Thriller

Brilliant album.

All time great. Top to bottom. Plus you get 4 all time tracks.

Do I even need to say anything?

Fast perfekt

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The song 'Thriller' is pretty dumb and long and overplayed but I've mostly learned to coexist with it. The McCartney duet is a poor choice. This isn’t a great album, but ‘Human Nature’ is just kind of a personal favorite. So I guess a three even though he gives me the creeps.

It's a classic for a reason. The run of Thriller through PYT is kind of insane. Human Nature is a beautiful song; I wish this album had one more introspective song like that, but I respect that it's a tight 42 minutes of mostly upbeat dance songs. Very approachable album for being ~such a big deal~.

Very catchy. Didn't realise how many hits were on this one

heehee

not my favorite. but i can appreciate that these songs were made very well and i liked how they were made but over all this album is not for me

We all listened to MJ in junior school, and he has had some good songs and albums over the years, but I would not call myself a fan. Maybe more an appreciator of his music. Thriller is a good album, but not something I feel have to have. I probably have not listened to this album since the mid 80s, so it has been an interesting listen. I felt it started off a bit weak, even with the "hit" wanna be starting something. Then of course we have the hit trifecta..Thriller, Beat it and Billie Jean. Three great songs and i get to enjoy popcorn meme in its full glory. honestly, the last 2 songs are okay, but nothing outstanding. The album is firmly held together with the 4 hits, Bille Jean is by a long margin the standout song of the album. I was not completely wowed by this album. a perfect album should have no "no skip" parts. this did. I am not sure it warrants 4 stars, but at the same time it is above the average 3. Only 3 notable songs at the end of the day for me, so 3.5 stars

Incredible

3/9 bekannt 7,5/10 Beste Songs: Beat it, Billie Jean, thriller

Definitely more duds on here than on Bad, but this album has three of the top ten greatest pop songs of all time, so i’m contractually obligated to give it five years old. Oops, wait, I meant five stars! My bad.

Top 10 albums of all time. I can’t cancel this album, no matter the person behind it. Formative music for a 13 year old redneck who needed to be shown that there’s more than country and hair metal in the musical pantheon.

Literally the first album I ever own d and was obsessed with. I was 5 and would spend hours listening and relistening to this tape. I still think it is a near perfect album.

My favorite Michael album! PYT is a stand-out track for me.

I absolutely love this one it's very good

C’mon man. You definitely can’t beat this…well, maybe you can…wink, wink… Yeee heee!

from the age of 5 until like 11, mj was my biggest icon and the embodiment of the music itself. then for some reason i completely stopped listening to him, returning back only now. after all this time, i guess i was not that far from the truth

não ouvi todas as músicas, mas gostei

Pretty great album.

So good, I preferred the slower songs that highlighted his voice a bit more. Some songs like Billie Jean, Beat It, and Thriller are severely overplayed but I loved Human Nature, Baby Be Mine, and The Girl Is Mine. The mixing and musicianship on this album is undeniable

I need to remove my opinions about Michael Jackson’s personal life in order to review this album because it’s really about the music and there’s some really great music here. Starting off strong with Wanna be Startin’ Somethin’, you can immediately hear that the production quality is fantastic. The lyrics are a bit odd. It’s at times inspirational and at times just kind of really dark so it’s a bit of a question lyrically for me. But it’s really fun to to listen to with what I hear to be a Latin inspired sound with the horns it’s a really fun song. Moving on to Baby be Mine. It hits me right away that it sounds like a Luther Vandross track and I kind of wish it was. I like this song and Michael sings it well, but the style of it I think would be better in Luther’s voice. The Girl is Mine. Ugh. Why? Two great artist together on a stupid song. Moving on to Thriller the title track which is iconic. Combined with the accompanying video it’s groundbreaking. The production on this song is amazing love it. Beat it is another iconic pop song bringing a little bit more of an edgy rock sound for Michael Jackson. Really great song and became an 80s anthem. Oh Billy Jean. This song really bugs me as a woman. Playing into that old trope of the scheming women just out to trap a man. It’s hard to like. Objectively it sounds good but the lyrics stink. Human nature is a really beautiful track. It’s really beautifully mixed I love the production on it. It’s really nice to listen to however, when you dig down into the lyrics you realize this is a really beautiful song about a guy who just wants to hook up and justifies it that it’s just the way human nature. It doesn’t ruin the song for me that the lyrics are a little ick. It makes me wish that this beautiful song spoke about human nature in a different way. Maybe a missed opportunity to make a really impactful song. Before I revisited the track, PYT, I just thought in my head out of memory that I kind of liked it and remembered it was catchy. But, I realized really quickly that the lyrics really gave me the ick. My knowledge of Michael Jackson’s problematic relationships with children creeped back into my mind. Hard to avoid with these lyrics. Some of the backing vocals like the loud grunt is just weird and it made this song really cheesy so not my favorite. The last track the lady in my life is just a full cheese fest and I didn’t really like it. I don’t usually go into this much detail on my reviews but this album is such an iconic album and revered as such a masterpiece that I really wanted to kind of deep dive, and we familiarize myself with each track. I think production wise this a masterpiece in pop music. Lyrically overall, I give it a C. I think Michael Jackson is a gifted vocalist and can move his voice through his songs in a beautiful way. Personally his voice does not resonate with me in terms of emotional connection. I find his voice thin and lacking depth.

Decent 4. This is an iconic album. So many great songs on here and the production is amazing. It’s very nostalgic; I had many dance routines to songs on this album. I also feel that this album has influenced modern pop significantly. With that being said, there are definitely some songs lyrically that I don’t connect to. My faves are “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” and “Thriller.”

For the most part, this is a really good album. I’ve Al sways thought The Girl Is Mine was a stupid song that doesn’t for on the album. And the title track sounds good but I do t like the juvenilelyrics and the cheesy sound effects. However once you hit Beat It, the rest of the album is awesome. Billie Jean, Human Nature and PYT are all great and I think The Lady on My Life is a nice ending to the album.

Pop bangers. An iconic album

The whole album feels like waiting for those three songs (you know which ones). I can’t really remember much else after listening, except maybe the Paul McCartney feature. The production is top-notch, but it’s not something that makes me want to come back to it.

Is this a four- or five-star album? “Beat It” and “Billie Jean” are essential, of course, and “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” isn’t far behind. But then there’s the treacle of “The Girl Is Mine.” And the title track is a far better video than song. Hmm. I guess I’ll round up, but I do have a qualm or two.

There is a reason this is the biggest selling LP in recorded music history. he production is flawless and Jackson ensured there is something for everyone on the record. His vision of an LP where every song could be a single was realized, and the success of the record helped record companies realize an album cycle could be extended when so many singles could be successful.

hit after hit lowk

didn't rate it on the day I should have, saw it and went back because not to listen to and rate it would be a crime. a classic for a reason.

This album is like most of Michael Jackson's albums, there are some MASSIVE hits and the rest is just blah. Still, the hits on this one are iconic, plus anything with Vincent Price gets a couple extra stars.

Michael is not my favorite. But this album you have to rate at least a 4. It's history.

🥇pretty young thing 🥈beat it 🥉human nature HM: wanna be startin somethin, baby be mine, thriller, billie jean

Lots of hits. Pedophile sooo. Nah.

