Thriller

Great

Banger, no notes. Wouldn't listen to it regularly, however.

wanna be starting something - postane repetitive nakon 6. puta kad ponovi isti stih, dobar beat, tko ti je rasplakao curu damn, "youre a vegetable / they eat off of you" ?????????, imam feeling da je pjesma predugacka za ovoliko repetativnih stihova, jel iz ovog potice mamase mamasa mamacusa ?? baby be mine - haha 420 haha, kjut, lijepi stihovi the girl is mine - doggone ?, uuu fight, ovo je onak dosadnija verzija lagala nas mala od tosea i tonija, svida mi se pricanje usred pjesme thriller - fali mi music video al nije mi se dalo gledat 15 min toga, jaako kul prica i neobicna promjena teme u odnosu na pjesme do sad beat it - ova mi je najdraza lowkey, ne volim tolko ljubavne pjesme billie jean - a klasik sta rec, zanimljivo da je pjesma s ovakvom tematikom postala toliki hit i toliki pop staple human nature - ne kuzim pricu bas tbh, mid p.y.t. - funky, cudan naslov given the allegations..... the lady in my life - sweet, malo horny ali to je okej overall - iskreno mislila sam da ce biti bolji, osim hitova (thriller, beat it, billie jean) koji su fakat dobri, ostatak albuma je malo eh

Not my favorite album of his but still a classic. A few throw away songs but the bulk of the album is bangers.

Oh, growing up is such a thing... When young, I remember that I despised Jacko and this kind of "commercial" music, even if I had just heard the hit singles (to be fair, in the case of this artist there are a lot of them). Then, suddenly, you're an adult and you cannot do this anymore for some reason. Something tells you that if this is respected, it is for a reason and that it's probably good. Also, you don't want to make bold statements without a proper listening. This kind of attitude feels like the *right* one, but at the same time feels boring. I kind of miss the rebellious teenage days where you would insult commercial music trying to be as as edgy as possible. Rants aside, this explains what I feel about this album. Yeah, for sure, is good, it has a lot of well-known songs and I really like to hear Beat It or Thriller at a party. But at the same time I feel like an imposter when listening to it. It's an absolute classic? Of course it is. Does it move me as much as Slayer, Blondie or Ornette Coleman? Of course it does not.

Beat It, Thriller, and Billie Jean are the obvious highlights of the album. I especially like Beat It. I really like Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' as well, Human Nature's okay, PYT and This Girl is Mine gave off some really weird vibes though. I can't do half stars so I'll give it a 4 but it's closer to 3.5 for me.

It's -Thriller-. What more can you say about it that hasn't been said already? Three great bops, with a few decent songs that are just romantic (and sometimes problematic) slop. I appreciate that this album has been masterfully engineered to be as catchy as possible.

Overall an enjoyable album due to the big hits But I was expecting more thriller and less filler 4 ⭐️

There’s no denying this is a monstrous album. But I only really dig “Wanna, Beat it, Billie Jean, Thriller, and PYT. 1001 alum worthy: yes 106/197

Det e den her typen klassikera det e gøy å høre på en liste som det her, for det e ikke musikk æ hadde plukka ut for å høre på ellers, men så e det jo velkjent nok til at det likevel blir et hyggelig gjenhør med kjente sanger, pluss litt kontekstualisering ellers, som e stas. Æ likte det.

An album full of bangers. Every track feels like a hit. It’s essential listening for understanding pop and the 80s in general, not just for the songs themselves but for the way it shaped music, videos, and stardom. Slick production, iconic performances, and an energy that still holds up decades later.

Excellent 80’s pop.

Typ ganska ass bortsett från hitlåtarna

Overall this is an objectively great album. A lot of hits came out of it, and you have the "Thriller" "Beat It" "Billie Jean" run in the middle. I love those tracks, and along with "Wanna Be Starting Somethin' " those are definitely the standouts. The rest are good and memorable but in a class just below the hits. The guitar and bass is great throughout, and the poppy drums and synth really do still sound great today. The conversation in "The Girl Is Mine" is... pretty wild. There are a couple songs that just aren't as good here. So I think Thriller clocks in a 4 out of 5 for me. Still a fun listen to this day.

There is a bit more filler on this then it's reputation would suggest but still a classic despite the reputation of the artist 4*

Human nature is my sleeper hit. Adult contemporary gold

I don’t wanna rate this 3, so it gets a 4. Also classic. You can’t beat “Beat It”.

Not my favorite but well done all around.

I mean come on. I’d argue this is the most famous album ever made. Argue with a wall. Not my favorite, so I’d probably give it a 4, but anything less feels blasphemous

A little heavy on ballads, but it's a masterful production of a great performer in his prime.

The doggone girl is mine

One of the greatest pop albums ever

Great pop music and a really bad song with sir Paul

Can only go to a 4/5 rating though because of the abomination that’s is ‘The Girl Is Mine’ with McCartney. Legitimately insane that it was the lead single. But everything else here is good to great, even if it’s not that cohesive. I probably always preferred Bad as an album overall. But here even the two deeper cuts that didn’t get released as singles (Baby Be Mine, and The Lady In My Life) are two of my favourites off the album.

4.5

I've always thought this was one of the most overrated albums of all time. It's good, but it often gets mentioned in the greatest of all time conversations, and that I do not see. The album starts off pretty well with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", a good song that does overstay it's welcome a little bit (the single version actually shines here) . The next two songs are god awful. "Thriller" spawned one of the greatest music videos of all time, but taken out of context, it's a very mediocre song and the Vincent Price bits don't make nearly as much sense. "Beat It" and "Billy Jean" are both pretty great. "Human Nature" is okay, but leans a bit too far into yacht rock territory. "P.Y.T." is a good song with lyrics that have aged as well as a glass of milk. The closing track is awful. So really, we're talking about an album where 1/3 is great, 1/3 is awful, 1/3 is merely decent. I'll settle on a low 4 stars.

4.5

Brooooo I know the dance for this and I took part in that thrill the world flash mob

Classic, somewhat tarnished by his decline.

Does this need an explanation? I didn’t think so. It’s not perfect but it’s good. Very good Choice cut: The Girl is Mine

The King of Pop for sure.

Some of the greatest singles. And pretty unremarkable ones. The deep cuts are forgotten for a reason. I'll put a 4/5 and leave it at that. https://youtu.be/ZGPSN6UdERw

Cuz this is Thriller 7.5/10

8/10 It’s a Pop album

Nästan ett perfekt popalbum. Byt ut The Girl is mine och kasta ut Eddie van Halen

Not bad! I really didn’t think too much about it when it first came out, but the mix is really good. Pretty corny lyrics though

Still very listenable. This album made me want to be a pop star when I grow up. I was so close! It's true, there are some bad tracks. Otherwise, would be a 5. I had this on vinyl. I remember being obsessed with the liner notes, but was disappointed to learn that Michael Jackson didn't necessarily write his own songs. Lots of cool robot voices on PYT.

Undeniably iconic

3.5 stars. It’s hard to not give this 4 or 5 straight up because, objectively, I GET IT. Like it’s crazy that many iconic songs came off one album in back to back tracks like that, but they’re so iconic I’m a little tired of listening to them sometimes.

