Why the petty and irrelevant comparison?
Michael and Obama are 2 different people and it's an established fact that MJ inspired thousands if not millions in the black community and entertainment industry in general.
Must black people tarnish their own and negate their history, contribution and achievements?
Now, do you really wanna sweep his unrivaled achievements under the rug?
MICHAEL JACKSON'S AWARDS
1970 NAACP Image Awards: Best Singing Group of the Year (Jackson 5)
1971 Grammy Awards: Best Pop Song, "ABC" NAACP Image Awards: Best Singing Group of the Year (Jackson 5)
1972 Billboard Awards: Top Singles Artist of the Year Top Singles Male of the Year Golden Globe Awards: "Ben" NAACP Image Awards: Best Singing Group (Jackson 5) U.S. Congress: Special Commendation For Positive Role Models
1980 American Music Awards: Favorite Male Soul Artist Favorite Soul Album, "Off The Wall" Favorite Soul Single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" Billboard Awards: Top Black Artist Top Black Album, "Off The Wall" Cashbox: Soul Album of the Year "Off The Wall" Grammy Awards: Best Performance "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" Hollywood Walk of Fame: Jacksons receive a Star on the Hollywood Blvd. NAACP Image Awards: Best Singing Group
1981 American Music Awards: Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R Favorite Album - Soul/R&B "Off The Wall" British Phonographic Industry Awards: "Off The Wall" Album Cashbox: Soul Album of the Year "Off The Wall" NAACP Image Awards: Best Singing Group
1983
Black Gold Awards:
Top Male Vocalist
Best Video Performance, "Beat It"
Best Single of the Year "Billie Jean"
Best Album "Thriller"
Billboard Awards:
Pop Artist of the Year
Black Artist of the Year
Pop Album of the Year "Thriller"
Pop Album Artist
Pop Singles Artist
Pop Male Album Artist
Pop Male Singles Artist
Black Album Artist
Black Singles Artist
Black Album "Thriller"
Dance/Disco Artist
Dance/Disco 12" LP "Billie Jean"
Dance/Disco 12" LP "Beat It
Billboard Video Awards:
Best Overall Video "Beat It"
Best Performanceby a Male Artist
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image "Beat It"
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song "Beat It"
Best Choreography "Beat It"
Cashbox:
Number One Male Artist
Top Pop Single "Billie Jean"
Top Male-Singles Artist
Top Black Album
Top Pop Album
Top Black Male Artist
Top Black Male-Singles Artist
Top Black Single "Billie Jean"
Rolling Stone:
Readers Poll - Artist of the Year
Readers Poll - Soul Artist
Readers Poll - Video "Beat It"
Readers Poll - Producer
Critics Poll - Artist of the Year
Critics Poll - Video "Beat It"
Critics Poll - Male Vocalist
Critics Poll - Soul Artist
Australia:
Album of the Year
Single of the Year
Brazil: International Artist of the Year
Greece: Record of the Year
Holland: Album of the Year
Italy: Artist of the Year
Japan:Artist of the Year
Best Male Vocalist
Album of the Year
Spain: Most Important Foreign Album
United Kingdom:
Album of the Year
Artist of the Year
1984
American Music Awards:
Special Award Of Merit
Favorite Male Vocalist-Pop/Rock
Favorite Single - Pop/Rock,"Billie Jean"
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock "Thriller"
Favorite Video - Pop/Rock "Beat It"
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B "Thriller"
Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R&B
Favorite Video - Soul/R&B "Beat It"
American Video Awards:
Best Long Form Video
Best Home Video
Billboard Awards: Top Album
Canadian Black Music Awards:
Top International Album, "Thriller"
Top International Single, "Billie Jean"
Top Male Vocalist
Entertainer of the Year
Crystal Globe Awards: Exceeding Sales Past 5 Million
Ebony Magazine Awards
Grammy Awards:
Producer Of The Year
Album Of The Year "Thriller"
Record Of The Year "Beat It"
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance "Beat It"
Best Male Vocal Performance "Billie Jean"
Best New R&B Song "Billie Jean"
