The Jackson FAMILY'S Amazing Achievements

[babykinsilk05]

Ok, so I just wanted to reminde myself and others exactly why this family is just so freaking AMAZING...


Jackson 5/ The Jackson's Stat's

First act in recording history to have their first four major label singles ("I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There") reach the top of the American charts

1971, The Jackson 5 received the NAACP Image Award for Best Singing Group of the Year.

1972 the U.S. Congress:
Special Commendation For Positive Role Models "Jackson 5"

1980 Hollywood Walk Of Fame:
The Jacksons receive a Star on the Hollywood Blvd.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997

Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999

"I Want You Back" was also inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999

Two of their songs ("ABC" and "I Want You Back") are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

2008 Awarder the BMI Icon award



Michael Jackson's Stat's

1979 RIAA:
Gold and Platinum Certification for Off The Wall
Gold Certification for "Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough"


1980 RIAA:
Gold Certification for "Rock With You"

1983 RIAA:
Gold and Platinum Certification for Thriller
Gold Certification for Beat It
Gold Certification for Billie Jean

1983 Rolling Stone:
#1 Artist of the Year

1984 Canadian Black Music Awards:
Entertainer Of The Year

1984 Hollywood Walk Of Fame:
Michael Jackson receive a Star on the Hollywood Blvd.

Best Selling Album Of All Time "Thriller"

1984 People's Choice Awards:
All Around Entertainer Of The Year

1984 RIAA:
Platinum 20x Certification for Thriller

1986 RIAA:
Gold, Platinum, and Platinum 3x Certification for Bad
Platinum 4x Certification for Bad
Gold Certification for I Just Can't Stop Loving You

1988 Forbes:
# 1 Entertainer Of The Year

1988 RIAA:
Platinum 5x Certification for Bad
Platinum 6x Certification for Bad

1988 United Negro College Fund
Doctor of Humane Letters Degree
Frederick Patterson Award

1989 British TV Industry Awards:
Artist Of The Decade

1989 Friday Night Videos:
Greatest Artist Of The Decade
Number One Artist

1989 Forbes:
#1 Entertainer Of The Year

1989 Gardner Street Elementary School:
Most Famous Alumnus Renamed School Auditorium to "The Michael Jackson Auditorium"

1989 MTV Video Vanguard Awards:
Greatest Video In The History of the World - "Thriller"

1989 RIAA:
Gold Certification for "She's Out of My Life"
Platinum Certification for "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
Platinum Certification for "Rock With You"
Platinum Certification for "Beat It"
Platinum Certification for "Billie Jean"
Gold and Platinum Certification for "Thriller"

1989 Rolling Stone:
Video of the Decade - "Thriller"

1989 Vanity Fair:
Artist Of The Decade

1989 World Music Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Video

1989 World Music Hall of Fame:
Michael Jackson inducted into the World Music Hall of Fame

1990 American Cinema Awards:
Entertainer Of The Decade

1990 Billboard Music of the 80's Poll:
Black Artist Of The Decade
Black Single Of The Decade
Black Album Of The Decade
Pop Album Of The Decade

1990 Music Connection:
Man Of The Decade

1990 Presidential Award:
Artist Of The Decade

1990 RIAA:
Platinum 21x Certification for Thriller

1990 Sony Entertainment [CBS Records]:
Top Selling Artist Of The Decade

1990 Soul Train Music Awards:
Silver Award for 1980s Artist of the Decade

1990 Vanity Fair:
Most Popular Artist In The History Of Show Business

1991 Music Video Producer's Hall of Fame:
Michael Jackson inducted into the Video Producer's Hall of Fame for Thriller

1992 Billboard Music Awards:
Commemoration for the 10th Anniversary of Thriller

1992 International Awards-Gabbon, Africa:
National Honor Of Merit Award

1992 National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters:
Lifetime Achievement Award

1992 Operation One To One Award:
For efforts in helping disadvantaged youth

1992 Presidential Award:
Point Of Light Ambassador

1992 Pro-Set Los Angeles Music Awards:
Best Pop Male Vocalist
Video Of The Year "Black Or White

1992 RIAA:
Gold, Platinum, and Platinum 4x Certification for Dangerous
Gold and Platinum Certification for "Black or White"
Gold Certification for "Remember The Time"
Gold Certification for "In The Closet"

