Awards 1980-1989
1989
American Dance Award
American Music Awards:
Special Award of Achievement
Black Entertainment Television:
Award for the Success of “Bad” Tour
Billboard Awards:
Number One Black Artist
Number One Album-Pop/R&B, “Bad”
Bravo Magazine:
Bronze Otto Award
BRE Awards:
Triple Crown Award–King of Pop,Rock & Soul
Video of the Year
British TV Industry Awards:
Artist of the Decade
British Phonographic Industry Awards:
Video of the Year
British Academy of Music Awards:
Best International Male Artist
Brit (British Record Industry Trust) Awards:
Best International Male
Best Music Video: “Smooth Criminal”
Cashbox:
Video Pioneer Award
Critic’s Choice Award:
Best Video
Entertainment Tonight:
Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade
Friday Night Videos:
Greatest Artist Of The Decade
Number One Artist of the Year
Forbes Magazine:
Number One Entertainer of the Year
Gardner Street Elementary School:
Most Famous Alumnus, renamed school auditorium after Michael Jackson
MTV Awards:
Video Vanguard Award, “Thriller” (The Greatest Video In The History Of The World)
National Urban Coalition:
Artist/ Humanitarian Award
People’s Choice Awards:
Favorite Music Video, “Smooth Criminal”
Rolling Stone Magazine:
Video of the Decade, “Thriller”
Soul Train Music Awards:
Heritage Award
1st Annual Sammy Davis Jr. Award
R&B Contemporary
U.K. TV Show:
Goodbye to the ’80’s Award
Vanity Fair Magazine:
Artist of the Decade
Video Software Dealer’s Association:
Favorite Music Video, “Moonwalker”
World Music Awards:
Hall Of Fame
Lifetime Achievement In Music Video
Viewer’s Choice Favorite Video, “Dirty Diana”
1988
American Music Awards:
Favorite Single-Soul/ R&B
Billboard Awards:
Top Black Artist
Outstanding Artist of the Year
Best Live Show of 1988, “Bad”
Bravo Magazine:
Gold Otto Award
Brit (British Record Industry Trust) Awards:
Best International Solo Artist (presented by Bob Geldof)
Cable Ace Awards:
Outstanding Editing in a Musical Special, Motown on Showtime: Michael Jackson, the
Legend Continues
Ebony Magazine:
American Black Achievement Award
Forbes Magazine:
Number One Entertainer Of The Year
Guild Hall Party:
Presentation of sword to commemorate “Bad” Tour
MTV Vanguard Award:
Outstanding Contribution To Music Video Production
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Male Artist
Best Album, “Bad”
Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
New York Times Best Seller’s List:
#1-”Moonwalker” by Michael Jackson
Soul Train Music Awards:
Best Singer of the Year
Best R&B Album of the Year, “Bad”
United Negro College Fund:
Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree from Fisk University, Frederick D. Patterson
Award
Wembley Stadium: (September 
Presented with an award by the managment of the Wembley Stadium for record breaking 7 sell out shows.
1987
Bravo Magazine:
Silver Otto Award
Rockbjörnen Award: (readers’ poll of the Swedish newspaper ‘Aftonbladet’)
Best Foreign Artist
1986
American Music Awards:
Song of the Year, “We Are The World”
Award of Appreciation
Grammy Awards:
Best Music Video Short Form
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group, “We Are The World”
Record of the Year, “We Are The World”
Song of the Year, “We Are The World”
Guinness Book of World Records:
Largest Endorsement for Product Promotion ($15 million for Pepsi)
People’s Choice Awards:
Favorite New Song, “We Are The World”
1985
Grammy Awards:
Best Video Album, “The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller”
Presentation Casement Of Platinum Disc: (UK)
certification for ‘Thriller’ LP
Hero of Young America:
Voted in special poll (World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1985)
1984
American Music Awards:
Special Award Of Merit
Favorite Male Vocalist-Pop/ Rock
Favorite Single-Pop/ Rock, “Billie Jean”
Favorite Album-Pop/ Rock, “Thriller”
Favorite Video-Pop/ Rock, “Beat It”
Favorite Male Vocalist-Soul/ R&B
Favorite Album-Soul/ R&B, “Thriller”
Favorite Video-Soul/ R&B, “Beat It”
American Video Awards:
Best Long Form Video, “Thriller”
Best Home Video, “The Making of Thriller”
Billboard Awards:
Top Album, “Thriller”
Brit (British Record Industry Trust) Awards:
Best International Artist
The Black Gold Awards:
Top Male Vocalist
Best Video Performance, ‘Beat It’
Best Single Record of The Year, ‘Billie Jean’
Best Album Of The Year, ‘Thriller’
Canadian Black Music Awards:
Top International Album, “Thriller”
Top International Single, “Billie Jean”
Top Male Vocalist
Entertainer of the Year
Crystal Globe Awards:
Exceeding Sales Past 5 Million
Ebony Magazine Award
Grammy Awards:
Album of the Year, “Thriller”
Record of the Year, “Beat It”
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, “Beat It”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, “Billie Jean”
Best New Song Of The Year, “Billie Jean”
Best Male Pop Performance, “Thriller LP”
Best Producer of the Year (with Quincy Jones)
Best Recording For Children, “E.T. The Extraterrestrial” Storybook Album
Guinness Book Of World Records:
Best Selling Album Of All Time, “Thriller”
Hollywood Walk Of Fame:
Michael receives a star on Hollywood Blvd. becoming the first celebrity to have 2 stars dedicated to him, having received one with his brothers (The Jacksons) in 1980.
