 16, 1975. The album is credited as having songs with funk and soul material. Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Hal Davis ...

''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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