List of cover versions of Michael Jackson songs
This is a list of recording music artists who have covered one or more songs originally recorded by American pop singer Michael Jackson. A cover is a new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song.
Artists who have covered songs from The Jackson 5 career are not included.
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0-9
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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98 Degrees | "She's Out Of My Life" | 1998 | 98 Degrees and Rising |
A[edit]
A
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Adam Lambert | "Black or White" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Ashanti | "Rock with You" | 2003 | Coca Cola Hits 2003[1] |
Alien Ant Farm | "Smooth Criminal" | 2001 | ANThology |
Alicia Keys | "We're Almost There" | 2009 | The Element of Freedom |
Alexis Grace | "Dirty Diana" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Allison Iraheta | "Give In to Me" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Anoop Desai | "Beat It" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Aereogramme | "Thriller" | 2003 | Livers & Lungs EP |
Al B. Sure! | "The Lady in My Life" | 2009 | Honey I'm Home |
Ace Young | "Butterflies" | 2006 | American Idol (season 5) |
Ambelique | "Human Nature" | 1997 | Sings the Classics[2] |
Aswad | "We've Got a Good Thing Going" | 2002 | Cool Summer Reggae |
Amy Winehouse, Church Charlotte | "Beat It" | 2007 |
B[edit]
B
C[edit]
C
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Celine Dion | "Bad" | 1988 | Incognito Tourne tour |
Celine Dion | "Man in the Mirror", "Ben" | 2011 | Celine - Las Vegas Show |
Chris Cornell | "Billie Jean" | 2007 | Carry On |
Chaka Khan | "Got to Be There" | 1982 | Chaka Khan |
Carlos Santana | "Smooth Criminal" | LIVE USA[8] | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | "Beat It" | 1990 | Rockin' Through the Decades |
Cyril Cinlu | "Ben" | 2007 | Jusqu' moi[9] |
Cristina D'Avena | "Childhood" | 2009 | Magia di Natale |
Carleen Anderson | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 2005 | Soul Providence[10] |
Chico Freeman | "Liberian Girl" | 1989 | You'll Know When You Get There[11] |
Cluster | "Smooth Criminal" | 2008 | Enjoy the Silence[12] |
Caetano Veloso | "Billie Jean" | 1994 | Caetano Canta[13] |
Cosmos | "Billie Jean" | 2005 | Pa un par[14] |
Chiranjeevi | "Thriller" | 1985 | Donga OST |
Cargo | "Rock with You" | 2003 | Jewel[15] |
Connie Talbot | "Ben" | 2007 | Over the Rainbow |
Cyrille Aime | "Off the Wall" | 2015 | It's A Good Day[16] |
Cleopatra | "I Want You Back" | 1997 | Comin' Atcha |
D[edit]
D
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Danny Worsnop | "Man in the Mirror" | 2013 | Thriller: A Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson[17] |
David Mead | "Human Nature" | 2004 | Indiana |
Davina | "I Can't Help It" | 1998 | Best of Both Worlds |
Dick Brave & The Backbeats | "Black or White" | 2003 | Dick This![18] |
David Foster | "Earth Song" | 2011 | Io Canto[19] |
Duane Stephenson | "You Are Not Alone" | 2009 | Jackson Lovers[20] |
David Garrett | "Smooth Criminal" | 2008 | Encore |
De Smurfen | "They Don't Care About Us" | 1996 | Party House Hits[21] |
Danny Gokey | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Dallas Austin | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 2009 | The Remix Suite |
D'Influence | "Rock with You" | 1998 | Rock with You[22] |
Donnie Elbert | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1972 | Stop in the Name of Love[23] |
Diana Ross | "Got to Be There" | 2009 | Touch Me in the Morning: Expanded Edition 2010 |
E[edit]
E
F[edit]
F
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Fall Out Boy | "Beat It" | 2008 | Live in Phoenix |
Faith No More | "Ben" | 2010 | Live in Indio (Coachella) |
Faithless | "Billie Jean" | 2000 | Back to Mine: Faithless |
Flying Pickets | "Billie Jean" | 1992 | The Warning[28] |
Floetry | "Butterflies" | 2003 | Floacism "Live" |
Franck Pourcel | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | 2010 | Chill N' Michael (Tribute To Michael Jackson)[29] |
G[edit]
G
