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Invincible (Michael Jackson album)
''Invincible'' is the final studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on October 30, 2001 as Jackson's tenth studio album in general and his sixth under Epic Records. Similar to Jackson's previous material, ''Invincible'' explores themes such as love, romance, isolation, media criticism, and social issues.
The album peaked at number one in eleven territories worldwide, including the United States (with first-week sales of 363,000 units), the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Switzerland. ''Invincible'' charted within the top ten in six other territories; its least successful charting area was Mexico, where the album peaked at number 29. Total sales for the album are estimated to be at 13 million, making it one of the best selling albums of the 2000s. Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics.
==Background==
During Jackson's time as a member of The Jackson 5, he frequently wrote material for the group and began working on projects as a solo artist, which eventually led to recording his own studio albums, notably ''Thriller'' (1982) and ''Bad'' (1987). The success of ''Thriller'', which still holds its place as the best selling album of all time with a reported 68 million units sold, often over-shadowed Jackson's other projects. Prior to the release of ''Invincible'', Jackson had not released any new material since ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' in 1997, or a studio album since ''HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' in 1995. ''Invincible'' was thus looked at as Jackson's 'career come back'.〔
''Invincible'' is dedicated to the fifteen-year-old Afro-Norwegian boy Benjamin "Benny" Hermansen who was stabbed to death by a group of neo-Nazis in Oslo, Norway, in January 2001.〔 The reason for this tribute was partly due to the fact that another Oslo youth, Omer Bhatti, Jackson's friend, was also a good friend of Hermansen.〔 The dedication in the album reads, "Michael Jackson gives 'special thanks': ''This album is dedicated to Benjamin 'Benny' Hermansen. May we continue to remember not to judge man by the color of his skin, but the content of his Character. Benjamin ... we love you ... may you rest in peace.''"〔 〕 The album is also dedicated to Jackson's grandmother Nicholette Sottile and his parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson.〔
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