{"id":2080,"date":"2023-08-31T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2023-08-30T22:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:30:28","slug":"michael-jacksons-bad-album-breaks-a-record-over-three-decades-ago-that-still-stands-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson’s “Bad” Album Breaks a Record Over Three Decades Ago That Still Stands Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On this day, August 31, 1987, the largest pre-order of albums in history occurred as 2.25 million copies of\u00a0Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album were ordered and shipped across the U.S. The album was a huge success and featured the following tracks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>1. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>2. The Way You Make Me Feel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>3. Speed Demon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>5. Dirty Diana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Liberian Girl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>7. Man in the Mirror<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Smooth Criminal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>9. Leave Me Alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>10. Another Part of Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>11. Just Good Friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Bad” album won a Grammy and a Soul Train Music Award. It still remains one of the best selling albums today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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