The Deck.
Every card in B·SIDE, ordered by icon. Tap any card to enter its full story.
Michael Jackson
The King of Pop
- 01
The Moonwalk Debut
Motown 25, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, March 25, 1983
moment★ legendary - 02
Breaking MTV's Colour Barrier
Billie Jean enters heavy rotation, March 10, 1983
innovation★ legendary - 03
He Bought The Beatles
ATV Music acquisition, August 14, 1985 — $47.5 million
trivia★ legendary - 04
The Anti-Gravity Shoe Patent
US Patent 5,255,452 — filed 1992, granted October 26, 1993
innovation★ legendary - 05
The Free Van Halen Solo
Beat It guitar solo — recorded in one afternoon, 1982
collaboration★ legendary - 06
He Couldn't Read a Note
Composition method, throughout his career
trivia★ rare - 07
The Pepsi Fire
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, January 27, 1984
moment★ rare - 08
The Halftime Show, Reinvented
Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, January 31, 1993
performance★ legendary - 09
We Are The World — One Night, 46 Stars
A&M Studios, Hollywood, January 28, 1985
collaboration★ legendary - 10
The Bad Duet That Never Was
Quincy Jones offers Prince the duet, 1986
collaboration★ rare - 11
Thriller — The First Music Film
Premiered Dec 2, 1983 — 14 minutes, $500,000 budget
song★ legendary - 12
Bubbles, the Chimp
Rescued from a Texas lab, 1985
trivia★ common - 13
First-Ever Hot 100 Debut at #1
You Are Not Alone, September 2, 1995
song★ rare - 14
Bucharest, 1992
Dangerous Tour, National Stadium, October 1, 1992
performance★ legendary - 15
Diana Ross Didn't Discover Them
Motown signing, July 1968 — the real story
trivia★ rare - 16
Four Straight #1 Debut Singles
Jackson 5 chart record, October 1969 – June 1970
song★ legendary - 17
Their Own Saturday-Morning Cartoon
Jackson 5ive, ABC Television, September 11, 1971
legacy★ rare - 18
Got To Be There — Solo at 13
First solo single, October 7, 1971
song★ common - 19
Ben — A Love Song to a Rat
First solo #1, October 14, 1972
song★ rare - 20
The Robot, Live on Soul Train
Dancing Machine performance, November 17, 1973
performance★ rare - 21
The Motown Walkout
Jacksons leave for Epic Records, June 25, 1975 — exactly 34 years before Michael's death
trivia★ rare - 22
The Wiz — Where He Met Quincy
Universal Pictures film, October 24, 1978
collaboration★ rare - 23
His First Self-Produced Song
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, July 28, 1979
song★ rare - 24
Four Top-10 Singles From One Album
Off The Wall, August 1979 – August 1980
album★ legendary - 25
The Girl Is Mine — Beatle Duet
Recorded April 14, 1982 — released October 18, 1982
collaboration★ rare - 26
The Soul Makossa Borrowing
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' / Manu Dibango settlement, 1982 & 2009
controversy★ rare - 27
P.Y.T. Was James Ingram's
Thriller, recorded May 1982
song★ rare - 28
The Two-Year Reign
Thriller — best-selling album of both 1983 AND 1984
album★ legendary - 29
The Acusonic Recording Process
Bruce Swedien's secret weapon, Westlake Studios, 1982
innovation★ rare - 30
Smooth Criminal Was a Fred Astaire Tribute
Short film, released October 24, 1988
innovation★ legendary - 31
Man in the Mirror — Born at a Barbecue
Siedah Garrett demo, summer 1987
song★ rare - 32
Wesley Snipes' Film Debut Was in 'Bad'
Bad short film — directed by Martin Scorsese, released August 31, 1987
collaboration★ rare - 33
The Bad Tour — Biggest in History
September 12, 1987 – January 27, 1989
performance★ legendary - 34
Captain EO — Coppola, Lucas, Disney
Disneyland & Epcot premiere, September 12, 1986
performance★ legendary - 35
500 Million Watched at Once
Black or White global premiere, November 14, 1991
moment★ legendary - 36
The Panther Coda Outrage
Black or White, 4-minute uncensored ending — pulled November 16, 1991
controversy★ rare - 37
John Singleton's Egyptian Epic
Remember the Time short film, January 1992
collaboration★ rare - 38
His Secret Duet Partner Was a Princess
In the Closet, released April 21, 1992
trivia★ legendary - 39
Earth Song — UK Christmas #1
Released November 27, 1995 — six weeks at #1 in Britain
song★ rare - 40
Jarvis Cocker Invades the Stage
Brit Awards 1996, Earls Court, London — February 19, 1996
moment★ rare - 41
Two Films for One Song
They Don't Care About Us — Spike Lee directs both, March 1996
song★ rare - 42
The 30-Foot Statue Down the Danube
HIStory album promotion, June 15, 1995
innovation★ legendary - 43
The Single Glove Was a Cover-Up
First worn at the 1980 American Music Awards
trivia★ rare - 44
Elizabeth Taylor Crowned Him
Soul Train Music Awards, March 12, 1989
trivia★ rare - 45
The Most Generous Entertainer in History
Heal the World Foundation, founded 1992
legacy★ legendary - 46
Neverland — His Own Disneyland
Purchased March 1988, $19.5 million — 2,700 acres
trivia★ rare - 47
The 10,000-Book Library
Neverland Ranch reading room, c. 1990–2005
trivia★ rare - 48
He Married Elvis's Daughter
Lisa Marie Presley — La Vega, Dominican Republic, May 26, 1994
trivia★ rare - 49
Madison Square Garden — His Last Reunion
30th Anniversary concerts, September 7 & 10, 2001
performance★ legendary - 50
The Free Willy Surprise
Will You Be There — Grammy nominee from a kids' movie, 1994
song★ common - 51
This Is It — Sold Out in Four Hours
O2 Arena London residency announced, March 5, 2009
performance★ legendary - 52
Goodbye — Watched by 2.5 Billion
Memorial Service, Staples Center, Los Angeles — July 7, 2009
moment★ legendary