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HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (meestal eenvoudigweg afgekort tot HIStory, er is geen Book II) is het negende studioalbum van Michael Jackson. Dit album kwam in 1995 uit. Het album bestaat uit twee cd's.

De eerste cd is een verzameling van eerdere hits. De tweede cd is voorzien van nieuw materiaal.

In totaal werden er 36 miljoen albums verkocht. Dit was een stuk meer dan bij Jacksons voorafgaande albums. Het is tot op heden zijn bestverkochte album na Thriller.

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is a double album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released on June 20, 1995. It consists of the greatest hits album, HIStory Begins, in addition to his ninth studio album, HIStory Continues. HIStory Begins contains fifteen of his hit singles originally released through Epic Records, spanning from 1979 through 1991. HIStory Continues comprises new material written and produced by Jackson and collaborators. It was Jackson's fifth album released through Epic Records, and the first on his label MJJ Productions. The album includes appearances by Janet Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Slash, and the Notorious B.I.G. Its genres span R&B, pop, and hip hop with elements of hard rock and funk rock. The themes include environmental awareness, isolation, greed, suicide, injustice, and Jackson's conflicts with the media.

Several of the album's new songs pertain to the child sexual abuse allegations made against Jackson in 1993 and Jackson's perceived mistreatment by the media, mainly the tabloids. HIStory Continues has been described as Jackson's most "personal" album. Five singles were released, as well as two promotional singles (''This Time Around'' and ''Smile'') including the protest songs "Earth Song" and "They Don't Care About Us", the latter of which drew accusations of antisemitism; Jackson said the song's lyrics had been misinterpreted and included an edited version on later pressings of the album.

HIStory debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, and in nineteen other countries. "Scream", a duet between Jackson and his sister Janet, was a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100. "You Are Not Alone" became the first song in history to debut at number one on the Hot 100; it was also Jackson's final US number-one single. HIStory Begins received widespread acclaim, but critical response to the new material, HIStory Continues, was mixed. Jackson embarked on the HIStory World Tour, which was his third and final concert tour as a solo artist. The tour grossed $165 million (equivalent to $323 million in 2024), making it the highest-grossing solo concert tour of the 1990s.

HIStory has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In August 2018, it was certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). HIStory was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 1996 Grammy Awards, including Jackson's third Album of the Year nomination. It won Best Music Video – Short Form for "Scream". Jackson also won Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards.