This article lists some of the sales and chart records and achievements of Michael Jackson (1958–2009), American singer. Jackson's success during his peak in the 1980s and 1990s included a number of notable statistical accomplishments.
Data for U.S. sales comes largely from Billboard magazine and the Recording Industry Association of America.
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