Reviews (page 5 of 14)
Never heard the full album before, but it is a pop masterpiece. Highly recommended even for rock fans!
Is it uncool to say that this is my favourite Michael Jackson album? It's just so funky, with even ballads like The Way You Make Me Feel sitting on massive grooves. I guess songs like Liberian Girl is pretty generic, but it has perhaps one of the strongest ending of an album I can think off, with all the tracks from Main in the Mirror to Leave me Alone hitting like freight trains.
Ooh she bad!! This is a great album, once you’ve shook loss the memories of hearing allegations about MJ
A timeless gem
Can't say anything bad about Bad, it's polished 80s sunshine and doesn't get much better. Relistened to the two non-single tracks and they could have been singles too. Feels churlish to give this anything less than top marks.
"Bad" is a good song. Really, really good. A worthy successor to "Beat It." Oh, I just compared it to the Thriller album. So hard not to. Sorry, Michael. I love the brass, the percussion, the keyboards, the backup singing, and of course, the iconic bassline. All not to mention the one and only MJ's vocals. But this is yet another album that I had never listened to as such. So here we go. I've always loved loved the way "The Way You Make Me Feel" makes me feel. "Speed Demon" is a new one. Fun. "Liberian Girl": smooth eighties. "Just Good Friends": You think a duo with Stevie Wonder would be better... "Another Part of Me": Fine. And then we're back to hit territory. Sincere and heartfelt "Man in the Mirror" and the absolutely perfect love duet, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You." How can you not want to dance with your love to this with fog on the floor and a wind machine in your hair? Then we have the growly rock tribute to evil seductress "Dirty Diana" (she likes the boys in the bands, and is, apparently, irresistible to any man, so, yeah, it's her fault), and then we go from temptress to an irresistibly catchy song about the battered female victim of a "Smooth Criminal." This one has always bothered me since I listened to the words. Would "You've been hit by, you've been struck by, a smooth criminal," be the first words to a bleeding and dying woman after "Are you okay?" "Smooth?" really? And then we DANCE, cuz this song is smokin' hot! But did she survive? You said it was her doom, so did the mouth to mouth resuscitation not work? I have lots of questions. I think if it had different lyrics, however, it would be a near-perfect electric jam. And then we finish with "Leave Me Alone" which I haven't heard in years but immediately brings to mind the amazing video, which I had to watch again. I'm going to leave those to speak for themselves. Some pretty amazing things on this album, which after some doubt, I think was indeed a worthy followup to Thriller and strongly brought the MJ sound to the late 80s and vice versa.
Okay this album rips
Fantastic album by the king of pop. Almost every song was a hit single as they all are great catchy tunes. Top production by Quincy Jones.
This is an incredible album. Every song either is or could have been a hit. And with good reason too. I don't think I paid as much attention to this album when it came out because the previous albums were "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" and how do you top those? Answer is you probably don't but this is still a top tier album.
Obviously
Amazing. Perfect Pop record. Imagine yourself driving through a latino country with Coconut trees surrounding you in the afternoon. With a beach party later at night.
No notes needed
Classic MJ album. I can only imagine hearing this for the first time back in 87'. Thriller is like Michael Jordan in the 80s. Fresh, new, iconic. You knew this dude was it. Bad is like MJ in the 90s. The GOAT winning championships and proving why he's in the GOAT conversation.
Solid, great songwriting, great performance by MJ, one of the best albums of the 80’s.
Michael
Loved it! Can't believe I haven't listened to the whole thing. I like it more than Thriller.
Definite classic
Already have this album in my library. Fantastic! Obviously, a classic!
idk why the album cover says its bad, it actually really good!!! ладн, на самом деле на мой взгляд это лучшая пластинка Джексона, уж никак не Триллер (на этой куда меньше филлеров, на самом деле раздражает только I just can't stop loving you + слишком уж пластиковый звук некоторых инструментов, например баса в спид демоне). Но когда переслушивал пришла такая мысль: почему в каждом из своих love-jams Джексон звучит так, будто ему абсолютно похуй на этих баб, про которых он поёт? Ну типа я даже не могу представить, чтобы хоть какая-то типша потекла от Way you make me feel или прочих фанковых завываний поп-короля. Почему у него так хорошо получаются песни про то, что он BAD, DEMON и хочет BEAT IT (сложный мем), но при этом когда начинаются любовные баллады — Майкл звучит как ребёнок, который выучил слова, но не совсем до конца их понимает и просто джемует под сочные битки. кажется, определённые выводы можно было сделать ещё в то время... 5/5
До прослушивания был настроен поставить 5 как одному из самых громких альбомов 80-ых от исполнителя, которого я в целом уважаю. Потом наткнулся на какой-то проходняк вроде The Way You Make Me Feel и Speed Demon, из-за чего уверенность попропала. Но ведь альбом немалый, окромя них ещё 9 треков есть. И они годные. Имеются вообще балдёжные хиты а-ля Bad, Liberian Girl и Smooth Criminal, потрясающий кавер на Сосагана. Всё же в перерывах между игрой в салочки днём и сосалочки ночью мог Майкл музло писать. Возможно, даже своим трудом задавать суть времени. Суть, возможно, последней эпохи, от которой веяло оптимизмом, ещё не погрязшей в декадансе, расколе и лицемерии. Где-то выше жаловался на своё неприятие праздности, но в этом альбоме веет скорее праздничностью, что в моём представлении - другое. Праздничность - энергичная и мотивирующая, а не расслабленная и ленивая. Посему всё же нахожу для себя основания ёбнуть пятёру.
ну это король хули еще сказать
It was nice to take a break from my self imposed Michael ban and revisit this old friend. Some thoughts... Bad- I always used to pretend I was the bookish nerd version of Michael as seen at the start of the Scorsese directed music video whenever I returned home from University on the train. The songs are so strange and unlike anything else in pop, Michael seemed to mainline into American culture for a decade and his albums of the eighties are the highly polished exponents of this. Liberian girl-this is perhaps the strangest of the album and I remember the music video being of the same ilk; Steve Spielberg slowly spinning around in his directors chair with a facial expression that conveyed his general confusion as to what emotion he needed to be portraying, as Macauley Culkin fucked about on the lighting rigging and Eddie Murphy pretended to be a pharaoh. I notice this in quite a lot of MJ movie style music videos; a tentativeness to everyone's actions as if the purpose of the script is not quite scratching the surface of the emotion that is awakened when they listen to the music. I may have misremembered this music video so please ignore all this if that's the case. Smooth Criminal is probably my favourite track although Dirty Diana is a close 2nd. The extra tracks on this 25th anniversary version are nice (I'm so blue being my favourite) but easy to see why they didn't make the cut.
