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For no other reason than forthehellofit. Here's my Top 100 Mike, probably - nay defintiely the only artist I could name 100 truly great songs for.

Ranking Song Album
1 Who Is It Dangerous
2 Give In To Me Dangerous
3 Will You Be There Dangerous
4 Jam Dangerous
5 They Don't Care About Us History
6 Earth Song History
7 Little Susie History
8 Smooth Criminal Bad
9 Dirty Diana Bad
10 Man In The Mirror Bad
11 Smile History
12 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Thriller
13 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Thriller
14 Off The Wall Off the Wall
15 Another Part Of Me Bad
16 Stranger In Moscow History
17 Keep The Faith Dangerous
18 Billie Jean Thriller
19 Beat It Thriller
20 2 Bad History
21 Got To Be There Got To Be There
22 Black Or White Dangerous
23 Dangerous Dangerous
24 The Way You Make Me Feel Bad
25 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Off the Wall
26 Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) Destiny
27 Working Day And Night Off the Wall
28 Scream History
29 Threatened Invincible
30 Blame It on the Boogie Destiny
31 Say, Say, Say Non Album
32 Whatever Happens Invincible
33 I Want You Back Diana Ross Presents
34 Ain't No Sunshine Got To Be There
35 She's Out Of My Life Off the Wall
36 Can't Let Her Get Away Dangerous
37 Gone Too Soon Dangerous
38 Butterflies Invincible
39 Ghosts Blood On The Dance Floor
40 This Place Hotel Triumph
41 Never Can Say Goodbye Maybe Tomorrow
42 State of Shock Victory
43 She Drives Me Wild Dangerous
44 You Rock My World Invincible
45 Who's Loving You Diana Ross Presents
46 Human Nature Thriller
47 I Just Can't Stop Loving You Bad
48 If You Don't Love Me Non Album
49 Remember The Time Dangerous
50 The Girl Is Mine Thriller
51 Ben Ben
52 Liberian Girl Bad
53 In The Closet Dangerous
54 Come Together History
55 Blood On The Dance Floor Blood On The Dance Floor
56 Can You Feel It Triumph
57 ABC ABC
58 Bad Bad
59 Tabloid Junkie History
60 Unbreakable Invincible
61 We've Had Enough Non Album
62 Burn This Disco Out Off the Wall
63 Rockin' Robin Got To Be There
64 Heal The World Dangerous
65 Invincible Invincible
66 Rock With You Off the Wall
67 Why You Wanna Trip On Me Dangerous
68 Leave Me Alone Bad
69 Monkey Business Non Album
70 The Love You Save ABC
71 2000 Watts Invincible
72 Is It Scary? Blood On The Dance Floor
73 I'll Be There Third Album
74 Heartbreaker Invincible
75 Speed Demon Bad
76 Get On the Floor Off the Wall
77 The Lady In My Life Thriller
78 Thriller Thriller
79 You Are My Life Invincible
80 Money History
81 It's The Falling In Love Off the Wall
82 Morphine Blood On The Dance Floor
83 Escape Non Album
84 Heaven Can Wait Invincible
85 Streetwalker Non Album
86 Baby Be Mine Thriller
87 HIStory History
88 Just Good Friends Bad
89 Dancing Machine Dancing Machine
90 Walk Right Now Triumph
91 Superfly Sister Blood On The Dance Floor
92 Cry Invincible
93 Shout Non Album
94 I Can't Help It Off the Wall
95 This Time Around History
96 Childhood History
97 Speechless Invincible
98 You Are Not Alone History
99 Music And Me Music & Me
100 Mama's Pearl Third Album
 
That's a long list. I'll list mine later if I'm bored. :D
 
You think Little Susie is better than Stranger in Moscow?
 
Hmm, my top 50 solo songs in no particular order, but with the most notable bolded.