Before I begin writing my thoughts on each track, I want to preface with saying that obviously I've heard this album before. I believe you'd actually have to be living under a rock and purposely avoiding society within the last forty years to not hear at least three of the tracks from it. It also should be no surprise that this album deserves an immediate five star rating for at least six of the seven singles that came out of the record, all of which being absolute masterpieces in their own way. Without further delay, It's time to actually listen to the album and talk about the tracks themselves. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - This might be one of the greatest starts to an album ever. A simple but undeniable groove that immediately captures the listener. Alongside MJ's vocals are some absolutely low hanging backup vocals that can catch a crowd hook line and sinker. Even if it wasn't for the repeated words and phrases through most of the song, the final breakdown of "ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa" gets EVERYONE. Baby Be Mine - An immediate departure from the electric opening, Baby Be Mine slows things down just enough to let you hang more onto Jackson's words and the beautiful synth. A quintessential 80s funk ballad. The Girl Is Mine - Alright, well they can't all be winners. This track is easily the weakest of the album and honestly one of the most mediocre tracks in both Michael Jackson and the great Paul McCartney's careers. Infamously, this track was the first single to be released and had critics expecting the album to bomb. Instrumentals are fine, vocals are fine, McCartney is fine - but it's just NOT the standard you'd expect from both this album and a collaboration between musicial giants. Thriller - I honestly don't even know what I could say about the next three songs that hasn't been said in much better words by critics and audiences from the past forty years. Thriller is everything that makes this album and so much more. From the unique theme to the just perfect instrumentation and vocals, and don't forget the fantastic Vincent Price cameo towards the end of the song. Perfection, and defintely worthy of being the title track. Beat It - As stated in my notes on Thriller, I can't possibly do this song justice. Another perfect Michael Jackson song with a perfect music video and one of the greatest solos in pop history thanks to the one and only Eddie Van Halen. Billie Jean - The trio of MJ's most recognizable hits ends with the beautiful Billie Jean. Regardless of who Billie Jean may have been or if she was ever real, Jackson sings his heart out in this track that is otherwise carried by its now iconic drum beat and funky guitar picking. Human Nature - The album may have moved on from the most recognizable singles, but it instead goes into what may possibly be my favorite song in MJ's whole career. This song is just beauty. I particularly appreciate Michael's softer vocals in this and just the entire feel of the song has this mystique to it that, at least in my own experience, keeps me listening again and again. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Ok so obvious joke about the basically unavoidable allegations of the man himself aside, P.Y.T. is another infectious jam much like the opening Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' that serves as a perfect way to give the album one last crowd pleasing groove before it ends with the final track. The Lady in my Life - This song is a perfectly fine way to end the album, it's a tad generic but pretty harmless and I'm sure it has its fans but it's not one I particularly find myself going back to. Despite that and my thoughts on The Girl Is Mine, I still think that front to back Thriller is an absolutely perfect album and a must listen to. Final thoughts - This album is everything good, and even a bit of the meh from the legendary Michael Jackson. There's a reason why it's the second highest selling album of all time and the most successful and revered in Jackson's career.

classic 10/10

What can I say that hasn't been said? I'm putting it in the high 4's, but we're gonna round that down for all the... you know.

Easy 5 star, great album

Listened Before?: Yes Pros: God this album really is banger after banger. Cons: Human Nature lol.....just not a fan of that song Songs Added to Playlist: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT

All Killer. All Thriller. Absolutely legendary. Except I have an irrational dislike for "the girl is mine".

Classic

Took a star off for The Girl Is Mine. But what an album besides that!

This one sneaks the full five stars. The album is mostly packed with hits, and the middle trio of Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean could quite possibly be the best streak of songs in a single album - peak creativity, production and performance. The rest of the album is strong, and I seem to be the odd one out in terms of loving the McCartney duet. I do think the closing track - The Lady in my Life - is an odd choice as the album peters out and loses momentum. 9/10

This album is amazing

Prety good bangers - also liked the ballady thing with paul mcartney. Beat it is such a great song

9.5/10

I’m definitely in the minority here, but I prefer Off the Wall over this album. Off the Wall, in my opinion, had more energy and more catchy songs in it. Thriller is in no way bad, and has this incredible stretch of bangers in the middle with Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean, but half of the album is a bit too laid back and not that exciting for me. Great production, great vocals, but could be more lively. 7/10

Poppy, catchy, groovy, and funky, lots of great hits on here and as an album it was still enjoyable. 8/10, Favorite Song: Billie Jean

6.0 HOT DAMN! have I been looking forward to this album. (42:16 (w/ thriller at 5:58 album cut not the 13:42 mini-movie version, 9 tracks) 9 tracks, 1982) Sometimes the album of the day is a chore, and I'm like dang, was hoping for something better . . . not today! 5, Five, Cinco, Cinq, Wǔ, pięć - it's just a five everywhere in the world!!!! Now do I wish they would have moved Baby Be Mine and The Girl is Mine to the back of the album. . .hell yeah as that would have been the 7 universally loved songs in a row in the history of non-Greatest Hits albums release ever! You don't sell nearly 70 million certified records without broad mass appeal. Man fuck I love this album - Paul McCartney (yeah the song is weak but still, SIR PAUL), the greatest video(s) ever (Thriller is really more of a mini-movie, Beat It crushes it), the dance moves, Playmate Ola Ray (super-hot), Vincent Price (should have taken royalties, $20k probably looked like a huge sum in 1982), Quincy Jones, Eddie fucking Van Halen as your guitar soloist it's like someone pulled out all the stops (and they did! - Off the Wall was huge commercial success but no one, I mean no one could have anticipated Thriller's instant (I mean overnight) impact. MJ almost printed money for MTV. No album before, or since, has changed the world like this album did. In today's digit era I highly doubt anyone will ever have as many certified sales. Not to mention Micheal's stage presence in the early 80's was just 2nd to none - I highly doubt any musician will EVER be able to afford to put on the production show (I read it was something like 24 semi-trailers just to move costumes, lights and props from city to city) that the Thriller tour was (probably doesn't technically count in the 1001 'score' but it's my damn ranking so it counts! - F. O. I still tell people this was, hands down, the best concert I've ever been to and at the time I was into early 80's heavy metal (Quiet Riot and Van Halen), so this was totally not my thing then. I don't what else to say, this is a 5 for so many reasons. Anyone that doesn't give this at least a 4 simply isn't able to suspend their feeling about his personal life from his music (understandable, "I want to love you pretty young thing" hasn't aged well :-P) BUT. . . by this standard so many of these 1001 artists IF THEIR LIVES WERE AS PUBLIC as Micheals would be 1's. Most just hid their crazy better.) In general money makes people terrible people, in general sudden fame makes people terrible people and in general being a child super star makes you a terrible person - superstardom is like multiplying all times each other x 10. It's amazing he wasn't more fucked up (well . . . ) When Micheal says in the Thriller video he's different, he's not like "other guys" well . . . yeah, there will never be another Micheal. I loved Off the Wall but I remember hearing (on a cassette, a friend stood in line to get it the day of release, thought he was nuts) Thriller the first time and from the first 15 seconds of track 1 I knew this was going to be one of the best albums of time. By the time we got to Beat It I had lost my damn mind. Favorite Song (they're all good) - Wanna be Startin' Something', honorable mention Billie Jean Track Listing 1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:03 - Holy fucking shit 12/10 I loved it the first time I heard it - lost my damn mind in fact - best "mass appeal" starting song on an album maybe ever (OK not my genre but still mass appeal), it bumped the previous best opening song ever which held by none other than MJ on Off the Wall ("Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough") damn did Micheal know how to start a show, an album, what an entertainer. Micheal practically invented opening the show with your encore song. When the band cold opened with this song and Micheal emerged from a hidden compartment in SLC I thought those damn white ass Mormons (whitest damn MJ concert I bet of the year (1983)) would have lost their damn minds. If a conniption was a real thing, I'm sure heads would have been exploding! No one and I mean no one (capacity crowd) sat for one second of that whole show. 2. "Baby Be Mine" 4:20 6/10 (2nd worst song on album) 3. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) 3:42 cheesy as fuck but yeah still an 7/10 4. "Thriller" 5:58 9/10 everyone loved it but not my favorite on the album 5. "Beat It" 4:17 10/10 6. "Billie Jean" 4:57 11/10 7. "Human Nature" 4:06 8/10 (it's a good song - it doesn't exactly fit the theme but it's a really good song - move this to the end too) 8. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 3:58 9/10 9. "The Lady in My Life" 5 5:00 5/10 We all know Micheal didn't have any ladies in his life (Lisa doesn't count, equally fucked up childhood) OK can I say more about this album? Only that I have no idea how I wasn't a bigger MJ fan in the 80's. My excuse is I hung out with the wrong crow me and my mullet wearing white boy trailer trash friends were kind of stuck in hair metal. So glad I got to see you while you were in your prime (and alive, what a shame.) Where's the six button?

