A Few of Michaels success stories
On November 14, 2006, Sony officially released the Visionary box set. He also visited the London office of the Guinness World Records. There, he received eight awards:
"Most Successful Entertainer of All Time",
"Youngest Vocalist to Top the US Singles Charts" (at the age of 11 as part of the Jackson Five),
"First Vocalist to Enter the US Singles Chart at Number One" (for "You Are Not Alone"),
"First Entertainer to Earn More Than 100 million Dollars in a Year",
"Highest Paid Entertainer of All Time" ($125 in 1989),
"First Entertainer to Sell More Than 100 Million Albums Outside the US",
"Most Weeks at the Top of the US Albums Chart" (for the album Thriller) and
Michael Jackson has received thirteen Grammy awards and charted thirteen number-one singles in the United States."Most Successful Music Video" (for the music video Thriller).
Michael Jackson has been awarded numerous honors including the World Music Award's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium,
American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award
The Bambi Award's Pop Artist of the Millennium Award.
He is a double-inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (once as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997, and as a solo artist in 2001)
Inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Raymone Bain, Jackson's PR, claims that Jackson has sold over 750 million units worldwide.
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