Much like Bad, I wanted to dislike this album, but I don't. The slower songs are weak, particularly The Girl is Mine. For the rest though, I can't help tapping my feet. Obviously the man himself was a deeply flawed character who did some awful things, but judging purely on the strength of the music, I think this album is a four.

Amazing record. Only hits on this album.

positves: + a banger of an album + loads of songs i knew + had a dance party in the shower negatives: - its by michael jackson who has questionable claims against him - some songs were a bit too long and kind of dragged and felt repetitive - so shorter songs but more songs would have been preferred my favourite songs: billie jean, thiller, human nature and beat it

3.5 stars. It’s hard to not give this 4 or 5 straight up because, objectively, I GET IT. Like it’s crazy that many iconic songs came off one album in back to back tracks like that, but they’re so iconic I’m a little tired of listening to them sometimes.

There are, like, five great tracks on here and four cringey ones.

This used to be pure joy. Now it’s something else. The music is still the music. What’s always been infectious and transcendent is still infectious and transcendent. But now there’s other emotions too. Complicated, confusing, and ultimately icky emotions. The joy is compromised. And if this record is designed for peak fun as its sole reward, what’s left in its wake?

Let's be real, it's 4 stars

Chill

Obviously I have already heard like 50% of this album before. Billie Jean is probably my favourite Jackson song already too. Christ, McCartney's track was fucking dire though, eh? What a vapid hole. Still, it's pretty good overall, obviously.

Hey, play me something I can dance to! I've complained about some of these 80s pop albums feeling flat - by contrast, this one comes out of the gate with something synthetic but fun and high energy. But then we just get kinda more of the same, and then the Real Stinker. You know which one. And then the big hits. You know which ones. I feel like you don't have to say a lot about this album. It's not 5 stars because it could be better, but that's not to say it's not great.

[4.5/5] Final impression: It's the best-selling album of all time for a reason. Listened to on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/2ANVost0y2y52ema1E9xAZ]. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - I just know this is going to be an album of no misses. Solid start. Baby Be Mine - Fantastic song. No notes. That Girl Is Mine - Probably the weakest, or the least to my tastes, of this album. Which is a shame, cause I like Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, but this ones too syrupy for me. Thriller - How do you summarize a song as culturally influential as this. I mean, its perfect? *Beat It - me when I'm about to beat Off Billie Jean - Seared into my brain because of eternal reruns of that one Simpson's episode. Aside from that, its a fantastic song. Love the instrumentals towards the end. Human Nature - Not as much my taste, but the vocals are solid (as expected). Kind of irresistible the longer it goes on. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - The instrumentals kick ass here. The Lady in My Life - Good, not great. Overall notes: I mean, there's a reason they had to raffle off tickets to his funeral. A lot of great standouts here, but some tracks that I just don't have strong affinity for.

This is without doubt an album you need to hear before you die. It set the tone for pop albums for 30 years and there isnt a better three song run than Thriller, Billie Jean and Beat it. The tunes, the production, the music and the voice are all top tier. Some of the slower tunes are not my thing and feel a bit icky in hindsight. This is a 4.5 album rounded down to 4 for the child molesting.

8.3

Always loved his songs, listened to this album during a trip in Romania. Played it so much it made my dad insult Michael's "golden balls"

There's so many 5 star songs in this album, and even the slower songs are executed well executed, however I did feel the last 3 songs bring down the overall album from 5-star to 4-star.

I have never been a fan of The Girl is Mine, specifically. I think there were a couple of weaker tracks, but weak track by MJ is someone else's one hit wonder. It doesn't hit a perfect 5 for me, but it's pretty close. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The B Sides are the best part of the album

So , I’m going to start by separating the art from the artist ; This is without a doubt a great album with some tracks that still sound as fresh today as when released. Others sound like the 80s. An album that coincided with the advent of music videos which no doubt helped propel this album skywards up the charts. Game changing stuff. I will caveat that MJs grunts and crotch grabbing was unnecessary!!

I’m admittedly not the biggest Michael Jackson fan and I went into this thinking I wouldn’t like it at all. But listening to this album all the way through… it’s impossible to not be amazed by this guy’s talent. I can’t give this less than a 4

This is a big separating the artist from the art album. Several bops (PYT, Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It) and is overall a good album despite everything

Three fantastic songs "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" but I never like much of the rest on the album. Now the others seem dated and questionable based on Michael’s later life. Still gets a 4 but no way does it deserve a 5 star.

If you view it as a whole album it may not be strong collectively because the songs were singles. That meaning that each song had its own style and already had its own vibe prior to it being put together

-1 for inclusion of improv with Paul McCartney

I’m sure I have nothing to say about the music or context of this album that hasn’t already been said - so that means I can speak about it from a wholly personal perspective! To me, this is a pop album 5/5, and just a general album 4/5. I think it’s soooo hard to write an engaging pop album that has multiple angles and moods and still keeps my interest. Very few dance/pop artists also exhibit such a perfect sense of how to be additive/subtractive as a means to perfectly craft a good song to dance to. Chic did it well, Daft Punk’s “Around The World” is probably the perfect example of it - and obviously “Billie Jean” is up there too. Man Quincy Jones was otherworldly. I do think the first few songs on here are the most skippable, if you had to do so. “The Girl Is Mine” is probably my favorite non-mega-hit of the bunch. Paul McCartney was also in his bag for a good 15 years after the end of the Beatles, and he doesn’t disappoint here. It’s clear they’re both smiling and having fun during the recording of the song! Lovely pop album known for its iconography and ways in which it was culturally significant as much as it’s known for its music at this point - which helps to forget that you’ve got a first couple songs to get through before you get to the meat of why this record broke all records.

It's not a 5 because of the Paul McCartney song. It's a tremendous album and objectively it is a 5 I think I can't get there because so many of these songs are so ubiquitous that I can't imagine not having heard them 1000s of times.

Classic. No misses.

Turns out I've never listened to this in it entirely before....I know this because my fucking god "the girl is mine" is a horrible creepy song that should be erased from existence. Apart from that rest of the album slaps

In today’s world of declining sales and fragmented audiences, it is almost impossible to imagine how much this one album dominated and united the culture.

As mush as I hate to admit it this is a good album

The funny thing is that the album has a different sound in my memories. But anyway, it's if not the most but definitely one of the best pop albums ever recorded. Everlasting classic.

Highlights: Billie Jean, Thriller, Human Nature. In a nutshell: a synthpop/post disco guilty pleasure “I told Michael that we needed a black rock 'n' roll tune — a black 'My Sharona' — and a begging tune for the album… [Michael] came back with 'Beat It' and Rod [Temperton] came back with 'The Lady in My Life.' Rod also brought in 'Thriller' and Michael sang his heart out on it. At one point during the session the right speaker burst into flames, which none of us had ever seen before. How's that for a sign?" Quincy Jones, “Quincy Jones blogs about working with Michael Jackson” by Eric Ditzian (MTV.com published 30/6/2009) Michael has decent songwriting prowess here and powerful vocals, but the bulk of the praise has to go to co-producer Quincy Jones. An in-studio genius. Overall: 7/10

The singles on this album are all so strong. However, some of the deep cuts don't hit as hard. It's easy to see how this became so popular as there is something on it for everyone. 8/10

I don't quite the album all the way through, but has some all timers Will I listen to again: 86%

Tiene temazos

Excellent production, but the songs are all a bit too long? I know it's a testament of the times, but they can all lose 1 - 2 minutes of repetition. The speaking parts are absolutely horrible. The hits are hits for a reason, and overall it's a nice record. But I won't be revisiting this one.

