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Peak positions, certifications and sales data

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Charts Peak
Position 		Certification Sales/Shipments
Argentina Platinum[1] 200,000[1]
Australia 1[2] 7× platinum[3] 490,000[4]
Austria 2[2] 2× platinum[5] 80,000[6]
Belgium 1[2]
Canada 5× platinum[7] 500,000[8]
Europe 6× platinum[9] 6 million[10]
Finland 3[2] Platinum[11] 61,352[11]
France 3[2] Diamond[12] 1 million[12]
Germany 1[13] 3× platinum[14] 1.5 million[15]
Netherlands 1[2] 3× platinum[16] 240,000[6]
New Zealand 1[2]
Norway 1[2] Platinum[17] 40,000[6]
Sweden 3[2] Platinum[18] 60,000[6]
Switzerland 1[2] 3× platinum[19] 150,000[19]
United Kingdom 1 4× platinum[20] 1.2 million
U.S. Billboard 200 1 7× platinum[21] 3.5 million

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Jackson, except where noted

HIStory Begins (Disc 1)
No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artistLength
1."Billie Jean"  4:54
2."The Way You Make Me Feel"  4:57
3."Black or White"Jackson; Bill Bottrell 4:15
4."Rock with You"Rod Temperton 3:40
5."She's out of My Life"Tom Bahler 3:38
6."Bad"  4:07
7."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" duet with Siedah Garrett4:12
8."Man in the Mirror"Glen Ballard; Siedah Garrett 5:19
9."Thriller"Temperton 5:57
10."Beat It"  4:18
11."The Girl is Mine" duet with Paul McCartney3:41
12."Remember the Time"Teddy Riley; Jackson; Bernard Belle 4:00
13."Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"  6:02
14."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"  6:02
15."Heal the World"  6:24


HIStory Continues (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artistLength
1."Scream"Harris; Lewis; Jackson; Jacksonduet with Janet Jackson4:38
2."They Don't Care About Us"  4:44
3."Stranger In Moscow"  5:44
4."This Time Around"Rene Moore; Dallas Austin; Bruce Swedien; Jackson; Wallacerap by The Notorious B.I.G.4:20
5."Earth Song"  6:46
6."D.S."  4:49
7."Money"  4:41
8."Come Together"Lennon/McCartney 4:02
9."You Are Not Alone"R. Kelly 5:45
10."Childhood (Theme from "Free Willy 2")"  4:28
11."Tabloid Junkie"Harris; Lewis; Jackson 4:32
12."2 Bad"Harris; Lewis; Jackson; O'NealRap by Shaquille O'Neal4:49
13."HIStory"Harris; Lewis; Jackson 6:37
14."Little Susie"  6:13
15."Smile"Chaplin 4:56

Credits

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Production credits

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  • "Scream" produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
  • "They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger in Moscow", "D.S.", "Money" and "Little Susie" produced by Michael Jackson
  • "This Time Around" produced by Dallas Austin and Michael Jackson, co-produced by Bruce Swedien and Rene
  • "Earth Song" produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster, co-produced by Bill Bottrell
  • "Come Together" produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
  • "You Are Not Alone" produced by R. Kelly and Michael Jackson
  • "Childhood" and "Smile" produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster
  • "Tabloid Junkie" and "History" produced by Michael Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • "2 Bad" produced by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Bruce Swedien and Rene

