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Thriller is the sixth solo album by
Thriller is one of only three albums to remain in the top 10 of the
Recording and release
Recorded between
Jackson was nominated for twelve
Track list
# | Song | U.S | U.K |
1 | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Jackson) - 6:02 | 5 | 8 |
2 | "Baby Be Mine" (Temperton) - 4:20 | ||
3 | "The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)" (Jackson) - 3:42 | 2 | 8 |
4 | "Thriller" (Temperton) - 5:57 | 4 | 10 |
5 | "Beat It" (Jackson) - 4:17 | 1 | 3 |
6 | "Billie Jean" (Jackson) - 4:57 | 1 | 1 |
7 | "Human Nature" (Bettis/Porcaro) - 4:05 | 7 | |
8 | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Ingram/Jones) - 3:58 | 10 | 11 |
9 | "The Lady in My Life" (Temperton) - 4:12[22] |
Influence and legacy
"Thriller" influenced numerous artists, including
, ,Thriller revolutionized the music industry, breaking numerous records. Gil Friesen, President of A&M Records, said "the whole industry has a stake in this success"[21] and The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller sold over 350,000 copies in a few months of sales .[21] Thriller raised the importance of albums but multiple hits also changed notions about the number of singles to release.[31] Although singles had already fallen in importance, Thriller's release firmly established albums as the dominant force in the industry.
Jackson's was rarely referred to as a "black singer" and his success was unusual for a black artist in the 1980s, being one of the first on a Rolling Stone cover and one of the first to have a replica doll.[32] Time summed up Thriller's impact as a "restoration of confidence" for an industry bordering "the ruins of punk and the chic regions of synthesizer pop".[21] Also, Thriller put black music onto US radio for the first time in years, paving the way for other acts like Prince.[33]
High profile samples/covers
- In 2006, Charlotte Church and Amy Winehouse sang "Beat It" at the end of The Charlotte Church Show's first series. [34]
- On December 10 2007, Alicia Keys sang "Human Nature" at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.[35]
- "Good Life" by Kanye West features keys from "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"[36]
- "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna sampled "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"[37]
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- "The Way It Is" by The Prodigy sampled "Thriller" [39]
Music videos and MTV
It is often claimed Jackson was the first person to make music videos an art,
Central to Jackson’s success with music videos was new channel MTV, which put his videos in heavy rotation throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Before then, Jackson struggled to get MTV airing because he was black.[30] To change this, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff denounced MTV, saying "I’m pulling everything we have off the air" and "I’m not going to give you any more videos. And I’m going to go public and fucking tell them about the fact you don’t want to play music by a black guy".[30] This harsh stance worked; MTV started showing "Billie Jean", forming a lengthy partnership with Jackson and helping other black artists.
When the 14-minute-long "Thriller" video aired in December 1983, MTV ran it up to twice an hour to meet demand. It reportedly scared viewers, especially children but marked an increase in scale for music videos and is often called the best-ever music video.[31] MTV, a struggling cable channel, became huge. Jackson's videos were credited to this success[42] and MTV's focus switched from rock to pop and R&B.[43]
Certifications/chart history
Country | Certification | Sales | Country | Certification | Sales | Country | Certification | Sales | ||
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Argentina | 10x Platinum | 500,000 | Australia | 12x Platinum | 850,000 | Brazil | 6x Diamond | 2,000,000 | ||
Belgium | 11x Platinum | 550,000 | Canada | 2x Diamond | 2,000,000 | Finland | 3x Platinum | 90,000 | ||
France | 3x Diamond | 3,000,000 | Germany | 3x Platinum | 1,500,000 | Japan | 2x Diamond | 2,500,000 | ||
Mexico | Diamond | 500,000 | Netherlands | 11x Platinum | 880,000 | New Zealand | Diamond | 150,000 | ||
Portugal | 3x Platinum | 140,000 | Spain | 8x Platinum | 640,000 | Switzerland | 6x Platinum | 240,000 | ||
UK | 11x Platinum | 3,570,000 | USA | 27x Platinum | 27,000,000 |
Thriller spent 37 weeks (26 February, 1983-20 April, 1984) at #1 in the US, 144 days in 1983 and 111 in 1984, remaining in the charts for a further 85 weeks.
Highly published events
A number of highly published events throughout 1984 and 1985 have been attributed to increasing the sales of the album.On
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Thriller credits
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"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)
"Beat It"
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"Baby Be Mine"
"Thriller"
"The Lady in My Life"
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Thriller Special Edition
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In 2001, Thriller Special Edition was released as part of a "Special Edition" reissue series for Jackson's Epic albums, coinciding with promotion for Invincible. Released simultaneously, the reissues featured expanded booklets with numerous photographs, digital remasters, and (other than Dangerous) bonus tracks and new interviews. Initial runs had a slipcase of a photo of Jackson and a tiger cub.
