Michael Jackson’s Thriller, released over 40 years ago, is still his greatest album, shaping pop music and breaking records decades later.

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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" remains best-selling album of all time. Nov. 30, 2012— -- intro: Thirty years ago today, at the age of 24, Michael Jackson set out to become the King of Pop with the ...

The album spent 37 weeks at No. 1. — -- Thirty-five years ago today, the album that changed the face of pop music forever arrived in stores: Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The album, released Nov.

From Jackson's last-minute plan to scrap the video and his feud with Vincent Price, to Jones' round-the-clock work ethic, what went into the pop masterpiece Chris Walter/WireImage It's impossible to ...

The story behind the Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury duet that never happened has more llamas than you'd expect.

Michael Jackson made the most iconic “Thriller” music video and album in the early 1980s forever changed the music and entertainment industry. Directed by John Landis, the 14-minute video featured ...

"Thriller" had a stronger Halloween week in 2024, but hits a new 21st century Hot 100 peak this week. The reason has less to do with its performance and more with everything else on the chart.

Michael Jackson became the only artist to land Top 10 hits across six decades after “Thriller” returned to the Billboard Hot 100.