HEE hee!

*1982. *This is just 42 minutes of pop perfection and nostalgia. *Wanna Be Startin Something, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, and PYT. *Hard to argue with the cultural phenomenon that is this album, including the songs, music videos, and dances. RATING - 9/10

all the sounds are just MWAH

Ugh.

This good for morning homework and wake up for good mood of all day

It's Michael Jackson. I love the song Human Nature.

Loved it. No notes.

It's literally the greatest pop album of all time. Better than some people's greatest hits compilations. Strong contender for best album ever made, although I think there are some others I'd personally put over this, it's sheer magnitude is hard to deny

Primeiro álbum completo do Michael Jackson que eu ouvi do início ao fim e o primeiro álbum que vou dar 5 estrelas aqui nesse site. Absurdo de bom, clássico. Simplesmente "Thriller", "Beat It" e "Billie Jean" uma seguida da outra, além das outras músicas do álbum que também são ótimas.

Banger absolu

One of his best if not his best.

Even with some filler you can’t deny the thrills.

Feels weird not to be adding Thriller to the playlist when it's the title track but..... it's not my favourite! Think this is a 3.5. When it's great it's great, but when it's not it's.... just fine. What is that Paul McCartney song all about please Songs added to playlist: - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Beat It - Billie Jean - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

I don’t know if anything needs to be said about this one. It’s an amazing album.

Just wow. What an album. Hit after hit. Monster hits, too. You may not have liked the man, but his music was great.

Musically, visually, culturally iconic, there is not much to say when every song has it's own Wikipedia page. Best MJ? Debatable Best Toto? Perhaps

It's okay pop, but the titular track is so well known that it makes complete sense this album is on the list. I think Billie Jean and Beat It are the better songs, but Thriller is fun—better as a music video. Outside of these three tracks, I really don't even remember what I just heard.

Impressive resume for this album: best selling album of all time, with 7 of 9 songs reaching the top 10. Great job. But personally I didn't love it, and I'm rating everything on here subjectively, so this ends up right on the line between 3 and 4. The synth-heavy 80's pop sound never worked for me, but some of these songs are saved by being catchy as hell. Specifically the Thriller/Beat It/Billy Jean run is good enough that I enjoy them despite the vibe (although whenever I hear "Beat It" I wish it were Weird Al's "Eat It," but credit to the source for being a fun song in its own right). The rest of the album I'm happy to never hear again. I guess we'll go with a 4 out of respect for that trio of songs, but barely. 3.5

I don't listen to chicken Hawks

There's a lot of cheese here.

lady of my life is underrated

Another classic MJ album. Tons of bangers on this one, and then a few softies. At least five of these tracks are timeless. Probably 5/5 just based on that.

A lot, lot better than Bad, some of his best songs on here. A couple of duds - I mean, Pretty Little Thing didn't age well at all l, did it? Never been a fan of Billie Jean either. But everything else I enjoyed - even that one with Paul McCartney isn't anywhere near as bad as other people make it out to be. A high 4.

Really rich album, even if I have to hold my nose giving him anything other than a 1

#25 - 1086 , Thriller - Micheal Jackson 1982 Pop /s , Isn't this the worst album of all time ? Couldn't bear a second listening to that voice . MJ is awful!!!!! with that production QJ ( Quincy Jones ) should have been fired and that cringey collab with " Paul From The Beatles " was worst decision for this album

Should be 4.5 because, let's face it, The Girl is Mine and Lady in My Life are not good songs.

insanely strong middle, solid beginning and ending. paul mccartney tried to ruin it but i didn't mind him in that one song. great album!

It is a classic album with big hits. I do have to appreciate the album for what it is and was during the time. But outside of the known mega hits the songs were mostly really boring and overall the album is not for my musical tastes. Good try mr. Jackson.

I knew most of these tracks, and there's some undeniably good ones on here. However, a whole album of MJ gets quite samey. The vocals don't really massively differ across tracks, he really just does one thing. The one exception to this is "The Lady In My Life" where it's much softer and sung (well, OK, barring the breakdown where he reverts to form). (Predictable) Highlights: - "Thriller" - this title track will always be iconic - "Billie Jean" - also iconic, love the bass funk - "Beat It" - still better than any covers I don't want to deny the obvious impact and influence that this album had, but I also wouldn't seek out any of the lesser known album tracks again. Also, context matters and listening to MJ nowadays makes me uncomfortable.

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney collaborated on Thriller, I didn't know that was real. It's also the worst song on the album. How are any of those things true? Undoubtedly some legendary stuff on here, having this all release at the same time must've been insane at the time. 'Beat It' really made me miss when guitars existed in pop music, remember when pop music had guitars? I don't I was born in 2006. Purple Rain is charting in the top 20 rn lmao 'Billie Jean' is emptier than it existed in my head, I really thought there was more going on instrumentally from the times I've heard it before, his vocals being tight and clean aids in that feeling too. This was the first time I'd given my full attention to 'Pretty Young Thing' too, and it's convinced me that the perfect way to experience this album is in the background at a bar. He's reaching the tip of his vocal range and doing vocal exclamations to make the otherwise standard pop structure feel fresh but he's being held back by the overly clean production. So in conclusion Baby Be Mine is the best song on Thriller. :)

Michael apparently wanted to make this an album where every song is a hit. Unfortunately, like many artists who probably also thought this, I think he failed. Because he was trying to make every song a hit, the album lacks cohesion and feels more like a compilation of good songs rather than an hour long experience. Only 3-4 good songs that aren't particularly to my taste of music. Calling it the greatest album when it disregards an entire aspect of the format is insane. 3 - It's utterly disrespectful that he ripped off "Eat it" by Weird Al Yankovic

An all time all-timer.

Of course. 5 *

THRILLER (day one): Rating: 8.9 FAV: Baby be Mine, The girl is mine

I mean, it’s thriller. It’s the best selling album for a reason, and a damn good one at that. Just banger after banger. Half the songs in here could’ve been released as singles and would’ve topped the charts. Easy 5 stars. 7/9 added to Ear Candy.

