'Bad' is the seventh solo studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, 'Thriller'. The lyrical themes on the record relate to media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement and world peace. The album is widely regarded as having cemented Michael Jackson's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s, as well as enhancing his solo career and being one of the best musical projects of his career. Five of the singles hit #1 in the United States, while a sixth charted within the Top Ten, and a seventh charted within the Top Twenty on the Hot 100. Well known are the title track 'Bad', 'Man In The Mirror', 'Dirty Diana' and 'The Way You Make Me Feel'. * The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition. Track List: Side A: Bad The Way You Make Me Feel Speed Demon Liberian Girl Just Good Friends Side B: Another Part Of Me Man In The Mirror I Just Can't Stop Loving You Dirty Diana Smooth Criminal