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Friday, July 17, 2009

King of Pop (album)

King of Pop is a compilation album released in commemoration of Michael Jackson's 50th birthday. The album differs significantly from each country where it was released as fan voting was employed to determine the songs for each country's version. The album's title comes from the nickname Jackson acquired approximately 20 years earlier. The album's launch was made public on June 20, 2008 with the official announcement of the Australian version. The first release came with the German edition (which is identical to the Swiss edition) on August 22, 2008.

Fans in countries where Sony BMG operates national offices were given the opportunity to vote for songs from a list of Jackson's back catalogue to be included in their country's version of the album. Aside from the tracks selected by fans, a megamix of the single "Thriller" by Jason Nevins was also included in the pool. The album has been released in a total of 26 countries. Each pool list and release date differed slightly by country. There has been no announcement of a release in North America.

Currently the album has reached the top ten in the majority of countries it was released. It has also charted, albeit lower, in other countries due to imported sales.


Background

Prior to the release of King of Pop, Jackson issued the double-disc album Thriller 25, a 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. The set contained the original nine tracks from Thriller, re-mixes and a new song called "For All Time". Two singles were released to moderate success: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008". Thriller 25 was a commercial success, having done particularly well as a re-issue, peaking at number one in eight countries and Europe. It reached number two in the US, number three in the UK and top 10 on over 30 national charts.[1][2][3] In the US, Thriller 25 was just 14,000 copies short of reaching the peak position, selling 166,000 copies. It was ineligible for the Billboard 200 chart as a re-release, but entered atop the Pop Catalog chart, where it stayed for 10 non-consecutive weeks and had the best sales on that chart since December 1996.[4][5][6][7] In 12 weeks, the album had sold 556,000 copies in the US and 3 million copies worldwide.[4][8]

A few months afterward, Sony began announcing the release of regional edition's of the King of Pop compilation, in celebration of Jackson's 50th birthday. The album title is a reference to the same nickname Jackson acquired approximately 20 years ago.[9][10] Jackson's success resulted in his being dubbed the "King of Pop", a nickname conceived by actress and friend Elizabeth Taylor when she presented Jackson with an "Artist of the Decade" award in 1989, proclaiming him "the true king of pop, rock and soul".[11] Jackson's record began marketing Jackson as the "King of Pop" to coincide with the release of Dangerous and the music video for "Black or White", the album's first single.[9]

Versions

Austria

On July 20, the Austrian version of the double disc compilation was announced; it was released on Jackson's birthday. The pool list fans got to choose from contained 100 tracks.[12]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Man in the Mirror"
  2. "Smooth Criminal"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Remember the Time"
  7. "You Are Not Alone"
  8. "Human Nature"
  9. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  10. "They Don't Care About Us"
  11. "Dirty Diana"
  12. "We've Had Enough"
  13. "Give In to Me"
  14. "Will You Be There"
  15. "Heal the World"
  16. "Got the Hots"
  1. "ABC"
  2. "Can You Feel It"
  3. "Say Say Say"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Bad"
  6. "Who Is It"
  7. "Earth Song"
  8. "Beat It"
  9. "Rock With You"
  10. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  11. "We Are the World"
  12. "Stranger in Moscow"
  13. "You Rock My World"
  14. "Scream"
  15. "Ghosts"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [13]

Australia

The Australian version was announced by Sony BMG Australia on June 20, 2008 and was released on Jackson's birthday. Starting on June 21, 2008, Australian fans had three weeks to vote for their 30 favourite tracks for the album; made up of Jackson's prior material.[14][15] Each fan could choose five songs from the pool; made up of all the tracks from Off the Wall, Thriller (2001 special edition, including "Carousel"), Bad (2001 special edition, including "Streetwalker", "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu" and "Fly Away"), Dangerous, HIStory, Blood on the Dance Floor, Invincible and the track "For All Time" from Thriller 25. The pool of songs also included seven from Jackson's time in The Jackson 5/The Jacksons. These songs were "Blame It on the Boogie", "Can You Feel It", "State of Shock", "ABC", "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There" and "Ben".[14][15] King of Pop was released in two editions: The first was a limited edition digipak that featured the names of selected voters, messages left by the fans and a fold-out poster that follows Jackson through his musical career; The second edition was a standard release of the album without the poster.[14]

