On February 20th in 1990, Michael received an award from his record label for “Artist of the Decade”. Michael was sure to thank his fans upon receiving it: “No album sells itself; it’s up to the people out there to buy it. I especially want to thank everyone everywhere, who helped make this award what it is. First a possibility, and now a reality.”

在1990年的2月20日，迈克尔·杰克逊收到了他的唱片公司颁发的“Artist of the Decade”奖项。他表示能获得这个奖项一定要感谢他的粉丝们，他说：“没有一张专辑是光靠自己就能获奖的，而是要靠那些去购买专辑的人。我特别感谢所有帮助我得到这个奖项的人们。一开始只是有可能，而现在已经实现了。”