Michael Jackson still has the golden touch. "This Is It," the album, has followed its movie companion to the top of the charts, Billboard.com reports. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart Wednesday. Here's a look at Jackson's string of successes, by the numbers.
$36.9 millionAmount "Michael Jackson's This Is It," the movie, has earned at the U.S. box office through Monday, according to Boxofficemojo.com. It debuted at No. 1 over the weekend.
373,000Copies of "This Is It," the album, sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan
$106.3 millionThe film's gross worldwide, through Monday
391,000Copies of Jackson's album "HIStory" that sold in its debut week in 1995 No. 5"This Is It's" sales week was the fifth-best for an album in the U.S. this year, according to Billboard 6Billboard No. 1 albums in Jackson's career, beginning with "Thriller" in 1983
"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", released in July 28, 1979, is the debut single from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album. Written by Jackson, the track was the first solo recording over which he had creative control, and his debut single released under Epic Records
In 1978, Jackson starred as the Scarecrow in The Wiz, an urbanized retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. After the filming, the singer approached the film's musical director, Quincy Jones, to ask if he knew of any producers to help with Jackson's future solo endeavors. Jones suggested himself, and the two began work on Off the Wall. After listening to hundreds of demos, the two decided upon the ones to record. These included "Workin' Day and Night", "Get on the Floor" and "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough".
Jackson claimed that when the melody of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" came to him, he couldn't shake it off. He found himself humming and singing it while walking through the Jacksons' Encino home. As Michael could not play, he had his brother Randy perform the melody on a piano in the family's recording studio. When Jackson's mother, a devout Jehovah's Witness, heard the song, she was shocked by the lyrical content. Katherine pointed out that the title could be misconstrued as pertaining to sexual activity. Jackson reassured her that the song was not a reference to sex, but could mean whatever people wanted it to. Upon playing the recording to Quincy Jones, it was agreed that the song would be featured on Off the Wall.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, four of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time.
In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.
"Rockin' Robin" is a 1958 song by Bobby Day. The single was Day's only hit single, becoming a No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song was revived as a single again in 1972 by the teenage Michael Jackson as his second single release on Motown.
Michael Jackson still has the golden touch. "This Is It," the album, has followed its movie companion to the top of the charts, Billboard.com reports. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart Wednesday. Here's a look at Jackson's string of successes, by the numbers. 
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