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=== Retrospective reviews ===

In retrospective reviews, ''Invincible'' has gained more positive reviews and has been cited as an early development of [[dubstep]].<ref name="Nanke">{{Cite web|title=Review: Jackson's Invincible is under-appreciated|url=https://kennedytorch.org/14178/artsculture/review-jacksons-invincible-is-underappreciated/|last=Nanke|first=Ashton|website=Kennedy Torch|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="OToole">{{Cite book|last=O'Toole|first=Kit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UNCGDwAAQBAJ&q=michael+jackson+invincible+dubstep&pg=PT451|title=Michael Jackson FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Pop|date=October 1, 2015|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4950-4599-8|language=en}}</ref> Jonathan Harris of [[Medium (website)|''Medium'']] wrote, "The success of both Invincible and [[You Rock My World]] proved that Jackson's iconic style and musical formula was still viable and marketable in the 21st century and to yet another generation." Harris further praised the album as a "brilliant piece of work, with each song tuned to pop perfection and at 16 tracks and more than 77 minutes, there is something on it for everyone, no matter which era or style one has enjoyed from the King of Pop. ''Invincible'' has also aged quite well. Jackson wisely did not conform to pop music standards at the time of production, leaving ''Invincible'' sounding just as fresh and distinctive as it did on the day it was released."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@JonathanTSDM/michael-jacksons-invincible-is-all-grown-up-18-years-later-a-track-by-track-review-cdbbf7ae92de|title=Michael Jackson's 'Invincible' is All Grown Up: 18 Years Later, a Track by Track Review|last=Harris|first=Jonathan|date=September 14, 2019|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>

[[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] commented that it has a "spark" and "sound better than anything Jackson has done since ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]''."<ref name="ALG Invincible" /> Erlewine noted that while the album had good material it was "not enough to make ''Invincible'' the comeback Jackson needed – he really would have had to have an album that sounded free instead of constrained for that to work – but it does offer a reminder that he can really craft good pop."<ref name="ALG Invincible" /> Writing for ''PopDose'', Mike Heyliger wrote "''Invincible'' isn't the piece of shit most claim it to be. A leaner structure to the album and more sympathetic production would have resulted in a classic. But when measured against the radio junk that passes for pop-R&B these days, ''Invincible'' is stronger than ever."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://popdose.com/michael-jackson-invincible/|title=Michael Jackson: Invincible|date=June 28, 2009|website=Popdose|language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2020}}</ref> In December 2009 readers of ''Billboard'' voted ''Invincible'' the best album of the decade.<ref name="Album of the decade">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/slideshow/196807?decorator=slideshow&amp;confirm=true|title=Readers' Poll: Albums of the Decade|work=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230013450/http://www.billboard.com/#/|archive-date=December 30, 2011|access-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref>