What are your top 5 Michael Jackson songs?

[An Officer]

Someone else asked me this, and it was a pretty tough question, because the man has such a large body of work... My own favourites:

Human nature
Liberian Girl
Will you be there
Stranger in Moscow
Man in the Mirror

Could we please keep this in MISC? As we were able to discuss his death here, I think it might be nice to have a lighter version and celebrate his work.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Way You Make Me Feel
Beat It
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Smooth Criminal
Dirty Diana

 

[Ohappydagger]

Will you be there

I don't know if I have 5, but this one is on my list of songs that I'm embarrassed to admit that I like. It reminds me of something nice that happened when I first heard it and now I get all squishy when I hear it. Oh jeez

 

[An Officer]

^ Wonders what that was... I have only one guess.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Billie Jean
Thriller
Beat It
PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

 

[Chekov's Phaser]

1. Thriller
2. Beat It
3. Rock With You
4. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
5. Billie Jean

When I was a kid I had a full on replica of the "Beat It" jacket. I remember that jacket was so cool, and it wasn't some cheap knockoff. Maybe I can find another one...

 

[Trekker4747]

Smooth Criminal
Bad
Black or White
Beat It
Thriller

 

[Davros]

ABC
The Theme To Ben

I cannot come up with any more than that.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Let's see....

"Thriller."
"She's Out Of My Life."
"We Are The World." (If that counts as MJ.)
"Black Or White."

That's about it....

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

It's hard to name just five, actually. He really has written and/or sung quite a lot of great songs.

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Thriller
Can You Feel It? (by The Jacksons)
Smooth Criminal
Blood On the Dancefloor (his last good song, as far as I'm concerned)

 

[SPOCKED]

Human Nature
Beat It
Rock With You
Billie Jean
Man In The Mirror

After 40 years of this incredible talent, it's very hard to believe he's gone

 

[Jadzia]

Beat It
Can You Feel It
Human Nature
Smooth Criminal
Black or White

 

[freak]

Nice thread...even though his death has been hammered into the ground by the media lately. Here's my top five list of great MJ songs.

"Smooth Criminal"
"Thriller"
"Bad"
"We are the World"
"Who is It"
Also a nod goes out to "Beat it" cause I used to listen to that song all the time as well.

 

[SmoothieX]

Billie Jean
Smooth Criminal
Man in the Mirror
The Way You Make Me Feel
Black or White

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Too many to list, but to boil it down to 5:

Human Nature
Man in the Mirror
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Beat It
Smooth Criminal

Special mention goes to the Jackson 5's I Want You Back

 

[Holdfast]

Favourite is definitely Man in the Mirror.

Rounding out the top five would be Bad, Thriller, Smooth Criminal & Beat It and I'd also include ABC as a Jackson 5 notable mention.

 

[bluedana]

Man in the Mirror
Smooth Criminal (Best. Video. Ever.)
ABC
Give In to Me
She's Out of My Life

 

[An Officer]

^ Absolutely agree with what you say about Smooth Criminal. I remember my uncle recorded the video from the TV for me when it was released, and I almost wore out that tape. I was utterly mesmerised. I believe he even patented the dance moves in that one. The costumes and choreography were the most breathtaking he's ever done in my humble opinion.

 

[Gertch]

I really never paid much attention to the creep other than he had some great musicians on his records. I much rather Weird Al's parody songs of him. Those are GOLD.

 

[Lookingglassman]

Beat It
Dirty Diana
You are not alone
Thriller
Ben