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Ah, Thriller. The best-selling album of all time, made by the King of Pop himself. It's legacy is immense and impossible to overstate. All of the album's songs are good, from the hits everybody in the civilized world has heard a thousand times to the lesser-known songs with less staying power. Something as omnipresent as this almost transcends "album to review" status in favor of being an important document of American pop culture. I don't know what else I can say about it. This album is the top ranked album of 1982 globally. Other 1982 albums rated by me: 1999(2/19)-4 Rio(4/19)-4 Nebraska(6/19)-3 Too Rye Ay(8/19)-2 The Rise and Fall(10/19)-4 The Nightfly(11/19)-3 The Dreaming(12/19)-3 Black Metal(17/19)-2 Junkyard(19/19)-3
thriller into beat it into billie jean is an insane 3-song run. like martin said, i’m trying to view some of these albums away from the artists itself (easier said than done in some cases), but as an album, this is just really very good
Man, how to rate this. Out of the gates gotta be starting something is just ace. But I think the next two, especially the girl is mine, are fairly meh, I could do without them... But then what... Thriller, beat it, Billie jean, human nature, PYT. The last track is good but not quite the same, but those are all stellar hits. But then, if this was any other artist I'd talk about the issues they have, the things they have done that means I need to treat their output with a moment of caution and Michael cannot be exempt from that, he then has a track called pretty young things (a great track, but still), it's like Kanye having a track called Nazis are cool. Gah. The trouble with Jackson is he was soooooo good that I (and I think most people) want to believe the best of him regardless of the harm he caused (inadvertantly or not) Whatever, it's the banger... But those tracks 2 and 3 cannot sit on a 5/5 album. So it's a 4/5. Soz.
perfect, 5/5
Really good!!
I have a lot of memories with this one, much like probably everyone doing this challenge. We did a selection of Michael Jackson songs for our halftime show in band my freshman year of high school. We really went all-out on it in a way that was never repeated over the next three years, like it was by far the best halftime show I was a part of. We did the moonwalk at some point and even did the entire Thriller dance in the closer. The music surprisingly difficult compared to the three shows after it, too. Now my niece is in marching band at the same school I went to. Anyways, rambling over. This is a pretty good album, definitely better than Bad. I'll probably always have an emotional connection to this album that skews my rating a little but the point of a rating isn't objectivity so I don't really care.
An art work is not reducible to the artist's intent, virtue or crimes, but my listening to this like other MJ albums is tainted by MJ history. Still, it's the biggest seller ever, so I'll listen carefully, what do I think of music/lyrics? It's mostly disappointing. The singing is supposed to be great but I am not very comfortable with extreme tremulosity. Track 1 unconvincing (busy drums don't click for me, horns are playing okay riffs but sound fake/sanitised). Track 2 sounds very middle of the road? Track 3, two guys with competing claims of ownership of a woman, can fuck right off. Title track is tedious. Beat It is definitely catchy, I am no fan of Van Halen. Billie Jean, rhythm is catchy, but I somehow only just worked out what it's about, I don't like dancing to that. Human Nature, is actually my favourite song here, I won't inquire too hard. P.Y.T. sounds reasonably groovy, the lyrics are off-putting. Closer is tedious. So for me it's mostly poor, some bad, a little bit of good. Overall I'll rate it Mix of Good and Bad, 5/10.
This album is just toooo good. It’s so iconic, every single song I’ve either heard snippets through out my life, or I’ve watched the music video when I was younger (cough thriller cough)
Born too late to see the real MJ hype. And this music is not necessarily my cup of tea. But when Billy Jean starts, goddamn!
There is no better example of love the art, not the artist, than this one.
What else can you say, all hits
прекрасный альбом легенда переслушиваю
They've got me rushing through the Michael Jackson catalogue this past week. "Bad" less then a week ago, now this. What's interesting about "Thriller" is that a lot of people find this to be his absolute peak. And it is a good album, but of the three MJ albums on the list, this may be my least favorite. The pros: "Human Nature", "Billie Jean" and "Wanna Be Startin Something" are stone cold classics and freakin' awesome. "Baby Be Mine" is very good. "Beat It" is a little funny with MJ trying to be badass, but is still good. And "The Lady In My Life" is fine. The cons: "Thriller" is too cheesy, "P.Y.T." is a good song but lyrically cringe nowadays, and "The Girl Is Mine" is so awful. Good album, but not his best. 3.9 out of 5.
1 Good, 2 meh, 3 shit, 4-6 great, 7 middling, 8 ok but weird now. 9 dreadful. A mixed bag, so at best a 3. Not as iconic as people say it is and minus 4 points for definitely fiddling with kids so 3-4=-1 bloody nonce. So my 1 star is actually a minus 1. For those who don't know or still defending him a child said he had a briefcase of porn in his locked bedroom no one was allowed in and the police found it. Watch the documentary. Sad but true.
YASSSS
I don’t think there’s anything I can say about this album that hasn’t been said
Banger after banger
I'm sorry, how is Wanna Be Starting Something so good. Listen to it and it has no right to be this catchy. Baby Be Mine has a funk/soul with that squelchy bass that sounds like Prince. Discovered the demo of Thriller, Starlight which is also pretty awesome. Best track (new to me) - Baby Be Mine, (Starlight) 4 stars - gotta be for the most famous pop record, stuffed with hits
#241 - It's weird rating these albums because do you rate it as the artists album; like should a 5-star rating be based on his other output, or just compared to other albums as a whole. In either case, this is gets 5 stars, and that is with two very skippable songs. This album is a machine, and a greatest hits by itself. There isn't much I can say about this one. Biggest Hit (if I had to choose) - Billie Jean Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - The Lady In My Life Not So Hidden Gem - Baby Be Mine
Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) On Day 267, this record was so exceptional that I had to run it back across platforms just to ensure not a single note or production detail escaped me. It is lean, concise, and delivers everything a flawless record requires. Learning that Michael intended for every single song to be strong enough to work as an individual single explains everything because he delivered on that promise completely. The consecutive run of "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" remains arguably the greatest three-track run in popular music history. The chemistry between Paul McCartney and Michael on "The Girl Is Mine" is effortless and smooth, making it easy to see why it earned the sole featured artist credit on the tracklist. Add Eddie Van Halen’s blistering, legendary guitar solo on "Beat It," and it becomes obvious why this remains the best-selling LP of all time. Every arrangement, groove, and vocal performance is dialed in to absolute perfection. Giving this anything below a five would be an insult. An undeniable 5/5.
Eh. 2/5
One of, if not THE defining Pop album of the 80’s, it’s such a good time but there’s one sore thumb on the bunch and it’s the girl is mine, even though both artists involved are fantastic, it’s such a creepy and possessive song lyrically (instrumentally its wonderful), however there’s exists a version of the song without Paul on it and it’s way better and comes off as less of a fight over a woman, though i can’t count it for this rating, that said i’m giving it a 5 anyway. Standouts are Baby Be Mine (fave believe it or not), Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean (obviously) and Human Nature.
