Thriller

The 5th star is probably nostalgia but this one is a pop music masterpiece

Maybe the greatest pop album ever. So many great songs (and one dud, looking at you McCartney)

What do I need to say about this album that hasn’t be said already?

Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, what a combination. Nothing comes close to the brilliance of pop writing that connects the whole world, as these two produced. Timeless hit after timeless hit. Might be the most legendary combination of three songs in a row with Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. Legendary.

I try to ignore everything about an artist's personal life and personal failings when listening to music. Given that there is no way this album gets anything but 5 stars. Anyone who rates it less either is basing their rating on rumors of his personal life or just being pretentious. I'd say 80's pop music is one of my least favorite genres to listen to but this is still 5 stars.

As Dave Chappelle said on the stand “he made Thriller, Thiller”

There's no doubt this is a 5 star album. Incredible music, artistry, dancing, album art, lyrics, innovation. 5 out of 5.

Another banger from MJ, showing us why he was known as the King of Pop

Have this album and it’s great!

Billie Jean, thriller, beat it and wanna be starting something are all incredible - which is why despite being 44 years old - everyone still know them. For those songs alone 5 stars. I am not a fan of MJs slow has but am overlooking them for this review

It's not really my thing. But it is so well produced and put together and contains some of the biggest pop hits in history. If I am enjoying this kind of pop it must be damn good.

Hard not to give this a 5 although there are a few awful tunes.

Even better than "Thriller, Also".

no doubt this is the most famous most selled album in history, this is straight fire

top tier, i understand the hype. apart from the famous ones, human nature was my fav

A hee hee hee!

Monumental, easy 5 stars. Maybe the best 5 song run ever Rating: 4.8

Really good. Classic.

Love the art not the artist.

What else needs to be say about this album? Even with a dud like "The Girl is Mine" (and to a lesser extent, "The Lady in My Life" and "Baby Be Mine"), it's one of the greatest of all time, even with everything we know about Michael Jackson now. The controversy around him will inevitably fade, but the songs will remain.

I mean, what’s the point of giving me this album? 😂😂😂

Classic

Nur die Musik zählt! Perfektes Album ohne Lückenfüller!

Classic

Yep. 5 stars.

On influence and impact alone this album is an all-time great. Fortunately, it's also an all-time great on musical merits. Richly layered, rhythmically complex, and wide ranging in its influences, Thriller really is quite an experience.

It’s one of the best. One of my all time favorites.

Maaaaaaan. What a sick album to go through again. The compositions, the vocal dynamics, the groovy beats. Overall great production.

The most sold album of all time is also the most signified! Although, once you get past that maybe you can appreciate how perfectly all these songs stand on their own. Will revisit later

If any album had to be the highest selling of all time, this is a pretty good album to pick. I've never understood why people like the Paul McCartney song, I think it is pretty boring, but besides that this album has some all time bangers on it. Low 5.

I’m the guy who did not own this back in 1983. I maybe listened to the album once. My plan was to listen with an open mind. Great opener, and then two filler tracks. But then…killer song after killer song. Amazing production. Fantastically performed. It is what it is for a reason.

I mean...it's thriller

It has been years since I actually listened to the song Thriller as I was so freaked out by the spoken part in the middle as a child that I would flat out refuse to listen to it. It defo slaps tho

I do not condone his acts in his personal life. But we all KNOW this album changed the music industry and really helped the Black community. Certified Bop Banger Machine.

Still a classic

just hit after hit after hit that also feel like each one is a different genre

goated

Tightly produced by Quincy Jones, this album is 9 songs of tight funk-pop (& sometimes rock) perfection. In each song, Jackson sounds youthful but not juvenile & trite. The lyrics are filled with themes of paranoia and darkness within the ultimate emotion of love. Jackson completely understood how his voice could be used not only as a melodic tool, but a percussive one. In Thriller, his high pitched grunts and oohs and ahhs are interwoven in his melodic delivery. In the climax of Wanna Be Starting Something, the vocal pieces melt between his belting voice and Afro-beat chants. When MJ does rock with both Paul McCartney & Eddie Van Halen, he breaks late 70s rock's insistence of manly appearance with his boyish R&B swagger. I could talk more about this, but you should just listen to it.

Шикарный альбом.

Super Dope

Probably the quintessential pop album.

God damn classic!!!

Banger after banger

Still a 5 star album even if he's a nonce

Can the rest of the artists on this list listen to this and cop the fuck on. This is what music about. It's meant to be fun, exciting and catchy. Too many great songs on this. The easiest 5 I will ever give on this list

5/5

Nothing I can really add to this discussion. This album is wall to wall bangers. Thriller into Beat It into Billie Jean is a crazy sequence!

Doesn’t need much of an explanation. Some of the Michaels best songs. Best selling album of all time. Pop.

I’ve never actually listened to this album from start to finish before - only really focusing on the singles - but every song is a gem. And the production is stunning too. So much still to discover on the inevitable repeat listenings.

5/5

One of the all time greatest albums of all time. So many hits.

5 stars obvs

It's not th best-selling album of all time for no reason. Although there's a couple forgettable tracks, it'd be hard to deny this pop leviathan its rightful 5 stars.

Great album with some variety and strong vocals by Michael. The number of solid songs in this album is amazing.

Thriller-Beat It-Billie Jean has got to be the best 3 song run on any pop album ever. He was a dodgy bloke but an incredible musician. This deserves to be one of the biggest albums ever. 5 stars.

Awesome album! Loved it then and love it now!

I never paid attention to the last track. It's great

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 5/5 Baby Be Mine - 4/5 The Girl Is Mine - 4/5 Thriller - 5/5 Beat It - 5/5 Billie Jean - 5/5 Human Nature - 5/5 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 5/5 The Lady in My Life - 3/5 Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up) you're a 🥦🥕🍆🌽 vegetable 🌽🍆🥕🥦

Well, this is a nice album. Not too long, not too short. Just good music.

A classic. Opening was fantastic. Had a great energy throughout. If you need one album for a party, this would be it.

Top of the top. Legendary stuff

truly one of the best albums of all time. no misses!!!!

Yeah, easy 5. These still slap today! Great instrumentals and vocal work. 'The Girl Is Mine' is my fave.

This was such a huge part of my childhood. I remember playing this record as a child, listening to the end of thriller when Vincent Price talks over and over again. Upon listening to this again and knowing a bit more now about the context when the album came out, this one changed the game. Made pop music and pop stars as we know it. Hit gold with this one.