The track list is:

Disc 1:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Man in the Mirror"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Beat It"
  5. "Thriller"
  6. "They Don't Care About Us"
  7. "Who Is It"
  8. "Black or White"
  9. "You Rock My World"
  10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  13. "Dirty Diana"
  14. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  15. "Rock With You"
  16. "Stranger in Moscow"
  17. "Remember the Time"

Disc 2:

  1. "Will You Be There"
  2. "Give In to Me"
  3. "You Are Not Alone"
  4. "Say Say Say"
  5. "Scream"
  6. "State of Shock"
  7. "Got the Hots"
  8. "You Can't Win"
  9. "Fall Again"
  10. "Sunset Driver"
  11. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
  12. "In the Back"
  13. "We Are the World"
  14. "One More Chance"
  15. "Thriller Megamix" [16]

Belgium

On July 26, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 25. Fans could vote for their 5 favorite tracks from a pool of 124, on the web site of the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.[17]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Bad"
  4. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  5. "Say Say Say"
  6. "Can You Feel It"
  7. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  8. "Another Part of Me"
  9. "Baby Be Mine"
  10. "2 Bad"
  11. "Dangerous"
  12. "Dirty Diana"
  13. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  14. "Earth Song"
  15. "Childhood"
  16. "Beautiful Girl"
  17. "Come Together"
  18. "Butterflies"
  19. "Break of Dawn"
  20. "Cry"
  1. "Heal the World"
  2. "Ghosts"
  3. "Burn This Disco Out"
  4. "Can't Let Her Get Away"
  5. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  6. "Thriller"
  7. "Give in to Me"
  8. "HIStory"
  9. "Smooth Criminal"
  10. "Human Nature"
  11. "Remember the Time"
  12. "Liberian Girl"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "D.S."
  15. "Girlfriend"
  16. "Jam"
  17. "Rock With You"
  18. "Man in the Mirror"
  19. "For All Time"
  20. "Don't Walk Away" [18]

Brazil

The Brazilian edition was released on October 17.[19]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "Black or White"
  5. "Heal the World"
  6. "Say Say Say"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Rock With You"
  9. "Human Nature"
  10. "Bad"
  11. "You Are Not Alone"
  12. "Will You Be There"
  13. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  14. "Man in the Mirror"
  15. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
  16. "The Girl Is Mine 2008" [19]

Finland

The Finnish edition was released on October 1.[20]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Bad"
  6. "Earth Song"
  7. "Black or White"
  8. "Dirty Diana"
  9. "You Are Not Alone"
  10. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  11. "Heal the World"
  12. "They Don't Care About Us"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Man in the Mirror"
  15. "Liberian Girl"
  16. "Say Say Say"
  17. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  18. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" [20]

France

"King of Pop - The French Fans' Selection" was released on December 12.

The album tracks are:

Disc 1

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black Or White"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Off The Wall"
  5. "Thriller"
  6. "Smooth Criminal"
  7. "Man In The Mirror"
  8. "Remember The Time"
  9. "Human Nature"
  10. "Ghosts"
  11. "Who Is It"
  12. "Blood On The Dance Floor"
  13. "One More Chance"
  14. "Earth Song"
  15. "Heal The World"
  16. "Say Say Say"
  17. "Thriller Megamix"

Disc 2

  1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  2. "Bad"
  3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  4. "Rock With You"
  5. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  6. "They Don't Care About Us"
  7. "Dirty Diana"
  8. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
  9. "You Are Not Alone"
  10. "Speechless"
  11. "Whatever Happens"
  12. "Cry"
  13. "Will You Be There"
  14. "Workin' Day And Night"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "Dangerous"
  17. "Got The Hots" [21]

Deluxe box set

"King of Pop - The French Fans' Selection" - Deluxe Box Set Edition was released on the same day with a 3rd bonus disc.