Overrated. Never heard the first track but it's a good start. Baby Be Mine is filler and The Girl is Mine is bad and then hits the awful spoken word section. Thriller has a great chorus and then a bunch of bits where you wait for the next chorus. Beat It and Billie Jean are great, but then Human Nature, PYT and the Lady In my Life are all more filler (and later revelations have tarnished PYT even more). That's a bad ratio even if it has some great songs. I'd give it a generous four stars, except for the pedo rule
Great songs and amazing production. The bass and drums sound so good. Loved this.
I know this is the top-selling album of all time. I know that it has the triad of three legendary tracks of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean. But the rest of the tracks are generic sounding pop-tracks (aside from Pretty Young Thing which rises above generic pop). But, oh the cringe looking back through the pedo lens… Not amazing, but definitely not terrible. 3⭐️
Funky and every song is massive
Superb.
Billy jean is NOT my lover
Pedophile and groomer
складно, бо це обʼєктивно альбом бенгерів, особливо The Girl Is Mine, але child molestation doesn't sit right with me
Listen, I have 5/9 songs on this album completely memorized and I've never listened to this album in full. Just songs that have been omnipresent in my life; I have never not known them. For that reason alone I'm not sure how anyone can give this anything less than a 5. Not to mention how good even the non-hits are on this thing. Sure, the girl is mine is the weakest link but it's hardly as bad as people seem to think it is. It was a great way to get the white audience to tune in: throwing a Beatle on there, a practice still used to this day! Production is crisp, the hits hit so hard, inarguably one of the best albums ever made even if I'm not actively reaching for it often.
2.5
The Girl is Mine so underrated, however after Billie Jean, the overall vibe does not match my taste. 8.5/10
Okay Mike, lets let bygones be bygones
So many classics on this album.
I exist on the planet earth. Of course, I have heard this album already. It is important that I make the following statements: Off The Wall is better, Purple Rain is better, Prince > MJ. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ is just not as good an opener as Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough. The Girl Is Mine is a skip. Thriller is good, but is somewhat carried by its music video. Beat It and Billie Jean are all timers.
- I know people debate it, but most likely a pedo, like half of the ppl on this list. I mean, just listen to the lyrics... - I don't really need to describe Michael Jackson's music, I'm sure, so I'll just say that the album has some of the huge hits -- three to four if you count Wanna be Startin' Somethin', and I think it's a good song (but not in the same league as the others), and it makes me want to dance. - That said, I find the rest to be pretty boring or, well, offputting, lol. - Shout out to Thriller being such an iconic video - I remember being enthralled when I was a kid. - And on the topic of videos, the Human Nature one made me laugh -- everyone clearly dancing to some other song with a totally different vibe. - But speaking of dancing... you can't listen to a Michael Jackson album without his dance moves going through your head. So, that's a plus. - Overall, I don't think anyone needs to listen to this album... just go for a greatest hits so you don't have to sit through the filler. Wasn't sure if I would give it a 2 or 3... it's really on the edge, but I went up because the 4 songs are classic and still hit and make me dance.
All-time-classic. However, I've heard the holy trinity in the middle almost too many times to still enjoy, and most of the other songs (excluding Wanna Be Startin' Somethin') are simply okay in my opinion. I don't think I will ever really 'mind' to hear the album, so I will give it a 4 anyways. Do prefer Bad and Off the Wall though.
Exceptional
That McCartney one that made me laugh out loud for how bad it is lol. I listened to this a lot growing up so there’s a lot of nostalgia here. but I really never choose to listen to MJ these days, which keeps it from a five star for me
One of the all time greats. ★★★★★
Of course, I know this album. I was alive in the 80s and Thriller was everywhere. Forty years later it is time to put this album in perspective. Is it the greatest album ever? I don’t think so. It is a good album but not a great one. Also, there is the problem of Michael Jackson the man. He was a good musical artist but a very flawed human being. Let’s look at the album. Of course, the cover is iconic. The production by Quincy Jones is fine. Jackson’s vocals are pretty good. There are three outstanding songs on this album: I wanna be startin something, Beat it and Billie Jean. I wanna be startin something has a good beat and some really funky guitars. Beat it is a classic. It appeals to the rock audience. It has an amazing guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen. Billy Jean has a good beat and a good story. On the Motown 25 special Jackson did his famous moonwalk. Thriller is an okay song. Of course, it had an outrageous over the top video. None of the other songs stand out. However, I must make special mention to This girl is mine. Jackson and McCartney are two of the greatest pop stars ever. How could they together produce one of the banal pop songs ever. It is so awful!! This is a good album but not a great one. Four stars.
In notes
3 good tracks and a vile artist 2
So many absolute bangers.
Viene considerato il capolavoro di Michael Jackson e ha tutte le carte in regola per essere considerato il migliore album pop di tutti i tempi, considerando anche il riscontro commerciale che ha avuto. Di Michael Jackson ho sempre preferito Bad ma entrambi si meriterebbero più di 5 stelle.
Any argument made against Thriller being the greatest pop album of all-time pretty much crumbles if you just turn the music on and listen. It’s an epic accomplishment on pretty much every level. Thriller is best selling and probably the most famous album ever. There is nothing new to be said about it. It’s just occupies a space in pop culture history that is so enormous and important that it’s pretty much impossible to do it justice in this format.
Nope
Yeah obviously this rocks
Hiii Macca
catchy and easy to sing along from a first listen. Although I found it too tranquil at some points, almost eerie.
The impact of this cant be understated. Half the album contains 4 amazing singles topped by incredible album tracks
It’s hard to overstate the impact of this album on pop culture at a time of enormous awakening in me personally - I was almost 12 years old when this album truly broke out and was everywhere important to a 12 year old. It’s near impossible to judge this objectively without influence of memory. Listen today had me feeling like a kid - I can smell the pepper trees that lined street in my neighborhood, see the nerf ball flying through the air to my intended target, the street light coming on telling me it was time to head home. On pure merit this is probably a 4 (I think Off the Wall is stronger) but deserves a 5 for everything else it represents. 5/5
Thriller is actually an album you should hear before you leave the planet. The album was huge, and has become legendary. MJ came pretty close to achieving his goal of every song on the album being a hit single. We both (and pretty much everyone else aware of the eighties) know and remember the album well. L = (4.7*s) Epic album, he captured a wide range of genres with Thriller. I can see why he’s still the King of Pop. He sure can write’em! J = (4.7*s) MJ and MTV timed it well, the videos of that crazy threefer (in a row) of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean were just as big as it gets.
Thriller is an epic album that change music forever. Six out of 9 songs are greats. "Baby Be Mine" is alright but you can throw away "Human Nature" and "The Lady In My Life." I actually think "Human Nature" is Michael's worst of all-time with the over exasperated singing and cheap, chimey production that is not expected from a master like Quincy. This will bring my rating down. But for the smash hits and overall impact the record has had on the planet, one must give it the deserved applause. This one will never fade from the list of top albums. Every generation will hear it, see the music videos, be rapt by MJs dance moves and will undeniably nod with approval. It may not be my favorite of Michael's but a staple in any record collection at 4.27 stars.
