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YOU KNOW IT!! only two songs weren’t on my playlist NOW THEY ALL ARE BABY michael does no wrong!! I WANT TO LOVE YOU PYT!!
It's the highest selling album ever for a reason. Every song is just catchy as fuck and there's at least 4 songs on here that are arguably the best pop song ever. He might've been a pedo but damn, did he make some good music. Favs: Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller, P.Y.T Least Fav: The Lady In My Life
Very uneven. I liked "Billie Jean", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and some parts of "Beat It". Other parts are too kitsch.
Better than the last one that I heard
Album #78: Thriller - Michael Jackson Genre (W): Pop, post-disco, R&B Singles: The Girl is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Thriller I have listened to this album several times before. Thoughts?: The production is amazing and Michael’s vocals are spectacular. I think this is a perfect album all the way around. Every song stands out and there are no filler tracks. The diversification of the sounds is also great as well, so great that it should be studied. Favorite songs: All of it!!
still baffling to me how similar beat it sounds to weird al's eat it but i guess the world is just ok with that?
Classic album. A rare album where the singles are the skips due to being played endlessly in our day to day.
An absolutely legendary classic for a reason
What do you even say about an absolute juggernaut pop album like this? Every track a banger. Could listen to it all day.
Thriller Beat it Billie jean
Classic record. I know it super well so I tried to listen to the lyrics mostly. Not great.
I really dislike the song”Thriller,” despite my love of Vincent Price. “Wanna Be Startin’ Something,” “Billie Jean,” and “PYT” are more to my taste. That being the case, Michael Jackson sound is too light for me.
Definitely a 9/10 but something in me prevent's it from being a 10
So many hits I have concussion.
Art from artist, and all that..
My lifelong obsesion with music began with this album. I was born in 1983 and i remember spending hours reading the lyrics, looking at the album art and listening to every detail from the title track as soon as i was old enough to play the record on my own. It may not be a perfect album, but it's perfect for me. Every song is memorable (for better or worse, and i'm looking at you Sir Paul), every song was or could have been a single. Every song has been my favorite in different phases of my life, the last one was Baby Be Mine. Rod Temperton must be swiming in money with his contributions to MJ's discography. Every single one of his best songs (except Remember the Time) was written by him, his output with Heatwave was great too, but nowhere near as good as these tracks. Quicey Jones' genius shining through in everysong. I mean, why would you expect a record with a legendary producer, legendary song writter and legendary performer not be legendary? I sometimes say that Off the Wall was better, but then I listen to Wanna Be Starting Something and Lady in my Life and remember how incredible the alpha and omega's are here and clearly Thriller was his best album.
Michael as king of pop
listened to while dancing and cleaning up my room so good?
Jodido michael jackson Top tier
9/10 A love song album, through and through. From cheesy infatuation to full-blown infidelity, it covers the spectrum. The production is meticulous to an impressive degree, and the bass lines are the unsung hero of nearly every track, driving the funk that makes this album so irresistible. Beat It, Billie Jean, and Human Nature might be the greatest three-song stretch on any album ever. Beat It is pure funk with a crisp guitar solo, Billie Jean is neck-and-neck with it for perfection, and Human Nature is a genuinely underrated, dreamy gem that deserves more recognition. You could tap your foot through the entire runtime without stopping. The weaker tracks (Baby Be Mine, PYT) are only weak by Thriller's own ridiculous standards. MJ loves a fade out ending, which does leave you wondering how many tracks could benefit from a more defined close. Minor nitpick on a fantastic, timeless album. Best tracks: Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature Will I revisit?: Yep!
He’s no prince
5 stars! Hard to overstate how influential this album was when it came out. MJ was a mess….but he made great music.
Thriller is pop perfection. It finds Michael Jackson at his peak teaming up with legendary producer Quincey Jones after their success with Off the Wall. Thriller struck the MTV iron when it was hot and solidified its iconic status with some of the greatest music videos ever made. It's hard to choose a standout track because of how strong this album is. Wanna Be Starting Something kicks things off in a similar vein to Off the Wall's Don't Stop til you Get Enough, but it sounds updated with sleek production and infectious African chant. If there was an Anthem for 1983, it may well be Billie Jean, and Eddie Van Halen's solo in Beat It elevates it to another level. Human Nature is smooth as silk. It pains me to say that perhaps the weak spot on the album is the collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney. Their previous single Say Say Say is one of my all time favorites, while The Girl is Mine comes off kinda schlocky. This was definitely a fun one to revisit, and I'm sure will get many more listens in the future.
The biggest album this world has ever seen and for good reason. Michael and Quincy executing pop at it’s finest here and the number of huge hits on this tracklist reflects that. As always, this was fun to return to. I can’t imagine what it was like around the globe when this dropped. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Beat It, Billie Jean
Expectation: -> Thriller album? Instant 5. Then I looked at the track list. Is there a >5 rating? After listening: -> How were all these songs on one album? Ridiculous. I vaguely remember the absolute madness that Michael and this record created (age six when this was released). Track ranking: PYT Thriller Human Billie Beat it Wanna Lady The Girl Baby
Not much more needs to be said about this. I don't even typically like pop music, but this is another level.
The best
У Михаила Джековича не тянет бравл Старс
exactement le banger qu'il pense être
I'm kind of embarrassed by the fact that this site is what made me listen to the whole album for the first time in my life,still I fear it is not really my thing. My picks:baby be mine,beat it and Billie jean (ofc),P.Y.T.
Wooow
Ok. But not my thing at all.
It’s fine . Some absolute classic songs but a few ok ones
Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean carry this record, but the rest of the songs are just plain weird or stupid. The Girl is Mine will haunt me - I've not heard something so idiotic in years.
muy bueno nostálgico michaeljackson 9/9
This album is a mix of some of the best pop singles ever and some really generic bubble gum outdated songs. 3.5 but I'll round up to 4.
