Michael - USA Chart Runs - Pop Albums

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Here are the chart runs for all Michael's Billboard 200 (Top 200) & Pop Catalog albums in the USA.

Many thanks to Hanboo for helping us to fill the gaps in our information by posting chart runs on ukmix.

KEY:
HP(?) = peak position (with number of weeks at no.1, if applicable).
Wks = total weeks on the chart / total weeks on the chart + catalog chart.
x = dropped out of the chart for one week.

GOT TO BE THERE   HP: 14   Wks: 23
19.02.72: 43-21-18-18-15-15-14-14-16-22-29-27-32-44-65-68-79-81-90-102-110-134-143

BEN   HP: 5   Wks: 32
26.08.72: 119-92-76-46-39-26-21-16-13-10-9-5-5-5-9-11-12-16-27-41-46-46-48-48-65-72-94-96-
  109-131-160-186

MUSIC & ME   HP: 92   Wks: 12
5.05.73: 151-141-119-106-98-96-93-92-111-127-162-196

FOREVER, MICHAEL   HP: 101   Wks: 9
15.02.75: 144-133-122-111-101-101-120-162-159

THE BEST OF   HP: 156   Wks: 5/17
27.09.75: 187-176-166-156-156
Catalog Chart:
Peaked at no.12, 24 weeks on chart - chart runs not known.

OFF THE WALL   HP: 3   Wks: 169/191
1.09.79: 48-23-9-6-6-5-5-5-9-9-12-14-15-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-7-4-4-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-
  7-5-5-6-6-9-9-13-13-12-11-17-16-18-18-19-20-20-33-33-37-56-56-61-61-71-83-83-86-86-86-
  126-121-128-128-139-135-135-135-135-145-141-143-142-141-162-163-182-181-194-192-191
26.02.83: 146-134-134-158-148-137-127-119-118-138-146-144-134-138-127-154-143-137-
  134-130-131-135-138-134-136-135-152-148-154-187-198-197-189-196-191-184-185-178-
  170-163-158-154-149-136-136-115-103-99-96-88-85-58-57-57-53-44-47-46-44-55-59-72-79-
  84-83-81-78-80-79-92-93-90-97-110-114-111-114-111-116-121-175-171-167-169-187
Catalog Chart:
27.02.93: 35-30-38-34-29-29-42-36-38-49
28.08.93: 48  
1.07.95: 48-19-24-20-29-43-x-47
3.11.01: 46-x-7-32-32   (Special Edition)

ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE   HP: 144   Wks: 10
25.04.81: 179-167-167-157-148-144-147-187-181-178

THRILLER   HP: 1(37/47)   Wks: 123/260+
25.12.82: 11-11-9-8-5-5-5-5-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-
  2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-4-4-3-3-3-6-8-8-8-8-12-14-20-20-29-
  31-31-33-34-39-39-51-56-55-56-78-77-89-105-106-102-110-105-102-94-94-91-84-84-82-101-
  111-112-125-123-151-146-168-173-200-195-199
11.12.04: 187
Catalog Chart:
14.11.92: 42-x-x-39
13.02.93: 50-26-2-2-5-5-4-6-9-11-10-11-12-15-16-20-27-32-32-28-36-35-25-24-26-29-29-29-26-
  28-35-33-33-29-44-37-48-49-44-20-29-48
1.07.95: 35-27-15-21-x-48-50
3.11.01: 6-4-3-6-6-16-49-0-0-48-35-33-7-10-10-19-38-0-0-48 (Special Edition)
8.03.03: 32-46
10.05.03: 41-32-40-33-31-31-37-40-14-14-11-30-30
1.11.03: 50-46-22
28.02.04: 48-27-24-22-27-28-29-29-39
24.07.04: 48-43-47-47-35-37-32-39
13.11.04: 40-x-x-x-30
26.03.05: 37-40-40-34-41
2.07.05: 37
31.03.07: 43
12.05.07: 38
1.03.08: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-1-3-5-5-6-9-5-8-18-42-47    (Thriller 25)
8.11.08: 47-1-

GREAT SONGS AND PERFORMANCES THAT INSPIRED THE MOTOWN 25th
   ANNIVERSARY T.V. SPECIAL   HP: 7 (Catalog Chart)   Wks: 0/50
Catalog Chart:
3.12.83: peaked at no.7, 50 weeks on chart - chart runs not known.

FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE   HP: 46   Wks: 15
2.06.84: 104-91-64-52-48-46-46-47-58-76-93-105-144-138-199

14 GREATEST HITS (& Jackson 5)   HP: 168   Wks: 7
23.06.84: 191-187-175-173-168-183-198

BAD   HP: 1(6)   Wks: 87/111
26.09.87: 1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2-2-4-5-5-4-3-4-5-10-14-15-16-
  20-22-24-27-27-26-30-34-36-40-39-39-47-48-50-58-58-59-61-60-48-48-50-52-52-45-42-42-42-50-
  55-57-59-65-76-80-89-102-121-134-156-166-165-168-187
Catalog Chart:
27.02.93: 40-21-14-12-10-11-18-19-24-24-32-35-41-45-50
17.07.93: 39-44-50-50
3.11.01: 26-28-8-42-25   (Special Edition)

DANGEROUS   HP: 1(4)   Wks: 117
14.12.91: 1-1-1-1-5-2-2-3-4-4-2-2-2-6-6-6-9-12-21-19-22-26-24-23-26-28-28-35-33-44-44-54-48-51-
  58-62-61-64-75-80-87-92-102-126-136-143-97-123-138-147-149-131-120-115-106-101-113-116-
  121-131-88-41-26-12-10-12-13-13-14-15-20-17-20-25-28-31-36-41-45-47-50-65-67-47-48-46-42-
  38-38-40-41-44-49-46-53-67-78-85-95-97-112-103-105-115-119-116-119-133-140-136-140-167-
  171-181-195-x-x-182-196
Catalog Chart:
8.07.95: 47
17.11.01: 34   (Special Edition)

HISTORY PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE BOOK 1   HP: 1(2)   Wks: 36
8.07.95: 1-1-2-4-8-12-14-16-15-17-19-19-19-22-31-38-44-53-61-65-74-83-63-55-53-46-48-61-69-90-
  97-112-135-168-195-x-195

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR   HP: 24   Wks: 9
7.06.97: 24-43-65-92-109-135-150-165-193

INVINCIBLE    HP: 1(1)   Wks: 28
17.11.01: 1-3-4-11-17-25-28-26-25-27-24-25-27-27-35-40-46-53-71-89-104-126-123-130-124-174-
  173-198

GREATEST HITS - HISTORY VOLUME 1   HP: 85   Wks: 25/34
1.12.01: 85-123-152-161-171-181-194-0-115-142-137-151-141-143-135-143-151-166-175-184-199
15.06.02: 194
8.03.03: 144-187
1.11.03: 159-x-184
Catalog Chart:
22.11.03: 38-43
24.01.04: 28-32-35-41-47
4.02.06: 45-47

NUMBER ONES   HP: 13   Wks: 24/73+
6.12.03: 13-29-54-73-68-66-39-15-40-53-78-100-126-127-150-162-171-177-168-192
5.02.05: 196-180-134  
2.07.05: 148
Catalog Chart:
4.02.06: 45-47
7.07.07: 40-41-41
18.08.07: 49-45-47
8.12.07: 10
19.01.08: 32-29-22-18-19-18-9-7-11-8-7-8-5-6-6-8-5-7-9-7-6-7-6-14-13-11-6-8-11-15-13-9-
   14-18-12-15-21-20-18-14-6-7-14-13-

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (box-set)   HP: 154   Wks: 1
4.12.04: 154

THE ESSENTIAL   HP: 96   Wks: 6/8
6.08.05: 128-96-131-170-172-200
Catalog Chart:
22.03.08: 46-37