1985 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | the detail.

Coming off the back of 1984, Michael-mania had truly captured the World with such velocity it put the artist at risk of being overexposed and causing a backlash against him in the public and press. In 1985, Michael Jackson kept an uncharacteristically low profile as he evolved into his next phase pop dominance, creatively as well as in business and public persona. Here is a breakdown of events that took place this year: 00:00 - 1985 Rewind 00:05 - 01/28/85 - Recording the ‘We are the World’ charity single 01:52 - 03/07/85 - ‘We are the World’ is released 02:42 - 03/26/85 - Arriving in London 02:56 - 03/28/85 - Unveils a new waxwork of himself at Madame Tussauds 05:06 - 07/24/85 - Filming starts on ’Captain EO’ 06:20 - 07/30/85 - Sprains hand while filming 06:50 - 08/15/85 - Buys the ATV/Beatles catalog 06:57 - 10/18/85 - Arrives in Perth, Australia 07:39 - 10/22/85 - Appears on Channel 7 Perth Telethon Music by Kenny Cash - Magenta - https://thm