I had to deduct at least one star for The Girl is Mine. Shockingly wretched.

This album has been inescapable my entire adult life, and Billie Jean and Beat It will be piped in to my retirement home. But I had forgotten, if I ever knew, how much of it is pure 70s cheese--I doubt even Sir Paul remembers The Girl is Mine (the first single!) It's as if the 80s arrive over the course of the album. I always liked Human Nature, though, and I have to give points for Eddie. That gets it to a 4, barely.

paul should be in jail for the girl is mine

Hell of an album!

Some awesome songs, but also some filler

It's pretty good. Not really my taste. But you really can't deny those hits.

I’ve never been a Jackson fan, even before the raging noncery became apparent, but there is no denying that this is a good album even if it’s not my kind of music. Best ever made? Not even close. Good enough? Sure, why not. Pretty Young Thing, though? That’s right officer, this one right here.

Its thriller. its insane how many iconic songs are right after the other on this one album. I will say however that it does have a few misses despite it having one of the best 5 song runs in music history.

Não é o melhor álbum do Michael.

One of the best albums of all time. Minus 1 star for the McCartney nonsense.

The best MJ album. Still a couple misses (fuck Paul McCartney) albeit a great reminder of his influence on pop as a whole and a joy to relisten to. All time multifaceted king of molestation and pop music.

Not much to be said about this one, as its reputation precedes it. It’s great, but it’s also not nearly as funky as his previous effort. They are both great in their own way.

Billie Jean still remains one of the most ??? huge singles to be released lmao.

3.5 star

thriller is weak without its video, PYT didn’t age well, paul and michael’s fight was cringy… ❤️

This is probably THE MJ album

Absolute favorite from childhood.

Would I ever put this album on on my own? No. Am I glad it came up in this list? Yes. MJ was a legend for a reason

ja, das ist ein(der) Meilenstein der Musik

Thought just the Bassline on "Billie Jean" and the solo on "Beat It" would be enough for 5 stars, bust the rest of the album hasn't aged as well.

Kinda a begrudging 4/5 here. Dunno why I'm resistant to giving it a 4, but I am. Just can't justify a 3. Think it's just I'm not that big into Jackson, and when I don't care for one of his songs, I just really don't care for it. I liked this more than Bad. The softer songs are generally better than on Bad, even if I'd rather leave them than take them. The song with McCartney's a little too cute for me though. The three song run of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean is legendary though, and some other songs are solid (PYT, The Lady In My Life). The first couple tracks I did feel were a tad long though. Human Nature is probably my least favorite track. A very low 4. Legendary highs, but most of the rest of the album is just solid.

The big man at his height. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is a fantastic kickoff track -- love the funk adjacent pop and high energy to get things going out of the gate. The peaks are really high on here... Thriller > Beat It > Billie Jean is an amazing sequence. Quick downturn into Human Nature (not my favorite here), before P.Y.T kicks things off again with a fun completely 80s sounding jam. The Lady in My Life is a fine soulful outro; can't go too wrong with slapped bass and quality vocals. This is a jam deserving of all the multi-platinum status. High 4 / 5 for personal enjoyment.

This album was very similar to Bad which we just had a week or so ago. Lots of hits which I already knew and they all went hard. Beat it is an incredible song and PYT was one that I have heard before, but I have never given it the respect it deserves I was absolute jamming to it. Not the biggest fan of the slow songs but the high energy songs bring so much heat

This album is chock full of jams which are all legendary songs. The more R&B focused songs kinda blow (Baby Be Mine, The Girl is Mine (sorry Paul), Human Nature, Thriller (the song) is honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. I still watch the music video every once in awhile. Thriller -> Beat It -> Billie Jean is a legendary 3 song run holy hell. Sucks Michael Jackson turned out so damn weird. Solid 4.

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I liked it (: My favorite from the ones I didn't know is "Wanna be Startin' Something"

You would be foolish to rate this anything under an 8/10. It's prime MJ putting his soul onto wax. Every song is at the bare minimum good, and at the maximum amazing

who let paul act so gay

Yeah, well it's Thriller, obviously it's good. But being really, really honest, its got three of the best pop songs ever written and then also half a dozen more completely fine but unremarkable tracks.

The king of pop for a reason. Not sure there was an actual miss on this album. 4.5/5

I always assumed Thriller was one of the best albums of the decade because I was familiar with the singles. Taking time to listen to it entirely, it is a bit weird. There are some of the best pop songs of the 80s, but mixed in between them are terrible, almost unlistenable songs.

It's time for the popular question: should we separate the art from the artist? The artist of discussion here has a thriller alright, right on his Neverland Ranch(and sadly, he did beat it). However, the artist is also dead, so perhaps it's not worth discussing anymore. There isn't much else to say: It's a great album with four of his biggest hits, but I don't see how this entire album led to it being the best selling album of all time. Favorite Track: "Thriller".

Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean for sure carry this whole album. I don't care much for the other songs but in terms of pop music, there are few songs that are as iconic as those 3, and for good reason. They're amazing pop songs will really good production. The rest of the album doesn't really do it for me though.

Classic

Solid

Singles on this album were all time classics. The rest was just ok. One of the 11 cassettes I got from Columbia house for a penny when I was a kid.

Almost every song is like "ah yeah, this is a classic for a reason". The run from The Girl is Mine (which i might be alone in loving-it's so fun) -> Thriller (banger) -> Beat It (haven't heard it in a while; forgot how genuinely good it is) -> Billie Jean (unreal bassline) is all-timer. Extremely listenable all the way through. 4.5/5

I'm with peytie the Girl is Mine is the greatest song of all time

Bon ok le début est un peu chiant mais l'enchainement Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean C'EST QUAND MÊME QUELQUE CHOSE HEIN.

It's undeniably catchy. There's some gems in here that are the pinnacle of pop at the time. I don't know if it's a masterpiece but it makes total sense to be on the list and it's fun to listen to.

I love the idea is Sir Paul and MJ fighting over a woman

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Some good bops

found myself focusing more on quincy jones’ incredible production than mj this time around. mostly in it for the hits here, which luckily make up 3/4 of the record.

Pretty cool

the bangers you know and some fine songs you're perfectly okay not hearing

Le roi de la pop avec 3 titres sur cet album qui sont des classiques. Les autres chansons en revanche ne m'intéressent pas trop, elles ne m'ont pas fait me lever de ma chaise.

It's a treat to listen to this back to front, which I hadn't before. It's stacked with all-time bangers. A cohesive, blockbuster pop statement. Exploding with charisma. The production is razor-sharp too; "Billie Jean" in particular is just perfect. (I can't get into it about Michael Jackson every time one of his albums comes up, so I won't. Death of the author and all that.) I do have to say, did not enjoy the cutesy dialogue at the end of "The Girl is Mine".

saccharine pop goodness. he’s the king of pop for a reason. not every song on this record does it for me, but it all makes sense and i get it. the bangers bang hard.

I don't know why people thought he was a god, but this is a good album.

can't top an OG

I was familiar with (and for the most part already liked) seven out of nine songs.