  • Disc 3
  1. "Carousel"
  2. "Rock With You (Original LP Version)"
  3. "Stranger In Moscow"
  4. "The Girl Is Mine"
  5. "The Way You Love Me"
  6. "Is It Scary"
  7. "Childhood"
  8. "Bad (Dance Extended Mix)"
  9. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix)"
  10. "Billie Jean (Original 12" Version)"
  11. "Another Part Of Me (Extended Dance Mix)"
  12. "The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix)"
  13. "Black or White (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix)" [22]

Germany & Switzerland

On July 14, it was announced that German fans had until July 28 to choose their top 30 songs from an extensive pool of 121 tracks; The German version was released on August 22. The German pool list contained almost every song Jackson released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection. There were also 8 tracks included from the singers time in The Jackson 5/Jacksons; slightly more than the other versions.[23][24] The German edition was also released in Switzerland on the same day.[25]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Bad"
  6. "Dirty Diana"
  7. "Black or White"
  8. "Man in the Mirror"
  9. "Earth Song"
  10. "Heal The World"
  11. "They Don't Care About Us"
  12. "Who Is It"
  13. "Speechless"
  14. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  15. "We've Had Enough"
  16. "Remember the Time"
  1. "Whatever Happens"
  2. "You Are Not Alone"
  3. "Say Say Say"
  4. "Liberian Girl"
  5. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  6. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  7. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  8. "Give In to Me"
  9. "Dangerous"
  10. "Will You Be There"
  11. "Scream"
  12. "You Rock My World"
  13. "Stranger in Moscow"
  14. "Rock With You"
  15. "Got the Hots"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [24]

Greece

The 32-track double-CD Greek edition was released on November 17, 2008.[26] Sony BMG Greece teamed up with music television channel Mad TV through which fans casted votes for their favourite songs.[27]

Disc 1:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Bad"
  5. "Jam"
  6. "Rock With You"
  7. "Dirty Diana"
  8. "Black Or White"
  9. "Scream"
  10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  11. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  12. "In The Closet"
  13. "Liberian Girl"
  14. "The Girl Is Mine"
  15. "Stranger In Moscow"
  16. "Blood On The Dance Floor"
  17. "Dangerous"

Disc 2:

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Off The Wall"
  3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Akon"
  4. "Can You Feel It"
  5. "They Don't Care About Us"
  6. "Come Together"
  7. "Human Nature"
  8. "Earth Song"
  9. "You Are Not Alone"
  10. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  11. "Remember The Time"
  12. "Man In The Mirror"
  13. "Ghosts"
  14. "Invincible"
  15. "Thriller Megamix"

Hong Kong

On August 6, it was announced that the double disc album would be released August 28. Fans could vote for 10 of their favourite tracks on the web site of Sony BMG Hong Kong.

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Bad"
  3. "Say Say Say"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Ghosts"
  6. "Will You Be There"
  7. "Heal the World"
  8. "Smooth Criminal"
  9. "Jam"
  10. "Scream"
  11. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  12. "Black or White"
  13. "They Don't Care About Us"
  14. "Come Together"
  15. "We Are the World"
  1. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Dangerous"
  4. "Dirty Diana"
  5. "You Are Not Alone"
  6. "Remember the Time"
  7. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  8. "Man in the Mirror"
  9. "Earth Song"
  10. "She's out of My Life"
  11. "The Girl Is Mine"
  12. "You Rock My World"
  13. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  14. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  15. "Billie Jean 2008"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [28]

Hungary

On July 9, it was announced that Hungarian fans had until July 27, to choose their songs from an extensive pool of 122 tracks, in a two stage process. The pool list contained almost every song Jackson has released in his solo career. Notably expansions on the pool choice included: A larger option of tracks from Thriller 25 and the inclusion of 12 tracks from The Ultimate Collection (these are not available in the Australian or New Zealand version). In the first round (July 9 - July 15) the fans were able to vote for their top 50 tracks. In round two (July 16 - July 27) the 50 were cut down to the album tracklist.[29]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black or White"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Earth Song"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Dirty Diana"
  9. "They Don't Care About Us"
  10. "Heal the World"
  11. "Remember the Time"
  12. "Say Say Say"
  13. "Dangerous"
  14. "Give In to Me"
  15. "You Are Not Alone"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [30]

Italy

"King of Pop - The Italian Fans' Selection" was released on October 3.[31] It was the first collection to feature the full version of "Carousel" from the Special Edition of Thriller.