MTV Awards:
Best Overall Video, “Thriller”
Best Choreography, “Thriller”
Viewer’s Choice Award, “Thriller”
NAACP Image Awards:
H. Claude Hodson Medal Of Freedom
NARM:
Best Selling Album, “Thriller”
People’s Choice Awards:
Best All Around Entertainer of the Year
Favorite Video of the Year, “Thriller”
Presentation Casement “37 Gold & Platinum Discs”
Presidential Special Achievement Award:
Presented by U.S. President Ronald Regan to Michael Jackson at the White House in recognition of his contribution to the nation’s campaign against drunk driving. “Beat It” was used in the ads.
1983
Black Gold Awards:
Top Male Vocalist
Best Video Performance, “Beat It”
Best Single of the Year, “Billie Jean”
Best Album, “Thriller”
Billboard Awards:
Pop Artist of the Year
Black Artist of the Year
Pop Album of the Year, “Thriller”
Pop Album Artist
Pop Singles Artist
Pop Male Album Artist
Pop Male Singles Artist
Black Album Artist
Black Singles Artist
Black Album, “Thriller”
Dance/ Disco Artist
Dance/ Disco 12″ LP, “Billie Jean”
Dance/ Disco 12″ LP, “Beat It”
Billboard Video Awards:
Best Overall Video, “Beat It”
Best Performance by a Male Artist
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist’s Image, “Beat It”
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist’s Song, “Beat It”
Best Choreography, “Beat It”
Cashbox:
Number One Male Artist
Top Pop Single, “Billie Jean”
Top Male – Singles Artist
Top Black Single, “Billie Jean”
Top Black Album, “Thriller”
Top Pop Album, “Thriller”
Top Black Male Artist
Top Black Male – Singles Artist
Rolling Stone Magazine Reader’s Poll:
Number One Artist of the Year
Number One Soul Artist
Number One Video, “Beat It”
Number One Producer (with Quincy Jones)
Rolling Stone Magazine Critic’s Poll:
Number One Artist of the Year
Number One Video, “Beat It”
Number One Male Vocalist
Number One Soul Artist
Australia:
Album of the Year
Single of the Year
Brazil:
International Artist of the Year
Greece:
Record of the Year
Holland:
Album of the Year
Italy:
Artist of the Year
Japan:
Artist of the Year
Best Male Vocalist
Album of the Year
Spain:
Most Important Foreign Album
United Kingdom:
Album of the Year
Artist of the Year
1981
American Music Awards:
Favorite Male Vocalist – Soul/ R&B
Favorite Album – Soul/ R&B, “Off The Wall”
Billboard Magazine Year End Charts:
Number 10 Top Black Album, ‘Triumph’
Number 10 Top Black Artist (The Jacksons)
Number 4 Top Dance Artist (The Jacksons)
British Phonographic Industry Awards:
“Off The Wall” Album
Cashbox:
Soul Album of the Year, “Off The Wall”
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group (The Jacksons)
1980
American Music Awards:
Favorite Soul/ R&B Single, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
Favorite Soul/ R&B Album, “Off The Wall”
Favorite Soul/ R&B Male Artist
Billboard Awards:
Top Black Artist of the Year
Top Black Album of the Year, “Off The Wall”
Cashbox:
Soul Album of the Year, “Off The Wall”
Grammy Awards:
Best R&B Vocal Male, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
Jacksons receive a star on Hollywood Blvd.
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group (The Jacksons)
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