Michael Jackson - Top 20 Facts

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There was also a 'troubled' side to Jackson. His less genius moments, such as freakish plastic surgery, marriage to Lisa Marie Presley and events leading to child molestation charges, earned him the unenviable title of Wacko Jacko.

Let's take a minute here to remember the wonderful, not so wonderful and just plain weird moments that went towards the enigma and musical genius that was Michael Jackson.

Top 20 Michael Jackson Facts
1. In 1983 Jackson debuted his signature 'Moonwalk' dance move
2. Jackson was the first artist to sell 100 million albums
3. Jackson is the only artist to have five number-one hits from one LP (Bad )
4. Jackson's breakthrough Thriller album is the top selling album of all time
5. Jackson's epic Thriller video was voted the greatest music video of all time in a Channel 4 (UK) poll
6. Jackson was once married to Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie Presley
7. Jackson was a vegetarian
8. In 1992 Jackson was given a royal title (King) by villagers in Gabon on the Ivory Coast
9. Jackson co-wrote We are the World with Lionel Richie
10. Jackson is godfather to Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole Richie
11. Jackson was a best man at Liza Minnelli's wedding to David Guest
12. In 1991 Jackson did a voiceover on The Simpsons (Stark Raving Dad ep.)
13. In 2008 Jackson featured on a list of the world's worst hotel guests (www.concierge.com )
14. Jackson once owned the Beatles' back catalogue
15. Jackson was inducted in the Hall of Fame twice (with Jackson 5 and as a solo artist)
16. Jackson's signature black arm band symbolised the suffering of children around the world
17. In 1984 Jackson's hair caught on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
18. In 2005 Jackson was found not guilty on child molestation charges
19. In 2006 he disguised himself as a woman while shopping in a French market
20. Jackson was renowned for sleeping in an oxygen tent …

Tom Scott, Citysearch, June 2009

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