Michael Jackson released an album.
Bad (Michael Jackson song) . `` Bad '' was released by Epic Records on September 7 , 1987 , as the second single from Jackson 's third major-label and seventh studio album of the same name . Michael Jackson . His music videos , including those of `` Beat It '' , `` Billie Jean '' , and `` Thriller '' from his 1982 album Thriller , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool . Jackson 's 1987 album Bad spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' , `` Bad '' , `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' , `` Man in the Mirror '' , and `` Dirty Diana '' , becoming the first album to have five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson , and the best-selling album of all time .