I mean it’s a total classic, isn’t it! (Again fully separating art from artist.) Just full of bangers, with Wanna Be Startin Something or PYT perhaps my favourite. (4.5 stars)

Prime Jackson.

very good i love micheal mh baby

9/10

The obvious stuff. The title track, Billie Jean and Beat It are all bangers. For the most part, this album is a classic but the duet with McCartney and the ballads fall flat. Highly influential. It's huge. Solid but Purple Rain is better.

Trying yet again to understand why people love Michael Jackson's music so much and I will say that I like the singles off of this one and the last two tracks but I really don't get why this is considered by some to be one of the best albums ever. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I can't say it's worth 5 stars

I really didn’t need to listen to this, but it’s been so many years since I heard the album in its entirety I thought it be a good idea to do so. Although I don’t love this album, it’s pretty strong…after all, it sold a gazillion copies. I even bought a copy of it on vinyl back in the day, because I thought it may be a collectible someday. I really haven’t listened to it much since it was current. Like a lot of folks, I think the girl is mine is a horrible song with some inane lyrics. I also don’t care for the sound of electronic percussion throughout the album. But, I do recognize the importance of this album and its quality, even though it doesn’t completely cater to my tastes. I can’t see giving it less than four stars.

This is produced immaculately, one of its biggest strengths. Very slick and smooth, but not in a way that's too squeaky clean that it feels sterile Woman Be Startin' Somethin' is probably my favourite track, I like the horns and lot. But also doesn't help the rest of the album to start at it's highest point Have I heard a different version of Beat It before this album? I thought the synths sounded more dated than I remember. Not really a complaint as it was still one of my highlights, just a bit odd Highlights: Woman Be Startin' Somethin', Beat It, Baby Be Mine

Great album. Full of hits

Muy bueno. Debo escucharlo de vuelta. Excelentes trabajos vocales melódicos y armónicos. Interesantes partes de guitarra para aprender.

For the best selling album ever, this is a disappointment. Not a terrible album by any means. Beat It and Billie Jean are great songs that totally stand the test of time. Wanna Be Starting Something is also pretty good though I don’t love the drums (frankly the drum machine on the whole album aren’t my favourite.) But can Thriller really be a classic pop song when it has been reduced to a Halloween novelty? The (Doggone) Girl is Mine has to be the worst song either Jackson orPaul McCartney ever recorded. And then the rest of the album is fairly charmless adult contemporary filler. Four stars on the strength of Beat It and Billie Jean.

This got even better with re-listens. I thought I liked Bad more than Thriller but I waa wrong.

Lots of bangers on this album

Starts and ends kinda slow but Thriller through PYT are S-tier bangers

Nostalgia-packed for me, and still a fantastic pop album 40+ years later.

Every song is worth playing. I’ve never really gotten into MJ but I’ve heard at least all the songs released as single at some point. For only 9 songs, this album feels like it has more to it. I get why it’s held in such high esteem. Song rankings after full play through 1) Thriller 2) PYT 3) Billie Jean 4) The Girl is Mine 5) Beat It 6) Human Nature 7) Baby Be Mine 8) Lady in My Life 9) Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin

Wydaje mi się, że ciężko dać temu albumowi coś mniej niż 4. Tyle bangerów, ile tam zmieścili... "Thriller", "Beat It" i "Billie Jean" zna absolutnie każdy, kamienie milowe muzyki rozrywkowej. Za same te trzy kawałki zasługuje na wysoką ocenę. Duet z Paulem McCartneyem to ciekawe doświadczenie, przy ich partii mówionej trochę cringe'owałem, ale ogólnie uważam to za bardzo ciekawą i owocną współpracę, potem wypuścili jeszcze "Say Say Say", które bardzo lubię. Jeszcze jedno wyróżnienie dla "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", fajnie buja. Zresztą MJ zawsze miał fajne otwierające utwory, na "Off The Wall" ma "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough", na "Bad" ma tytularną piosenkę. Poziom produkcji, jaki ten gość otrzymywał też był nieziemski. Te aranżacje są naprawdę topowe.

Well this is obviously one of the biggest commercial albums and critically acclaimed pieces from the king of pop himself. Has some of his biggest career hits and best pop songs of all time, like Billie Jean, Wanna be Startin Somethin, Thriller, Beat It, PYT. Wanna Be Startin Somethin is honestly slept on, the grooves on the track are some of the most unreal things I've ever heard, especially in combo with the horns. The horns and synths on this thing are incredible throughout, and how I wish pop music was now -- bring me complex production that reaches the limit of listening comprehension, the point right before sounds become overwhelming. Some of the lesser known songs are good, especially Baby Be Mine. Not in love with The Girl is Mine at all, something about it I kinda can't stand, and I think Human Nature is incredibly boring. The impact this had on pop music moving forward is undeniable and warranted, in the moments where the album is at its highs.

Classic

So many bangers… but I would argue that there are fillers on here, like “The Girl (Beatles Song Collection) is Mine” and “The Lady in My Life”

Listening to “beat it” when you know this man is a pedo doesn’t quite hit the same… alas this is an exercise of separation of artist and art. PYT doesn’t age any better btw… ok - I tried putting myself in the shoes of someone hearing this when it came out in 1982 after years of rock n roll dominating the music industry. It must have felt quite liberating in some ways paving the way for artists to explore new dimensions for years to come. Do you get purple rain without thriller? There’s some absolutely brilliant pieces of composition paired with arguably the greatest performer the world has seen, at least solo performer. Billie Jean has been just been on repeat in my brain. It’s a shame he was such an awful person. Musically his talent was undeniable. Also, I wish the McCartney song was better!!

Classic

Last time I made a hehe haha joke, this time I'm bloody serious, it's a superb album

almost a 5 first time I really vibe with an MJ album. I get why he was popular because this is something else

Some obvious banger of course, great clean horn section

The hits are immaculate in billie jean, beat it, pyt and thriller. The rest does not really do it for me. "Wanna be starting something" is underwhelming and goes on too long, others are either solid to forgettable or straight up bad like "The girl is mine". The dog gone girl is mine, the dog gone girl is mine, the dog gone girl is mine, the dog gone girl is mine,

King of pop...

Amazing, classic, and, dare I say, thrilling album. Thank you, thank you, you can stop the applause now.

An all timer.

The king of pop has gain his fame for a reason, after all

very enjoyable but I wish he employed the beat it style more often

You know, in its essence, this album really is just a thrown-together collection of kind of cheesy 80's songs. However, with pretty much half of these songs being the cultural phenomenons they are (and the remaining few songs keeping up the quality pretty well), it somehow completely trancends that category. These songs work their formulas so well that they almost feel like a given fact, like musical axioms; and when you hear these songs, you don't hear RnB, pop, rock or anything, you hear Thriller. A true sui generis, not through subversion, but through perfecting the craft of the groovy pop song with the potential to appeal to anyone and their grandma's goldfish.

👍🏼

"You're a vegetable, ow!"

Obviously a classic

This was a fun album. I’ve never really had an issue with Michael Jackson, but because he’s always been such a big deal, I’ve tended to overlook him and focus on other artists. It’s not something I can see myself coming back to often unless there’s a specific reason, but it definitely wasn’t time wasted either.

classic!

The classics are amazing, the songs around it not so much. Close to a 5 star, still a good listen.