Wanted to have a more critical reaction, but this still sounds amazing.

I don't see how any album that has Thriller, Beat It, AND Billie Jean can't be given a 5. Even with the four dud songs, it still is undeniably one of the most influential albums of all time both on the music and video scene.

yeah

What a brilliant album. No doubt about why it was a smash. So many amazing songs and great production.

loved it

Pre-listening thoughts: oh my god yes dude literally after a streak of twos and mid albums I am so excited to get this and Jagged Little Pill back to back 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 thank you generator Post/during listening thoughts: bro okay so I legit know every song off this album except Baby Be Mine and The Lady in My Life. Baby Be Mine’s instrumental legit sounds like it could be in Sonic 3 (game not movie). And people still wanna say MJ didn’t contribute to the soundtrack. Also let’s not understate Toto’s impact on this album. It’s not the whole band, they were just session musicians, yeah yeah whatever. Steve Porcaro wrote Human Nature and you can feel their vibe on this album. If you like this you genuinely might enjoy their debut album (Georgy Porgy is goated) or Toto IV (The Girl is Mine kind of reminds me of Rosanna or Waiting for Your Love). I would feel guilty if I didn’t acknowledge the pedo allegations and those definitely tainted my enjoyment of this album. But I cannot deny that this is insanely good music. But PYT aged like milk. But also why wasn’t Alvin chipmunk credited for the end of PYT 🤨 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: maybe Fav tracks: it’s almost hard picking a favorite from all of these really overplayed hits that somehow I still enjoy. Human Nature has always been a fav tho. Also shoutout to the glee cover which actually ate idc Least fav tracks: none

Genius. 80's Classic. King of Pop. mic drop

All killer no filler

Greatest pop album of all time. Number one selling album of all time. Made Michael Jackson the king of pop. Even with all of MJ’s weirdness and pedo-ness this album is clearly worthy of: 5⭐️

Banger after banger.

Pretty medium, but I do like tambourine man

Sensational. Only bangers. Never listened to the whole album, but this has to be one of the greatest albums of all time.

This is essentially a faultless album with every song being very strong and iconic for a reason. A slight dip in the song The Girl is Mine with Paul McCartney but aside from that the album seemed to have a theme of starting lighter and delving into darker tones starting with Thriller, Billie Jean and Beat It. An easy 5/5 overall.

The King!! Started boppin' my head 10 seconds into Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' and didn't stop (Okay maybe just for the girl is mine). The definition of timeless music. The middle part of the album with probably 3 of the most massive iconic and timeless hits of ever produced probably won't ever be replicated.

I don't care if it's nostalgia or familiarity this is THE masterpiece of pop. It's lasted the test of time. Love it. First 5/5.

King of pop! Died way too young. Let others rule his life. Sad! Great singer/entertainer. Great album. A classic.

every. single. song. is. a. banger. simply iconic

I was just starting high school when this came out, and I had been a DJ for a couple of years at that point, primarily at school and church dances, as well as the occasional private party. It was AWESOME to get to experience the release of this record and Prince "Purple Rain" and see the transformation of pop music that occurred as a result.

Didn't even have to think about it.

Jó lemez, kb ennyi

6 star

One of the best albums of all time!

Favourite songs; Thriller, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

The Girl Is Mine is fairly terrible - in general the slower songs on here are the weakest. But how can you give an album with Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller less than five stars?

One of the greatest albums of all time every song a classic was so happy this one came up

Coming into this review, it's going to be hard not to give this a 5 because this was truly a generational pop album. It still is (and probably will remain) the best-selling album of all time. I didn't realize that 7 of the 9 songs became singles, but that feels insane! The 3-song stretch of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean might be the greatest of all time. They'd be #1 singles on just about any other pop album in their own right. Feels like having the LeBron Miami Heat on the song roster. All the upbeat songs here are truly great and fun to groove to. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, and PYT all are hits. For me, the mixing of the slower R&B songs make me question if this is really a 5 in my book. I liked Baby Be Mine, but didn't like The Girl is Mine very much (also, redundant much?). Also didn't care for Human Nature sandwiched between the good stuff. Just a snoozer of a song and one I'd easily skip on re-listens. The Lady In My Life was a good song to end the album on. This lands pretty squarely at like 4.5 stars for me, but I will bump it up to 5 status for all the positives I laid out above. This album wouldn't be in my personal top-10 albums of all time, but I understand why it is for most people (even though MJ was a pedo at the end of the day).

Most recognizable album cover in history? Probably third to Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon, but it has to be up there. Funky groovy hits, exactly what I expected. Don't love that most pop albums always feel the need to have ballads on them. I really just want the catchy tunes to be honest. Pretty Young Thang is one that I have never really heard (I'm sure it's been played somewhere I was listening in my life) but it was a great "deeper" cut if you can call it that. Feels like it could be on Random Access Memories. Cruisin' to a 5

I really don't think there's anything I can say about this album that hasn't already been said. He's classic, iconic and a genuine, literal superstar for a reason. This album, itself, is the same. It's an absolute beast musically. I will admit, I haven't really listened to that much MJ. I did briefly dip into his best hits as a teenager, which even then was still after his death. But I have never listened to a full album of his from front to back. So, based on my sample size of one, I feel like this is his most iconic. It has some of the biggest songs, and most of the rest were not unfamiliar to me either. Melodies and lyrics I was familiar with without realising it, owing the pervasiveness and sheer scale of his music. Although, I certainly wasn't familiar with the "you're a vegetable" proclamation of Wanna Be Startin' Something, that one caught me off-guard and... may need some explaining. I was actually really intrigued by this, so I went and looked up the lyrics; the closing unquestionably recognisable refrain (you know the one) has a translation/etymology link to... peeling vegetables! So that's... interesting! There's a couple forgettable tracks like Baby Be Mine and The Lady in My Life, but that doesn't detract from how incredibly loud, funky and satisfying this album is to listen to. Incredible production. Favourite Track: Thriller (of course), followed closely by Human Nature

I gain more appreciation for Jackson as I get older. This is a solid album that I've never listened to in its entirety before. It may not be my go-to music, but it's damn good.

Off the wall no 11, um dos melhores usos de synths, drum machines e samples do período. Simplesmente não envelhece

C'mon it's Michael Jackson y'all. Thrilleeeeer! 🧟

Альбом - веха, тут просто хит на хите

Great music, still sounds fresh despite its age. Just perfect.

