Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson lives in the middle ground — 24 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 16 quiet anchors and 20 songs where they let go completely.
6.7
Avg Intensity
60
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Thriller
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1982
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1982
Bad
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1987
Dirty Diana
intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1987
Leave Me Alone
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1987
Smooth Criminal
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1987
Dangerous
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1991
Give In to Me
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1991
Jam
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1991
Come Together
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1995
Earth Song
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1995
HIStory
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1995
Money
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1995
Scream
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1995
Tabloid Junkie
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1995
They Don't Care About Us
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1996
Is It Scary
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1997
Morphine
intense
harsh texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1997
Heartbreaker
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2001
Unbreakable
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2001
The controlled burn
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1979
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1979
Off the Wall
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1979
Baby Be Mine
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1982
Beat It
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1982
Billie Jean
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1982
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1982
Another Part of Me
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1987
Just Good Friends
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1987
Speed Demon
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1987
The Way You Make Me Feel
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1987
Man in the Mirror
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1988
Black or White
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1991
In the Closet
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1991
Keep the Faith
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1991
Who Is It
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1991
Remember the Time
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1992
Ghosts
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1997
Break of Dawn
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2001
Don't Walk Away
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2001
Invincible
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2001
Whatever Happens
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2001
You Rock My World
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2001
Human Nature
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 2008
The quiet ones
Rock with You
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1979
She's Out of My Life
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1979
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1982
The Girl Is Mine
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1982
The Lady in My Life
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1982
Liberian Girl
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1987
Gone Too Soon
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1991
Heal the World
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1991
Will You Be There
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1991
Childhood
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1995
Stranger in Moscow
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 4
· 1995
You Are Not Alone
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1995
Butterflies
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2001
Cry
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2001
Heaven Can Wait
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 2001
Speechless
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2001
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