1993 BMI Urban Awards:
Two Of The Most Performed Songs Of The Year "Black Or White" and "Remember The Time"

1993 Guinness Book Of Worlds Records:
Lifetime Achievement Award

1993 NAACP Image Awards:
25th Silver Anniversary Entertainer Of The Year Award

1993 RIAA:
Platinum 5x Certification for Dangerous
Platinum 22x Certification for Thriller
Platinum 7x Certification for Bad
Gold Certification for "Will You Be There"

1993 Soul Train Awards:
Humanitarian of the Year Award

1994 RIAA:
Platinum 24x Certification for Thriller
Platinum 8x Certification for Bad
Platinum 6x Certification for Dangerous

1994 World Music Award:
World's Best Selling Artist of the Era

1995 Hall of Fame:
Michael Jackson inducted into the Hall of Fame

1995 Popcorn Magazine Awards:
Artist Of The Decade

1995 RIAA:
Gold, PLatinum, and Platinum 5x Certification for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1
Gold and Platinum Certification for "Scream"
Gold and Platinum Certification for "You Are Not Alone"

1996 Bravo Magazine:
Platinum Otto/Lifetime Achievement Award

1996 RIAA:
Platinum 6x Certification for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1

1996 World Music Awards:
Biggest Selling Artist Ever
Best Selling Record Of All Time - Thriller

1997 Live! Magazine:
Legend of Live Entertainment
Most Memorable Male Performer

1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Jackson 5 inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

1997 RIAA:
Platinum 25x Certification for Thriller

Gold Certification for Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

1999 Entertainment Weekly:
Lifetime Achievement Award

1999 Grammy Hall of Fame
Michael Jackson inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame for "I Want You Back"

1999 Kora All-African Music Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award

1999 RIAA:
Platinum 7x Certification for HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1

2000 RIAA:
Platinum 26x Certification for Thriller
Platinum 7x Certification for Dangerous
Platinum Certification for Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

2000 World Music Award:
Best Selling Artist Of The Millennium

2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Michael Jackson inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

2001 RIAA:
Gold and Platinum Certification for Invincible

2002 American Music Awards:
Artist Of The Century Award

2002 Bambi Awards:
Pop Artist Of The Millennium

2002 Celebrate The Magic Foundation:
Magic Life Award - honored for making the world a better place, standing up for children and humanity

2002 Guinness Book Of Worlds Records:
Longest Music Video for "Ghosts"
Best Selling Music Video for Thriller
Most Successful Pop Family - The Jackson Family

2002 MTV Video Music Awards:
Artist Of The Millennium

2002 RIAA:
Platinum 2x Certification for Invincible

2002 Songwriters Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame:
Michael Jackson inducted into the Songwriters Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his achievements as a songwriter

2002 World Awards:
World Art Award - honoring his peace and tolerance efforts around the world

2003 RIAA:
Gold Certification for Number Ones
Gold Certification for HIStory on Film, Volume II
Platinum Certification for HIStory on Film, Volume II
Platinum 3x Certification for HIStory on Film, Volume II
Platinum 5x Certification for Video Greatest Hits-HIStory

2004 RIAA:
Platinum Certification for Number Ones
Gold Certification for the video The One

2005 RIAA:
Platinum 27x Certification for Thriller
Platinum Certification for Number Ones
Platinum 4x Certification for Number Ones
Gold Certification for "Billie Jean"
Gold Certification for "Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough"
Gold Certification for "Thriller"
Gold Certification for Video Greatest Hits-HIStory
Gold Certification for Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour

2006 Guinness Book Of Worlds Records:
Most Successful Entertainer of All Time
Youngest Vocalist to Top the US Singles Chart
Highest Paid Entertainer of All Time
First Entertainer to Earn More Than 100 million Dollars in a Year
First Entertainer to Sell More Than 100 Million Albums outside the US
Most Weeks at the Top of the US Album Charts
Most Successful Music Video "Thriller"
First Vocalist to Enter the US Single Chart at Number One "You Are Not Alone"

2008 Grammy Hall of Fame:
Thriller is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame
Off The Wall is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame

2008 NRJ Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award

2008 U.S. National Recording Registry
Induction of Album: Thriller

2008 World Music Awards:
World's Best Pop/Rock Male Artist

2009 MOBO Music Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award

2009 RIAA:
Platinum 28x Certification for Thriller


FIRST

In 1983 Michael became the first artist to simultaneously hold the number one spots on Billboard's rock albums and rock singles charts, as well as the R&B albums and singles charts.

