King Of Pop
Label : Sony
King of The Pop est une compilation du chanteur Michael Jackson, fêtant son 50e anniversaire. La première version de cette compilation fut annoncée le 20 juin en Australie. En Europe, la version allemande est la première à être disponible (22 août 2008). Dans chaque pays où Sony Music a décidé de sortir la compilation, la maison de disque invite le public à élire ses chansons préférées par le biais d'un site spécial. Les trente chansons ayant retenu le plus de votes seront incluses dans la compilation. En plus des chansons choisies, un megamix produit par Jason Nevins sera également présent. La compilation est annoncée en Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Allemagne,Autriche, Hongrie, Belgique, Royaume-Uni, France, Pays-Bas, Espagne, Pologne, Inde , Russie, Japon, Thailande, Philippines, Hong Kong, Turquie, Mexique, Argentine ainsi qu'au Brésil. La version italienne devrait contenir la version complète de Carousel, un inédit de l'album Thriller. Les États-Unis, quant à eux, sortiront The Essential Michael Jackson 3.0, réédition en version 3 CD de The Essential Michael Jackson(2005).
Les sorties de la compilation s'étalent jusqu'au mois de janvier 2009. A ce jour, la compilation s'est vendue a plus d'1,5 million exemplaires.
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Italie
DISQUE 1
1. Billie Jean
2. Black Or White
3. Man In The Mirror
4. Whatever Happens
5. Smooth Criminal
6. Beat It
7. Off The Wall
8. We've Had Enough
9. Dangerous
10. They Don't Care About Us
11. Human Nature
12. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
13. Ghosts
14. You Rock My World
15. Earth Song
DISQUE 2
1. Thriller
2. Tabloid Junkie
3. Liberian Girl
4. Remember The Time
5. We Are The World (demo)
6. Who Is It
7. Speechless
8. Morphine
9. The Way You Make Me Feel
10. Bad
11. Blood On The Dance Floor
12. Rock With You
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
14. You Are Not Alone
15. Heal The World
16. Got The Hots (demo)
17. Carousel
Australie
Disc 1:
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Man in the Mirror"
3. "Smooth Criminal"
4. "Beat It"
5. "Thriller"
6. "They Don't Care About Us"
7. "Who Is It"
8. "Black or White"
9. "You Rock My World"
10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
12. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
13. "Dirty Diana"
14. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
15. "Rock With You"
16. "Stranger in Moscow"
17. "Remember the Time"
Disc 2:
1. "Will You Be There"
2. "Give In to Me"
3. "You Are Not Alone"
4. "Say Say Say"
5. "Scream"
6. "State of Shock"
7. "Got the Hots"
8. "You Can't Win"
9. "Fall Again"
10. "Sunset Driver"
11. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
12. "In the Back"
13. "We Are the World"
14. "One More Chance"
15. "Thriller Megamix"
NZ
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Thriller"
3. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
4. "Man in the Mirror"
5. "Black or White"
6. "Blame It on the Boogie"
7. "Beat It"
8. "Smooth Criminal"
9. "Bad"
10. "Rock With You"
11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
12. "Heal the World"
13. "Scream"
14. "Dirty Diana"
15. "Remember the Time"
16. "They Don't Care About Us"
17. "Stranger in Moscow"
Hongrie
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Black or White"
3. "Thriller"
4. "Smooth Criminal"
5. "Earth Song"
6. "Bad"
7. "Beat It"
8. "Dirty Diana"
9. "They Don't Care About Us"
10. "Heal the World"
11. "Remember the Time"
12. "Say Say Say"
13. "Dangerous"
14. "Give In to Me"
15. "You Are Not Alone"
16 "Thriller Megamix"
Suisse et Allemagne
Disc 1
1. Billie Jean"
2. "Beat It"
3. "Thriller"
4. "Smooth Criminal"
5. "Bad"
6. "Dirty Diana"
7. "Black or White"
8. "Man in the Mirror"
9. "Earth Song"
10. "Heal The World"
11. "They Don't Care About Us"
12. "Who Is It"
13. "Speechless"
14. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
15. "We've Had Enough"
16. "Remember the Time"
Disc 2
1. "Whatever Happens"
2. "You Are Not Alone"
3. "Say Say Say"
4. "Liberian Girl"
5. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
6. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
7. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
8. "Give In to Me"
9. "Dangerous"
10. "Will You Be There"
11. "Scream"
12. "You Rock My World"
13. "Stranger in Moscow"
14. "Rock With You"
15. "Got the Hots"
16. "Thriller Megamix"
Japon
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Man in the Mirror"
3. "Smooth Criminal"
4. "Thriller"
5. "Beat It"
6. "Bad"
7. "Black or White"
8. "Heal the World"
9. "Rock With You"
10. "Human Nature"
11. "We Are the World"
12. "Say Say Say"
13. "Scream"
14. "Remember the Time"
15. "Off the Wall"
16. "Ben"
17. "Thriller Megamix"
Grande Bretagne Delux
Disc 1
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Bad"
3. "Smooth Criminal"
4. "Thriller"
5. "Black or White"
6. "Beat It"
7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
8. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
9. "Way You Make Me Feel"
10. "Rock With You"
11. "You Are Not Alone"
12. "Man in the Mirror"
13. "Remember the Time"
14. "Scream"
15. "You Rock My World"
16. "They Don't Care About Us"
17. "Earth Song"
Disc 2
1. "Dirty Diana"
2. "Say Say Say"
3. "Off the Wall"
4. "Human Nature"
5. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
6. "Heal the World"
7. "Will You Be There"
8. "Stranger in Moscow"
9. "Speechless"
10. "She's out of My Life"
11. "The Girl Is Mine"
12. "Butterflies"
13. "Who Is It"
14. "Ghosts"
15. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
16. "Workin' Day and Night"
17. "HIStory"
18. "Give In to Me"
Disc 3
1. "Can't Get Outta the Rain"
2. "On the Line"
3. "Someone Put Your Hand Out"
4. "Is It Scary"
5. "Smile"
6. "Billie Jean" (Original 12" version)
7. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Extended 12" mix)
8. "Bad" (Extended dance mix)
9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Extended dance mix)
10. "Another Part of Me" (Extended dance mix)
11. "Smooth Criminal" (Extended dance mix)
12. "Black or White" (Clivilles & Cole house/club mix)
13. "Thriller Megamix"
Autriche
Disc 1
1. "Man in the Mirror"
2. "Smooth Criminal"
3. "Billie Jean"
4. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
5. "Black or White"
6. "Remember the Time"
7. "You Are Not Alone"
8. "Human Nature"
9. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
10. "They Don't Care About Us"
11. "Dirty Diana"
12. "We've Had Enough"
13. "Give In to Me"
14. "Will You Be There"
15. "Heal the World"
16. "Got the Hots"
Disc 2
1. "ABC"
2. "Can You Feel It"
3. "Say Say Say"
4. "Thriller"
5. "Bad"
6. "Who Is It"
7. "Earth Song"
8. "Beat It"
9. "Rock With You"
10. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
11. "We Are the World"
12. "Stranger in Moscow"
13. "You Rock My World"
14. "Scream"
15. "Ghosts"
16. "Thriller Megamix"
Pays Bas
4e dans les charts
Disc 1
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Thriller"
3. "Beat It"
4. "Smooth Criminal"
5. "Dirty Diana"
6. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
7. "Man in the Mirror"
8. "They Don't Care About Us"
9. "Black or White"
10. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
12. "Bad"
13. "Earth Song"
14. "Ben"
15. "Heal the World"
16. "Liberian Girl"
17. "Rock With You"
Disc 2
1. "Can You Feel It"
2. "She's out of My Life"
3. "You Are Not Alone"
4. "Stranger in Moscow"
5. "The Girl Is Mine"
6. "Remember the Time"
7. "You Rock My World"
8. "Human Nature"
9. "Give In to Me"
10. "Will You Be There"
11. "Off the Wall"
12. "I'll Be There"
13. "Who Is It"
14. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
15. "Say Say Say"
16. "Blame It on the Boogie"
17. "Ghosts"
18. "Got the Hots"
Phillipines
Disc 1
1. "Blame It on the Boogie"
2. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
3. "Rock With You"
4. "Off the Wall"
5. "She's out of My Life"
6. "The Girl Is Mine"
7. "Thriller"
8. "Beat It"
9. "Billie Jean"
10. "Human Nature"
11. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
12. "Bad"
13. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
14. "Man in the Mirror"
15. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
