2025-09-06 08:47 Pop

Thriller

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is one of the most iconic albums in music history. Here’s a quick breakdown for you:

• Release date: November 30, 1982

• Artist: Michael Jackson

• Label: Epic Records

• Producer: Quincy Jones (with Michael Jackson heavily involved)

Key Facts:

• It’s the best-selling album of all time, with estimates of 70+ million copies sold worldwide.

• It won a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards in 1984, including Album of the Year.

• The music videos for Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean revolutionized MTV and popularized the modern music video format.

• The Thriller short film/music video (directed by John Landis) is one of the most famous ever made.

Tracklist:

1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

2. Baby Be Mine

3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)

4. Thriller

5. Beat It

6. Billie Jean

7. Human Nature

8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

9. The Lady in My Life