Michael Jackson was the first black artist to have a video aired on MTV.

First artist to sell over 1 million downloads in a single week

First artist to have 4 top 10 singles on Billboards HOT 100 from one album (OTW)

First (and only) artist to have 5 #1 singles from one album (BAD) on Billboards HOT 100 chart

First artist to chart seven Top 10 singles from one album (Thriller), a feat matched only by his sister Janet and Bruce Springsteen.

First artist in music history to have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ("You Are Not Alone").

First artist in history to have four of the top 20 best selling albums in a single year (2009) in the United States.


OTHER RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Jackson has been credited with supporting more charities than any other artist - 39 charitable organizations - either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or participation in their activities.

Jackson financed the most expensive music video ("Scream" in 1995. The clip, which co-starred sister Janet Jackson, reportedly cost over US$7 million.

On November 14, 1991, the debut of Michael Jackson’s music video Black or White was broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries, to the largest estimated audience to view such a video: perhaps 500 million people.

In March 1991, Jackson signed a record-breaking US$890 million contract by Sony. It remains the largest recording contract. His 1986 $15 million deal with Pepsi was, at the time, the largest ever promotional endorsement.

Jackson has 9 U.S. platinum singles, the second most by any male artist (Elvis Presley is first). Jackson has 13 # 1 singles in United States, which also trails Presley for the second most ever by a male solo artist.

Jackson has the two best-selling VHS music videos ever released: "Moonwalker" (1988), and "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" (1984).

Jackson has been given 366 recognized awards, which has been promoted as being the most for an artist. These include the most Grammy Awards and American Music Awards ever won in a single year. Jackson's eight Grammys at the 1984 ceremony were equalled only by Carlos Santana in 2001); his eight American Music Awards (also in 1984) were later matched by Whitney Houston in 1994. Jackson won four posthumous American Music Awards in 2009, for a career total of 23 awards, the most by any artist.

Jackson has won the most World Music Awards by a male artist, 15. Five of these came in 1996, tying Whitney Houston's record total from 1994.

He has also won the most Billboard awards by a male artist, 26. Jackson's 13 Billboard awards in 1983 are the highest-ever one-year total.

Jackson was named the "Best Selling Male Artist of the Millennium" at the World Music Awards ceremony in 2000, and the "Artist Of The Century" at the American Music Awards ceremony in 2002.

In 2006, the Guinness World Records identified Jackson as the "Most Successful Entertainer Of All Time", and the first performer to have sold 100 million albums outside the U.S. Also in 2006, Jackson was awarded the "Chopard Diamond award" at the World Music Awards. commemorating sales of over 100 million records.

Jackson's "Bad World Tour" (1987–1989) was the highest-grossing tour ever at the time, with over $125 million earned. This record was later broken by the "Dangerous World Tour" (1992-1993) and later broken again by the "HIStory World Tour" (1996-1997), which is still the biggest tour ever in terms of international attendance (4.5 million tickets outside of USA). 700,000 tickets were sold in about four hours for the cancelled "This Is It" concert series in 2009.

While the bulk of his sales achievements have come in the fields of pop music and R&B, Jackson has also had success in subgenres. His "Dangerous" (1991) album (32 million sales worldwide) has been cited as the top-selling New Jack Swing album, while his "Blood on the Dance Floor" (11 million sales worldwide) is the biggest selling remix collection.

Jackson's double album "HIStory" is one of the top-selling multiple discs of all time. Though estimates of its worldwide sales total range as high as 21 million copies (42 million discs)[8], over 11 million copies of "HIStory" are known to have been sold.

Jackson was once one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world, with an estimated fortune of more than $750 million.