There it is. I've been looking forward to it as we all knew Thriller would be on this list. As the highest selling album of all time it absolutely needs to be listened to before you die. While I personally find Bad to be Michael Jackson at his peak, it's hard to put any argument against Thriller. Iconic in so many ways it features a solid lineup from front to back that still holds up great nowadays, though I've always found The Girl is Mine with the Paul McCartney duet confusing and a little cheesey. The accompanying music videos and stack of well-deserved Grammy awards or further cemented this one's legacy. A hit from nearly everywhere on the planet that established MJ as the king of pop. The Quincy Jones era of MJ's career has certainly been deservedly praised, but this album might be the best example of music production ever. There are so many minor items woven into this album that help elevate it. Every note is carefully arranged with so much happening beyond the lead tracks that help the music stand out as unique and catchy. It has been immortalized for nearly 45 years and I can't find any reason it wouldn't continue to remain relevant. Spare me whatever thoughts you have on Jackson's personal life, Thriller will remain timeless. 4.19 stars
Amazing album made by a deeply weird individual
The good songs are very good, but unfortunaly there are some very mid songs.
Jolly good
Qué sonido magistral.
I love most of this, but the Paul McCartney feature is just too doggone awkward.
This has aged much better than Bad - which I found almost unlistenable. Thriller/ Beat It/ Billie Jean - 3 stone cold classics. The rest of the album is not far behind - except for the elephant in the room that is the Macca duet - The Girl is Mine - which is an absolute ear bleeder and it costs it a point.
Never been a fan of Michael Jackson. Bad was exactly that. Thriller, however, is close to its name. His best tunes are on the one album. Some absolute dross on here too, but Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature are good tunes, PYT, Thriller and Wanna Be Startin are well sampled, strong songs. For 42 minutes, its mostly enjoyable.
King of Pop with one of the strongest middle-album stretches of all time.
9/10 not one bad song expected it to be peak
já ouviii muito bomm
Greatest hits album lol. Michael doesn't miss
the lesser popular ones on this album were decent sounding but i personally i can sort of tell why they are not as popular lol
Legendary. Fantastic. Michael Jackson was such an incredibly talented musician and performer. Nearly every song is iconic, and the album still sounds amazing decades later. Absolute classic
Thriller is full of upbeat songs that make you want to get up and boogie. It’s clear to me why this album has stood the test of time and will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.
Hard to forget this one, it was absolutely everywhere. Thriller completely redefined MTV, and honestly, the album still holds up incredibly well. I still love Eddie Van Halen’s surprise guitar solo on "Beat It," and I’d almost forgotten it featured that duet with Paul McCartney on "The Girl Is Mine". For me personally, the only real low points are "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady in My Life." I wasn't the biggest MJ fan but always liked this one.
7/10
You don't become the greatest selling album of all time by accident.
It is crazy to jump from the girl is mine to a wolf howl but still an album full of bangers
nice
There are a few weaker tracks (girl is mine) but this would be anyone else’s greatest hits album
‘The Girl Is Mine’ is an abomination. Yes, it’s funny. Yes, my college roommate and I memorized it together. But it should never have happened. Completely ruins what would otherwise be an (almost) perfect sequence of songs. Track 3?! Get the fuck out of here. Otherwise, this is a Quincy Jones masterclass with lots of truly unbelievable songs. Lots of memories of these songs from the 80’s. I still prefer Off The Wall.
Maðurinn hræðilegur. Lögin einstaklega frábær, og eins og maður sé að hlusta á best of plötu.
Definitely a pop classic. I just have too hard of a time separating the music from the child molestation.
Has some great songs on it, but in the end I'm just not a huge MJ fan. Billie Jean always throws me cause I've heard the opening riff but don't really know the song.
Michael at his best. The impact this album had on culture was immense and solidified him as a pop icon. Quincy Jones, Toto, Paul McCartney, and even Vincent Price contributed to its success. Every song seems to be a hit. The videos this album generated put MTV on the map and to this day, we listen to Thriller every Halloween. Must have in any record collection.
willhave to relisten. a shame he was a child molester
classic Michael Jackson pop stuff. While it is a classic, not something that I would listen to again, a solid 2 stars
A haiku: Still such a banger. How is every song a hit? King of pop indeed.
a masterpiece.
Legendary album!
The raw pop and energy is undeniable to me, so many all timers in one collections with more staying power than some bands entire discography. Opens up with a forward momentum that keeps up to the end, his singing has this edge that grabs you from within and drags you into his rhythm. The backing music is so fun, danceable and bouncy. This is a top 5 album no contest, just peak art.
Too corny for me personally but a mostly golden album. Soaring 80s synths and percussion. Romantic but kind of menacing. One the aliens would need to catch up on human musical history. The girl is mine is really not good but MJ's voice could save anything.
Can’t argue that this isn’t a classic pop album!
Espectacular
A true classic
Classic, half of the album are hits
there were 4 omega hits in a row
I mean you have an album with Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean all in a row. I feel like I'd be remiss if I didn't give this album a 5. It's full of classics that I've been listening to all my life, and the music is just as timeless as it was 40 years ago. HEE HEE
Favorite songs: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, The Girl Is Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Absolutely a 5. Songs that have stood the test of time and appeal to generation after generation. Executed perfectly and produced perfectly. An absolute staple in music.
I mean.... do i really need to do a 5000 character write up about this album? It's Michael Jackson's Thriller. The King of Pop at his absolute peak in popularity and talent. He did a Song with Paul McCartney, Van Halen helped out instrumentation, Janet Jackson helped with PYT? I'm not going to write a novel or be different by giving this a 1/5. In fact anything less than a 5/5 is grounds for questioning someone's understanding of music by taste and historical significance. 5/5. Next
Primer 5 estrellas. Es otro palo pa la historia. Thriller Beat it Billie Jean es la MSN del 2015
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As before - I can't separate the art from the artist. Even if I could, it just isn't really my sort of thing.
classic
More filler than Thriller. The hits were good but let down by the concept filler. 3/5
Great movement, solid album with only a few skips.
Tried listening songs other than best it, thriller, billi jean, but couldn't like them
Lots of hits
Classic MJ album
prime Jackson, can you believe its only 9 tracks? no notes, just pop perfection.
My favorite album by a pedophile!
Más allá de los temas que todos conocemos, el album es bastante mediocre. Supongo que para su época era revolucionario, pero en esta ocasión no me impresionó.
Not my style. I think it was good but not really my type of music.
An excellent album made by an iconic gem. Another 10/10.
The hits are 5/5, the rest are bit hit and miss for me
Great album with amazing groove and feel. Knew the hits from this one (well everyone does or atleast should god damn it) but the rest of the songs were good aswell.
Lots of classics. That Paul McCartney song though…oof.
Mid.
No explanation needed
Cover Art Direction: Tony Lane & Nancy Donald Cover Photo: Dick Zimmerman Design Lyrics: Mac James Design Style: Gretchen Valade & Design Pool Lots of people credited here. It’s worth reading the article by Dick Zimmerman about this famous photo shoot; you couldn’t make it up. Sleeve nope. Music nope. Just say no.
