Mike Nidal, a member of Canadian funk band No Stone, says the first album he ever bought was Michael Jackson’s BAD album.
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Thriller is back, and it’s still a benchmark
Michael Jackson / Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition
Four stars
This reissue lets fans marvel again at Michael Jackson’s incredible, masterful singing, with the peerless Quincy Jones in the control room. And no track holds up better or impresses more than “Billie Jean,” which continues to rank as one of the greatest pop songs ever.
King of Pop Catalog: Thriller25 Highest-Charting Catalog Album in History
KING OF POP (CATALOG): In its original run, Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" was on The Billboard 200 for 122 weeks, 37 of which were spent at No. 1.
With the re-entry of a silver anniversary edition, the rechristened "Thriller 25" (Legacy/Epic) is in its 112th week on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart and is No. 1 on that tally for the first time.
Press Release: Thriller25 is America’s #2 Best Selling Album this Week
Thriller 25 — the newly-expanded deluxe 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the world’s best-selling album of all-time — is America’s #2 Top-Selling Album this week, more than a quarter century after the album’s original release. Already shaping up as one of the hottest albums of 2008, Thriller 25 has rocketed into the Top 5 (or better) in a variety of territories across the planet following its worldwide release the week of February 11.
Thriller25 #1 on Pop Catalog Charts
Final numbers for Thriller25 show the album selling over 160,000 copies its first week of release. This sets Thriller as the #1 album on the Billboard Catalog charts.
50 Cent: Jackson Doesn’t Need My Help to Make Hit Record
Rapper 50 Cent has denied reports he is working on Michael Jackson’s “comeback” album – insisting the Thriller star doesn’t need his help to make a hit record.
Number Ones #6 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Album Chart
Michael Jackson’s Number One’s album is currently #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Album chart this week, up from #10 last week.
Michael Jackson Enlists The Help of Chris Brown, Releases Thriller 2008
R&B sensation {tag Chris Brown} could very well be on his way to recording with The King of Pop, Michael Jackson himself. Brown allegedly conversed with Jackson, leading to an agreed collaboration sometime in the near future.
25 years and still a Thriller
Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" debuted this week in 1982, and it still holds the title of best-selling album of all time. Stacey Vanek-Smith shows us how the album and video raised the bar for what we expect from artists today.
Mary J. is Just Fine
Mary J. Blige, proudly dubbed The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, is set to release her ninth studio album “Growing Pains” on December 18th of this year.