The Essential Michael Jackson
by Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson bestography
The Essential Michael Jackson is ranked 12th best out of 25 albums by Michael Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Michael Jackson is Thriller which is ranked number 65 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,105.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Essential Michael Jackson track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Essential Michael Jackson rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2000s Pt 3 | 11/49 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2005 | 21/81 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2005 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s Pt 3 | 30/71 | - |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 21 Music Albums of 2005 | 3/21 | 5 |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | Best Compilations | 63/65 | - |
| 2021 | Tropoia | Top 21 Greatest Music Albums | 20/21 | - |
| 2020 | Pretender | 1991. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 28/47 | - |
| 2019 | Johnnyo | The band of band of band of bands chart | 5/59 | - |
| 2018 |  CharlieBarley | My Favourite Disco Songs | 47/100 | - |
| 2017 | thestun06 | Top 21 Greatest Music Albums | 10/21 | 5 |
| 2017 | rkm | Greatest Hits Albums For My Kids - Take Two | 9/11 | - |
| 2017 | rkm | Greatest Hits Albums For My Kids | 18/35 | - |
| 2016 | prince | Top 36 Greatest Music Albums | 35/36 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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The Essential Michael Jackson ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/10/2026 09:44 |  Tamthebam | 23,279 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 03:19 |  Brandon8 | 1,051 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2025 21:00 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,799 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2025 01:44 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,716 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2023 08:04 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.1.
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InsanityPrawnBoy 07/05/2018 06:09 | #217784
There's nothing "essential" about any of this. It's throwaway pop music.
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