Thriller

An absolutely superb, career defining album. MJ may have had an interesting personal life and some questionable decisions, but his music was brilliant and this album sums that up. More like a Greatest Hits than an album, so many big tunes! Even the album tracks I didn't know (not many) were ace. A rare 5 star from me!

Remarkable

Musically, this is a 5/5. Just a shame about, you know...

You hate to like it but....

4.5 The hits were HITS. The weird ballads were not. Somehow I never realized PYT was MJ…

So many great songs, didn’t realise they were all in one album

A great record, except for The Girl Is Mine. That's quite possibly one of the worst pop songs ever written. But there's not much else to say about this album that hasn't been said. It still holds up pretty well 40+ years later. I throw it on the turntable a few times a year. 4/5 because any album that includes The Girl Is Mine can't be 5 stars.

Terrific music - no doubt about that, but can't disguise the personal background

Finally! An album that should be universally adored and loved by all. This album does what great music does and makes us feel - in this case joy.

It is not without reason that this is the world's most sold album.

Enjoy the beat but not so much for his voice. Too bad he was pedo.

Oh my fucking god, it's finally happened! I've landed my white whale! Untouchable. Flawless. Immaculate. The absolute pinnacle of musical success. This album is a juggernaut that could not, and still cannot, be defeated. It permeates every layer of our global pop culture consciousness and cemented MJ as THE greatest pop artist to do the damn thing, EVER. His legacy may be tarnished, controversial, questionable. But his talent is undeniable. This album is perfection top to bottom, through and through. It is the template and the foundation on which all pop music hereafter was built and imitates. Regardless of how you feel about Michael, this is a 5 star album. It is a soaring achievement and the single most glorious moment responsible for kickstarting the golden epoch of pop music through which we still live and breathe. Bow down, mere mortals, and pay tribute to our once shining King of Pop in recognition and thanks for his benevolent rulership of the airwaves.

When it works, it's on fire. It's tight, it's funky, it's on the floor. The highs are incredibly high, but the rest (notably the Paul McCartney collaboration) are just OK.

Just not into MJ. I'm sure its great, but not for me.

I’m glad Michael Jackson is dead so I don’t have to choose between listening to this album and not giving money to a monster.

At the end of my Bad review, I made the claim that I preferred it to Thriller, despite how much I hated that album. Having listened to Thriller all the way through for the first time in ages, I’m not actually sure if that’s true. In fact, it’s one of those complicated feelings that arise when trying to criticise art you don’t like. In my opinion, Bad is actively worse as music, it has more baffling decisions musically, lyrically, and production wise. But listening to Thriller reminded me just how boring it is. The music is in general better, it has more Post-Disco edge than the safe Pop sound that Bad attempts, the lyrics have less ridiculous posturing, which means that they’re less funny but also less interesting. Honestly there are two songs that actually I like, Baby Be Mine and Billie Jean, but Billie Jean’s been so overplayed that I can’t enjoy it any more. But so many of the songs rely on the trick of repeating Jackson’s vocals with an echo affect and badly synthesised keyboard beeps, coupled with a dry, hollow-sounding production, that I’ve always just hated the experience of listening to the album. It sounds like a commercial product rather than a piece of art that someone has bled, sweated, and cried over. And if the artist can’t be bothered to seem passionate about their work, I don’t see why I should be either

It’s still severely overrated and I don’t really listen to the tracks on Side A on their own much, but when you sit down and give it a full listen…saying it’s anything less than amazing and pure fun is just being pedantic. And that’s despite the fact that “The Girl Is Mine” is cringey as hell.

8/10 Solid listen. Its been awhile since I've heard this and without it being as ubiquitous as the air we breath, I remebered how good every song is here. 2-28-2024

I try to save a 5 star for something that was truly transformative for me but this music has been in the background since I was born, who am I to say it wasn’t?

Forgot how many great songs are on this album!

First of all, every song could be 2 minutes shorter. I forgot how many words this guy sings, but he never manages to say anything I connect with. I doubt if I'll ever voluntarily play this album again. Not my cuppa.

I expected much from this album. Was disappointed. Not only because every time I hear Michael Jacksons voice, I have to actively blend out thoughts about those South Park episodes and him being a child molester, but also because most of these tracks are just generic disco pop tracks with trivial lyrics. Of course, you have your three standouts: Thriller, Billie-Jean, and Beat It, but to be honest, Thriller isn't even that great. So overall, we have two songs that I can actually enjoy listening to today. Inclined to give it 2 starts, but it probably deserves a molestation condemnation compensation bonus

Iconic. Still so good. I don’t love the Paul McCartney song but everything else is a banger.

Sjukt bra inte en enda dålig låt

С одной стороны - идеальный поп-альбом, с другой - неотделимая от музыки личность. Утром Джексон записывал Триллер, а вечером ехал в свой особняк, где хулиганил с детьми. Поэтому оцениваение этого альбома для меня - нравственные муки.

I haven’t listened to this album in years but I know it well. Very good listen, brought back lots of memories.

Classic with excellent songs

I've never personally liked Michael Jackson, but I have to give the album an honorary three stars just for its popularity and importance alone. Plus one because I can still enjoy it if I'm in the right mood.

MJ has never been my favorite artist, and that’s ignoring the pedophilia. However, this is perhaps the epitome of essential listening. The influence of this album has been seen and written about over and over again for 40+ years.

Wildly great, some sleeper hits, McCartney one is meh, but the highs are some of Jackson's best

Every song brings me back to third grade and MTV

My favorite artist. Loved every song❤️

This album dominated the early 80’s. 7 of the 9 songs were released as singles, and all 7 made top 10. It is the top selling album in the world. Helped drive the concept of “meaningful” (and big budget) music videos. Influential? Oh yeah. This is impeccably put together, every note a perfect. Everything grooves, the melodies are memorable, the hooks are perfect. There’s a reason this album dominated the world. It’s that good. That said, it’s pop. It’s not jazz, or classical, or even prog. It’s pop, but as good as pop gets. The only downside is the creepy factor of Michael Jackson, which didn’t really come hot until later. Easy 5

Classic...

Every song was amazing. Loved the music mix and instruments.

Insane that this album had so many generational banger back to back to back. Very vibrant in the sound 7/10 Would be higher if I wasn’t so sick of all the songs (generational bangers)

The GOATed album ever. Quincy Jones is a master producer, Van Halen on the riff is god's gracious 2nd coming to Earth.

No denying the greatness of this album.

Really, it's over-rated. Some great songs on here but others like The Lady in my Life, Human Nature and especially The Girl is Mine are absolutely awful. 3.0 average per track.