EU AMOOOOOOOOOOOOO FAVS (top 3): thriller, beat it, billie jean mençoes honrosas: baby be mine, the girl is mine, P.Y.T. (pretty young thing), the lady in my life acho q esse foi o top 3 mais facil q tive aqui ate agr KKKKKK muito bom esse album especialmente a sequencia linda de hits como pode ne galera nota final: 5/5
Best album of all time.
how can you not give THE album 5 stars?
This is one of the best albums in history.
Fav- the girl is mine 3/5
king of pop. triple of thriller, beat it, and billie jean in the middle of the record
The three track run is legendary, the rest is fine... Never been a huge MJ fan. Boring cover art.
This is a 5 even though ‘The Girl is Mine’ sucks
Pretty damn iconic pop album, I can see why the singles were chosen as singles but so many interesting motifs you can see in pop music today 4.5
Myliu amazing
Absolute classic!
Finally, after a few agonizing weeks of pure drivel there's an album that is justified and solidly one everyone should listen to before they die. I loved him as a kid but I don't think youth today have any idea know the impact this album had on music & pop culture. It's still played on Pop, Top 40, 80's, Adult radio, Oldies - today's high schoolers even know this one. They nearly ran out of singles, 1982 and early 1983 was solid Michael radio. Look at the listener counts, over 2B for "Billie Jean" & nearly 2B for "Beat It", "Thriller" has almost 1B. No song has less than 85M listens, what?! I believe 7 of 9 songs are radio staples (minus "Baby Be Mine" & "The Lady In My Life"). Any album with that kind of firepower is a classic and deserves a spot on the T1001. I'd say this is a 5 Star album even with the two weak songs - the core songs are just too influential, popular, laden with hits and truly have staying power 40 yrs later.
Heard it
First time listening to Mickael Jakson fully and expanding my knowledge than just knowing the most famous ones. Listening to more than 'Beat it', 'Thriller' and 'Billie Jean' was so nice! I would not call it a perfect album as for my liking, but perfctly 7/9 of the songs are a 5 out of 5 for me!
Some of it is fantastic, some of it really hasn't stood the test of time. But its number one on my top 10 albums by dead paedophiles.
Goddamn
I can see why this is the best selling album of all time (compilations and streaming era don't count.) I already know every song! I know The Girl Is Mine is the odd one out, but it's cute and catchy. The rest of the album is top class!
LOVED IT :D
You can’t tell the story of pop without MJ or this album. It’s a damn shame, he could have been one of the most celebrated musicians in American history.
4.5 Very, very, very good
10/10 no notes
No skips
Obv
Respect the art but Michael Jackson is not really for me. Do love Billie Jean though!
Problematic dude but can't deny how great this album is
Some of the best songs of all time. But is it a perfect album cover to cover? Can’t give it a 5 but it’s better than a 4.
Loved this, must have listened 3 times over. Would be 5 star but I took one away because of how lame "the girl is mine" is
Je pensais ne pas aimer Michael Jackson, puis j'ai écouté son album
Una obra maestra, no hay nada más que decir
this album just reminds me of being woken up hungover in highschool because my little sisters rented the video every weekend
Songs I was familiar with were great. The ones I haven't heard were not as good and would be skipped to get to the good stuff
takes a second to warm up but once its going its going. starts strong then doesnt return until Thriller.
larga vida al rey. es increíble como no te falla una don michael en este disco. a mi parecer el mejor álbum de su discografía y sí no, está metido en el top 3 cagado de la risa. volver a escuchar este disco solo me confirma que no hay, ni habrá un artista pop que supere a esta leyenda.
Overall, I’d give this album a 4/5; with enjoyable and memorable melodies, fairly well-written lyrics, and next-level 80’s production, this album is a great snapshot of pop music in the 1980’s, and still holds its ground today. Aside from the iconic place the album and artist hold in history, the musicality is something to be admired, with Jackson, Jones, and the members of Toto working together to create a piece of popular art, and Van Halen’s cheeky solo on “Beat It” solidifying its place in rock history as well.
Smooth smooth smooth album, just don’t absolutely love it on my first full listen
Classic for a reason, the 3 track run of thriller into beat it into billie jean is up there with the best. I think the girl is mine is overhated and is better than a few other songs on here 4.5
After weeks of getting rather challenging albums, this is off to a great start! According to my information, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is still the best-selling album of all time, and in terms of production details, it’s certainly the best of its era. A good example of this is the bassline in “Billie Jean,” which isn’t just a bassline, but also includes three synth tracks that don’t play exactly the same thing. I also find it telling that Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones are said to have spent weeks thinking about the right guitarists for “Beat It”—I mean, who else comes to mind besides Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather? Nothing was left to chance—guest appearances by Paul McCartney and Jackson’s sisters Janet and LaToya also ensure that. According to Wikipedia, Michael Jackson deliberately wanted to deliver an “all-killer” album, and I think he succeeded. Finally: for the first time, I’m giving 5 stars on two consecutive days!
Todo un clásico con un Michael en su top
He is a star. A genius. He is music itself.
I do really like this album. It’s popular for a reason and it sounds great. I own this record and listen to it a lot and will continue to do so.
Quite surprised about how up and down the quality is here, given the long-standing reputation it has. The McCartney feature is a particular highlight for its strangeness. Some of the best disco pop ever written but also some duds.
