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Invincible is het tiende en tevens laatste studioalbum van de Amerikaanse popster Michael Jackson. Het album werd in Europa uitgebracht op 29 oktober 2001 door platenlabel door Epic Records. De studiosessies voor het album kostte 30 miljoen dollar, daarmee is Invincible het duurste album dat ooit is gemaakt.

Voordat Invincible verscheen was Jacksons laatste album met nieuw opgenomen muziek, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, meer dan zes jaar oud. Om deze reden werd Invincible in de weken voor uitgave als een 'grote comeback' geprofileerd. Uiteindelijk bleek dat het album niet aan de hoge verwachtingen kon voldoen en vielen de verkoopcijfers en populariteit om verschillende redenen tegen. Desondanks zijn er van het album wereldwijd 8 tot 13 miljoen exemplaren verkocht en behaalde het album de nummer 1-positie in de hitlijsten van dertien landen, waaronder de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk, Duitsland en Nederland.

Invincible is the tenth and final studio album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released on October 30, 2001, by Epic Records. The album features appearances from Carlos Santana, the Notorious B.I.G., Fats, and Slash. It incorporates R&B, pop, and soul, and similarly to Jackson's previous material, Invincible explores themes such as romance, isolation, and media criticism.

The creation of Invincible was expensive and laborious, featuring the work of ten record producers and over 100 musicians. Jackson started the multi-genre production in 1997 and did not finish until eight weeks before the album's release. With reported expenses of close to $30 million, it remains the most expensive album ever made. The lead single, "You Rock My World", was Jackson's final hit single during his career, as it reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

Invincible debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 363,000 copies. It also reached number 1 in thirteen other countries worldwide. Besides "You Rock My World", "Cry" was also released as a single, and "Speechless" and "Butterflies" were released as promotional singles. Invincible initially received average to negative reviews, becoming Jackson's most critically derided album. However, in retrospective reviews it has been viewed more positively, with praise for its musicality and production in particular.

In July 2002, following Sony's decision to abruptly end promotion for Invincible, Jackson openly condemned the CEO of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola. Jackson refused to tour to support the album, adding to the growing rift between him and Sony Music. Despite this, Invincible was certified double platinum in the US. The album has sold over 8 million copies globally. In 2009, the year of Jackson's death, Invincible was voted by online readers of Billboard as the best album of the 2000s.