Bad
The Way You Make Me Feel
Another Part of Me
Man In The Mirror
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Smooth Criminal
Leave Me Alone
Blood on The Dance Floor
Morphine
Jam
Why You Wanna Trip On me
In The Closet
She Drives Me Wild
Remember The Time
Heal The World
Black or White
Give In To Me
Who Is It
Will You Be There
Keep The Faith
Dangerous
They Don't Care About Us
Stranger in Moscow
Earth Song
Money
Tabloid Junkie
2 Bad
You Are Not Alone
HIStory
Little Susie
Smile
Unbreakable
Speechless
Don't Walk Away
Whatever Happens
Threatened
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Rock With You
Working Day And Night
She's Out Of My Life
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
The Girl Is Mine
Thriller
Beat It
Billie Jean
Human Nature
The Lady In My Life
Someone Put Your Hand Out
For All Time
Fall Again
 
Good thread, Tony Toni Toneeeeeee.

I'll start off with my first 25, in no particular order (just yet), and not including Jacksons / J5 material in which Michael did not have the majority of input.


I Can't Help It
Heartbreak Hotel
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Get On The Floor
Shake Your Body
Billie Jean
The Lady In My Life
Who Is It
Stranger In Moscow
HIStory (Ummah Mixes)
One Day In Your Life
Speed Demon
Can't Let Her Get Away
2 Bad
Money
Remember The Time
Break Of Dawn
Butterflies
Rock With You
Human Nature
Baby Be Mine
P.Y.T.
She Drives Me Wild
Heaven Can Wait
Music And Me
 
Tony R said:
For no other reason than forthehellofit. Here's my Top 100 Mike, probably - nay defintiely the only artist I could name 100 truly great songs for.

Ranking Song Album
1 Who Is It Dangerous
2 Give In To Me Dangerous
3 Will You Be There Dangerous
4 Jam Dangerous
5 They Don't Care About Us History
6 Earth Song History
7 Little Susie History
8 Smooth Criminal Bad
9 Dirty Diana Bad
10 Man In The Mirror Bad
11 Smile History
12 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Thriller
13 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Thriller
14 Off The Wall Off the Wall
15 Another Part Of Me Bad
16 Stranger In Moscow History
17 Keep The Faith Dangerous
18 Billie Jean Thriller
19 Beat It Thriller
20 2 Bad History
21 Got To Be There Got To Be There
22 Black Or White Dangerous
23 Dangerous Dangerous
24 The Way You Make Me Feel Bad
25 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Off the Wall
26 Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) Destiny
27 Working Day And Night Off the Wall
28 Scream History
29 Threatened Invincible
30 Blame It on the Boogie Destiny
31 Say, Say, Say Non Album
32 Whatever Happens Invincible
33 I Want You Back Diana Ross Presents
34 Ain't No Sunshine Got To Be There
35 She's Out Of My Life Off the Wall
36 Can't Let Her Get Away Dangerous
37 Gone Too Soon Dangerous
38 Butterflies Invincible
39 Ghosts Blood On The Dance Floor
40 This Place Hotel Triumph
41 Never Can Say Goodbye Maybe Tomorrow
42 State of Shock Victory
43 She Drives Me Wild Dangerous
44 You Rock My World Invincible
45 Who's Loving You Diana Ross Presents
46 Human Nature Thriller
47 I Just Can't Stop Loving You Bad
48 If You Don't Love Me Non Album
49 Remember The Time Dangerous
50 The Girl Is Mine Thriller
51 Ben Ben
52 Liberian Girl Bad
53 In The Closet Dangerous
54 Come Together History
55 Blood On The Dance Floor Blood On The Dance Floor
56 Can You Feel It Triumph
57 ABC ABC
58 Bad Bad
59 Tabloid Junkie History
60 Unbreakable Invincible
61 We've Had Enough Non Album
62 Burn This Disco Out Off the Wall
63 Rockin' Robin Got To Be There
64 Heal The World Dangerous
65 Invincible Invincible
66 Rock With You Off the Wall
67 Why You Wanna Trip On Me Dangerous
68 Leave Me Alone Bad
69 Monkey Business Non Album
70 The Love You Save ABC
71 2000 Watts Invincible
72 Is It Scary? Blood On The Dance Floor
73 I'll Be There Third Album
74 Heartbreaker Invincible
75 Speed Demon Bad
76 Get On the Floor Off the Wall
77 The Lady In My Life Thriller
78 Thriller Thriller
79 You Are My Life Invincible
80 Money History
81 It's The Falling In Love Off the Wall
82 Morphine Blood On The Dance Floor
83 Escape Non Album
84 Heaven Can Wait Invincible
85 Streetwalker Non Album
86 Baby Be Mine Thriller
87 HIStory History
88 Just Good Friends Bad
89 Dancing Machine Dancing Machine
90 Walk Right Now Triumph
91 Superfly Sister Blood On The Dance Floor
92 Cry Invincible
93 Shout Non Album
94 I Can't Help It Off the Wall
95 This Time Around History
96 Childhood History
97 Speechless Invincible
98 You Are Not Alone History
99 Music And Me Music & Me
100 Mama's Pearl Third Album
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I love the fact you put "Who is it" on Nr 1! I agree! It's hard because it keeps changing to me, but "Who is it" always up there to me. Billie Jean is not in the top 10, that's strange though.
 
