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Number Ones 
Greatest hits album by Michael Jackson Released November 18, 2003 Recorded 1978–2003 Genre Pop, rhythm and blues, rock, new jack swing, funk, soul Length 78:52 (American version)
79:01 (International version)Label Columbia/Epic Label Group Producer Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, R. Kelly, Teddy Riley, Dr. Freeze, Rodney Jerkins, The Jacksons, Bill Bottrell, David Foster Michael Jackson chronology Michael Jackson: Love Songs
(2002)Number Ones
(2003)The Ultimate Collection
(2004)Singles from Number Ones - "One More Chance"
Released: November 20, 2003
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Guardian Unlimited [2]Rolling Stone (2010) [3]Number Ones is a single-disc greatest hits album of singer-songwriter Michael Jackson released by Sony Music worldwide on November 17, 2003 (and one day later in the United States). It was Jackson's first proper compilation album with Sony, after the release of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995 (and after the re-release of that album as Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I a single-CD, only-hits edition in 2001).The album included Jackson singles that reportedly reached #1 in charts around the world.
Number Ones was successful around the world, originally reaching #1 in the UK and #13 in the United States. It proved to be an enduring catalog seller, eventually returning to the top spot in the UK and US charts in 2009 after Jackson's sudden death. It stayed as the number one selling album in the United States for six non consecutive weeks[4] and for twenty-seventh week on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart.[5] but as a 'catalog' title, Number Ones was excluded from the Billboard 200 denying Jackson a seventh solo No.1 album on the chart. The rules preventing titles older than 18 months to chart in the Billboard 200 were subsequently changed in the fall of 2009 due to the posthumous success of Jackson and The Beatles re-mastered re-releases.
At the 2009 American Music Awards, Number Ones claimed two awards - Favorite Rock/Pop Album and Favorite Soul/Rhythm and Blues Album.[6]
Overall, the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, with 4,138,600 of those being sold in the U.S.[7]
Contents
Background
In 2003, Sony released Number Ones, which was different from Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I in several ways. The latter sold over 5 million copies, comprised fifteen singles (fourteen of them Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits): three from Off the Wall, five from Thriller, four from Bad and three from Dangerous. The versions of those songs were included exactly as they appeared on the original albums, whereas Number Ones included radio edits, single versions and new edits. Number Ones also offered singles from the second disc of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, plus the title track from Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix and "You Rock My World", the hit single from Invincible. The album also included two bonus tracks: "Break of Dawn" (a song from Invincible that Jackson planned to release as a single) and the new, previously unreleased single, "One More Chance", which became his final hit single during his lifetime.The beat-heavy ballad “One More Chance” was recorded exclusively for this collection.[8]
As well as including most of Jackson's international #1 hits, the compilation included one new track: "One More Chance", which was written for Jackson by R. Kelly. The U.S. release also included another track, a live rendition of "Ben".
There were four covers for the Number Ones album: a shot from the "Bad" music video, a shot from the "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" music video, one where he is suspended on his toes (supposedly from the Thriller era), and the final cover shows him holding his signature fedora, in the midst of a kick (from the Dangerous era).
Track listings
The songs included on each international version and format are summarised below, sortable using the position within an edition.
Song American CD European/
Australian/
Canadian CDDVD DVD (China Version) Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough 1 1 1 Rock with You 2 2 2 1 Billie Jean 3 3 3 2 Beat It 4 4 4 3 Thriller 5 5 5 4 Human Nature 6 I Just Can't Stop Loving You (featuring Siedah Garrett) 6 7 Bad 7 8 6 5 Smooth Criminal 8 11 9 The Way You Make Me Feel 9 9 7 6 Man in the Mirror 10 8 7 Dirty Diana 11 10 10 8 Black or White 12 12 11 9 You Are Not Alone 13 13 12 10 Earth Song 14 14 13 11 Blood on the Dance Floor 15 14 You Rock My World 15 16 15 12 Break of Dawn 16 17 One More Chance 17 18 Ben (Live) 18 International version
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (7" Edit) (from Off the Wall) Michael Jackson 3:56 2. "Rock with You" (from Off the Wall) Rod Temperton 3:40 3. "Billie Jean" (from Thriller) Michael Jackson 4:53 4. "Beat It" (from Thriller) Michael Jackson 4:17 5. "Thriller" (2003 Edit) (from Thriller) Rod Temperton 5:11 6. "Human Nature" (from Thriller) Steve Porcaro, John Bettis 4:05 7. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett) (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:11 8. "Bad" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:06 9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:56 10. "Dirty Diana" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:40 11. "Smooth Criminal" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:17 12. "Black or White" (Single Edit) (featuring L.T.B.) (from Dangerous) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell 3:18 13. "You Are Not Alone" (Radio Edit) (from HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I) R. Kelly 4:34 14. "Earth Song" (Radio Edit) (from HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I) Michael Jackson 5:01 15. "Blood on the Dance Floor" (from Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix) Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley 4:11 16. "You Rock My World" (Radio Edit) (from Invincible) Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne 4:25 17. "Break of Dawn" (from Invincible) Dr. Freeze, Michael Jackson 5:29 18. "One More Chance" (previously unreleased) R. Kelly 3:49 US version
