Michael Jackson wrote a lot more songs than you realize. For this list, we’ll be looking at songs the King of Pop wrote for other artists - not including tracks that he is featured on. Our countdown of songs you didn't know were written by Michael Jackson includes “This Had to Be” (1980) by The Brothers Johnson, “State of Shock” (1984) by Mick Jagger, “Joy” (1994) by Blackstreet, “Eaten Alive” (1985) by Diana Ross, and more! Let us know which writing credit surprised you the most in the comments below!

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