An absolute pop classic. Best track: The Way You Make Me Feel
Beim Moonwalk wieder in die Vitrine gerasselt - der König des Pop. Muss man mehr sagen? Rundes Album, fast keine Füller, fettenst produziert.
I love Liberian Girl and Dirty Diana. These totally weird narratives about fake personas are just like amazing time capsules to me. All the other songs are obvious bangers but these two songs about random fictional women are awesome.
Auf diesem Album sind so unfassbar viele Welthits drauf, auch wenn man sie überhört hat. Natürlich gehört das Album in diese Liste und wird noch viele weitere Generationen beeinflussen.
MJ is an absolute legend and an all time favorite! So many good songs on this album
Not. Too. BAD! Amirite guys???? Looks like the Jackson 5's bandleader decided to step out and attempt a solo career. The childhood trauma really shines on this one. Better than the Beatles! CHA-MONE-AH! A+
This is a personal favorite🤩 Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror always speak such truthful words. Mr Jackson had some disturbing issues but writing music, producing videos, choreography and entertaining so many for so long are not them. Well done 👍🏼
Gran álbum, no se puede agregar más al nombré de Michael Jackson
9. great but off the wall is better
Even better than the last one somehow?? Such bangers, I remember being 9 and absolutely rocking out to Man in the Mirror so points for nostalgia too
His magnus opus that's for sure
El rey del pop. 3 megahits.
Masterpiece.
Not much to say, legendary album
Pura magia, el estilo inconfundible de Michael bien podría ser un género musical por sí mismo. Aunque muchos dirían que es musica pop, en este album se pueden percibir todos los generos musicales, rock, soul, blues, funk, dance, etc, etc! 10/10
I was surprised by the number of songs on this album that I didn't know. I obviously like the ones I know and think those songs carry this album's place on the list.
My favourite MJ album. A pop masterpiece with more character than Thriller.
Really good
Superb
Yani, obviously
What a cracker. Man in The Mirror has always been one of my top MJ tracks
I’ve listened to this a million times.
Great
Nice to listen to. It was some time ago I had listened to this album. Very nice was the part added for the 25th anniversary.
Pretty sweet guitar riffs
Classic
An album full of hits, one could think it's a Greatest Hits
graceful rhythms and wonderful vocal, but album is "bad"
Конечно, повторить уровень Триллера было практически нереально, поэтому MJ этого и не сделал. Альбом, хоть и блещет энергией предшественника, но обладает меньшим пафосом и грандиозностью, ведь Король Поп-Музыки решил прогнуться под моду на синти-поп тех лет, что создало музыкальное полотно, синтезированное на 80-90%. Это открывает его по детскому наивному, но по зрелому техничному голоску новые исполнительские возможности, которыми он пользуется не с меньшей грацией и профессионализмом, чем на прошлых двух альбомах, а отмеченные ранее инструменталы по прежнему "взрывоопасны". Особенно хотелось бы выделить припев "Speed Demon", в котором бас звучит как мотор автомобиля при попытке его завести. Это звучит крайне неожиданно и, не постесняюсь сказать, вызвало у меня улыбку восхищения. Что особенно отличает этот альбом от Триллера, так это наличие в нем сразу двух баллад "Liberian Girl" и "Man In The Mirror". Первая окунает в холодную, в какой то степени восточную атмосферу, а вторая, наоборот, теплая и жизнерадостная. Идущие, соответственно, после "Speed Demon" и "Another Part Of Me" очень разряжают обстановку быстро сгорающего танцпола. В общей степени, альбом получился крайне энергичным и актуальным примером синти-попа, который, без преувеличений, можно ставить от начала до конца на домашних вечеринках, ведь все любят Джексона.
It's a classic
classic!!!
It's good (Bad) Micheal. Huge hits unique performance totally 80s production Strong 7
Bad - 4.5/5 The Way You Make Me Feel - 4/5 Speed Demon - 3/5 Liberian Girl - 3/5 Just Good Friends - 3.5/5 Another Part of Me - 3.5/5 Man in the Mirror - 4/5 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 3.5/5 Dirty Diana - 4/5 Smooth Criminal - 5/5 How do you follow-up on the impossible task of making the next album after the literal greatest-selling album of all time in Thriller? Easy, make another quality album where 6 out of the 10 tracks become long-lasting singles. Even if some of those songs sound incredibly of that era. Having that stretch of tracks 3-6 really damper the mood with the production leading the way over any sort of talent by Jackson. Ending with Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal saves the album a bit from the mediocre middle but realistically this is a downgrade over Thriller. Era-specific production heavily dates the album that it really detracts from what should have been a great follow-up for the biggest pop star and alleged pedophile. I did this whole review as a bit just so the first words of each sentence spell out "hee hee". Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Bad, Smooth Criminal
Quite good!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=USTWzX-ORGI
Good
I arbitrarily declared this album to be better than Thriller a long time ago and idk if I still think that but it is wall to wall bangers. What fascinates me the most is that there's a five year gap in these albums, which in 80s time is like an eternity.
The most ironic album title
not for me but fun in its own way
This has been the week of problematic artists, albeit, Michael Jackson is probably worse than Ryan Adams. I'm glad that I'm not a professional critic, because this would be way more complicated. But anyways, this is a very good Michael Jackson album. Bad and The Way You Make Me Feel are top-tier. But, the rest of the album fades a little bit.
This album is in fact not bad at all, it's very very good. The energy and soul throughout is utterly brilliant, with a fantastic blend of upbeat tracks like The Way You Make Me Feel and slower, gospel inspired songs like Man In The Mirror. It narrowly misses out on a 10/10 from me by potentially being a little more inconsistent than Thriller & Off The Wall. Despite that though it's still a strong 9/10 and an amazing album.
It’s a step backward from Thriller, IMHO. The bad-boy edge just didn’t work. At the time, it just seemed downright silly. Still does! Jackson’s strength was always in his ability to deliver flawless, smooth R&B performances. We got less of that here. I gave Thriller 5.0 stars, but it was really closer to 4.5 for me (as that review said). I’ll give this a 4.0, but it might be closer to 3.5? “The Way You Make Me Feel” is certainly essential, though. And “Man in the Mirror” might be a guilty pleasure.
Rico album, casi todos temardos. Sape
8+ / 10
Hee hee
I wasn't delighted to see MJ pop up as I've never really been into him, and was fully prepared not to like it but I surprised myself. It's not turned me into a superfan but I liked the 80s sound and production, especially on some of the basslines, and the songs are solid. 'Man in the Mirror' in particular. It's giving megastar and I can understand some of the enduring hype
The first half is kind of painfully irritating but second blew it out of the water.
So cool to listen back to this and hear all the samples that came from this album. Liberian Girl is a sexxxy track, and the intro to Dirty Diana is so damn nice.
