2300 Jackson Street is the sixth and final Jacksons studio album, released on 23 May 1989 by Epic Records. Named for the family’s childhood home in Gary, Indiana, the album features Michael only on the title track. It marked the end of the Jacksons as a recording group.
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Victory is the fifth studio album by The Jacksons, released on 2 July 1984 by Epic Records. Released between Thriller and Bad, it was the last Jacksons album to feature Michael as a full member. The lead single “State of Shock”, a duet between Michael and Mick Jagger, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The supporting Victory Tour drew 2.2 million people across 55 dates.
Triumph is the fourth studio album by The Jacksons, released on 26 September 1980 by Epic Records. Released between Michael’s Off the Wall and Thriller, it features his unmistakable solo-era vocal style across the title track, “Can You Feel It”, “Lovely One” and “This Place Hotel”. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. and is widely considered the strongest Jacksons album of the Epic era.
Destiny is the third studio album by The Jacksons, released on 17 December 1978 by Epic Records. After the disappointing Goin’ Places, the brothers fought for and won the right to produce the album themselves. The result included the classics “Blame It on the Boogie” and “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S. and is widely cited as the moment the Jacksons reasserted creative control.
Goin’ Places is the second studio album by The Jacksons, released on 8 October 1977 by Epic Records. Produced by Gamble & Huff at Sigma Sound, it underperformed commercially and prompted the brothers to demand creative control on subsequent records.
The Jacksons is the self-titled debut album by the renamed Jacksons (formerly The Jackson 5), released on 5 November 1976 by Epic Records. It was the first album with youngest brother Randy Jackson replacing Jermaine, who stayed at Motown. Produced by Gamble & Huff in Philadelphia, the album reached #36 on the Billboard 200.
Thriller 40 is the 40th-anniversary 2-disc reissue of Michael Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller, released on 18 November 2022 by Epic Records. Disc one is the remastered original album; disc two collects demos, alternate takes and previously unreleased Thriller-era recordings including “Got the Hots”, “Carousel” and “She’s Trouble”.
Scream is a Halloween-themed compilation by Michael Jackson released on 29 September 2017 by Epic Records. It collects scarier and dance-floor-edge tracks from his catalogue, including “Thriller”, “Ghosts” and “Blood on the Dance Floor”, plus two new megamixes assembled from outtakes. The compilation reached #6 on the Billboard 200.
Xscape is the second posthumous Michael Jackson studio album, released on 13 May 2014 by Epic Records. Executive produced by Epic chairman L.A. Reid, the album takes eight unreleased Jackson recordings spanning Bad through Invincible and reworks them with new production from Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate and others. A standard edition pairs the new versions with the original Jackson demos.
The lead single “Love Never Felt So Good” (recorded 1983, finished posthumously with Justin Timberlake) reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at #2 in the U.S. and at #1 in the UK and 10 other countries.
Bad 25 is the 25th-anniversary deluxe reissue of Michael Jackson’s 1987 album Bad, released on 17 September 2012 by Epic Records. The three-disc set includes the original album remastered, a disc of previously unreleased Bad-era recordings (including “Don’t Be Messin’ ‘Round” and “Streetwalker”), and the full audio of Jackson’s 11 July 1988 Wembley Stadium concert. A bonus DVD features Spike Lee’s documentary Bad 25.