The 50 Best Michael Jackson GIFs

We love and swoon and venerate Michael Jackson to an immeasurable degree because we have dwelled in the nodes of his music—meteoric hit after hit—for what seems like a lifetime now. His enduring songs awaken, as author Richard Wright once famously penned, “a vague sense of the infinite.” And with the debut of filmmaker Spike Lee's Bad 25 documentary Thanksgiving night, we felt it only right to honor The King of Pop in GIF form. Here, we present 50 of the most memorable Michael Jackson GIFs.

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MJ 1

Michael Jackson dancing at Disney World

MJ 10

Michael Jackson in the video for "Black or White"

MJ 11

Michael Jackson wearing a dope jacket during the "HIStory World Tour"

MJ 12

Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

MJ-48

Michael Jackson in the video for "Beat It"

MJ 13

The hat

MJ 14

Michael Jackson performing at the MTA Video Music Awards

MJ 15

Michael Jackson performing "Come Together"

MJ 16

Michael Jackson performing live

MJ 17

The crotch grab

MJ 18

Michael Jackson in video for "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"

MJ 19

Michael Jackson in video for "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"

MJ 2

Michael Jackson in video for "Thriller"

MJ 20

Michael Jackson performing on the "Dangerous World Tour"

MJ 21

Michael Jackson being interviewed in Ray Bans

MJ 22

Michael Jackson circa Off the Wall

MJ 24

Michael Jackson in the video for "Beat It"

MJ 23

Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

MJ 26

Michael Jackson performing "Black or White"

MJ 27

Michael and Janet in the video for "Scream"

MJ 28

Jackson 5 performing live on American Bandstand

MJ 29

Michael Jackson smiling

MJ 3

Michael Jackson in Japan

MJ 30

Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

MJ 31

Michael Jackson in the video for "Rock With You"

MJ 32

The "Smooth Criminal" lean

MJ 33

Michael Jackson in the video for "Remember the Time"

MJ 34

Jackson 5 performing live

MJ 35

Young Mike singing "Who's Loving You"

MJ 36

The Finger Point

MJ 37

Young Mike being interviewed a yellow suit

MJ 38

Michael Jackson in the video for "Blame it on the Boogie"

MJ 39

Michael Jackson performing on the "Dangerous World Tour"

MJ 4

Michael Jackson performing live at MTV Video Music Awards

MJ 6

Michael Jackson in the video for "In the Closet"

MJ 40

Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

MJ 43

Michael Jackson performing live

MJ 44

Michael Jackson performing live

MJ 8

Michael Jackson in the video for "In the Closet"

MJ 45

Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

MJ 46

Michael Jackson back in the day

MJ 47

Michael Jackson in the video for "Billie Jean"

MJ 49

Michael Jackson in the video for "We are the World"

MJ 5

Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

MJ 50

Michael Jackson in the video for "Black or White"

MJ 7

Michael Jackson at Neverland

MJ 9

Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

MJ 41

Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

MJ 25

Michael Jackson feeling it

MJ 42

Michael Jackson dancing