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Hydrocity Act II!

Real answer: Wanna Be Starting Something. As someone who doesn't like much music, it really is my GOAT of pop music.

 

[John Rabbit]

best song: human nature
best album: thriller (dangerous is a close 2nd)


top 3 songs:
human nature
stranger in moscow
another part of me

 

[Anth0ny]

Song: Beat it
Album: Thriller

My favorite song and album of all time, period. Smooth Criminal and Bad are runner ups!

 

[MattKeil]

Billie Jean.

That performance. Absolutely electrifying at the time.

 

[MrCunningham]

Billie Jean
Ghosts (the movie he made for this was just awkward, but the single is fatastic)
Morphine (another great piece from Blood on the Dance floor, though was he telling us something about his morphine addition?)
Smooth Criminal
Another part of Me
Man in the Mirror
Rock with you
Thriller

 

[MikeMyers]

Mine has always been "The Lady in my Life"

 

[ViewtifulJC]

bump, but I done the scientific research, listened to every single MJ song frontwards and backwards, ascended to a higher plane of pop, saw His face, and knew the answer

Its Human Nature

 

[Marvel]

Can't decide between Stranger in Moscow, Scream or Who is it.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Best song is tough....

Maybe Off The Wall, Rock With You, We've Got a Good Thing Going, Workin' Day and Night.

Off The Wall is his best album though, no doubt about that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Ice Cap Zone

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I'll Be There and yes I'm counting it. People came to see and hear him.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

BUT

let me give a shoutout to an album cut nobody seems to talk about, "I Can't Help It", written by Stevie Wonder and Susaye Greene, and you can tell. Such a lovely, stareyed falling in love jazzy little ditty.

 

[alexandros]

Smooth Criminal

.

 

[speculawyer]

The one with Eddie Van Halen playing guitar.

 

[crimzonflame]

Beat It is my favorite.

 

[John Kowalski]

whatever happens

 

[Blood Red Sky]

Smooth Criminal.

 

[Mr. Doop]

Ice Cap Zone

I'm sorry, but that song was by The Jetzons.

My favorite MJ song is probably Smooth Criminal.

 

[JumpJeff84]

BUT

let me give a shoutout to an album cut nobody seems to talk about, "I Can't Help It", written by Stevie Wonder and Susaye Greene, and you can tell. Such a lovely, stareyed falling in love jazzy little ditty.

Yeah that's a pretty good song

 

[Beth Cyra]

Billie Jean or Slave to The Rhythm are my fave.

 

[NHarmonic.]

Man in the Mirror.

 

[cajunator]

Free Willy was a really silly bun h of movies but that one MJ song is so catchy.
Human Nature might be my favorite.

 

[Le_Samourai]

Beat it.

Jackson 5 - I want you back

 

[Brandwin]

Probably Human Nature, but Man In The Mirror and PYT are right there.

I am Surprised Thriller is a lot of peoples favorite. Other than a great video, the song itself ranks below a lot of great Jackson songs. To me it's the worse song on the album, but that album is just great. Easily my favorite Jackson album.

 

[waypoetic]

Sorry OP.

I can't pick just one.

 

[TCRS]

She's out of My Life

just love it.

 

[Fritz]

Best Song: Human Nature
Best Album: Thriller

P.Y.T. is overrated underrated. Like it should get more play time but it's also not THAT good.

 

[LSauchelli]

Thriller
Stranger in Moscow
Billie Jean
Smooth criminal
Don't stop 'til you get enough

But 95% of his songs are top of the line.

 

[TEJ]

stranger in moscow

best album is thriller

 

[WickedCobra03]

It is almost impossible without like a top 10 that can all count as 1st place, but Human Nature tends to be my go-to when I want to listen to Michael Jackson.

 

[jmood88]

My favorite song is Wanna Be Where You Are. Young Mike sounded much better than White Mike.

I think Thriller is a good album but has been overrated.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

I've gone through this debate with myself and friend alot.

and I always go back to....

 

[GeordieMark]

Human Nature. Great song.

 

[jmood88]

BUT

let me give a shoutout to an album cut nobody seems to talk about, "I Can't Help It", written by Stevie Wonder and Susaye Greene, and you can tell. Such a lovely, stareyed falling in love jazzy little ditty.

One of my favorite songs ever. I love Off The Wall.

 

[mreddie]

Smooth Criminal.

 

[Malyse]

Sorry OP.

I can't pick just one.

Bwa ha ha.

 

[Air]

My personal favorite, that I could listen to at anytime is probably 'in the closet' or 'give in to me'.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Rock With You or Billie Jean.

 

[Loakum]

Butterflies

Leave Me Alone

Earth Song.


RIP - MJ

 

[Ndless]

There can only be one:

Smooth Criminal.

 

[<+)O Robido O(+>]

Also, what's his best album.

You can pick a Jackson 5 song.

Going with the obvious choice Thriller for album and Rock My World for song, with Off the Wall and Rock With You as close seconds.

Oh and don't say "none of them" or make a molestation joke. It's not at all clever.

There are no good MJ songs. Love yourself and listen to Prince.

 

[Biker19]

That's a pretty tough call to make. Most of his songs are terrific.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Top favorite songs:

1. Thriller
2. Beat It
3. Man in the Mirror
4. Off the Wall
5. Smooth Criminal

Favorite Album: Thriller

It was really hard to choose the songs. I only chose the ones I listen to the most on my ipod.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Favorite album is...well, its either Off the Wall or Thriller. Between the two of them is the perfect pop record.

Bad is like Thriller 2.0, the only way you could realistically follow up is just repeating the same formula. Its not as good, but its got a lotta craft. Dangerous' Teddy Riley/New Jack Swing has probably dated the worst, but I also think its consistently a stronger album than Bad and tends to get forgotten cuz it came at a time where Grunge was taking over the charts. HIStory tends to get really underplayed cuz it was a bunch of new tracks sneaked under a Greatest Hits collection, but Stranger in Moscow brehs. Invincible and Xscape are both solid albums, the latter rather surprisingly.

 

[Malyse]

There are no good MJ songs. Love yourself and listen to Prince.

…
Get out.

 

[klausbert]

I'm a huge fan of Blame It On the Boogie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBS4zUjJZo

It's fun, you can dance to it, it has a catchy chorus, and young michael was tearing it up.

I support this message. My favorite MJ tune

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

There are no good MJ songs. Love yourself and listen to Prince.

Hey, I love Prince, but there's just no comparison to MJ!!