Song · Michael Jackson
“Man In The Mirror” by Michael Jackson
From the album Bad (1987)
“Man In The Mirror” by Michael Jackson appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Bad. Its best result is #146 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,459 indie & aaa song of all time and #230 of the '80s.
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"Man in the Mirror" came off Bad, Michael Jackson's seventh solo album, as its fourth single in January 1988, and it's the record's big, choir-lifted swing for the rafters. Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett wrote it, Quincy Jones produced it with Jackson, and the credits stack up high: Ballard and Randy Kerber on synthesizers, Greg Phillinganes on keyboards, Dann Huff on guitar, and behind Jackson's lead the Andraé Crouch Choir, the Winans and Garrett herself on backing vocals. Bruce Swedien recorded and mixed it.
It became Jackson's ninth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, went triple platinum and earned a Record of the Year nomination at the 31st Grammys. In Britain it stalled at 21 in 1988, then shot to No. 2 after his death in 2009, and an instrumental version was played at his memorial service.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 759 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2012 | 447 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2014 | 425 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2018 | 225 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2021 | 170 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2024 | 586 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2026 | 146 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
| 2026 | 963 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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