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Michael Joseph Jackson (29 August 1958 - 25 June 2009)
Member Of: The Jackson 5 (1965 - 1976), The Jacksons (1976 - 1984, 2001)
Vocal Range: F♯2 - C♯6
{Vocal Summary}Having earned the honorific "The King of Pop" during his lifetime, a name that's pretty much impossible to argue with, to this day maintaining the record for Best Selling Album of All Time with the pop-culture defining album "Thriller", Michael Jackson was the best selling artist in the world at the time of his death in 2009. Jackson's live performances were famous for their extravagant dance routines and his explosive energy. His private life is alarmingly well publicised, having also earned himself the equally unquestionable nickname "Wacko Jacko" for his eccentric behaviour (and… yeah), he saw a dramatic fall from grace in the public eye throughout his career
. Regardless of this, his philanthropy, sheer presence in pop-culture and the undying admiration of millions of people all over the world for his craft has seen him remain an adored artist and best-seller.
Michael Jackson had one of the most distinctive voices in popular music, his style and technique being highly influential. Jackson was famous for his striking comfort in the 5th octave, capable of clear, resonant belting in this area. Despite his androgynous speaking voice and bright, feminine tone, Jackson in fact possessed a fully developed lower register, particularly by the 90s his overall placement had become rather ordinary. Though it was essentially never displayed on a studio recording (his lowest studio notes appearing either in hard-to-come-by demos or as speak-sung passages), it can be heard in a recorded 1995 vocal training session, where he shows off some unexpected weight into the upper-mid 2nd octave. The most iconic staple of Jackson's style, however, were his vocal hiccups (which sounded like quick gulps of air) and his various falsetto "woos" and "hee hees".
. Regardless of this, his philanthropy, sheer presence in pop-culture and the undying admiration of millions of people all over the world for his craft has seen him remain an adored artist and best-seller.
Michael Jackson had one of the most distinctive voices in popular music, his style and technique being highly influential. Jackson was famous for his striking comfort in the 5th octave, capable of clear, resonant belting in this area. Despite his androgynous speaking voice and bright, feminine tone, Jackson in fact possessed a fully developed lower register, particularly by the 90s his overall placement had become rather ordinary. Though it was essentially never displayed on a studio recording (his lowest studio notes appearing either in hard-to-come-by demos or as speak-sung passages), it can be heard in a recorded 1995 vocal training session, where he shows off some unexpected weight into the upper-mid 2nd octave. The most iconic staple of Jackson's style, however, were his vocal hiccups (which sounded like quick gulps of air) and his various falsetto "woos" and "hee hees".
Significant High Notes
C♯6 ("Leave Me Alone", "Space Dance", "Thriller", "The Way You Make Me Feel")
C6 ("Dirty Diana", "Smooth Criminal", "Speed Demon", "Unbreakable", "Xscape")
B5 ("Black or White", "Blame it on the Boogie", "Come Together", "Dangerous", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Get on the Floor", "Ghosts", "Jam", "Man in the Mirror", "Morphine", "Workin' Day and Night")
B♭5 ("All Night Dancin'", "Another Part of Me", "Blood on the Dancefloor", "Earth Song", "Heartbreaker", "Just Good Friends", "Monkey Business", "Remember the Time", "Space Dance", "State of Shock", "Superfly Sister", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Walk Right Now", "The Way You Make Me Feel")
A5 ("Bad", "Can't Let Her Get Away", "Destiny", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Get on the Floor", "(I Can't Make It) Another Day", "In the Closet", "Is it Scary", "The Lady in My Life", "Leave Me Alone", "Morphine", "Scream", "Smooth Criminal", "Speed Demon", "This Place Hotel" Live in Kansas City 1988, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Will You Be There", "Workin' Day and Night")