Favorite track(s): Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Baby Be Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean Heard before Previous rating: 7/10
His most iconic and my personal favorite of his discography. The flow throughout the songs just perfectly harmonize with the melody that he goes for throughout the album.
good album but it drags on a little bit the slow songs are weak points 3.5 stars
The singles really do stand out above the rest of the songs here by a large margin, but that's not to say the deep cuts weren't enjoyable either. It was my first time hearing them and enjoyed them for the most part so I'll for sure be returning to this. Really crisp production, amazing vocals, catchy hooks... There's just a charisma to it that is hard to beat. 4/5
fama
Solid 5 star album one of the best of the decade for sure. Sure pop in the best sense
1. Wanna Be Startin´ Somethin´: Arranca con todo, michael Jackson en estado puro, hermoso de escuchar, tema underrated. 8,5/10 2. Baby Be Mine: No hace falta decir mucho para describir esta musica, aca baja un poco pero sigue rompiendola. 8/10 3. The Girl is Mine: Baladita tranka de esas de michael, buen tema. 8/10 4. Thriller: No hace falta decir nada. 10/10 5. Beat It: 10/10 6. Billie Jean: 11/10 7. Human Nature: Gran tema de trankas. 8,5/10 8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing): Buen tema de vuelta. 8,25/10 9. The Lady in My Life: Balada tranquilona. 8/10 Nota general: Histórico, michael jackson la rompe toda. Temones, hitazos, increible. 10/10.
Some bangers on here, but not into the slower 80s sound.
so groovy yeah, iconic
Ya lo había escuchado todo, truly iconic shit
y excelente qué mas se puede decir?
HOP OFF THE GIRL IS MINE paul mccartney i will defend your honor
Full of Jackson classics - this is definitely a top tier album from him. He is a nonce though...
The king of pop. So many good tunes. The videos and production afterwards also help to contribute to the overall 5 star.
What can you day that it's accolades have not already...one of the best of all time.
Absolute iconic MJ - bangers from start to finish
Worst lyric award on what is otherwise an almost perfect album goes to: "the doggone girl is mine". Baby Be Mine and the Lady In My Life are songs I don't think I hear anyone talk about now, but I think they are up there with MJ's best songs.
Upon seeing this as my album of the day I cheered out loud. This is genuinely one of the best to ever do it.
8/10. classic
Review - this is a lot better than Bad. It's making me realise I have no idea where different MJ hits fall in his career. Thought this and Bad were basically the same era but they're about 5 years apart? Anyway, Thriller, Billie Jean, and PYT make a great album regardless of any other songs. Rating - 8/10 Need to hear? YES
5 for musicality, 1 for personality.
Obvious instant 5, no question, one of the easiest days on this project. This is for MJ, of course. But so many helped make this masterpiece: Quincy Jones, Vincent Price, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, EVH, Paul McCartney, David Foster, and so many more. The project inspired me to finally listen to the extras on the deluxe album; interviews, other songs, etc. It’s all awesome. They created and captured magic on this record.
This is an automatic 5 because of the historical impact and just altogether amazingness of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean. Some of the rest of the songs are less exciting compared to them, but on ANY other album by any other artist they would be instant hits. Say what you will about MJ as a person, but this album is pop music gold.
hits every single time thank god for my mother and having me grow up with such amazing music
Deserves way more than 5 stars...even if he is a pedo.
Most painfully mid album I’ve ever had to subject my ears to. It was so mid I had to google why Michael Jackson is so mid. That being said Billie Jean and the last song were pretty good. Overall, I’d give THIS one a 2.8/5! 😐
Biggest GOAT contender but pedophile but banger after banger but off
Legendary.
if there are 0 micheal jackson glazers i am dead. this album never fails to get a new song stuck in my head every time i listen to it, and the overall sound is just an era i miss of music. PYT my fav, followed by wanna be starting something
Banger after banger. Def like the energetic ones more than the slow songs tho
deadass one of the greatest albums ever made
What do you even want me to say
genuinely such a classic album, amazing hits like billie jean and pyt. maybe not entirely my tastes, as most songs aren't gonna end up in my playlist, but i can understand why mj became as big as he did
Really fun. He's great here. So many bangers from one album
Fue el primer disco que escuché y me trae grandes recuerdos. Para mí el mejor disco de toda la historia
Over half of this album are absolute hits and it was fairly impossible to avoid this for a long period of time. Ten year old me is pretty psyched, but in 2026 there are some things that stand out. More noticeable on the non-hits is the production. It sounds so early 80s. The Quincy synths sound pretty dated to these ears. It's laughable that Macca and Michael were beefing over a girl. But there's the EVH solo and riffs. You can't hear Thriller and not think of Vincent Price or the zombie dance. All in all a solid album I'll never listen to in it's entirety again. Justice for Leon Kompowsky.
I liked it … but I can’t give it more than 3 … because … you know … stuff 🙈
А х у й, жалко что не слушал долго
Thriller, Billie Jean and Beat It all on one album. Is there any more of a no-doubter of a 5 star. And that's not to mention PYT or Wanna Be Startin' Something
A rare “all bangers no skips.” The songs are well written, fun, and catchy. The production is great. Michael Jackson’s voice is iconic.
hammer
Wall to wall pop magic. Wouldn't trust him with my kids though
По неизвестной причине не въедаются мне в голову эти мелодии, но подергивания телом в ритм, признаюсь, присутствуют. Сложно не кайфовать от динамичного речитатива Джексона под годный инструментал. Это был первый прослушанный мною на этом сайте альбом
Un classique
The definition of a classic
A classic for a reason, its got all sorts of funk to it that u don't see much of these days and its just all-round good, its Micheal Jackson that alone says alot
Iconic album, and I prefer a lot of the smaller songs to the hits, the hits are great ofcourse but there are some other gems on here. 1. Human Nature 2. The girl is mine 3. The Lady in my Life
Het album is sws super goed met zelfs enkele bangers, maar meer vind ik het niet eigenlijk. Ik voel me niet per se erg bewogen ofzo.
Classic
This album is pretty solid. I don't really understand how The Girl Is Mine made it onto the album, yet alone being made the first single. And I'm going to be completely honest, this may be controversial, but I'm never like P.Y.T.
great album with someones of the best singles in the history
classic...