All but two songs are classics and even those are not bad. 5/5 easy

Damn! This lottery machine knows what I like. I wonder when we'll draw an album by someone I haven't listened to before... I have good memories associated with every single song on this record. It's not just sentimental value, this album sounds truly amazing. Even though I can't make it through P.Y.T. with a straight face, how can I not give this album a 5?

Some absolute all timers on here, but also some average songs. Incredibly groovy, so much so that it inspired me to pick up my bass guitar for the first time in years! PYT makes me cringe terribly, even if the music is awesome.

What can you even say about this album that hasn't been said before? It's damn near perfect. Every note, every flourish, everything is immaculately placed. Even a goofy-ass song like "The Girl Is Mine" works because Jacko and crew took it so seriously. This is genuine art. I never get tired of listening to it.

Pedophile unfortch

Nun gut wer kennt Ihn nicht? Das Album ist ein Meisterstück, ich sehe das als Album das Ok ist

Hard separating the art from the artist. Undeniable pop relevance....all time tunes......its just, I dunno, I cant separate it completely, if at all.....the guy molested kids and this is the only place I can penalize that.

1.5 unfamiliar tracks on this one, I personally thought he peaked with "The Wall"

fave son: thriller the girls is mine w/ elton jon was terrible and really drops this album down

Highlights: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Lowlights: --------------------------------------------------------- In the immortal words of Duke Nukem, "Hail to the King baby."

Magnificent album

They don't call him the king of pop for no reason.

10/10

Fun album, decent amount of substance, but not my fav. I can see why people rate it so highly, but it doesn't quite work out for me.

Redefining his personal sound, redefining pop music as a whole, redefining marketing and promotion. The only thing this album can't do is make me like the skit with Paul McCartney in place of a real outro on The Girl Is Mine. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Thriller Beat It Billy Jean Human Nature P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Classic

It's honestly ridiculous that Wanna Be Startin Somethin, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, and PYT are all on this album. I thought for a while about whether this deserves 5 stars. Ultimately I think this is probably the benchmark for a pop album and still sounds amazing 40+ years later. Timeless.

A classic, what specially interested me was the iconic music videos, its references are inescapable in pop culture even today.

Ja heerlie

Leg album, outro låt whack. Human Nature e en banger, men måten han gjør stemmen sin til e så utrulig unødvendig av og til Produksjonen på dette albumet ble virkelig blitt blueprintet for korsn disco-funk skulle høres ut på 80-tallet og du hør det på utallige andre amerikanse produksjoner.

The only reason not to love this album is because you (rightfully) hate the singer, and even then Thriller is still an undeniably excellent album.

No. 86 An absolute banger this one, I love it!

For the second day in a row, I get an album that I've already heard a billion times over just from listening to the radio. And you know, that's okay with me. I don't normally consider myself to be like a huge Michael Jackson fan or anything, but then I listen to Thriller and it's like "hey, I like that one! Oh hey, I like this one too! Wow, you'll never believe about this third one!" I even like the one with Paul McCartney on it, and *nobody* ever admits to liking that one!

Handful of bangers and a lot of slow forgettable ones you skip

Almost good enough to forgive the alleged noncery

Masterpiece

Say what you want about Michael Jackson, but he was one hell of an entertainer. This album was the one that really brought him to everyone's (including my) attention, and made him a world-wide star, though it could be argued that was as much down to the phenomenal music videos and dance routines as anything else. With seven out of the album's nine tracks hitting the singles charts, including the titular "Thriller", "Billy Jean", "Wanna Be Startin' Something", and "Beat It", this was an album that exploded, and in my opinion rightly so. But... In retrospect, it feels a bit dated. It feels like it's still holding on to the disco wave of the 70s to some degree, and it's just not hitting the right buttons for me. Definitely a good album, but I can't give it more than 4 stars.

I mean. It's literally Thriller

Undeniably an all-time great pop record with so many memorable hits. It's not really my type of music, but even I can't help but find myself getting way into most of the tracks on here. The only thing keeping it from being a 5 are some of the slower tracks, particularly "The Girl is Mine" which I found pretty bad. 4/5

Ik klaag dus wel eens over artiesten die meerdere keren in de lijst opdagen, maar in sommige gevallen valt daar wel mee te leven. Dat zowel 'Thriller' als 'Bad' in deze lijst staan vind ik prima. M'n beoordeling gaat niet heel anders zijn dan bij Bad. Ik denk dat deze plaat in het grote geheel misschien iconischer is, maar ik vind Bad net wat leuker om nu te luisteren. Het is niet dat ik geen twee vijven durf te geven, maar ik zet deze op een 4.

Mostly bops, a couple flops.

Slow songs are boring. Spoken word bits are cringey. PYT is off the scale cringe to the point of feeling uncomfortable listening to it. The middle three songs are bangers, along with first track.

Favorite Track: Thriller

Obviously a 5 star

Obviously the best record ever

47/1089 It finally happened - one of the top/bottom 20 albums. After finding Bad...well, bad - I was ready for disappointment with this one. But no, I get it now. This is why he's the King of Pop. Funky as hell, catchy as hell, not just endless "ooh! ahhh! awh-awh-awh! hehe!". It's short, sharp, and to the point without filler or fluff. Thriller-Beat It-Billie Jean back to back to back is also absolutely amazing. I want to rate it lower because it's not my sort of music and I got kinda tired of him on the radio, but I cannot in good faith when I liked it this much. God damn it's a good album.

The entire album should be listened to, not just the hits.

FAVORITEEE

im not really a big fan of michael jackson but it was not bas, most of the songs were in chill vibe and it was easy to listen to

Only liked 3 tracks: Human Nature(the rhythm and the lyrics "If they say? why why -- Tell them that its human nature), Beat It and of course Billie Jean I do think that Billie Jean and Beat it are for sure legendary tracks, I like this album only because of these two

Legendary album, nothing to throw away! Special hand up to Human nature, P.Y.T, This girl is mine and Billie jean.

I'm so close to giving this 5 stars. I'm not a fan but do recognize his talent. The thing holding me back from a 5 is that between the all time great songs are some duds that were written by other people. That's not to take away from the vast talents he has but those songs just bring it down a whole notch. Kinda like what Buddy does to the Elf choir.

This album definitely feels like 80's ofc it is released in 80's. however, there is nothing that memorable for me maybe not my cup of tea.

how did I not know that Paul McCartney was on this

I have a lot of love for this album of my youth. Nearly perfect pop music, though the last song is skippable.

Ah yes, another non-problematic five star album from the king of pop himself! Listen to it with a clear mind and enjoy it with no guilt!