The first album I ever owned and I loved it then. Not so sure now. Its iconically late eighties and it defined the era. It is also rammed full MJ vocal tropes (Shamone) to the point that I found some songs hard to listen due to how much piss has subsequently been extracted over the years in relation to them that it jarred every time MJ squeaked. Dirty Diana/ Smooth Criminal are still great tracks tho and there is not much filler other than Speed Demon.
Bad, Smooth Criminal, and Man in the Mirror are classics; Dirty Diana also was a surprise hit for me, but the rest of the album does drag
Pretty gas, not giving it a 5 though tbh
Iconic but not thriller so only a 4/5.
Arguably the best pop album ever released. Michael Jackson remains a problematic figure given the news that came out at the end of his career, and post-humously, but his musical talents cannot be denied. Lots of strong singles on this record.
The Way You Make Me Feel continues to be one of the most perfect MJ songs out there. I thought I was hating Speed Demon until the song kinda built to the end, and it clicked. It's also so interesting to hear Jackson over something that is much rougher and filled with rock influences, compared to the smoothness of Thriller (especially with a song like Speed Demon). Liberian Girl immediately one of my favorite MJ songs ever, I don't know how I haven't heard that before. It's so tender and well constructed. Just Good Friends and Another Part of Me are forgettable to me. There's also the MJ career defining songs on this one, with Man in the Mirror, Bad, Dirty Diana, and Smooth Criminal. It's all quite good, but again I'm really struck by a few of the lesser known ones on "Bad".
great album
Lots of classics, but let down with a few songs that feel like filler.
When this album came out I thought MJ was a tough SOB white guy with cool hair, I had a lot to learn. This album is a catalogue of catchy 80’s pop, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal and Man in the Mirror are stand outs for me but listening to it again I was amazed how many massive tracks feature on one album. It’s not my go to type of music but you can’t deny the quality and constancy of the output of MJ during this era 4.1
There's 3 or 4 great tracks and although of it's time, it's a strong album. I always find it hard to judge Michael Jackson's musical output due to all the other noncesense that followed. Talent is talent though. I suppose.
(7/10)
you can’t say mj is bad
Ey ich finds gut
Sunday, 14 June, 2026 Killer album from the first note. Just one or two songs I wasn’t as in to. Side two is really strong.
Always leaves a song stuck in my head
Hits and misses!
맨~인~더 미뤗
I’m always surprised when I return to this album. This Quincy Jones period of Michael’s career is really amazing. The problem is that this album is uneven af. The opening trio, for instance. The first two songs are instantly recognizable mega hits. Speed Demon? But the rhythm in that offering always grips me. Then you have three really weird slow burners that no one remembers. And then Man in the Mirror. I fully believe only Michael could pull that one off. And the way he does… gets me every time. From there the album ends strongly, even if a song like Dirty Diana is super weird. But again, the percussion, and Michael’s percussive vocal delivery makes that a banger in my book, even if I have to keep my brain from trying to think too deeply about what the lyrics are saying. There’s no way I can go 5. But it’s such a strong 4. 4 Boolean:True
he overused that kick sample 4.5
Good
4.5/5
Banger after banger keeps coming on this album! I didn't realize how many of MJ's hits were from this album alone. The hits made the other songs feel a little lackluster for me, though. I wasn't a fan of Liberian Girls, Dirty Diana or I Just Can't Stop Loving You - they weren't as timeless as some of the other tracks. Favorite travks: The Way You Make Me Feel Bad Man In The Mirror
Take A Look At Yourself, And Make That Change 1001 Albums Generator 308 (6/8/2026) Amazing hits, and a few duds in the form of sappy ballads. That key change in Man In The Mirror is life-affirming and more than makes up for the saccharine verses. 4/5. Favs: The Way You Make Me Feel Another Part of Me Smooth Criminal Least Fav: Liberian Girl
Banger after banger. Shines in the more rock-adjacent tracks but maybe it's just me not getting liberian girl.
A noticable step down from the quality of Off The Wall and Thriller but still pretty damn fantastic. I feel this was around the time he started being a child molester so that probably explains it.
There are a lot of albums on this list that make you think “why tf is this on here”—this is not one of them. Fav song: the way you make me feel
not my fave michael album but clearly still goated
Extremely groovy, typical mj
no skip album it’s the goat obv helloooo
Oh of course, it sounds great, I enjoyed many songs on this album. And of course, the very first thought that crossed my mind when this was revealed was "child predator." Like, absolutely he was. Michael Jackson was a lot of things. Inhumanly great performer, and also a child predator. I can't even do the "separate the art from the artist" thing here. Those go hand in hand.\ But I can't deny The Way You Make Me Feel, nor Smooth Criminal, nor the silliness of Speed Demon...I mean it's Michael Fucking Jackson. What could I possibly say about this that hasn't already been said?
So many good songs. Some I am familiar with and others that are new to me! Not everyone song is a bop but enough to keep me interested the whole time.
Good but not his best. Not a fan of the sound and tone.
It's not Thriller, but still pretty awesome. Dirty Diana goes hard.
shawome hee hee
Buen álbum!!
Not bad, actually. Although obviously probably fuck that guy.
HEE HEE
He might have been a shapeshifting wrongun, but you can't deny that he wrote and performed some absolute worldies
Not his best album but several of his biggest hits.
I favourited Bad (obv), The Way You Make Me Feel, Another Part of Me, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal and Leave Me Alone. This album is another solid proof of Michael's outstanding legacy.
There was a period of time when Michael Jackson was my favorite artist. There's pictures of me at my grandma's house with a glove on my hand, singing into a turkey baster. When I say that I loved Michael Jackson...I really loved Michael Jackson. I owned this album on vinyl (and also Thriller, obviously) and I thought he was the coolest. Looking at the cover now, I'm not quite sure what I saw that I thought was cool, but I was only a year old when this came out, so that's all you really need to know. In the early 90s when the first accusations were thrown out there, I went to bat for him with my second grade class. There was no way he did those things. This is my hero, we're talking about here. NO. WAY! At 40, I don't know, man. The pictures don't look good. At best, he was a really weird dude who was doing things that I would never even consider doing. At worst, well....you get the idea. It all does kinda put a bad taste in my mouth. I try to not really think about it and separate the art from the artist. But even still, the times I actively reach for a Michael Jackson album are very few and far between these days. Regardless of what you think of the man, though, you can't deny the talent. This album is not Thriller, but it's still great and has multiple certified jam sandwiches on it. An easy 4 star album
It's fine.
Great album from Michael even if it doesn't quite stack up to Thriller and Off The Wall. I love the guest appearances from Siedah Garrett and Stevie Wonder. Definitely some of the songs are a bit of a drag on the album as a whole - thinking of Speed Demon and Liberian Girl.