A banger of a Quincy Jones record - though it has some odd wee dude all over it 🫣
pocos tenas destacables
Just banger after banger after banger. Incredible run of tracks from thriller to PYT. A true classic.
Classic
hit after hit after hit
What else do I gotta say? Solid 5 Stars.
It’s a 10. We all know it’s a 10. I’ve been intentionally starving myself from listening to anything from this album ever since starting this list 818 days ago, and while the wait was long, it was very worth it. Around 13 years ago, I decided I wanted to listen to music. Not just hear it, but really listen to it. I had a Pandora account years ago where I was just letting the radio run, and it was my first real dive into music. At a certain point, I decided I wanted to listen to albums, and the first guy I wanted to dive into was Michael Jackson, who had died just 4 years earlier. I wanted to listen while lying down on the couch, but I didn’t have a phone or an iPod. Instead, I had a crummy little Wii U with its internet browser, a pair of headphones, and I was listening to music on the Gamepad while checking lyrics online. Surprisingly effective, I can’t lie. Obviously, I started with “Off the Wall”, just because that feels like the accurate place to start. It’s a fantastic album, and since we’ve gotten it again on the list, I’ve come to appreciate it more & more recently. After that was done, I got to “Thriller”. “Thriller” made me fall in love with music. “Songs in the Key of Life” is the greatest album ever made, and I won’t dispute that. “Thriller”, however, is the most important album to my own musical development. It’s very weird to say that given that I first listened to it in full 31 years after it came out, but I need to rewind it just a little bit. June 25th, 2009 is when Michael Jackson passed away. I know the date vividly because my mom burst into tears when the headline popped up, and I’d never seen my mom cry over a celebrity death before. I very loosely knew who he was, but only as a figure & not for his music. That night, I hopped online and found the music video for Thriller. It was enthralling, to say the least, and a little bit spooky to see the full zombie makeup when it happened in the video. John Landis did an incredible job with that video, & it immediately made me realize the reverence people had for Michael was probably warranted, even though I was quite literally just 9 years old. I found the videos for Billie Jean & Beat It soon after, and a whole slew of other MJ songs. (The one for “Remember the Time” is awesome, by the way.) I didn’t listen to the full album, just because it was 2009 & I wasn’t smart enough to find out how to, but the music videos hooked me in, and they planted a music-loving seed that has now come to fully sprout many, many years later. I don’t need to go track by track here – everything on this album is ubiquitous from start to finish, each with their own iconic moments that shaped the direction of pop music irrevocably for years to come. Whether it’s the chanting at the end of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, the driving percussion of “Baby Be Mine”, the lovely orchestration behind “The Girl Is Mine”, the creaks & howls of “Thriller”, Eddie Van Halen’s immaculate guitar solo on “Beat It”, the bassline of “Billie Jean”, the TOTO-penned lyricism & lead synth of “Human Nature”, the pitched-up vocals of “P.Y.T.”, or the sensuality of “The Lady in My Life” that’s been causing Bruno Mars to chase a ghost for his entire adult life, every track feels like it’s pushing music itself forward. The influence this album has had on the entire industry is still felt to this day, & this is the best-selling album of all time for a reason. That reason is on the cover of this album, with his signature written in gold, the most sleek white jacket you’ll ever see, and for whatever reason, he’s got a fucking tiger cub next to him. Michael Jackson’s vocals drive this album; he soars with such a dynamic range that it’s impossible to not admire them at least once while listening. If you can somehow get through “Human Nature” without doing so, then I don’t know what to say. Quincy Jones’ production works wonders here, feeling so far ahead of everyone else in the pop space for 1982 that it split the line; either you were chasing Quincy’s style, or you were doing your own thing. Prince, obviously, chose to do his own thing & it worked out great for him, as he ended up making classics that feel like the LeBron to MJ’s… well, MJ. The vast majority of pop artists tried to chase Quincy’s style for a bit, and a lot of them found success. They just didn’t find Michael’s success. He became the single most famous man in the known universe, after already becoming a superstar as big as the sun with his brothers. If you had ears, you’d have heard of Michael Jackson. Even now, if you have ears, you’ll have heard of him, even if it’s through a silly remix on TikTok, or your parents / grandparents begging you to put on Billie Jean instead of FE!N. As I said when we got “Off the Wall”, to address the elephant in the room: Michael Jackson was weird as hell around children in terribly awkward, uncomfortable & insensitive ways at best & a genuine serial sexual predator at worst. For better or worse, his work as an artist is so monumentally crucial to both my own journey for truly enjoying music when I was younger & the entire landscape of the industry at large that I feel like I can separate the art from the artist in a historical sense. In this specific case, without this album, without the music videos that stemmed from it… hell, without Michael Jackson, I don’t know if I’d be as musically savvy as I am these days. This is the 818th album we’ve gotten in this list, and that’s probably more albums than most people will listen to in a lifetime. I certainly wouldn’t be 80% of the way into this without that seed being planted. I don’t know if it’s THE best album of the 1980s, as this list has introduced a number of contenders to me (namely “Purple Rain”) but it’s still certainly up there. It’s probably the most important one of the decade. For me, it’s still a total thrill to listen to, & an unbelievably easy 10.
I'm not a huge fan of Michael Jackson but I really like this album
I was 3 when this was released, making it the soundtrack of my childhood. What a way to start.
Pop albums, with the exception of Beyoncé’s Lemonade, rarely get better.
bunch of hits, great album
4.0 Firstly always try and separate the art from the artist. Admittedly I can't always do that. For some reason with MJ I can, the potentially bad logic being that it was after his peak years he went off the rails. Anyway. A seminal outing, but perhaps overplayed in my youth. Lots of hits, but the album doesn't feel as cohesive as it would do. The singles sound a bit disjointed and are mostly plonked one after another. The deeper cuts are better than I remember, Baby Be Mine and the closer are pretty decent. Title track I've never got fully on board with, feels like a gimmick. Very good album, but not entirely sure it's his best.