16. "Smooth Criminal"
17. "In the Closet"
Disc 2
1. "Remember the Time"
2. "Heal the World"
3. "Black or White"
4. "Gone Too Soon"
5. "Dangerous"
6. "Scream"
7. "They Don't Care About Us"
8. "Earth Song"
9. "You Are Not Alone"
10. "Childhood"
11. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
12. "Invincible"
13. "We Are the World"
14. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"
15. "Say Say Say"
16. "Got the Hots"
17. "Thriller Megamix
Belgique
Disc 1
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Beat It"
3. "Bad"
4. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
5. "Say Say Say"
6. "Can You Feel It"
7. "Blame It on the Boogie"
8. "Another Part of Me"
9. "Baby Be Mine"
10. "2 Bad"
11. "Dangerous"
12. "Dirty Diana"
13. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
14. "Earth Song"
15. "Childhood"
16. "Beautiful Girl"
17. "Come Together"
18. "Butterflies"
19. "Break of Dawn"
20. "Cry"
Disc 2
1. "Heal the World"
2. "Ghosts"
3. "Burn This Disco Out"
4. "Can't Let Her Get Away"
5. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
6. "Thriller"
7. "Give in to Me"
8. "HIStory"
9. "Smooth Criminal"
10. "Human Nature"
11. "Remember the Time"
12. "Liberian Girl"
13. "Scream"
14. "D.S."
15. "Girlfriend"
16. "Jam"
17. "Rock With You"
18. "Man in the Mirror"
19. "For All Time"
20. "Don't Walk Away"
Honk Kong
Disc 1
1. "Billie Jean"
2. "Bad"
3. "Say Say Say"
4. "Thriller"
5. "Ghosts"
6. "Will You Be There"
7. "Heal the World"
8. "Smooth Criminal"
9. "Jam"
10. "Scream"
11. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
12. "Black or White"
13. "They Don't Care About Us"
14. "Come Together"
15. "We Are the World"
Disc 2
1. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
2. "Beat It"
3. "Dangerous"
4. "Dirty Diana"
5. "You Are Not Alone"
6. "Remember the Time"
7. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
8. "Man in the Mirror"
9. "Earth Song"
10. "She's out of My Life"
11. "The Girl Is Mine"
12. "You Rock My World"
13. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
14. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
15. "Billie Jean 2008"
16. "Thriller Megamix"
France :
CD1
1. Billie Jean
2. Black Or White
3. Beat It
4. Off The Wall
5. Thriller (single w/Vincent Price)
6. Smooth Criminal
7. Man In The Mirror
8. Remember The Time
9. Human Nature
10. Ghost
11. Who Is It (single)
12. Blood On The Dance Floor
13. One More Chance
14. Earth Song
15. Heal The World (single)
16. Say Say Say (feat. Paul McCartney)
17. Thriller Megamix (radio edit)
CD2
1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (single)
2. Bad (single)
3. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
4. Rock With You (single)
5. The Way You Make Me Feel
6. They Don't Care About Us (single)
7. Dirty Diana
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. You Are Not Alone (single)
10. Speechless (album version)
11. Whatever Happens
12. Cry
13. Will You Be There (radio edit)
14. Workin' Day And Night
15. You Rock My World
16. Dangerous
17. Got The Hots
CD3 édition collector
1. Carousel
2. Rock With You (#1 LP Version - Without Handclaps)
3. Stranger In Moscow (single)
4. The Girl Is Mine
5. The Way You Love Me
6. Is It Scary (Single Radio Edit)
7. Childhood (Theme From Free Willy 2)
8. Bad (Dance Extended Mix Includes "False Fade")
9. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Extended 12" Mix)
10. Billie Jean (Original 12" Version)
11. Another Part Of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
12. The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix)
13. Black Or White (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix)
Turquie :
1. Thriller
2. Smooth Criminal
3. Billie Jean
4. Black or White
5. They Don't Care About Us
6. Bad
7. Remember the Time
8. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
9. In the Closet
10. Beat It
11. Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough
12. Scream
13. Who Is It
14. The Way You Make Me Feel
15. You Rock My World
16. You're Not Alone
17. Liberian Girl
18. Off the Wall
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