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black or White"
  3. "Man in the Mirror"
  4. "Whatever Happens"
  5. "Smooth Criminal"
  6. "Beat It"
  7. "Off the Wall"
  8. "We've Had Enough"
  9. "Dangerous"
  10. "They Don't Care About Us"
  11. "Human Nature"
  12. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  13. "Ghosts"
  14. "You Rock My World"
  15. "Earth Song"
  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Tabloid Junkie"
  3. "Liberian Girl"
  4. "Remember the Time"
  5. "We Are the World"
  6. "Who Is It"
  7. "Speechless"
  8. "Morphine"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  10. "Bad"
  11. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  12. "Rock with You"
  13. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  14. "You Are Not Alone"
  15. "Heal the World"
  16. "Got The Hots"
  17. "Carousel" [31]

Japan

On July 18, the Japanese edition was announced with fans picking from a selection pool of 120 tracks. Out of tune with other versions, the compilation was released on September 24 by Sony Music Japan.[32]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Man in the Mirror"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Beat It"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Black or White"
  8. "Heal the World"
  9. "Rock With You"
  10. "Human Nature"
  11. "We Are the World"
  12. "Say Say Say"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Remember the Time"
  15. "Off the Wall"
  16. "Ben"
  17. "Thriller Megamix" [33]

Netherlands

On July 22, it was announced that Dutch fans could vote for their favorite Jackson tracks, choosing 5 songs from a list of 100. The release date of the album was August 22.[34]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Smooth Criminal"
  5. "Dirty Diana"
  6. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  7. "Man in the Mirror"
  8. "They Don't Care About Us"
  9. "Black or White"
  10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Bad"
  13. "Earth Song"
  14. "Ben"
  15. "Heal the World"
  16. "Liberian Girl"
  17. "Rock With You"
  1. "Can You Feel It"
  2. "She's out of My Life"
  3. "You Are Not Alone"
  4. "Stranger in Moscow"
  5. "The Girl Is Mine"
  6. "Remember the Time"
  7. "You Rock My World"
  8. "Human Nature"
  9. "Give In to Me"
  10. "Will You Be There"
  11. "Off the Wall"
  12. "I'll Be There"
  13. "Who Is It"
  14. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  15. "Say Say Say"
  16. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  17. "Ghosts"
  18. "Got the Hots" [35]

New Zealand

On July 3, it was announced that fans in New Zealand would have until July 20, to vote for their version of King of Pop. In New Zealand, the compilation was released on August 25. Fans could vote for five songs in a pool that differed slightly from the Australian song pool. The songs available from Thriller 25 were different; "For All Time" had been replaced by "The Girl Is Mine 2008" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008". "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu" from Bad (2001 special edition) was not available. While the Australian pool included seven songs from Jackson's group career, the New Zealand pool had only three: "Blame It on the Boogie", "Can You Feel It" and "State Of Shock".[36]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  4. "Man in the Mirror"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  7. "Beat It"
  8. "Smooth Criminal"
  9. "Bad"
  10. "Rock With You"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Heal the World"
  13. "Scream"
  14. "Dirty Diana"
  15. "Remember the Time"
  16. "They Don't Care About Us"
  17. "Stranger in Moscow" [37]

Philippines

Sony BMG Philippines and MYX Music Channel announced the Philippine release of the King of Pop. Filipino fans were asked to send their Top 10 all-time favorite Michael Jackson tracks via e-mail. The album was released on August 28, 2008.[38]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  2. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  3. "Rock With You"
  4. "Off the Wall"
  5. "She's out of My Life"
  6. "The Girl Is Mine"
  7. "Thriller"
  8. "Beat It"
  9. "Billie Jean"
  10. "Human Nature"
  11. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
  12. "Bad"
  13. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  14. "Man in the Mirror"
  15. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  16. "Smooth Criminal"
  17. "In the Closet"
  1. "Remember the Time"
  2. "Heal the World"
  3. "Black or White"
  4. "Gone Too Soon"
  5. "Dangerous"
  6. "Scream"
  7. "They Don't Care About Us"
  8. "Earth Song"
  9. "You Are Not Alone"
  10. "Childhood"
  11. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  12. "Invincible"
  13. "We Are the World"
  14. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
  15. "Say Say Say"
  16. "Got the Hots"
  17. "Thriller Megamix" [39]

