AWARDS

1981
• American Music Awards: 
o Favorite Male Vocalist -> Soul/R&B
o Favorite Album -> Soul/R&B, "Off the Wall" (January 30th)

• Billboard Magazine Year End Charts (Shows The Jacksons ranking): 
o Number 10 Top Black Album 'Triumph'.
o Number 10 Top Black Artist.
o Number 4 Top Dance Artist.
o Number 4 Top Audience Response for 'Can You Feel It' in December.

• British Phonographic Industry Awards: 
o "Off the Wall" Album

• Cashbox: 
Soul Album of the Year, "Off the Wall"

• NAACP Image Awards:
o Best Singing Group of the Year -> The Jacksons in January

1983
• Billboard Awards 
Pop Album of the Year -Thriller
o Pop Artist of the Year
o Black Album -> Thriller
o Black Artist of the Year
o Pop Album Artist
o Pop Male Album Artist
o Pop Male Singles Artist
o Black Album Artist
o Black Singles Artist
o Pop Singles Artist
o Dance/Disco Artist
o Dance/Disco 12" LP -> Billie Jean
o Dance/Disco 12" LP -> Beat It

• Billboard Year End Chart: 
o Best Selling Singles of the Year: 'Billie Jean' (2), 'Say Say Say' (4), 'Beat It' (8), 'The Girl Is Mine' (20).
• Billboard Video Awards
o Best Performance by a Male Artist
o Best Overall Video -> Beat It
o Best Performance by a Male Artist Best Choreography -> Beat It
o Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song -> Beat It
o Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image -> Beat It

• Black Gold Awards 
o Top Male Vocalist
o Best Album -> Thriller

o Best Single of the Year -> Billie Jean

o Best Video Performance -> Beat It

• Cashbox 
o Number One Male Artist
o Top Black Male Artist
o Top Pop Album: Thriller
o Top Black Album: Thriller
o Top Male -> Singles Artist
o Top Black Male -> Singles Artist
o Top Pop Single -> Billie Jean
o Top Black Single -> Billie Jean

• Rolling Stone 
o Readers Poll -> #1 Artist of the Year
o Readers Poll -> #1 Soul Artist
o Readers Poll -> #1 Video -> Beat It
o Readers Poll -> #1 Producer (with Quincy Jones)
o Critics Poll -> #1 Artist of the Year
o Critics Poll -> #1 Video -> Beat It
o Critics Poll -> #1 Male Vocalist
o Critics Poll -> #1 Soul Artist

• International Awards: 
o Album Of The Year -> U.K, Japan, Australia, Netherlands
o Artist Of The Year -> U.K, Italy, Japan

o International Artist Of The Year -> Brazil

o Record Of The Year -> Greece

o Best Male Vocalist -> Japan
o Most Important Foreign Album -> Spain
o Single Of The Year -> Australia

1984
• American Music Awards 
o Special Award Of Merit -> Michael Jackson
o Favorite Album->Pop/Rock -> Thrill
o Favorite Album->Soul/R&B -> Thriller
o Favorite Male Vocalist -> Soul/R&B
o Favorite Male Vocalist -> Pop/Rock
o Favorite Single->Pop/Rock -> Billie Jean
o Favorite Video->Pop/Rock -> Beat It
o Favorite Video->Soul/R&B -> Beat It

• American Video Awards 
o Best Long Form Video
o Best Home Video

• Billboard Magazine's Year End Awards
o Number 1 Pop Album 'Thriller'
o Number 2 Black Album
o Number 2 Top Pop Artist
o Number 3 Top Single 'Say Say Say'

o Number 6 Top Black Artist

• The Annual Black Gold Awards 

o Top Male Vocalist
o Best Video Performance 'Beat It'
o Best Single Record of The Year 'Billie Jean'
o Best Album Of The Year 'Thriller' (January 11th)

• Canadian Black Music Awards 
o Top Male Vocalist
o Entertainer of the Year
o Top International Album -> Thriller
o Top International Single -> Billie Jean

• Crystal Globe Awards 
o Exceeding Record Sales Over 5 Million Outside the U.S.