Woof, I got nervous getting this since the movie just came out and it’s bringing back all the controversy. But if I had to separate the art from the artist, this is a solid album. Not as epic as Thriller, but probably the last album of his chronological discography I would consider solid.
Some justifiably big hits on this one. Michael is Michael and I was bopping along though a couple of listens. A little over produced and musically too clean at times but still great
I remember listening to this in 87 when it came out, I had the album and was in my dorm room llistening and realized that I was falling out of love w MJ. He was so white on the cover and I felt sad, he was going nuts and his music wasn't the same - nonetheless, almost every track is instantly recognizable and fabulous, musically speaking, just 3 so-so tracks. Still have mad respect for him and will always love him a little bit for blessing my first 18yrs of life with all that awesome music
My main take aways: - the vocal harmonies are really what separated MJ from also rans. - the Quincy jones production doesn't hurt either with one serious exception - that damn Linn 9000 snare sound that feels like a lightning bolt. It's like 1987 exploding in my head over and over and over again.
Bad - 4/5 The Way You Make Me Feel - 3.5/5 Speed Demon - 3/5 Liberian Girl - 2.5/5 Just Good Friends -3/5 Another Part of Me - 3/5 Man in the Mirror - 4.5/5 I Just Can't Stop Loving You (feat. Siedah Garrett) - 3.5/5 Dirty Diana - 4/5 Smooth Criminal - 4/5 Leave Me Alone - 4.5/5
Big shocker a classic
Following up Thriller was always going to be an impossible task for Michael Jackson, so when it was announced Bad would be his next full length album 5 years after it was such a relief to see a new direction rather than a rehashing and desperate attempt to try and recapture the same spirit of his previous masterpiece. This project moves away from the Disco and Funk of his past and moves towards a more energetic 80s Dance-Pop sound that does feel the most "of its' time" of Jackson's big 3 albums but still feels quite great thanks to some stellar songwriting. It is without any sort of denial that Bad and Smooth criminal are classic songs here but Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror, and The Way You Make Me Feel are all also so damn good. There are some other tracks here I found were nice but not nearly as iconic or special as I would have hoped like with Speed Demon, Liberian Girl, and I Just Can't Stop Loving You. Even with the high highs of this album, there are quite a few stunted songs that feel less timeless and more "of its' time." I don't think Bad is an bad album by any means, but it certainly hasn't aged as nicely as many others may have hoped.
While not one of the classics still hits hits hits. This was around the same time that people were having the conversation around who was better Prince or Michael Jackson. I think that Dirty Diana is his attempt at doing a Jackson version of Darling Nicky.
7.5/8
Fun album. I enjoyed listening to the deep cuts. 4/5 I’ve heard MJ my whole life and never actually listened to any albums front to back so this was a fun listen. I honestly enjoyed hearing the deep cuts more than the hits. And this might be a controversial take but I think Bad is an annoying song, but overall really fun album!
4,3/5
7/10 It is a pop classic - I remember it being everywhere in the late 80s. The singles carry it, although the title track is pretty rubbish still
He ain't get king of pop for nothing. Some of my favourite tracks of MJ's on this album (Dirty Diana is such a killer track and so are Man in the Mirror and The Way You Make Me Feel) so I knew it was going to be peak right from the start but I got surprised by some of the deeper cuts off this record. Speed Demon and Leave Me Alone are ones I had never heard before but still made an impression on me. Couple of misses imo with Liberian Girl, Just Good Friends, and I Can't Stop Loving You but overall a very good album. Plus, so iconic. Favourite tracks: Speed Demon, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal 4.5/5
Love the music
pedo
Fuck I love dirty Diana
Pretty fun, incredibly cheesy but refined. the goat
i get it
I think I preferred this album to Thriller. Beat It and Billie Jean are excellent but I didn't feel like the whole album was at the same level. Bad seems to be to have a higher average quality song overall, including some bangers (although none quite as Beat It or Billie Jean levels for me).
3.5
omg, why did it take me so long to hear an entire MJ album? this is good, the music already on another level, truly a legend. my fa song is The Way yo Make me feel! :)
Classic! Songs from my childhood
Probably one of the most famous albums on this list and in the world. Jackson's disco/soul/funk vibe hits peak 80s instrumentation and production. Drum pads, sequenced basslines and synth strings abound. Also some rock, as in Beat It beforehand. First new track to me, Speed Demon perfectly exemplifies this. That sequenced slap bass is interesting, even sounds a bit like something from a retro video game! Sound does get a bit repetetive, bit of a lull from Speed Demon until Man in the Mirror. Longer outro to Man in the Mirror is interesting to hear - I'd only heard radio version before. Just Can't Stop Lovin You is too overwrought and sentimental Overall verdict, trying to be objective about such a famous album: some tracks are clearly masterpieces of pop, and deserve their fame. But there is filler here, making it unable to get 5 stars. But is it 3 or 4 from me? Best (new to me) track - Speed Demon 4 stars for the cultural touchstone. There is a reason it is so huge.
yea he was the goat im sorry
I actually enjoy this album more than Thriller. Already been said -just a lot of bangers. His talent was insane. Not quite a five for me though. I think off the wall is his best.
Wasn't really digging the tracks that followed 'Bad' but it picked up tremendously after Liberian Girl.
I genuinely thought I would like this album more than I actually did. I mean, it's Michael Jackson! The King of Pop! There are some songs that I absolutely love like The Way You Make Me Feel, Speed Demon, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana and the creme de la creme, Smooth Criminal! But sadly, I was a little bit disappointed because I knew the reputation of this album going in and had high expectations. Oh well. It still gets 4 stars though!
Enough bangers to justify the more questionable choices made in this album
You know who is bad, me listening to this album. It has some great songs on it, but also some very mediocre songs. I have become more of a Michael Jackson fan the older I have become. 7/10 Top song The way you make me feel
SAVE ME MICHAEL JACKSON. Oh thank god. I've been drowning in slop and mediocrity. I can actually fucking enjoy what's playing in my ears now. Its MJ. Allegations aside he's musically insane. No one did it like him. Or does. Just banger after banger. Insane run truly. I am a speed demon Michael youre so right. I mean great songs nothing much to say. Favourite: Leave Me Alone Least favourite: Liberian Girl
First time listening I liked listening to this album. I dont think I liked it as much as Off The Wall, but it was still good. 7/10 enjoyment ranking
8.5- 5 of 11 songs are timeless hits, middle songs had a bit of a lull with a strong ending. Overall great album
very solid mj album, good stuff
Not my favorite MJ album, but still some heavy hitters to enjoy!