zizousama said:
Man, I would never be able to rank my fave 100. It would be a tough call. What do you think of One Day in Your Life?
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Oh man. I can't believe I missed One Day In Your Life out, what a gem, easily in my Top 20.

I'm reminded of the Blackadder III episode when Dr Johnson realises he's left the word Aardvark out the dictionary and his whole life has been in vain.
 
The next 25...

Superfly Sister
Work That Body
Got The Hots
In The Closet
Jam (Teddy Riley Remix)
Why You Wanna Trip On Me
Off The Wall
Workin' Day And Night
Burn This Disco Out
I'm In Love Again (Minnie Riperton duet)
In The Back
Tabloid Junkie
They Don't Care About Us (Olodum Ver.)
Man In The Mirror
This Time Around
Blood On The Dance Floor
Streetwalker
Leave Me Alone
Another Part Of Me
We Are Here To Change The World
Come Together
Unbreakable
Invincible
Escape
Scream
 
I think we get over exited about who is it due to the fact that nobody knows it. But i don't think it's better than billie jean for example. Imagine it the other way round, and who is it was the mega hit, just imagine the frustration that nobody knew about Billie Jean
 
MJultimatemusiclegen said:
I think we get over exited about who is it due to the fact that nobody knows it. But i don't think it's better than billie jean for example. Imagine it the other way round, and who is it was the mega hit, just imagine the frustration that nobody knew about Billie Jean
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Not for me. Totally subjectively, not caring who knows what about anything. Who Is It is a perfect, perfect record.

To quote myself on my Dangerous review:

"'Who Is It' begins with a haunting choral piece before breaking into a baseline to blow your mind. This was to be recreated in the infamous Oprah Winfrey interview where Michael blew our minds again with a beat boxing accapella intro that summed up genius in 30 seconds. If 'Who Is It' was to be categorised into a genre, I suppose it's a soul epic, the last 2 minutes of which are pure pleasure as Michael adlibs his way over a repeated chorus with a voice that encapsulates heartbreak and unrequited love. Because of Michael's success in terms of sales and innovation in terms of dance, his songwriting genius can get missed, But 'Who Is It' is a perfect example of why it shouldn't be and why his production skills shouldn't be overlooked either as he single handedly produced this. In my view the best song on the album, if not his best ever."
 
Tony R said:
Not for me. Totally subjectively, not caring who knows what about anything. Who Is It is a perfect, perfect record.

To quote myself on my Dangerous review:

"'Who Is It' begins with a haunting choral piece before breaking into a baseline to blow your mind. This was to be recreated in the infamous Oprah Winfrey interview where Michael blew our minds again with a beat boxing accapella intro that summed up genius in 30 seconds. If 'Who Is It' was to be categorised into a genre, I suppose it's a soul epic, the last 2 minutes of which are pure pleasure as Michael adlibs his way over a repeated chorus with a voice that encapsulates heartbreak and unrequited love. Because of Michael's success in terms of sales and innovation in terms of dance, his songwriting genius can get missed, But 'Who Is It' is a perfect example of why it shouldn't be and why his production skills shouldn't be overlooked either as he single handedly produced this. In my view the best song on the album, if not his best ever."
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That's a really accurate review. Who is is is pure genius. I love your MJ top 100 as well, but some of my favourites are missing: Carousel, Break of dawn, For all time, Farewell my summer love, Fall again... songs that make you melt basically. I like how Girlfriend is not on the list - it's my least favoriete MJ song, I think.
 
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