I was 9 years old when this album came out. Everyone in our generation knows this album whether you love it or hate it. 1.) Wanna Be Starting Something - One of the best songs on this album. The beat and groove is so electric. I've been singing along with Michael for 40 years on this song and I still have no idea what we are singing about. It doesn't even matter. We are starting something. Too high to get over. Too low to go under. And we are starting this something for 6 damn minutes cuz this groove just keeps giving. And I always thought that “mama-say-mama-sa-mama-coosa,” meant some wise thing in an African language but it turns out it might possibly mean"dance"... we aren't really sure... and there are copyright lawsuits involved. 2.) Baby Be Mine - such a smooth love song. 3.) The Girl is Mine - no! this is so cheezey. I will take Say! Say! Say! over this crap any day. Nobody is believing that these two are gonna rassle for a girl. 4.) Thriller - Thank you Michael Jackson for inspiring generations of kids to dress up like zombies for dance recitals. They are still doing it. Thriller will never die. R.I.P. Vincent Price 5.) Beat it! - It's impossible for me to not feel 10 years old when I listen to this song. I just want to beat it so bad. 6.) Billie Jean - Even at 10 years old I knew that Billie Jean was serious business. I should take his advice and think twice before I dance in the floor in the round. The kid is not his son! We've clearly danced into a child support issue that may require a blood test but the boogie is so hot! 7.) Human Nature - smooth. very smooth. 8.) PYT - YES! This song grooves so hard. And I want to love this song but due to the suspicions about Michael's character, it's hard to dance to this song and not feel awkward. I mean... I hear Michael saying he wants to take me there but I'm not sure I wanna go there with all the TLC on the PYTs. I never heard the chipmunk at the end of this song before. Yep. That's a chipmunk. ALVIN!!! 9.) Lady in My Life - Beautiful love song. I never listened to this one as a kid. I didn't even know it was on the album. I can appreciate it alot more as an adult. Kinda got a Stevie Wonder vibe to it.

This is the one those records that it seemed like EVERYONE had on vinyl in the mid 80’s. It’s definitely an undisputed classic but it’s nowhere near being “the best album of all time”, even though it’s one of the highest selling records. Billie Jean is a perfect song. Thriller is king of Halloween. My favorite is actually one of the only songs on this album that was not a hit…The Lady In My Life. Smooth and velvety. I wish MJ had more like it.

Is there a more iconic album than Thriller? This was a childhood favorite, and it has most definitely stood the test of time for me. It doesn’t get more classic 80s than the Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean trio. And Human Nature and Pretty Young Thing are just so good. A lovely moonwalk back in time.

I don’t think MJ is for me. He’s amazingly talented but I’m just not a huge fan.

8 of the 9 tracks are all-timers.

This album has always been a part of my life in some way, but I’ve never listened to it all front to back. What an absolute gem. Wasn’t ready for the Paul McCartney feature. This is going to be heavy in the rotation

Some instances require the complete separation of the quality of the human being from the quality of the art they created. Thriller is a moment where one album changed music progress. It’s a great album.

I hadn’t heard this album in full since the eighties. Back then it was everywhere and you couldn’t avoid it. When I listen to it now it strikes me how dated it sounds. I know it’s one of the most important pop albums of all time but apart from the three BIG singles it sound like any other Quincy Jones production from 81-85.

PERFECTION

The bops are the boppiest but the flops are the floppiest.

Greatest album of the '80s probably. Not much filler here at all except maybe the carousel song 🤣. This album forever changed music videos and defined an era. Vincent Price Eddie Van Halen and Paul McCartney all appeared on what chart-topping '80s album?

One of the best albums of all time. Quincy Jones, Eddie VanHalen, Sir Paul McCartney, and Toto stepping in to assist the king of pop was genius. Michael was weird and the charges against him later in life are deplorable. Neither of those things impact my opinion of the quality and impact of the Thriller album.

Hätte nicht gedacht, dass das Album schon so alt war als ich in den Genuss kam, es erstmals zu hören. Mag mag über Michael Jackson selbst denken, was man will, aber das Album ist lohnenswert.

4- Stars (10/15)

Still a bop after all these years

Understand why it’s in this list but not a fan.

Alfa. Ez dump on disco/pop. Every song is a classic.

Classic 4.5

Billie Jean may not be my lover but this album is the one

I have nothing but respect for the best-selling album of all time. But, somehow, his music never resonated with me that much. Don’t own any copies of his records and probably never will but you might catch me sing along a track or two. [0146/1001]

Regardless of what you believe about MJ, Thriller is generally tremendous by virtue of the hits alone. There were two songs I hadn’t heard before “Baby Be Mine” and “The Lady in My Life”. They’re certainly not highlights but are okay. “The Girl is Mine” has always been pretty stupid though.

pretty good, not my type of music, but I really dig the groove and Michael Jacksons voice. Significant 39/124 Liked 18/124 Added 4/124 YYN

It definitely suffers from over-familiarity, but it got played so much because it’s awesome. Everything from Off The Wall buffed to a high shine. It’s produced to within an inch of its life and still sounds spontaneous. Machine-tooled brilliance. Wanna Be Starting something is a guaranteed wedding floor-filler. The breakdown at the end with the chanted backing vocals is perfect. Baby Be Mine is the template for his sister’s entire career. The Macca duet? Cheesy as fuck and I don’t care for all the reasons Paul mentioned. Melodic bickering of the highest quality. A frothy palette cleanser with PYT, and then that run of all-time greats - after burying the mid album clunker that is Lady In My Life. Thriller: Great song, great video, Vincent Price… what’s not to like? Beat it is My Sharona on steroids, Billie Jean - if you heard it again for the first time - would blow your fucking mind. Did I mention I bloody love Human Nature too? Granted, it all tails off at the end, but it’s like the warm down after a Messi man of the match performance. You’ve already won, don’t humiliate the opposition. So all in all, quite good.

Thriller Wanna be Starting Somethin’, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean (what a three track run), PYT all stone cold, copper bottomed, all time, unbelievable classics. Human Nature is the best of rest but the other songs don’t really meet that same level. I always want to skip Baby Be Mine and The Girl is Mine to get to Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. The Lady in my Life is pretty forgettable too I think. Those 5 truly exceptional songs make it hard to rate for me. They surely make it worthy of a 5 star album, but their superiority to the other songs, for me, makes the whole album lose a sense of cohesion and it becomes a bit of a frustrating listen. In comparison Off the Wall doesn’t not reach the highs of Thriller but is more of an overall enjoyable listen. It might be slightly contradictory and confused logic as there are plenty of albums that I love that have are inconsistent but I would give a 5 to, but this I’m not sure about. Maybe I’m holding it to too high a standard, or overthinking it, but it’s emblematic of his his whole catalogue, songs and moments of the highest quality, far beyond what most people can dream of, but combined with a lot of frustration. Also the ‘I don’t belieeeve you’ bit on the Girl is Mine is so excruciating, it taints the whole thing. If this was only 6 tracks, WBSS, Thriller, BI, BJ, PYT and HN it would a 5 for sure, but as it is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Singles sont bons, le reste bof

Listened Before? Y An all-time pop classic. MJ was incredible in his day, and this one may be his best effort beginning-to-end. I'm also of the age that I was fortunate enough to be paying attention when this was released so it was the soundtrack of part of my childhood. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

It's a classic for a reason. The ultimate in catchy, no-skip record albums.