Album credits

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  • Lead and Background Vocals: Michael Jackson
  • Background Vocals: Zedric Williams, James Ingram, Siedah Garrett, Andrae and Sandra Crouch and the Andrae Crouch Singers; Carol Dennis, Jackie Gouche, Gloria Estefan, and Linda McCrary
  • Child soloists:
    • "HIStory": Leah Frazier
    • "Little Susie": Markita Prescott
  • Rap performances by R. Kelly, Boyz II Men: Nathan Morris, Wayne Morris, Shawn Stockman, Michael McCrary; The Notorious B.I.G. and Shaquille O'Neal
  • Arrangements by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien, R. Kelly, Rene, Jeremy Lubbock, Brad Buxer and Johnny Mandel
  • Vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • Orchestral arrangements by David Foster, Elmer Bernstein and Bill Ross
  • String arrangements by Michael Jackson
  • Keyboard arrangements by Michael Jackson
  • Orchestras conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
  • Horn arrangement by Michael Jackson and Jerry Hey
  • Pianos: David Paich and John Barnes
  • Keyboards and synthesizers: Randy Kerber, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Foster, Steve "Yada" Porcaro, David Paich, Bill Bottrell, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard, Rene, Brad Buxer, Simon Franglen, Greg Phillinganes, Lafayette Carthon, Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Rob Arbitter, Gary Adante, John Barnes and Randy Waldman
  • Synthesizer programming: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Simon Franglen, Steve Porcaro, Brad Buxer, Peter Mokran, Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Andrew Scheps, Rick Sheppard, Rob Hoffman, Bobby Brooks, Jeff Bova, Chris Palmero, Jason Miles, Arnie Schulze and Gregg Mangiafico
  • Drum programming: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Peter Mokran and Andrew Scheps
  • Synclavier programming: Andrew Scheps and Simon Franglen
  • Guitars: Eddie Van Halen, Slash, David Williams, Larry Clayton, Dean Parks, Eric Gale, Tim Pierce, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson Jr., Steve Lukather, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Mirinow, Rob Hoffman, Jen Leigh, and Trevor Rabin
  • Drums: Ndugu Chancler, Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson and Bryan Loren
  • Percussion: Michael Jackson, Ollie E. Brown, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bill Bottrell, Buddy Williams, Bruce Swedien, Simon Franglen, Rene, Chuck Wild, Paulinho Da Costa, Nannette Fortier and Bobby Brooks
  • Bass: Steve Lukather, Colin Wolfe, Louis Johnson, Nathan East, Terry Jackson, Doug Grigsby and Guy Pratt
  • Synth bass: Bryan Loren
  • Horns: Larry Williams, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, William Reichenbach and Kim Hutchcroft

Technical credits

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  • Executive producer: Michael Jackson
  • Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
  • Additional Recording and mixing by Eddie De Lena, Steve Hodge and W.J.R.
  • Technical directors: Matt Forger and Brad Sundberg
  • Production coordination: Rachel Smith
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Computer programming and technical direction assistance by Craig Johnson
  • Additional synthersizer programming and sound design by Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Scott Pittinsky, Bobby Brooks, Roberta Swedien and Darry Ross

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "Discos de Oro y Platino". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Michael Jackson: HIStory - Past, Present and Future Book I". hitparade. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  5. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Austria (December 19, 1996). "Austrian certification (search)". ifpi.at. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  6. ^ a b c d Recording Industry Association of Japan (2005). "Standard for Certifying Awards of Countries" (PDF). riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  7. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (November 30, 1995). "Canadian certification". cria.ca. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  8. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Criteria". cria.ca. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  9. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (1996). "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards". ifpi.org. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  10. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. "Criteria". ifpi.org. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  11. ^ a b International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Finland (1997). "Finnish certification". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  12. ^ a b Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (1995). "French certification". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  13. ^ "German Albums Chart (Search)". charts-surfer.de. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  14. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Germany (1997). "German certification". musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  15. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (1995). "Criteria" (PDF). musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  16. ^ Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld-en geluidsdragers (1996). "Dutch certification (search)". nvpi.nl. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  17. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Norway (1995). "Norwegian certification (search)". ifpi.no. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  18. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Sweden (1995). "Swedish certification" (PDF). ifpi.se. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  19. ^ a b HitParade (1996). "Swiss certification". Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  20. ^ British Phonographic Industry (February 1, 1996). "U.K. certification". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  21. ^ Recording Industry Association of America (October 12, 1999). "U.S. certification". riaa.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

References

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See also

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
July 8 – July 21, 1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK number one album
June 24, 1995 – June 30, 1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
July 2 – July 25, 1995
December 1 – December 7, 1995 		Succeeded by
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