The best-selling album of all time and a flawless run of pop, funk, rock and balladry produced with Quincy Jones. Every single became a standard, and the craft holds up decades on. The benchmark for mainstream pop ambition. The album that rewards listeners who go deeper into the catalogue.
On vinyl: Second-hand copies circulate widely; a clean original can be better value than a new repress.
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- Billie Jean on Best Songs of the 1980s, Best Pop Songs of All Time, Best Pop Songs of All Time, Best 1980s Pop Songs
- Beat It on Best Songs of the 1980s, Best 1980s Pop Songs
- Thriller on Best 1980s Pop Songs
We don't reproduce full tracklists — only the songs from this record we've featured in our best-of lists.
More from Michael Jackson — where to go next
If you have Thriller, these are the Michael Jackson records worth reaching for next.
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Thriller1982 · you're viewing this oneStart here
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Off the Wall1979 · PopClassic
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Bad1987 · PopClassic
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Dangerous1991 · PopClassic