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Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Dec 9, 2010
    75
    The material on Michael is not by any means a deep dive into the Jackson archives; nearly all the songs are culled from the last five years of his life.
  2. Boston Globe
    Dec 15, 2010
    70
    The result is shockingly better than might be expected - and in some ways superior to his final regular studio album, 2001's uneven and bloated Invincible.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Dec 14, 2010
    63
    We'll never know what Jackson really would've done with these songs but this is the first of, no doubt, many guesses we'll get that hopefully won't yield diminishing returns.
  4. BBC Music
    Dec 10, 2010
    60
    If there is a heaven, and if Tupac, Cobain, Presley et al made it through the gates, chances are they're consoling a wincing, visibly embarrassed Jackson, cursing his inability to bolt the demos drawer in Neverland's vaults just that little bit tighter.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 22, 2010
    50
    On the balancing strength of those two songs [Dangerous & Much Too Soon], Michael manages to dodge the bullet enough to be kind of enjoyable. But it's worth remembering that both songs date back to the 1980s.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Dec 13, 2010
    50
    It's not that Michael is embarrassing, it's just below par, a warehouse for songs that languished in the vaults for decades because they didn't quite measure up.
  7. Q Magazine
    Feb 1, 2011
    20
    The problem here isn't sullying Jackson's memory and reputation: he was perfectly capable of doing that himself. The problem is that Michael simply isn't good enough. [Feb. 2011, p. 108]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 6 out of 22
  1. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don'tHello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10    … Expand
  2. Bitplays
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    É um álbum muito bom que faz nós lembrarmos do Michael Jackson.
    Conseguiu trazer algumas musicas muito boas como Hollywood Tonight e Hold my Hand
  4. Mostafa
    Jun 16, 2012
    8
    You know those albums that take your heart away from the first time you hear them? "Michael" is one of them. From the first to the last songYou know those albums that take your heart away from the first time you hear them? "Michael" is one of them. From the first to the last song in the album you can feel the the amazing voice of Michael Jackson along with simple sweat beats that will take you to a different dimension. When I first heard that this album will be released after Michael's death I didn't have high expectations for it, but it turned out to be one hell of an album and a perfect closure to Michael's career.… Expand
  5. J-Tag
    Dec 16, 2010
    7
    I am very open to the newer material of Michael Jackson - my favourite albums of his are his last three (in order) Dangerous, HIStory II andI am very open to the newer material of Michael Jackson - my favourite albums of his are his last three (in order) Dangerous, HIStory II and Invincible - but 'Michael' is not to a standard that Michael Jackson would accept. It's OK and enjoyable to an extent, but almost all the slower songs apart from the lovely album ending 'Much Too Soon' feel like filler, whereas in Invincible the ballads were a special showcase. Considering I love Jacko's venture into Jack Swing, my favourite tracks are the striking 'Breaking News', the wild 'Monster' and especially Jackson's version of 'Behind The Mask', which sounds like the oldest song of the bunch. Definitely buy if you are a fan of Michael Jackson and, like me, just want to hear anything the greatest artist of all time has left us with.… Expand
  6. michaelmadonna
    Aug 8, 2013
    6
    terrible!
    worst album by Michael and by any major pop star
    hard to believe that a star who made thriller could make this dreadful album a    terrible!
    worst album by Michael and by any major pop star
    hard to believe that a star who made thriller could make this dreadful album
    a shame really    … Expand
  7. mongoose_126
    Dec 29, 2010
    4
    I really enjoy listening to Michael Jackson, but this album was a slight let-down. Michael seems nothing more than a bunch of half-finishedI really enjoy listening to Michael Jackson, but this album was a slight let-down. Michael seems nothing more than a bunch of half-finished material haphazardly put together just for the sake of commercial appeal. The album probably would have been better if it was billed as a b-sides collection rather than an actual studio album. Longtime Michael Jackson fans will question this album, while at the same time, it won't gain any new ones.… Expand
  8. MehrshadNP
    Apr 9, 2017
    0
    This is not a Michael Jackson studio album.
    The best way they could put it, was to call it a compilation album of remixed incompleted demos    This is not a Michael Jackson studio album.
    The best way they could put it, was to call it a compilation album of remixed incompleted demos and B-Side tracks.
    The vocals mostly suffer from having a bad quality; although the vocals of three songs of the album - "Monster" , "Breaking News" and "Keep your head up" - do not even belong to Michael Jackson.    … Expand

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#46 Most Discussed Album of 2010
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#4 Most Shared Album of 2010