• Ebony magazine Award 
o Fashion Foundation Of America (FFA) "America's Best Dressed Man" Award
o 43rd annual survey of custom tailors and designers name Michael Jackson, President Ronald Reagan and The Archbishop of New York as America's best dressed men in May

• Grammy Awards 
o Michael receives a record breaking 12 Nominations and a record breaking 8 Grammy Awards -> the most won by an artist in one year. Later equalled by Carlos Santana.
o Album Of The Year -> Thriller

o Record Of The Year -> Beat It
o Best Male Pop Performance -> Thriller

o Producer Of The Year (with Quincy Jones) -> Thriller
o Best Male Rock Vocal Performance -> Beat It
o Best Male R&B Vocal Performance -> Billie Jean
o Best New R&B Song -> Billie Jean
o Best Recording For Children -> E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Album (narration by Michael Jackson) on February the 28th.

• Guinness Book of Records 
o Best Selling Album Of All Time -> Thriller
o Michael, along with 15,000 invited guests attend the New York Metropolitan Museum of National History to receive awards from CBS and The Guinness Book Of World Records. 'Thriller' is the highest selling album of all time with 104 million copies sold worldwide. The first edition of the 1984 Paperback version of The Guinness Book Of World Records is presented to Jackson by Norris McWhirter in February of that year.
o Hollywood Walk of Fame Star -> Michael Jackson
With Star No. 1,793 in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Michael becomes the first celebrity to have two different stars dedicated to him, having received one as a member of The Jacksons in the 70's and 1980s on November 20.

• Hotel Royal Plaza 
o Presentation Casement -> 37 Gold & Platinum Discs

• MTV Music video Awards 
o Viewers Choice Award -> Thriller
o Best Overall Video -> Thriller

o Best Choreography -> Thriller

• NAACP Image Awards 
o H. Claude Hudson Medal Of Freedom
When during the Victory Tour, Michael and Tito accept the NAACP's Dr. H. Claude Hudson Medal of Freedom Award and the 1984 Summer Olympics Medal of Friendship Award on behalf of the entire Jackson Family. in July

• NAACP National Voter Registration Drive Honorary Co-Chairmen 
o The NAACP announces that Michael Jackson and his brothers have been named honorary co-chairmen of the civil rights organization's National Voter Registration Drive. Registration booths will be set up outside Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, venue of the Tour's opening concert. (July 4)

• NARM (National Association Of Recording Merchandisers) 
o Gift Of Music Award
o Best Selling Album -> Thriller
o Best Selling Single -> Billie Jean
o Best Home Video -> The Making Of Thriller

• New Westminister Police Department Honorary Member

o Michael Jackson is made an honorary member of the New Westminister Police Department while in British Columbia, Canada. Appointed PC 49, he swears as a police constable to 'serve the Queen and cause the peace to be kept and preserved'. (Nov. 18th)

• People's Choice Awards 
o Best All Around Entertainer Of The Year
o Favorite Video of the Year -> Thriller

• Presidential Special Achievement Award (U.S) 
o Presented at the White House by President Ronald Reagan to Michael Jackson in recognition of his contribution to the nation's campaign against drunk driving. Jackson's song "Beat It" was run in the ads. The inscription on the plaque reads: "To Michael Jackson with appreciation for the outstanding example you have set for the youth of America and the world. Your historic record-breaking achievements and your preeminence in popular music are a tribute to your creativity, dedication, and great ability. The generous contribution of your time and talent to the National Campaign Against Teenage drunk driving will help millions of young Americans learn that drinking and driving can kill a friendship." (May 14th)

• The Sun (U.K. Newspaper): 
o Best Male Singer
o Best Video 'Thriller'
o Best Album

• United Kingdom: Presentation Casement Of Platinum Disc 1985 
o Presented in the U.K for the "Thriller" album

1985
• The World Almanac And Book Of Facts 1985 
o Voted 1984's 'Hero Of Young America' by a Poll of 4,000 teenagers in December.