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Ben Gibbard | "Thriller" | 2002 | Crocodile Cafe[30] |
Gothminister | "Thriller" | 2008 | Happiness In Darkness |
Gangsta's Paradise | "Bad" | 2009 | Paradise Of A Gangster[31] |
Grald De Palmas | "Black or White" | 1995 | La dernire anne |
Grover Washington, Jr. | "I Can't Help It" | 1980 | Skylarkin[32] |
Ginuwine | "She's Out of My Life" | 1999 | 100%Ginuwine |
Gary Bartz | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1972 | Juju Street Songs[33] |
George Benson | "Got to Be There" | 1993 | Love Remembers |
George Benson | "The Lady In My Life" | 2011 | Guitar Man |
Glee Cast | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 2011 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
Glee Cast | "Thriller / Heads Will Roll" | 2011 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
Gela Guralia | "Earth Song" | 2013 | Golos (The Voice) |
H[edit]
H
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Henry Mancini | "Thriller" | 1989 | Mancini Rocks The Pops[34] |
I[edit]
I
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Ian Brown | "Billie Jean" | 2000 | Return to the Planet of the Apes[35] |
Ian Brown | "Thriller" | 2000 | Return to the Planet of the Apes[35] |
Idina Menzel | "I Want You Back" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Earth Song" |
TBA | TBA |
Imogen Heap | "Thriller" | 2010 | Dermot O'Leary present The Saturday Sessions 2[36] |
Isgaard | "Earth Song" | 2003 | Golden Key[37] |
J[edit]
J
K[edit]
K
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Kieran Hebden | "Thriller" | 2008 | 3rd[49] |
Kashief Lindo | "I Can't Help It" | 1997 | What Kinda World[50] |
Kashief Lindo | "She's Out of My Life" | 1997 | What Kinda World[50] |
Keiko Lee | "I Can't Help It" | 2007 | In Essence[51] |
Kris Allen | "Man in the Mirror" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Kesang Marstrand | "Say Say Say" | 2008 | Bodega Rose[52] |
Kaare Norge | "Will You Be There" | 2003 | Kaare Norge| Here Comes the Sun[53] |
Khalil Fong | "Bad" | 2009 | Timeless |
Kris Allen | "Remember the Time" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Kim Fields | "Dear Michael" | 1984 | Dear Michael[54] |
Kery James | "Lettre Mon Public" (contains elements of "Give In to Me") | 2009 | Rel[55] |
Kristin Chenoweth | "Earth Song" | TBA | TBA |
L[edit]
L
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Leehom Wang | "Man in the Mirror" | 2009 | World Tour - Beijing Show |
Leon Ware | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 2003 | Musical Massage[56] |
Leningrad Cowboys | "Bad" | 2003 | Global Balalaika Show |
The Long Ryders | "Billie Jean" | 1989 | Metallic B.O.[57] |
Leon Thomas | "Got to Be There" | 1973 | Full Circle[58] |
Leon Thomas | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1973 | Full Circle[58] |
Leehom Wang | "Man in the Mirror" | 2009 | Man in the Mirror-Single[59] |
Laura White | "You Are Not Alone" | 2008 | The X Factor Finalists |
Lil Rounds | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 2009 | American Idol (season 8) |
Little Twin Stars | "I Want You Back" | 2005 | |
London Symphonic Orchestra | "Billie Jean" | 1995 | London Symphony Orchestra - Plays The Music of Michael Jackson[60] |
"The Girl Is Mine" | |||
"Thriller" | |||
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | |||
"The Way You Make Me Feel" | |||
"She's Out Of My Life" | |||
"Beat It" | |||
"Ben" | |||
"Leave Me Alone" | |||
"One Day In Your Life" | |||
"Man in the Mirror" | |||
"Bad"" |
M[edit]
M
N[edit]
N
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Nonpoint | "Billie Jean" | 2010 | (Released as a free download) |
Northern Kings | "They Don't Care About Us" | 2008 | Rethroned |
Neil Finn | "Billie Jean" | 2001 | Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge |
Nas | "It Ain't Hard to Tell" (contains a sample of "Human Nature") | 1994 | Illmatic |
Nina Girado | "She's Out of My Life" | 2009 | Renditions of the Soul |
O[edit]
O
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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O'Donel Levy | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1973 | Dawn Of A New Day[67] |
P[edit]
P