I had a Michael phase as a pre-teen and had "History" on cassette that I wore out. Pretty much the last "pop" music I got into before I discovered System of a Down. I don't actively seek out his tracks anymore but they still are everywhere, from video games to functions. -------------------------------------- Just scanning the track list - there's at least 4 classic songs here that I happily listen to every time. [Gotta be Starting Something] is so funky - and after hearing artists like Chic through this project I can follow the musical progressions. It's interesting because actively listening to these songs I am picking up a lot of embellishments of sound I'd never noticed before. These songs are musically well constructed. The rest? You know it's filler. There's also those creepy undertones throughout that make separating the art from the artist very difficult. [Pretty Young Thing] and that frankly terrible Paul McCartney track really don't help. 2*
Highlights: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, P.Y.T., The Lady In My Life Again, an easy 5. MJ and Quincy just copy pasted the formula he developed on The Dude and made the deservedly best selling record of all time. It's kinda amazing how its predecessor didn't blow up the same way this record did. Not to say that this is the only influence, but it's my favorite to point out. But yeah, no misses, just pop perfection, though I feel like I'm committing a disgraceful act by calling this just "pop". This is way to cool and refined to be thrown on the same pile as 99% of the slop in that genre. Reading the wiki while writing the review I was amazed how there were 7 singles from a tracklist of 9. Damn, nuff said.
9/10
Classic from beginning to end. Still sounds fresh.
Pretty damn close to a 5. Banger after banger, but I wouldn't really put the album on? Nor add anything to a playlist I don't think.
Wanna Be Starting Something - 10/10. This is classic, early 80s Michael Jackson. No notes. Baby Be Mine - 7/10. Decent, but nothing special. The Girl is Mine - 7/10. Decent but nothing special. Thriller - 11/10. Iconic bass riff at the start. Given the star power on this particular track, it would be harder to make this NOT great. It would be a 10, except that, if you can get Vincent Price to do voice-over work on your Horror-style song, he takes it straight to 11. Beat It - 10/10. Another one of those songs that I always hear the Weird Al lyrics in my head. Still an all-time great 80s song. Billie Jean - 10/10. Another iconic intro. Another absolute banger. No notes. Human Nature - 8/10. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 9/10. A bit creepy, but still an excellent song. The Lady in My Life - 8/10. Excellent. Overall Rating - 4.44/5 (8.89/10). One of the great 80s albums. A couple of misses, but not bad misses. A couple of the songs really didn't age terribly well, but all in all an outstanding album.
Arguably one of the best pop records ever released, it's certainly one of the biggest. It's a classic and an undeniable record, a true landmark of American pop culture.
unbelievable how hards the singles carry what would otherwise be a pretty plain album
popularity ≠ good but sometimes an album is the highest selling album of all time for a reason 10/10 best song - human nature
one of the best ever made
What a terrific album. Maybe one or two songs I would have cut, but "Thriller" is among the very best in pop music.
There isn't much to say about MJ that hasn't been said already. I've heard all the songs before (except The Lady in My Life) but this is the first time I've listened to it as an album. Putting three of the greatest pop songs ever written next to each other is bold. But I don't want to know anything about the production of this album. It existed before I was born and it feels like it exists out of time and space. It's a history defining album. That isn't a compliment; the album could've been shit. But it isn't.
5/5 cmon it’s mj
This is huge selling record, albeit not one I'd play very often. On playing it 44 years after release, I do think it's a bit patchy but with some storming good tracks, especially Billie Jean and Thriller. But the quality isn't consistent. There's a massive list of performers, and the whole enterprise is possibly a bit over-produced in that early 80s style. One could also see the seeds of Jackson's ultimate fall from grace and personal difficulties starting from here - consumed by the machine.
The great tracks here are really great, but the reat was not as good as I expected. I really don't like ballads and MJ doesn't do them well either, some of those were hard to get through. But then still I have a hard time giving this less than a 4.
Michael Jackson’s Thriller should be all I need to say, but: - Every single released reached the top 10 on the U.S. billboard hot 100. - It remains the top selling album of all time. - It is likely the most influential album of its era, changing music videos and reshaping how music was produced, marketed, and consumed. - It transcended generations and is still in heavy rotation / searched for on radio and streaming services. Anything other than a 5 is wrong
Some stinkers, overall good
Great album comprised almost entirely of hit singles. Still have problems separating the man from the music though. 5
it's fucking thriller
THE KING HAS SPOKEN
No skips, iconic top to bottom.
So, this my first album. I found about this project from a random Reddit post while researching Tim Buckley's album Goodbye and Hello. Funky and chill, obviously I'm already familiar with three tracks out of nine. Solid tight dance-worthy stuff, but personally I don't often listen to something like this, too much repetition. It's tiring unless I'm in a specific mood. I had to skip the second half of all songs because there was not enough development. But I guess the contrast with Buckley is not helping here.
Great album! I love Michael Jackson's voice. I was obsessed with him when I was little, but I was sooooooo scared of the Thriller video. Even after watching the making of it, I was still terrified of the end when the zombies are breaking into the house! I knew the majority of the songs on this album. I didn't know Baby Be Mine and The Lady in my Life. My favorite song on the album is Human Nature, and I do love Thriller. My least favorite song is P.Y.T. I've never liked that song.
Excellent pop album no filler but way too over produced.
Classic Bangers, Michael always hits and on a sunday morning it was a fun start to the day.
As gpod as I remember
I mean it's Thriller. What can be said that hasn't been said already? This is one of the highest selling albums of all time, and for very good reason, remaining the pinnacle of 80s music, transcending genres and audience and never stopping. I'm especially impressed by the production, which consistently features a crisp sound that never seems to age and a real ear for creating immersive soundscapes without sacrificing the funkiness. All Thriller, and absolutely zero filler.
Thriller by Michael Jackson is my second Michael Jackson album of the week, and I think this is probably my favourite of his solo albums. I prefer it to Bad and Off the Wall, although if given the choice, I'd still rather listen to the Jackson 5. It's easy to see why Thriller became as huge as it did. There are some absolutely brilliant pop songs on here, with great beats, fantastic production and music that just makes you want to move. At its best, it's pretty much perfect pop music. The title track is superb and still sounds brilliant today. The same can be said for "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". These are massive songs that I've heard hundreds of times, but they haven't really lost any of their impact. When you have three tracks of that quality on one album, it's difficult not to be impressed. I don't think the quality is quite as consistent across the whole record though. Songs like "Human Nature" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" don't do much for me, and there's a noticeable gap between the very best tracks and the rest of the album. Overall though, this is easily the Michael Jackson album I've enjoyed the most. I may still prefer the Jackson 5, but there's no denying that Thriller contains some of the greatest pop songs ever made. Favourite tracks: "Thriller", "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" are all brilliant. Three genuinely great pop songs. Least favourite tracks: "Human Nature" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" don't really do much for me and feel weaker than the album's big hitters. Album artwork: An iconic album cover. Simple, instantly recognisable and probably one of the most famous covers in pop music.
It’s great idc who you are. He sounds so good. So funky. No skips. 5 stars
It's fine. I've listened to most of these over and over again, but not by choice. They're not bad songs, really, I've just never been a MJ fan and listening to an album in full didn't change my mind.
The man may or may not have been a pedo (I can't keep up with whether MJ is cancelled or uncancelled in any given year), but he sure knew how to make good pop music
Top 3: The girl is mine Human nature Beat it
So bloody good. So much better than Bad.