• Grammy Awards 
o Best Home Video -> The Making Of Thriller

1986
• Grammy Awards 
o Record Of The Year -> We Are the World
o Song Of The Year -> We Are the World
o Best Pop Performance By Duo Or Group -> We Are the World
o Best Music Video Short Form

• American Music Awards 
o Award of Appreciation
o Song of the Year - We Are the World
• Guinness Book of World Records 

o Largest Ever Endorsement For Product Promotion -> $15 million for Pepsi<* The World Almanac And Book Of Facts 1985
o Voted 1984's 'Hero Of Young America' by a Poll of 4,000 teenagers in December.
• People's Choice Awards 
o Favorite New Song -> We Are the World

1987
• Aftanbladet Readers' Poll Vest Vocal Artist of 1987 (Sweden) 
• Bravo Magazine
o Silver Otto Award
• Smash Hits Awards: 
o Best Male Vocalist

1988
• American Music Awards 
o Favorite Single -> Soul/R&B Bad
• Billboard Awards 
o Top Black Artist
o Outstanding Artist Of The Year
o Best Live Show Of 1988
o Blues & Soul
• Blues & Soul: 
o Outstanding Artist Of The Year
o Best Live Show Of 1988
• Bravo Magazine 
o Gold Otto Award
• BRIT Awards: (British Phonographic Industry Awards) 
o Best International Solo Artist
• CableACE Awards 
o Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special -> Motown on Showtime: Michael Jackson, the Legend Continues
• Ebony magazine 
o American Black Achievement Award
• Forbes 
o #1 Entertainer Of The Year
• Guild Hall Party 
o Presentation Of Sword To Commemorate the "Bad" Tour
• MTV Video Vanguard Award 
o Outstanding Contribution To Music Video Production
• NAACP Image Awards 
o Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
o Best Male Artist -> Bad Single
o Best Album -> Bad
• The New York Times Best Seller List 
o # 1 Best Seller -> "Moon Walk", Autobiography by Michael Jackson
• Orpheus Award (Austrian version of the Grammy Award) 
• Smash Hits Awards: 
o Best Male Vocalist
• Soul Train 
o R&B Album Of The Year -> Bad
o Best Male Single Of The Year
• United Negro College Fund (UNCF) 
o Frederick D. Patterson Award
o Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree from Fisk University
• Wembley Stadium 
o Record breaking attendance of 504,000 in 7 sold out concerts during the Bad World Tour.

1989
• American Dance Award 
• American Music Awards 
o Special Award Of Achievement
• Black Entertainment Television 
o Award For The Success Of the "Bad" Tour
• Billboard Awards 
o Number One Black Artist
o #1 Album->Pop/R&B -> Bad
• Black Radio Exclusive Awards: 
o Humanitarian Award
• Bravo Magazine 
o Bronze Otto Award
• BRE Awards 
o Triple Crown Award -> King Of Pop, Rock and Soul
o Video Of The Year
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts 
o Best International Male Artist
• British Phonographic Industry Awards 
o Video Of The Year
• British TV Industry Awards 
o Artist Of The Decade
• Canadian Music Awards: 
o Teddy Award ("Leave Me Alone")
• Capital Children Museum: 
o Best Of Washington 1989 Humanitarian Award
• Cashbox 
o Video Pioneer
• Critic's Choice Award 
o Best Video ("Smooth Criminal")
• Entertainment Tonight 
o Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade
• Forbes 
o #1 Entertainer Of The Year
• Friday Night Videos 
o Greatest Artist Of The Decade
o Number One Artist
• Gardner Street Elementary School 
o Most Famous Alumnus Renamed School auditorium for Michael Jackson
• MTV Music video Awards 
o Video Vanguard Award
o The Greatest Video In The History Of The World -> Thriller
• National Urban Coalition 
o Humanitarian Award
• People's Choice Awards 
o Favorite Music Video -> Smooth Criminal
• Rolling Stone Magazine 
o Video Of The Decade -> Thriller
• Soul Train Awards 
o 1st Annual Sammy Davis, Jr. Award
o Heritage Award
o R&B Contemporary
• TV Show (U.K) 
o Goodbye To The 80's Award
• Vanity Fair 
o Artist Of The Decade
• Video Software Dealer Association 
o Favorite Music Video -> Moonwalker
• World Music Awards
o Hall Of Fame
o Lifetime Achievement In Video
o Viewers Choice #1 Video -> Dirty Diana

