The album has been named by several publications as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2021, it was certified 11× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With sales of over 35 million copies sold worldwide, Bad is one of the best-selling albums of all time. By 1991, it was the second-best selling album of all time at the time, behind Thriller, having sold 25 million copies worldwide.

It was a feat that would only be succeeded by Katy Perry's Teenage Dream album in 2011, which generated six number one songs. Seven charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, including a record-breaking five number ones: 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You', 'Bad', 'The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Man in the Mirror' and 'Dirty Diana'. Nine songs were released as official singles, and one as a promotional single. It was the best-selling album worldwide of 19.

The album also reached number one in 24 other countries, including the UK, where it sold 500,000 copies in its first five days and became the country's best-selling album of 1987. One of the most anticipated albums of its time, Bad debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, selling over 2 million copies in its first week in the US. With Bad, Jackson departed from his signature groove-based style and high-pitched vocals. Written and recorded between January 1985 and July 1987, Bad was the third and final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, with Jackson co-producing and composing all but two tracks. It was released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous album, Thriller (1982). Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson (co-producer)īad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson.

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