Michael Jackson’s 61st Birthday: Top 13 Songs
By Njideka Agbo and Akinwale Akinyoade
29 August 2019 |
1:30 pm
On this day, 61 years ago, Michael Jackson was born. The "King of Pop" would go on to change the course of music history across the world. The one-time most popular man on earth made an impression with his moonwalks, robot dance move and his innovative videos. His albums were world bestsellers including Thriller "the…
On this day, 61 years ago, Michael Jackson was born. The “King of Pop” would go on to change the course of music history across the world. The one-time most popular man on earth made an impression with his moonwalks, robot dance move and his innovative videos.
His albums were world bestsellers including Thriller “the best-selling album of all time” which sold over 66 million copies.
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In honour of his birthday, here is a list of songs for your reflection:
Thriller
Man In The Mirror
Smooth Criminal
Beat It
Billy Jean
Black Or White
Speechless
The Way You Make Me Feel
Bad
Dangerous
Blood On The Dancefloor
Do You Remember The Time
Heal The World
N.B: This post was originally published on August 29, 2018.
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