Best Male Pop Performance
Best Recording For Children, "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" Album
Guiness Book Of Records: Best Selling Album Of All Time
Hotel Royal Plaza: Presentation Casement "37 Gold Platinum Discs"
Hollywood Star:
Hall of Fame Solo Star for Michael Jackson
MTV Awards:
Best Overall Video
Best Choreography
Viewers Choice Award
People's Choice Awards:
Best All Around Entertainer Of The Year
NAACP Image Awards: H. Claude Hodson Medal Of Freedom
NARM: Gift Of Music Award:
Best Selling Album & Single
Best Home Video "The Making Off Thriller"
United Kingdom: Presentation Casement Of Platinum Disc 1985 "Thriller" LP
1985
Grammy Awards:Best Home Video, "The Making Of Thriller"
1986
American Music Awards:
Award Of Appreciation
Song Of The Year "We Are The World"
Grammy Awards:
Song Of The Year "We Are The World"
Record Of The Year
Best Pop Performance By Duo Or Group
Best Music Video Short Form
Guinness Book of World Records:
Largest Ever Endorsement For Production
People's Choice Awards: "We Are The World"
1987
Bravo Magazine: Silver Otto Award
1988
American Music Awards: Favorite Single - Soul/R&B
Billboard Awards:
Top Black Artist
Blues & Soul
Outstanding Artist Of The Year
Best Live Show Of 1988
Bravo Magazine: Gold Otto Award
Ebony Magazine American Black Achievement Award
Forbes: #1 Entertainer Of The Year
Guild Hall Party: Presentation Of Sword To Commemorate "Bad" Tour
MTV Vanguard: Outstanding Contribution To Music Video Production
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Male Artist "Bad" Single
Best Album "Bad"
Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
Soul Train:
R&B Album Of The Year
Best Male Single Of The Year
UNCF: (United Negro College Fund):
Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree from Fisk University
Frederick D. Patterson Award
Wembley Stadium: For Seven Sell Out Record Breaking Shows
1989
American Music Awards: Special Award Of Achievement
American Dance Award:
BET: Award For The Success Of "Bad" Tour
Billboard Awards:
Number One Black Artist
#1 Album-Pop/R&B "Thriller"
Bravo Magazine: Bronze Otto Award
BRE Awards:
Triple Crown Award, King Of Pop, Rock & Soul
Video Of The Year
British TV Industry Awards: Artist Of The Decade
British Phonographic Industry Awards: Video Of The Year
British Academy Of Music Awards: Best International Male Artist
Cashbox: Video Pioneer
Critic's Choice Award: Best Video
Entertainment Tonight: Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade
Friday Night Videos:
Greatest Artist Of The Decade
Number One Artist
Forbes : #1 Entertainer Of The Year ($)
Gardner Street Elementary School:
Most Famous Alumnus Renamed School Auditorium
MTV Awards:
Video Vanguard Award, "Thriller" - The Greatest Video In The History Of The World
National Urban Coalition: Humanitarian Award
People's Choice Awards: Favorite Music Video, "Smooth Criminal"
Rolling Stone Magazine: Video Of The Decade, "Thriller"
Soul Train Awards:
Heritage Award
R&B Contemporary
1st Annual Sammy Davis Jr. Award
U.K. TV Show: Goodbye To The 80's Award
Vanity Fair: Artist Of The Decade
Video Software Dealer Association: Favorite Music Video, "Moonwalker"
World Music Awards:
Hall Of Fame
Lifetime Achievement In Video
Viewers Choice #1 Video, "Dirty Diana"
1990
American Cinema Awards: Entertainer Of The Decade
Emmy Nominee:
Composing Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Song, "You Were There"
BMI Inaugural: 1st Michael Jackson Award Of Achievement
Boy Scouts Of America: Good Scout Humanitarian
Capital Children Museum: Humanitarian Award
Grammy Awards: Best Video, "Leave Me Alone"
Music Connection: Man Of The Decade
Sony Entertainment (CBS Records): Top Selling Artist Of The Decade
Soul Train Awards: Artist Of The Decade
Vanity Fair: Most Popular Artist In The History Of Show Business
White House Recognition: Artist Of The Decade - President George Bush
1991