Creo que nunca lo había escuchado completo, pero me parece un buen álbum. Lo puse de fondo entonces no lo disfruté como pude haberlo hecho. Lo compraría
just hits after hits isn’t it
Absolutely PERFECT voice for pop. The album starts off funky and poppy and dancy and then Human Nature comes on and I transcend. I'm only giving it 4 stars because I don't see myself listening to the album on the regular. But I added Human Nature to my playlist.
Always a classic
This was the first album I ever loved when I was a kid, so it has a special place in my heart. The Girl is Mine is a questionable collab/song, and I personally feel like the overly 80's synths haven't aged too well, but I can't not give this a five. It's a historical album
ICONICCCCCCC
Michaels hest
Great album. I saved 5/9 songs.
Discaso con todas las letras! Temones y hitazos uno atrás del otro, mas que un álbum, una LEYENDA
Sublime
Great
This is one of the albums I wish I was alive when it was released. Michael Jackson was already a well established award winning artist but this kind of cemented him in everyone’s lives whether you listened to his music or not. Having arguably the greatest album of all time be the artists sophomore album makes it that much more impressive in my opinion. Easy to dump all your good songs or creative ideas in that first album and then struggle to repeat. I think my least favorite song on the album is Human Nature and that’s even on several of my playlists. A no doubter 5 star album, and also makes me wish the rating was out of 10 so that it can be a 10 and separate itself from 4.5 star albums being rounded to a 5.
Think about how ridiculously good an album has to be for a duet with Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney to be one of the most forgettable songs. Not much to say here that hasn't been said, but can't imagine flipping this thing on for the first time, and hearing the run of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean. Gotta be top 5 three song runs.
If anyone did this album challenge and didn't go 5 stars, I dont want to know that person.
A classic
i do not condone paedophilia
vabbè adoro, michael jackson icona sempre
Will I be executed if I say this bored me?
It’s Thriller by Michael Jackson
10 out of 10 album no comment
-wow is this a fun album -not only iconic and well-known but such a fun listening experience Fav: Beat It like duhhhh
Antingen diskning pga artistens vandel eller om man bara beaktar verket en av de mest självklara femmorna. En klassiker, banbrytande, inte ett dåligt spår, mitt i korsningen mellan den svarta och den vita traditionen. The king of pop har sagt sitt. Femma
Never like Michael Jackson or his music. And he was American, what a jerk. Tosser.
A pop milestone. Every song on this album is a hit.
Album Generator gave me MJ Thriller as my first album. Interestingly enough this was the first album I purchased as a kid! Perfect choice to start with.
i love michael jackson 5 stars immediately
One of the best pop albums of all time. There's a reason it sold so many copies and still as iconic today as when it was released.
No notes. Honestly a damn near perfect record.
I want to give it a 5 because it’s my childhood memories and some of the songs are beyond amazing but I don’t actually love every song and ya know…..
It’s really good. The problem is that the hits, at least in my opinion, are a good chunk better than the rest. And the song Pretty Young Thing makes me feel gross knowing… information about MJ. Normally I can separate the art from the artist and all that, but come on man. He’s saying “Pretty Young Thing.” Thats weird.
What a great album. Regardless of what I think of him personally, he was a great musician. Brilliant
Overall it’s a great album with some fantastic songs. Not a fan of Human Nature and although The Girl is Mine, is melodic, its lyrics and performances are undeniably cringy, so a 4 for me.
Although I'm not a massive fan of Michael Jackson, I do like several of his songs and most seem to be on this album. This album contains some classic tracks.
Un clasico total. Muy bueno. No me vuela la cabeza, pero es muy buen disco
This was so great at the time Clean sound, excellent production, Michael's silky voice, and a strong list of songs (even if I generally stop listening after Billie Jean) But it feels now like this album is all played out for me - heard it too many times, that I have to switch stations whenever MJ comes on the radio It had its moment, and what a huge moment it was Then the stuff with the kids and animals started And we noticed you also skipped Live Aid!
It’s pretty impressive that I’ve heard every one of these songs on the radio at some point.
A classic.
Mr Jackson you’ve done it again
Billie Jean and The love of my life where good, but the rest where kinda meh
It’s like front to back bangers. I think every intstrument has a song to shine, shoutouts the bass line on Billy Jean
I mean, duh
I was mad I didn't get this on Halloween and that was when I listened to it last. Instead, I get it in mid March, ok then. Of course its a masterpiece and the most popular album of all time and deserves the praise.
This changed everything. The music industry, recording industry. This shit changed society as we knew it. The fucking world changed when this masterpiece dropped!
Number: 73 Date: 3/16/2026 Artist: Michael Jackson Album: Thriller Year: 1982 Genre: Pop Rating: 5 Notes: Before: Noooooooo! I really don't feel like listening to this today. It's Monday morning, not how I want to start the week. During: 4 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 3 Baby Be Mine 4 The Girl Is Mine 4 Thriller 4 Beat It 5 Billie Jean 4 Human Nature 4 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2 The Lady In My Life ----------------------------------------------------- 3.8 AVERAGE 3.8 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) 4 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 5 relevance ----------------------------------------------- 5 composite rating After: To be clear, I don't like this kind of music. Still, my personal rating is a 4. I would never listen to this album or any of these songs of my own volition; still, my personal rating is a 4. I don't have any of these songs on my favorites of 1982 list; still, well you get the idea. Maybe I should consider adding at least one, but my 1982 list already has 139 tracks and seeing how my target max is 100, I really don't have room. Awe, WTH, I'll add Billie Jean. 4 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 5 relevance ----------------------------------------------- 4.7 composite rating
Great album! Less a fan of the ballads 6/9 liked
Five stars all the way. A classic that stands the test of time! It was one of the albums in my parent's limited vinyl collection and as a child of the 80's, I could not get enough MJ. The cassette version of Thriller was on high rotation in the car on road trips and it was loved by parents & children equally. We also had the "making of Thriller" on VHS and friends would come over after school to watch. I've seen it so many times, I probably have it memorized. Standout: PYT! It is one of my all-time favorite songs to this day.
honestly baby be mine should’ve been the leading single
This was fine, it’s another one of those albums where I’m well aware it was groundbreaking at the time and is probably very good objectively but it just has no appeal to me for whatever reason
Some of the most danceable hot of all time. The only reason this doesn’t get 5 stars is because of that terrible floating turd “the girl is mine.” Whose idea was that?
