| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | CAN [2] | UK [3] | GER [4] | NL [5] | ITA [6] | SPN [7] | SWE [8] | NOR [9] | SWZ [10] | AUT [11] | AUS [12] | NZ [13] |
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| 1971 | "Got to Be There" | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | Got to Be There |
| 1972 | "Rockin' Robin" | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | |
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | — | — | 8 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | ||
| "Ben" | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | Ben | |
| 1973 | "With a Child's Heart" | 50 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music and Me |
| "Morning Glow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | ||
| "Music and Me" | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy" | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 21 | ||
| 1975 | "Just a Little Bit of You" | 23 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forever, Michael |
| "We're Almost There" | 54 | 79 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| 1979 | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Off the Wall |
| "Rock with You" | 1 | 3 | 7 | 58 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 68 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| "Off the Wall" | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | 23 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 81 | — | 94 | 14 | ||
| 1980 | "She's Out of My Life" | 10 | 15 | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| "Girlfriend" 2 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | ||
| 1981 | "One Day in Your Life" | 55 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 48 | One Day in Your Life |
| 1982 | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | 2 | 8 | 8 | 53 | — | 22 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | Thriller |
| 1983 | "Billie Jean" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| "Beat It" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 25 | 35 | ||
| "Human Nature" | 7 | 11 | 62 | 64 | 14 | — | — | 38 | — | 46 | — | 63 | 33 | ||
| "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 10 | 17 | 11 | 51 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 40 | — | ||
| 1984 | "Thriller" | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| "Farewell My Summer Love" | 38 | 46 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 35 | Farewell My Summer Love | |
| "Girl You're So Together" 2 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Twenty-Five Miles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Original Soul of Michael Jackson |
| "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | Bad | |
| "Bad" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||
| "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | — | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1988 | "Man in the Mirror" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |
| "Dirty Diana" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 5 | ||
| "Another Part of Me" | 11 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 10 | — | 31 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 44 | 14 | ||
| "Smooth Criminal" | 7 | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | 5 | 17 | 16 | 29 | ||
| 1989 | "Leave Me Alone" 2 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 9 | |
| "Liberian Girl" 2 | — | — | 13 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 50 | 31 | ||
| 1991 | "Black or White" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Dangerous |
| 1992 | "Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes)" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Black or White (The Clivillés & Coles Remixes) CDS |
| "Remember the Time" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | Dangerous | |
| "In the Closet" | 6 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | ||
| "Jam" | 26 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | — | 22 | 28 | 11 | 2 | ||
| "Who Is It" | 14 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 16 | ||
| "Heal the World" | 27 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 1993 | "Give In to Me" 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| "Will You Be There" | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 22 | — | 3 | 11 | 42 | 2 | ||
| "Gone Too Soon" 2 | — | — | 33 | 45 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 76 | 6 | ||
| 1995 | "Scream" (with Janet Jackson) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I |
| "Childhood" | 73 | — | |||||||||||||
| "You Are Not Alone" | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| "Earth Song" | — | 40 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1996 | "They Don't Care About Us" | 30 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
| "Stranger in Moscow" | 91 | — | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1997 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix |
| "HIStory/Ghosts" 2 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 16 | — | 4 | 12 | — | 16 | 36 | 43 | 29 | ||
| 2001 | "You Rock My World" | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | Invincible |
| "Cry" 2 | — | — | 25 | 76 | — | 21 | 6 | 48 | — | 42 | 65 | 43 | — | ||
| 2003 | "One More Chance" | 83 | — | 5 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 24 | 58 | — | — | Number Ones |
| 2008 | "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am) | — | 76 | 32 | 21 | 17 | — | — | 41 | — | 47 | 51 | 60 | — | Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition |
| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon) | 81 | 32 | 69 | 63 | — | 20 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | "Hold My Hand" (with Akon) | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 6 | Michael |
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| US [1] | CAN [2] | UK [3] | GER [4] | NL [5] | ITA [6] | SPN [7] | SWE [8] | NOR [9] | SWZ [10] | AUT [11] | AUS [12] | NZ [13] |
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| 1978 | "Ease on Down the Road" (with Diana Ross) | 41 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wiz | ||
| 1979 | "You Can't Win" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Brand New Day" (with Diana Ross & The Wiz Stars) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Night Time Lover" (with LaToya Jackson) 1 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Toya Jackson | ||
| "Save Me" (with Dave Mason) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Crest on a New Wave | |||
| 1982 | "Muscles" (with Diana Ross) 5 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 69 | 10 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 18 | Silk Electric | ||
| "State of Independence" (with Donna Summer & Friends) 5 | 41 | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Donna Summer | |||
| "Someone in the Dark" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |||
| 1983 | "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | Pipes of Peace | ||
| 1984 | "Somebody's Watching Me" (with Rockwell, Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson) 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | Somebody's Watching Me | ||
| "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" (with Jermaine Jackson) 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jermaine Jackson | |||
| "Don't Stand Another Chance" (with Janet Jackson) 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dream Street | |||
| "Centipede" (with Rebbie Jackson & Weather Girls) 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 4 | Centipede | |||
| "The Man" (with Paul McCartney) 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pipes of Peace | |||
| 1985 | "We Are the World" (as a member of the USA for Africa) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | We Are The World | ||
| "Eaten Alive" (with Diana Ross) 5 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 38 | 26 | 10 | — | 14 | — | 17 | — | — | 26 | Eaten Alive | |||
| 1986 | "Love's Gone Bad" (with The Jackson 5) 1 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Looking Back To Yesterday | ||
| 1987 | "Get It" (with Stevie Wonder) | 80 | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Characters | ||
| 1988 | "I Want You Back '88" (with The Jackson 5) | — | — | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | no album | ||
| 1989 | "Speed Demon" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad | ||
| 1990 | "Do the Bartman" (with The Simpsons) 5 | — | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues | ||
| 1993 | "Whatzupwitu" (with Eddie Murphy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love's Alright | ||
| 1995 | "This Time Around" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) 1 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | ||
| 1996 | "Why" (with 3T) | — | — | 2 | 29 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | 11 | 21 | 46 | 9 | Brotherhood | ||
| "I Need You" (with 3T) 5 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 42 | — | 9 | — | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 1997 | "Is It Scary" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | ||
| 1998 | "On the Line" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghosts - Deluxe Collector Box Set | ||
| 2001 | "Butterflies" 1 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Invincible | ||
| "Speechless" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | "Heaven Can Wait" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What More Can I Give" (with the All Stars) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | no album | |||
| 2004 | "Cheater" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ultimate Collection | ||
| 2008 | "Beat It 2008" (with Fergie) | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 26 | 14 | — | — | Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition | ||
| "Thriller Megamix" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | King of Pop | |||
| 2009 | "Maria (You Were the Only One)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | Got to Be There | ||
| "Dangerous" | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | Dangerous | |||
| "Smile" | — | — | 74 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 56 | — | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | |||
| "This Is It" (with The Jacksons) | — | 56 | — | — | 22 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Michael Jackson's This Is It | |||
| 2010 | "Mind Is The Magic" (for Siegfried & Roy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mind Is The Magic: Anthem For The Las Vegas Show | ||
| "Breaking News" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Michael | |||
| "Much Too Soon" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hollywood Tonight" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Behind the Mask" 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||