Fonze
03-02-2008, 08:09 PM
I just thought I'd mention it has been 25 years since the top selling album was released. I was on 1 month old when it came out but it is the best album ever in my opinion. That man could have been a god if he didn't lose his marbles. It also brought the greastest dance move ever. Moonwalk.
In November 1982, the storybook for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released. It included Jackson reading the story as well as one original song, "Someone in the Dark". The album later won a Grammy for "Best Album for Children".[35] On the first day of the following month, Jackson released his second Epic album, Thriller. Thriller became the best selling album of all time with worldwide sales of approximately 104 million units[36](note that sales of Thriller 25 will be added to these figures.[37] )
The album also became the first in history to spawn seven top-ten Billboard Hot 100 hit singles,[38] including "Billie Jean", which was the first music video by a black artist to receive regular airplay on MTV,[39] "Beat It", and the album's title track, which was accompanied by a revolutionary music video. The thirteen-minute "Thriller" video was critically acclaimed and massive airplay lead to it being packaged with the featurette Making Michael Jackson's Thriller on VHS, where it became the best-selling music home video ever.[38] Thriller spent 37 weeks at #1 and remained on the Billboard album chart for 122 weeks. It was eventually certified 27x Platinum in the U.S. [40]
In 1983, while performing "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever concert, Jackson debuted what can be regarded as his signature move: the moonwalk.[38]
In November 1982, the storybook for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released. It included Jackson reading the story as well as one original song, "Someone in the Dark". The album later won a Grammy for "Best Album for Children".[35] On the first day of the following month, Jackson released his second Epic album, Thriller. Thriller became the best selling album of all time with worldwide sales of approximately 104 million units[36](note that sales of Thriller 25 will be added to these figures.[37] )
The album also became the first in history to spawn seven top-ten Billboard Hot 100 hit singles,[38] including "Billie Jean", which was the first music video by a black artist to receive regular airplay on MTV,[39] "Beat It", and the album's title track, which was accompanied by a revolutionary music video. The thirteen-minute "Thriller" video was critically acclaimed and massive airplay lead to it being packaged with the featurette Making Michael Jackson's Thriller on VHS, where it became the best-selling music home video ever.[38] Thriller spent 37 weeks at #1 and remained on the Billboard album chart for 122 weeks. It was eventually certified 27x Platinum in the U.S. [40]
In 1983, while performing "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever concert, Jackson debuted what can be regarded as his signature move: the moonwalk.[38]