MTV Awards: Renames its Video Vanguard Award to
"Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award" in his honor
1992
Bravo Magazine: Gold Otto Award
Gabon, Africa: National Honor Of Merit Award
NABOB: (National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Operation One To One Award
President Of U.S. George Bush : Point Of Light Ambassador
1993
American Music Awards:
Best Pop/Rock Album, "Dangerous"
Best Soul/R&B Single, "Remember The Time"
Special International Artist Award for record sales and humanitarian efforts around the world
Bravo Magazine: Gold Otto Award
BMI Awards:
Two of The Most Performed Songs of The Year, "Black or White" and "Remember The Time"
Grammy Awards: Living Legend Award
Guinness Book Of World Records:
Lifetime Achievement Award for his unprecedented world records in the world of entertainment
NAACP Image Awards:
25th Silver Anniversary Entertainer Of The Year Award
Outstanding Music Video, "Black or White"
Soul Train Awards:
1993 Humanitarian Of The Year Award
Best R&B Single, "Remember The Time"
Best R&B Album, "Dangerous"
World Music Awards:
Best Selling American Artist
World's Best Selling Pop Artist
World's Best Selling Artist Of The Era
1994
Crenshaw Community Youth And Arts Foundation: Humanitarian Award
Smash Hits Awards: Best Male Vocalist
Pop Rock Magazine: Favorite Singer of The Year
1995
America's Most Favorite Singers Poll: (Harris Poll)
Michael Jackson is the 10th Most Favorite Singer in America in 1995
BET Hall of Fame Award: first ever recipient of the BET Hall of Fame Award
Billboard Music Awards: Special Hot 100 Award
Billboard Music Video Awards: Video of the Year - Pop/Rock, "Scream"
Bravo Magazine - Golden Otto Awards
Brazilian TVZ Video Awards:
Best International Video of the Year - "Scream"
European MTV Music Awards: Best Male Artist of the Year
MTV Video Music Awards: 3 awards from 11 nominations
Best Dance Video, "Scream"
Best Choreography, "Scream"
Best Art Direction , "Scream"
Popcorn Magazine:
Artist of the Decade Award
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Poprocky Magazine
Favorite Male Vocalist of the Year
Smash Hits Poll: Best Male Artist award
1996
American Music Awards: 3 nominations, 1 award
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: 2 nominations, 1 award
Favorite Pop Male award, "HIStory"
Bravo Magazine -
Golden Otto Award
Platinum Otto Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, first artist to receive it
Best Male Singer
Best Album, "HIStory"
Best Show
Nicest Singer
Brit Awards: Artist of a Generation Award.
Le Film Fantastique: (French film awards)
Best Video Award, "Earth Song"
Danish Grammy Awards:
Best International Male Artists
Best International Album for "HIStory"
Genesis Awards:
1995 Doris Day Music Award [given each year for an animal-sensitive musical work], "Earth Song" video
Grammy Awards: 4 nominations, 1 award
Best Music Video - Short Form: "Scream"
Irish Music Awards (IRMA) :
Best International Male Artist Award for "HIStory" album
Hong Kong Hit Radio:
Best International Male Artist
Best Song of the Year, "You Are Not Alone"
World Music Awards: record 5 awards
Best Selling Record of All Time, "Thriller"
Best Selling Male Artist of 1996
Best Selling American Artist
Best Selling RArtist
Best Selling Artist ever
1997
Bob Fosse Award:
Best Choreography in a Music Video for "Ghosts"
Bravo Magazine Awards:
Silver Otto Award
Best Album, "HIStory"
Best Show
3rd Best Looking Singer
Brazilian TVZ Video Awards:
Best International Video of the Year - "Blood On The Dance Floor"
Dutch Music Factory Awards:
Best Male Singer
Best Live Act
Live! magazine readers' poll:
Most Memorable Male Performer
Legend of Live Entertainment
Soul Train Music Awards: renamed the video award in Michael's honor to
"Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video"
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
Jackson 5 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, USA