Perfect album

Ok...this one truly has 'all the jams'. oof.

Outstanding. MJs magnum opus, without a doubt

I've said it before and I'll say it again: fuck the pedophiles. Also this is kind of an awesome album. But still fuck the pedophiles.

Best run of three songs in pop music? Probably. Best selling album for a reason

Wanna be startin somethin is such a good song and then this just doesn’t stop. Outrageously good run of songs

This was fun! It feels so much like the 80s that my first hunch is that it doesn’t age well, but then I realize so much popular music right now is directly taken from this record. The most recent Bon Iver album sounds like this in songs, the Goose album has these elements. It’s really cool and unique.

Classic, very good.

# Album Name: Thriller # Artist: MJ # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: What a way to start the album - wanna be starting something. The bass is popping. Those backing vocals are on fire. The duet with Paul McCartney is a little corny, perhaps a bit cheesy but a nice pop cheesefest. Then the trifecta begins - thriller, beat it and billy jean. Wow. It even backs up onto human nature and PYT. Not quite at the previous three's level but an absolutely banging track. What an album # Top Tunes: The whole sha-bang. # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Timeless frikin masterpiece

A classic with hits from front to back. Very little filler, you almost couldn't call any of these "b tracks"

Almost perfect

Not many records that promised and delivered as much as this one did. Jackson solidified his name with this collection of ear worms. Musically, it is infectious and just on the premise of the melodies and beats, should prevent any listener from keeping their foot still.

I’m no big MJ fan, buuut there is no argument in my mind that this is superlative work even if it isn’t what I’d listen to on the daily, or even monthly…yearly.

Separating the art from the artist, this is an incredible album. It flows perfectly, the flexes of Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen truly capture the era and the fact that MJ had endless powers. “Human Nature” is one of my absolute favorite MJ songs, too. Could listen to it on loop.

This was easy.

Who wrote this list? One minute it's some super obscure album that has no legacy or even a cult following, the next it's the greatest pop album of all time. 5 stars for Thriller, an essential 20th century masterpiece any music lover must hear before they die. It is absolutely essential to understanding all pop music that has followed, Michael Jackson, and the '80s as a decade of American pop culture (and the '80s revival of the 2010s). 1 star for this list. After we finish this project, give me a half hour, a cup of coffee and a red pen and I bet I can get the list down to 500.

5 stars for the album. 10 starts for the Thriller video.

My parents have Thriller on vinyl—12/10. Michael’s playing with a tiger cub in the centerfold and there are elaborate caricatures in the liner notes, including one of Paul McCartney and Mike pulling the high-heeled subject of “The Girl Is Mine” apart in their fervor. Undoubtedly one of the 101 or even 51 albums to listen to before you die. Mama say, Mama saw!

Literally no fillers. So many hits and even lesser known songs are just so good. Love the Paul and MJ collab on this album also.

Probably the apex of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career

The epitome of a 5. It’s cohesive, but where will it go next? Not all bangers but the sleepers have their place. Extra credit for production and choreographed dances that consumed popular culture.

Tremendo album, casi todos los temas son hits. Excelentemente producido, la experiencia de disco se disfruta de principio a fin. El momento que menos me gusta es cuando se ponen a hablar en "The Girl Is Mine", me parece un poco ridículo y es lo único que me saca de lugar en la experiencia de escucha, pero por lo demás es un trabajo increíble. Tanto los temas más enérgicos como las baladas impactan desde el lugar correcto. "The Lady In My Life" es tal vez el track menos memorable del album, pero al colocarlo al final del mismo, da una linda sensación de cierre, más relajada, tranquila. No es un album conceptual, por lo que las temáticas de las letras tal vez no tengan tanta cohesión (aunque casi siempre las temáticas sean clásicas pop sobre amor y atracción), sin embargo el estilo de los temas es lo que sostiene el album como experiencia íntegra.

A genre defining masterpiece. A true evolution of wha music was capable of and the biggest pop artist of possibly all time displaying it. Quincy Jones cements his legacy here as well.

Amazing album. Worth the hype.

I bought this album pretty much when it came out. It’s a masterpiece. Billy Jean and Beat It were played endlessly on MTV and the album sold a few billion copies. It’s one of the few 70’s albums you can still pick up at Goodwill.

He made Thriller. THRILLER.

A classic. I wish I could go back and listen to this one for the first time again. Beat It, Thriller, Human Nature, and Billie Jean are all time great tracks even if the first two are so overplayed it's hard to keep the same hype about them. PYT and Wanna Be Startin' are also great. I know That Girl is Mine gets the most hate but I honestly kind of like it. It's Lady on My Life and Baby Be Mine that really bog me down honestly. Easily a top 100 album of all time, even with a few warts.

The Girl Is Mine to Billie Jean is an all-time classic string of songs. Putting the artist vs art discussion aside it's a 5/5 album.

One poor song at the end can’t derail a 5-star album the rest of the way. Assuming you can also separate the art from the artist.

Quite literally the album that got me into music at the age of 10. I can’t be objective about it, but if not for “the girl is mine” it’d be a 10/10 for me. It’s still a solid 9/10. Will there be anyone like MJ again? Fave: Billie Jean is probably the best pop track in the history of music but IDK, I have a soft spot for the mamasemamasamamacoosas of wanna be startin’ something.

I did not realize this album was more singles than not. Incredible.

wow i think this is a great album. Michael Jackson is pretty cool.

THE imperial pop album to end all others ofc, which is making me realize i need to do some more conscious thinking ab the whole concept, it scratches my historical brain to think about how artists successfully Meet The Moment (or even more interestingly, *create* the moment). my articulation for Bad where i proposed the appeal of MJ's music lies in the mix of Perfectionist Order and carefully deployed (or at even Simulated) looseness rings even more vividly here, and its hard to imagine that any of his other records or maybe even any other records Period nail it in quite the same way. for how terrifyingly Exact everything is, it rly does never feel cold or stiff, i kinda dont even know how he did it ghjsdghjsd. most obvious culprit tho is his expressiveness as a singer...i thought rly intently this time about how many MJ hooks are often iconic more for how he delivers them than the melodic content on its own, u cant mention them casually without imitating his inflections. i Think im pro-the girl is mine. i rly rly rly like that the title track on the biggest album ever and one of the most famous songs in history details something as mundane as taking ur date to a horror movie as an excuse 2 physically comfort them

Overall a legendary album. I thought about taking off a star for "The Girl is Mine" but it's so cringe worthy that I loop back around into liking it again.

