story album, a “Billie Jean” demo, outtakes and numerous intriguing, amusing interview segments with Jones and songwriting collaborator Rod Temperton. This special edition includes “Someone in the Dark” from an E.T. And nostalgia is far down the list of reasons why. (Pretty Young Thing)” and “Baby Be Mine,” Thriller finds Jackson at an artistic height. Thriller became the best selling album of all time with an estimated 110 to 145 million copies sold worldwide. 'Thriller' explores similar genres to those that were heard on 'Off the Wall' but redefines current pop music, R&B, Rock, Post-Disco, Funk, and even Adult Contemporary Music. There is also a 2008 25th anniversary edition of the album. Released on Novemas the follow-up to Jacksons 1979 critically and highly commercially successful 'Off the Wall' LP. This song consists of 9 of Jackson's songs (11 for the 2008 special edition). From the knowing humor of the title track to the dread of “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” and the irresistible cuteness of “P.Y.T. Thriller is Michael Jackson 's 6th studio album, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable - an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific 'Baby Be Mine' and the pretty good ballad 'The Lady in My Life' are not. Seven of its nine original cuts were Top Ten singles, but more important is the way Jackson and producer Quincy Jones turned the singer’s obsessions into intricate, stunningly sung pop-funk. Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Stripping the weight of history from Thriller is a big job, but hearing the record as a statement in itself remains hugely rewarding. However, in the States, the late icon’s seminal album has now been overtaken. It spent a record 37 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, from Februto April 14, 1984, and has spent 400 weeks on the chart and counting.Thriller’s late-1982 release marked the beginning of Michael Jackson’s entry into another level of fame it also saw the end of a great five-year period of creativity that had seen him raise his solo game on the unstoppable Off the Wall and make heavy contributions to the Jacksons’ Destiny and Triumph. Worldwide, Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller‘ is still the most popular record of all time, with 47 million copies sold. It was the best-selling album worldwide of 19, and was also the best-selling album in the United States in 19, making it the first album to be the country's best-selling for two years. By the end of 1983, Thriller became the world's best-selling album, having sold 32 million copies. Michael Jackson's Thriller, the "Thriller" music video, was premiered to great anticipation in December 1983 and played regularly on MTV, which also increased the sales of the album. Jones is an amazing guy who had a huge solo career bu. Michael Jackson at the photo shoot that produced the album cover for Thriller in 1982. Following Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" at Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, where he debuted the moonwalk, the sales of Thriller significantly increased, selling one million copies worldwide per week. Answer (1 of 6): Its not enough to have talent in the music industry, you need the right people behind you as well and Jackson was lucky to have Quincy Jones working with him for his run of three big albums (Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad). Michael Jackson Thriller Album Photo Shoot. All the singles reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one on the chart. It produced seven singles: "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ", "Human Nature", "P. Thriller became Jackson's first number one album on the Billboard 200. Thriller explores genres including pop, post-disco, rock and funk. Recording took place from April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with a production budget of $750,000. Thriller features a single guest appearance, with Paul McCartney becoming the first artist to be featured on Jackson's albums. With the ongoing backlash against disco, Jackson moved in a different musical direction from the disco-heavy Off the Wall. Reunited with Off the Wall producer Quincy Jones, Jackson was inspired to create an album where "every song was a killer". Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on Novemby Epic Records.