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A Correct Michael Jackson Greatest Hits

I was just reading about the Michael Jackson tribute concert that happened like a week ago, and I realized that there has never been a good greatest hits album released for the guy.  The three major ones all have huge flaws; they're either incorrect or just too long.  So, I decided to put together a proper, one disc retrospective for the King of Pop.  Here's the track list, and a link to a spotify playlist.  The songs are ordered by the date they were released as singles.
  1. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
  2. Rock With You
  3. Off the Wall
  4. Billie Jean
  5. Beat It
  6. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
  7. Human Nature
  8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
  9. Thriller
  10. Bad
  11. The Way You Make Me Feel
  12. Man in the Mirror
  13. Dirty Diana
  14. Smooth Criminal
  15. Black or White (Single Edit)
  16. Remember the Time
  17. Will You Be There (Single Edit)
I had to leave out two tracks I originally wanted to include to make the 80 minute time limit: She's Out of My Life and I Just Can't Stop Loving You.  Both are beautiful ballads and are certainly worth a listen.  However, they simply are not as interesting and unique as the songs I have included.

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