Oh man this is really something that I fw... Bad and The way you make me feel, remind me of childhood movies, but now they hit different, as like a new light shows upon them. The album is very positive energy filled record, with emotion and life in itself, with it's ups and down, a very enjoyable experience. Dirty Diana is my favorite from this one hands down, the slow build-up, emotion and general atmosphere is gud.
Kinda surprised by how many users disliked this album. Don't misunderstand me, I know it's dated. But it was also a groundbreaking pop album. Nearly every song is iconic with Jackson's distinct vocal style.
Barely a 4. Girls convinced me based on number of bangers.
Not bad, not bad at all. And perfect for “Weird Al” Yankovic to parody…
Слишком уж даже отточенный и мощный.
doggo/10
Não é o melhor álbum do Michael, mas é bom.
used to go to sleep to this as a child. excellent music just not my fav MJ era
The hits are so well known from this album, and I really don't remember not knowing these songs. There are only a couple of tracks that I didn't like as much as the others. This album is iconic.
Fond memories of this one and music is still pretty good if a little over produced. Really hard to listen to nowadays, a lot of the lyrics feel like confessions
é engraçado ver essa seção de comentários falando coisas do michael, ai quando vou ver o perfil da pessoa, ela tá lá aclamando david bowie e tantas outras figuras tão polemicas quanto o michael kk risível a hipocrisia né sobre o album, perfeição disco/pós disco como sempre, selo de qualidade de produção lá em cima. é um pouco inferior ao thriller, mas certamente merece um 4 muito bem dado. esse foi artista.
(79/100)
cool, got introduced to michael jackson
Great album. So many hits. Great producing. Whatever you think about Michael Jackson, there's no denying that he was a talented performer.
I didn't listen to this album as part of this, but I've listened to it already a few times. This is a classic album, & you can't necessarily go wrong with the King of Pop. I will take some time to really listen as part of this process though, because it's been some time. I've been listening to thriller and off the wall more.
All the songs you already know are amazing, the ones you haven’t heard before are not
Full of great tracks, however as a whole, just one too many tracks that isn't at the level required for 5 stars
Det første MJ-albumet jeg har lyttet gjennom i voksen album. Dette består som forventet av ekstremt fengende pop-melodier og ikonisk stønnin. Top 3: Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror, Another Part of Me
He's not tuff bad here, he's down bad. But I can't fault him because 80s pop is my guilty pleasure. The funky drum tracks and the melodies are pretty catchy, but they're not as strong as Thriller. If we're really talking "bad", the ballads are not my kind of thing here. (3.5-4)
Some really great ones, and some that I really do not ever need to hear again lol. But can't go wrong with Michael Jackson.
mostly slaps. not too intense listening. liked it
Every harmony on every song was Michael, wild ability.
Michael frickin Jackson where do I start. How do ppl hate this album??? Yeah personally it’s not for me where I would listen to it everyday BUT that does not negate the fact how talented he is. Yeah he was very good on the children’s skin flute but do we rly count that????? Whatever it was a good album prince still better tho 8.1/10
strooong 8/10
No todas las canciones me gustaron
Kinda liked liberian girl. Smoooth
L: 6 M: 8 F: 7 O: 8
Doesn't really reach the heights of Thriller but the good stuff on here is undeniably good. Smooth Criminal is the hit by a mile of course, but Liberian Girl was an unexpected hit for me.
8/10 While I can see that it has that unmistakable 80s sound that almost everyone else did, this one has smooth criminal.
Maybe controversial but that is a great album.
With the exception of Speed Demon (what were you thinking MJ) this is full of great pop songs. I’m also told that it is pre cancellation. On that basis 4*
Following up Thriller, one of the best albums of the 20th century, is an impossible task but MJ comes close to doing it here. There are some absolute classics on here (Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel) and some underrated gems (Speed Demon), and it doesn't feel as bloated as Michael's later albums. But you can start to sense his general weirdness coming out overall ("your butt is mine" still is one of the corniest opening lines), that would soon overtake his career. There's not as much magic on here as Off the Wall or Thriller but mostly it holds up.
Bunch of grooves and Michael’s voice is fantastic
Maicol
Ups and downs, the popular songs overshadow the lesser ones. Yes, it has a generic 80's sound throughout but it's literally the 80's, every pop song sounds the same. Doesn't mean it's not great
There is nothing bad you can say about king of pop! Hee Hee
I used to think it was 'Librarian Girl'... it's not. Also, the 'Speed Demon' video is jokes
Can't in good conscious give this a true listen.
Michael jackson is a must hear, amazing album
Yeeee
A guilty pleasure for sure, this album cranked up makes you wanna dance!
very very good, but a dropoff from thriller. the songs that aren't as well known (in my opinion) have a distinguishable drop in quality
Bad - 5/5 The Way You Make Me Feel - 5/5 Speed Demon - 3/5 Liberian Girl - 3/5 Just Good Friends - 4/5 Another Part of Me - 3/5 Man in the Mirror - 5/5 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 3/5 Dirty Diana - 5/5 Smooth Criminal - 5/5 Average score: 4.1/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i like half of the tracks from this album (the more well-known hits in particular), but unfortunately i didn't really care much for most of the others. some of the tracks i gave 3s for are just a little too corny or forgettable for me personally (though Liberian Girl was on the border or being at least a 4) it's still obviously a fairly strong and popular release from MJ, the popular tracks definitely make up for the weaker ones. maybe i'm just a bigger fan of Off The Wall and Thriller
Huge album with flawless production. A couple of the album tracks are pretty blasé but you can’t argue its importance.
I can't believe how many mega-hits there are in 48 short minutes. "Bad", "The Way you Make Me Feel" "Man in the Mirror" and "Smooth Criminal" on one album?! He really was the King of Pop of his era. This is a 4/5 threshold for me.
I mean come on, its anything BUT bad. it might even be great
4,5/5 ✨, i loved it!!! michael jackson is the goat of pop
Can't say every sound used in this album is my favorite, and there are certainly relics of the 80's pop sound that make this feel outdated. However, the hits are still here, and they'll always be classics. Just fun music that I'll come back to every once in a while, and MJ has such a unique vocal style that makes this so entertaining and really sets this apart. Favorites: Bad, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal
Already listened to this. It’s a good album.
Album itself is great, but I am really struggling with the ‘separate the artist from the art’ thing here when listening.
It isn't. It's actually quite good. Of the ten songs on this album, six are some of the best pop songs ever written, and the other four range from good to average. I think it's obvious which songs are which, and guessing which six I'm referring to is left as an exercise for the reader. If you're unsure, here's a hint: they come in back-to-back pairs. Also if you read my review of Thriller, you'll know what one of them is straight away. This album may not be Thriller, but it's leagues above a lot of the offerings on this list. I think this album has been rated unfairly by the masses for three reasons: 1. It's Michael Jackson - no Michael Jackson album will be "better than I expected". Expectations are high from the get go. 2. It's not Thriller. You know, the best-selling album of all time? The one he released before this one? Yeah, that Thriller. That's a high bar right there. 3. The pedo allegations. Look, I get it, but I'm just not here to rate humans - and even if I was, nothing was ever proven. All in all, I give this a 4 and a hankering to watch Captain EO.