1990
• American Cinema Awards 
o Entertainer Of The Decade
• Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) Inaugural 
o First Michael Jackson Award Of Achievement
• Boy Scouts of America 
o Good Scout Humanitarian
• Capital Children Museum: 
o Humanitarian award
• Emmy Nominee: 
o Composing Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Song ("You Were There")
• Grammy Awards 
o Best Video -> Leave Me Alone
• MTV Music video Award: 
o Video Vanguard Award -> Artist Of The Decade
• Music Connection 
o Man Of The Decade
• Role Model Award: 
o Awarded from the country of Japan
• Sony Entertainment 
o Top Selling Artist Of The Decade
• Soul Train Awards 
o Artist Of The Decade
• Vanity Fair 
o Most Popular Artist In The History Of Show Business
• White House Recognition 
o Artist Of The Decade (Recognized by President George Bush)

1991
• MTV Music video Awards 
o Video Vanguard Award renamed to the "Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award"
• Music Video Producers' Hall of Fame 
o Thriller Video
• 80 Classics of the 80's Poll -> Dutch Music Channel (TMF) 
o #1 Song -> Thriller
• Bollywood Awards 
o World Humanity Award
• CD-First Internet Poll 
o Greatest Pop Artist of the 90'
• CNN Internet Poll 
o Best Music Video Of All Time -> Thriller

• Diamond Award 
o For U.S sales of 10 million for an individual album or single (Michael was the youngest male artist to qualify for the award)

• Ebony magazine 
o One of the 100 most important black people of the 20th century

• Entertainment Weekly 
o Eighth Greatest Entertainer of the Past 50 years

• Entertainment Weekly Poll 
o Best Solo Artist (Modern) -> #1. Michael Jackson (with 25.90% of the votes)
o Best Group (Classic) -> #2. The Jackson 5 (with 13.57% of the votes)
o Most Underrated Artist or Group -> #2. Michael Jackson (with 17.125 of the votes)
o Best Modern Album -> #1. "Thriller" -> Michael Jackson (with 23.43% of the votes)
o Best Song (Modern) -> #2. "Billie Jean" -> Michael Jackson (with 16.11% of the votes)
o Best Music Video -> #1. "Thriller" -> Michael Jackson (with 25.11% of the votes)

• Internet Worldwide Top 100 Male Stars 
o # 1 Male Star

• Kora All-African Music Awards: 
o Lifetime Achievement Award

• Lifetime Achievement Award 
o Presented to Michael in South Africa by Namibian Premier Hage Geingob.

1992
• Billboard Music Award 
o 1992 World Artist Award -> #1 World single Black Or White, #1 World album Dangerous. Commemoration of 10th anniversary of Thriller (Biggest selling album of all time).