What an album! I already knew all but 2 of all the songs already, a lot of classic MJ

Probably one of the world's most popular albums ever. Nothing to say, everybody knows and loves it

Michael Jackson is a classic👌

Ja ok så det er micheal jackson we all love him virker det som syns stemmen hans er downright obnoxiius iblant men iblant virker den og litt sjarmerende musikk catchy pop kan danses til og med to av de mest ikoniske sangene i popens historie, beat it og billie jean introriffet til beat it og refrenget til billie jean er faktisk peak så idk jeg syns det var litt bedre enn jeg trodde det skulle være men again ikke helt min sjanger så 3/5

- he aint called king of pop for nothing - quite literally got up and boogied

Only wasn’t familiar with a couple of the songs

This is #day529 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… this is Thriller by MJ. What else is there to say? They don't do it like that anymore. Yes, this is an album you must hear before you die. This is a 5 out of 5, of course. Looking forward to #day530.

songs are a little long but i dont hate it 5/10

Es hat mir gezeigt, warum Michael Jackson so ein Phänomen war. Natürlich kannte ich die berühmten Lieder, aber ich fand sie trotzdem nur „gut“. Teile dieses Albums klingen unglaublich modern und könnten auch heute noch erfolgreich veröffentlicht werden. Lustigerweise finde ich, dass die weniger bekannten Lieder auf diesem Album besser gealtert sind. Der einzige Nachteil ist, dass manche Lieder kein richtiges Ende finden. (Wanna Be Startin' Something hätte mit einer Länge von 3-4 Minuten denselben Effekt erzielt, ohne so repetitiv zu sein.) Höhepunkt(e): The Girl Is Mine und die bekannten Klassiker Tiefpunkt(e): Keine Rating: 8/10

Wanna be startin' somethin' ist das einzige Lied was mir nicht ganz so gut gefällt. Es ist viel zu lang und wiederholt sehr viel. Human Nature und P.Y.T kannte ich noch nicht richtig aber haben mich echt positiv überzeugt. Aber dass ein Album gleich *drei* all time banger hat wie Thriller und Billie Jean und Best it ist schon eine sehr respektable Leistung. Fazit: Scheinbar bewirkt Pädophilie, dass man Banger schreibt🧐 Müsste man mal austesten P.Y.T war im Nachhinein doch ein ziemliches foreshadowing Meine Lieblingsline: I'm gonna touch you

This is objectively good but I've listened to thriller 100 to many times

It’s just never really clicked. I recognize how insane this collection of songs is, and I don’t know if I can think of another artist whose arguably 3 biggest hits are back-to-back on an album. But the MJ squeals, signs and grunts just piss me the fuck off. In my heart this is a 3 but I’ll give it the bump out of respect. JAMON

This is about as perfect as an album can be, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones are truly a match made in heaven. The closest thing to a clunker still features SIR Paul McCartney.

MJ is the star, but the musical composition is incredible. There is every pitch in here, all energy levels, and there's not a single miss. This is the best pop album of all time, MJ is at his vocal best, there's a Van Halen solo, there's Vincent Price, there's Paul freaking McCartney. What are you doing, go listen to this album right now!

Three great songs but the rest is dull, sentimental filler. The highlight is Eddie Van Halen's absolutely incredible guitar solo on Beat It.

Classic singles, not super consistent overall but of course a cultural classic anyway

Had to skip due to artist being a paedo.

Oops all bangers. Side one does lack a little bit though.

I enjoyed the hits

Hard to not think about the allegations, regardless kind of fun to hear this for the first time in decades.

Top tier Michael!

Game changer of an album from start to finish.

I so want this album to just keeping with the energy of Wanna Be Startin Somethin', close, but it's not like he couldn't have done it. I count it as 5 great songs, Human Nature included, Thriller not, and Billie Jean is one of those transcendent brilliant songs that's just in a class of its own. But The Girl is Mine? Shudder.

This album brings me back to middle school. My friend burned me a copy of this CD and I listened to it A LOT when I was maybe 12 or 13. I'm not an MJ super fan by any means, but when you have only a few CDs they end up getting lots of listens haha. I do think this is a great album and has no bad tracks. Crazy to think that Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean are all from the same album. I've heard those songs a bit too much to enjoy them anymore (except Thriller - still iconic), so I now prefer the rest of the album. People are slandering The Girl Is Mine in the reviews, but that's one of my favourite songs from the album. I think it's a fun duet and I'm a big fan of Paul McCartney. I would give this album a five because I think it's objectively very good and it's nostalgic, but Michael Jackson weirds me out so I'm giving it a four.

Mama say mama sam ma poosaaa Mama say Mama sam ma poosaaa Mama say Mama sam ma poosaaa I dont know what hes saying but it is music to my ears! So many outstanding, arguably perfect songs on here, Wanna be Startin somethin, Thriller, Beat it, Billie Jean, Human Nature. Like these songs stand strongggg on their own, but together, pshhhhahh, talk about a behemoth of an album. The other songs are great too. Its clear Michael's pursuit of perfection really is something you dont see on other albums, and is something that I have to respect. Not many artists out there that compare to the king, if ANY. Thriller might be one of my favorite pop songs of all time, bar none. Plus the music video, gahh, I love it. Anyways, im getting off track, the album, its great. I was looking forward to a Michael album coming up, as ive never listened front to back on one of his. Looking at the other albums of his on the list, I have a feeling this one might be the top one for me. Just so many great bursts of creativity in here, the singing is top notch, the synth, the variety from going from more love pop to this deep cool type of pop, back to a softer style to close it off. All while making you want to get up and dance. 9/10

Low 4? Not a big MJ fan but obviously a huge record. Feels more like a greatest hits than a cohesive record and I love Paul but the duet feels out of place

All time great album. Fuck it was good

au brate ovo je dobro. tako groovy i zabavno a tek sam na prvoj pesmi hahahahahah. HAHAAHAHAH ZAŠTO MI MAJKL DŽEKSON I POL MEKARTNI PRIČAJU U SLUŠALICE IM CRYINGGGG ali for real kako nisam znala nikad pre da su njih dvojica imali pesmu zajedno? i to na thrilleru? crazy. thriller najbolja pesma ikada napravljena confirmed one minute in. ok smeh na kraju je goofy BUT I LOVE IT. uvod u beat it. auf. kucanje na vrata pred solo gitare: absolute cinema. brate ovaj three single run je ludilo, brate thriller beat it i billie jean. kolko puta mogu da kažem CRAZYY! bas solo so funky. ovo UGH u pretty young thing is so unserious lol. ali predobar hook. mislim da jedino ovu poslednju pesmu the lady in my life nisam nikad ranije čula, sve ostale, ok sem pol mekartni pesme, znam, što je!!!! crazy!!!! album (ovog i prošlog) milenijuma? ok gotovo slušanje: toliko zaraznih melodija, nenormalno dobre produkcije i neverovatnih vokala na jednom albumu. uau. ne znam šta više reći.

Awesome album, insane how many hits this produced.

Previously known. Conflicted for obvious reasons, but man... Only one song isn't worth the time.

It’s a classic for a reason.

AK

Loved it. Not too long, but just enough to really grasp your attention. I loved the rhythms and how cohesive the songs were with the sounds; they all connected. Amazing! yeah, idk what else to say but i thoroughly enjoyed it.

What else to say as this is iconic. Love the production from Quincy Jones, too.

This is simply a great album. I'm not a fan of pop music in general, from any decade. But this lands well because of the variety of styles and musicianship. From back when even pop stars used actual full bands and not just a light keyboard and drum machine. Michael almost completely got his wish of creating an album with all hits. "Why make an album with one hit and a bunch of B-sides?" Go, Michael! Trying hard to ignore his weirdness and illegal activities, but it's kind of hard when listening to "P.Y.T" or his high voice arguing over a woman. It doesn't sound like he's really fighting for "The Girl..." "Beat It" "Human Nature" and "Billie Jean" are songs that are simply a cut above. Fantastic and, more than the rest, they rise above the 80's production. Quincy is great, but a lot of this nails it directly to that decade. I never go out of my way to play MJ, but I appreciate it if it comes on, sometimes even singing along. While I don't play it for myself, I have to give credit to its songwriting and performances. Going to give it the rare 5 because of how much this album and it's videos changed the music industry at the time.