7.5/10 The creepy part is that yesterday I said to my mom that I wanna listen to a Michael Jackson album soon and then this popped up. But again I felt the highs were high and the rest was just alright. Don’t play with man in the mirror RAH. Favs: bad, the way you make me feel, man in the mirror, dirty Diana, smooth criminal
Uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia
Top Songs: Bad The Way You Make Me Feel Man in the Mirror Dirty Diana
Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana & Smooth Criminal sind für mich okay gealtert. Boah wusste ich treffe auf Arbeit von ihm schwierig
4,1 Highlights: Bad, Smooth Criminal
4/5 This is not my favorite Michael era but Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal at the end are too good
Nice
Very produced and iconic. But I’m l bit weary of this music.
This is a good album. I remember when it came out and it paled in comparison to thriller. It would be impossible for anyone to make a follow up to thriller. But it is hilarious for mj to write sing and perform a song called bad in the way he did.
Can’t believe the guy who helped write the Sonic 3 soundtrack also made pop music! This one is just hit after hit. I think overall Off The Wall is a better overall album. This one has some weaker tracks. Also, a reminder to listen to The Weeknd’s cover of Dirty Diana because it is fantastic. I think Smooth Criminal might be my favorite MJ song. In conclusion, Prince is better.
Perfectly fun but not the upper echelon of MJ.
I can't deny the appeal of this. Some absolutely classic songs.
4/5
Good but a one and done for me
A frustrating mix of the absolutely brilliant and the merely decent. The highlights (‘Bad’, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’, ‘Man in the Mirror’, ‘Smooth Criminal’) are possibly some of the best pop tracks ever recorded, with ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’ and ‘Leave Me Alone’ only a notch below, but several more are fine-to-good but not exceptional: ‘Speed Demon’, ‘Just Good Friends’ (despite featuring Stevie Wonder), ‘Another Part of Me’ and ‘Dirty Diana’. Worse is the cringe-inducing ‘Liberian Girl’. As an album, it’s easily strong enough for 4 stars overall, but it’s a definite step down from ‘Thriller’.
Some good songs
Bad opens up Strong with bad and the way you make me feel then it really slows down from songs 3 to 6 but then once you get to men in the mirror there are no more skips. He is the king of pop for a reason I would hike recommend listening to the 25th anniversary edition as the addition to listen to four out of five y’all
A classic. MJ is just too good.
I don't often find myself in the mood to listen to Michael Jackson, so this one took me a while to rate. But on this album he is undoubtedly at the top of his game, and it's very consistent throughout. Hee hee! Favourites: The Way You Make Me Feel Man In The Mirror Smooth Criminal
As much as I admire Stevie Wonder and love the idea of him and Michael Jackson working together, Just Good Friends is why I can't give this full marks. If it had included Leave Me Alone instead (which is only an extra on the cd and - I think - cassette versions), it would have come closer to Thriller and I would have said 5. But as it is ...
Not bad at all, if anything rather good
Hard to argue with five #1 singles plus Fat plus Alien Ant Farm's career. Dirty Diana (track 9) into Smooth Criminal (track 10) is a ridiculous flex of a one-two punch. Some dated synths and the non-hits are not good.
A few of the fillers are cringe, but the hits are still hits. The run of Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, and Smooth Criminal have given parody writers and Ryan Reynolds a lifetime of material.
The first album I ever owned and I loved it then. Not so sure now. Its iconically late eighties and it defined the era. It is also rammed full MJ vocal tropes (Shamone) to the point that I found some songs hard to listen due to how much piss has subsequently been extracted over the years in relation to them that it jarred every time MJ squeaked. Dirty Diana/ Smooth Criminal are still great tracks tho and there is not much filler other than Speed Demon.
A bad person, for sure. Man in the Mirror is a great song though.
One of the definitive pop albums
I'm by no means the first person to have this opinion, but I think Bad is basically just a less good Thriller. It's got all the same ingredients (which resulted in some more all-time great MJ tunes), but it's not as tight and the writing/production/performances feel slightly dialed back compared to the previous album. It's not bad (well, I suppose it is Bad), but I'm never going to consciously play it over Thriller unless I've just listened to Thriller and want to hear more of that style without just listening to Thriller a second time. Highlights: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Speed Demon, Just Good Friends, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal
good
Hee hee
A mi si me gusto el álbum, personalmente la voz de Michael me parece muy única y en particular Bad tiene hitazos. Entiendo por donde viene todo el hate que tenia este album, más allá de la música. Pero bueno acá nos piden una reseña del álbum y su música logra lo que comete que es hacerme sentir algo que es lo que busco cuando escucho música. Sube muchos puntos por que esta Dirty Diana que me parece un temón y que encima también era de los favoritos de Lady Di. Esa fue mi humilde opinión, normalmente soy partidaria de no separar a la música del artista, pero en cuanto a Michael nunca tuve un lado muy marcado. Besos Rosa 💋
Tuff Groovy Mj low-key the goat Så under 4 stjerner er kriminelt
I love Michael Jackson. I know a few songs from here, but not all, but it seems to be filled with hits. Should be fun! Bad's a classic. Extremely fun, and full of personality. The Way You Make Me Feel is a sweet, romantic, dance track. It's all but impossible not to feel energized. Love the percussion on Speed Demon. The vocals and the riff at the middle are great too. Very funky. Liberian Girl is good, and a welcome change of pace. Is Just Good Friends a duet? Either way, it's the least exciting so far. The beat don't do much for the song. Another Part of Me is the same case, they feel like filler songs. Man In The Mirror is another slower, emotional song, but this one is much more successful. It grows into a choir chant that is impossible to stay indifferent towards. Also very influential. I Just Can't Stop Loving You is a ballad, better than the first one but not as good as the previous. Still, good. Dirty Diana is the biggest hit here, and for good reason. The beat, the guitar, everything's good. But the stand-out is definately the vocals. Every time the chorus hits it's like he's posessed by passion. Great stuff. Smooth Criminal is my favourite Michael Jackson song. It has everything: a great dance beat, great bass, great guitar, and dramatic vocal performances. He's at his best. The final track is yet another banger, a hidden gem (as I had no notion of it). The album is bookended by strong dance tracks (some of his biggets hits), but some of the slower tracks in the middle fall flat. However, none of those tracks are outright bad, so the record is still immensely enjoyable and, most of all, fun. Deserving of its reputation. Bye
No. 135 cool, feel good album. amazing vocal composition, very good production, overall peak pop-music.
pas au même niveau que thriller bien qu'il y ait quelques classiques, c'est au même niveau que "off the wall" pour moi
trop fort
Ehh I wouldn’t call it that…
Geweldig album 8/10
Think he was trying to tell us something here..
