The 50 Best Michael Jackson GIFs

The King of Pop immortalized in GIFs.

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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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Michael Jackson dancing at Disney World

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Black or White"

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

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Beat It"

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The hat

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Michael Jackson performing at the MTA Video Music Awards

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Michael Jackson performing "Come Together"

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Michael Jackson performing live

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The crotch grab

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

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

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Michael Jackson in video for "Thriller"

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Michael Jackson performing on the "Dangerous World Tour"

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Michael Jackson being interviewed in Ray Bans

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Michael Jackson circa Off the Wall

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Beat It"

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Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

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Michael Jackson performing "Black or White" 

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Michael and Janet in the video for "Scream"

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Jackson 5 performing live on American Bandstand

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Michael Jackson smiling

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Michael Jackson in Japan

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Rock With You"

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The "Smooth Criminal" lean

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Remember the Time"

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Jackson 5 performing live

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Young Mike singing "Who's Loving You"

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The Finger Point

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Young Mike being interviewed a yellow suit

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

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Michael Jackson performing on the "Dangerous World Tour"

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Michael Jackson performing live at MTV Video Music Awards

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Michael Jackson in the video for "In the Closet"

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Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

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Michael Jackson performing live

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Michael Jackson performing live

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Michael Jackson in the video for "In the Closet"

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Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

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Michael Jackson back in the day

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Billie Jean"

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

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Black or White"

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Michael Jackson at Neverland

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Michael Jackson in the video for "Speed Demon"

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Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean" at Motown 25

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Michael Jackson feeling it

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Michael Jackson dancing

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