No artist is safer for a music bingo than Michael Jackson. The grandparents danced to the Jackson 5, the parents learned the Thriller choreography, and the kids know Billie Jean from every film and advert since. One bass line and the whole table reacts, whatever their age.
This list is the 50 songs that get recognised in two seconds, not a discography. The Thriller and Bad singles (Beat It, Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror), the Off the Wall disco years (Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock with You), the nineties (Black or White, Remember the Time, They Don't Care About Us, Earth Song), the duets (Say Say Say, Scream) and the Jackson 5 and Jacksons hits everybody can sing (ABC, I Want You Back, Blame It on the Boogie, Can You Feel It).
It works for a 50th birthday, an 80s night, a wedding reception with three generations at the tables or a pub quiz round. Print one card per person, play the songs from any speaker, and watch the moonwalk attempts begin.
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The full song list
- Billie JeanMichael Jackson
- Beat ItMichael Jackson
- ThrillerMichael Jackson
- BadMichael Jackson
- Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson
- The Way You Make Me FeelMichael Jackson
- Man in the MirrorMichael Jackson
- Black or WhiteMichael Jackson
- Remember the TimeMichael Jackson
- Rock with YouMichael Jackson
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson
- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'Michael Jackson
- Human NatureMichael Jackson
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)Michael Jackson
- Dirty DianaMichael Jackson
- Heal the WorldMichael Jackson
- They Don't Care About UsMichael Jackson
- Earth SongMichael Jackson
- You Are Not AloneMichael Jackson
- Will You Be ThereMichael Jackson
- JamMichael Jackson
- In the ClosetMichael Jackson
- Who Is ItMichael Jackson
- Give In to MeMichael Jackson
- ScreamMichael Jackson
- Blood on the Dance FloorMichael Jackson
- You Rock My WorldMichael Jackson
- ButterfliesMichael Jackson
- Off the WallMichael Jackson
- She's Out of My LifeMichael Jackson
- Leave Me AloneMichael Jackson
- Another Part of MeMichael Jackson
- Liberian GirlMichael Jackson
- Speed DemonMichael Jackson
- Stranger in MoscowMichael Jackson
- Love Never Felt So GoodMichael Jackson
- Hold My HandMichael Jackson
- Say Say SayPaul McCartney
- The Girl Is MineMichael Jackson
- BenMichael Jackson
- Got to Be ThereMichael Jackson
- Rockin' RobinMichael Jackson
- I Want You BackThe Jackson 5
- ABCThe Jackson 5
- I'll Be ThereThe Jackson 5
- The Love You SaveThe Jackson 5
- Dancing MachineThe Jackson 5
- Blame It on the BoogieThe Jacksons
- Can You Feel ItThe Jacksons
- Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)The Jacksons
Tips for a Michael Jackson bingo that actually works
Five seconds is enough. These intros are among the most famous in pop. If nobody reacts after ten seconds, skip to the chorus; a bingo dies in the silences.
Keep the artist on the card. The list mixes Michael Jackson, the Jackson 5 and The Jacksons. I Want You Back and ABC sound alike to anyone who was not there in 1970, so the artist line settles the arguments.
Forty songs make a full evening. A 5x5 card needs 24, but with 40 to 50 the cards come out varied and you can play two or three rounds without repeating. Deselect anything you do not want in the generator.
Save Thriller for the end. Somebody will do the dance. Let them.
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