Your job is to wave in the right year and send the others home.
By Richie.Zh01
12 Questions
L1 Difficulty
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You’re at the clipboard. The card says an album name, the door shows four years. Three are polite pretenders, one is legit. Don’t over-parse. Match the room: early-70s Motown warmth, late-70s studio sparkle, or the sharp 80s camera flash.
Let a few anchors help. Ben has soft-focus teen drama. Thriller is blockbuster neon with horror-movie grin. HIStory feels bigger, darker, steel-gray. Don’t chase numbers; chase lighting, drums, haircuts, the whole vibe package your brain saved for no reason.
Misses are rented, not owned. Keep tempo. You’ll finish half-smiling at a crooked poster, tapping the table like snare hits while your tea goes a little too cool.
[A] 1972 | Michael's solo debut while still with the Jackson 5 featured "Rockin' Robin" climbing charts, proving even child stars could multitask between group and solo success brilliantly.
2/12
Ben?
[B] 1972 | This rat movie soundtrack gem became Michael's first solo #1, because nothing says childhood innocence quite like befriending killer rodents through song.
3/12
Music & Me?
[C] 1973 | Motown's ballad collection showcased teenage Michael's maturing vocals, bridging his child star days with hints of the sophisticated artist he'd soon become.
4/12
Forever, Michael?
[A] 1975 | His Motown farewell featured "One Day in Your Life," which ironically topped charts years after he left, proving good music outlasts record label drama.
5/12
Off the Wall?
[D] 1979 | Quincy Jones collaboration birthed disco Michael, with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" proving falsetto and funk created pure magic together on Epic Records.
6/12
Thriller?
[B] 1982 | Seven Top 10 singles transformed MTV and music videos forever, because why have one hit when you can basically own the entire Billboard chart?
7/12
Bad>?
[C] 1987 | Five #1 singles from one album set records, while that subway video proved Michael could make gang confrontations look like synchronized dancing perfection.
8/12
Dangerous?
[D] 1991 | Teddy Riley's new jack swing production modernized Michael's sound, with "Black or White" morphing faces becoming early '90s visual technology at its peak.
9/12
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1?
[B] 1995 | Double disc strategy mixed greatest hits with new material, cleverly making fans buy old favorites again just to get fresh tracks like "Scream."
10/12
Invincible?
[C] 2001 | His final living studio album cost $30 million to produce, featuring "You Rock My World" and proving even legends face the new millennium's challenges.
11/12
Michael?
[D] 2010 | First posthumous release featured Akon collaboration "Hold My Hand," originally recorded in 2007 but held back, creating bittersweet chart success after Michael's passing.
12/12
Xscape?
[A] 2014 | Timbaland modernized unreleased vocals while "Love Never Felt So Good" with Justin Timberlake proved Michael's voice remained timeless across any production era imaginable.