Always a great nostalgia trip… try to remember MJ for the talent he was and nothing else

i'm not afraid to say that his career as a whole is overrated, but it's impossible to deny how remarkable this is

I mean it’s Thriller. It practically solved pop music. Yeah it’s good as hell, shocker of the year. Best song: Billie Jean

Some fantastic songs - Wanna Be Starting Something, Thriller, Beat It, Billy Jean, PYT... But then the sappy duet with Paul Mccartney on The Girl is Mine.... and other generic 80's soul pop that is average. The great far outweighs the not so good - it's one thats in the CD collection.

Classique intemporel.

Legend!

This album has some amazing bangers: Wanna Be Starting Something Thriller Billie Jean Human Nature Solid 80s RnB: Baby Be Mine lady in My Life Never Liked: Beat It Crazy funky, but hard to listen to today. Who is he singing this one to? P.Y.T.

Hard to believe so many hits were on one album

- The middle of this album, i.e. Thriller, Beat It, and then Billie Jean, is possibly the best back-to-back tracks ever released. - The rest does not quite live up to that.

Pop music at its best

Classic

I mean...what is there to say about this album? It's perfection. Favorite track: Billie Jean

Obviously one of the greatest albums of all time. My only gripe is the order of the songs - and the girl is mine is such a lame song lol but otherwise it's an album full of amazing songs and though I like Bad just a little more, Billie Jean is a top 10 song ever recorded. That bass line is so good. I love this album.

Brilliant album - not a bad song on it.

Would give it a 10 if possible

Best Song: Wanna Be Startin' Something. This is the only song where he feels like the King of pop. The production is tight, his delivery is full of iconic Michael-isms, and it's got an upbeat dance vibe throughout (especially the last 90 seconds). The African-inspired chant at the end of the song is the best part of the whole album. Worst Song: The Girl Is Mine. The combined forces of Michael Jackson can't make the word "doggone" cool. Would it have killed them to say goddamn? They both come off as dorks for this whole song. Overall: Not as good as I expected for an album that's so lauded. There are quite a few middling tracks here, and even some of the great ones are undercut by having some gimmicky aspect at the end. The album is also tonally all over the place, full of way more forgettable ballads than creative experiments like Thriller.

Great album, great musicians (Toto🥰)

What an incredible album. The sheer talent of this man is unparalleled. Gone are the days where you can cordially resolve a love triangle through singing a song back and forth to the person who is in love with your girl. The Girl Is Mine with Paul McCartney is lyrically cheesy but the music in it is great. I'm sure that's Sir Paul on bass. In fact every song on this record, the music is 5/5. The big songs such as Thriller, Billie Jean, and Beat It are giants on and off of this album but the lesser known ones stand their ground as well. I've revisited this record a handful of times. Not my favourite MJ album but it's definitely one of the best records ever made. There are some things I dislike about this record - it kind of feel disjointed. The song Thriller, kind of feels out of place in contrast to the other songs. But overall the record was great.

Whoo-boy. Here’s the biggest selling album of all time. The juggernaut. I can’t deny that this comes with some conflicted feelings. Michael Jackson, the man, was very problematic. Yet, his shadow on the music industry is biggest, the largest, the most felt even today. I can’t imagine the number of pop albums that exist today because of this album. You can’t just erase that. The last time I listen to this album, I remember it feeling like a Michael Jackson greatest hits album, it was so chock full of signature songs. Let’s revisit. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - For some reason I always thought this album started with Beat It. Wow this thing is pretty dated. Still, Jackson’s voice just floats above everything, it’s so iconic. The vegetable line is bizarre. Oh man, mama say mama saw - this album is gonna be like watching the Wizard of Oz, a pop-culture reference every 30 seconds or so? 4/5 Baby Be Mine - peak late 70s early 80s funk sounds on this one. Horns wakka wakka sounds. I honestly don’t recognize this. This album isn’t really starting off as strong as I remember. Still, this is effortlessly good. Solid deep cut(?) 3/5 The Girl Is Mine - I know Beat It has Eddie Van Halen on it - I forgot how many guest appearances are on this album. MJ must have been the center of pop culture at this time. This sounds like every Billy Ocean song ever made. Saccharine pop perfection. The banter is pretty uncomfortable. Isn’t Paul McCartney like 50 by this time? Maybe 40s? They’re both chasing after the same chick? 4/5 Thriller - I have listened to this every Halloween since 1982. You probably have to. I should hate it, I should be sick of it, but it’s the greatest song Michael Jackson ever made. 5/5 Beat It - Thriller really kicks this album into high gear, because from here on out it’s just flat-out amazeballs pop songs. From the Tangerine Dream sample to ine of the greatest guitar riffs ever, to the elevated chorus to the heavy-breathing and guitar solo, any part of this song is instantly recognizable and iconic. 5/5 Billie Jean - I don’t know if I heard this or Beat It first, but it’s definitely my music video introduction to Michael Jackson. The videos are definitely part of the experience of this album. I immediately see the light up tiles under MJ’s feet. This is nostalgia-bait for me, as it takes me back to 9 or 10, staying up to midnight in my PJs to watch music videos on Saturday night. Nostalgia wins, although I think that bass-line, synths, the singing, might have pulled me through to appreciate the masterpiece that this is. Although I wonder if Michael Jackson has a child we don’t know about. 5/5 Human Nature - This has an ethereal nature to it. Very 80s but step up from the ballads on the first side. 4/5 PYT (Pretty Young Thing) - The last masterpiece on this album. Not quite at the level of the other ones. but still a legitimately great song. It feels trapped between the past and the future a bit. I hear a bit that reminds me of the 90s or even 00s Usher, but then a choice drags me back to the 70s. Still those choices are all inspired. 5/5 The Lady In My Life - This feels like a holdover from something. Strong 70s ballad vibe. My wife said “every song is great, except maybe the last one.” Seems about right. It’s fine. Just not at the level of the rest of the album. 2/5 Is there a greater pop album? Maybe Purple Rain? Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? Dangerously in Love? I guess I’ll find out when those albums come up on this list (they are on this list, right?) It is hard not to deny though, that this is the pinnacle of pop perfection. While dated, the re-listenability of this album is high. Of course a pop album is going to be of it’s time, that’s kind of the definition of a pop album. Michael Jackson’s vocals are absolutely timeless though. It some ways it causes a jarring juxtaposition. But the music is always in service to his voice. I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated how great a singer he was. And of course, we’re finally left with Michael Jackson himself. Ultimately, he was just a man. In his lifetime, he was Howard Hugh’s level eccentric, and would be consistently surrounded by sycophants his entire life. It was definitely a unique life. In some ways, it’s the first Truman Show, all lived in the open to be examined by everyone. He was a drug addict, which killed him, and possibly (shudder) a pedophile. This, of course, sent me down an internet rabbit hole. The truth is obscured by a train of scam artists, a brutal media circus, and Jackson being an absolute weirdo. Maybe? Maybe not? It’s hard to say. Did his abuse as a child begat more abuse? If so, it’s story as old as time. I wanna believe that Thriller predates all of that, because of the monument it is. In the end though, and this is happening to me over and over again, true genius sometimes creates true monstrousness. Like I said, major conflicted feelings about this one. Thriller is my first 5/5 on this journey.

