Number Ones

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Number Ones
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Greatest hits LP by Michael Jackson
Released	November 18 2003
Recorded	1978–2003
Genre	Dance/Pop/R&B/Pop-Rock
Length	78:59
Label	Epic
Producers	Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley, R. Kelly, Various
Professional reviews
Guardian Unlimited	5 stars out of 6	[1]
AMG	4 stars out of 5	[2]
Michael Jackson chronology
Invincible (2001)	Number Ones (2003)	Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection (2004)

Number Ones is a greatest hits album released by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson in late 2003. It sold 7 Million copies worldwide, peaking at #1 in most countries (except the US). A partnering DVD was released which charted well in most countries.

As well as including most of Jackson's international #1 hits, the compilation included two bonus tracks. "Break of Dawn", which was a track on Jackson's 2001 studio album Invincible, and "One More Chance", which was a new song written for Jackson by R Kelly.

Contents 1 Number ones that were included in the track list 2 Number ones that were not included in the track list 3 Track listing 3.1 American 3.2 European/Australian 3.3 Number Ones DVD 4 See also

Number ones that were included in the track list

The following songs reached number-one on the main music chart for each of the following nations:

Single (Country it went #1 in)

• "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (U.S., Australia, Norway, New Zealand)
• "Rock with You" (U.S.)
• "Billie Jean" (U.S., UK, Italy, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland)
• "Beat It" (U.S., Denmark, France, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand)
• "Thriller" (Belgium, France, Spain)
• "Human Nature" (unknown)
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (U.S., UK, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway)
• "Bad" (U.S., Italy, Denmark, Beigium, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands)
• "The Way You Make Me Feel" (U.S., Ireland)
• "Man in the Mirror" (U.S.)
• "Dirty Diana" (U.S., Belgium)
• "Smooth Criminal" (Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain)
• "Black or White" (U.S., UK, France, Italy, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland)
• "You Are Not Alone" (U.S., UK, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Switzerland)
• "Earth Song" (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Latvia)
• "Blood on the Dance Floor" (UK, Spain, Estonia, Holland, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland)
• "You Rock My World" (France, Hong Kong, Portugal, Spain)
• "Break of Dawn" (not released as a single)
• "One More Chance" (Moldova, Venezuela)

Number ones that were not included in the track list

The compilation received some criticism as it did not cover all of Jackson's international #1 hits.

Single (Country it went #1 in)

• "Ben" (U.S., Australia)
• "One Day in Your Life" (UK, Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands)
• "The Girl Is Mine" - with Paul McCartney (Spain)
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Denmark, Netherlands)
• "Leave Me Alone" (Ireland)
• "Liberian Girl" (Ireland)
• "Remember the Time" (New Zealand)
• "Give In To Me" (New Zealand)
• "Scream" - with Janet Jackson (New Zealand, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Italy)
• "They Don't Care About Us" (Germany, Italy)
• "Stranger In Moscow" (Italy, Spain)

Track listing

American

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (2003 edit)
2. "Rock with You"
3. "Billie Jean"
4. "Beat It"
5. "Thriller" (2003 edit)
6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
7. "Bad"
8. "Smooth Criminal"
9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
10. "Man in the Mirror" (2003 edit)
11. "Dirty Diana"
12. "Black or White" (single edit)
13. "You Are Not Alone" (radio edit)
14. "Earth Song" (radio edit)
15. "You Rock My World" (radio edit)
16. "Break of Dawn"
17. "One More Chance"
18. "Ben" (2003 live edit)

European/Australian

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (2003 edit)
2. "Rock with You"
3. "Billie Jean"
4. "Beat It"
5. "Thriller" (2003 edit)
6. "Human Nature"
7. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
8. "Bad"
9. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
10. "Dirty Diana"
11. "Smooth Criminal"
12. "Black or White" (single edit)
13. "You Are Not Alone" (radio edit)
14. "Earth Song" (radio edit)
15. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
16. "You Rock My World" (radio edit)
17. "Break of Dawn"
18. "One More Chance"

Number Ones DVD

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
2. "Rock with You"
3. "Billie Jean"
4. "Beat It"
5. "Thriller"
6. "Bad"
7. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
8. "Man in the Mirror"
9. "Smooth Criminal"
10. "Dirty Diana"
11. "Black or White"
12. "You Are Not Alone"
13. "Earth Song"
14. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
15. "You Rock My World"

See also

Top selling singles and albums in Ireland 2003

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