The girl is mine and human nature are peerless in terms of tone and production. The singing is exquisite. The rest leaves one cold somewhat. Beat it and Billie jean are cornered for the mtv generation as is thriller. The key michael Jackson album is the flawless off the wall
“Democracy basically means: Government by the people, of the people, for the people... but the people are retarded.”
Better than Coldplay
Minus half a star for “That Girl Is Mine”: Why was the worst track on the album its first single‽ 4-1/2 stars
Great collaboration of songs and marketing. Had me hooked.
Heard before?:✔️Will listen again?:❌️/❓️ Madonnas Human Nature is better
What am I meant to say? It’s Thriller!! We were very much a Michael Jackson household growing up, but often we were just spinning HIStory front to back, so it’s been great to really listen to some of these albums in the way they were intended to be listened to. I think this is my favourite Michael album; Thriller aside (which like come on how is it THAT good), I fucking love PYT, and The Girl is Mine is one of my all time faves (and was also my gateway to Mr McCartney!!) ((“the doggone girl is mine” truly scratches something in my brain)) I really could take or leave Baby Be Mine (crazy that after such meticulous thought, Jackson allowed two subsequent track titles ending with the same word) but this is a perfect album. We could talk until the cows come home about separating the art from the artist but he really was the king of his craft and we’re lucky to have this music in our lives (or at the very least, I feel lucky to have this music in my life. So many core memories are soundtracked by these songs that I can’t imagine a world without them)
Ok lots for me to dislike here and I really do think one of the most overrated albums of all time and I just don't get it?? I also think he should have stayed cancelled for good and I have found it frustrating how much the kids at school have been talking about him this year (obviously in relation to biopic) in a positive light without any real knowledge of any of the allegations. Even Cairo Takeaway has been posting "michael jackson innocent" propaganda on their instagram??????????? I can finally appreciate the music video for Thriller (despite being so long) even if I still don't love the song. Beat It and Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' are easily in my top 3/4 songs of his and I do think they are great BUT there were many songs on here that I thought were bad (sorry Em as I will be sharing the opposite opinions to your review) - especially The Girl is Mine, PYT and The Lady in My Life. Human Nature was okay - a new discovery for me but also nothing that amazed me.
Unfortunately this one rocked. Banger after banger. Minus 1 for being a pedophile
Well, it continues to be wonderful
Excelente
3/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/michael-jackson/thriller/ I've gone on the record saying I don't care much for Michael Jackson. In fact, I kinda dislike many of his songs. With Thriller, too, I would never deliberately choose to listen to it. Did I dislike it, though? No, not entirely. The song with Paul McCartney is just stupid, and the closer is also not great, but the rest are all among his top songs, so it's hard to be entirely against it. Who knows, maybe this list will get me more into MJ.
Excellent
Amooo
Nope
probably his best work. maybe not the most stylistically coherent thing, but still banger after banger. i just really wish the lady is mine was left off the record
This is a great album in spite of Michael Jackson. So many songs on here are super catchy (shoutout Quincy Jones for delivering an all-time production performance), but the lyrics just don’t reach that same level. For years, I thought I misheard a lyric on Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ as “you’re a vegetable”. Turns out that’s the actual lyric. Beat It has an incredible guitar from Eddie Van Halen, but again Michael doesn’t deliver lyrics that match. It shows promise at the start where he builds up a situation, but then it never evolves. I didn’t care for the back-and-forth dialogue between Michael and Paul McCartney. It comes off as incredibly cheesy. Another complaint is that some songs are just average, but are noticeably far below the quality of other tracks just because of how incredible some of the other tracks are. Last complaint is that this project at times feels like a bunch of singles clumped together rather than a cohesive album. But despite all of this, there’s no denying that this album rocks and has proven itself as a cornerstone of American music culture.
If I could give this zero, I would. There is no merit in the cocaine fuelled squeakings of a pedophile drug addict. What's more, there never was - I didn't like this back when it came out.
Muito bom e atemporal Destaque pra última (the lady in my life)
One of the greatest albums ever and still not MJ's best in my very questionable opinion
This is an absolutely fantastic album—but if Michael Jackson were a known pedophile who went on to write awesome music, nobody would be listening. He’ll get a 1/5 for everything from me—immense talent shouldn’t dismiss horrendous deeds.
Epic, but not really something that I enjoy listening to. I cringe every time I hear these songs on the radio, they are way overplayed.
More of a mixed bag than I expected; some generational hits (Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT) but a couple immediate skips (Baby Be Mine, The Lady In My Life).
I consider this to be a very uneven album with no real flow to it. I understand not every album needs to be a concept album but this just feels like a bunch of tracks slapped together haphazardly. The transition from The Girl Is Mine to Thriller is so jarring. I absolutely fucking hate The Girl Is Mine. Sure Thriller the track is great, nothing against that. The good songs are good but I really don’t like a good majority of this album, PYT, Baby Be Mine, The Lady in My Life, hate it. I can’t score this a 2 but I will argue that this is terribly overrated. 3 stars
So overrated. The best Tune is Eddie's gift Beat It. MJ has so many more gifts than this crap
Yes, you MUST listen to this before you die. Stone cold classic. The most must listen to album ever? Yes. The best ever? No.
The, and I do mean THE 80’s album. Defined a generation and a man. The art is greater than the artist.
classic
Regardless of one's opinion of Jackson as a person, it is clear that he left an indelible mark on the history of pop music. This becomes apparent when listening to this album, which features multiple bona fide classics. "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and also the fun, horror-themed "Thriller" stand out as clear highlights. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is also regarded as a classic, but to my ears it sounds a bit repetitive. Unfortunately, the album also includes an embarrassingly awful duet with Paul McCartney, "The Girl Is Mine", which should've been tossed into the recording studio trash can. Nevertheless, this is a really good album.
It’s just a classic, every single song is known by everyone. His vocals were once in a lifetime. I wouldn’t listen to the album back to back again but 100% would listen to the songs anytime they’re on
I am not capable of saying anything new or evocative about the talents of Michael Jackson. This is in the “put it on spaceships for aliens to listen to” tier of music. Banger after banger.
I looked at the track list and thought "that's not even fair". I never looked into Jackson's discography to see what was on this besides Thriller, and holy cow it's more hits than not. The Van Halen guitar work is killer. Adding this to the physical collection when I get a chance.
Uno de mis álbumes favoritos. Estoy muy biased, no puedo darle nada que no sea 5/5.
The best-selling album of all time arrives already carrying more cultural weight than any rating system can meaningfully process, which makes honest assessment both easier and harder simultaneously. Easier because the greatness is self-evident. Harder because separating what the record actually is from what it became requires a deliberate act of listening that most people stopped being capable of decades ago. What it actually is: Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson operating at the absolute peak of their considerable powers, nine songs that collectively redefined what pop music could achieve commercially and artistically at the same moment. "Billie Jean" is the centerpiece — a bass line so instantly recognizable it exists outside the song now, attached to a vocal performance that Michael never surpassed. "Beat It" brings Eddie Van Halen in for a guitar solo that had no business being there and is completely essential. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" opens the whole thing with a lyrical complexity — the vegetable section, the Manu Dibango-lifted closing chant — that most listeners never stop to examine because the groove doesn't give them room to breathe. "The Girl Is Mine" with Paul McCartney is pure schmaltz delivered by two of the most talented people in pop history, which makes it fascinating and slightly bewildering in equal measure. Loving it and being unable to fully defend it is the only honest response. Off The Wall and Bad both earned fives in this project on pure musical terms. Thriller sits above the five — a record that transcends its own rating, which is the rarest thing there is.