Weird guy, killer album!
Well. A 5, what else.
it's a great album. Though i'd heard a couple songs in it before, it was great to give the rest of the songs a good listen! Michael's one of my favorites. Loved Baby Be Mine. I think I'd heard it before but this time, paying attention to it, realised that I really like it! The Lady in My Life is also amazing.. love to hear more of Michael's calm songs, the ones where you can really appreciate his voice and the peaceful feeling it gives. The Girl is Mine, beautiful! It's amazing to listen to a lot of his songs together once in a while
Oh maaaan
Yes! This is definitely one of the albuns thats I think everyone should listen to. The groove and all the killer songs as Michael wanted, that shaped pop in the 80's, 90's, 00's and still resonates nowadays (2026). What a fun and rich album, and it features the best Beatle (although I know their story went South). It is a 5 just to have "Thriller", "Beat it" and "Billy Jean" in sequency and it shows how talented Michael and Quincy Jones were. Pop should be like this, so powerful that makes you want to dance, and takes your mind somewhere amazing that you forget all the problems. Pop essential 5/5
I was familiar with all but 2 songs on this album, it was nice to listen to the new ones, they're both great (baby be mine and the lady in my life)
Anthems - timeless, talented tracks. Each track a masterpiece.
hot
5 stars
Banger after banger 5 stars
Anyone who gives this 1 star is actually trolling. This is one of the greatest records ever. Not every song is a perfect 5/5 but the album as a whole is so legendary.
Awesome. Top 10
this thing really was a juggernaut when it came out, huh. i think the only miss is The Girl Is Mine, everything else is literally insane. the baseline on beat it. the guitar on billie jean. thriller. this album comes out swinging, especially on vinyl Would I listen again: yeah, obviously Deserves to be on this list: this is the reason the list was created. let's get it straight. 4.6
9/10 banger alert weewooweewoo She’s just a girl who thinks that I AM THE ONE
Absolute Classic. The back to back of Thriller to Beat It to Billie Jean is incredible
c'mon man
There's an epic 4 song run and wanna be starting something too. There's a reason why its the greatest selling album of all time. I've kept to my decision to keep my reviews about the music and not the shitty people themselves
Personally, I think Billie Jean is one of the best pop songs ever created. But it’s pretty telling that if you scan these reviews, about 5 different songs from this record have received that opinion. I think that’s all you need to know to rate this record. 5/5.
It’s pretty insane tbh…
unfortunately, this album, despite it's incredible highs has always fallen a bit flat for me... it is sometimes a bit to elevator music adjacent for me (the girl is mine and human nature being one the worst examples of this imo) my fav track is P.Y.T. which feels spiritually like an Off The Wall track (the FAR superior album IMO) anyways.. its totally fine and more iconic than anything methinks
There’s a reason Thriller’s the best selling album of all time. There’s nothing like that iconic five song run between Thriller and PYT, not to mention that the rest of the album is amazing. I don’t blame anyone who doesn’t like The Girl Is Mine, but I can tell that had a lot of fun with it, which makes me like it even more. Stellar album.
Just banger after banger. What little there is to not write home about is still excellently recorded and produced. QJ is the goat.
Didn't he do stuff to people not of age
I love that it goes from a song where Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney clearly want to have a threesome with each other straight into Thriller.
Best ever??
Hit after hit after hit! This was the first album I ever owned. A legendary piece of music history!
The best Michael Jackson album, but still not my favorites.
Classic. perfect example of what everyone’s chasing for. Human nature is one of the best songs of all time.
this was the album of my parents generation. my mom can still vividly recall the day she saw the thriller video released in DC. paul mccartney disappointed me on his song
The Baby Be Mine -> Beat It run is insane. The game, Michael Jackson The Experience, is the superior way of experiencing his music however.
The hit singles really are hits but the rest of the album was not quite at the same level for me.
Yeah undeniable
3.0
Det är bra såklart, men när vi nyss lyssnat på Off the wall blir det ju automatiskt att man jämför, och i den jämförelsen vinner klart Off the wall. Detta är popigare och hitsen är lite mer uttjatade. En trea, stark, men nog inte en fyra. Jag passade på att kolla thrillers 13-min musikvideo. Konstigt att de lagt in ljud från dansstegen så himla högt i mixen. Det har jag inte tänkt på innan.
Det närmaste man kommer sorgligt bortvalda Toto på listan. I princip hela bandet är med, och Steve Porcaro har till och med skrivit human nature. Kvallituttan blir därefter! Håller fortfarande off the wall lite högre men satan vilken bra skiva det här är. Möjligen en, kanske två, fillers men resten är ju världshistoriens största bangers. Och så får Eddie van halen shredda mitt i alltihop dessutom. Smakfullt! Hade ”the girl is mine” bytts ut mot det mycket bättre Jackson/mccartney-samarbetet ”say say say”, hade det varit perfekt. 5-
Hmmm. Möcke som är möcke bra, men också en del som jag inte pallar. Mer classic MJ-ljud och 80-tals lög och sen är det helt plötsligt ett solo från van halen. Men fan. Kan inte klaga. Det är ruggigt bra. Speciellt sträckan mellan baby be Mine till Billy Jean. Den förstnämnda har några riktigt balla grejer där den går ner när man anar motsatsen.
hitsen var inte så bra som jag kom ihåg :/
Rätt stort tapp från off the wall.
