Celebrating its 40th anniversary since its release, Michael Jackson's "Thriller," is still considered one of the biggest albums of all time, if not the best-selling album of all time.
It has been recorded to have sold more than 70 million copies worldwide since its release in 1982.
Trailing behind the Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits," "Thriller" has been certified 34x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The album was produced by legendary music icon Quincy Jones, "Thriller" is considered one of pop culture's most relevant music albums of all time, apart from it being Michael Jackson's project.
Per analyses, the album foreshadows the contradictory themes of the King of Pop's personal life, as he started the use of paranoia and darker themes from this album.
Michael Jackson' Thriller' Awards, Accolades
At the 1984 Grammy Awards, the album took home a record-breaking number of Grammys. Sealing a total of eight gramophones, the album won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
Meanwhile, its songs scored a handful too. "Beat It" won Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
"Billie Jean" wins Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, and Best Rhythm & Blues Song. He also won Best Recording for Children for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for "Thriller," sharing it with producer Quincy Jones.
The Recording Academy inducted the album into the Grammy Hall of fame in 2008, while the Library of Congress filed the album at the National Recording Registry, deeming it to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant recordings."
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Michael Jackson' Thriller' Records
Despite debuting on the charts on December 1982, the album only peaked at No. 1 on February 1983.
In the United Kingdom, the album was certified 15x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, and also in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association with a 16x Platinum certification.
Various publications have deemed the significance of "Thriller" in music history and pop culture. It was considered one of the greatest albums of all time by TIME, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and The Independent, among many other publications.
Supposedly, on its 40th anniversary this year, Chris Brown was tapped to give a tribute to the smash album at the 2022 American Music Awards. But due to undisclosed reasons, he was removed from the set a day before.
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