It's Michael Jackson, of course the album is five stars. Some of the greatest hits of all time on this record. Iconic.
Ugh. I already know this is one of the greatest albums of all time before even clicking on it. Thriller, the song, is a MASTERPIECE. I have already listened to this album numerous times from start to finish in prior years. I am also feeling quite conflicted about how to rate it for obvious reasons. Sigh. That being said… If I am rating it purely on the music, plus the music videos, it is the easiest 5. This is one of those albums you don’t just listen to, but get lost in. I can’t help but dance whenever I hear this album. As much as I wish I didn’t have to rate this at all on here, I can’t give it less than a 5 because it truly is a iconic masterpiece of an album. And the Thriller song and choreography is a cultural phenomenon that forever changed the face of music and dance going forward.
So many songs from this album became mega hits. To all have been included in one album is an impressive feat. Would say this album deserves a 5 based on how many hits came off of it and it's overall popularity.
First listened on 18th-19th September 2024. Favourite songs are Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Human Nature and P.Y.T.
I think this is pretty close to pop perfection* *strong art/artist separation applied
Has its moments. Some of them are good moments.
Can I be honest? Michael no es in heaven.
I thought I was going to have a "separate the art from the artist" dilemma but luckily I thought some of this was quite bad, especially tracks 2 and 9. I don't understand people who think this is the best of all time and all the tracks are bangers. Can't deny Billie Jean and Beat It are good singles but this is never going to be my thing.
Day 356 I actually prefer Bad to Thriller but it’s not possible to go less than 5 for this. Highlights Wanna be starting something Beat it Billie Jean
10/10. ICONIC Glad I finally got his album in rotation!!!
i think it says a lot that some of the lowlights on this album are from world renowned musicians being featured on the songs highlights: wanna be startin' somethin' baby be mine the girl is mine thriller beat it
my mum's favourite when she was growing up! i'm not a big mj fan myself but i mean, it's got "thriller", "beat it", and "billie jean" on it. just one after the other. also, i didn't know this album had macca on it #hi.
Thriller is a very iconic album for a good reason and that's because it's really good. This isn't even my first time listening to this album as i reviewed it for a prior project i did and there is also the fact that i just know a lot of these songs really well. There are three main songs that are spearheading this album and those are basically the obvious suspects being the title track, Beat It and Billie Jean and those songs are all fantastic. There were some songs that i was not too thrilled (pun intended) over but i thought that there wasn't a single bad song though. This is still a great album and definitely shows off Michael Jackson's talent real well. Best Song: Beat It Worst Song: The Girl Is Mine Side note: Last Michael Jackson album, meaning: 1. Thriller 2. Bad 3. Off The Wall
"Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" are iconic. But the album is dragged down by some mediocre songs. What was Paul McCartney thinking with the collaboration on "The Girl Is Mine"?
Simpelweg van tevoren bepalen dat je het beste/best verkopende album ooit gaat maken en dat dan ook gewoon doen. Wat een plaat.
Oepsie enge pedoman maakt het perfecte popalbum. Thriller is volgepropt met hits, instrumentals viezer dan Michael zelf. Die basloopjes op Billie Jean en Thriller🥺 Persoonlijke fav is Human Nature. Wat. Een. Reffrein.
Bangers are bangers but rest of the album not as good as I would image from the hype
I’ve heard it a billion times but it’s still a ripper
Pretty obscure release but I can see the appeal
6 keepers out of 9 (66%) 3 bangers [Billie Jean, Beat It, PYT] out of 9 (33%) Math says 4 stars. Heart says 4 stars. 4 stars.
i live for this shit
Some of the best MJ songs are in this album
Some parts feel dated, other parts feel timeless.
Pretty good.
This is why I’m doing this list - to find hidden gems like this. Jk. But great album. The Paul McCartney song keeps it from being a 5 probably.
9.9/10 Great album. So many classic hits on here! Michael Jackson is such easy listening.
gibt’s nicht viel zu sagen wa
Looking back, it's crazy to think how big this album was. Though there are hits, there are also songs that didn't need to be on the album.
Incredible, arguably the greatest pop album of all time. He’s the king of pop for a reason. Billie Jean, thriller and beat it get all the shine, but songs like PYT, baby be mine and human nature always pull me back in. Masterpiece.
Can't believe I've never listened to this front to back. Maybe one of the best four song stretches ever. Everything felt so tight, crisp, and intentional.
Rhythm and grooves that draw the most stubborn feet to. Move
Стыдно признать, послушал впервые.
90% bangers and 2 songs I'm pretending weren't there
This POS.
classic mj
Ну бэнгер конечно, такое количество хитяр подряд. Из нехитов Human Nature очень понравилась. Жаль педофил :(
The songs on this album are a lot more musically varied than I would have expected. Not entirely sure it works as a cohesive whole, but I learned more about the range of MJ's oeuvre.
Had to wait for spooky season for this one. Not many albums with basically all hits in them.
9/10 - Didn't like This Girl Is Mine at first. Then I actually listened to Michael's conversation with Paul and its low key hilarious. Loved the songs I haven't heard before. Big fan of this honestly. The only knock i have against it (keeping it from a 10) is that the three mega hits in the middle I just feel like breaks up the flow of the rest of the album. Part of that is because they're so familiar to me that its hard to hear them _in_ an album and not as individual songs. Fav Tracks: (besides the 3 mega hits) Human Nature, Wanna Be Startin' Something' Fav Lyric: Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? ---––– ✅ Album Cover ----------– 10/10
Already listened, album of the century, mayhaps the millenia, amazing work.
Instrumental, a plethora of sounds that envelop your ears. Easy to listen to. Just not for me.
