This Is It (Album)

Michael Jackson’s This Is It ist ein 2009 erschienener Soundtrack zum gleichnamigen Film und gleichzeitig ein posthumes Kompilationsalbum des 2009 verstorbenen US-amerikanischen Sängers Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Soundtrack von Michael Jackson
Veröffent- lichung(en)	27. Oktober 2009
Aufnahme	1978–2009
Label(s)	Epic Records
Genre(s)	Contemporary R&B, Pop
Titel (Anzahl)	20
Produktion	Michael Jackson Quincy Jones Teddy Riley (auf Jam) Bruce Swedien (auf Jam) The Jacksons (auf Shake You Body (Down To The Ground)) Bill Bottrell (auf Black or White) David Foster (auf Earth Song) John McClain (auf This Is It) Mervyn Warren (auf This Is It)
Chronologie Number Ones (2003) Michael Jackson’s This Is It Michael (2010)

Titelliste

1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
2. Jam
3. They Don’t Care About Us
4. Human Nature
5. Smooth Criminal
6. The Way You Make Me Feel
7. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
8. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
9. Thriller
10. Beat It
11. Black or White
12. Earth Song
13. Billie Jean
14. Man in the Mirror
15. This Is It
16. This Is It (Orchestra Version)
17. She’s Out of My Life (Demo)
18. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Demo)
19. Beat It (Demo)
20. Planet Earth (Poem)

Rezeption

Charts und Chartplatzierungen

Chartplatzierungen ChartsChart­plat­zie­rungen Höchst­platzie­rung Wo­chen  Deutschland (GfK) 3 (31 Wo.) 31  Österreich (Ö3) 2 (26 Wo.) 26  Schweiz (IFPI) 2 (48 Wo.) 48  Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC) 3 (23 Wo.) 23  Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard) 1 (37 Wo.) 37

Jahrescharts ChartsJahres­charts (2009) Platzie­rung  Deutschland (GfK) 64  Österreich (Ö3) 38  Schweiz (IFPI) 28  Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC) 24  Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard) 43 ChartsJahres­charts (2010) Platzie­rung  Deutschland (GfK) 85  Österreich (Ö3) 56  Schweiz (IFPI) 34  Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard) 22

Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Land/Region	Aus­zeich­nung­en für Mu­sik­ver­käu­fe (Land/Region, Aus­zeich­nung, Ver­käu­fe)	Ver­käu­fe
Australien (ARIA)	Platin	70.000
Belgien (BRMA)	2× Platin	60.000
Dänemark (IFPI)	Platin	30.000
Deutschland (BVMI)	Gold	100.000
Europa (IFPI)	Platin	(1.000.000)
Finnland (IFPI)	Gold	10.460
Frankreich (SNEP)	3× Platin	300.000
Golf-Kooperationsrat (IFPI)	Platin	6.000
Griechenland (IFPI)	Platin	6.000
Irland (IRMA)	Platin	15.000
Italien (FIMI)	4× Platin	280.000
Japan (RIAJ)	Platin	200.000
Kanada (MC)	2× Platin	160.000
Mexiko (AMPROFON)	Gold	30.000
Neuseeland (RMNZ)	2× Platin	30.000
Polen (ZPAV)	Platin	20.000
Russland (NFPF)	Platin	20.000
Spanien (Promusicae)	Platin	60.000
Ungarn (MAHASZ)	2× Platin	12.000
Vereinigte Staaten (RIAA)	2× Platin	2.000.000
Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)	2× Platin	600.000
Insgesamt	3× Gold 29× Platin	4.542.460

Hauptartikel: Michael Jackson/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Quellen

• François Allard, Richard Lecocq: Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Cassell, 2018, ISBN 978-1-78840-057-2.