IT’S THRILLER!!!!!!! Favorite Track: Wanna Be Starting Something

5/5. This is a classic, been listening to it my whole life.

very fun listen, that mcartney feature and human nature are my favorites but they are all timeless classics.

So many hits from this one. Of course it's a classic.

Wall-to-wall bangers.

Michael is getting his 5

He hee, shamone

This would be interesting. Biggest selling album ever. I obviously know the three big hits in the middle (title track, Beat It and Billie Jean), but the rest would be a fresh listen. It’s a cool album, funky and groovy, great playing. I do have to say that none of the songs touch Billie Jean and Beat It, but that’s fine. Five stars.

I mean come on, how can this be less thana 5???

10/10

Pedo or not, that is an amazing album

Literally nothing but bangers, it's unreal.

Blijft overeind staan, ondanks de figuur van MJ en alles wat er rond hangt. Ongeveer elk nummer op deze plaat is een klepper. 5.0

Great grooves, brass, backing vocals, bass, and drums and of course vocals on the tracks make them all enjoyable to listen to, everything is very cohesive. Didn't realize that Rihanna sampled "Wanna be starting something". "Baby be mine" is also nice - really like the runs in that one. Especially enjoyed: "Human Nature, Thriller, Billie Jean," makes sense why it's a classic 5/5.

Pop. Have this on vinyl. Fantastic album

I love it

bangers no skips

Classic!

Masterpiece.

I love ‘Thriller’. It’s a formative album from my childhood. Sure, ‘Off The Wall’ is probably objectively just that little bit better, but it was ‘Thriller’ that got me obsessed with music. It was ubiquitous growing up, I heard it everywhere. I got gifted the album on cassette for my 12th birthday and listened to it again and again until I wore the tape out. Then as I grew older, I bought it on CD and then vinyl. I keep coming back to it again and again and again. I must have listened to it hundreds of times from start to finish in my life. It’s the ultimate pop album. It still feels like an event record, a phenomenon, all these years later. The production and performances, flawless. Every song is a killer, even the filler. Still the biggest album of all time for a reason.

I mean.. anything other than a 5 is just crazy. This is a masterpiece

5.0 - Awesome

Finally a good album.

It’s a stone cold 5 for me, even with how much I loathe “The Girl Is Mine”

Having all these tracks on the same album is objectively wild

Beat It

Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Pretty Young Thing - half the album is a Michael Jackson greatest hits playlist. Honestly, the genre isn’t my favorite, but some of these songs are so entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist that it’s hard not to enjoy them - Thriller makes me think of Halloween, and I’ve heard Beat It in more contexts than I can remember. The rest of the songs are nothing special, but they don’t drag the album down.

Favourite tracks - Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, Thriller, Billie Jean

Superb. Michael was a superstar already of course, but this just elevated him to a whole new level. You know you're onto something good when you can release seven singles off an album and they all thunder into the top end of the charts without breaking sweat. Top, top album; here's five stars!

I'm trying to catch up here, so I won't drag this on. This album rocks. The first time I ever heard Michael Jackson (adult) was when I played Beat It on Guitar Hero 4. My parents are old, man. This album gets better and better the more you've spent on a good set of headphones or speakers. Fortunately, I have both. It's not Off the Wall, however, and Human Nature has never been my cup of tea. Those are my only criticisms. Billie Jean is the most important MJ song (everyone knows this) and so it should be!

Geniales los videoclips y canciones inolvidables

Timeless

Legendary album. Nearly every song is a banger

Iconic pop album of the 80's. So many good songs on this album. Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT. And even the non-hits are good. Michael was the king of pop. When I was a kid, this was THE album to listen to. And it still holds up as good music. My Rating: 5/5

I mean legitmitely one of the greatest albums ever. Just top to bottom. So complete, so epic. Quincy and Mike are at the tippy fuckin top of their game here and it shows from every which way. I bought this vinyl at a coffee shop/brewery in Brooklyn years ago for $4 and it's absolutely in the top 10 most spun records in my apartment. A true masterpiece of an album. What more is there to say?

GOAT album by one of the greatest to ever do it. 5/5 solely based on the music and production. Michael himself gets a 0/5 for **allegedly** diddling those kids.

Wonderful album from an epic performer.

P.Y.T. is the best song on the album, fight me

Het beluisteren hiervan had ik even uitgesteld om deze netjes vanaf vinyl via goede luidsprekers te kunnen horen. Waar heb je die 'zum mitnehmen'-bak anders voor! Want ja, zeven van de negen tracks van deze plaat hebben het indertijd tot single geschopt, waaronder Beat it, Billy Jean, het titelnummer en natuurlijk dat Mama-Appelsapliedje. 1982, de disco is voorbij, leve de jarentachtigpop. Kraakhelder geluid, het swingt aan alle kanten, Michael gaat lekker los met z'n gilletjes, kortom, hier is echt iets goeds neergezet, en iets nieuws ook, want de rest van de muziekscene kon hier trendvolgend achteraan gaan hobbelen. Eervolle vermelding voor de retestrakke productie door Quincy Jones. Het enige wat we met z'n allen even moeten doen, is collectief afspreken dat we doen alsof die suikerzoete draak samen met Paul McCartney er niet op staat. Okee, iedereen wil met Sir Paul wel een duet opnemen, maar als het dan zo'n oubollig zeiknummer wordt (I'm a lover, not a fighter!) dan breng je er toch hoogstens een novelty-single van uit en zet je dat toch niet op je baanbrekende, grensverleggende album? Dus we blijven doen alsof we dat niet gehoord hebben, voor iedereen beter, voor onze Paul ook.