I forgot how great this album is. One of the greatest of all time.

Changed pop music not necessarily for the better. Didn't age well. The hits are awesome, Beat It and Billie Jean especially. Important culturally as R & B has completely replaced Rock as the mainstream in pop music. Mostly cringey (especially in retrospect), and MJ's voice doesn't work well in most of the material.

Album 304 of 1001 Michael Jackson - Thriller Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Tracks : Beat It / Billie Jean / Wanna Be Starting Something What can I say about Thriller? It is an icon of a moment in the music world. Aside from feeling that 'Baby Be Mine' and "The Lady in My Life" are the weak tracks, not much that I can pan about this album. It is one of those albums that takes me back to that time. It just puts you there. Good or bad.

Legendary album. Full of bangers. Too bad the guy turned into a weirdo.

ganda miguel jaquim

Michael Jackson has an unparalleled voice, and Quincy Jones is an unparalleled producer. It’s a 5.

Damn is this a great album and the best selling album of all time for a reason. What more can be said.

Classic

My first album!

Amazing! I just love his vocals.

loved it, nice album for me and my babe! 4 stars

A masterpiece by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones.

Amazing album. Don't vibe with the pedo side of him tho

As expected, some great catchy songs from MJ

Bangers and saccharine

Easiest five stars so far on this list. I believe that everybody knows songs from this album and that alone deserve praise. Legacy.

It's probably a 2 for me, but it didn't overstay. It's welcome, and it was really cohesive as an album, so it's +1 for that.

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Borderline 5 - definite 9/10 but giving it a 4 just because of MJ's questionable behaviour

Love MJ. Love this album. I don't think I've ever heard track 2 before. I looooove it. Dang this album is PACKED with MJ's heavy hitters. Track 7 is so chill. I'm obsessed. 5/5 Obviously

siii 7.5/10

As someone who didn’t grow up listening to Michael Jackson through their parents like many of my millennial peers did (my boomer parents generally shunned contemporary pop music in favor of older stuff from their childhoods in the 60’s and 70’s), I had never heard this album front to back before. Of course I’d heard most of it. In fact I think the only tracks I hadn’t heard before were “Baby Be Mine” and “The Lady in My Life.” I think I can be forgiven for that. But it’s for that reason, that I’ve heard most of it before, that it’s hard for me to be blown away by this album. The hits are HITS, but I know them. This album is a milestone, yes. Of course. To pack this much quality into one album is an absolute feat and creativity and captures all those involved at their peek (namely Jackson and Quincy Jones). I guess what I’m saying is I take this album for granted a little. And maybe that’s the best praise I could give it. Its songs have become so culturally ubiquitous that when I hear them all together for the first time, I just kind of look at it and go “yeah, that’s Thriller alright.” All of that said, you can’t deny the quality here, or the impact. But I can and will deny “The Girl is Mine.” McCartney is capable of way better than that. It’s not great.

Perfection

Would rate it 6 out of 5. One of the best albums ever released.

Such good rythm! You MUST move...

I'm no big fan of pop or MJ, and this is in no way a perfect album (there's some pretty banal filler like Baby Be Mine and Human Nature, and apart from one great run of tracks in the middle it doesn't really cohere). But when it's great, it's truly great. Billie Jean/Beat It etc. Loads of soul in the voice and music, which gives the pop its kick and edge. In some ways hard to argue that it's not 5 stars, but here we are.

poppy goodness

among the greatest pop albums of all time. an almost perfect run, with the only lackluster song being the ''girl is mine''.

Classic Album, full of hits, love a McCartney feature

Pop nostalgia

Some good

Vinilo, claro.

Never listened to it. The man had some hits

This 42 minutes goes harder than most

The songs are so omnipresent that it's hard to give unbiased review. That said, yes this album really did drag us from the dregs of the tail end of the Disco era, and heralded the future shape of Pop music; the effects still felt decades later. A few of the biggest hits on here really are so good that they are still astounding almost half a century later, as does the general production and performances throughout on this album. I found myself actually enjoying the lesser-played songs on here this time around, primarily "Baby Be Mine". Despite that, not every song is as fantastic as you'd expect from the greatest selling album of all time. I still find "The Girl Is Mine is" and "The Lady in My Life" to be really low points I always skip. Overall, a great album that I don't find to be as perfect as it's seen to be, but still an incredible landmark moment in music itself.

So many hits. Such variety. Michael Jackson was super creative at this time. I also love the Eddie Van Halen uncredited solo on Beat It. I could do without the cheesy duet with McCartney but it is still a 5.

Loved it! Especially Man in the Mirror. Never listened to the whole album before, but Michael Jackson is a classic, right?!

I mean i think i'm forced to give this a 5 Every song is just great man.

Ope

Iconic album, regardless of what you think of MJ.

good album, all songs very catchy and i feel the need to head-bop. PAUL MCCARTNEY COLLAB???? 😍😍😍😍😍 pretty great 8/10

Being a teenager in the 80's of course this album is the soundtrack of the decade for me. Thriller (the video) was HUGE because of how much it cost to make, that the director John Landis and the amount of effort and production that went into the making of Thriller. This was MJ swan song before the gradual fall from grace occurred. The music and lyrics can be a complete representation of the 1980's and the genre of the era. 9 tracks on this album and only ONE did not chart. I wish I could say that this album is a favorite of mine but it's not. I do find myself begin to dance as I listen to the album (PYT in particular) but that is a hold over from the HS dances on my teen years. MJ was an ubiquitous presence in the music industry for almost his entire life which to me made his music dull and repetitive.

Letteste 5/5 hittil. Bare bangers.

Qué se puede añadir. 5/5

Ehwbeh

It's the greatest pop album ever produced and one of the most successful and popular albums ever made. It's exceptionally well made and has tons of hits. It deserves a 5.

Quoi dire, c'est MJ. 7/10

No thanks

A classic. It seems like every song on the album was a hit.

I mean it was always gonna be overrated, but it's pretty good. PYT and Billie Jean are the highlights, first song was good too. I think the title track is not great but it's not horrible

Some classic songs, will have to revisit for the album tracks

Thriller is a Classic and shows MJ's brilliance in choreography and creativity. He is the GOAT for sure holding the record for the best selling album of all time and 8 Grammy awards in 1984. No one moves like he does; truly a creative genius. He is msised! The only song I don't think we up to par with all the others on this album was the last one. Nonetheless.....a home run of all time.