It's Thriller. There's no way this wasn't going to be a 5. It's a cheesy McCartney duet away from being a perfect album.

Phenomenal album, although i do prefer Off the wall

Yeah I guess. People talk about it as one of the great albums of all time and yet it has the girl is mine on. The production here has something distinctly pop about it. There are some little cues or something that make it feel like it's mainstream pop - my instincts reject that sometimes and I struggled a little bit with this today. It's obviously a great record, but I didn't really have a particularly fun time listening through

Separating art from artist

Might have made it to 5 if not for that cringey duet with Paul McCartney

a real classic. from star to finish you groove your ass off. no skips at all.

The Girl is Mine The Lady in My Life -1 Every other song's a banger.

An incredible album—it’s got the classics, the vibe, the tone, the guests. Very impressive.

Not a no-skip album, but still damn good.

The hype is valid

Classic album full of hits

Dużo bangierkow; osobno świetne, ale razem jakoś nie grają; 6,5/10

I like off the wall better

-1 for The Girl Is Mine

Beautiful album. A pop album. Rating: 3/5

All bangers. Didn't realize all of these songs came from Thriller. Listened to nearly all individually as singles.

Overall rating by me: 9,5/10 Songs added to the playlist: ,,Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”,, ,,Baby Be Mine”, ,,Thriller”, ,,Beat It”, ,,Billie Jean”, ,,P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” Notes: I never have a bad thing to say about MJ’s music. The flow, the beat and raw vocals? Fenomenal. There is no other musician and performer like him and possibly never will be. Therefore it goes without saying that he gets the highest note from me here.

I am of course familiar with this album. It came out when I was in high school and it was all over the radio and you couldn't escape it - songs from this were played at stores, parties, school dances etc. and on regular rotation on MTV. I was even watching the Motown 25 TV special live, when Michael first did the famous moonwalk dance move. And I used to watch the Jackson 5 cartoon when I was a kid. I'll admit, at the time I thought it was SO completely overplayed that I never felt the need to actually get the album or go back and spend any time listening to it, even after streaming was a thing and everything in the world was available to me. I was also more of a rock kid - but I did like a bunch of Motown and contemporary artists of his (at the time) like Prince. Twas fun actually listening to this front to back for the first time after so long. 4 Good tracks: Wanna Be Startin' Somthin', Beat It, Billy Jean, PYT (Pretty Young Thing) 1 Ok track: Thriller 4 Forgettable tracks: Baby Be Mine, The Girl is Mine, Human Nature, The Lady in My Life Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo definitely lifted "Beat It" up to a whole other level. I'm a huge Beatles fan but the collaboration with Paul McCartney ("The Girl is Mine") here is really one of the worst tracks on this one. Liked songs on Spotify: 4/9 Rating: 3/5

obviously amazing. every track is pretty awesome, and i found a new favorite in the girl is mine. best: billie jean or p.y.t.

A classic tbh

The production is great- sounds so crisp and big and 80's. Really liked 'Baby be Mine' and 'PYT', they feel closer to that disco/funk sound (but more synthy) that I like in some of the earlier MJ stuff. As for the hits- 'Billie Jean' and 'Wanna be Startin' Somethin' are cool, but I'm not really into 'Thriller' itself. I imagine this will happen quite a bit during the whole listening project- but it's really hard to be objective about some tracks when they are so ubiquitous and you've heard them so many times. Actively think 'Beat It' is just not very good, the guitar is annoying (dunno if theres any Van Halen to come on this project- but not looking forward to it if so) and I don't like the vocal melody at all. Would have given this album 3 stars but unfortunately will have to deduct 2 stars due to the guys overzealous approach to kids

Exceptional album.

6/10 - Favorite song: PYT

Exquisite production by Quincy and the vocal harmonies are immense. The best use of a minimoog on bass ever. The worst song on this album was cowritten by Paul McCartney!

you wanna be startin’ somethin’ you got to be startin’ somethin’

Several iconic songs

still in awe that michael made such a timeless album like this. i’ve been an avid fan for years but it was refreshing to sit and listen to it all the way through and appreciate each track 100/100!!! fav songs: the girl is mine, human nature, beat it, pyt

A lot of classic MJ songs.

dopo un po’ michael jackson mi scogliona peso

Listened to it b4 but didn't catch "Baby be mine" wich was the greatest surprise of this relisten. Even though it has thriller, beat it and billie jean back to back to back im keeping my 5's to the no skip albums.

Jackson wanted to create an album where “every song was a killer,” and I think he did. That said, this feels more like a collection of hits than a coherent album.

The goat of all albums

Classic… fav was def human nature

Such a classic, I loved being pushed to listening to the full album through.

nice

Banger after banger

This was everywhere when I was a kid, and I forgot how many bangers are on this record, not to mention the EVH solo on Beat it. Hard to deny the power of this record.

I'm an old fart. I didn't like this music when it was released because there was better music to explore. What I have realized later in life is that this doesn't mean that it was bad music, in fact this is pretty great pop music. Still not my thing in the sense that I can envision myself putting the album on, whatever my mood, but I can I can still respect and even enjoy some of the tracks.. . This album defined a generation, so like it or love it, it certainly has a place here.

Yea it's a 4

vaga mitmekylgne

The question should be, "How had you not heard this album before you died?" The song "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady In My Life" were not singles. Does anyone know these songs? It's impressive how many massive hits this album contains if you just count Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean you already have one of the best albums of all time... and then add in Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', P.Y.T and Human Nature to solidify the greatness. For good measure throw in a song co-written and sung with Paul McCartney. The history of the other musicians on the album (Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather) just to name two. It's beyond ridiculous how good these songs are and then of course produced by Quincy Jones. Again, how did you not hear this album before you died?

liked it better than i thought i would!

This is the kind of bizarre album where most of the songs are 5/5 and The Girl Is Mine is the absolute worst song of all time lol Jk, but not really. It averages to a 4.5 rounded up though. Way too many fire songs on this album.

i've already heard all of these songs. nonetheless, it still bangs just like the day it was released. note: jackson's undergarment is actually a zip-up jacket. neat!

All songs I have listen to them not knowing they were all from the same album. Last song was the only one I didn’t like as much.

Probably my second favorite album of the three masterpieces MJ created with Quincy. This is a perfect album, and Lady in My Life should’ve been released as a single.

Oh yea I’m in love this album blended so well together it had different beats , vocals and production that worked so well the best song by FAR is human nature that was an out of body experience I’m very surprised

Fun songs maar het voelt niet als een geheel

Do I even have to say anything?

Great album!

The second biggest selling album of all time. And it’s not as good as the previous one or the next one. But it’s pretty good. I mean what can you say. You also have to balance it against the serious allegations he faced. I’m not convinced he is guilty. But it still casts a pall. But is it good. I like the songs. Thriller is more performative than song. Billie Jean is so,etching else again. The subtler, softer songs is where it really lands. And the fink of PYT. Should it be here? Yes Is it as good as the numbers and its iconic standing suggests? No. Off the wall remains Michael at his best.