Poland

On August 29, it was announced that the double disc album would be released in Poland on October 20. Fans could vote for 20 of their favourite tracks from a pool of 120 on the special web site of Sony BMG Poland. That site was launched on August 29 (on Michael Jackson's 50th birthday) and voting was closed on September 17.[40]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black or White"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "Earth Song"
  5. "Remember The Time"
  6. "Say Say Say"
  7. "Blood On The Dance Floor"
  8. "Scream"
  9. "Who Is It"
  10. "Blame It On The Boogie"
  11. "Ghosts"
  12. "Rock With You"
  13. "Heal The World"
  14. "Human Nature"
  15. "Liberian Girl"
  16. "Dangerous"
  1. "Smooth Criminal"
  2. "Give In To Me"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Man in the Mirror"
  5. "They Don't Care About Us"
  6. "Can You Feel It"
  7. "Dirty Diana"
  8. "You Are Not Alone"
  9. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  10. "You Rock My World"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Stranger In Moscow"
  13. "Bad"
  14. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  15. "We Are The World"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [40]

Portugal

The Portuguese edition was released on December 9, 2008[41]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Black or White"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Bad"
  5. "Smooth Criminal
  6. "You Are Not Alone"
  7. "Thriller"
  8. "Earth Song"
  9. "Man in the Mirror"
  10. "You Rock My World"
  11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  12. "Heal The World"
  13. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  14. "Rock With You"
  15. "Dirty Diana"
  16. "Remember the Time"

South Korea

"King of Pop - The Korean Limited Edition" was released on December 11, 2008.

The album tracks are:

Disc 1

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Beat It"
  3. "Black Or White"
  4. "Heal The World"
  5. "You Are Not Alone"
  6. "Thriller"
  7. "Dangerous"
  8. "Bad"
  9. "We Are The World (Demo)"
  10. "Jam"
  11. "Man In The Mirror"
  12. "The Girl Is Mine (With Paul McCartney)"
  13. "Remember The Time"
  14. "Smooth Criminal"
  15. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  16. "History"

Disc 2

  1. "Will You Be There (Radio Edit)"
  2. "I Just Can'T Stop Loving You (Feat. Sieddah Garret)"
  3. "Rock With You"
  4. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  5. "Come Together"
  6. "Scream (Feat. Janet Jackson)"
  7. "Human Nature"
  8. "Earth Song"
  9. "Dirty Diana"
  10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  11. "You Rock My World"
  12. "She's Out Of My Life"
  13. "You Are My Life"
  14. "Off The Wall"
  15. "Keep The Faith"
  16. "Smile"
  17. "Who Is It"
  18. "Childhood (Theme From Free Willy 2)"[42]

Spain

"King of Pop - Edición Exclusiva España" was released in Spain on January 13, 2009.

The album tracks are:

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Billie Jean"
  3. "Bad"
  4. "Beat It"
  5. "Smooth Criminal"
  6. "Black or White"
  7. "Man in the Mirror"
  8. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  9. "Remember the Time"
  10. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  11. "They Don't Care About Us"
  12. "Rock With You"
  13. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  14. "Heal the World"
  15. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  16. "Unbreakable"
  17. "We Are The World (Demo)" [43]

Sweden

The Swedish edition was released on October 15.[44]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Thriller"
  3. "Beat It"
  4. "Bad"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Smooth Criminal"
  7. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  8. "Man in the Mirror"
  9. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  10. "Blame It on the Boogie"
  11. "Dirty Diana"
  12. "They Don't Care About Us"
  13. "The Girl Is Mine"
  14. "Heal The World"
  15. "We Are the World"
  16. "Liberian Girl"
  1. "Earth Song"
  2. "Can You Feel It"
  3. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  4. "I'll Be There"
  5. "Say Say Say"
  6. "Ben"
  7. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
  8. "Got the Hots"
  9. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
  10. "On the Line"
  11. "State of Shock"
  12. "We Are Here to Change the World"
  13. "One More Chance"
  14. "We've Had Enough"
  15. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
  16. "Thriller Megamix" [45]

Turkey

"King of Pop - The Turkish Collection" was released on November 24.