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" is the top-grossing concert film and documentary film of all time. The posthumous movie has earned earned over $250 million worldwide to date. It also set a record for concert films with $103.9 million in worldwide ticket sales in its first five days of release. "This Is It" debuted in 3,481 U.S. theaters and earned $23.2 million.

In the past 6 months (since June 25th, 2009) Michael Jackson has sold approximately 30 million (30,000,000) albums. This does not include his single, video, ringtone or DVD sales. Those stats included you can readjust the figure to somewhere over the 50 million (50,000,000) mark.

These sorts of sales numbers could be achieved by Michael Jackson and ONLY Michael Jackson.

Lol...that last part is from wikipedia.

 

[babykinsilk05]

COUNTINUED...

Janet Jackson Stat's

FIRST

First female artist to have the #1 selling album of the year (Rhythm Nation 1814, 1990)

First female artist to debut atop the Billboard 200 in the SoundScan era (Janet., 1993)

First female recording artist of color to be nominated for a Producer Of The Year Grammy.

First black artist to be nominated for an Academy Award (Best Original Song category)

First female artist to have five Top 5 singles from one album (Control)

First and only female artist to have five #1 R&B singles from one album (Control). Which is the most R&B #1’s off one album.

First artist to place 7 Top 5 singles on the Hot 100 (technically, Top 4)

First artist to have a #1 single in the 80s, 90s, and 00s.

First artist to have five or more Top 10 hits from three consecutive albums

First female artist to have five back-to-back #1 albums

First artist to have their first three films consecutively open at #1 at the box office

First female artist to sweep an awards show

First black artist to be awarded GLAAD's Vanguard Award

First artist to have a single simultaneously top the Hot 100, R&B, and dance charts.

First artist to have a single debut atop the R&B Airplay Charts

First artist to win Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, and Favorite Dance Artist at the American Music Awards

First and only artist to be nominated in pop, rock, rap, R&B, and dance at the Grammys

First female artist to debut in the Top 10 on the Hot 100 (Runaway)

First female artist to debut in the Top 5 on the Hot 100 ("Scream" with Michael)

First artist to produce 4 #1 hits on the Dance chart

First artist to score a number-one hit simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock singles charts with "Black Cat”

"All For You" became the first (and only) single in music history to be added to every possible American radio station in its first week. Janet ruled over 4 formats, Top 40, crossover, rhythmic and urban radio, no one has ever ruled over let alone 3 formats.

"All For You" became the first single to be added to every possible station, in the US, Japan, Asia, France and South Africa in its first week.

First artist to be awarded MTV Icon

First artist to have #1's on various billboard charts spanning the 80's, 90's, 00's and 10's



Records


Janet holds the record for the most consecutive Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 (18)

Janet holds the record for the most consecutive Top 10 hits on the R&B chart (25)

Janet holds the record for the most Top 10 hits on the R&B chart (30)

Janet holds the record for the most Billboard Awards (33)

Janet holds the record for the most Billboard Awards won in a single night (14)

Janet holds the record for the most #1 singles across the Billboard charts from a single album (7)

Janet holds the record for the most successful debut tour of any artist male or female, selling out in 3 continents (USA, Europe, Asia)

Janet is BMG's Biggest Selling Female Artist in the club.

Janet holds the record for most gold singles for a black female artist

Janet holds the record for the most Soul Train Award won (12)

Janet holds the record for the most American Music Awards nominations in a single year (9), earning an additional three nominations the following year (1987 & 1988 respectively)

Janet holds the record for the fastest sellout in the history of the Tokyo Dome, 48,000 seats with four shows which sold out in a record seven minutes.


Achievements


Janet broke and set stadium attendance records at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii with The Velvet Rope Tour and the All For You Tour

The live HBO broadcast of The Velvet Rope Tour garnered a total of 15 million viewers outperforming ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in HBO homes, in addition to 13 Emmy nominations including one win.

In 1996, Janet signed with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million, making her the highest paid entertainer (at that time) surpassing brother Michael ,Madonna and Prince.

Janet’s Velvet Rope Tour broke house records in Washington, D.C., Detroit, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Salt Lake City.