The bonus tracks were "Someone in the Dark" (from the
Thriller Special Edition bonus tracks
- Interview with Quincy Jones #1 – 2:18
- "Someone in the Dark" (Bergman/Temperton) – 4:48
- Interview with Quincy Jones #2 – 2:04
- "Billie Jean" (Home Demo from 1981) (Jackson) – 2:20
- Interview with Quincy Jones #3 – 3:10
- Interview with Rod Temperton #1 – 4:02
- Interview with Quincy Jones #4 – 1:32
- "Voice-Over Session from "Thriller"" (Temperton) – 2:52
- Interview with Rod Temperton #2 – 1:56
- Interview with Quincy Jones #5 – 2:01
- "Carousel" (Sembello/Freeman) – 1:49
- Interview with Quincy Jones #6 – 1:17
Thriller Special Edition credits
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Thriller 25
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Thriller 25 is a 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. In the UK, the BBFC gave Thriller 25 a "15" age rating because of the "Thriller" music video and is Jackson's first age rated release. Jackson first mentioned a "second chapter" to Thriller in late 2006 on Access Hollywood, saying he would discuss it with collaborator will.i.am. Jackson served as executive producer[56] and Epic announced it in a press release on November 30, 2007.[57][58]
A Thriller 25 launch party was held at
Internationally, "
Album track "Beat It 2008" began charting, reaching #26 in Switzerland, #31 in Denmark, #43 in Sweden, #60 in Japan, #74 in Germany, #75 in Austria and #77 in Canada[86][87][88][89][90][91][92] as did "Billie Jean 2008", reaching #91 in Germany.[93] Unusual for Jackson, no music videos have been released yet.
Content
Thriller 25 comes on
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Thriller 25 bonus tracks
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Charts, certifications and sales
Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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Australia | 2 [103] | N/A | 13,000+[104] |
Argentina | 1 [105] | N/A | |
Belgium - Flemish chart | 1 [106] | ||
Belgium - Wallonian chart | 1 [106] | ||
Brazil | 3 [107] | ||
Canada | 3 [108] | ||
Chile | 2 [109] | ||
Colombia | 1 [110] | ||
Denmark | 2 [111] | ||
Europe | 1 [106] | ||
France | 1 [112] | 2X Gold (CD)[113] | 135,000+ [114] |
Germany
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2 [115] | ||
Ireland | 2 [116] | N/A | |
Japan | 8 [117] | ||
Mexico | 8 [118] | ||
Netherlands | 2[106] | ||
New Zealand | 3 [119] | N/A | |
Norway | 1[120] | ||
Poland | 4 [121] | Gold (CD), Platinum (DVD)[122] | 10, 000+ [123] |
Spain | 2 [124] | ||
UK | 3[106] | 41,000+[106] | |
United World Chart | 1 [125] | 1,027,000+[126][127][128][129] | |
USA - Catalog chart | 1[130] | N/A | 300,000+ [131] |
USA - Comprehensive chart
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2 [132] | N/A |
- Over one million copies of Thriller 25 were shipped in the first week of sales[133] and over one million copies were sold in four weeks.
- In the Comprehensive Chart. It was Jacksons best launch since the Invincible album in 2001, selling significantly better than The Essential Michael Jackson in 2005 which sold 8,000 copies.[134][130][135]
- In Poland the album was certified gold, reaching number six on the album chart on release day. [136]
- "Thriller 25" is Jackson's highest charting album in Norway. [137]
- "Thriller 25" has spent four weeks at #1 on the .