I always sort of preferred "Bad" but I'm still human so 4 stars

just monumental. how do you make an album with so many certified hits?

Off the Wall is the better record to one's ears, with the title track aging especially poorly now and the duet with Paul McC, unconvincing upon release, sounding even more so now. The totally overlooked "Baby Be Mine" is a pleasant surprise. "Billie Jean" and "Human Nature" and "Beat It" are all state-of-the-art, precision-engineered pop cuts. "Startin' Somethin'" and "PYT" are fine, too. It's hard to argue with the success on this scale, but one's begrudging admiration for it in the '80s hasn't really deepened or expanded. One just listened to What's Going On for this exercise, and Thriller pales in comparison. This record, perhaps as good as pop as top-of-the-market, commercially-oriented pop music could be at the time, will never get any better.

Does it matter that half of the album is barely mid-tier filler songs when it has the run of The Girl is Mine, Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean? No, it does not.

Brilliant album from start to finish. I'm taking this voyage through music and doing my best to ignore controversy, so I'll keep doing that here, but yeah. Every track is brilliant. No surprise it's a best seller.

What can you say about an album like this? I was 15 when it came out, and the singles (most of the songs on the record) were everywhere. Being the contrarian that I was (and still am), I didn't like anything that everyone else liked, and that included Michael Jackson. But 40 years on, I can see what an impressive feat it is -- there's a variety of styles, and they're all good. (And it made Tim move. Not much makes Tim move. He called it tasty.)

This is a classic. One of my most listened to records from my youth. Human Nature is the standout on this album to me.

One album with all of Jackson's biggest hits definitely deserves a 4 for how iconic it is, despite not being an album I anticipate myself listening much to.

Legendary production, legendary songwriting, legendary performances. Not got a tonne to say about this one, it’s great, everyone knows it’s great. Only one real stinker on the album and it’s The Girl Is Mine with Paul McCartney, which I think is pretty widely regarded as the worst song on the album. Felt like an unnecessary addition to an otherwise pretty flawless album. So for making me relisten to that song this album gets a 4.5 instead of a 5. On a side note I think I prefer the better songs on Off The Wall but there are a fair few more misses on that album than on here.

4.8 Pienso que se escucha muy bien: buen ingeniero de audio y buen producción; Michael tiene una voz agradable. Todas las canciones son buenas. Mi favorita: Human Nature.

sks

It's a well produced album from a star at their height before they went off the rails. Beat It and Thriller were the first two songs I have memory of loving as a small kid, so much that Bad was the first record I bought with my own money. In hindsight, Billy Jean is probably the best song on the album and P.Y.T. is pretty catchy as well. Outside of those four, it is solid for a pop album, even if it isn't particularly my thing. I'd give it three stars, but it gets an extra for childhood nostalgia.

I’ve always liked Michael Jackson well enough but never loved anything that I’ve heard. What a strange career to peak when you’re like, 12 years old. I feel the same way about this album as I feel about Prince’s Purple Rain. The tunes are solid but there’s often too much going on, resulting in songs that sound more theatric than enjoyable. This is especially true of the singles, which are by far the worst batch of tracks on this thing. The slower, sparser songs really shine through. I find it difficult to fully immerse myself in this album with Jackson’s reputation in the current day. The love songs are great, but are undoubtedly tainted by his actions. Overall pretty good!

Certified classic

I think we all should have known MJ was a creep from some of these lyrics. Either way still a quality album.

interesting. better than i was hoping for.

Q: What's Pee Wee Herman's favorite song ... ? A: Beat It

Three stinkers on this album. Michael got the short end of the shared duets with Paul, tho’ I suppose Say, Say, Say (the inifinitely better one) did more to elevate Macker’s album than The Girl is Mine did to hurt Thriller. Human Nature might be the sleeper here - beautiful melody, excellent synth rhythm and first rate performance by MJ. And of course all of the mega hits that made this one of the biggest albums ever, masterly produced by QJ. Mama say mama sah mama coo sah!

My parents had this album on vinyl and I wore it out. Undeniably a great album. Undeniably a complicated legacy. I honestly can't hear MJ and just enjoy it so loss of a star.

I liked this more than I expected but less than I hoped. Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean is an absolute murder's row. Other than those, the album was 50% "I can see why some people really like this" and "jfc, what even is this". Is there an MJ album that just has songs in the vein of Billie Jean on it? That's all I really want.

Some really great stuff here - but you knew that already. The 2 songs I'm lukewarm on are The Lady In my Life and The Girl Is Mine. Everything else is fun pop - Michael had a knack for a hook. The EVH guitar solo in Beat It? Wasn't credited to Eddie Van Halen originally. He asked to be left off the credits, apparently to keep peace in Van Halen. A few weeks after released, Ed was in Tower Records and overheard two customers debating if it was Ed or not. Ed wandered over and set the record straight. (Can't confirm that story, but its too funny not to include here - I'd like to think its true.) And he was paid with 2 6 packs. No residuals from Beat It. I'll be Michael (and Quincy) was thrilled to keep that $$.

Really don’t like the girl is mine. The idea that Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson are fighting over the same girl is hilarious and absurd. Can’t go wrong with Billie Jean and Thriller though! I can’t not hear Weird Al’s “Eat it” whenever I hear “Beat it”.

Songs that stood out: Beat It, Billie Jean and Human Nature. All in all, a great album. Some really interesting and intricate beats. The vocals are impressive. Solid 4.

Thriller // Beat It // Billie Jean // P.Y.T. // The Lady in My Life

Very fun as always Michael thank you. I love the Paul song they did together

The jump from the admittedly quite funny dirge with Macca to one of the greatest three track runs of all time could have given me whiplash

One of, if not the best pop albums ever created

Pretty good stuff.

Classic album that I hadn't listened to in a long time.

Oh ya! from the first note. The legend at his best. Even better, my favorite tune by him (Billie Jean).

I unashamedly love this album - I remember getting the 25th anniversary edition of this on my 12th birthday and played it to death. That said, I'll acknowledge he's a problematic artist and whilst we may never know the truth behind those controversies, it's fair to say that musically MJ was a genius. The run of Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean is *perfect*. The Girl is Mine is a big stinky pile of cringe though - I would probably attribute that mostly to Macca. ...Startin' Something and PYT are awesome songs that balance this record out, so overall it's a solid solid effort, with a couple of 'eh' songs and one I'd skip altogether.

4 stars for thriller, billie jean, and beat it, classics, played to death known songs.

finally, peak i lowkey skipped songs on this because i've already heard them a million times. this album is too iconic. whats more interesting are the songs that I haven't heard before. They're pretty good, especially Baby Be Mine.

There are some bad songs, mainly good though.

To me this isn't quite the life changing record people make it out to be, but it is still a collection decent to great pop songs

Thriller shows why Michael Jackson is such a famed musician. Apart from world famous classics like: "Thriller", "Beat it" and "Billie Jean", songs like "Wanna Be Startin' Something" also surprised me. Overall I am impressed how well Michael Jackson manages to replicate his formula, which makes ever song sound pretty well

Not an MJ fan but really enjoyed this. Would have been 5 stars but for the awful section where he and McCartney talk to each other over the music…

King of pop.. Excellent composition..

