This week in 1991, Michael’s single “Black or White” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remained at the top of that US chart for seven weeks and hit #1 in 20 other countries. Pitchfork on Michael’s short film for the hit: “It blends into his idealistic visionary side that wanted to heal the world through philanthropy and moonwalking. There is pop locking with Balinese dancers, rain dances with Native Americans, folk dances in front of the Kremlin, and the serenade of a Hindu goddess on a freewa

On this date in 1995, Michael Jackson set the Guiness World Record as the first solo artist to ever debut a song at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “You Are Not Alone”. The Hot 100 had been going for 37 years up until that point without a chart-topping debut. Watch the short film for the song now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAyKJAtDNCw | Michael Jackson