The album tracks are:

  1. "Thriller"
  2. "Smooth Criminal"
  3. "Billie Jean"
  4. "Black or White"
  5. "They Don't Care About Us"
  6. "Bad"
  7. "Remember the Time"
  8. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  9. "In The Closet"
  10. "Beat It"
  11. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  12. "Scream"
  13. "Who Is It"
  14. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "You Are Not Alone"
  17. "Liberian Girl"
  18. "Off the Wall" [46]

United Kingdom

On July 18, the United Kingdom version of the compilation was announced, with a release date of August 25. Sony BMG UK teamed up with GMTV and The Sun allowing fans, until August 10, to pick 18 tracks from the song pool. The pool list, at only 50 tracks, is the least diverse; there were no songs included from Jackson's group career.[47][48][49] 66,000 people took part in the vote.[50]

The album tracks are:

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Bad"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Beat It"
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  8. "Don’t Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  10. "Rock With You"
  11. "You Are Not Alone"
  12. "Man in the Mirror"
  13. "Remember the Time"
  14. "Scream"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "They Don't Care About Us"
  17. "Earth Song" [50]

Deluxe box set

In the United Kingdom, a three disc version was released on September 29, 2008. The third disc was advertised as featuring "Rarities and Classic 12"s", although many of the mixes were already remastered and re-released on the 2006 boxset Visionary: The Video Singles.

The album tracks are:

Disc 1

  1. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Bad"
  3. "Smooth Criminal"
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Black or White"
  6. "Beat It"
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  8. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  10. "Rock With You"
  11. "You Are Not Alone"
  12. "Man in the Mirror"
  13. "Remember the Time"
  14. "Scream"
  15. "You Rock My World"
  16. "They Don't Care About Us"
  17. "Earth Song"

Disc 2

  1. "Dirty Diana"
  2. "Say Say Say"
  3. "Off the Wall"
  4. "Human Nature"
  5. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  6. "Heal the World"
  7. "Will You Be There"
  8. "Stranger in Moscow"
  9. "Speechless"
  10. "She's out of My Life"
  11. "The Girl Is Mine"
  12. "Butterflies"
  13. "Who Is It"
  14. "Ghosts"
  15. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
  16. "Workin' Day and Night"
  17. "HIStory" ^
  18. "Give In to Me"

^ - This is the "Tony Moran's HIStory Edit", as was used in the music video for said song.

Disc 3

  1. "Can't Get Outta the Rain (Single Version)"
  2. "On the Line"
  3. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
  4. "Is It Scary (Single Radio Edit)"
  5. "Smile (Short Version)"
  6. "Billie Jean (Original 12" Version)"
  7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix)"
  8. "Bad (Dance Extended Mix Includes 'False Fade')"
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix)"
  10. "Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix)"
  11. "Smooth Criminal (Extended Dance Mix)"
  12. "Black or White (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix)"
  13. "Thriller Megamix (Radio Edit)" [51]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australia 5 [52]
Austria 1 [53]
Belgium (Vl) 4 [54]
Belgium (Wa) 9 [54]
Finland 29 [55]
Germany 6 [56]
Hungary 4 [57]
Ireland (UK version import) 54 [56]
Japan 10 [58]
Netherlands 4 [59]
New Zealand 13 [60]
Poland 1 [61]
Spain 38 [62]
Sweden 9 [63]
Switzerland 26 [64]
UK 3 [65]
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia 1 [52]
Austria 1 [66]
Belgium (Vl) 1 [66]
Belgium (Wa) 1 [66]
Finland 22 [67]
Germany 1 [66]
Japan 4 [68]
Netherlands 1 [66]
Spain 1 [66]
Switzerland 1 [66]

Certifications

Country Sales Certification
Australia 35,000 [69] Gold
Austria 10,000 [70] Gold
Belgium 30,000 [71] Platinum
Hungary 7,500 [72] Gold
Japan 100,000 [73] Gold
Poland 20,000 [74] Platinum
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