How Many Michael Jackson Albums Are There

This article contains the albums discography of the American Pop Artist, Michael Jackson. It consists of 10 studio albums and a partial list of live albums, compilations, extended plays, soundtracks and remix albums. It does not include the re-issues, unless they are counted separately from the original albums in the charts. There are peak chart positions of 10 selected countries, with relative sales and certifications. Sales in bracket are uncertified. The countries selected are: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In some countries there are back catalogue, mid price charts and genres charts, but they weren’t reported in this page, because are considered second-rate charts. There are also countries that changed their levels of certifications with the time.

Studio albums
Got to Be There – Release date: January 24, 1972
Ben – Release date: August 4, 1972
Music & Me – Release date: April 13, 1973
Forever, Michael – Release date: January 16, 1975
Off the Wall – Release date: August 10, 1979
Thriller – Release date: November 30, 1982
Bad – Release date: August 31, 1987
Dangerous – Release date: November 13, 1991
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I – Release date: June 16, 1995
Invincible – Release date: October 30, 2001

Compilations albums
The Best of Michael Jackson – Release date: August 28, 1975
One Day in Your Life – Release date: March 25, 1981
18 Greatest Hits – Release date: 1983
9 Singles Pack – Release date: 1983
14 Greatest Hits – Release date: 1984
Farewell My Summer Love – Release date: May 8, 1984
Anthology – Release date: November 14, 1986
Their Very Best – Back To Back (with Diana Ross/Gladys Knight/Stevie Wonder) – Release date: 1986
Love Songs (with Diana Ross) – Release date: 1987
Singles Souvenir Pack – Release date: 1988
Motown’s Greatest Hits – Release date: 1992
Tour Souvenir Pack – Release date: 1992
The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5ive – Release date: 1997
The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five – Release date: 1999
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson – Release date: 2000
Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I – Release date: November 13, 2001
Number Ones – Release date: November 18, 2003
Off the Wall / Thriller – Release date: 2004
Bad / Dangerous – Release date: 2004
The Ultimate Collection – Release date: November 17, 2004
The Essential Michael Jackson – Release date: July 19, 2005
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix / Invincible – Release date: 2006
Visionary: The Video Singles – Release date: February 20, 2006
Les 50 plus belles chansons – Release date: 2007
King of Pop – Release date: August 22, 2008
Gold – Release date: August 26, 2008
Dangerous / Dangerous – The Short Films – Release date: 2008
The Collection – Release date: June 29, 2009
The Definitive Collection – Release date: August 25, 2009
Michael – Release date: December 10, 2010

Other albums (remix, soundtracks, etc.)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Release date: November 1982
The Michael Jackson Mix – Release date: 1987
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix – Release date: May 11, 1997
Off the Wall – Special Edition – Release date: October 16, 2001
Thriller – Special Edition – Release date: October 16, 2001
Bad – Special Edition – Release date: October 16, 2001
Dangerous – Special Edition – Release date: October 16, 2001
Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition – Release date: February 12, 2008
The Stripped Mixes – Release date: July 28, 2009
The Remix Suite – Release date: October 20, 2009
Michael Jackson’s This Is It – Release date: October 26, 2009
Selections from Michael Jackson’s This Is It – Release date: October 26, 2009
Immortal – Release date: November 21, 2011

Live albums
One Night In Japan Release date: 2009