2000

World Music Awards

Best Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium

1999

Ebony Magazine

One of the 100 most important black people of the 20th century

Entertainment Weekly

Eighth Greatest Entertainer of the Past 50 years

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

Michael's album "HIStory" (released in 1995) has been certified Platinum 7 times in the USA 

Entertainment Weekly Poll

Best Solo Artist (Modern) - #1. Michael Jackson (with 25.90% of the votes)

Best Group (Classic) - #2. The Jackson 5 (with 13.57% of the votes)

Most Underrated Artist or Group - #2. Michael Jackson (with 17.125 of the votes)

Best Modern Album - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 23.43% of the votes)

Best Song (Modern) - #2. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (with 16.11% of the votes)

Best Music Video - #1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (with 25.11% of the votes) 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented to Michael in South Africa by Namibian Premier Hage Geingob.

Diamond Award

For U.S sales of 10 million for an individual album or single (Michael was the youngest male artist to qualify for the award)

CD-First Internet Poll 

Greatest Pop Artist of the 90's

Bollywood Awards 

World Humanity Award

Internet Worldwide Top 100 Male Stars

# 1 Male Star

CNN Internet Poll

Best Music Video Of All Time - Thriller

80 Classics of the 80's Poll - Dutch Music Channel (TMF)

#1 Song - Thriller