The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. This record is as much a document of the MTV generation as it is about the music. We forget just how big the video was, how much it shaped excitement around a record. Thriller landed at exactly the right time for Michael to showcase his extraordinary skills as an entertainer, the dance moves etc. That said while watching Rage with the wife the other night we happened upon a clip of Michael performing something very strange with Eddie Murphy, and Michael was in full white face pointy nose mode, so it was way past Thriller, and he was doing the exact same dance moves, interesting. I can separate the art from the artist, so this is not a rating based on what he was. I think the real artist at work here was Quincy, having worked with Sinatra et al, he knew how to shape a sound around an artist's limitations and he did that here for the key moments that went with the videos. Some of this is just outright awful, McCartney let himself down badly getting involved with this, I love him so much but when he's bad he is doggone fucking dreadful. And on dreadful, what were those two sleaze bags James Ingram and Quincy thinking with Pretty Young Thing? I think it was Agatha Christie who put it best when she said "ew..". I love the Jackson 5 and Off the Wall is 70's excellence, but this is off, really off. It is aging badly and will ultimately be a curio. Whatever the 22nd century gets up to (I'm skipping the 21st century cause it can get fucked), they will definitely be puzzled as to what the 20th century was thinking when they bought a gazillion copies of this.

This album is really on the cusp; the first of the massive 80s block-busters, it showed how big an album could be in the video-enabled new music industry. But it sounds still quite disco. The sound is super-polished, but not as ground-breaking as the presentation --all the singles, all the videos, and MJ's massive charisma -- is it all a bit safe (perhaps)? Well, that's how you sell a bazillion albums. Some songs (Baby Be Mine, The Lady In My life, the Girl is Mine) are middle-of-the-road, inoffensive pablum. But the stronger singles (Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller) have a slight edge that makes them stick out above the crowd. Quincy Jones' production is slick, funky, and has aged really well. Wanna Be Starting Something is, by consensus with Dave and my sons, the best song on the album because it is the closest to Off the Wall. The Girl is Mine (duet with Paul McCartney) is, however, frankly horrible. The spoken word in the middle 8 is... just not credible. This album and MJ himself set a precedent for how big a star could be. Not to anyone's benefit; record companies chasing bigger and bigger (and more irrelevant) mega-hits, and had MJ chasing the dragon of success that led him to some VERY unfortunate places. This is the last time that I find MJ to be a relatable human, and his descent into celebrity freak begins in earnest with the success of this record. In retrospect, PYT is a bit creepy. Clearly, MJ was a deeply damaged person, and the evidence of this damage starts to become unavoidable, and is reflected in his song-writing, which becomes less and less relatable. And the joy seems to disappear from his work. Do I actually ever listen to this album? No, I don't, but think it is required listening in the history of music.

in my opinion, this album is one of the most iconc and recognisable.

It take me back to 19th century and kinda feeling old listening to it overall not bad!

Thriller entstand überwiegend in den Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles und wurde von Quincy Jones produziert. Michael Jackson, US-amerikanischer Sänger und Songwriter, befand sich hier auf dem Höhepunkt seiner kreativen und kommerziellen Entwicklung. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Pop, Funk, R&B und Rock, mit einer klaren Ausrichtung auf präzise Arrangements und studiozentrierte Produktion. Zu den bekanntesten und stilprägenden Songs zählen „Billie Jean“, „Beat It“, „Thriller“ und „Human Nature“. Auffällig ist die Balance aus eingängigen Melodien, rhythmischer Klarheit und einem hohen technischen Anspruch, der sich sowohl in der Instrumentierung als auch in Jacksons Gesang widerspiegelt. Die Songs sind kompakt strukturiert, wirken aber nie schematisch. Insgesamt ist Thriller ein sehr geschlossenes Album, das Popmusik seiner Zeit maßgeblich geprägt hat und auch heute noch durch seine handwerkliche Konsequenz überzeugt.

It’s Michael Jackson, someone would say Michael Jackson at his best. Some of his most iconic songs are on this album even the songs you don’t know are great. It’s five stars 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again front to back on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl

Some great classics on this album. I like a majority of the songs, but a few didn't really age well.

Michael at the height of his career. I forgot how many hits were on this album. Thriller tends to overshadow. Love the blend of pop/dance/soul. Plus, I am a sucker for horn sections. The McCartney duet was fun to listen to. I was surprised Michael wrote music and lyrics. I don't know if he wrote it with Paul McCartney in mind or he wrote it then decided to do it as a duet. Either way, nice blend.

Undeniably a massive record that managed to blend funk, rock, dance, and pop into one giant confection. There is brilliance all over this album and especially Quincy Jones' production. But there are a few songs that either leave no impression ("Baby Be Mine " "The Lady in My Life") or are just cringe worthy ("The Girl is Mine") that it keeps me from giving it 5 stars. But when you have "Gotta Be Starting Something," "Beat It " and, especially, "Billiie Jean," the highs on this way overcome the lows.

Almost all killer, no filler here on Thriller. The one low point for me is the Paul McCartney duet, which is just cringe-inducing and dumb. This starts with one of my favorite MJ songs though, with Wanna Be Startin Something. With its swirling, gradually building disco/funk instrumentals, it's irresistibly catchy. And I dont think theres really any three song run greater than Thriller-Beat It-Billy Jean. Quincy Jones deserves a ton of credit for how big of a hit this was and still is, it sounds absolutely terrific forty years later.

It’s really hard to rate an album like this, when the music exists within everyone’s consciousness already. I can’t connect with it on a real level, simply because it is what it is. Good music though!

Genial! Disco maravilhoso do início ao fim. Um dos mais icônicos da história da música. QoA Adonis New.

Certified masterpiece

Classic pop album, knew most of the songs. Only 9 tracks

This was an amazing pull. Great album. I loved it.

1. wanna be startin’ somethin’ - not my favourite - would put on in background, wouldn’t actively listen 2. baby be mine - love love love - such a vibe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thriller & beat it classics ofccc stopped listening after :(

Are you joking? Such a classic album! I appreciate that it wasn’t so long but not so short it was perfect! I’ve actually never taken the time to listen to album from start to finish, only the classic songs. But fell in love with every SONG!!!! 10/10

It's good, thriller doesn't really fit the vibe of the album but it's a classic. The Paul McCartney song is terrible

I listened to this so much as a kid, and I can't hate on it. Quincy Jones's production, the vocals and ad libs, it's the absolute peak of early 80s pop and you can see why it was so huge. But now, as an album? A middling 4. WBSS, Beat It and Billie Jean are absolute bangers (dated lyrical choices aside). But McCartney brings a horrible saccharine toothlessness, Baby Be Mine and The Lady In My Life are utterly forgettable. PYT is just uncomfortable in hindsight. Human Nature is quite nice, but immediately makes me think of better tunes which sampled it. So as a historical document, fascinating. As an album? Good in places Also Thriller is utterly riduculous,but that's half the point.

One of the most epic albums of all time. A few of the songs feel a little outdated now, like The Girl is Mine.. But this is still an easy 5 star album. Best songs: Beat It, Billy Jean, Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ and of course Thriller.

Still the benchmark for an artist and their creative team making a collection of strong singles in search of chart dominance. I go back occasionally expecting the hits to have lost some of their appeal, but - and part of this is the eternal 1980s aesthetic we have lived in - it’s still all killer, no filler, a thriller!

I don't need to re-listen to this album to rate it 5 stars. But I'm going to. Thriller into Beat It into Billie Jean like what are we doing here?! Name a better 3 song run. You can't. Seriously, like, what is the worst song on the album?? Cause I sure don't know.

