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Top 10 Michael Jackson Listicle Ideas

Michael Jackson died yesterday, and while everybody is still reeling from the news and trying to process the odd mixture of sadness, confusion (anger?) and adoration that most have felt for the pop superstar and, lately, reclusive nut-job throughout their lives, list-form tributes abound. Rather than add one to the mix, we’ll add 10 suggestions (some of which, maybe, already exist?). Here are our Top 10 Michael Jackson Listicle Ideas.

Top 10 Celebrity Cameos in Michael Jackson Videos

MJ was a master Rolodex-comber, but this video for “Liberian Girl” off Bad is totally, self-consciously absurd.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Outfits With Too Many Buckles

His unique fashion sense didn’t always work, but if there was a uniting theme to it all it would have to be buckles, lots and lots of buckles.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Relatives

So many to choose from, like 7 or 8, but we’ll go with nutty (though, occasionally insightful) Latoya. Don’t miss her hilarious cameo in upcoming comedy Brüno.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Dance Moves Other Than the Moonwalk

He had some obvious signature moves, like the moonwalk, the lean (from “Smooth Criminal”) and the crotch grab, but we especially like the tippy-toe stand, which seems like a ballet move.

Top 10 Parodies  of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”

Dude, there are so many of these (the Indonesian prison version being a very tempting one), but we’re suckers for the Indian parody.

Top 10 Fan-Made Michael Jackson Gloves

This fellow is not only a fan, but also the guy commissioned to design gloves for MJ’s upcoming series of 50 concerts.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Duets

It came down to being between this and one of MJ’s duets with Paul McCartney (probably “Say Say Say”), but this is so hilariously awful and obscure.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Pets

There was some stiff competition in this category (a llama, the skeleton of the Elephant Man MJ supposedly bought), but he and Bubbles just had such great chemistry.

Top 10 Michael Jackson Music Videos Involving the Paranormal

“Thriller” is the obvious pick here (among many other possibles), but we’re going with “Remember the Time” because in addition to cameos by Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson and supermodel Iman, MJ turns into sand at one point, which is pretty cool.

Top 10 Masks Worn by Michael Jackson’s Kids

This one’s a little tougher, because the pictures are so few and far between. We’ll go with the feathery masks as opposed to the Noh theater-style masks.

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  1. [...] ecstatic, exuberant, crotch-grabbing ways of the late great Michael Jackson may have caused some controversy in their time, but that hasn’t stopped innumerable musical [...]

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