The Michael Jackson Lyrics Quiz

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," from Jackson's "Thriller" album, features both Janet and LaToya Jackson on backup vocals.

Written by Jackson and producer and musician Teddy Riley in 1991, the New Jack Swing/rhythm and blues-styled "Blood on the Dance Floor" wasn't released until 1997.

"Man in the Mirror" was one of just two songs on the "Bad" album that Jackson didn't write himself. The song was written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard, and Garrett also sang backup vocals on the track. 

Jackson performed the danceable "Off the Wall," the title song from his fifth album, in five of his concert world tours.

The elaborate video for the song "Leave Me Alone" won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video in 1990. It’s also a part of Jackson’s 1998 film "Moonwalker."

Featuring Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, "Black or White" matched "Billie Jean" at seven weeks at the top of the charts. The song's video remains memorable for its pioneering use of morphing technology.

According to Jackson, "Billie Jean" is based on the groupies who used to hang around Jackson and his brothers when they were in The Jackson 5.

From the album "Invincible," "You Rock My World" was Jackson’s last top 10 hit before his death in 2009. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.

"Beat It" won two Grammy Awards in 1984. By 1989 it had gone platinum and secured "Thriller" as the best-selling album in the world.

Jackson sang this love song from "Bad" as a duet with singer Siedah Garrett, who also co-wrote "Man in the Mirror."

Released in 1995 on Jackson’s album "HIStory," "You Are Not Alone" was his last No. 1 hit and the 13th of his solo career, the most by any male artist in Billboard’s chart history.

"ABC" became The Jackson 5’s second No. 1 Billboard hit, knocking out The Beatles’ "Let It Be."

The music video for "Thriller" is considered the most famous music video of all time. It was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2009, the first music video in the registry.

The second single released from Jackson’s "Bad" album, the song was inspired by a true story about a boy who went off to a private boarding school and was murdered out of jealousy when he returned home.

The ballad "Butterflies" from Jackson’s album "Invincible" was written by English Neo-Soul duo Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart.

Written by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, "Say, Say, Say" was the duo’s second song together. The first was "The Girl Is Mine" from Jackson’s "Thriller" album.

"Smooth Criminal" is another song by Jackson whose popularity was tied to its memorable music video. "Smooth Criminal" was the centerpiece of Jackson’s theatrical film "Moonwalker," which starred actor Joe Pesci.

Many of the lyrics to the post-disco/funk song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" pertain to media attention as well as gossip, which became a recurring theme throughout Jackson’s songs.

"Scream" was Jackson’s first duet with his sister Janet Jackson. The song is an effort to retaliate against the media's obsession with his personal life and resulted in a memorable video.

"Rock With You" was Jackson's third No. 1 hit, and it spent four weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top slot. The track ranked at No. 4 on Billboard's top Hot 100 songs of 1980, helping Jackson earn a Top Singles Artist honor that year.

"The Way You Make Me Feel" was the third No. 1 song off Jackson's "Bad" album and was performed by Jackson at the 1998 Grammy Awards.

"Ben" was Jackson’s first No. 1 Hot 100 single as a solo artist. The song is a love song to a trained rat and was the title track to the 1972 horror movie of the same name.

"Dirty Diana," an R&B/rock tune about a groupie gone wrong, became the "Bad" album's fifth No. 1 song on the Hot 100 in 1988. With the song’s success, Jackson set a record that stands for most Hot 100 No. 1s (five) from one album by a male artist. Katy Perry tied Jackson with her album "Teenage Dream" in 2011.

During the week of Nov. 15, 1969, The Jackson 5 entered the Billboard chart for the first time at No. 90 with "I Want You Back." Michael Jackson was 11 years old when the song was recorded.

"Human Nature" was written by Steve Porcaro, keyboardist with the band Toto. The song was featured in the film "Free Willy" alongside "Will You Be There."

This gospel-tinged track was truly a "whale" of a hit for Jackson: "Will You Be There" was the theme song to the film "Free Willy" and also won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song in a Movie in 1994.

"Remember the Time" is from Jackson's eighth studio album, "Dangerous." It has a star-studded, Egypt-themed music video featuring celebrities Magic Johnson, Eddie Murphy and the supermodel Iman.

"She’s Out of My Life" is a departure from the many danceable songs on "Off the Wall." Jackson is crying at the song’s end.

"Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was the first solo track Jackson wrote from the "Off the Wall" album, establishing his talent as both a singer and songwriter. It was also one of the first songs to feature Jackson’s trademark falsetto voice, vocal hiccups and yelps.

It may be hard to believe, but Jackson was only 12 years old when The Jackson 5 recorded the romantic hit "Never Can Say Goodbye."