It's a fantastic album, but I can't quite bring myself to give it 5 stars. It feels slightly churlish giving MJ 4 stars, as I can see this actually brings the average score down a bit, but I'm sure the balance won't be too badly affected. Half of the album is out of this world, the other half is a little duller/ more generic, but still good.

i feel like this is one of those albums that we all acknowledge is one of the greatest of all time but we never actually consciously listen to it (at least in my experience)…maybe i should change that though because it is truly SO good- the “King of Pop” title is well deserved for this album alone. I ended up knowing a little over half of it already (all the singles) but even the lesser known album tracks were masterfully written, performed, and produced and i found a new favorite that i hadn’t heard before with “Baby Be Mine”

Obviously a classic, my grandma has this on vinyl and I think that's a good way to experience it. Some songs have a bit of a muzak/mario kart vibe like baby be mine and the girl is mine. Hits like Thriller and Beat It are amazing. Deserves its praise.

9/10

Starts and ends slow but has one of the best runs of three songs. 4/5

Repays hearing right through. Great production.

Buen disco mala persona

I’ll give him a four but it’s more like a 3.5 for me.

A classic of course. Slipped the title track because it’s just not cool to listen to anytime outside of October.

Last time I listened this album must have been in the early '90s. I think I didn't notice the bass and guitar riffs back then. They are actually pretty cool. Also you can have mixed opinions about mr Jacksons singing style and voice, but somehow this album works to me right now. That funkish groove is there and it hits me. Only few of the last songs in this album lowered it's stars in my mind.

Has some great classics.

Wanted to dislike it but it’s great.

Classic

Good album, even better hit.

What do you need to say about this? A classic album with 3 of MJ’s absolute classic songs. Shame I’m not quite as into the ballads.

Obviously good stuff

goddd hi Paul McCartney thriller directly into beat it then Billie Jean is fucking crazzzyyy I wish I was alive in 1982

Great album!! Classic MJ

Wow, what a wikipedia entry. Never heard this album as a whole; it's wild that so many bangers are in the same album. It's very 80s. Wanna be somethin' has that very catchy bridge. Back in the day when I was a sucker for beatles-adjacent anything I really liked the girl is mine, but now I found that a) it clashes with the rest pretty hard and b) the talking part is cringeeee. Thriller's "narrator" (?) really took me out and kind of ruined the song for me, maybe it was an artifact of the time/music video craze. The back half is a snoozer, 4* because of that. Highlights: billie jean, beat it

Yeah Michael Jackson is Michael Jackson, but he's only one part of the greatest production job of the 80s. There hadn't been an album yet where the synths sounded this full, and the other instruments sounded this crisp. My old producer friend and I didn't agree on much, but I didn't fight him when he told me Baby Be Mine was his favourite song of all time.

Cha'mone!

я смотрела клип, очень круто, не ожидала. альбом не слушала но знаю несколько песен. это реально талант и крутая продюсерская работа. и танцевально и весело а иногда даже страшно

This is a tough decision to give it a four instead of a five. Arguably, any album that includes Billie Jean and Beat It could be an automatic five. The title track and wanna be starting something are also fine tracks, but after that, even though I’m familiar with the other songs, they just don’t quite grab me. The Paul McCartney song is lame and a couple of the other slower songs just don’t do it for me.

It’s thriller. What are you gonna do.

One part of this record has aged extremely well, another part not so much. Thriller, Beat it, Billie Jean are still incredible bangers. The Girl is mine, on the other hand, is just a terrible song by today's standards.

Thriller is the sixth studio album by Michael Jackson, originally released in 1982. Wow, I didn't realize this was his sixth album! This is probably the most iconic album of all time. I mean, virtually all of the songs are hits. And they're good hits, too. I wasn't yet born when this was released, but I'm sure it must've made waves. Especially after he debuted his signature moonwalk on live TV. It's a great album. However, I'm probably gonna be hated for this, but Thriller is the weakest track on here. It really doesn't fit the vibe of the other songs. Don't get me wrong, the music video is amazing. I just don't think it belongs on this record. If I'm being honest there's only a few tracks on here that I especially enjoy and will come back to, but this album is so influential and iconic I just have to give it a high score. I just couldn't help but groove while listening.

Back in the day!

Beat It and Billie Jean are the strong stand outs for me on this album. Lady in My Life was a fun surprise I had not heard before. Over all the album was very good but not everything was my cup of tea.

Scho 1 nices album. 3.8

wanna be startin something: Die Bläser und die Perkussion sind wahnsinnig on point. Baby be mine und the girl is mine punkten bei mir nur, weil sie Erinnerungen aufrufen daran, dass meine Mutter das Album früher immer im Auto gehört hat. Thriller geht komplett ab, das kann nicht mal Beat it schlagen (höhö). Billie Jean ist finde ich der beste Song vom Album. Die Bassline ist unglaublich ikonisch, die Brackgroundgesänge sind unschlagbar und die Instrumente schmelzen zusammen und kreieren einen spannenden Rhythmus- und Harmonie-Teppich, den man gar nicht mehr bemerkt, wenn man den Song zu oft gehört hat. Allgemein gefällt mir das am Album und an Michael Jackson: Die Rhythmen und Harmonien sind spannend, verschmelzen aber so sehr, dass man die Vielfältigkeit der Instrumente nicht mehr merkt und es nicht anstrengend zum Zuhören ist. Ein gutes Beispiel für so unanstrengende Musik ist auch Human Nature. PYT: Ich kann nicht anders als tanzen, die Perkussion und der Backgroundgesang (PYT / TLC) sind so Disco. The Lady in my Life hat einen sehr anderen Vibe. Das tut dem Album gut, trotzdem fange ich nicht so viel damit an, ich finde es fällt von der rhythmischen Komplexität her etwas ab. Wenn ich Thriller mit Off the Wall vergleiche, gewinnt für mich Off the Wall. Einige Songs in Thriller (Billie Jean, Thriller, PYT) finde ich zwar unglaublich gut, aber als Ganzes überzeugt mich Off the Wall mehr.

An album of hits and one awful miss (The girl is mine)

Un-cancellable

shocking proportion of bangers, but with a few biiiig stinkers i'm not convinced that there's much reason to visit this as an actual album over a greatest hits compilation

I wanted to hate this so much. I've not enjoyed the other two MJ albums I've had at all, they felt really flimsy and unemotional. But this is just absolutely undeniable - it's hit after hit after hit. They're all quite annoying in a sort of way, mainly because it forces you to think about Michael Jackson, which I'd rather not. In more positive associations, they also make me think a lot about 'Michael Jackson's Moonwalker' on the Megadrive, which I would pay good money (although not the $263 it's currently listed for on Ebay) to play again.

Ну это слэй

no matter how hard I try I just can't seem to wrap my head around MJ the way others seem to. This is a great record for sure, but also maybe a bit too sparkly and clean. Although it has some 'rough edges' like the subject matter of Billie Jean and the undeniable 'edgy-ness' of Beat It... it's all been so chopped up and heavily produced it is perfect.... but IMHO that makes it a bit less than it might have been if it were more real. I remember being a kid in the 80's/90's when people would say "oh those electronic acts don't make real music they're not performing anything it's just all playback by some machine" and I think you could make a similar criticism here. Surely they found a way to tour this music and I bet it was awesome but there is literally no way to perform most of this the way it appears on the record. Nonetheless it is an impressive piece of art and worth anyone's time for at least 1 listen. FYI the last track The Lady In My Life is legit just bad.

