Michael Jackson – Number Ones

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Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco
Year:	2003

Tracklist

		Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (2003 Edit)	3:55
		Rock With You	3:40
		Billie Jean	4:52
		Beat It	4:18
		Thriller	5:10
		Human Nature	4:06
		I Just Can't Stop Loving You	4:11
		Bad	4:05
		The Way You Make Me Feel	4:56
		Dirty Diana	4:40
		Smooth Criminal	4:17
		Black Or White	3:18
		You Are Not Alone	4:33
		Earth Song	5:01
		Blood On The Dance Floor	4:11
		You Rock My World	4:25
		Break Of Dawn	5:29
		One More Chance	3:48

Credits (20)

Jacquie Carter
A&R [Coordination]
Adam Owett
Art Direction
David Coleman (5)
Art Direction
Julian Alexander
Art Direction
Nancy Donald
Art Direction
Rance Brown
Art Direction

Notes

Greatest hits album and DVD, initially released on November 17, 2003 worldwide and on November 18, 2003 in the United States. The US version, International version and DVDs have slightly different track listings. The release was officially marketed as album and should be tagged as such as well as compilation.

There were four different covers: a shot from the “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” music video (1979), a shot from a “Billie Jean” live performance (Dangerous World Tour 1992/93), a shot from the “Bad” music video (1987), and a shot from the “Black or White” music video (1991). These represent, respectively, the Dangerous era.

The releases themselves identify those different covers as:
CIRCA 1979 “OFF THE WALL” PERIOD
CIRCA 1984 “THRILLER” PERIOD
CIRCA 1988 “BAD” PERIOD
CIRCA 1995 “HIStory” PERIOD
Accordingly, the releases are identified in the format Free Text Field as Off The Wall-Period Cover, Thriller-Period Cover, Bad-Period Cover, or HIStory-Period Cover. (discussion).

An exclusive slipcase was also available from Sony for purchasers of all 4 covers to store them in. This had a catalogue number of XPCD 2893.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Number Ones Cassette, Album, Compilation, Promo	Epic – 333	Japan	2001	Japan — 2001
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 2 513800	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 88998	US	2003	US — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, HIStory-Period Cover	Epic Music Video – 2022509000	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Twelves 7×12"; Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Promo	Epic – XPR 3744	UK	2003	UK — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover	Epic – 5138002000	Australia	2003	Australia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo, Off The Wall-Period Cover	Epic Music Video – 2022509000	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones 2×LP, Promo, Compilation, Album	Epic – 57429-S1	US	2003	US — 2003
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Album, Discbox Slider	Epic – 88697046592	Australia	2003	Australia — 2003
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Dangerous-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 2 513800	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Repress, AF, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 088998	Brazil	2003	Brazil — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 2 513800	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones DVDr, Compilation, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (Michael Jackson) – none	Russia	2003	Russia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CDr, Advance, Album, Compilation	Epic – none	UK	2003	UK — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Album, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 2 513800	Asia	2003	Asia — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Off The Wall-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 2 513800	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – EI 333	Japan	2003	Japan — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – EK 88998	Canada	2003	Canada — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 2 513800	Chile	2003	Chile — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover	Epic – EK 88998	US	2003	US — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, HIStory-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 5138002000	Australia	2003	Australia — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Sony Music – EVD 202250 9	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Bad-Period Cover	Epic – EI 333	Japan	2003	Japan — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 2 513800	US	2003	US — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Stereo, HIStory-Period Cover	Epic – EI 333	Japan	2003	Japan — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (Michael Jackson) – none	Russia	2003	Russia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover	Epic Music Video – 2022509000	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones Cassette, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 513800 4	Turkey	2003	Turkey — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Off The Wall-Period Cover	Epic – EI 333	Japan	2003	Japan — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Compilation, Regions 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6	Epic – EVD 56999	US	2003	US — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation	Epic – 5138002000	Japan	2003	Japan — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Off The Wall-Period Cover	Epic – 5138002000	Australia	2003	Australia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Promo, Sampler, Off The Wall-Period Cover	Epic – none	Canada	2003	Canada — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – 513800.2	Asia	2003	Asia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover	Epic – 2 513800	Chile	2003	Chile — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover	Epic – CDEPC 6735	South Africa	2003	South Africa — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, HDCD, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Gold HDCD 24bit	Epic (2) – HD-9137	China	2003	China — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, PCM Stereo, Thriller-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 2022509000	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	Number Ones 2×CD, VCD, Compilation, Misprint, Thriller-Period Cover	MJJ Music – 5138002000	Malaysia	2003	Malaysia — 2003	New Submission
	Number Ones CD, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, HIStory-Period Cover	Pulldance – AD2003-175	Russia	2003	Russia — 2003	New Submission

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Reviews

sweetangeltearss Mar 12, 2025
Edited 3 months ago

referencing Number Ones (2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Red Vinyl) 5138002

My copy is a bit odd... Any help?

The first record is a transparent red and sounds / looks pretty good. The second one is opaque, has lots of little bumps and sounds more "compressed" in comparison to the first one.

Does anyone else have the same issue? Is there a transparent variant for both?
Alvin-T Aug 20, 2022
referencing Number Ones (CD, Album, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover) 513800 2

It has every song that I love. It is an above perfect album.
mjpartington Jul 14, 2021
referencing Number Ones (CD, Album, Compilation, Off The Wall-Period Cover) EK 88998

The track list does not match the track list on the artwork. The artwork is correct.
CowPalace1970 Aug 12, 2018
referencing Number Ones (CD, Compilation, Bad-Period Cover) 2 513800

Written on the back: Cover Circa 1984 "Thriller" Period - It's curious!
CowPalace1970 Aug 12, 2018
Edited 3 years ago

referencing Number Ones (CD, Compilation, Thriller-Period Cover) 2 513800

There are only 3 cover periods in Chile!
HIStory, Bad and Thriller.
The covers vary from country to country in the caption and cover picture and the back.
The Image here is not available in Chile.
See the cover back here. It's thriller!
https://discogs.descargarpelis.net/de/Michael-Jackson-Number-Ones/release/8178643
It's curious! Korea and Japan press has another Thriller Cover, too.
vinally-yours May 5, 2013
Edited 12 years ago

referencing Twelves (7×12", Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Promo) XPR 3744

There is no denying Michael Jackson’s cultural significance (Music, Dance, Video, Fashion?). I enjoyed listening to this collection even though it does cover the latter part of his career, most of which I consider not to be his finest.
House music has always been a tough sell for me so the remixes of You Are Not Alone, Blood On The Dancefloor and Black Or White (with embarrassing ‘Rap Kick’) I found pretty unimaginative. However Earth Song was much improved by being Housed up.
The brilliance of MJ is most evident not on the singles but on MJ Megamix and Michael Jackson Anthology Mix because they cram in the best briefly. Well they should do, shouldn’t they.
Whilst listening to this collection I was reminded of my most memorable MJ performance, which was back in 1996 when he performed Earth Song at the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards The Brits. Pulp - This Is Hardcore.
Twelves confirmed that I am happy for MJ to be one of those Artists that I don’t mind listening to on the radio at work, rather than one of those Artists I listen to as part of my record collection.