• Bravo Magazine 
o Gold Otto Award

• Gabon (Africa): 
o National Honor Of Merit Award

• Guinness Book Of World Records: 
o Largest Entertainment Contract Ever ($890 million)

• International Monitor Awards: 
o Music Video With The Best Special effects ("Black Or White")

• Music Video Producers' Hall Of Fame: 
o "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" are inducted

• National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters 
o Lifetime Achievement Award

• National Honor Of Merit Award 

• Operation One To One Award (For efforts in helping disadvantaged youth) 

• Point Of Light Ambassador (Given by George Bush, President of U.S.A) 

• Pro-Set Los Angeles Music Awards: 
o Best Pop Male Vocalist
o Video Of The Year ("Black Or White")

• Smash Hits Awards: 
o Best Male Vocalist

1993
• American Music Awards 
o Best Pop/Rock Album -> Dangerous
o Best Soul/R&B Single -> Remember the Time
o Special International Artist Award for record sales and Humanitarian efforts around the world. (In the future, the award will be known as The Michael Jackson International Artist Award)

• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP): 
o Best R&B Awards for "In The Closet," "Rembember The Time," and "Jam"

• Bravo Magazine 
o Gold Otto Award

• Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) Award 
o Most Performed Songs of The Year -> Black Or White, Remember the Time

• Echo awards 
o Best International Artist of the Year

• Grammy Awards 
o Living Legend Award

• Guinness Book Of World Records 
o Lifetime Achievement Award
o Our Children, Our Hope Of Tomorrow Award

• NAACP Image Awards 
o 25th Silver Anniversary Entertainer Of The Year Award
o Outstanding Music Video -> Black Or White

• NARM: (National Asscociation of Recording Merchandisers) 
o Best Seller Award 1992 for Best Selling Urban music Recording Male ("Dangerous")

• RTL Television Award (Germany): 
o Ehren Loewen

• Smash Hits Poll 
o Best Male Artist award

• Soul Train Awards 
o 1993 Humanitarian Of The Year Award
o Best R&B Single -> Remember the Time
o Best R&B Album -> Dangerous

• World Music Awards 
o World's Best Selling Pop Artist
o Best Selling American Artist
o World's Best Selling Artist Of The Era

1994
• Bravo Magazine 
o Gold Otto Award

• CableACE Awards 
o Outstanding Musical Special -> HBO special, and Dangerous concert from Bucharest

• Children's Choice Awards 
o Caring For Kids Award (100,000 children from the New York area voted for Jackson)

• Crenshaw Community Youth And Arts Foundation 
o Humanitarian Award

• MTV Movie Awards 
o Best Song in a movie -> Will You Be There

• Pop Rocky Magazine 
o Favorite Singer of The Year

• Smash Hits Awards 
o Best Male Vocalist

1995
• America's Most Favorite Singers Poll (Harris Poll): 
o Michael Jackson is the 10th Most Favorite Singer in America in 1995

• Black Entertainment Television Hall of Fame Award 
o Michael is the first recipient of the Black Entertainment Television Hall of Fame Award

• Billboard Music Awards 
o Special Hot 100 Achievement Award (for having the 1st ever single, "You Are Not Alone", to debut straight at number one on the Billboard charts)

• Billboard Music Video Awards 
o Pop/Rock Video of the Year -> Scream

• Bravo Magazine 
o Golden Otto Award

• Brazilian TVZ Video Awards 
o Best International Video of the Year -> Scream

• European MTV Music Awards 
o Best Male Artist of the Year

• MTV Music video Award 
• (Jackson received 11 Nominations) 
o Best Dance Video -> Scream
o Best Choreography -> Scream
o Best Art Direction -> Scream

• NARM: (National Asscociation of Recording Merchandisers) 
o Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award

• Popcorn Magazine
o Artist of the Decade Award
o Best Male Vocalist of the Year

• Poprocky Magazine 
o Favorite Male Vocalist of the Year

• Smash Hits Poll 
o Best Male Artist award

• VH1 Awards: 
o Michael Jackson Special Award (for charitable works)

• The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 
o Michael's album "HIStory" (released in 1995) has been certified Platinum 7 times in the USA

1996
• American Music Awards 
o (Michael received 3 Nominations)
o Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year

• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 
o (Michael received 2 Nominations)
o Favorite Pop Male award (HIStory)

• Bravo Magazine 
o Golden Otto Award
o Platinum Otto Award -> Lifetime Achievement Award (Michael is the first artist to receive this award)
o Best Album -> HIStory
o Best Male Singer
o Nicest Singer
o Best Show

• BRIT Awards 
o Artist of a Generation Award

• Danish Grammy Awards 
o Best International Male Artist
o Best International Album -> HIStory

• Genesis Awards 
o 1995 Doris Day Music Award (Award given to musical animal-sensitive work) -> Earth Song Video

• Grammy Awards 
o (Michael received 4 Nominations)
o Best Music Video (short form)-> Scream

• Hong Kong Hit Radio 
o Best International Male Artist
o Best Song of the Year -> You Are Not Alone

• Irish Music Awards 
o Best International Male Artist Award -> HIStory

• Le Film Fantastique -> French Film Awards 
o Best Video Award -> Earth Song

• World Music Awards 
o (Michael won a record 5 awards)
o Best Selling Artist Ever
o Best Selling Record of All Time (Thriller)
o Best Selling Male Artist of 1996
o Best Selling American Artist
o Best Selling R&B Artist

1997
• Bob Fosse Award 
o Best Choreography in a Music Video -> "Ghosts"

• Bravo Magazine Awards 
o Silver Otto Award
o Best Album, "HIStory"
o Best Show
o 3rd Best Looking Singer

• Brazilian TVZ Video Awards 
o Best International Video of the Year -> "Blood on the Dance Floor"
o Cannes Internationnal Film Festvial( France) : Gold Palm Award of Honor for short film "Ghost".

• Dutch Music Factory Awards 
o Best Male Singer
o Best Live Act

• Live! Magazine (Readers' Poll) 
o Most Memorable Male Performer
o Legend of Live Entertainment

• Popcorn Magazine Awards 
o Favorite Male Vocalist

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 
o Jackson 5 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall

• Soul Train Music Awards: 
o Renamed the Video award in Michael's honor to "Michael Jackson Award For Best R&B/Soul Or Rap music Video"

1998
• Billboard "Hot 100" Singles Chart 
o Most #1 Hits by Male Artist (13)

• Bravo Magazine Awards 
o Silver Otto Award

• Mix (Danish) Magazine readers' (Vote) 
o Best Event -> Michael Jackson Concert at Parken Stadium
o Best Foreign Male Singer
o 2nd Best Dressed Singer
o Best Singer
o 3rd Best Foreign Album -> "Blood on the Dance Floor"

• Puls Denmark Music TV Program Viewer (Vote) 
o Best Foreign Male Singer (1997)
o Best Show of the Year (1997)

• VH1 Poll 
o # 1 Greatest Video of All Time -> Thriller

1999
• Ebony Magazine 
o One of the 100 most important black people of the 20th century

• Entertainment Weekly
o Eighth Greatest Entertainer of the Past 50 years

• Entertainment Weekly Poll 
o Best Solo Artist (Modern) - #1. Michael Jackson (with 25.90% of the votes)
o Best Group (Classic) - #2. The Jackson 5 (with 13.57% of the votes)
o Most Underrated Artist or Group - #2. Michael Jackson (with 17.125 of the votes)
o Best Modern Album - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 23.43% of the votes)
o Best Song (Modern) - #2. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (with 16.11% of the votes)
o Best Music Video - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 25.11% of the votes)

• Lifetime Achievement Award 
o Presented to Michael in South Africa by Namibian Premier Hage Geingob.

• Diamond Award 
o For U.S sales of 10 million for an individual album or single (Michael was the youngest male artist to qualify for the award)
o Paul Glad annual award for top nonce.