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Perri "Pebbles" Reid | "I Can't Help It" | 2000 | Greatest Hits[68] |
Pomplamoose | "Beat It" | 2009 | Internet Release[69] |
Peter White | "Got to Be There" | 2003 | A Twist Of Motown[70] |
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | "Heal The World" | 1998 | Trumpet Emotions[71] |
Phantasmic | "Say Say Say" | 1999 | I Light Up Your Life[72] |
Patti LaBelle | "She's Out of My Life" | 2005 | Classic Moments |
Paul Anka | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 2005 | Rock Swings |
Peter Andre | "She's Out of My Life" | 2010 | Unconditional: Love Songs |
Percy Faith | "Ben" | 1973 | Clair[73] |
Prince | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | 2011 | Welcome 2 America[74] |
Q[edit]
Q
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Quincy Jones | "Rock with You" | 1995 | Q's Jook Joint |
Quincy Jones | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 2010 | Q Soul Bossa Nostra |
R[edit]
R
S[edit]
S
T[edit]
T
U[edit]
U
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Uwe Schmidt | "Beat It" | 2003 | Fiesta Songs |
Usha Uthup | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | 1981 | Chup Kay Kon Aya Hay[100] |
Utada Hikaru | "I Want You Back" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Earth Song" "Billie Jean" |
TBA | TBA |
V[edit]
V
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Vijay Iyer | "Human Nature" | 2010 | Solo |
Vijay Iyer Trio | "Human Nature" | 2012 | Accelerando |
W[edit]
W
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Will Martin | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | 2010 | INSPIRATIONS[101] |
Willie Hutch | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1973 | Fully Exposed |
Willie Nelson | "She's Out of My Life" | 1984 | City of New Orleans |
Wayne Wonder | "Heal The World" | 2006 | Don't Have To |
X[edit]
X
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Xuxa | "Heal The World" | 1992 | No album |
Xerath | "Speed Demon" | 2011 | Online[102] |
Y[edit]
Y
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic | "Eat It" (parody of "Beat It") | 1984 | Eat It |
"Fat" (parody of "Bad") | 1989 | Even Worse | |
Yngwie Malmsteen | "Beat It" | 2009 | High Impact |
Z[edit]
Z
Artist | Song | Year | Release |
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Zulema | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 1975 | Zulema[103] |
Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer | "Say Say Say" | 2007 | Duet All Night Long |
References[edit]
- ^ "Various Artists - COCA COLA HOTS 2003".
- ^ "Sings the Classics".
- ^ "Boyonze - Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001".
- ^ "Meanwhile...Back In The States- Big Daddy".
- ^ "Boyce Avenue Influential Sessions3".
- ^ "Brazil Chill 2004".
- ^ "Don't Turn Around by black ivory in 1972".
- ^ "Carlos Santana - LIVE USA".
- ^ "Cyril Cinlu - Jusqu' moie".
- ^ "Soul Providence- carleenanderson.net".
- ^ "Chico Freeman - You'll Know When You Get There".
- ^ "Enjoy the Silence".
- ^ "Caetano Veloso - Caetano Canta".
- ^ "Cosmos-Pa un par".
- ^ "Jewel 2007".
- ^ http://revive-music.com/2015/08/10/cyrille-aimee-covers-off-the-wall/
- ^ "'Thriller A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson': More Details Revealed". BlabberMouth.com. Blabber Mouth. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Dick Brave & The Backbeats - Dick This!".
- ^ "Io Canto". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Jackson Lovers". Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "De Smurfen* Party House Hits". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "D'Influence - Rock With You".
- ^ "Donnie Elbert-I Wanna Be Where You Are-Stop in the Name of Love".
- ^ "The Embarrassment - Heyday 1979-1983".
- ^ "Emi Hinouchi Single 2003".
- ^ "Esther Phillips - Good Black Is Hard To Crack Esther Phillips - Good Black Is Hard To Crack".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Easy Star's Thrillah 2012". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Flying Pickets - The Warning".
- ^ "Chill N' Michael (Tribute To Michael Jackson)". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Ben Gibbard - Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA".