MJ defined pop music and this album exemplifies this. I have to deduct a point for being a nonce though. Fave track: Smooth Criminal
Plenty of MJ bangers to be found here. 3.5/5
Smooth Criminal is a classic!
Michael Jackson followed up the greatest pop album of all time with another really really great pop album. It's not perfect, but there are some amazing tracks all over the runtime here. Let's go through some! "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" are wonderful little California, summertime jams, excellently produced and crafted. Bet you didn't know the "Bad" music video was directed by Martin Scorsese!!! "Liberian Girl" was a song I had not heard since I was really young, and it still hit just the same. Just the right amount of 80s cheese with absolutely fantastic vocals from MJ. "Another Part of Me" is an underrated little synth-funk jam. "Man in the Mirror" is simply divine. This guy could write emotional ballads like nobody else could around this time. I was stunned to read that horrific bullshit sprawled across this album's page as it's "Top" review and find that someone out there hates this song. THIS ONE?! God that review sucks. For being the supposed "corny" one, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" unexpectedly might be one of my favorites. The melodies are amazing, the vocal interchanges with Siedah Garrett are beautiful, and it's so deliciously 80s that I can't call it dated, for the simple fact that it still sounds super pleasurable to the ear. "Dirty Diana" was always one I said was overrated, but now I see the light on that one. It's the song the Weeknd created his entire career from (lol) and it's this grimy, dark take on the hair metal craze. Awesome song. And of course there's the classic "Smooth Criminal," one I don't think I like as much as most, but there's no denying how classic that song is. And closer "Leave Me Alone" properly ends things on a powerful (while still funky) note with bravado and seemingly some 4th-wall breaking commentary from Jackson directed at the paparazzi. "Speed Demon" and "Just Good Friends" are definitely filler and don't hit nearly as hard. Not bad songs, just nowhere near as good as the rest of the tracklist. As far as how this record compares to "Thriller," in all departments its predecessor is better, but that does not mean this is not also an excellent record.
It’s the first album I remember ever consciously listening to but I was on the fence about actually returning given how awful a human being MJ was. Like, the first movie I ever remember watching was also Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, effectively all based around the songs from Bad. Does that make this a concept album? The songs are still incredible compositionally and super formative for me, and I feel like dumping this as a 1 or 2 because of how I feel about MJ also does a huge disrespect to everyone else that worked on this - particularly the excellent Quincy Jones production.
Standouts Bad The Way You Make Me Feel Another Part of Me Man in the Mirror Smooth Criminal
good album of course
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MJ does it again! A solid 45 minutes of pure dance-pop, synth-funk goodness. Opening your album with the two absolute bangers Bad and The Way You Make Me Feel is so unfair, especially when you go on to close it with mf Smooth Criminal!!!
The hits aren’t my favorite hits of his but most of the album is still awesome regardless.
Well I don't think it's as good a project as Off the Wall or Thriller, but don't get it twisted, it's undeniably a classic. Fill my veins with these synth basslines please!!! Standouts: Bad • The Way You Make Me Feel • Liberian Girl • Another Part of Me • Dirty Diana • Smooth Criminal
Not as good as I remember, on the whole. Four absolute bangers (Another Part Of Me, Man In The Mirror, Smooth Criminal, Leave Me Alone), a few middling entries (Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Speed Demon, Dirty Diana), and some absolute guff (Liberian Girl, Just Good Friends). Regardless how uncomfortable the artist makes _me_ feel, those better songs are all-timers and justify a strong mark by themselves.
Fantastic record and obviously a classic. The songs aren't all spectacular, but MJ turns them into something quality at the very least. Thriller and Off The Wall are certainly better, but this is a solid release from an amazing artist (RIP) and amazing producer in Quincy (RIP). Long live the king.
Hee hee 🕺🏻
This is my first album from Michael Jackson in the project. I must stress that statutory rape allegations, while a massive moral stain on his legacy, do not affect the quality of his music. As for the actual music, it's stock 80s pop. You can tell that every song was designed to be a single(because they all were, except "Just Good Friends") l. It's all about catchy beats and big choruses, and Jackson delivers on this premise with aplomb. It's unabashedly mainstream and doesn't even try to hide it, but that's not inherently bad. Admittedly, the focus on soaring choruses and danceable beats does result in repetitive songs, and his infamous vocal noises can be a little off-putting. The fact remains, however, that this album is important, not because of its timelessness, but because it encapsulates its time so well. That's why it's an album to hear before you die. Not because it's a masterpiece that exists outside of time and space, but because it captures the era it was made so well.
I mean come on, who DOENS'T know this album? It's Michael Jackson!
Have heard multiple times in the past, skipped it this time.
Classic MJ. Loved this album as a kid, but listened to the Weird Al version of Bad, “Fat”, a bunch more. As an adult I have to be in the mood for MJ or someone has to request it but I always love it!!
Absolute banger, shame how conflicted I feel listening to prime Michael Jackson now, but it's undeniable how hooky this thing is, and his voice was just so beautiful at the time.
OOOHHH
Surprinsingly many duds, but the bangers are bangers...
140 albums in and I finally got my first Michael Jackson album. I can't imagine, as an artist, trying to follow something up as massive as Thriller but MJ does an amicable job. The hits are massive but unfortunately I found the songs in between the hits to be a mixed bag. A solid 4/5 album. Also shout out to my friend Tyler from elementary school who danced to "Speed Demon" in like the 4th grade. Fun fact: this album was released on my birthday
It isnt his best album in my opinion but its so mutch better than anything in the gerne at the time. I cant give it anything else than a 4
Here is a record that definitely belongs on this list. A piece of music history filled with bangers. Not personally my favourite MJ record, but very close.
Idk it’s was pretty good lol
Overall Rating - 3.82/5 (7.64/10). Where it's good, it's among the best. Where it's bad, it's pretty forgettable. For all of the hype, this is hit-or-miss.
Classic. Half the tracks were monster hits. The other half were new to me. A couple clunkers which kept it from a 5. Still can’t hear Bad without thinking of Weird Al in a giant fat suit.
Pretty good album. 4/5
Better than Coldplay
My vindicated king! The only Bad thing about this album is that it ends.
Great album, but not the best from the King of Pop. Lots of material for those who want to pop analyze MJ through his music. Dirty Diana is an underrated piece about stars being manipulated by their “fans.” Probably not the most common interaction between stars and fans— but maybe gives some insight into how MJ felt, generally, about relationships. A 4.
