Guest Blogger: Yasmin M1

At the age of 11 and a member of a family pop group, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson started his legacy. He then later became a solo performer and becomes known as the king of pop. Jackson held the pop icon for over five decades. "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" and his album Thriller holds the record for the best-selling album ever sited Guinness World Records. The three biggest tracks on this record were “Thriller”, “Beat It”, and “Billie Jean”. Thriller is the bestselling album of all times which lead him to a global fame. It became a hit internationally in over 13 countries. It became the first album in history to encompass seven-top-ten-hit songs on Billboard Hot 100. In 1983, 'Billie Jean' became the first video by a black artist to ever air on MTV. During the performances of ‘Billie Jean’ Michael Jackson invents a dance move called the 'Moonwalk’. "Smooth Criminal” was an unforgettable music video because of his great dance moves and it was only possible due to a special shoe built for the legendary pop icon. Despite the racism issues that were going on during the early 80’s, Michael Jackson overlooked at it and brought people together. For example, his song “Black and White” mentions that it doesn’t matter the color of your skin. During that time he was also going through color changing faze by lightening his skin. I defiantly agree with the critics Michael Jackson’s accomplished so much throughout his life. Some of his achievements are as follows: Biggest Selling Album of All Time, Most No1 Hits in 1980's, Greatest Audience, 100 Million Records, Biggest Selling Video, Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart and he has won more awards than any other artist. Why should people buy Michael Jackson’s album? His songs and albums are the type of songs you don’t hear very often because his rhythm is upbeat, its unlike todays music, and it provides a sense of what it was like to live in the United States in the 1980’s. All in all, Michael Jackson represents pop music at its best.