Great classic.
best album oat
Great
Is this the greatest pop album of all time? I don't know but it's certainly in contention.
MJ's defining album.
I'm not sure if I've ever listened to this whole album start to finish, as everything culturally relevant passed by my parents without fail, and by the time I came of listening/purchasing age it was on to Bad, which I did own and love. In much the same way as that my particular time of birth caused me to prefer Sammy over Dave, I've always preferred Bad to Thriller and still don't know how to quit that, but c'mon this is the shit. Cosmically so.
Half this album is absolute classics. Most of the rest are strong, too. Perhaps one or two let it down, but this is definitely peak MJ.
That's such an iconic album 5/5
Exactly what I think of when I think Michael Jackson. It is no surprise he was a massive star when you listen to this album. 5/5
i have a visceral dislike for his voice
This is a great album. Every song on it could be the best song on a different album. And I love a Paul McCartney feature. Four stars. (Favorite track: Billie Jean.)
such a throwback to when i was a kid
The early 2000s were a weird time to become aware of Michael Jackson. I was born over a year after MJ’s last US #1 hit, so he was more of a public figure than a musician by the time I learned about his existence. My extent of my Michael Jackson “knowledge” basically started & ended with him being a kid diddler who bleached his skin white and dangled his baby over a balcony (thanks, Entertainment Tonight). Needless to say, I didn’t have a very positive impression of him and never really sought out his music as a child. I think my first memory related to an actual Michael Jackson song was my cousin showing me and my sister a video of him moonwalking to “Billie Jean” on YouTube, but I never consciously listened to his music until after he passed away. I remember saying I didn’t know any of his songs, which prompted my mom & sister to say something to the effect of “You’ve never heard ‘Thriller’? How?” I should have said “I don’t know, you tell me” – it’s not like my grade school friends were ever going to be the ones to introduce me to the King of Pop. I started becoming more familiar with MJ’s hits when my sister got the soundtrack to This Is It (the documentary about the rehearsals leading up to his planned London residency, directed by the same guy who did the High School Musical trilogy), which featured cuts from albums like Bad, Dangerous and HIStory. It also included more than half of the songs on Thriller (basically all of the singles, minus “The Girl Is Mine” and “P.Y.T.”), so I recognized most of the album’s offerings when I eventually moved to check it out on my own time. If I remember correctly, the thing that finally made me bite the bullet was finding out that Thriller was the best-selling album of all time. I was under the impression that Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles held that title (turns out it was the best-selling album in the U.S.), so learning that an honest-to-God studio album from MJ was the actual worldwide #1 inspired me to finally give him a shot. I didn’t expect much, so saying the LP over-delivered would be an understatement – I was fully blown away and immediately bought it on CD. Here’s the thing about Thriller… it’s not just an album full of big singles (though that certainly doesn’t hurt its case), it’s pop music executed to perfection. A collection of tracks as perfectly written, perfectly produced, perfectly performed, perfectly varied and perfectly satisfying as Thriller simply doesn’t exist. There might be a case to be made that its lack of a consistent theme and short-ish tracklist are downsides, but I’d argue that the album being as great as it is only proves that an LP can still function without being overly conceptual or 10+ tracks long. Returning to Thriller for this challenge and seeing some tracks I couldn’t even recall (such as “Baby Be Mine” and “The Lady in My Life”) was admittedly a bit worrisome, but my concerns completely melted away as soon as the songs came on – even the least memorable cuts are wonderful to listen to. People like to trash “The Girl Is Mine” for its corny dynamic and possessive lyrics, but I personally feel like it adds to Thriller’s variety in a positive way. It’s also pretty innocent at its core and is just as well-made as every other track on the album. Ultimately, there’s a reason why Thriller is THE gold standard when it comes to pop albums: it excels in every facet imaginable and it’s got the hits to back that up. You’re not going to find an LP with this many stone cold classics, plus deeper cuts that are almost as good as the singles. While it’s not an album I put on as often as I should, I can confidently say that it’s an absolute masterclass and a completely respectable pick for “greatest album of all time.” Genuinely don’t understand how anyone could dislike it, pedo accusations aside. Highlights: ALL OF 'EM
I mean how could you not like this. Pinnacle of pop music. Also highlights how important a short concise album is with no filler, banger after banger
What’s not to like! Only hits, great album cover, absolute classic monster
Obviously a classic. My listen through had me notice that MJ understood that catchy pop songs should be 90% chorus, which a lot of these are.
There is no denying the outsized cultural impact of this album. When the "Thriller" video was released on MTV it was an event. Michael went from a superstar to a mega super star. The good songs on this record are good. There are some forgettable tracks, but the Michael Jackson phenomenon was more than just the music: it was the whole aesthetic.
Perfect album, HEE-HEE/10
The best album of all time unless someone can show me different.
I knew most of the album without actually properly listening to it before, so many iconic tracks. Classic, I like Beat It most though I enjoy it all bar The Girl is Mine
The heart of this one is unparalleled in the dance pop realm. Favorite track: Beat It
All-time great album. 6 smash hits, 1 song with Paul McCartney, and 2 very solid deep cuts. Nothing else to say.
Beside the hits, really mediocre
No descubro nada nuevo, pero Thriller es uno de los mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos. 0 skips, todo canciones históricas. Coincide que lo tengo en vinilo, no tengo mucho más que añadir, larga vida al rey
5/5
i mean yeah. its one of the best albums of all time. every single track is a bop and its got so many classics. thriller, beat it, billie jean is a goated 3 track run. i mean yeah this is a 10/10
Best pop album of all time. Period.