- ^ "Gangsta's Paradise - Paradise Of A Gangster".
- ^ "Grover Washington, Jr-I Can't Help It-Skylarkin'".
- ^ "Gary Bartz-Juju Street Songs".
- ^ "Henry Mancini / Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra - Mancini Rocks".
- ^ a b "Return to the Planet of the Apes - Ian Brown".
- ^ "Imogen Heap -Dermot O'Leary present The Saturday Sessions 2".
- ^ "Isgaard - Golden Key".
- ^ "Jaime Hinckson - Take Flight".
- ^ "John Klemmer - Finesse/Magnificent Madness".
- ^ "Julian Coryell - Duality".
- ^ "Finn Nrbygaard & Jette Torp - Musik & Fis".
- ^ "James Chance and the Contortions - Soul Exorcism".
- ^ "A Thousand Beautiful Things".
- ^ "The Original Foreign Mind / Junior Nature".
- ^ "The Non Stop Dancing Sound Of The 80's".
- ^ "Jackiem Joyner-Album Jackiem Joyner 2010".
- ^ "Jos Feliciano album 1981".
- ^ "For the Love of You".
- ^ "4TET - 3rd".
- ^ a b "Kashief Lindo - What Kinda World".
- ^ "Keiko Lee - In Essence".
- ^ "Kesang Marstrand -Bodega Rose".
- ^ "Here Comes the Sun kaare norge".
- ^ "Kim Fields - Dear Michael".
- ^ "Give in to me".
- ^ "Musical MassageLeon Ware (Expanded & Remastered)".
- ^ "The Long Ryders- Metallic B.O.".
- ^ a b "Full Circle (Flying Dutchman, 1973)".
- ^ "Man In the Mirror - Single".
- ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1529093/a/Plays+The+Music+of+Michael+Jackson.htm
- ^ "It's Post Time".
- ^ a b "Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea - Viva La Diva! CD". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Mina - Ti Conosco Mascherina".
- ^ "The Choirgirl -Mara Isabel".
- ^ "CroonerMilton Nascimento".
- ^ "Soul Source Jackson 5 Remixes".
- ^ "O'Donel Levy- Dawn Of A New Day".
- ^ "Pebbles - Greatest Hits".
- ^ "Pomplamoose - Pomplamoose Cover Michael Jackson's Beat It".
- ^ "A Twist Of Motown 2003".
- ^ "City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - Trumpet Emotions".
- ^ "Phantasm - I Light Up Your Life".
- ^ "percy faith clair".
- ^ "Prince Covers Michael Jackson".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Robbie Fulks - Happy". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Ray Stevens - I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like".
- ^ "The Ramsey Lewis Trio-Upendo Ni Pamoja".
- ^ "Roselle Nava-Rosele".
- ^ "Liberian Girl-Cocano Rap Musique: Volume 1".
- ^ "Soulwax - Hang All DJ's Volume 2".
- ^ "The String Cheese Incident - On the Road: 2002-02-20: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA (disc 2)".
- ^ "Stanley Jordan - Stanley Jordan - Stolen Moments".
- ^ "Letters of Love".
- ^ "Rough & Rugged- Shinehead".
- ^ "Those Eyes -Salena Jones".
- ^ "Good Thing Going".
- ^ "- Sly And Robbie's Taxi Sound - Marking 30 Years Of Taxi Records".
- ^ "Sanchez (singer) Loneliness 1983 Album".
- ^ "Sid Owen feat. Chukki Starr Good Thing Going".
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/cover/view/95934/Siedah%20Garrett-Man%20in%20the%20Mirror_Michael%20Jackson-Man%20in%20the%20Mirror/
- ^ "The Impossibles - Anthology".
- ^ "Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision".
- ^ "Never Can Say Goodbye-Trijntje".
- ^ "The Boys".
- ^ "Terence - Earth Song (Remix)".
- ^ "Toro Y Moi Chum Onah".
- ^ "Sbohem Tv Mna".
- ^ "The Lovelites". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
Rare 5 1990
- ^ "The Last Sad Song". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Chup Kay Kon Aya Hay".
- ^ "Will Martin- INSPIRATIONS".
- ^ "Xerath Posts Cover Of Michael Jackson's "Speed Demon"".
- ^ "Zulema Album -Zulema".