MJJSource Report on Michael’s World Records in the Guinness Book

Michael’s new record in 2005: Thriller is the second best-selling solo album by Michael Jackson, with worldwide sales of more than 51 million copies. From 1982 until now, it has remained the best-selling music album in the world.

At the 1984 Grammy Awards, Michael received eight Grammy Awards for this album. The record of receiving that many awards in one year for one album was not broken for about two decades.

Michael Jackson’s name has been registered in multiple categories in the Guinness World Records book, some of which are listed below:

Holder of the longest music video

Ghosts, released in 1996, is both a film and a 35-minute music video made based on a concept by Stephen King, the famous horror story writer. In this film, Michael plays five different roles. The film was directed by Stan Winston.

The person from whom the most expensive statue was made

The golden statue of Michael Jackson and Bubbles (his trained chimpanzee) — a porcelain statue made by contemporary artist Jeff Koons. This statue was created in 1988 and sold at Sotheby’s in New York on May 15, 2001 for a value of $5,616,750.

With dimensions of 106.7 × 179.1 × 82.6 centimeters, it is described as a fusion of pop culture and high art. The statue shows Michael Jackson sitting while holding his Bubbles in his arms.

Winner of the most number of Grammy Awards in one year

At the 26th annual Grammy Awards in 1984, Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards. Among these eight awards were Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song Beat It, Music Sheet of the Year for Beat It, and Album of the Year for Thriller.

Buyer of the most valuable Oscar award

The Best Picture award for the 1940 film “Gone with the Wind,” made by David O Selznick, was bought by Michael Jackson at Sotheby’s in New York on June 12, 1999 for $1,542,000. Michael Jackson announced his bid by phone.

Signer of the most expensive advertising contract with a company

In 1986, Michael Jackson signed a $15 million contract with Pepsi to participate in their commercial advertisements. This contract record has not been broken to this day.

Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993

In addition to numerous artistic awards, Michael Jackson has also received awards in humanitarian fields and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.

In 2001, Michael Jackson’s name was registered in the Guinness World Records book as the most charitable famous person and the one who made the greatest contribution to charities around the world.

So far, Michael Jackson has allocated an amount totaling about $50 billion to charitable goals.

Source: eMJey / MJJSource.com