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (7" Edit) (from Off the Wall) Michael Jackson 3:56 2. "Rock with You" (from Off the Wall) Rod Temperton 3:40 3. "Billie Jean" (from Thriller) Michael Jackson 4:53 4. "Beat It" (from Thriller) Michael Jackson 4:17 5. "Thriller" (2003 Edit) (from Thriller) Rod Temperton 5:11 6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett) (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:11 7. "Bad" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:06 8. "Smooth Criminal" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:17 9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:56 10. "Man in the Mirror" (Single Edit) (from Bad) Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard 5:03 11. "Dirty Diana" (from Bad) Michael Jackson 4:40 12. "Black or White" (Single Edit) (featuring L.T.B.) (from Dangerous) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell 3:18 13. "You Are Not Alone" (Radio Edit) (from HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I) R. Kelly 4:34 14. "Earth Song" (Radio Edit) (from HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I) Michael Jackson 5:01 15. "You Rock My World" (Radio Edit) (from Invincible) Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne 4:25 16. "Break of Dawn" (from Invincible) Dr. Freeze, Michael Jackson 5:29 17. "One More Chance" (previously unreleased) R. Kelly 3:49 18. "Ben" (2003 Live Edit) (from The Jacksons Live!) Walter Scharf, Don Black 2:48 Certifications
Country Peak Certification Sales European Top 100 Albums Chart 3x Platinum 3,000,000 U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart 13 3x Platinum 4,614,917 U.S. Comprehensive Albums Chart 1 U.K Top 75 Albums Chart[9] 1 6x Platinum 2,000,000+ Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 2 5x Platinum 350,000 Austrian Albums Chart[11] 11 Gold 15,000 Argentine Albums Chart[12] Gold 20,000 Canadian Albums Chart[13] 1 German Media Control Albums Chart[14] 2 Gold 100,000+ Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 6 Platinum 250,000 Mexican AMPROFON Albums Chart[15] 6[16] Gold 75,000[17] New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 1[16] 4x Platinum 60,000 Polish Albums Chart[18] 2 Russian Albums Chart 2x platinum 45,000[19] Spanish PROMUSICAE Albums Chart 52[16] Gold 50,000 Switzerland IFPI Top 100 Albums Chart 9[16] Gold 20,000 Year-end charts
Chart (2009) Rank German Albums Chart[20] 33 US Billboard 200 39[21] UK Albums Chart 73[22] Chart (2010) Rank UK Albums Chart 76[22] 2009
Number Ones sold 108,000 units in the US on the chart week ending July 1, 2009 following Jackson's death and was the biggest selling album of the week. Number Ones was 2009's third biggest-selling album, with 2.36 million according to SoundScan behind Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream and Taylor Swift's Fearless.[23] The next week, the album sold 330,000 copies. The album was not allowed to chart on the Billboard 200, but entered the Comprehensive chart at #1.[9] In the UK, the album re-entered the UK charts at #1.[9]
In New Zealand, Number Ones re-entered the chart following Jackson's death at #38, climbing to #4 the following week. It then reached #1 the next week. The album was also certified 4x Platinum, shipping over 60,000 copies.[24]
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Guardian Unlimited review
- ^ Rolling Stone (2010) review
- ^ http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/12/sugarland-albums-chart/
- ^ Paul Grein (February 28, 2010). "Week Ending February 28, 2010: Beyond The "Grave"". new.music.yahoo.com. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/45714/week-ending-feb-28-2010-beyond-the-grave/.
- ^ http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/winners/
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/lil_wayne_rocks_rolls_to_no_2_black_eyed.html
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/number-ones/id273598907
- ^ a b c "Battle Of The Pop Titans". Yahoo. 2009-10-01. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/41577/week-ending-sept-27-2009-battle-of-the-pop-titans. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ ARIA Album Chart
- ^ IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft
- ^ CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::
- ^ JAM! Music Soundscan Charts
- ^ "German certifications – Number+Ones" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Number%2BOnes&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked.
- ^ Mexican Albums Chart 21st July 2009
- ^ a b c d Ultratop summary
- ^ AMPROFON Gold Certification
- ^ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?lang=
- ^ 2M Online
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2009
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ a b "End Of Year Charts: 2010". UKChartsPlus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album". Billboard.com. 2010-01-06. http://www.billboard.com/news/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009-1004057203.story#/news/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009-1004057203.story. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
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November 29, 2003 – December 5, 2003Succeeded by
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by KasabianUK number one album
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July 12, 2009Succeeded by
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- Michael Jackson compilation albums
- Albums produced by Michael Jackson
- Albums produced by Quincy Jones
- Albums produced by Teddy Riley
- Albums produced by R. Kelly
- Albums produced by Rodney Jerkins
- Epic Records compilation albums
- Albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
- "One More Chance"
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