Janet is one of the world’s best-selling artist having sold in the excess of 100 million albums worldwide (130-140 records)

Janet ranks as the second most successful female artist of all time behind Madonna

In 2008, Janet ranked as the 7th most successful artist of Billboard’s Hot 100 All-Time Artists, 3rd female, 2nd African-American, and 1st African-American female.

In 2007, Janet was named by Forbes Magazine and E! Entertainment Television as one of the 20 Richest Women in Entertainment, coming in at #7.

Since her debut in 1982, Janet has spent a total of 660 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and 540 weeks on Billboard's 200 Albums chart.

In 2004, Billboard ranked Janet as the ninth most successful recording artist in the history of Rock & Roll. She is also the second most successful female artist behind only Madonna.

To this day, Janet remains the only artist in Billboard history to hit no.1 on the Dance, Pop, Rock, Rap, R&B, Adult Contemporary and Top 40 charts.

In 2003, Janet's "Design of a Decade 1986/1996", "Rhythm Nation 1814", "Control", "janet." and "The Velvet Rope" were listed on the BMG Music Club's 100 Biggest Selling Albums in the U.S. coming in at no.9, no.35, no.58, no.63 and no.95, respectively. "Design of a Decade" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" are two of the club's 1 million sellers.

In 2003, Jackson's "The Velvet Rope" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" were named by Rolling Stone Magazine as two of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, coming in at no.256 and no.275, respectively.

In 1986, at the age of 20, Jackson became the youngest black female to hit no.1 on Billboard's 200 Albums Chart.

With six no.1 albums on the Billboard 200, Janet sits with a third place tie with Mariah Carey among female artists with the most no.1 albums on that chart.

Janet's "Scream", with brother Michael, is featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the Most Expensive Music Video Ever Made. The video cost more than $7 million dollars.

Janet's "Nasty" was named by Rolling Stone magazine as the no.79 Greatest Song in Rock & Roll history.

Janet's "Make me" marks her 19th no.1 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. The most no.1's of any black female and second behind Madonna.

Janet's "That's The Way Love Goes" is the biggest-selling single of all time by a female recording artist in South Africa. It also holds the record for most weeks spent at no.1 (9 weeks) and most weeks spent on the South African Sales chart (44 weeks).

With the release of only two studio albums (three including compilation –Design of the Decade) in the 1990s, Janet was named by Billboard as the second biggest/most successful artist of the decade, surpassing such artists as Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, En Vogue, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Boyz II Men and only second to Mariah Carey.

Janet's "Rhythm Nation 1814" became the first and only album in Billboard history to score no.1 singles on the Hot 100 Singles Chart in the three different calendar years (1989, 1990 and 1991).

With sixteen no.1 hits on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, Jackson is second only to Aretha Franklin among female artists and fifth overall with the most no.1 singles on that chart.

Janet's "Together Again" is her longest-charting single spending 46 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

Janet's biggest selling single worldwide is "Together Again", in 1998 it was the 4th biggest selling single of the year in Europe (2nd biggest for a female, only outsold by Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On"). Worldwide sales according to Virgin Records are over 5.5 million copies, one of the largest selling singles ever from a female artist. "Together Again" spent nearly 50 weeks in the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, it also remains one of the longest charting hits in Billboard history. "Together Again" sold over 760,000 in the UK making it one of the biggest selling singles ever in the UK from a female artist, "Together Again" sold over 600,000 copies in Germany also earned a Platinum certification just 2 months after it was released. "Together Again", also went Platinum in the Netherlands, France, Belgian, South Africa, Italy, and even went Double Platinum in New Zealand and Australia.

Thank's to Trueiopian for JJ stat's


CONCLUSION

Guiness Book of World Records:
Most Successful Pop Family - The Jackson Family


If anybody has anything else to add please feel free...Let's CELEBRATE this family for once.

P.S. I hope the next GEN can add to this INSANE Legacy.

 

[DIRTYDIANA☆]

The Jacksons are the best (MJ & JJ in particular)! I love them..I wonder if the next generation will add onto this success..I know Austin (Rebbie's son) is working with Darkchild on an album that's coming out this year..

 

[OnOurWay]

Under Mike's firsts, isn't OTW the first album to produce 4 top 10 hits on the Hot 100?