Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records. Jackson moved in a new musical direction, incorporating pop, post-disco, rock and funk. It remains the best-selling album of all time, with sales of 66 million copies worldwide.
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Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records. Jackson moved in a new musical direction, incorporating pop, post-disco, rock and funk. Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with sales of 66 million copies worldwide. It won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, while \”Beat It\” won Record of the year. The album’s success set the standard for the music industry with its songs, music videos and promotion strategies influencing artists, record labels, producers, marketers and choreographers. It has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry of \”culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant recordings\”, and the National Film Preservation Board’s National Film Registry of significant films. The single “The Girl Is Mine” features a single guest appearance, with Paul McCartney becoming the first artist to be featured on Jackson’s albums. Jackson’s previous album Off the Wall received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, having sold 10 million copies at the time. The years between Off the wall and Thriller were a transitional period for Jackson, a time of increased independence. Jackson told John Branca in August 1979 that he wanted to be the biggest and wealthiest star in business. He was upset about what he perceived as the underperformance of Off theWall.
He also felt undervalued by the musicindustry; in 1980, when Rolling Stone declined to run a cover story on him, Jackson responded: “I’ve been told over and over that black people on the cover of magazines doesn’t sell copies… I won’t give them one, maybe I’ll give them an interview.” He told Branca to be his manager when he turned 21, and he told him to show up up on the show in August 1980. Jackson said: “When I turn 21, I’m going to be up there with the biggest star in the business.” He said: “I’m not going to let that happen to me. I’m just going to go out and do what I want to do.” The album is considered one of the most influential albums of the 1980s and 1990s. It is the second-best- selling album in the United States and was certified 33× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2017. It also set the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with \”Billie Jean\” and \”Thrills” reaching number one. It became Jackson’s first number one album on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it spent a record 37 weeks at number one, from February 26, 1983 to April 14, 1984. It broke racial barriers in popular music, enabling Jackson’s appearances on MTV and meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. With 32 million copies sold worldwide by the end of 1983, Thriller became thebest-selling Album of All Time.
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