Not my favorite but it does have a few songs on it that I do love.

Even though I enjoyed the rest of the album less than some people would, the Thriller-Beat It-Billie Jean run and his beautiful voice easily makes me give a five.

Astonishingly well put together. Michael Jackson managed to make a perfect record front to back.

Genius when released. Improved with hindsight.

Come on. Do we really have to talk about the rating on this? Regardless if you like the music or the artist or the genre or anything about this album. the cultural impact and longevity of it's influence ... it has to be a 5 out of 5.

Lots of incredible songs

bro…truly a perfect album in a every way. not a single crack or blemish to be found. one of the few albums deserving of a solid five gold stars.

I mean. No skips. 4 of the best 50 or 100 pop songs of all time.

Michael Jackson Thriller. What can you say? There were solid reasons that this album was the best selling album of all time for a good long while. Top notch Quincy Jones production. R&B, Dance, Pop, and Rock all well represented. "Thriller", the track is still magic to the ears after 41 years.

Awesome

Classic album - one of the best of all time in R&B and Pop

Harder to enjoy given what we know.

Owned it. Millions of words have been written on Michael and his career. Wish he hadn’t done the icky plastic surgery obsession. Still creeps me out. Personally, I lived just east of Gary in South Bend, Indiana in the early sixties. As schoolchildren, would ride through the Gary area in school busses on our way to field trips in Chicago. The sky over the Gary area was rust red and felt like grapefruit juice spray— pure nitric and sulfuric acid in Gary’s air from untreated steel-making emissions. It’s a wonder anyone would have enough lung tissue left after living there (like the Jackson family) to pursue a vocal career. (I returned to Gary on a photographic field trip in 2012. The larger limestone buildings were still accessible, but barely, by then. I heard the town has finally demolished much of the downtown since). Back then, cars rusted from the top down, and aluminum-sided houses corroded from the acidic air pollution. Then there’s the case study of family life that the Jacksons had. In the entertainment business no less; another ton of words written. Sigh. The music from this album is still regularly rotated on radio. And “Thriller” is a Halloween staple. Still top-quality musical arrangements and Michael had unmistakably genuine talent. Too bad about the other icky stuff of his life. The fact that Jacksons lived anywhere near Gary at the time of pure acid air and thrived vocally is a minor miracle that seems overlooked in the millions of words others have written about Michael and his family. Definitely a worthy selection.

There are some duff tracks on this, though the willy-fencing with Macca is entertaining on one of them, but this is one of the greats. The production is great, striking while always subservient to the singer: Jones built a perfect setting for Jackson.

used to love this, now hard to listen to given the weirdness and perversion following. Far better than Gary Glitter in a musical sense, but rating adjusted accordingly for similar behaviors

Pretty great through and through, clear why it's the best seller of all time. A little dated sounding on some of the tracks, but that also kick in the nostalgia hard. Should be a 4.75 but no fractions on here

блять, ну это невозможно оценить это то, что я слушал с детства, что слушали мои родители, что слушали кажется ВСЕ Триллер и Билли Джин - классика музыкальной истории алкоальбом: Thriller Martini (реальный коктейль)

ну он где-то в днк прописан уже, объективность невозможна

Uh so starting the album with a 6 minute highly repetitive song is a... bold move. The Paul McCartney duet was odd. The lows with this album do go low, but my God do the hits bang. This is pretty much the opposite of a timeless album. This album only could have been made in 1982 and it is such a time capsule. Fantastic album with a fantastic close. Favorite song: PYT

I loved this album when it first came out. I remember being allowed to stay up and watch the thriller video - it was broadcast late as it was deemed too scary for under 16s! I have moved on a little since then in my musical journey but this album still “bangs”. The Quincy Jones production adds a certain je ne sais quoi. It’s almost a Greatest Hits album. Rose tinted specs perhaps? I don’t care.

Awful Paul McCartney duet - a creamy slice of cringey shitcake Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean back to back... only ever going to be 5*

Michael Jackson halt! Thriller ist das Album mit Thriller, Beat It und Billy Jean. Heute nicht mehr so reizvoll wie damals.

It’s thriller. This one should be sent into space for posterity

Some good few songs. The rest are average

Not my kind of music, but can't argue with Thriller's greatness obviously.

Obviously heard before, at least half of the tracks or so. Re-listening now, I'm kinda coming around to the fact that it's just not quite my bag. The 80s synth bass is not doing it for me, and the very rhythm focused songs kinda lack in any big, hooky melodies. Most of the melody comes from the vocal delivery, but to tell the truth I've never been a huge fan of MJs voice. I did own the Bad CD way back when, which to my recollection had a sound I liked more. Now, it sounds like I'm totally shitting on this album which is not my intention since it's by all accounts an album with some really absolute classic tracks (hard to deny Beat It and Billie Jean). All in all, some solid stuff here that I'll listen to if it comes on the radio or whatever, but wouldn't seek out myself. (And Christ, that McCartney collab is rank. Knocks at the very least half a star of my rating)

Abuse works out for the best sometimes

Stone cold classic, absolutely undeniable

I'm not mad that this is the bestselling album of all time.

Setting aside the monstrous behavior later in his life, this album remains a masterpiece. MJs voice is silky smooth and effortlessly cool but energetic. The lyrics are generally catchy and accessible but abstract enough to be interesting (though the girl is mine falls very, very short on that front -- what a waste of two great talents). Quincy Jones' production on this album has stood the test of time. The beats are laid-back but propulsive and make me want to dance. Not all of the 8 top ten hits remain bops but Billie Jean, Human Nature, and PYT could still be on my playlist.

Easy to enjoy listening to him when he was at this point in his career.

Awesom!

What else can you say other than that this is one of the greatest records of all time. Iconic Michael Jackson making history. Practically a ”Best of” in one album. A timeless piece. Easy 5 stars.

Very accomplished album, some of MJ's best songs (Thriller, Beat It, Wanna Be starting somethin). hard to dislike even if like me you aren't a big fan

A very important album. Lots of excellent numbers. But I have a difficult time admiring a child molester.

It's the best selling album of all time...if you don't think this album rocks, you're either a. Lying or b. Don't have a pulse.

he definitely touched those kids. this albums slaps tho 🔥🔥🔥

PYT is my favorite MJ song. Didn’t get around to listening but I’ve heard most of it.

Incredible album

Classic album from a giant pervert. Hard to hear in the same light as it used to have.

Blah

Nostalgia!

Three tracks that would mean five stars all by themselves. One off for The Girl Is Mine.

This is a banger, and I know bangers!

Listened to “Baby Be Mine” bc I had already heard most of the songs from this album… it was alright. Kind of repetitive and not as catchy as many of his other songs.

Obviously heard most of the songs before but I don't remember hearing Baby Be Mine.....which was a BANGER.

