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RANK 'EM!
Top 5 Michael Jackson Songs of the '80s
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
"Rock with You"
"Off the Wall"
"She's Out of My Life"
"Girlfriend"
"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)
"Billie Jean"
"Beat It"
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
"Human Nature"
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
"Thriller"
"Farewell My Summer Love"
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"(with Siedah Garrett)
"Bad"
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
"Man in the Mirror"
"Dirty Diana"
"Another Part of Me"
"Smooth Criminal"
"Leave Me Alone"
"Liberian Girl"
- "Man in the Mirror"
- "Human Nature"
- "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
- "Say Say Say"
Jason's List
- "Beat It"
- "Thriller"
- "Billie Jean"
- "The Way You Make Me Feel"
- "Human Nature"
Your turn! Rank your Top 5 Michael Jackson songs from the '80s in the comments below! Don't forget, I'll choose one ranker from the comments this week to invite back next week as the guest ranker so be sure to leave your first name and email address!
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1: Thriller - I have to give it the top spot because of the video and Vincent Price!
ReplyDelete2: Beat It - again cool video + Eddie Van Halen (and Eat It!)
3: Billie Jean - again iconic video
4: Smooth Criminal - pretty rockin but I'd rather have had a video game based on Thriller :)
5: Bad - mostly because of Fat
5. Thriller. Title track to greatest selling album & best overall video.
ReplyDelete4. Off The Wall. Completely underrated album and this song kills it.
3. Wanna Be Starting Something. Too high to get over...
2. Beat It. Listened to this recently for the first time in long time. Timeless.
1. Billie Jean. But, not as timeless as Billie Jean! Still the best MJ song ever.
Like seeing Tim's list have some unexpected choices. Great list!!!
ReplyDelete1. PYT
ReplyDelete2. Another Part of Me
3. Off the Wall
4. Smooth Criminal
5. Man in the Mirror
5. Thriller - Groundbreaking song, video & album!
ReplyDelete4. Wanna Be Starting Something - Just downright fun! Who can't laugh singing "you're a vegetable!"
3. Billie Jean - Broke ground on MTV and alluded to the powerhouse he was about to become.
2. She's Out of My Life - Sang with such raw emotion. One of his best performances.
1. Rock With You - Established him in my eyes as a grown up singer. A fun song that I always find myself singing along with.
Billie Jean
ReplyDeleteThriller
The Girl Is Mine
Wanna Be Starting Something
Beat It
Old School rocks!! Miss you Michael.
ReplyDelete1) Billie Jean
2) Beat It
3) The Way You Make Me Feel
4) Dirty Diana
5) Say Say Say
How about "Can You Feel It"? By the Jacksons. Does that count?
ReplyDeleteSmooth Criminal
ReplyDeleteDon't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Billie Jean
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Man in the Mirror
Billie Jean
ReplyDeleteHuman Nature
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
She's Out of My Life
Man in the Mirror
Here are mine.
ReplyDelete1. Rock With You
2. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
3. The Way You Make Me Feel
4. Man in the Mirror
5. Human Nature
1. Man in the Mirror
ReplyDelete2. Beat It
3. Billie Jean
4. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
5. Dirty Diana
My favorites were with the Jackson 5.
ReplyDeleteABC
Never Can Say Goodbye
Got to Be There
I'll Be There
I Want You Back
The Love You Save
Who's Lovin' You
Thanks Old School for letting me know about this.
ReplyDelete1.Billie Jean
2.Thriller
3.Way You Make Me Feel
4.Say Say Say
5.Man in the Mirror
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