This brought back some memories. Who can forget how popular some of these songs were. And with such memorable videos on MTV! I'd forgotten some of the songs on Thriller; it's clear why this is a classic.
unbelievable songs
Cmon now, one of the greatest of all time. Every track is essential. Every track is stand alone. I have had different periods in my life of loving one of these songs but for different reasons
top 3 - Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller. Never actually listened to a full album by him, which I only realised now… Anyways, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would, a little underwhelming to me I guess. I think I’m just not a big fan of his vocals. It definitely belongs on this list considering his impact and I can see why people love this so much. I don’t think I would listen to this album in full again but I liked some songs. A little unsure what to rate this.
This is some amazing pop music. Great, catchy songs. Good compositions and production, even though 80's pop is not exactly my favourite. But most of all, Michael Jackson's vocals are unbelievable. Obviously some of the songs are extremely popular, like "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" (amazing song run, by the way). This record has the formula for an excellent pop album, so I'm not surprised it's the best selling of all time even if it's not exactly to my taste. By the way, every time I hear "the kid is not my son" in "Billie Jean", that one meme in Spanish comes into mind. "¿Tú quieres una manzana?" 4/5 for personal preference, but I think it's a fantastic pop record.
Have listened to this before and it is brilliant, but don't want to listen to his music ever again.
Strange feeling is to realize i never heard this album in full before. Well, it's definitely good, but not as good as 90's Jackson.
Buen comienzo, mucho hit. Me cansa al rato la voz de Michael. Igual discazo
Own it on vinyl. Great album, even the non big three songs are great. Easy to put on and listen to and it is a mood lifter.
Que discazo! Si la seguidilla Thriller, Beat it, Billie Jean te deja indiferente, estas muerto por dentro. Es una obra de pop casi perfecta.
el mejor disco que he escuchado en muchísimo tiempo (nunca lo había escuchado entero), el impacto de este hombre en la industria musical está muy infravalorado
A timeless album
Perhaps one of my favourite albums, there's not many weak points. Absolute bangers from start to finish!
Docking this a point for the girl is mine, some great singles though
what can you complain about here? banger, banger, banger despite having paul mccartney on it for some reason, banger, banger, banger, banger, banger, banger
37 minutes of mankind's absolute musical peak (well, one peak) and then "The Lady in My Life"
Tämä klassikko levy putosi ainoastaan hittiensä, ”Thriller”, ”Beat It” ja ”Billie Jean”, muuten aika tasapaksuja biisejä. Noi hitit on kyllä todella hyviä!
I've listened to this album hundreds of times "human nature" is my favorite
Excelente álbum
Pyt
A Quincy Jones production perfection. Pretty much every song is a banger. Youd be living under a rock if you havent listened to this. Fun fact: Human Nature was written by yacht rock legend Steve Porcaro from Toto. QJ heard the demo and loved it, and MJ ended up recording it. Also Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar solo on Beat It. Theres a Paul friggin McCartney duet. And one more gem: Vincent Price does the speaking track on Thriller. What an album.
Never been a fan of a couple of these songs but the rest of the world disagrees with me. But I do really like most of the album
Too bad about the pedophilia or whatever was going on.
I used to think "Another Part of Me" was my favourite Michael Jackson song, but I'm pretty sure it's actually PYT. This album has three back to back to back hits in "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean", and they're not even the best part of the album. Between RnB jams, Soul ballads and pop-funk masterpieces it's not hard to see why it's the top-selling album of all time. As someone who is trying to be impartial and just judge the music based on the music, it's pretty sad to see people rating this one down because of pedo allegations. Genuinely, I don't mind if you give it a 1 because you actually don't like the album, but over his personal life? Seems a bit unfair, regardless of what you believe about the man. Even more so when you consider that he was legally found innocent of any charges, and what remains is all public speculation. Anyway, I found this album spectacular from start to finish, and I think humanity was largely correct when they decided that this is one of the greatest albums of all time.
There are so many iconic tracks on just this one album, and even the less talked about tracks are bangers.
Track I liked: beat it. Other than that, this is sadly the type of music I don't care about at all. The best thing I got out of this album is that it reminded me of the k-pop song Thriller by BTOB, and I got to listen to that after a long time, so that's nice.
Classic- through and through
This was the standard for pop music for a long time. It still sounds amazing.
Repetitive. Boring. Billie Jean has the catchiest chorus, though.
An impactful, legendary classic of an album that truly deserves its flowers. Just about every song had the capacity to be a massive hit. His mellow songs are just as good as the more upbeat dance tracks.
He Michael when I'm jacksoning it
I just can't.
Absolute Genius! Album tremendo. Nao é por acaso que alguns singles ainda têm uma presença diária nos dias que correm. Rei da Pop, e mais não digo!
I don't think I had ever actually listened to this cover to cover. I had one of his greatest hits records back in the CD era and spent a lot of time with that instead I guess. I thought this would be an easy 5 but I found it to have enough slight ups and downs that I don't want to give it a perfect score. Obviously it is a monumental record, but nothing gets obligatory 5s from me just for being important.
Listen, I didn't hate like the two weak-ish songs, and the rest are perfect, and I feel weird about it considering The Man Behind It but man, it is just immaculate!
Of two minds: 1 -- If you aren’t paying the prince of pop his due for his magnum opus what game are you playing here? 2 -- The Girl is Mine and The Lady in My Life are both bad in a very regrettable way. I think if you just cut those songs I'd give this a 5. I guess Nick had it right by sticking to the Greatest Hits album, in this case.
I rate it a 3.5 for the three banger in the middle of the album
wonderful album, definitely the best album of all time for me! doesnt feel dated and is consistanly a banger!
Too bad he touched little boys
Billie Jean is a good song
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!
A no skip album. Nuff said
classic
2 stars. I like his later work
Finally heard the whole album, and somehow I already knew all but two songs. Most of it is decent enough but “The Girl Is Mine” is genuinely awful and sticks out in all the wrong ways. Have to mark it down for that.