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Weekend Rock List: Michael Jackson

6/26/09, 4:06 pm EST

With this week’s Rock List, we ask our readers to look back at Michael Jackson’s incredible musical legacy, from the Jackson 5 to his record-breaking solo career, and share with us their favorite King of Pop songs. On Monday, after a weekend of looking back at the singer’s career, we’ll reveal the Readers’ List of favorite Michael Jackson tracks. Before you let our Michael Jackson Essential Playlist be your guide, check out Rock Daily’s picks below:

• “Beat It”
• “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”
• “I Want You Back”
• “Human Nature”
• “Man in the Mirror”


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me | 6/26/2009, 4:40 pm EST

don’t stop til you get enough

i want you back

Michael | 6/26/2009, 4:45 pm EST

How about, instead, an official list of people who are sick of Michael Jackson already (again). My name at the top.

Michael Pacholski

reuben | 6/26/2009, 4:52 pm EST

wanna be startin somethin

Michael Pacholski | 6/26/2009, 4:53 pm EST

And, to clarify, I am a meathead. My name is at the top of the meathead list, too. Did I mention that I am a meathead?

gary | 6/26/2009, 5:08 pm EST

the masterpiece: don’t stop till you get enough

News Flash | 6/26/2009, 5:16 pm EST

i want you back

i’ll be there

billie jean

Orgo | 6/26/2009, 5:23 pm EST

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Rock With You
Beat It
State Of Shock(with Mick Jagger)
Say Say Say(with Paul McCartney)

ElJayVee | 6/26/2009, 6:18 pm EST

Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, Beat It,
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
and, of course, Billie Jean

styk | 6/26/2009, 6:46 pm EST

what you don’t know

S.O. | 6/26/2009, 6:59 pm EST

Rock w/ You
Billie Jean

ChanelNo.9 | 6/26/2009, 7:00 pm EST

Billie Jean (Live version)
Beat It (Van Halen version)

Scooter McGavin | 6/26/2009, 7:09 pm EST

Say You WillBe There

thezero | 6/26/2009, 7:18 pm EST

in the closet

another part of me

dirty diana

p.y.t.

remember the time

they don’t care about us

got to be there

the way you make me feel

speed demon

dangerous

Jake Burns | 6/26/2009, 7:53 pm EST

Didn’t he just die? I thought I heard something.

Michael | 6/26/2009, 8:52 pm EST

I am not a “meathead”. Calling me a liberal is the worst insult you can ever call anyone. I am not THAT bad.

Michael Pacholski

thatguy | 6/26/2009, 8:57 pm EST

the other day I made a playlist with this basic idea and it ended up being about three and a half hours long so I’ll just give one or two best per period for this

I Want You Back
The Love You Save
Get On The Floor
Billie Jean
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Streetwalker
Leave Me Alone
Black Or White
Will You Be There?
Stranger In Moscow
Earth Song
Blood On The Dance Floor
Unbreakable
Whatever Happens

leo3375 | 6/26/2009, 10:32 pm EST

“I’ll Be There”
“Rock With You”
“Billie Jean”
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”
“PYT”
“We Are the World”
“Man in the Mirror”
“Smooth Criminal”
“Remember the Time”
“Scream”

JasonTH | 6/27/2009, 12:30 am EST

My top 10:

1. Black or White
2. Thriller
3. Remember the Time
4. Rock With You
5. Scream
6. Off the Wall
7. Liberian Girl
8. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
9. Billie Jean
10. Baby Be Mine

ALEX | 6/27/2009, 3:08 am EST

So many wonderful songs…

-Beat It
-Billie Jean
-Man In the Mirror
-Human Nature
-Whatever Happens
-Black or White
-Give Into Me
-Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
-Scream
-Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
-I Want You Back
-Tabloid Junkie
-PYT
-Who Is It
-Jam

…Ok I’ll force myself to stop there. RIP MJ. Love and blessings to you and your family.

Musical Jenius | 6/27/2009, 10:13 am EST

They Don’t Care About Us
Black or White
P.Y.T.
Got To Be There
Bad
The Way You Make Me Feel
Dirty Diana
Scream
Don’t Walk Away

Musical Jenius | 6/27/2009, 10:36 am EST

This Place Hotel
Stranger In Moscow
Remember The Time
In The Closet
Whatever Happens
Human Nature
Rock With You
Who Is It
You Are Not Alone

So many great songs, jeez! Impossible to narrow them down. Seriously it makes you realize how versatile Michael was.

springer | 6/27/2009, 1:55 pm EST

man in the mirror
smooth criminal
human nature
wanna be startin something
don’t stop til you get enough
rock with you
the way you make me feel

RIP MJ MY LOVE AND PRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MUSIC

Michael Pacholski | 6/27/2009, 2:44 pm EST

Sorry, I meant to say I am a LIBERAL meathead.

your mom | 6/27/2009, 4:29 pm EST

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (the best!)
I Want You Back
ABC
The Way You Make Me Feel
Billie Jean
Rock With You
Remember the Time
Blame it on the Boogie
Beat It
Stranger in Moscow
They Don’t Care About Us (this is actually a really great song – seriously it is)

StrummerJones | 6/27/2009, 5:00 pm EST

Human Nature

That had better top it. I refuse to enter anything else, but if I had anything else, the other four would be I Want You Back, Black Or White, Beat It, and Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.

BushCrimeFamily | 6/28/2009, 4:58 am EST

I Want You Back
ABC
Man in the Mirror

mhgypb | 6/28/2009, 5:55 pm EST

Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
Rock With You
Man in the Mirror
Billie Jean
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

hello | 6/28/2009, 11:54 pm EST

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Anonymous | 6/29/2009, 10:41 am EST

Can You Feel It
Blame It On The Boogie
Heartbreak Hotel
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
Off The Wall
Wanna Be Starting Something
Billie Jean
Smooth Criminal
Earth Song

rats | 6/30/2009, 12:51 am EST

Man in the Mirror
She’s Out of My Life
The Girl is Mine
Thriller
Billie Jean
Human Nature
Ben

martin | 7/16/2009, 1:57 pm EST

i wish u where here

Charlie | 7/27/2009, 1:55 pm EST

Bad
Beat it
Billie Jean
ABC
Sugar Daddy

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