G♯5 ("2 Bad", "Beat It", "Black or White", "D.S.", "Do What You Wanna", "Invincible", "Just Good Friends", "Lovely One", "Man in the Mirror", "Money", "Slave to the Rhythm", "Superfly Sister", "Unbreakable", "The Way You Make Me Feel")
G5 ("Butterflies", "Dirty Diana", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are", "I'll Be There" Live 30th Anniversary 10/07/01, "Monkey Business", "Nite Line", "Scream", "Sunset Driver", "They Don't Care About Us", "Things I Do for You", "This Place Hotel", "Torture", "Vocal training" 1995, "Whatzupwitu", "Workin' Day and Night", "Xscape", "You Rock My World")
F♯5 ("Another Part of Me", "Billie Jean", "Blame it on the Boogie", "Burn this Disco Out", "Can You Feel It", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You" Live in Yokohama 1987, "Somebody's Watching Me", "Threatened", "Thriller", "Walk Right Now")
F5 ("All in Your Name", "Behind the Mask", "Break of Dawn", "Butterflies", "Dangerous", "Enjoy Yourself", "Everybody", "Hold My Hand", "Keep on Dancing", "Love Never Felt so Good", "Lovely One", "Say Say Say", "She's Trouble", "Smooth Criminal", "Speed Demon", "Who Is It", "Wondering Who", "Your Ways")
E5 ("Baby Be Mine", "(I Can't Make It) Another Day", "(I Like) The Way You Love Me", "In the Closet", "Music's Takin' Over", "Smooth Criminal", "Think Happy", "Workin' Day and Night")
E♭5 ("Best of Joy", "Butterflies", "D.S.", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Earth Song", "Give it Up", "Heal the World", "Hold My Hand", "I Am a Loser", "I Can't Help It", "Keep on Dancing", "Leave Me Alone", "Lovely One", "Money", "Off the Wall", "Say Say Say", "Someone Put Your Hand Out", "Stranger in Moscow", "Vocal training" 1995, "Whatever Happens", "Will You Be There", "Your Ways")
D5 ("All in Your Name", "All Night Dancin'", "Black or White", "Blues Away", "Destiny", "Dirty Diana", "Even Though You're Gone", "Get on the Floor", "Human Nature", "It's the Falling in Love", "Jump for Joy", "Living Together", "The Man", "Man in the Mirror", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", "Push Me Away", "Scared of the Moon", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "Show You the Way to Go", "State of Shock", "Style of Life", "Sunset Driver", "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)", "Things I Do for You", "This is it", "Walk Right Now", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "We Are the World" Studio Session)
C♯5 ("Baby Be Mine", "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Bless His Soul", "Burn this Disco Out", "Can You Feel It", "Cheater", "Childhood", "D.S.", "Different Kind of Lady", "Don't Walk Away", "Earth Song", "The Girl is Mine", "Girlfriend", "Goin' Places", "Heal the World", "Heaven Can Wait", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "In the Closet", "Is it Scary", "Liberian Girl", "Nite Line", "Off the Wall", "Say Say Say", "She's Out of My Life", "She's Trouble", "Show You the Way to Go", "Tabloid Junkie", "Thriller", "Unbreakable", "Wait", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Will You Be There")
C5 ("All Night Dancin'", "Baby Be Mine", "Bad", "Behind the Mask", "Blame it on the Boogie", "Blood on the Dancefloor", "Carousel", "Destiny", "Do What You Wanna", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are", "Elizabeth I Love You" Live Elizabeth Taylor 65th Birthday Celebration 1997, "Enjoy Yourself", "Everybody", "Find Me a Girl", "Get on the Floor", "Give it Up", "Heaven Can Wait", "HIStory", "Just Good Friends", "Keep on Dancing", "The Lady in My Life", "Man in the Mirror", "Monkey Business", "Music's Takin' Over", "Nite Line", "Remember the Time", "Scared of the Moon", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "Smooth Criminal", "Someone in the Dark", "Someone Put Your Hand Out", "State of Shock", "Strength of One Man", "They Don't Care About Us", "Think Happy", "This is it", "This Place Hotel", "Whatzupwitu", "Who Is It", "You Are Not Alone")
