Did you know this Michael Jackson Trivia?

Did you know this Michael Jackson Trivia?



Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.

Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500 million (#271 million).

Jackson has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for radio play, located at 1541 Vine Street, and one for recording at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard.

Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.

Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.

Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Jackson on May 6, 1997. He was inducted as a solo artist on March 19, 2001.


Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.

The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million (#3.8 million).

Jackson really is a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.

Jackson owns the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.


Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.

Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.

Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.

Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
audience in American history.

The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.

Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.


Jackson provided a voiceover on The Simpsons - but it remained a secret for 12 years. He voiced a character in a mental institution in the Stark Raving Dad episode, which aired in 1991, but, because of a contractual problem, Jackson had to be credited as John Jay Smith. His contribution to the classic cartoon series remained a rumour among fans until The Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirmed it really was Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.