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Michael, Janet & The Jacksons: All The Top 40 Albums & Music Videos
The Jacksons are far and away the most successful family ever to enter the music business. Since December 1969, when the Jackson 5 released their debut album DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5, the family has scored an impressive 79 different Top 40 albums around the world including, of course, the no.1 best-selling album of all THRILLER. The Top 40 albums detailed in this book are listed chronologically, according to the date they first entered the Top 40 in one of 21 countries. The most recent Top 40 album by a member of the Jackson family is Janet’s 2015 release, UNBREAKABLE. The book also includes ‘The Almost Top 40 Albums’, which gives an honourable mention to Jackson albums that have peaked between no.41 and no.50 in one or more countries, plus a listing of the Top 40 Jackson Albums according to a points-based system and a fascinating Trivia section which rounds-up the most successful Jacksons and the most successful Jackson albums in each country. This edition also includes, for the first time, a chronological listing of the 26 Jackson home music videos that have achieved Top 40 status in the UK and/or USA, together with the Top 20 Jackson music videos and a Trivia section.
378 pages, Paperback
Published July 10, 2016
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About the author
Craig Halstead
56 booksCraig Halstead was born and raised in Rochdale, England, where he still lives with his son Aaron, to whom his books are dedicated. He is an ardent reader, and after graduating from university with an honours degree in Applied Chemistry with Biochemistry, he spent six months in Israel, four months working on a kibbutz followed by two months working on a moshav. Back in the UK, not sure what he wanted to do, he accepted a temporary post at a busy multi-cultural community centre, which he enjoyed so much he was happy to make the post permanent when the opportunity arose.
Craig’s first novel Tyranny was inspired by the human rights violations that took place in Chile, following the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. The book, more off than on, took ten years to research and write, and during this time Craig wrote several articles that were accepted and published by philatelic magazines, including one titled ‘Better To Light One Candle’, which marked the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.
Craig’s second novel The Secret Library was a thriller featuring a disgraced ex-SAS soldier, James Harris, which one reviewer described as a ‘cracking, fast-paced thriller’, and likened it to a new James Bond book. In creating the character James Harris, Craig deliberately chose to make his ethnicity mixed. He says ‘I wanted to create a character who was different to the traditional hero who, whether he’s American or British, is invariably white. At the same time, I wanted a character who was credible, capable and well trained, but who was a normal guy who experiences the same highs and lows as the rest of us.’
The Secret Library was the first book in the James Harris trilogy, and was followed by Shadow Of Death and Twist Of Fate. Never one to stick to one genre, Craig has written several completely different novels and novellas in recent years, including Cataclysm and books with a coming of age and/or LGBTQ+ theme.
Craig has had a passion for music and music charts since he was a boy, and he has written numerous music books including the best-selling Michael Jackson: For The Record, which he co-wrote with Chris Cadman. The ‘For The Record’ series also includes books dedicated to Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Craig is also the author of Christmas Number Ones, which details the UK’s Christmas #1 singles from 1940 to date (and is up-dated annually), plus a series of 'All The Top 40 Hits' music books dedicated to some of his favourite artists.
Craig has always been interested in ancient and historical mysteries, one of which he explored in The Secret Library, and when he isn't researching or writing his next book, or up-dating one of his already published music books, he is an ardent reader who is interested in antiques and collectables, ancient alien theory and cryptozoology, and has a passion for 1960s to 1990s music, nature and wildlife.
Craig’s first novel Tyranny was inspired by the human rights violations that took place in Chile, following the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. The book, more off than on, took ten years to research and write, and during this time Craig wrote several articles that were accepted and published by philatelic magazines, including one titled ‘Better To Light One Candle’, which marked the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.
Craig’s second novel The Secret Library was a thriller featuring a disgraced ex-SAS soldier, James Harris, which one reviewer described as a ‘cracking, fast-paced thriller’, and likened it to a new James Bond book. In creating the character James Harris, Craig deliberately chose to make his ethnicity mixed. He says ‘I wanted to create a character who was different to the traditional hero who, whether he’s American or British, is invariably white. At the same time, I wanted a character who was credible, capable and well trained, but who was a normal guy who experiences the same highs and lows as the rest of us.’
The Secret Library was the first book in the James Harris trilogy, and was followed by Shadow Of Death and Twist Of Fate. Never one to stick to one genre, Craig has written several completely different novels and novellas in recent years, including Cataclysm and books with a coming of age and/or LGBTQ+ theme.
Craig has had a passion for music and music charts since he was a boy, and he has written numerous music books including the best-selling Michael Jackson: For The Record, which he co-wrote with Chris Cadman. The ‘For The Record’ series also includes books dedicated to Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Craig is also the author of Christmas Number Ones, which details the UK’s Christmas #1 singles from 1940 to date (and is up-dated annually), plus a series of 'All The Top 40 Hits' music books dedicated to some of his favourite artists.
Craig has always been interested in ancient and historical mysteries, one of which he explored in The Secret Library, and when he isn't researching or writing his next book, or up-dating one of his already published music books, he is an ardent reader who is interested in antiques and collectables, ancient alien theory and cryptozoology, and has a passion for 1960s to 1990s music, nature and wildlife.
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