Number Ones
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Number Ones is a greatest hits album released by pop musician Michael Jackson in late 2003. Many fans were puzzled by its release, finding it redundant after the release of HIStory. Supposedly it is a collection of his #1 hits, however, Jackson broadly defined a "number one" as any song that had topped any chart, airplay or sales, anywhere in the world. Even then, several of the tracks - including "You Rock My World" - had never reached No. 1.
Particularly confusing was the inclusion of "Break of Dawn", a track that was never released as a single. Also, several of the tracks, including Thriller and Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, were butchered in the editing process. It is suspected that the release of Number Ones was a contractual obligation.
As bait, a new song was included - "One More Chance", as written and produced by R. Kelly. The album reached #13 in the USA and #1 in the UK. 6 million copies have been sold worldwide.
The American version has the following tracks:
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2003 Edit)
- Rock With You
- Billie Jean
- Beat It
- Thriller (2003 Edit)
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- Bad
- Smooth Criminal
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man In The Mirror (2003 Edit)
- Dirty Diana
- Black Or White (Single Edit)
- You Are Not Alone (Radio Edit)
- Earth Song (Radio Edit)
- You Rock My World (Radio Edit)
- Break Of Dawn
- One More Chance
- Ben (2003 Live Edit)
The international version of the album contains the following tracks:
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2003 Edit)
- Rock With You
- Billie Jean
- Beat It
- Thriller (2003 Edit)
- Human Nature
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- Bad
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Dirty Diana
- Smooth Criminal
- Black Or White (Single Edit)
- You Are Not Alone (Radio Edit)
- Earth Song (Radio Edit)
- Blood On The Dance Floor
- You Rock My World (Radio Edit)
- Break Of Dawn
- One More Chance
Also released was the Number Ones DVD - a 90-minute DVD collection featuring 15 of Jackson's ground breaking short films.
Number Ones DVD :
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- Rock With You
- Billie Jean
- Beat It
- Thriller
- Bad
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man In The Mirror
- Smooth Criminal
- Dirty Diana
- Black Or White
- You Are Not Alone
- Earth Song
- Blood On The Dance Floor
- You Rock My World