Einzelnachweise

Michael Jackson

Studioalben	Got to Be There Ben Music & Me Forever, Michael Off the Wall Thriller Bad / Bad 25 Dangerous HIStory – Past, Present and Future Book I Invincible
Kompilationen	The Best of Michael Jackson One Day in Your Life 18 Greatest Hits 9 Singles Pack Farewell My Summer Love We Are the World Love Songs The Michael Jackson Mix Tour Souvenir Pack Motown Superstars Series, Vol. 7 The Best of Michael Jackson Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson Ain’t No Sunshine Anthology Original Soul Michael Jackson Story The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Greatest Hits – HIStory Volume I Number Ones The Ultimate Collection The Essential Michael Jackson King of Pop The Motown Years The Collection The Definitive Collection Michael Icon Xscape Scream Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary T.V. Special Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson Ain’t No Sunshine 16 Greatest Hits Anthology Looking Back to Yesterday Ben/Got to Be There Instrumental Version Collection Original Soul of Michael Jackson Motown Legends 4 CD Singles Box Rockin’ Robin Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Story Ghosts Deluxe Collector Box Set – Limited Edition Early Classics (mit den Jackson 5) Universal Masters Collection Love Songs [2002] The Very Best of Michael Jackson Essential Collection Best 1200 Off the Wall/Thriller Bad/Dangerous Blood on the Dance Floor – HIStory in the Mix/Invincible Visionary – The Video Singles Colour Collection The Collection
Remixalben	Blood on the Dance Floor – HIStory in the Mix The Stripped Mixes The Remix Suite Remix Collection Dangerous – The Remix Collection 12 Inch Mixes
Soundtracks	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial This Is It Immortal
EPs	Selections from Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Videoalben	The Making of ‘Thriller’ Moonwalker Dangerous – The Short Films Video Greatest Hits – HIStory HIStory on Film – Volume II Number Ones The One Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour History 1 & 2 Michael Jackson’s Vision This Is It The Life of an Icon Live At Wembley Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues Special Double Video Collection The Wiz – Das zauberhafte Land Ghosts – Deluxe Collector Box Set (Limited Edition) Visionary – The Video Singles History on Film
Singles	Got to Be There Rockin’ Robin I Wanna Be Where You Are Ain’t No Sunshine Ben With a Child’s Heart Music and Me Happy We’re Almost There Just a Little Bit of You One Day in Your Life Ease On Down the Road You Can’t Win A Brand New Day Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough Rock with You Off the Wall She’s Out of My Life Girlfriend The Girl Is Mine Billie Jean Beat It Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Human Nature P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Thriller Eaten Alive I Just Can’t Stop Loving You Bad The Way You Make Me Feel Man in the Mirror Dirty Diana Another Part of Me Smooth Criminal Leave Me Alone Liberian Girl Farewell My Summer Love Girl You’re So Together Black or White Black or White (The Clivillés & Cole (C&C) Remixes) Remember the Time In the Closet Jam Who Is It Heal the World Give In to Me Will You Be There Gone Too Soon Scream/Childhood Scream (David Morales Remix) You Are Not Alone Earth Song They Don’t Care About Us Stranger in Moscow Blood on the Dance Floor HIStory/Ghosts Is It Scary You Rock My World Cry Butterflies One More Chance The Girl Is Mine 2008 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008 Beat It 2008 Hold My Hand Hollywood Tonight Behind the Mask Love Never Felt So Good A Place With No Name Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous Diamonds Are Invincible Someone Put Your Hand Out This Time Around What More Can I Give Heaven Can Wait This Is It Slave to the Rhythm Speed Demon Someone in the Dark Speechless Break of Dawn Unbreakable Heartbreaker Invincible Threatened D.S. Morphine Do You Know Where Your Children Are Xscape Chicago Tabloid Junkie Money Much Too Soon For All Time Shout Little Susie 2000 Watts Privacy We’ve Had Enough Whatever Happens Don’t Walk Away You Are My Life The Lost Children Why You Wanna Trip on Me
Featurings	Night Time Lover Say Say Say Somebody’s Watching Me Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good to Be True) We Are the World Get It 2300 Jackson Street Whatzupwitu Why I Need You We Are the World 25 for Haiti
Tourneen	Bad World Tour Dangerous World Tour HIStory World Tour (This Is It)
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