Michael Jackson Posters
Every Michael Jackson album cover, era by era
The Motown years1972 to 1975
- 1972Got to Be There His debut solo studio album, released by Motown on 24 January 1972, just weeks after the Jackson 5 Greatest Hits.
- 1972Ben Its title track gave Jackson his first solo number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
- 1973Music & Me His third studio album, released on 13 April 1973, blending pop and soul as the teenage singer kept developing his voice.
- 1975Forever, Michael His fourth and final Motown album, released 16 January 1975, moving toward the smoother soul sound of his later career.
The Epic breakthrough1979 to 1982
- 1979Off the Wall His first Epic album with Quincy Jones and the first solo LP to spawn four top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles.
- 1982Thriller The best selling album of all time, with roughly 70 million copies sold, and winner of a record eight Grammys in one night.
Global superstardom1987 to 1991
The later Epic era1995 to 2001
- 1995HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I A double album pairing his greatest hits with fifteen new songs, including You Are Not Alone, the first song to debut at number one.
- 2001Invincible His tenth and final studio album, widely reported as the most expensive album ever recorded at around 30 million dollars.
Rare Michael Jackson prints for real fans
Michael Jackson did not just make records, he rewrote what a pop record could be. The King of Pop turned album covers into icons, and this collection brings those covers to your wall as gallery grade posters. Every print maps to a real chapter of his career, from the Motown debut Got to Be There in 1972 to his final studio album Invincible in 2001.
The centrepiece is of course Thriller. Released in 1982, it remains the best selling album of all time, with roughly 70 million copies sold worldwide. Its imagery reads across a room, which makes it the strongest single anchor for any music wall. Just before it came Off the Wall, the 1979 breakthrough produced with Quincy Jones that first proved the solo Michael Jackson was a force in his own right. After Thriller came Bad in 1987, the first album in history to send five singles to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Fans who go deeper love the early Motown covers, Ben, Music & Me and Forever, Michael, because they show an artist still finding his voice at Motown before the Epic years. Ben alone carries a piece of history: its title song was Jackson's first solo number one, and it won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. The later run, Dangerous with its Teddy Riley new jack swing sound and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I with its towering statue artwork, rounds out a catalogue that spans three decades of pop.
That span is the point of collecting these covers. You are not just buying one image, you are buying the visual timeline of the King of Pop, from a thirteen year old on Motown to the biggest solo artist the world has seen. Each poster works alone, and each one gains meaning next to the others.
How to choose your Michael Jackson poster
Start with size. Every poster comes in four ISO formats, printed borderless on 200gsm matte stock.
- A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) suits a desk, a shelf ledge or a tight cluster of several covers.
- A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) is the versatile middle ground, big enough to read from across a room without dominating it.
- A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) works as a clear focal point above a sofa or a record player.
- A1 (59.4 x 84.1 cm) is the statement size, best kept for a single hero cover like Thriller or Bad.
The 200gsm matte finish matters as much as the size. It kills glare, so the deep blacks of the Bad and Dangerous covers stay rich under lamps and daylight, and it gives the paper a soft, gallery feel rather than a cheap gloss.
Then decide on framing. Each poster is offered with three optional frames:
- Black aluminium, the safe modern choice that disappears and lets the cover speak.
- Chrome, a brighter metal that echoes the glossy pop energy of the Thriller and Bad eras.
- Oak, a warm wood tone that softens the look and suits older or more neutral rooms.
If you are buying your first Michael Jackson poster and cannot decide, Thriller in A2 with a black aluminium frame is the reliable pick. It reads instantly, fits most walls and never looks busy.
Build a Michael Jackson gallery wall
A single cover is a poster. Several covers hung together tell a story, and this is where the collection earns its place. The simplest layout is chronological: line up Got to Be There, Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous left to right, and the wall walks a visitor through the rise of the King of Pop.
For a tighter grid, pick one size and keep it consistent. Four A3 covers in a two by two block, all in the same frame, looks deliberate and calm. For a looser salon wall, mix an A1 hero like Thriller with two or three A3 satellites around it.
Keep the frames matching for a clean, curated result, or mix oak and black on purpose for a warmer, collected feel. Leave five to seven centimetres of gap between frames so each cover breathes.
Because the Buy 2 posters get 1 free offer applies across the collection, building a three or four cover wall is the natural way to shop. Add HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I or Invincible to complete the timeline, and let the third print land for free.
Browse every Michael Jackson poster in this collection (10)
Michael Jackson - Got to be thereFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - BenFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - Music & MeFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - Forever, MichaelFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - Off The WallFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - ThrillerFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - BadFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - DangerousFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - InvincibleFrom €11.95
Michael Jackson - HIStory : Past, Present and Future (Book 1)From €11.95
Why Michael Jackson fans choose Posters Base
Posters Base exists for people who take their music seriously enough to put it on the wall. Every Michael Jackson poster in this collection is printed borderless on heavyweight 200gsm matte stock, the kind of paper that holds deep blacks and fine detail without the glare of cheap gloss. The matte surface is chosen so covers like Thriller and Bad look like art, not merchandise.
You choose the size, from A4 up to a statement A1, and you choose whether to frame it. Three frame options, black aluminium, chrome and oak, let the same cover suit a modern flat or a warm older room. Printing and delivery are handled locally in your country, which keeps shipping fast and the print quality consistent wherever you are.
Best of all, the Buy 2 posters get 1 free offer runs across the whole Michael Jackson range. That is the natural way to build a wall: pick your hero cover, add two more from the timeline, and the third one is on us. Whether you are starting with a single Thriller print or assembling the full discography from Got to Be There to Invincible, you get gallery quality without the gallery price.
Good to know about Michael Jackson
- Michael Jackson debuted the moonwalk on 16 May 1983 during a performance of Billie Jean on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. The slide became his signature move and one of the most imitated dance steps in pop history.
- Thriller made Jackson the first artist to win eight Grammy Awards in a single night, at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards on 28 February 1984. The haul included Album of the Year and Record of the Year for Beat It.
- The Thriller music video, directed by John Landis and released on 2 December 1983, ran nearly 14 minutes as a horror short film. It later became the first music video inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
- Ben, the title track of his 1972 Motown album, was Jackson's first solo number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written as the theme for a 1972 horror film about a boy and a rat, and it won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
- Off the Wall, released in 1979 and produced by Quincy Jones, was the record that made Jackson a solo star. It produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and Jackson was the first solo artist to achieve that from one album.
- Bad, released on 31 August 1987, became the first album in history to generate five number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror and Dirty Diana.
- You Are Not Alone, from the 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, became the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, on the chart dated 2 September 1995.
- Invincible, released on 30 October 2001, was Jackson's tenth and final studio album. Reported to have cost around 30 million dollars, it is often cited as the most expensive album ever recorded.