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Music1964 - 2009

Michael Jackson

The King of Pop whose Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time and whose influence on music, dance, and visual storytelling set standards that have never been matched.

Origin
Gary, Indiana
Genre
R&B
Michael Jackson

The Cultural Record

Discography

Thriller
Magnum Opus
Thriller1982

Epic

Michael
Michael2010
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I1995
Ben
Ben1972
Got to Be There
Got to Be There1972

Awards & Recognition

Grammy
13×
AMA
26×
BRIT Award
6×
Billboard Award
40×

Rank History

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Often Compared To

R. Kelly

#2

R&B — Chicago, Illinois · 1989 - Present

R. Kelly, is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with prolific commercial success in contemporary R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B".