S. Billboard Hot 1. I Just Cant Stop Loving You, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, and Dirty Diana, becoming the first album to have five number one singles in the nation. He continued to innovate with videos such as Black or White and Scream throughout the 1. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous artists of various music genres. Thriller is the best selling album of all time, with estimated sales of 6. Jacksons other albums, including Off the Wall 1. Bad 1. 98. 7, Dangerous 1. HIStory 1. 99. 5, also rank among the worlds best selling albums. Get Right Cs Go Config Download Cs more. He is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music. His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time,1. Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2. American Music Awardsmore than any other artistincluding the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1. United States during his solo careermore than any other male artist in the Hot 1. Note 1 Jackson won hundreds of awards, making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music. He became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 1. Love Never Felt So Good reached number nine on May 2. Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism, and, in 2. Guinness World Records recognized him for supporting 3. Aspects of Jacksons personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, generated controversy. In 1. 99. 3, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the civil case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount and no formal charges were brought. In 2. 00. 5, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his comeback concert series, This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 2. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Jacksons death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world. Forbes ranks Jackson the top earning dead celebrity, with earnings of 8. Jackson is also remembered for his generous philanthropy and his pioneering efforts in charitable fundraising within the entertainment industry. Contents. 1Life and career. Early life and the Jackson 5. Move to Epic and Off the Wall. Thriller and Motown 2. Yesterday, Today, Forever. Pepsi, We Are the World, and business career. Changing appearance, tabloids, Bad, films, autobiography, and Neverland. Dangerous, Heal the World Foundation, and Super Bowl XXVII1. First child sexual abuse allegations and first marriage. HIStory, second marriage, and fatherhood. Label dispute and Invincible. Second child sexual abuse allegations and acquittal. Closure of Neverland, final years, and This Is It. Death and memorial. Artistry. 4Legacy and influence. Honors and awards. Earnings and wealth. Discography. 8Filmography. Tours. 10. See also. Notes. 12. References. External links. Life and career. Early life and the Jackson 5. Jacksons childhood home in Gary, Indiana, with floral tributes after his death. Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 2. He was the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, a working class African American family living in a two bedroom house on Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana, an industrial city in the Chicago metropolitan area. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, was a devout Jehovahs Witness. She played clarinet and piano and once aspired to be a country and western performer, but worked part time at Sears to support the family. Michaels father, Joseph Walter Joe Jackson, a former boxer, was a steelworker at U. S. Steel. Joe performed on guitar with a local rhythm and blues band, the Falcons, to supplement the familys income. Michael grew up with three sisters Rebbie, La Toya, and Janet and five brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy. A sixth brother, Marlons twin Brandon, died shortly after birth. Jackson had a troubled relationship with his father. In 2. 00. 3, Joe acknowledged that he regularly whipped him as a boy. Joe was also said to have verbally abused his son, often saying that he had a fat nose. Jackson stated that he was physically and emotionally abused during incessant rehearsals, though he credited his fathers strict discipline with playing a large role in his success. In an interview with Martin Bashir for the 2. Living with Michael Jackson, Jackson recalled that Joe often sat in a chair with a belt in his hand as he and his siblings rehearsed, and that if you didnt do it the right way, he would tear you up, really get you. Jacksons parents have disputed the longstanding allegations of abuse, with Katherine stating that while whipping is considered abuse today, it was a common way to discipline children at the time. Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon have also said that their father was not abusive and that the whippings, which were harder on Michael because he was younger, kept them disciplined and out of trouble. Speaking openly about his childhood in an interview with Oprah Winfrey broadcast in February 1. Jackson acknowledged that his youth had been lonely and isolating. His deep dissatisfaction with his appearance, his nightmares and chronic sleep problems, his tendency to remain hyper compliant, especially with his father, and to remain childlike in adulthood are consistent with the effects of the maltreatment he endured as a child. Jackson center as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1. In 1. 96. 4, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothersa band formed by their father which included brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaineas backup musicians playing congas and tambourine.