Entire album of classics, heard most before
Never have been a Michael Jackson fan
It is impossible to make an album this iconic. So terribly 80's but this is what sets the standard for pop music. You can dance to it, you can relax to it, you can read into it deep, become inspired, it tugs on the strings of every person, music lover or not. I remember when I was a little kid listening to Billie Jean on repeat, not understanding how corny the actual instruments are today, the electric pianos, the drum machine, the programmed bass, but it paints the modern pop record. It is not a bad thing, it is just the way pop music is and was made. All modern pop music has pieces of this record and even most music in general. What a voice as well. It seems like the lyrics are overall very positive and empowering, inspiring. I am also now realizing how much Bruno Mars pulls from Micheal Jackson, Baby Be Mine has definitely been ripped off by Bruno. Again, not a bad thing, just an interesting observation. Muted guitars as well, very corny but I can see it through because it contributes to the Micheal Jackson sound. The "doggone" on The Girl Is Mine is an interesting choice of words, very family friendly Micheal. I had originally thought that The Girl Is Mine was quite boring compared to the rest on the album, particularly of lacking a catchy hook and the slower tempo. This is a slow dance song, not much for me. It is pretty groovy though, just decent nothing that makes it stand out. The next song however has such a different vibe. Still a groovy, funky, artificially made song but the entire vocal melody from the beginning to the end is one of the best of all time. Maybe the best of all time. I am gaining a lot of inspiration from the percussion as well. It sounds like the samples of Blood Orange, where he pulls his samples from for the same type of percussion. I think it adds a very special feeling that people in the 80's were able to harness well. The whole album so far just sounds like an exciting party, non-stop dancing. I have to figure out what that percussion thing is in my right ear, it's so fun. The spoken word adds so much, I normally hate it but this is amazing. The laugh is the cherry on top. Next, Beat It, one of my favorite songs since I was just around 3 years old. This is Micheal Jackson's best written vocal part. Very aggressive delivery for such a heavenly voice, he does it great. Bruno Mars has copied that "Ooh," funny to finally see the inspiration that I hadn't seen before. This song is kind of an anti-violence song. How have I never seen this before? I guess I didn't understand what "Beat It" meant before, and never listened to the lyrics so closely. It all makes sense now. Billie Jean. I don't really have to say much. This video will forever live in my memories. Every aspect of this song is iconic. The drum, the vocal, the synth, the bass line. Perfection. The transitions into the verse, on most of these songs really drives the energy. I haven't heard such things in a long time, and I think that is what modern pop songs are lacking. I enjoy it very much. I really don't understand what this song means though. Now, Human Nature, everyone's favorite song since the Micheal movie had came out. I can admit, this song has a very different, smoother, cleaner, like a cloud feeling to it. Right off of the jump. Sadly, the people on TikTok have made the beautiful chorus sound so corny to me. Now that I am listening to the raw sound without any accompanying visuals I really can appreciate the song for what it is. Slow, beautiful, catchy, and amazing instrumentation. The ease that Micheal Jackson displays when singing the high whys makes it so different than other people attempting to sing it on TikTok as well. I've seen people use all of their air and body and amplitude to try and replicate it but, and this is common knowledge, it is much cooler when it seems like you don't have to try. Now while the others are very emotionally stroking, the most fun song and funky and just my personal favorite is P.Y.T. This song is THE funk dance pop song. Now I don't believe I've listened to this last song. Slow love song, nothing special to me though, not particularly catchy. Very good R&B though. Almost I would say evoking the same emotion that Frank Ocean had done. 30 years ahead of that time. He could do a good cover of this song. Overall I am feeling a 9/10 on this album. 2 songs that don't mean very much to me but I can still appreciate their genius. Some songs also have useless parts that they can do without which holds it back from perfection. Turns out I cant do that so I will round up to 10.
Michael Jackson en general marco harto de mi infancia hay un cariño muy fundamental y aparte me encanta el pop.
Lite besviken på materialet utöver Billie/Thriller/Beat it, men de är starka nog för en fyra!
Svårt att argumentera mot den objektiva kvaliteten och genomslaget hos många låtar fast jag aldrig varit ett MJ-fan.
Banbrytande på gott o ont, o alla låtar är inte riktigt på samma nivå vilket säger en hel del när jag ändå måste ge maxbetyg. Legend.
Ikoniskt. Höga höjder. Dock inte riiktigt i min smak.
This dude was a pedo I reckon. Track 8 should have been a warning. Quincy cool, the stars are for him.
Impeccably made but just not my vibe
The best pop album ever recorded. Every song is a timeless hit. This record holds the very essence of what pop music is and should be.
Loved this album, ever song sounded great! Very catchy and it’s Micheal Jackson so of course. My favorite song is probably The girl is Mine. Atleast right now:)
Iconic but I don’t need to listen to Michael any more
Banger, banger, banger, banger, banger. No misses. I was boogieing at my standup desk all morning. HEHE
Legendaarista. 5/5
Quincy Jones did a great job bringing new sounds to this album and the vision from cover to cover is focused.
A bit more of a mixed bag than I expected. In the middle of the album you’ve got a run of some of the greatest pop songs of all time, but the. Either side of that the rest of the tracks are pretty lame. I really want to see the woman who has both Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney vying for her attention - she sounds like a freak. Outside of the big three, the rest of the tracks on this are to maudlin and sickly.
Dude diddled kids. I’d give it zero stars if I could
Amazing album. One of the best recordings in music's history.
Can’t believe I only listened to this album for the first time, now. It’s very good, so many hits. A great album, and a fun listen. 8.5/10
Can't fault the production or the performances, but it's soooo smooth and polished! Beat it is a great song but really it's not my cup of tea. Can see why it is so highly regarded though
It's crazy that this is one of the best albums of all time but it's not even Michael Jackson's best album. I still think this should be the album we show the aliens when they get here. Every song is a 10/10. Even with all of the very 80s song elements, this album has aged incredibly well. Yes, I'm biased because this album was the soundtrack of my entire childhood, but I can't imagine there are too many music lovers that would disagree.
Thriller, Beat it, and Billie Jean.... very cool! Also I learned that Bubbles is still alive at an ape sanctuary and seems to be doing well. https://centerforgreatapes.org/chimpanzee/bubbles/
his best. 34x platinum for a fucking reason
As much as many of these songs have been overplayed (for 20 years at this point), this album just has the sauce. It's always been one that I have considered perfect even if it's not my favorite. Just the perfect storm for its time.
So I remembered really not liking The Girl is Mine and then it came on here and I said “this ain’t bad, just a bit corny.” And then that fucking dialogue outro happened and I had to turn the album off to go brush my teeth.
Three center songs are masterpieces, the songs around it forgettable... As a record, 4/5, for the three center songs 5/5...
Really liked this one top to bottom. Only one or two I wasn’t that into, but overall one of the most iconic albums of all time and for good reason.
Thats why he’s the king of pop
5 - mastapiece
I’ve never really paid a lot of attention to the lyrics of most of these songs. What is going on here?
Siempre álbum top
One of the best if not the best pop album of all time. Every song is great.
I'm not necessarily a huge MJ fan but you can't deny that this is an almost perfect album. Every song is a hit and the 42 minutes just flies by. There's a reason this is the best selling album of all time.
poppy
Look, there's a reason he still has defenders.
Iconic, and with good reason. Really some fantastic production in there.
This might be my hottest take yet: this is fine. I was a kid at the height of popularity of this album, but just could never get into it. I get why it's popular, but I find it empty and overproduced. As an adult when I gave Michael Jackson another chance I discovered I really like Off the Wall. I would give that 5 stars. But Thriller is just not something I need to listen to.
Oh geez. A classic. To me, this is more of a Quincy Jones joint than a Michael Jackson one.. when there is a genius in the producers seat driving the show, sometimes the headline talent is just in the passenger seat. U2 / Eno is like that for me, and this album is the same. Many bangers on this. Human Nature is my favorite here. The crew they had running through the studio is nuts as well.. Van Halen, Porcaro, Tom Scott.. its like a Steely Dan session, practically. I must give it a 5. Quincy Jones is the GOAT and this is up there with his highest achievements.
I suppose I can see why this is liked so much, but it’s not really for me. We have the three classics in the middle- the title track, Beat It, and Billie Jean- which are clearly good songs but played to death 44 years later. Overall, I just think it sounds quite dated. It by no means makes it a bad album, but the sound is very much of its time, and it’s not one that is really my taste, with lots of synth and other artificial sound. In the category of ‘good, but not my speed’.
