''The Best of Michael Jackson'' is a compilation of American singer and recording artist

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

and was released by his former record company

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

on August 28, 1975 (just one day before Jackson's 17th birthday). It peaked at number 44 on the

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R&B albums chart.

Track listing

Tracks 1, 6, 7 from ''

Got to Be There ''Got to Be There'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown on January 24, 1972, four weeks after the Jackson 5's ''Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album), Greatest Hits'' (1971). It includes the Got to ...

''. Track 2 from ''

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, � ...

''. Tracks 3, 4, 9, 10 from ''

Music & Me ''Music & Me'' is the third studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on April 13, 1973 on the Motown label. The album was reissued in 2009 as part of the three-disc compilation '' Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection''. Ba ...

''. Tracks 5, 8 from ''

Forever, Michael ''Forever, Michael'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown, Motown Records on January 16, 1975. The album is credited as having songs with funk and soul music, soul material. Eddie Holland, Brian Holla ...

''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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