• CD-First Internet Poll 
o Greatest Pop Artist of the 90's

• Bollywood Awards 
o World Humanity Award

• Internet Worldwide Top 100 Male Stars
o # 1 Male Star

• CNN Internet Poll 
o Best Music Video Of All Time - Thriller

• 80 Classics of the 80's Poll - Dutch Music Channel (TMF) 
o #1 Song - Thriller

2000
• G&P Foundation Angel Ball: 
o Angel Of Hope Award (for outstanding contribution to the fight against Cancer)

• World Music Awards 
o Best Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium

2001
• KIIS-FM: 
o Lifetime Achievement Award

• Michael Jackson Day 10 Award: 
o Presented to Michael Jackson at Adrian Grant's Michael Jackson Day 10 on behalf of millions of loving fans all around the world

• NASDAQ: 
o Michael Jackson presented with an award by NASDAQ Chief executive Hardwick Simmons

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: 
o Michael Jackson inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his achievements as a solo artist (Michael was already inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of The Jackson 5).

2002
• American Music Awards: 
o Artist Of The Century Award (January 9th)

• Bambi Awards (Berlin, Germany) 
o Pop Artist of the Millennium

• Billboard Awards: 
o Special Billboard Award: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Thriller.

• Celebrate the Magic Foundation: 
o 1st Magical Life Award: Michael Jackson honored for making the world a better place, standing up for children and humanity (Inaugural and 1st ever award for Michael Jackson) (Announced March 20, presented May 1st)

• Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Award: 
o Michael Jackson was presented with the 30th Anniversary Award by its designer, Nijel, who already designed the Top Selling Artist Of The Decade Award in 1990.

• NAACP Image Awards: 
o Outstanding Music Video: "You Rock My World"
o Outstanding Variety Series/Special: 30th Anniversary Celebration
o Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special: 30th Anniversary (February 27th)

• NRJ Music Awards: (Cannes, France) 
o Best International Male Singer Award (January 19th)

• Songwriters Hall of Fame 
o Michael Jackson is inducted into the Songwriters Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his achievements as a songwriter. (Michael was already inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of The Jackson 5 and in 2001 as a solo artist) in June.

• World Awards (Vienna, Austria) 
o World Arts Award 2002 -> Michael Jackson was honored for his peace and tolerance efforts around the world.

2003
• Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) 
o Best song: "Butterflies"
(Miami, Florida, Florida) (Marsha Ambrosius, SPZ Music Inc., Michael Jackson, Epic Records) (August 5th)

• Key to the City: Gary, Indiana 
o Michael Jackson honored with the Key to the City by the Mayor of Gary

• Key to the City: Las Vegas 
o Awarded by the Mayor of Las Vegas (Art of Music Store) (October 25th)

• Power Of Oneness Awards: 
o Lifetime Achievement Award

• Radio Music Awards 
o Humanitarian Award. Michael is the first-ever recipient of this award. (October 27th)
• Ranked # 3 on Cove Magazine's 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists 

2004
• Humanitarian Award (Washington, D.C.) 
o Presented to Michael Jackson from the African Ambassadors' Spouses Association honoring his work fighting AIDS. (April 1st)


2006
• MTV Video Music Awards Japan (Tokyo, Japan) 
Legend  Award (May, 27th)

• World Music Awards (London, U.K.) Diamond World Music Award (November 15th)

• Guinness World Records (London, U.K.) 
recognition presented to Michael Jackson, to honor the eight world records achieved in the last thirty years in the music industry

•  Most Successful Entertainer of All Time


• Youngest Vocalist to Top the US Singles Charts


• 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 million in 1989)


• First Entertainer to Sell More Than 100 Million Albums worldwide


• Most Weeks at the Top of the US Albums Chart (for the album Thriller)


•  Most Successful Music Video" (for the music video Thriller) 

2008
• NRJ Music Awards (Cannes, France)
• Lifetime Achievement Award (January ,26th)

2009-2010
• Legend Music Awards Best Pop Male Artist of the Century


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