Thriller 25 credits
"The Girl Is Mine 2008"
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"Beat It 2008"
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References
- ^ Thriller Special Edition booklet
- ^ Album Credits for Thriller, from Artist Direct retrieved on February 3, 2006
- ^ Billboard cite 45 million
- ^ CBS: Pop Icon Looks Back At A "Thriller" Of A Career In New Interview
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- ^ 104 sales
- ^ 104 sales
- ^ 104 sales
- ^ 104 sales
- ^ BBC cite 65 million
- ^ Info on Thriller 25 at billboard
- ^ MJ album goes on catalog chart as a reissue
- ^ a b "200 list". definitive200.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- ^ 130,000 copies a year in US
- ^ Michael Jackson,The Ultimate Collection,Booklet
- ^ Recent chart re-entres
- ^ Billboard
- ^ 2008 Grammy Hall of Fame List
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- ^ "MICHAEL JACKSON AT 25: A MUSICAL PHENOMENON". New York
Times. January 1984. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
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- ^ Michael Jackson,The Ultimate Collection, booklet
- ^ a b "Michael Jackson". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- ^ "Usher, Usher, Usher: The new 'King of Pop'?". cnn.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
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- ^ "Man in the Mirror". citypages.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- ^ West influenced by Jackson
- ^ Good Girl Gone Bad , album booklet
- ^ "Michael Jackson Thriller". 987kissfm.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Jackson, "Billy Jean:". blender.com. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ a b "Michael Jackson". vh1.com. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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- ^ Harrington, Richard (October 1988). "Prince & Michael Jackson: Two Paths to the Top of Pop". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ Beat It covered by Church and Winehouse
- ^ Alicia Keys performs "Human Nature"
- ^ West samples Jackson
- ^ Good Girl Gone Bad , album booklet
- ^ SWV sample Jackson
- ^ Prodigy sample Jackson
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- ^ Prisoners do Thriller dance
- ^ "Why Are Michael Jackson's Fans So Devoted?". abcnews.com. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ^ "Music videos changing places". abcnews.com. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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- ^ World week2 sales
- ^ World week3 sales
- ^ Thriller Special Edition booklet
- ^ Early release date in Australia from MJFC
- ^ Early release date in Germany from Amazon.de
- ^ a b "Thriller 25 Press Release". mjfanclub.net. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
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(help) - ^ "Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller". sonybmgstore.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
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(help) - ^ UK HMV launch in London
- ^ Michael Jackson's Official website
- ^ Michael Jackson Myspace account
- ^ Michael Jackson Facebook account
- ^ Michael Jackson youtube account
- ^ Super Bowl information at MJFC
- ^ Super Bowl information at MJFC
- ^ Thriller airs free at UK Cinemas
- ^ Michaeljackson.com Podcast Page
- ^ MJFC information on "Thrillercast"
- ^ Michael Jackson's New Single and More - From UK Fan Club - MJWN 14.12.07
- ^ Information on first single release
- ^ UK single release moved to February 4th
- ^ US single release information on myspace
- ^ US singles release information
- ^ European Hot 100
- ^ Canadian singles chart position
- ^ Netherlands chart position
- ^ Japan singles chart
- ^ United World Chart singles
- ^ Mexico single chart
- ^ US singles chart position
- ^ Canadian singles chart position
- ^ New Zealand singles chart position
- ^ Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
- ^ Swedish singles chart
- ^ Date of WBSS 2008 release in Europe
- ^ Swiss singles chart
- ^ German singles chart
- ^ Sweden Singles Chart
- ^ Canada singles chart
- ^ Denmark singles chart
- ^ Austrian singles chart
- ^ Japan Singles Chart
- ^ German singles chart
- ^ "THE DUTCHESS MEETS THE KING OF POP: FERGIE JOINS THE THRILLER 25 PARTY WITH "BEAT IT 2008," A NEW REMIX OF CLASSIC MICHAEL JACKSON TRACK PRODUCED & MIXED BY will.i.am". 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
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- ^ "Kanye West, Will.I.Am On New Edition Of Michael Jackson's Thriller". mtv.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
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(help) - ^ For All Time a Dangerous Outake?
- ^ News on extra bonus singles from MJFC
- ^ Information on "Fan Pack" from MJFC
- ^ Thriller 25 album, booklet credits
- ^ Got the Hots as a bonus in Japan
- ^ Australian album chart position
- ^ Australian first week sales
- ^ #1 in Argentina
- ^ a b c d e f Sexton, Paul (2008-02-21). "'Thriller' Reissue Bows At No. 1 In Europe". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Brazil album chart
- ^ "Top 100 Albums". Canadian. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ 2 weeks ar #1 in Argentina
- ^ Columbia album chart
- ^ Denmark album chart position
- ^ French album position
- ^ Gold certification in France
- ^ France sales on 135,000 in 4 weeks
- ^ German album chart
- ^ Official Irish Chart News
- ^ Japan album chart
- ^ Mexico album chart position
- ^ a b Netherlands album chart
- ^ Norway album chart
- ^ Polish album chart
- ^ Polish gold certification
- ^ Polish gold certification requirements
- ^ Spanish Album Chart
- ^ United World Chart
- ^ World week1 sales
- ^ World week2 sales
- ^ World week3 sales
- ^ World week4 sales
- ^ a b Hasty, Katy (2008-02-20). "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ Thriller 25 300,000 copies in America
- ^ Top Comprehensive Albums, retrieved 21 February 2008
- ^ One Million Shipments in a week
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (2008-02-20). "Big Grammy Gains For Many; King of Pop Returns". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ 2005 Jackson album 8,000 copies first week sales in US
- ^ Gold certification on first day in Poland
- ^ http://digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=312105&afterinter=true Info in Norway chart]
- ^ 117,000 in France in Three weeks
- ^ 3 weeks at #2 in Australia
- ^ 2nd week at #1 in world
- ^ #1 in Argentina
- ^ Second week at #2 in Netherlands
- ^ Thriler 25 2ND week at #2 in USA
- ^ Thriller 25 second week at #3 in New Zealand
- ^ "Thriller 25"booklet
See also
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling albums in the United States