Stark

The music is good, I didn't care for the Paul McCartney Duet, bad and a little creepy, but the rest is solid. Too bad it's Michael Jackson and he will never earn anything other than a 0 for being a bad person. The album will be a 1 because I can't go any lower.

Good opening track and a strong core. The rest is meh. "The Girls is Mine" is bad enough to detract a star, but I will probably stick with a three star. I like it better than "Bad".

Le classique des classiques. Une densité de tubes assez rare, l'enchainement "Thriller", "Beat it", Billy Jean" et tout le reste autour. Quelques rares temps en dessous, comme "The Lady in My Life", et l'étrange "The girl is mine" ou MJ affronte McCartney pour le coeur d'une femme Oo. Coeur sur "Human Nature", et un album qui ouvre sur "Wanna be startin' something" ne peut avoir que 5...

great!

Great

I love mj and this is one of the best. baby be mine is a banger i hadnt heard before the paul mccartney one was weird doe

Some hits, some very mediocre songs.

Not aged well

Alltime Classic

3rd Michael Jackson album on the list. Best of them tbh.

i think i hauve covid

it should be a 5 but i cannot give it a 5 for multiple reasons not limited to.... paul's contribution.... anyway. you could delete 3 tracks from this and then i think it would be a 5.

you're in front of michael jackson and paul mccartney and they won't stop calling you a DOGGONE GIRL

Once I took a 20 minute cab ride and the song Thriller played the entire time, but it kept skipping around and played the spoken word bit for almost fifteen minutes straight. The cab driver didn't react at all. Just the two of us listening to Vincent Price chopped and screwed.

Not the best album of 1983…but a damn fine one. We probably need to talk about PYT though……

So many classics in this record. Overall, its great. Not much to say, its thriller. Biggest album of all time.

Not a single bad or lukewarm song

Not my favorite singer, but you can’t deny this is filled from front to back with some of the biggest hits of all time

Tyvärr känns vissa produktioner lite daterade. Samtidigt är ju vissa låtar inte bara klassiker utan musikaliska monument som kommer finnas kvar mkt länge. Bonus att jag kom att tänka på weird al:s "eat it". Den i mitt tycke kanske roligaste parodin av alla i sin fullständiga meningslöshet.

Lite för många låtar som är ok. Minns det mer.som en hitkavalkad. Men inte riktigt.

Billie Jean är ju klockren. Beat it ok, resten inte så imponerande. Aldrig gillat thriller.

Finns en anledning till att det här är den bäst säljande skivan genom alla tider. En av de bästa skivor som gjorts.

iconic. Just boring.

It's a great album. He's problematic. Music is really good. It's complicated. 3 stars.

I've actually never listened to a Jackson album, so I was kind of excited to hear this on the basis of "Beat It" and "Billy Jean". Unfortunately, most of the other tracks are lukewarm ballads with dated, low-effort, studio-band backing. The cameo from Paul McCartney is pure cringe. "Thriller" is better known for the video than the song itself, which isn't that good and has an annoying voice-over thing. "Wanna Be Starting Something" and "P.Y.T." are the only non-single tracks which had some energy and interest to them. Overall, either Jackson is a singles artist, or this was a bad choice of album for the list. 2.5*

With the other singles like Beat It, Thriller, etc. being so overplayed, Human Nature has kind of been forgotten lately. It's a good one. Also, is that an uncredited cameo by Alvin at the end of P.Y.T.?

Not listening to pedo Mike.

The numbers speak for themselves; this is the best album of all time. How can an album include hits like Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean, break norms, revolutionise the video market and change music history and not be the best album of all time? Michael Jackson made HIStory with this one. He and his effect on the world can never be forgotten or erased no matter how much people try to.

Not really my type of music

Great pop, with funk and rock influences

Classic

I mean, it's Thriller. I knew most of these but I was actually surprised by the other songs here that I hadn't heard before. This is exactly what I associate with 80s pop and overall, it's quite good. Biggest surprise for me was Baby Be Mine.

A really good album, Michael Jackson has a lot of really good songs. I love Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean.

The gems really shine on this album I just wish I was more into this style of pop. I can understand why people like it so much but the album feels a bit soft to me. Sorry Lil Mike.

With those 3 singles back to back it's timeless in itself. However the other tracks are musically not but bad but kinda meh. Suffers from MJ tax.

Honestly a great album. Always a great time

Is good. But made by a pedophile so, -1 star

Editors are right that Off the Wall holds up better. The title track is especially dodgy-sound now, when it was just annoyingly gimmicky back in the day. "Billie Jean" and "Human Nature" and "Beat It" are the best cuts, the first a Platonic ideal of hook construction and well-placed filligree, the last a borderline classic which may prove itself to be timeless in the end. "Startin' Somethin'" and "PYT" seem like the same song, both/each fun and bouncy and infectious. "Lady in My Life" is beyond cheesy (and grows ever less convincing with every listen down the years.) And – oy – is that duet with Macca cringey. It does all feel pretty synthetic and manufactured and over-engineered, no surprise given its shine and polish, and its not inconsiderable merits. A 4 bestowed only reluctantly.

An easy five-star rating. It doesn't get much more iconic than this.

What a juggernaut of an album. This has to be one of the highest rated albums of all-time. What a fun & nostalgic listen. Yes, we've got the big singles on here, but my favorites are The Girl Is Mine with Paul McCartney & Human Nature. Easily a perfect 5 stars.

one of the best albums EVER... ever...

Good

- Wanna Be Startin' Something 8/10 - Baby Be Mine 8/10 - The Girl Is Mine 6/10 - Thriller 8/10 - Beat It 10/10 - Billie Jean 10/10 - Human Nature 7/10 - P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) 6/10 - The Lady in My Life 8/10 Favourites: Beat It, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin' Something Lease Favourites: P.Y.T., The Girl Is Mine Score: 8.1/10

De 9 canciones, 6 son perfectas, 2 están bien, y 1 que me da igual.

It's alright 80s pop. very dated and not noteworthy in any respect other than mj being cultural icon and a very good singer.

This is an undeniable masterpiece. The songs, the arrangement, the production. Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones together mad the best pop-funk album of all time.

A mixed bag really. Has some of his best work on there, but also some of the songs were really just mediocre! But still worth the listening for the half that are absolute bangers

I mean yeah this is just widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time and it deserves that praise. Great legendary album top to bottom!

Without a doubt, one of the greatest of all time

This one just has to be five stars based on Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT, Wanna Be Starting Somethin. Just stacked!