B4 ("2 Bad", "Black or White", "Bless His Soul", "Blue Gangsta", "Butterflies", "Cheater", "Childhood", "Come Together", "Different Kind of Lady", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are", "Earth Song", "Ghost", "Girlfriend", "Give In to Me", "Gone too Soon", "Heal the World", "(I Can't Make It) Another Day", "Invincible", "Is it Scary", "It's the Falling in Love", "Jump for Joy", "Just Good Friends", "Liberian Girl", "Living Together", "Loving You", "Man in the Mirror", "Morphine", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", "Rock with You", "Scream", "She Drives Me Wild", "Show You the Way to Go", "Slave to the Rhythm", "Somebody's Watching Me", "Speechless", "Stranger in Moscow", "Style of Life", "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)", "This Place Hotel", "Time Waits for No One", "Whatzupwitu", "Will You Be There", "You Are My Life", "You Rock My World")
B♭4 ("2 Bad", "2000 Watts", "All in Your Name", "Another Part of Me", "Beautiful Girl", "Best of Joy", "Break of Dawn", "Burn this Disco Out", "Carousel", "Cry", "D.S.", "Dirty Diana", "Do What You Wanna", "Elizabeth I Love You" Live Elizabeth Taylor 65th Birthday Celebration 1997, "Even Though You're Gone", "Find Me a Girl", "Goin' Places", "Gone too Soon", "Heartbreaker", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Keep the Faith", "Leave Me Alone", "The Lost Children", "Love Never Felt so Good", "Loving You", "The Man", "Man of War", "Music's Takin' Over", "Nite Line", "Off the Wall", "Rock with You", "Slave to the Rhythm", "Someone Put Your Hand Out", "Tabloid Junkie", "This is it", "Unbreakable", "Walk Right Now", "Whatever Happens", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me", "You Are Not Alone")
A4 ("Black or White", "Blue Gangsta", "Break of Dawn", "Can't Let Her Get Away", "Chicago", "Dangerous", "Dreamer", "Enjoy Yourself", "For All Time", "Girlfriend", "Good Times", "Heal the World", "Heaven Knows I Love You", "Human Nature", "I Can't Help It", "Jam", "Man of War", "Money", "A Place with No Name", "Privacy", "Push Me Away", "She's Out of My Life", "Smile", "Someone in the Dark", "Speechless", "They Don't Care About Us", "Things I Do for You", "Threatened", "Time Waits for No One", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Who Is It", "Xscape", "You Rock My World")
Significant Low Notes
F♯3 ("Beautiful Girl", "Billie Jean", "Bless His Soul", "Blue Gangsta", "Different Kind of Lady", "Heaven Can Wait", "In the Closet", "Keep the Faith", "She's Out of My Life", "She's Trouble", "Stranger in Moscow", "Unbreakable", "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)")
F3 ("2 Bad", "2300 Jackson Street", "Be Not Always", "Blues Away", "Carousel", "Earth Song", "Get on the Floor", "The Lost Children", "Loving You", "Scared of the Moon", "Smile", "Someone in the Dark", "Speechless", "They Don't Care About Us", "This is it", "We Be Ballin'", "Who Is It", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me")
E3 ("Childhood", "Don't Walk Away", "Ghosts", "The Girl is Mine", "Heal the World", "Human Nature", "(I Like) The Way You love Me", "The Lady in My Life", "Little Susie", "Man in the Mirror", "Much too Soon", "A Place with No Name", "Privacy", "Scream", "She's Out of My Life", "Speed Demon", "Threatened", "Thriller", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Who is it" Live on The Oprah Winfrey Show 1993, "You Are My Life", "You Were There" Live Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration 1989)
E♭3 ("Best of Joy", "Blood on the Dancefloor", "Butterflies", "Gone too Soon", "Heartbreaker", "HIStory", "I Can't Help It", "Liberian Girl", "Remember the Time", "Shout", "Slave to the Rhythm", "Why?", "You Are Not Alone")
D3 ("Chicago", "Cry", "Don't Walk Away", "Elizabeth I Love You" Live Elizabeth Taylor 65th Birthday Celebration 1997, "Even Though You're Gone", "For All Time", "Get on the Floor", "I Am a Loser", "The Lost Children", "Loving You", "Speechless", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me", "Will You Be There", "Xscape", "You Rock My World")
C♯3 ("Billie Jean", "HIStory", "Morphine", "Much too Soon", "Off the Wall", "Threatened", "Why?")
