HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I – Michael Jackson – 1995 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music HIStory: Past Present and Future, Book I is such an interesting album is to consider in context. Disc one here is a tightly packed Greatest Hits collection, while the second is a full length follow up to 1991’s Dangerous. … Continue reading
Dangerous – Michael Jackson – 1991 Claimed Sales: 31m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Dangerous is such a strange album to come from the biggest artist of all time. Unlike the albums that preceded it, the tightly packed hits of Thriller and Bad, Dangerous is full of overly long dance tracks and clocks in at well over … Continue reading
Off the Wall – Michael Jackson – 1979 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Managing to avoid listening through Michael Jackson’s extensive discography for most of my life was one of the main catalysts for starting a series like this, the cultural impact of pretty much all of his Epic Records released albums … Continue reading
Thriller is often cited as the ‘perfect’ pop record, where every track is a potential single; a short but sweet shot of pop music. Nearly every song on Thriller did see a release too, there were only 2 songs I didn’t recognise on the tracklist, 7 out of 9 of them becoming singles. Continue reading
Bad – Michael Jackson – 1987 First listen?: Yes Let’s get one thing straight first, I’m not the biggest fan of Michael Jackson. I feel like his talent and status as the ‘King Of Pop’ is seen as impossible to question, like anyone who doesn’t think he’s the all time greatest is somehow instantly not worth listening to. … Continue reading
Last week saw a number of new entries, including Mr Probz making his debut at the number 1 spot, but new entries are fewer this week. The first to make an appearance is courtesy of Pharrell Williams at number 40 with Marilyn Monroe, the second single from his number 1 album GIRL. Alicia Keys and … Continue reading
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