This is a terrific collection of pop songs that is deservedly regarded as one of the best pop albums ever made. The album peaks in the middle with 'Thriller', 'Beat It' and 'Billie Jean' but there's not a bad track on the album. I also really like the 80s production style, even if it is very much of its time.
There's basically nothing new to say about one of the greatest pop albums ever recorded, one that made Michael Jackson the ‘King of Pop’ essentially overnight. It's almost worth 5 stars for the three track run of ‘Thriller’, ‘Beat It’ and ‘Billie Jean’ alone, but it doesn't hurt that almost every other song is fantastic too. The one exception is ‘The Girl Is Mine’, which is pretty naff but still kind of charming in an incredibly corny way. I just can't believe Jacko screwed Macca over after they'd written songs together… that's surely the worst thing he ever did, right?
He definitely is a pedo rapist and this is definitely a perfect album.
I had no idea just how many incredible songs are on this album. There's a reason it's considered an all time great. Absolute whopper of an album
not a great fan of michael jackson, but the album is definitely super impactful + gives me a glimpse of nostalgia, since my parents used to play it in the car
A classic, come on.
This gets 2 purely for the three classics in the middle. As an album the rest is just meh. This isn't even taking into account Jackson himself. It's just not that great. And Macca what were you thinking?
I aint listening to a Child molester no more. I remember it being shit anyway.
самый хитовый альбом у Майкла Джексона, почти все его мировые хиты находятся именно тут. легендарный альбом до этого я особо не был знаком с Джексоном, но этот альбом я слышал и слушал, сейчас вновь вернулся к нему и он меня до сих пор не разочаровывает. как жаль что сейчас не делают музыку такого же уровня не знаю что тут комментировать. для меня этот альбом прекрасен, инструменталы запоминающиеся и я уверен, что и в будущем буду переслушивать этот альбом с эмоциями как в первый раз. мой вердикт: 5/5
I never noticed his zip up before lol
tal vez el álbum más Cool del mundo? y por qué no sabía que había un feature de Paul McCartney?? 5/5.
Um bom álbum.
There is a very good reason this album sold as well as it did. It just goes from highlight to highlight. Personal favorite: ‘Wanna Be Starting Something’. 5/5
off the wall clears >>>>>>>>
Ok
Finally getting some Michael Jackson on this list. Every track on here is a heater. Favourite Track(s): Baby Be Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, P.Y.T. Least Favourite Track(s): The Lady in My Life
Obviously great - almost a negative that so many songs are such staples. It felt like ‘it’s fantastic, but yeah I’ve heard this’.
Suspect moral behaviour
This is such a stellar album. I feel very comfortable giving it a high rating, but I feel uncomfortable giving it a perfect score. I know that this man is capable of incredibly great production and vocals so when I hear a song like "the girl is mine" feat. Paul McCartney I'm a little disappointed that it's not that good. I feel like this album is really held up by it's heavy hitters and so seeing mediocre songs on the tracklist feels worse than an if this was a slightly above average album with some mediocre songs, if that makes sense. Either way I would feel very confident in a 9/10 score, you should absolutely listen to this before you die and it's cultural impact is so incredibly vast. That being said I cannot ethically and in good faith give this album a 9/10. If the allegations against Michael Jackson are disproved or proven I will update my rating accordingly. I wish that I could find credible evidence to swing my opinion either way but I haven't seen any. This review leaves me questioning whether we can or should enjoy art made by predators. 5/10
probably one of the biggest "howd he do that even" ratios for any album
This could honestly be a greatest hits type of album looking at the track list, easy 5 star album, one of the all time great pop records
i’ve heard this before, almost perfect. i prefer off the wall though
5/5
Separate the art from the artist. Didn't work.
Putting aside the fact that he’s a shit bag of a person, his stupid voice and he he’s drive me insane. Beat It and Billie Jean are ok songs but the rest is bad. Still significantly better than Mariah Carey’s bullshit though.
Wow, on a Friday? I literally watched his biopic the day before. Easy day today. People know most if not all the songs here. They're catchy and groovy what else is there to say? (4.5-5)
Yep.
One of the VERY best albums of all time, categorically
Well, not everything on this album is amazing. The two non-singles are just OK. “PYT” is somewhat better than that. Hit or not, I have always found “The Girl is Mine” to be fairly irritating. The part at the end where McCartney and MJ verbally “joust” over the affections of the lady in question is completely ludicrous. Which leaves us with five pretty much ace/killer tunes. But honestly this is not how we are to judge this album. The influence of this album, both musically and culturally, simply cannot be underestimated. It is highly influential on the following grounds: -he almost single-handedly broke the color barrier on MTV. -the premiere of the video for “Thriller” actually became destination TV, something simply unheard of previously. -his videos for the above song plus “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” raised music videos to an actual art form. I don’t remember too many other videos over the years, but I remember all three of those well. -this was one of the first mega-albums, spawning no less than SEVEN hit singles over two years. -this was the best-selling album over two consecutive years, again unheard of., and has gone on to be one of the few biggest selling albums of all time. Disrespect it at your peril.
The world's best selling record of all time, and for a reason. The performances are top notch, production by Quincy Jones is impeccable, and the playlist is chocked full of classics. Despite all it has going for it, Michael Jackson never captivated me as a musician. He's deserving of the title of "greatest entertainer of all time", but his vocals and song subject matters never really resonated with me. On top of that, the many allegations of child abuse over the years cast a long shadow over this album and his legacy.
Like half bangers and half boring ones that aged appropriately. But the bangers are certified classics so 4.
I have been wrestling with Michael Jackson as a societal figure for some time now. Not necessarily as a musician (there's a lot of things worth arguing about but his voice isn't one of them) but how people seem to talk about him. He is both a God and an infantalized victim of abuse, a savior of children and somebody who never had any interaction with them, a punchline and an irreverent musical hero. And it's so goddamn tiresome. I enjoy albums that
09.07.2026 23 Jähriger Michael - krasse Stimme, coole Beats, hört sich nicht veraltet an. Ruhiger Vibe, entspannend. Viel Frauenbezug. Zeitloses Album 5/5 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 5/5 2. Baby Be Mine - 4/5 3. The Girl Is Mine - 3/5 (morning jam) 4. Thriller - 5/5 5. Beat It - 5/5 6. Billy Jean - 5/5 7. Human Nature - 4/5 8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 4,5/5 9. The Lady in My Life 3/5
Love him or hate him, this album slaps. It's infectiously catchy. This album reeks of "the 80s" and yet it sounds unlike any other 80s music. Unless you've lived under a rock you've definitely heard some of the songs here, no matter how old you are. The drums and the bass definitely do a lot of lifting to make the songs in this album stand out, alongside Micheal's iconic voice. The song Thriller is definitely a standout for me. I've listened to it my entire life and yet it still sounds fresh. And of course we've got Van Halen absolutely shredding it on Beat It, cause why not, right? Micheal and the people involved know their people well, and everyone involved are absolute perfectionists, and it shows all the way through the album. 4.5/5 I think. Great album
Micheal Jackson was one of the best pop artists there was