Michael Jackson earned 13 solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, excluding four No. 1s from the Jackson 5. Thriller produced “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” while Off the Wall yielded “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” and “Rock with You.” Bad added “Man in the Mirror,” “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and “Dirty Diana.” Dangerous contributed “Black or White,” and earlier “Ben” reached No. 1 in 1972. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” and “You Are Not Alone” completed the solo list, with “Alone” debuting at No. 1 first in Hot 100 history and gaining attention from a controversial video featuring Lisa Marie Presley.
"Alone has the unique distinction of being the first song in Hot 100 history to debut at No. 1, but even at the time its popularity was mostly fueled by the notoriety of its icky music video, costarring Jackson with his then-newlywed bride, Lisa Marie Presley, both in states of undress."
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