Eerder kregen we Bad al. Onder dat album heb ik al de persoonlijke waardering uitgeschreven. Het is bijzonder dat één artiest voor twee van de beste platen in de pop-geschiedenis zorgt. Ik schreef wel eens over de 11 platen die iedereen zou moeten horen in zijn leven (een soort top 10 van deze lijst én Mezzanine van Massive Attack). In die lijst van 11 hoort MJ 2 keer thuis. Thriller, Beat it en Billy Jean vormen achter elkaar wellicht het beste kwartier in de popabum-geschiedenis. Nummers als Beat It hebben een vergelijkbare opbouw als de nummers op Bad. Met een sterk begin en een sterk intermezzo naast toegankelijke ritmes en het eigen stemgeluid. Toch kunnen we niet van een recept spreken. De hoofdingrediënten zijn te destilleren, maar daarmee krijgt niemand anders het voor elkaar om iets vergelijkbaar te maken. Beat It is een prachtig voorbeeld. Eigenlijk is dit natuurlijk een beetje zeuren. Terecht zeuren wellicht. Maar het gaat mij erom dat de man zelfs zo’n zeur-boodschap op zo’n manier neer kan zetten, dat het ruim 40 jaar later nog steeds prettig te beluisteren is. Als je dat kan, dan kan je alles omtoveren in fijne muziek. Dat blijkt ook wel aan het begin van het album. Duidelijke jaren ’80 klanken introduceren de plaat. Vervelend? Welnee. Zelfs daar kan de man iets origineels en moois van maken. Niet alles is vergelijkbaar met Bad. Op Thriller ervaar ik meer gevoeligheid (The lady in my Life, helaas) en creativiteit (Thriller, wow!). Die creativiteit brengt ons ook weer bij de visuele kant, de optredens, en vooral de video’s. Ik noemde bij Bad ook al die video’s. Onlosmakelijk met de muziek verbonden. Nu geldt hetzelfde. Niemand kreeg het nagedaan. Bij uitzondering heb ik deze keer de video-modus van Spotlight gebruikt. Dubbel genieten.

Wat een iconische plaat. Onbewust verwacht je vooraf bij de 1001 albums, allemaal van dit soort albums. Dat slaat natuurlijk nergens op, het verwachtingspatroon zou dan veel te hoog zijn. Dat dit zo iconisch is, is omdat er gewoon niet zoveel albums van dit niveau zijn. Ergens is het de boel volledig uitmelken door zowat alle nummers van het album als single uit te brengen, maar daardoor blijft er nu over dat we zowat alle nummers nog steeds kennen. En er geen slecht liedje op het album staat, waarbij de herkenbaarheid natuurlijk meespeelt. Ik ben benieuwd of genZ ook alle nummers kent, maar zelfs al zouden ze dit album voor het eerst horen, ook dan denk ik dat het een instant succes is. Ondanks dat het jaren 80 is, ademt het niet per se jaren 80, het is veel tijdlozer. Tel daar nog eens de iconische clip(s) van Thriller bij op, en dan natuurlijk met name Thriller zelf. Heeft MTV Thriller groot gemaakt, of was het andersom? Iedereen wilde die clip zien. En als een clip zo invloedrijk is als Thriller, had dat wellicht niet misstaan in de 1001 movies-lijst. De maximale score voor de clip en 5 sterretjes voor dit album.

Winner

In the middle of this album there's the 3-track run of "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean," which is just an incredibly strong sequence. All iconic pieces of 80s pop music. Aside from those greats I also like "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." The other 5 tracks on Thriller, I didn't seem to recognize. The song "Thriller" is its own beast - basically doomed to stick out out like a sore, rotting thumb on anything short of a full Halloween album. It's so iconic and well-known I think it's easy to overlook how very good it is, and it has one of the all-time great music videos as well. Every Halloween our neighbor across the street sets up his turntables in his driveway and DJs a dance party for the hundreds of trick-or-treaters we get on our street; "Thriller" is basically the cornerstone of that setlist. The Vincent Price dialog helps seal it as best-in-class; there simply isn't another voice that could compete with that delivery. Is it my favorite spooky pop song? No, but it's very good and I bet most people would struggle to name anything else after it and the Ghostbusters theme.

Incredible album. Like every single song is a hit. MJ was a master songwriter and performer.

unforgetable

Michael Jackson é o rei mesmo. King of the Pop. Muito bom esse álbum. Além dos clássicos Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean e Human Nature, eu gostei de Wanna Be Startin Somethin e Baby Be Mine. Aliás, todos são clássicos né?

Michael foi um dos artistas mais completos que já passou por esse planeta. A parceria de sempre com o Quincy Jones é uma das mais brilhantes do mundo. O pós-disco na sua excelência aqui, fora todos os tons de r&b e pop sendo mesclados em músicas muito únicas com a essência do michael. Não tem como não dar 5!!!!

I'd rather listen to Trillah by Easy Star...

the "mine" songs are such crap that I almost rated it a 3 .... rest of the album is power. Incredible star power for old people

come on. you would be lying through your teeth if you dissed this album in any way shape or form. would i call this the perfect album? if it isn't, it's certainly close. hit after hit after hit, and even michael's "filler songs" are of an unmatched quality as well. truth be told it was very hard for me to personally pick a favorite out of this album. this album i've listened to ever since i was in single-digits, and i feel like as time goes on, the more i listen to it the more i MARVEL at how fantastic michael's writing (as well as quincy jone's production) is. his music transcends time. people have, can, and will study his music for centuries in the same way that the likes of bach and mozart have. he's just THAT good.

Its an absolute classic, you cant help but love MJ. Favourite song on the album is 'Human Nature' or 'The Girl is Mine' because gotta love Paul McCartney!

Тут нечего сказать,легендарный альбом, RIP Майкл)Ты был легендой)

Classic MJ. Likes: Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, PYT, all of the songs really.

Just a stone cold classic.

One of my favorite albums!

I have mixed feelings on this one. This is undoubtedly a classic album. It was commercially successful with seven singles. The musicians who performed on this album played perfectly. The recording is clear as a bell. The production is remarkable. It’s pretty much a perfect pop album. There really isn’t a bad song on this album. The downside for me is it is too perfect. The production is almost clinical in execution. Some of the songs are incredible: “Beat It” and “Billie Jean” come to mind. On the other hand, there’s “The Girl Is Mine” with the ludicrous discussion between Jackson and McCartney about who the girl loves more. Michael Jackson was a massive talent despite the personal goings on that came out toward the end of his career and after he passed away. In the end, I have to give credit where credit is due and separate his personal life from his recordings. 9/10 for me.

Thriller.

My wife and I, of course, each brought our own Thriller LP into our marriage. Listening to this front-to-back for the first time in years, I am re-astounded at just how great it is. There are some admitted weaknesses, e.g., "The Girl Is Mine," but if you chose "Wanna Be Starting Something" over "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" as Michael Jackson's best song, I wouldn't argue. Hard to overstate the seismic impact this had on early 80s American pop culture, particularly on previously lily-white MTV. My high school best friend still has his "Thriller"-esque red leather jacket, which he says he wants to be buried in. Check your hipster goggles at the door and don't pretend that you're too cool for this record.