Før jeg skulle høre den her tænkte jeg bare det ville blive en klar 5'er. MJ er super fedt, og det er bare ærgerligt hans renome er ødelagt så man næsten ikke høre ham længere. Men af en eller anden grund connectede jeg ikke så dybt som jeg havde troet til det. Det er stadig rigtigt godt, men fik mig bare ikke helt op. Nævneværdig undtagelse vil være Human Nature, af en eller anden grund havde jeg lidt glemt den og den ramte bare godt

May not be a personal favorite but you cannot deny the greatness of this album. It's the best selling of all time for a reason and MJ's perfectionism shows. The sound is perfect and there's a lot of huge hits. 8.5/10 (4.25/5)

Huge. Usnahmswiid vom michael jackson recht vill mitbecho als Büebu well tante & onkle biz fans gsi sind. Mini musik ischs nüm, han ez selte-nie bock uf de jacky z lose, aber mit 3 vo 9 songs uf dem album isch mal eifach krass erfolgrich gsi. Darum usnahmswis ufgrundet: 4 vo 5 zimtschnegge für für de michael J. Btw: all mini 4 puntos mässige sprüch fühled sich biz falsch ah weg em michael sim verhalte.

auuuuu! also vor es paar jahr hetti‘s vo mir für die meisterleistig klar es 5 gäh… mittlerwille bini mer da nümm so sicher: einersiits us offesichtliche gründ und au musikalisch hani mi au scho mal meh uf de gliche wellelängi gseh wie de gueti alti michi obwohl ich s‘album scho guet kännt han, hani probiert mit eme früsche blick ah das ganze ane z‘gah… hed teilwiis no guet funktioniert und teilwiis nöd aber zämmegfasst cha mer sicher säge: en ziitlose klassiker wo chum us de musiggschicht weg z‘dänke isch, trotzdem nur 4 michis vo mir

This is a remarkable achievement. What a huge album. Because most of Jackson's best recognized tracks are from here, if you were born later, it's almost shocking to discover that and the story behind the album. I learned a lot that I didn't know before. For example, I knew that Eddie Van Halen played the famous guitar solo on Beat It but didn't know that basically the rest of the instrumentation was provided by members of Toto. I didn't know that MJ was mostly disco before this album and made a conscious decision to move away from that and avoid the ongoing backlash against disco. I knew 6 of the 9 tracks before listening. The three number 1s, Wanna Be Starting Something, the duet with Paul, and PYT. PYT is one of my favorite MJ songs and I don't actually like The Girl Is Mine. An hour after the album is over, I can't remember how any of the other 3 go, but I think I enjoyed them, it's just that the others totally eclipse them. It's no surprise to see this album here.

Like Gary Glitter, Michael Jackson was very good at making popular music. "Beat It" was one of the first singles I ever owned as a kid, and I still think that Eddie Van Halen's contribution to that track is one of the best guitar solos of all time. But, weirdly, I've never heard the whole album before. It is built like a pyramid, building up from some average songs at the start through the mid-tier (and slightly creepy) "The Girl is Mine" with Paul McCartney to a section of classics in the middle, "Thriller," "Beat it," "Billie Jean" and "Human Nature". Then there is "Pretty Young Thing" (How young?) which has a good groove, and finally "The Lady in my Life" which is forgettable. As I say, I've never listened to the whole album before, and I probably won't again. But the hits are a pleasant reminder of my 80s childhood like "Back to the Future," or Zoids. Can you separate the art from the artist? I guess it gets easier when they are dead.

Takes you straight back to the 1980’s more than time travel ever could…. Few more slow ballads than I remember but with hits you can’t argue with…

Many childhood memories connected to this album

Classic - perfect mix.

All the best MJ songs

Such a weird little freak boy but made some great music!

Didn’t realize it came out in 1982. Unlocked some memories of the excitement around the Thriller video, the regular one and the long form one. Saw the long form one at a roller skating rink off the Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia.

way more enjoyable than I expected

Obviously some absolute bangers on here. The middle of the album is amazing. I would say though it misses out on a 5 as there are a few weaker tracks, a questionable track and then there’s Paul McCartney.

Bops man bops. Timeless ones I say. Already familiar with almost this whole album. Thriller is the BEST spooky song and I wish more people went for that vibe. Good stuff man

Svært.. Jeg har et forhold til musikken. Men forholdet er minder om en radio som altid kørte i baggrunden. Det er vildt nok at jeg har hørt stort set alle numrene uafhængige af hinanden, og især når albummet er 7 år ældre end mig.

michii jacksoon bin da chli en kulturbanause, kenn sini nöd hits nöd würkli wanna be startin und baby be mine sind seehr smooth aber nüt krasses für mich... the girl is mine hani megaaa geil gfunde und au super feature (au wenn ich so titel nöd unglaublich super find hahaha) thriller, beat it und billie jean isch en insane run vo hits, best it gindi glaub allgemein sis beste lied und de beat vo billie jean isch so unglaublich eifach und geiil UND DENN D STRINGS DIRIRIRDUUUU han human nature zwrst chli langwilig gfunde aber mite ziit hetsmer immer besser gfalle...mega herzigs lied hahahahaha dass am luca pyt gfallt überraschtmi gaaar nöd nananananaaa ouh scho fertig? uhuere schnell verbiigange aber ja das wird es starchs 4i für mich. alli lieder sind echt guet, au wennmi nöd alles glich gecatched het

Sounds like The Bee Gees to me now 😂

I know this one gets all the glory. But I lived through this guy’s career from back when he was little Michael dancing and leading the Jackson 5. And I remember being so sick of this album being overplayed. It’s good, very good even. But I’m sticking with my opinion that Off the Wall is his solo best.

Sitting in anticipation for one of the strongest 3 song runs in album history - Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean. PYT them immediately gave me the creeps. Woops. Musically, this album is just very strong. It defined what got played on the radio for years following it, and it still holds up as a strong album to this day. 8.5/10

9 tracks 7 of them top 10 hits what more do you need to say. Great production from QJ as well. R.i.p.QJ

Some absolute classics on this. Are they all the killer hits MJ wanted? Not quite.

There are about 3 clunkers on here including Thriller and the Girl is Mine. Still think Off The Wall is a better album.

Ultimately, I have to draw the line at the Paul McCartney collaboration.

I guess almost everybody knows or has heard about this album. It was and still is an historically important for the history of pop/rock. But for me, despite its' historical relevance can not be more than a 4.

Well it's just great!

Arguably pop perfection. The middle track run I absolutely think is peak MJ.

