"One Day in Your Life" is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson for his 1975 album, Forever, Michael. Music written by Sam Brown III and lyrics by Renée Armand, it was later released on March 20, 1981 as a single from the compilation album One Day in Your Life due to the commercial interest that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1979 album Off the Wall, despite the fact that Jackson had released that album on Epic Records instead of Motown.

While a modest US hit, it was a bigger hit in the UK, where it became Jackson's first solo recording to hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was number one in the UK for two weeks in June and July 1981.^[3] It also topped the Irish Singles Chart, and also featured strongly on the South African singles charts. It was released on the Motown label. It went on to become the sixth best-selling single of 1981 in the UK. Robert Christgau called this song a romantic ballad that is as credible on its "own terms as the rockers."^[4]^[5] Five years prior, a cover version by Johnny Mathis for his Feelings album charted in the U.S. and Canada.

Record World said that "Plush strings cushion Michael's heavenly vocals."^[6]

Charts[edit]

Johnny Mathis[edit]

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	46
USBillboard Adult Contemporary^[8]	36

Michael Jackson[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[9]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	2
South Africa (Springbok)^[13]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	1
USBillboard Hot 100^[15]	55
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)^[16]	37

Chart (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	94

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1981)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[17]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	27

Chart (1982)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[9]	53

Certifications[edit]

Michael Jackson version
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	Gold	790,000^[20]

References[edit]

^ "MJ singles".

^ "BPI".

^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 395. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

^ "Consumer Guide: March 17, 1975". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

^ Ron Wynn. "One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. April 25, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 10, 1976. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 155.

^ ^a ^b "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. January 3, 1983. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.

^ "Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.

^ ^a ^b "Michael Jackson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

^ "Michael Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

^ "Michael Jackson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "Jaaroverzichten 1981". Ultratop. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

^ Copsey, Rob (August 27, 2018). "Top 60 Michael Jackson songs on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

^ "British single certifications – Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life". British Phonographic Industry.

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