A classic

Every song a killer … 'Cause this is Thriller! I thought I knew every single thing about Michael Jackson, and this album, but was so pleased to watch the HBO “dockumentary” “Yacht Rock” and learn that Steve Porcaro gave him “Human Nature” to finish out the album. My favorite track, outside of “PYT”

UN 5 YIIIHIII

Huge fan!

MJ!! The king of pop! I was just telling Chris the other day that I was looking forward to getting a Michael album. This one had some classics on it but gave me a look into some of his slower love songs that I hadn’t heard. His depiction of love is beautiful and passionate and his voice is nostalgic. Ironically the song Thriller is my least favorite lol

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' The Girl Is Mine Thriller Beat It Billie Jean Human Nature P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Seria muito pedir para Bruno Mars regravar esse álbum por completo? O álbum que mudou a história dos videoclips!

Great album

own

FUCKING PHENOMENAL. ALWAYS A BANGER. THE DOG GONE GIRL IS MINE

It's a classic, no questions 5. The songs are so overplayed but who cares, they're great.

An absolutely excellent album cover to cover. Virtually flawless.

Truly one of the best albums of all time. Thriller into Beat It into Billie Jean is untouchable

Simply the best but I actually like Bad a little more

One of the few albums that don need a listen before rating it with 5 stars. The Listen was still a joy from start to finish and proofed it more than ever that hes an all time great. Delivery, Production, Cover... its soooo good

Ok, 5 sulla fiducia

Banger.

93/100. The best-selling album of all time obviously won’t disappoint. Thriller by Michael Jackson is one of the greatest pop records ever made, packed with iconic tracks that have stood the test of time. Having songs like "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" back-to-back-to-back is truly unprecedented. The production is flawless, the performances are electrifying, and the album's influence on pop music is undeniable.

ONE OF THE BEST ALBUM EVER!!!!

The best Michael Jackson album? Quite possibly.

9/10

Separate the art from the artist. Having a hard time doing it here.

I've never listed to this album, even though i know all the songs! And it's a brilliant album A classic 5 stars for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Was schreibt man über das meist verkaufte Album aller Zeiten von einem Künstler, der in jeder Hinsicht Musikgeschichte geschrieben hat. "Billie Jean" hat mich beim ersten Mal hören und sehen total umgehauen. Und ich bekomme heute noch Gänsehaut von diesem Meisterwerk. Ich schreibe nicht alle Titel auf, nur um zu betonen, wie jeder Song zündet und einzigartig ist. Nebenbei bemerkt, bei aller Begeisterung von "Thriller", das Vorgänger Album "Off the Wall" gefällt mir besser.

One of the best albums. Ever.

Solid. Fun vibes

hot take: this is an excellent album. I never listened to it on purpose before but knew all the songs

An album with nothing but hits

The best-selling album of all time has most likely become a tough sell to many people, myself included. And yet, its nine songs stick around for good reason. Most ingenious is 'Billie Jean,' which fronts a literacy viz-a-viz creative rhythms and inventive melodies. Even 'Beat It,' which I never loved, is 'funky and strong' enuf to endure. Human nature is real, however, and as much as you'd like to separate the art from the artist, it would seem that appreciation at a distance is the most sustainable approach. But that distance is hard to preserve knowing 'PYT' is out there, a perfect track.

Fantastic album.

[9/10]

Everything aside, great albim

I’ve wrestled with my thoughts on Michael Jackson for the whole of the 1001. But I’ve gotta finally review his three albums. Can they be separated from the complicated and controversial man? No. And they probably shouldn’t be. His life story, and the music industry’s role in it, is just as important to understand as the way he (and Quincy Jones) transformed pop and R&B music. I don’t want to blame everything on his father, or missing out on a normal childhood, or the pressure of stardom, or anything else. But it is important context to understand Jackson, and to understand his music too. The three albums on the list encompass the end of his childhood and emergence as a force not seen in pop music since The Beatles. Overall, best when MJ is intense and/or angry, and that can be found all over “Thriller.” It’s got a very cohesive identity, practically a concept album. It’s just out of order. And maybe it’s the wrong format? “MJ: The Musical” came out a few years ago, but I think it was the wrong MJ musical. A supernatural horror “Thriller” musical would be really interesting. Re-order the songs (“Thriller” should be the final or penultimate song). Throw in several “Bad” songs that fit, and you could have a pretty cool tale of love, rivalries, and spooks. Uses Michael’s music without being about the very complicated and controversial person. Aside from that clearly very brilliant idea that someone should make tons of money on, “Thriller” is also Jackson’s best album. It was an incredible transformation from his 70s sound, the most successful and definitive pop album of the 80s, and transcends the artist himself.

Peak MJ. Back when MJ meant Michael Jackson not Michael Jordan. Back before MJ went…sideways. I love Billie Jean. There was a tennis coach that looked like Billie Jean King. Her doubles team was kicking our ass. Down a set and like 3 or 4 nothing in the second, my partner and I won a point and started singing Billie Jean. We kept singing BJ after each winning point and rode that train all the way back to victory. Glorious, glorious victory.

This is peak MJ and Quincy Jones. An absolute banger.

Classic

Very few albums are stacked with hits like “Thriller.” At least 6 huge songs on this album are among the best pop songs ever recorded. And they don’t age. They still instantly work their way into your brain and make you move even if your brain is like, “But wait wasn’t Michael Jackson a horr— 🎵 gotta be startin’ something… 🎶” Quincy Jones’s production is incredible. There are a lot of layers but they meld perfectly into an infectious funky pop style. “The Girl is Mine” is one of those songs I love to make fun of. Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney both sound cheesy on it and that spoken word portion where they playfully argue always makes me laugh. They have no chemistry together. Like, based on this song, I can’t imagine either of them getting the girl. My favorite here has got to be “Beat It.” What an incredible track. Those synth-gong hits at the beginning? Amazing. And the electric guitar… it’s basically a hard rock song. A little extra magic in that one.

