When Michael Jackson released Bad in 1987, he accomplished something astonishing: One after another, the singles "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana" shot to the top of the Hot 100.
Chris Anokute, then a kid in New Jersey, was
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Scored a Staggering Five Number Ones