It's MJ duh
Coincidence? I think not
they sang this on glee
Pop music isn’t my thing, quite honestly. That being said, I know a great record when I hear it and I can appreciate why this was so big at the time and is one of the highest selling records of all time. Timing matters and this was right in the pocket of popular music at that time. A great record.
You have to separate the artist from the art otherwise this is a 1 star album. After later abuse allegations, some listeners reinterpret the album through a darker lens — especially songs about being misunderstood or persecuted. That tension doesn’t erase the album’s craft — but it changes emotional reception for some people.
Respect, richtig gut. Hör's mir nie wieder an.
Gutes unterhaltsames Album, bei dem sich Michael nun zu 100% in die Popmusik verabschiedet hatte.
Banger of an album. I was stunned to see so many of these songs on a single album: huge impact on the world. Added The Way You Make Me Feel to my library, but otherwise no additions.
vocal performance is undeniable. songwriting...somewhat deniable. lyrics in particular frequently leave something to be desired, and the rhythm section tends to recede fully into the realm of a backing track. to be fair, i have the same opinions about a whole lot of pop music.
Goes from some of the best pop ever to peak mediocracy. How do you collaborate with Stevie Wonder and not make a banger I won't downplay it's greatness though
Did anyone catch on good friends the Stevie wonder hidden feature? Yeah man this was fantastic pop and a rnb album that still gives that groove.
My second time listening to this album, as a whole it's better than Thriller. However, I prefer the songs on Thriller, individually. However, my second time listening to this album made me enjoy it more. Song rank from fav to least fav: 1. Liberian girl 2. The way you make me feel 3. Dirty Diana 4. Just good friends 5. Man in the mirror 6. Another part of me - the bridge pushed it up the ranking 7. Just can't stop loving you 8. Bad 9. Leave me alone 10. Smooth criminal - the music video makes it better
This is the King of Pop near the height of his powers but beginning his descent. Plenty of solid hits, but nothing could ever match the culture-defining success of Thriller. The trademark growls, shrieks and "hee hees" leave no doubt that each song is purely Michael Jackson (even if I prefer Alien Ant Farm's version of Smooth Criminal). Appropriate that the album opens with the title track, Bad, as Michael lays claim to the fame; also appropriate that it ends with Leave Me Alone, as the fame and infamy have begun to lay claim to him. Good memories and good listen.
Peak
7.1/10
Best Track - "Bad"
Ha! It was bound to show up eventually. Better than the lame Brazilian crap you've been throwing at me this week! Look at the listener counts!! Holy cow! 500M for the title track, 676M for "The Way You Make Me Feel", 587M for "Man In The Mirror", 206M for "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", 362M for "Dirty Diana", 136M for "Leave Me Alone" and over 1B for "Smooth Criminal" - those are staggering numbers. I "remember the time" when anything he did was pure gold and plastered on the radio and MTV. Iconic. This album is actually loaded with hits, and good stuff that will always be loved. My son is 21 and adores MJ's music so the legacy is there. Hard to say any bad stuff but there are a few stinkers here including "Speed Demon", "Liberian Girl", "Just Good Friends" & "I Just Can't Stop Loving You". Even Quincy Jones can't polish a turd. It's the 'smaller' hits that stick out to me, songs like "Dirty Diana", "Leave Me Alone" & "Another Part Of Me" that blend rock with mainstream pop and really hit. Ridiculously popular album, his last mega-hit release where every song had a shot at the Top 40. No denying his hits, his longevity, his impact on music and other artists. 4.5 stars for the meaty stuff, it's easy to overlook the weaker songs which still all have over 20M listens each, unreal. Looking back on this, it's pretty incredible the success he had with it.
Enjoyed it as a whole more than Thriller. Very strong second half to this one. 3.5.
Feast for the ears Beautiful album Instrumentals are clean and crisp 9/10
Plus/minus on this one. Title track - fantastic. ‘Liberian Girl’ - kinda weird tbh. The good outweighs the….bad.
Creo que es un buen album. pero siento que la mitad del album es medio parecida entre si, y no le senti mucho interes
It's very different in 2026 listening to Michael Jackson giving this image of being a bad boy or a ladies man. I remember listening to this as a kid and it hit really different. Solid album though. The hits are still hits and bring up the full album. The other songs aren't remembered for good reason. They're not horrible but nothing special.
A quintessential album, let alone quintessential Micheal Jackson album. This album combines pop, soul, and RNB. It is a great album! Very catchy, Michael Jackson sounding songs. Very good!
michael's best song is rock with you, and the highs here are still lower than thriller, but this might be his best album front to back? idk. i love sonic the hedgehog
A solid end to the Quincey/MJ collaboration. A steely collection of songs where Michael has never sounded tighter. Love the edge on this thing.
I had heard this before, but only really remembered half the songs. Kind of overlooked in the MJ canon and it sorta feels like there's reason for that. The floor is very good but even though there's some real standout stuff it pales next to some of the greatest top to bottom albums ever made in this discography. Still an MJ album though.
Man in the Mirror is an extreme lowpoint in a great album. Better song than The Girl Is Mine though.
One of the first things I checked out of the library when I was starting to get into music more was Jackson’s Number Ones compilation album. I’ve always been more of a singles guy re:MJ, but I appreciated the album tracks here quite a bit too. Man in the Mirror is extremely corny but it also reminds me of his classic Free Willy banger with the whole choir thing so I still love it. Song(s) added to my 1001 Bangers playlist: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Liberian Girl, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal
not my favorite michael jackson album but it contains a handful of the most undeniable pop bangers ever written
Is this "bad" meaning bad, or "bad" meaning good? Turns out to be the latter. Who knew every MJ bop* was on a single album?? Briefly considered a 5, but half of the songs are just all right, so I guess it's a 4. *except 'Black or White' Highlights: 'The Way You Make Me Feel' (every song in the classic film Center Stage is a precious gem, including this one!!!), 'Man in the Mirror' (reminds me of my college acapella group singing 'Heart of the Matter', another bop), 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' (very "90s kids movie end credits song that they'd play in the grocery store" vibe), 'Dirty Diana' (admittedly I knew the Weeknd's version first, which I prefer, but this is still pretty good), 'Smooth Criminal' (admittedly I knew the Alien Ant Farm version first, but in a rare happening, I like this better) Lowlights: 'Bad' (I think this may be the maximally bad song on the album, in fact!) Wiki highlight: <<"Bad" was originally planned as a duet between Jackson and Prince, after Jones suggested they record a song together. Prince said in 1997 that he declined because of reservations he had with the opening line of the song: 'Your butt is mine'.>> (understandable)
Kinda Bad
nao me conformo q tem gente que odeia esse aqui pqp