In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer.The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. Jackson reportedly earned $7.5 million for each of the two concerts, which is over $150,000 per minute. The show ranked first in black viewers over the decade ending 2008.
        Set list
        "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Usher, Mýa and Whitney Houston
        "Ben" - Billy Gilman
        "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy featuring Rayvon and Rikrok
        "Heal the World" - Mýa, Deborah Cox, Rah Digga, Monica and Tamia featuring The Brooklyn Youth Choir
        "My Baby" - Lil' Romeo featuring Master P
        "She's out of My Life" - Marc Anthony
        "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
        "I Want Candy" - Aaron Carter
        "Home" (from The Wiz) - Monica
        "You Can't Win" (from The Wiz) - Jill Scott
        "Ease on Down the Road" (from The Wiz) - Monica, Jill Scott, Al Jarreau, Deborah Cox
        "You Are Not Alone" - Liza Minnelli
        "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
        "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliot and Nelly Furtado
        "I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick
        "Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight
        "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - James Ingram and Gloria Estefan
        "Man in the Mirror" - 98 Degrees, Usher and Luther Vandross
        "Can You Feel It" - The Jacksons
        "ABC" - The Jacksons
        "The Love You Save" - The Jacksons
        "I'll Be There" - The Jacksons
        "I Want You Back" - The Jacksons
        "Dancing Machine" - The Jacksons and *NSYNC
        "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" - The Jacksons
        "The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson and *Britney Spears *(7th sep concert performance only)
        "Black or White" - Michael Jackson and Slash
        "Beat It" - Michael Jackson and Slash
        "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
        "You Rock My World" - Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker and Usher
        "We Are the World" - All Artists