C3 ("Behind the Mask", "Blood on the Dancefloor", "Blues Away", "Hollywood Tonight", "The Lady in My Life", "Monkey Business")
B2 ("Heaven Can Wait", "Space Dance")
B♭2 ("2000 Watts", "Money", "Monkey Business")
A2 ("Dangerous", "I Am a Loser")
F♯2 ("Vocal training" 1995)
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Blue indicates clear falsetto (includes "woos", "hee hees", "hoos" and "ows" where applicable)
Italics indicates non-melodic notes
underlines indicate notes obscured in backing vocals and harmonies
Boldface indicates notes that are particularly notable examples of this singer's capabilities
{Questionable Notes}
*Most of these high notes are examples of Michael's various falsetto exclamations which are far too brief and one-off to be good examples of how he used them
E♭6 ("Man in the Mirror" Live in Wembley 1988
C6 ("Baby Be Mine", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" overshot, "Lovely One", "This Time Around")
B5 ("Baby Be Mine", "Can't Let Her Get Away", "D.S.", "She Drives Me Wild")
B♭5 ("Off the Wall")
A5 ("Blues Away", "Burn this Disco Out", "Everybody", "Hollywood Tonight", "It's the Falling in Love", "Jump for Joy", "Man in the Mirror", "Privacy", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)")
G♯5 ("Baby Be Mine", "Liberian Girl")
G5 ("Music's Takin' Over", "Rock with You")
F♯5 ("Style of Life", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
F5 ("Strength of One Man')
E♭5 ("Man in the Mirror" Questionable identity)
B♭2 ("Someone Put Your Hand Out")
F2 ("Vocal training" 1995*)
*Michael fries this note, not truly reflective of how low he could really sing
*Most of these high notes are examples of Michael's various falsetto exclamations which are far too brief and one-off to be good examples of how he used them
E♭6 ("Man in the Mirror" Live in Wembley 1988
C6 ("Baby Be Mine", "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" overshot, "Lovely One", "This Time Around")
B5 ("Baby Be Mine", "Can't Let Her Get Away", "D.S.", "She Drives Me Wild")
B♭5 ("Off the Wall")
A5 ("Blues Away", "Burn this Disco Out", "Everybody", "Hollywood Tonight", "It's the Falling in Love", "Jump for Joy", "Man in the Mirror", "Privacy", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)")
G♯5 ("Baby Be Mine", "Liberian Girl")
G5 ("Music's Takin' Over", "Rock with You")
F♯5 ("Style of Life", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
F5 ("Strength of One Man')
E♭5 ("Man in the Mirror" Questionable identity)
B♭2 ("Someone Put Your Hand Out")
F2 ("Vocal training" 1995*)
*Michael fries this note, not truly reflective of how low he could really sing
{Discography}
The Jacksons
The Jacksons - COMPLETED (C3 - F5)
Goin' Places - COMPLETED (D3 - G♯5)
Destiny - COMPLETED (F♯3 - B5)
Triumph - COMPLETED (G3 - B♭5)
Victory - COMPLETED (F3 - B♭5)
Solo
Off the Wall - COMPLETED (C♯3 - B5)
Thriller - COMPLETED (C3 - C♯6)
Bad - COMPLETED (E♭3 - C♯6)
Dangerous - COMPLETED (A2 - B5)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I - COMPLETED (B♭2 - B5)
Blood on the Dancefloor: HIStory in the Mix - COMPLETED (C3 - B5)
Invincible - COMPLETED (B♭2 - C6)
Michael - COMPLETED (C3 - C6)
Xscape - COMPLETED (D3 - C6)
The Jacksons
The Jacksons - COMPLETED (C3 - F5)
Goin' Places - COMPLETED (D3 - G♯5)
Destiny - COMPLETED (F♯3 - B5)
Triumph - COMPLETED (G3 - B♭5)
Victory - COMPLETED (F3 - B♭5)
Solo
Off the Wall - COMPLETED (C♯3 - B5)
Thriller - COMPLETED (C3 - C♯6)
Bad - COMPLETED (E♭3 - C♯6)
Dangerous - COMPLETED (A2 - B5)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I - COMPLETED (B♭2 - B5)
Blood on the Dancefloor: HIStory in the Mix - COMPLETED (C3 - B5)
Invincible - COMPLETED (B♭2 - C6)
Michael - COMPLETED (C3 - C6)
Xscape - COMPLETED (D3 - C6)
{Bolds}
A5 ("Wanna Be Startin' Something")
G5 ("Dirty Diana", "I'll Be There" Live 30th Anniversary 10/07/01)
D5 ("Dirty Diana")
C♯5 ("Earth Song")
C5 ("Remember the Time")
B4 ("Stranger in Moscow")
B♭4 ("Elizabeth I Love You" Live Elizabeth Taylor 65th Birthday Celebration 1997, "Leave Me Alone")
A5 ("Wanna Be Startin' Something")
G5 ("Dirty Diana", "I'll Be There" Live 30th Anniversary 10/07/01)
D5 ("Dirty Diana")
C♯5 ("Earth Song")
C5 ("Remember the Time")
B4 ("Stranger in Moscow")
B♭4 ("Elizabeth I Love You" Live Elizabeth Taylor 65th Birthday Celebration 1997, "Leave Me Alone")