59/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 Man, did this album ever rock my world when it came out. I was 10 years old at the time and if that version of me had rated this album, it would have had 5 stars. Today, things are a bit different. No, I'm not talking about MJ's penchant for kids; I can separate the art from the artist. What I'm talking about is an album that has its fair share of filler content. At the time, it wouldn't have bothered me. Today, it does. Beat It (best song by far, due in no small part to Eddie Van Halen's solo) Billie Jean (the one other reviewers will say is the best) Thriller PYT (as much as I separate the art from the artist, it's hard not to find this one a bit creepy, but y'know, it's okay if I ignore the lyrics) The Girl Is Mine (if it weren't for Paul McCartney's presence, this would fall under the filler songs) Those songs are varying degrees of interesting. The rest is filler. A little less than half (arguably) the album being filler isn't bad, by pop standards, but when people call this "the best album ever", I laugh. This does not belong with the likes of Dark Side of the Moon or of Led Zeppelin's... entire discography. Or Tool's "Big Four" albums, if this list hadn't snubbed the band. It's a good pop album, but the overwhelming majority of pop is garbage, so the bar isn't set very high.

Pop bangers only, P.Y.T. is feels underrated but is great. Slightly disappointment by the song with McCartney.

Weird mix of iconic and filler.

FUCKING HELL every song on this is a banger Like thriller immediately followed by beat it... he wasn't messing around! BILLIE JEAN IS RIGHT AFTER THOSE TWO OH YOU'RE JOKING Human nature - I'm hearing those fuckass videogame soundfonts again. This time it was defo those fuckass synths from mario 64.

I remember loving this album so much as a kid. It’s one of the few ones I had as a vinyl so would play it a ton. Coming back to it now and listening more closely, there’s actually more songs that I strongly dislike than those that I enjoy. The run of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean is just as amazing as back then. But the greats are let down by some really questionable love songs like Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine, and P.Y.T. Those songs are also well produced and Michael is a very talented singer but their lyrics and repetitiveness are enough to make me roll my eyes at times and actually become rather uncomfortable at others.

So hard to separate the art from the artist. Automatic 1 point reduction for an all time classic album.

Wasn't "thrilled" for this to crop up, but pleasantly surprised. There were quite a few pop ballads but the album was surprisingly brief so didn't overstay it's welcome. The big hits are there, Billie Jean is definitely a bop, but lots of filler. Four stars, which is better than expected.

Top. Disco mais vendido da história!

Zazzy and addicting.

Great album, confirmed banger.

This is probably the best pop album ever

So I always go into each of these albums with a fresh unbiased mindset. Always. Even my favorite albums. Doing that, and if I knew nothing about this album, the beats and instrumentation is catchy as fucking hell. But I don't even think these hits are that big of hits compared so many other tracks on here. Maybe I just don't like R&B. No clue. Maybe I like Bad more??? I just don't think I can give it a 5. I dont even like the song Thriller that much.

4.5

We all know Thriller is a great Album, and MJ is at his peak here, his voice is absolutely the best thing about it. Frankly the worst thing about the album is the instrumentation, a lot of it has aged poorly, cheesy 80s synths abound. Other than The Girl is Mine (hang your head in shame, Sir Paul) all the songs are classics, however pop is not my preferred genre, so it doesn't get a 5.

yeah this is 5 stars what did you expect

Yeah he was a bit odd....but lots a great songs, amazing production. Classic I guess.

The greatest album ever made. Absolute masterpiece from Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones from start to finish. In a weird way (and in my opinion) the best songs here aren't the hits. "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady in my Life" are way better than "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". 11/10.

3 all time great pop hits, 1 all time abysmal collabo. The production on this album is so good, so many different parts all balanced just right and sounding crisp and clean and perfectly polished. Funky synth tones, tight compressed guitars and a crazy EVH solo, bright horns, energetic bass and an incredibly charismatic vocal performance. Its like the motown sound dragged voguing and screaming through the disco era into a world of soft-focus 80s sheen. Sometimes it's sickening how dripping in cheese it is, sometimes its so gloriously corny you have to embrace it. Lots of references to young things and who owns what babies - yikes!

What more can you say about this thing? One of the greatest pop albums of all time.

Solid body of work. Great rhythms thoughtout

Mikey J! Hadn't listened to the album itself in years. Of course the hits are all timers, but the rest of the music? Honestly just filler. Good filler, but it's 3 of the greatest pop hits of all time and a middling ready of it. Still 4.5

6, 5, 3

Sin duda, el disco de pop más relevante de los '80s. Las canciones escritas por Jackson, McCartney y Quincy Jones llenan este verdadero hito y "semidebut" del Rey del Pop, levantando nuevas varas con videos y singles sumamente pegajosos, que coronaron a un joven Michael y lo mantuvieron en la cima del estrellato hasta el día de su muerte.

Excellent album. Everything about it is top notch, I just don't really enjoy pop from this era.

MJ is always amazing!!

Este album lo tiene todo. Empieza con un beat increíble, pasa por las baladas, un featuring de Paul McCartney ni mas ni menos, tres hits consecutivos en escalerita - uno de ellos irreverente, el siguiente social, el otro lo aprovecha para defenderse de un escandalo de paternidad. El album es una combo de temas independientes poperos, comerciales, pero con alma - sin necesidad de falsas pretenciones o arte barato; buena musica, que te obliga a mover los pies y coros que emocionan al corazon. Los logros vocales de M son para estudiar. Me impresiona lo amigable que es el album con su audiencia: es buena y sencilla musica. Bueno y sencillo, doblemente bueno. Podria perfectamente tener 3 canciones mas, pero te la deja picando, deseando mas. La unica contra es "the girl is mine", que no pasa (al menos liricamente) la prueba del tiempo. 9.5/10

"Thriller" is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. The album was produced by Quincy Jones and was a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk and R&B. Jackson wanted to create an album where every song was a killer. Well, he came pretty close at least commercially with seven of the nine songs on the album reaching the US top ten. The album was #1 for 37 non-consecutive in the US, has sold over 70 million copies worldwide and won eight Grammy's. It had widespread critical acclaim and, in 2008, was inducted to the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. The album starts out with the funky "Want to Be Startin' Somethin'." A quick beat, bass and guitar. There's horns. Jackson's high tenor working really well with the backing female vocals. The memorable ending with the "Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma--coo-sah" sample from Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa." Some legalities happened there. I guess I have to mention the duet with Paul McCartney and "The Girl is Mine." There, I did it. The first side ends with "Thriller." Everything about this song was an event. The video. Did you see the video? Where did you see the video? The song itself is weird and great with doors slamming, werewolves howling and, of course, Vincent Price. The song is catchy and danceable. The second side starts out rockin' with "Beat It." The guitar, the drums and Jackson singing about anti-gang violence with the video a West-Side story homage. Eddie Van Halen with a very brief solo spot. A song Jackson wrote along the next one, the highlight of the album in my opinion, "Billie Jean." The synth melody, the jingly guitar, the funk. Actually, a very dark song lyrically as it's about an obsessive fan who alleges Jackson fathered her child. A very decent groovy song is "P.Y.T. (Pretty Thing)." A clean, pop song. Maybe, the most danceable song on the album. I had no idea what to write about this album so it eventually came to me. The production and overall sound quality is great. There are three absolute killer songs in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," " Beat It," and "Billie Jean." Some of the best songs ever in the pop, dance and R&B category. "Thriller" is a fun novelty song. OK. I had trouble, knowing what we know now about Jackson's personal life, with some of the romantic ballads and the duet is just silly. There is a darker edge to some of the lyrics that I didn't get as 14-year old when it came out. That alone made this is an interesting re-listen. Recommendations/non-reommendations - I think everyone knows where they stand on this album but maybe listen to it differently next time.

