"Black or White" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 7, 1991, making it the fastest chart topper since the Beatles' "Get Back". Jackson became the first artist to have number one hits in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with the song. It is certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was the best-selling single worldwide of 1992.
The music video for "Black or White" premiered simultaneously in 27 countries, with an audience of 500 million viewers, the most ever for a music video. "Black or White" was honored with the first Billboard No. 1 World Single. The video featured a morphing technique that was very innovative at the time. Macaulay Culkin and George Wendt (Norm from the sitcom Cheers) appeared in it, as well as Tyra Banks before she gained supermodel status.
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