Michael Jackson Albums Ranked
Every Michael Jackson album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Thriller.
Ranked by fans
- albums
- 12albums
- fans voting
- 9fans voting
- votes
- 222votes
- avg rating
- 999avg rating
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Rank Michael Jackson's albums
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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: Michael Jackson's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Michael Jackson albums
Thriller
1982
8.93bn
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
1995
15.51bn
Bad
1987
5.25bn
Every play of every song on the album, as of 27 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts.
Most streamed Michael Jackson songs
- 1Billie Jean3.34bn2m/day
- 2Beat It2.21bn1.5m/day
- 3Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster1.35bn902k/day
- 4Thriller1.1bn1.3m/day
- 5Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough1.05bn862k/day
- 6Rock With You1.05bn539k/day
- 7Chicago964m1.1m/day
- 8The Way You Make Me Feel900m463k/day
- 9They Don't Care About Us796m756k/day
- 10P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)751m427k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 27 October 2026, songs as of 27 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Michael Jackson albums: your questions
- What is Michael Jackson's best album?
- Thriller (1982) is Michael Jackson's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 86% of its 42 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Michael Jackson's most underrated album?
- Dangerous (1991) sits at #4 but wins 61% of its matchups, the best record of any Michael Jackson album outside their top three.
- How many albums has Michael Jackson released?
- Michael Jackson has released 12 studio albums, from Got to Be There (1972) to Xscape (2014).
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