How has anyone NOT heard this album?

Nearly every song is a hit!

Got it on vinyl

PYT is creepy as fuck

i meaaan... he's just the GOAT

Maschine: Moondrop Variations Mische: Referenz Musik: Es ist fucking T-H-R-I-L-L-E-R Meine Wertung: 5/5

Five star album then, five star album now

Easily five star album. Even the "deep cuts" are popular. Everyone had this album or at least heard it. Pretty Young Things hits a little differently now but it's still filled with bangers.

Nothing with "The Girl Is Mine" on it deserves 5 stars.

Thrilled to listen to this album

Chi)l music for background

It's a pretty good album. MJs silky smooth voice carries the album. This album was the trendsetter in the sense that it has mixes elements of funk and older rnb music that will later become the hallmarks of almost all 80s pop albums that come after. The MJ classics in the middle of the album are still as enjoyable to listen to as when they released. All in all a solid album. -1 for the very obvious PLT though :/

Contains some monster pop hits of the decade, but only half the album holds up for me. The other half is comprised of slow - even a little sappy - R&B styled songs that just aren't my speed.

Questionable man; stonking album. I already new this was getting a 5 before it started playing.

Well, isn’t this just wall to wall great pop songs… After listening it was my obvious to me why he got the name King of Pop. It sort of feels wrong to give this anything less than a 5… but I will

Naast de megahits is het wel nog lekker funky

An obvious classic.

Good album, lots of classics, coherent piece of work

Great album. Tightly produced, love the mix of motown funk rock and pop. Great eneregy in Dirty Diana

I mean, it's basically a Greatest Hits album for any other artist. 5/5

Great

Okay, it’s Michael Jackson… I don’t even know how to objectively rate this album, because he’s such a legend, and so many of the songs on the album were already so familiar to me. Okay, I’m just gonna unashamedly give it a 5. Only song that’s bad is The Girl is Mine, “The Doggone Girl is Mine”, how corny is that line… actually the whole song was like a bowl of corn flakes. But besides that song, I love MJ’s music, always have.

Ok, I didn't want to rate this 5 stars initially just because it was Michael Jackson's Thriller. I made an assumption that I'm not into pop and I won't like this that much. I was wrong. Every song but PYT is a really good, catchy piece of art. If I had never heard MJ before, and I was alone when this album was released, it would have blown me away. I'm adding a quote from the wiki to my review because it's how I feel. "commercial success has since overshadowed Jackson's artistic accomplishments on Thriller, and that's a pity." This album suffers from being overplayed, but it shouldn't take away from the brilliant songwriting or Michael's vocal prowess. I could easily write a review for each individual song, but I think that's enough. 9.5/10

I didn’t listen to this now, but I remember listening to it a lot when I was probably ten or so and it was great.

At first was feeling meh until I realized how fucking legendarily stacked the middle of the album was.

What a classic album! How can you look past Thriller as one of the all time great albums? There are only 2 songs on the 9 track album that wasn't a hit single, which I think the only artist in recent times to really only come close is probably Taylor Swift. Truly such an iconic piece of music history, it's hard to think of only one best song! Best: Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean Worst: The Lady in My Life

Kæmpe classic jo

Bangers

Great album. Banger after banger. Michael Jackson really nailed it with one. I hope that he’s up on that big stage in the sky moon walking and hee heeing his heart out. We miss you Michael.

"Thriller" by Michael Jackson is an iconic pop album that stands as one of the greatest of all time. Released in 1982, it's a spectacular showcase of Jackson's talent and innovation. The album is a sonic journey, boasting hits like "Billie Jean," "Thriller," and "Beat It," which remain dancefloor classics. Jackson's vocals are electrifying, and the production by Quincy Jones is a masterclass in pop craftsmanship. While the album's success is immense, its timeless quality speaks to the enduring appeal of its artistry. "Thriller" is a pop culture milestone and rightly earns a perfect 4/5 rating.

i mean its like entirely #1 hits

1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - catchy beat, fun, vocals!!!, HEE, the background vocals scared me 😹 right in my ear, quite long icl, MAMASAY MAMASAR MUMACUSA, endings a vibe!! 2. Baby Be Mine - these a very much disco vibes, okay vocals sang, i like this one, another long one, preferred beginning and middle to end 3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) okay groovy, slower, not big fan of this one, what in the audiobook is this, this one’s shorter but much too long for my liking 4. Thriller - !!!!!!!!!, already LOVE this one r u joking, long as hell tho (what’s new), CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER🕺🪩, king of pop for a reason 🗣️🗣️, i’ve never actually heard this bridge before but it slaps, loving this narrator 5. Beat It - another banger, that electric guitar tho 😮‍💨, okay guitar solo get it 6. Billie Jean - IS THIS ALBUM JUST MADE UP OF SOTY?????, by far my favourite so far, pretty sure this is on my playlist already, BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ✋ 7. Human Nature - stop why does this remind me of glee, urgh his voice is amazing, WHY WHY, he really managed to make this song sound like walking through a park or field, genius 8. P.Y.T - the amount of times i’ve heard the chorus of this song, the verses do not disappoint, okay what is this grunting and heavy breathing, bit off-putting, NANANANANANANANA 9. The Lady If My Life - a lot slower this one, those trumpets are sick, not a big fan of this tho, very interesting chord progressions or whatever it’s called, okay Michael get it, love those background vocals

I've always figured I'd find this overrated. I did. It's still 5 stars cmon.

I don't know why I was waffling between a 4 and 5, this is fantastic through and through. I appreciate Billie Jean a lot more now that I'm older.

Easy 5 🐐

A Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 4 Baby Be Mine 5 The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) 4 Thriller 5 Beat It 4 Billie Jean 5 Human Nature 3 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 4 The Lady in My Life 5 My Aunt Kathy just got a hip replacement and I don't think it's an overreaction to say this would be a very hazardous listen for her right now. Maybe even lethal.

thriller’s a fucking classic!! hit after hit!!

The Girl is Mine is boring and blah, but the rest of the album is all bangers all the time.

Not a huge MJ fan, thriller, beat it and Billie Jean back to back was pretty good, the rest of it didn't really land for me. The Paul McCartney track was very funny, particularly the spoken bit at the end, so glad that was on here. He was already a bit of a parody of himself even at this point it would seem (although it clearly got worse) and I find all the noises and that hard to take seriously. The Billie Jean baseline is top notch, the other singles I mentioned are very good, otherwise not fussed.