Thriller baby! One of the greatest albums of all time by one of the best performers ever. What a joy to get this one on a Friday. I find it really interesting that the title track has less plays on Spotify than "Beat It" and "Billie Jean". I think "Thriller" is one of the most famous songs ever, and when I think of MJ I think of that song. I wonder if times have changed a bit though and younger people / people who stream music have moved away from that song because it definitely has been overplayed on the radio for decades. "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" are truly amazing as well, I don't mean to take anything away from them. MJ was really one in a billion and he transcends music. These tunes are more than just pieces of music, they are entertainment in a whole different paradigm; like they are more visually rich than just pieces of music, they are more audibly interesting than a dance or piece of performance art. I heard this story once about how he never really played any instruments, but he would write songs by singing out parts, like humming a bass and drumset groove and then some producers would scramble to get them down on tape before he started moving on to vocals. Crazy brilliant stuff. I love the album cover- he looks great, the black and white is classy with the little leopard print pocket square, and the camera bloom effect makes him appear ethereal.

5.0

My absolute favorite album, ever! I love every single song. ♥️

Beat it really slaps. The song with Paul McCartney is...off. PYT was good.

I mean cmon, it's thriller.

Would have been five without that nonce being on it, what a cunt McCartney is

An instant hit as it should be!

Love it

a classic

Toujours agréable à écouter. Compo très sympa

It's just wall to wall hits. My only gripe with Thriller are: i) Paul McCartney isn't the right for The Girl Is Mine, and ii) the album title doesn't really fit with the vibe - Thriller is an outlier. Aside from that it's pretty perfect.

This album is what you call middle loaded, from the title track to PYT you don’t get much better. Like if course MJ is at best a bit strange and at worse a full blown nonce but he has talent 5/5

he still definitely touched those kids

Loved this album since its release. It's like a greatest hits album

This is the first record I ever had that was solely mine and not shared with my parents. I realize that there's so much that's squinky about MJ, but this album is an absolute banger, start to finish.

obra prima

Highlights of a tremendous career

I already have this album as an LP. It it truly a great album and one that will maintain to be considered one of the best. It is a record full of amazing hits that are still sung today. In my opinion it was the album that made Michael Jackson THE Michael Jackson!

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billie jeannn

It’s an obvious 5*s isn’t it?

It's Thriller. There's a reason why it's the best-selling album of all time: it's well produced by the legend Quincy Jones and spares no time for filler ("The Girl is Mine" is debatable on that front).

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A classic.

This album is a 5. Every song jams. There are so many hits it's hard to tell if there is a single song that wasn't a hit back in the day. Hard to pick a favorite, but PYT is right there. It's the perfect roller rink song.

If you don't love Michael Jackson's Thriller album, you are desperately on a soapbox trying to push some agenda; or in his own words, "You just want to be startin' somethin'." A perfect infusion of pop, R&B, disco, and dance, with some metal guitar shredding and African-inspired chanting thrown in for good measure, all performed with pure excitement. They captured lightning in a bottle. A Greatest Hits album would need almost every track on Thriller to be complete. There's good reason that this album is still the best selling album worldwide. If I HAD to be critical, the synths can be a bit dated in their sound at times, especially when applied to the bass ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"), but the resulting overall feel and groove more than make up for it. There are so many great songs and variations here, that it's hard to praise any one song over any other, but you'd be wrong to overlook "Human Nature"'s greatness in the shadow of the bigger hits.

What an album! This is exactly the type of album that is a good fit for this project for me, because believe it or not, I never actually sat down and listened to this as an album, front to back. This project gives me the push to do just that, long overdue. Granted, just about every song here was a single, so I've heard at least 80% of it many times before, but there were a few songs here I had never heard before, or at least don't remember having heard before. And also, I think there is something to be said about listening to a song and it's original context. For instance, I had no idea that human nature was from this album. The fact that so many absolute bangers are all together in one album is so impressive. Listening to them all back to back, I couldn't help but be awed by what was accomplished here. I was contemplating how much of these tracks' success was down to Michael and how much was down to Quincy, not to mention all the other talented musicians involved (including Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen?!). I think in the end I can only conclude that the combination of Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones was magic. Quincy Jones was a genius at composing and producing, and Michael was a genius at performing--how awesome that they collaborated so much. These songs still hit hard. I listened to this in the gym, and when "Beat It" came on, it gave me renewed energy to attack my nemesis, the lateral shoulder machine. Despite having heard this song so many times before (and also Weird Al's "Eat It" lol), it was just pure dopamine, as I was the star in my very own '80s movie exercise montage. All-time classic!

Another masterpiece by the law firm of Jones and Jackson. All songs on this album are all killer no filler.......or should say.....all Thriller no filler (I had to). There's just not a lot that sounds like this album, and it has stood the test of time The right combinations of everything were put into this album and so much thought to create an album that sounds danceable yet cinematic. Wanna Be Start Something is really a testament of what can be done with just one riff. The whole song is literally one riff for 6 minutes. Usually I would get bored or annoyed with something like that but Michael and Quincy take you through a music lesson in adding and subtracting parts. That song is a clinic. What's even crazier is that I think Beat It and the title track Thriller overshadow Wanna Be Starting Something... that's how good this album is. RIP Quincy, Michael and Eddie Van Halen....one of the greatest albums of all time.

Incredible album, full of hits and vibes. Incredible

This album is just nuts, starts off with 2 banger tracks, then a goofy ass duet with fucking PAUL that still works in a super cheesy way, then 3 GIGANTIC hits. Absolute insanity. The 3 after the hits pale in comparison, but they're still well crafted pop tunes sung by the King of Pop. This is a 5 easily. But I still think Off the Wall is MJ's best

Arguably the #1 album of all time?

Cmon

Day 0005/1001 of One Album a Day The song with Paul McCartney is shite but other than its a phenomenal selection of tracks. Beat It remains one of my favourite songs of all time. Fav tracks: Thriller / Beat It / Billie Jean Bad tracks: The Girl Is Mine

Classic

Obvious five.

Well damn!

This album is perfect. There is nothing that I can say that hasn’t been said about this banger of an album.

Its the best selling album in history for a reason, flawless victory.

I love this album so much!!!!! The best album ever!!!!

MJ really put all his eggs in one album and they all made omelettes!!!! thank you michal jackson for being the first and only person to ever have vitiligo album cooks

I wish I could listen to some of the bangers that are overplayed for the first time again. I feel like that would really solidify the 5/5 status. Regardless, 5/5.