Not many thoughts here, reliable, nostalgic, no skips, etc. wish i could give half stars. Haven't listened to this one all the way through in a very long time and enjoyed it but not quite 5 for me

You wanna be starting something? Yes. Maybe it’s a dance party. Maybe it’s getting late after a cordial backyard bbq where most people have gone home to put their little ones to sleep. Maybe yours is asleep. But you — you’re far from asleep. Maybe you’re ready to start something….anything. and because you’re a good neighbor you corral the 10 stragglers left who also want to start something and don’t care about their little ones getting enough sleep into the garage where the music can be turned up without waking a baby or a neighbor. And maybe you drop the needle on side one of Thriller and hear that fucking beat and look around to see the hips start to shake. You shove strollers and wrenches and baseballs out of the way to make space on the dusty cement floor of the garage so web developers and writers and project managers can move freely. A whiskey bottle appears, more champagne, a beer bottle explodes on the floor but you just laugh. You hear Michael talking about babies “if you can’t feed a baby, then don’t have a baby” — “is he talking to me”? you wonder through the fog of booze and push the thought away to keep dancing, hoping the music doesn’t wake your sleeping kid. The beat is pulsing and urgent. “You're a vegetable” you sing along (can that be the right lyric?) and if feels like a brass band is in the room with you. It starts getting hazy and Michael’s frenetic singing makes you feel like if you keep moving you’ll stop time and tonight you want to make it all stop and just stay in this moment, listening to this beat forever. Sweat is starting to drip from foreheads, as you dance together in a hypnotic rhythm to the familiar beat that’s been in your collective consciousness for your entire lives —moving more freely now like you did when you were 5 dancing to this song in your best friend's bedroom. Maybe you look around and see your friends flailing their limbs — also pushing out thoughts of babies and middle age and waking neighbors and crushing responsibility. Because tonight we have one — to start something and have it never end. We move and shake and start to clap in a state of ecstasy as we all scream “hee ha” together. It doesn’t matter what song comes after, because this song — this moment — seems to last forever. It feels like my birth and the release of Thriller happened at nearly the same time. There were nights sitting at the top of the stairs when my parents had a party below, this album playing too loud for me to sleep. It was the 80’s and they were in their prime. They’d shout “hee ha” while downing vodka gimlets and giggling, no doubt also wondering if they’d made the right choice about kids, worrying about their own crushing responsibility (me) and no doubt hoping that that moment could last forever. Maybe it’s still going. We’ll never have an album so strange and so popular and so good ever again. This was it. Nonsense words (tenderoni), breathy “huh huh ugh” and “the funk of 40,000 years” spoken by a ghoul will never again be on an album that is as mainstream as this one. But it all just worked. (All except the girl is mine…that song should not be on this album).

Pop masterpieces amalgamation of dance The king reigns supreme

emplacou hit atrás de hit

I thought I wasn't much into MJ but this grew on me. I even enjoy him and Paul McCartney fighting over a girl, as silly as it sounds

More than 40 years later, Thriller is just as exciting as it was when Jackson was becoming a global phenomenon. Of course, many of these tracks have become so culturally ubiquitous that it is nearly impossible to evaluate them free of that context, but I did find that even throw away tracks like "Baby Be Mine" are still fantastic singles-in-waiting, elevated by Jackson's very presence on them. Production is truly phenomenal: the synths lack the cloyingly cheap sounds that soon overtook all pop music, horns sound at least mostly acoustic, and the sonic bells and whistles that Quincey Jones sprinkles throughout the album (nowhere more beautifully than on the glittering "Human Nature") never sounds dated or embarrassing -- a feat that few producers would achieve in the early/mid-80s, as cheap synths seemed to lower the quality bar for everyone. All of this having been said, the album suffers from two completely unnecessary tracks that do drag the record down: "The Lady in My Life," which feels lost and forced onto this album, unbefitting of its status as the closer; and "The Girl Is Mine," a ridiculous duet with Paul McCartney that is cute enough, but beneath both artists. 4.5 out of 5

I had truly forgotten what a magnificent vocalist Michael Jackson was. That seems stupid as I write it, but his work on Thriller is so much more supported and nuanced than his later work, free of breathy unsupported tone and overaccentuated frilly consonants. The same can be said of Quincy Jones' production; quintessential early 80's synthesized sound which will eventually be overdone, but here still have human nuance to them. The other thing which occurred to me is how much more I *watched* this album than listened to it. It's honestly hard to hear Thriller, Billie Jean, or Beat It and not play the video in my head.

Catchy, but not my type

This album is from my era and I knew more songs on it than unexpected. I’m not a huge MJ fan but it’s a really solid album.

Brilliant songs off this album although I had heard them all before. The other songs which I have not heard before are ok.

fire

Classic

Not a huge Michael Jackson fan. Still expected more. But compared to the other stuff in here it was still good

I'm a bigger fan of Off the Wall than Thriller, but this is still a great album!

Struggle with this because of artist. Will give it a go. So many hits. So smooth. Hardly any skips, no wonder it took off. Incredibly coherent, defining sound. R&B is just not my favourite genre. Great album.

Probably one of the most iconic albums of all time across genres! Three absolute classics in a row with Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. Not all songs are great though. Favorite track is probably Human Nature.

It’s obvious why this was the best selling album of all times.

A classic. A few weaker songs bring it down from 5 to a high 4*

Banger after banger

The middle chunk of this album is great. In my opinion, it carries the rest of the album. The rest of kind of mid.

Michael is dubbed the "King of Pop" and this is his coronation. Highlights: "Wanna Be Startin' Something", "Billie Jean", "Human Nature", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"

banger after banger. Genre spanning. Shame about the paedophilia

Not bad. High highs and low lows though.

Pop, 1982 -> 4

Thriller is obviously massive but to me it has three incredible songs and then some that are somewhere between good and terrible (Paul McCartney is definitely not needed :D ). I think the strength of Thriller, Billie Jean and Beat It plus the quality of production are enough to get this to a 4 by itself but the rest of it doesn't come close and can't get into the sort of 5 territory something iconic like this challenges you to grade it as.

Disappointing, albeit from pretty lofty expectations. I can't remember listening to this MJ album in full before, and aside from the Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean run, it's pretty mediocre (with a shout out to the ending of the Paul McCartney song which is excruciating). Did Like Wanna Be Startin' Something as well though. Basically, most things that he does with a bit of oomph and energy work for me, when he gets ballady it tends to be a lot less good. Low 4/5.

goid tunes

Y'know, for the best selling album of all time, it's pretty good, but any time a big blockbuster album of the 1980s drags in an artist from another generation for a cameo, the capitalism of the endeavor really shines through and I feel like I've been taken for a ride.

It’s a testament to Jackson’s hit-making abilities that despite having heard many of these songs countless times, I still love a lot of what this project has to offer… except “Human Nature”.

First time I’ve listened to him in ages. Undoubtably fantastic album. 9/10

Three iconic songs, some other cool grooves, but a couple of cringe-worthy bring down the score. A weak 4 for me...

Thrilling. But Purple Rain is better.

Me at the start: I guess I have to listen to this. :shrug: Me 34 minutes later: I WANNA LOVE YOU!! P Y T! PRETTY YOUNG THING!!

One cannot simply ignore the impact on pop MJ had. Are the allegations against him hugely problematic? Of course but we are not trying him here for that. It does make listening to PYT extra icky though. That said the three song run of Thriller-Beat it-Billie Jean has got to go down as the best of all-time. I defy you not to groove and find some happiness there. Not perfect mind you. The Girl is mine is maybe the most insincere duet since Ebony and Ivory… Sir Paul the 80’s were not kind. This is the pinnacle of Pop from a captivating people’s imagination sense. It’s not wonder all the fame and attention sent him essentially mad. Who among us wouldn’t? I dare say none of us are inappropriate with kids however… So we’re back there now. Music alone it’s earned it’s 5 but I can’t go any higher than 4.

Favourite song - Beat it