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Thriller had extra musical help in becoming the best-selling non compilation album of all time: Jackson's dancing feet and dazzling stage presence, amplified by the newfound promotional reach of music video and the Reagan era's embrace of glossy celebrity. But especially in the album's seven hit singles (out of nine songs), the music stands on ...
Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo suggested releasing "Thriller", backed by a new music video. [ 15 ] [ 17 ] It was the final single from the album, released in the US in January 1984. [ 16 ] Alternative versions of "Thriller", including the "Starlight" demo, were released on the 2022 anniversary reissue Thriller 40 . [ 18 ]
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. [4] [5] [6] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Madonna, Whitney Houston and Pink Floyd each have three.
Jackson ended up footing most of the bill for the 'Thriller' video himself. Landis told Jackson that he didn't want to direct a music video and instead wanted to think of the production as an ...
Naturally, you'll find standards like "Monster Mash," "Somebody's Watching Me" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller," because no respectable Halloween playlist is complete without any of those chart ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller is the music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. It was directed by John Landis, written by Jackson and Landis, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray. It references numerous horror films and has Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies.
Being grown means knowing Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” is a better album than Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” I know some of you are clutching your pearls. Some of you may have fainted.
The compilation is a joint release with Universal Music Group, Motown's current parent, and was distributed on July 5, 2004, in the United Kingdom and December 22, 2004, in Japan by Sony Music. Featured are most of the hit singles the group, including their first hit in 1969 " I Want You Back " as well as popular hits such as " ABC ", " This ...