The Essential Michael Jackson The Essential Michael Jackson The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19, 2005, by Sony Music's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of "The Essential" series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s to his 2001 hit "You Rock My World". On August 26, 2008, "The Essential Michael Jackson 3.0" was released in the US as a limited edition containing an additional disc of seven songs performed
Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released in 1995 featuring the music of The Jackson 5. The collection features selections from the group's Motown discography (between 1969 and 1975), and is meant to serve as a condensed single disc version of the boxed set Soulsation! In the UK, a different track listing is used and was released as The Very Best of Michael Jackson with the Jackson Five, with a September 2001 rerelease on Island Records titled The Best of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5ive - The Motown Years. "Tracks with