I mean its a classic

Houmous & Chutney were invited to Neverland. It was absolutely incredible. We didn’t actually manage to see Michael on that occasion. He used to just get pulled from pillar to post. I think Len maybe spent 4 hours on the carousel with Bubbles. He was acting like he was Richie Rich. 4.5

An iconic album. I am not a huge fan of Michael Jackson, as his music is just so ubiquitous I have only managed to enjoy it on a surface level. Still, this has 9 songs on it and they are all great. I don't know if any album can match tracks 3-8 on here. Just iconic song after iconic song. I don't need to be a huge Michael Jackson fan to know that's an unparalleled run of songs on an album. Not much else to say about this one.

Yes, he's obviously a legend in his own right, but PUT SOME RESPEKT ON QUINCY'S NAME!!! For what it's worth, PYT might be my favorite MJ song.

ohh classic !!!

Sure, fine, yeah, whatever.

So classic!

I don’t think anyone who was alive in the 80s could listen to this album without dancing like a fool.

An album that was meant to be all hits. Does it succeed? It doesn't really matter - everything sounds good and the three song run from Thriller through Billie Jean is as good as it gets. The sound of the bass sets a high water mark, especially pulsating on the title track and megahit Billie Jean, but present almost everywhere. If you're not moving at least one part of your body I don't know what to tell you. The slower stuff is good too, especially Human Nature and The Lady in My Life. Surely part of the pop music canon.

it's a classic for a reason. the production here is top notch and holds up extremely well to this day. michael is at his pinnacle and his vocal performances are excellent. what makes this a light 5 for me is the track listing. there are some absolute bangers on here, but there are also some lesser tracks ('the girl is mine' - the lesser of the two paul mccartney and michael jackson collaboration songs - and 'the lady in my life' in particular drag this album a bit down). but look, it's one of the greatest pop stars of all time doing what he does best. it's pretty great!

Michael Jackson was the child of abuse. By all accounts his dad was just a monster. But, people argue, it refined the talent of one of the most influential performers of a generation. Yeah, but, maybe without the damage, he could have been *better*? This album heralds the arrival of the Mozart of our time. Yes, none other than "Weird" Al Yankovich, the true King of Pop.

01) Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 10,0 02) Baby Be Mine - 9,0 03) The Girl Is Mine - 10,0 04) Thriller - 10,0 05) Beat It - 10,0 06) Billie Jean - 10,0 07) Human Nature - 10,0 08) P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 10,0 09) The Lady In My Life - 8,5 TOTAL: 9,72 (97/100) Current ranking: 11/396

This is a really hard one because I think that Lady In My Life aside this is perfect. But also he is a wrongun and I don't want to praise him.

All timer

Stone cold classic! This defined pop music, modern RnB and hip hop together. 80s funk and pop never was any better

Masterpiece!

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stone cold classic

this has like two songs that aren't great, but otherwise you could release this at any point in time and it would change the trajectory of human history.

It is sometimes difficult to separate the artist from their work when challenging controversy surrounds them - and lord, does controversy surround MJ. I knew this album was on this list - it had to be - and I was worried about how I was going to feel with the weight of 42 years since its release upon me. I needn’t have worried. Joyously infectious, funky and swagger-filled, heartfelt and poised - it was like I was 7yo at Xmas getting this - my first album ever - again. This is the pinnacle of pop for me. I can only imagine how people were swept up by Elvis or The Beatles at Ground Zero for their arcs. I was captured by this album and the MJ craze that overtook the world. There’s no possible other score that I can give. Every track is a classic. It’s the best album on this list for me.

Best selling album of all time, and deservedly so. A great range of styles appear on this album. Jackson's performance is at his career peak. Quincy Jones' production made it work on a grand scale. There are no mis-hits here. Although Michael later became a caricature, his musicianship was always strong, and this album really showcases it. I definitely didn't appreciate it at the time, but it is an all-time great pop/dance album that changed popular music forever.

World changing album. Absolute banger. Everything about this album is a 5.

lets gooooooo 5/5

well, mis elend lange banger-review het sich irgendwie glöscht und da bini leider chli z gnervt und z fuul s ganze nomal z schriibe. Zemegfasst also: Viel Kontroverse um ihn, find aber de Michi het bi dem Album alles richtig gmacht und banger nach banger gliferet. + es isch das Album wo d Menschheit überstah wird und innere postapokalyptische Welt wiiter glost wird. Darum gits en jackson five vo five. Schade ums Review

ai caramber da hett eusd chatz ja was prächtiges heibracht ganz ehrlich gseit au mis erste ganze MJ album, aber für ihn isches damals schos 6. (soloalbum) gsi au en fun fact, das ding isch am 30.11.1982 usecho, also leider isch eus das knapp zfrüeh bracht worde nichts desto trotz absoluti bangers uf dem album und au die songs woni nanig kennt han würded ih andere albene scho als banger duregah natürlich muesmer eh anekdote vomene junge basil no ineschmeisse bi sonnere glegeheit -> am MJ sin tod isch de allerersti celebrity tod woni jemals so wahrgnoh han chan mich no genau drah erinnere wie ah dem morge im radio gloffe isch das de MJ gstorbe isch und natürlich isch die erst stund ih de schuel damals sport gsi und jede, JEDE LETSCHT WO ANEGLOFFE ISCH VORD SPORTHALLE HETT GMEINT; hey hender ghört... de MJ isch tod und ich han nume so denkt: sit wenn losed de alli? han denkt dorfjugend loset nume eminem darum eh frag ah mini geliebte Klöppers hend ihr vorem MJ sim tod das gezielt gloset oder isch das ih euem hushalt mal gloffe? aber ja was söllmer sege shamone hee hee!! 5 polkadots

Jichael Mackson

Tons of hits and even the lesser songs are still better than most. Wanna be Startin’ Somethin’ and PYT sound like leftovers from Off the Wall (not a bad thing). I like basically everything on this album except The Girl Is Mine which is a pile of hot garbage. If you ever wondered if Paul McCartney could ever be more schlocky than he was with Wings, listen to The Girl Is Mine. Pure Trash. Remove that song and it’s a nearly perfect album.

Muy bueno

This is a legitimate contender for greatest album of all time. Love love love this, all the way through. QJ and MJ forever

Lives up ro the hype

Come on people, it's Michael Jackson

So good. A couple of weak tracks but the good tracks are so so good. An album that has inspired numerous other musicians. Samples used by Nas, SWV, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, The Prodigy, Kanye West, 2Pac….