Michael Jackson was the seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Self-proclaimed as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time and four other solo studio albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).Michael died on June 26, 2009, leaving behind millions of grieving fans and a loss to the music world almost too great to imagine. Included in this book is a full guide to collecting the music of Michael Jackson as well as the Jackson 5. Also included are a brief biography, chart rankings, DVD releases and album profiles. In short, this book is everything musical about Michael Jackson.