Hoef niet eens te luisteren. Heb het album op vinyl en is 100% een van mijn favorieten ooit. Michael Jackson, en alle nummers op dit album, zijn niet voor niets onvergetelijk beroemd. Tijdloos en voor mij, (one of) the greatest of all time

Thriller – Michael Jackson Primera escucha (30/12/25) Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Arranca el álbum y ya de entrada es un temón. La música es increíble y el “doo doo doo doom doom” es extremadamente satisfactorio de escuchar. Nunca la había escuchado completa y la verdad me sorprendió para bien: es súper pegadiza, llena de energía y funciona perfecto como apertura. Soy medio malarda explicando música, pero no hay mucho más que decir: es buenísima. Baby Be Mine Esta no me gustó tanto. Siento que es bastante repetitiva y que alrededor de los dos minutos ya no propone nada nuevo, lo que hace que me aburra un poco. Obviamente está bien hecha a nivel musical, pero dentro del álbum no me parece de las más destacables. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) No sé bien cómo explicarlo, pero es una canción re satisfactoria. La combinación de las voces de Michael y Paul es hermosa y me sorprende no haberla escuchado antes. Es muy disfrutable, fluye re bien y me encantó. Thriller Es la única que ya conocía de antes, aunque nunca le había dado mucha bola porque de chica me daba miedo y me iba a llorar cuando la ponían. Escuchándola ahora, entiendo totalmente por qué fue tan popular: está muy bien construida y es icónica. Lo único que sigo sin entender es por qué mis padres la ponían teniendo a una nena de cinco años al lado. Beat It Otra que ya había escuchado mil veces. No me impresionó tanto justamente por eso, pero sigue siendo una buena canción. Funciona, tiene fuerza, pero no me generó nada nuevo en esta escucha. Billie Jean También ya la conocía. Es una muy buena canción, eso es innegable, pero se me hace difícil hablar de temas tan escuchados. Está buena, cumple, y listo. Human Nature Con esta me pasó algo raro. La canción en sí no me gustó mucho, pero siento que las vibes serían perfectas para una película. Como tema aislado no me termina de convencer y, hasta ahora, es una de las que menos me gustó del álbum. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Muy buena canción: pegadiza, suena increíble y tiene una energía re linda. Eso sí, las partes donde Michael habla y parece que está por acabar me resultan un poco demasiado, aunque sé que es algo que hace seguido en sus canciones. The Lady in My Life Es un buen cierre para el álbum, pero personalmente no me gustó mucho. No es una mala canción, para nada, pero no es algo que tendría en una playlist. Termina siendo la que menos me gustó del disco. Conclusión Thriller es un álbum muy sólido y fácil de entender por qué se volvió tan icónico. Tiene temones indiscutibles, canciones súper pegadizas y una producción que sigue sonando increíble incluso hoy. Aunque no todas las canciones me convencieron por igual, el disco funciona muy bien como conjunto y tiene momentos altísimos, especialmente al principio. Se nota que marcó un antes y un después en la música pop, incluso si algunas canciones más lentas o repetitivas no terminan de conectar conmigo. ★★★★

full of bangers

Most correctly-hyped album of all time. KING OF POP

All the hits. No doubt Mike was a talented young man

The album is iconic, just by how many copies it sold. But popularity doesn’t mean that much and doesn’t mean great, look at what’s popular ! A collection of some good early 80s American pop, major videos of the MTV age and a deal of filler. Was never a fan, the odd single was catchy, Billie Jean genuinely good. And then there is the miasma that now surrounds and pervades the legacy of Jackson. If I liked Jackson’s music more I might lean more into the art vs artist debate, but I don’t. A few good tracks, post disco filler and toxicity that has to strip away a star, objectivity be damned - 2 Star. Glad that’s out of the way.

-wow. this is just. such an incredible album. definitely topping Off The Wall for me which was already amazing… god damn, basically all of my favorite MJ songs are on here -it’s certainly not flawless. some songs (hint hint the Paul McCartney feature) were duds. but they didn’t take away from the cohesiveness and sheer talent. throw Chicago in here and it would basically be perfect to me -Favorites: Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

таймлесс піс оф арт. пісня the girl is mine відкриття цього альбому, раніше не чула її, дуєт майкл джексон і пол маккартні відчувається таким правильним, як, наприклад, pj harvey та нік кейв або placebo і девід бові.

I'm not a big pop fan, but I can't deny that this is a fun album. Jackson has an incredible ability to find such catchy melody lines that immediately get stuck in your head. Some of the songs were pretty cheesy, and I really could do without Thriller, which is not one of the better songs. It is very telling that the best track on this pop album is the rock song. Standout Tracks: Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Beat it and Billie Jean great. Rest not a fan of

La puta cabra. El verdadero genio. Disco increíble. Todas al ángulo. Debe haber sido espectacular vivir la época cuando salió este álbum. Es presenciar la historia en vivo. 10/10

Do I even have to say anything about this? I think the sales are enough of an argument as to why this is on the list. This is probably the best album of all time! It's just packed with hits, it takes you through all of the emotions, it's accesible for everyone and it's loved by everyone. Also, you can find so many genres in it, this being one of the reasons it's loved by everyone. But again, I don't think I need to give any explanations really. It's a 10/10 record and it will always be.

No se si hace falta que diga nada este album habla por si solo

Legendary album. Unbelievable vocals. Iconic music video. Not perfect in every way (see the McCartney collab) but an iconic work regardless.

9 tracks of pure perfection. This is as much Quincy Jones's record as it is Michael Jackson. This is a great representation of pure master's working at the peak of their craft. It doesn't get anybody than this.

Beat it classic Billie Jean really loved

More recommendations like this pls

Goat Talk Goat Talk. Billie Jean is actually a hilarious song. Cuz was sliding around with activator in his jeri curls talkin bout the boy isn’t mine knowin damn well he was scared shitless and made a song as a PR flip.

Did not listen

oh i simply must dance

Fantastic !

Even though its MJ this is undeniably a fantastic album

It's a classic for a reason! Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT, and Thriller are top tier.

Just hard for me to enjoy this music knowing MJ is the singer behind all this. While there are objectively good songs, I would never come back to this or turn this album on in my own time.

Honestly this shits a classic for a reason he slays down

los temazos eran bien conocidos los no temazos eran bien desconocidos q chota la cancion con macarni

Massive hit and something for everyone on this album.

10/10

Number 1 selling album of all time for a reason. My kids were singing along.

I was dreading listening to this album, cause i grew up on it. And it got overplayed. specifically thriller. But after finally hitting play...i was pleasently suprised. The hit songs, are ingrained in my brain, but put together as an album, WOW. Great from start to finish. I even enjoyed thriller, I guess i didnt remember the song as much as the video. So while familiar, it was still an awesome track. and felt suprisingly fresh.

His best album?

- I think the most popular songs are the best, I didn’t really find any hidden gems - I will say I enjoyed the girl is mine until Paul started ab libing - I don’t think i’ve ever got the Micheal Jackson craze?? Yet to have it proven to me Favourite: Thriller

TIMELESS and so many bangers. Was already familiar with almost all of these tracks but I really enjoyed listening to The Lady in My Life for the first (?) time Favourite: Beat it

Э. Фантано не прав, что это худший его альбом. Но это не моя музыка все равно. Лучшая песня - Billie Jean.

Its mj… I dont need to say anything more

Shit. Shitshitshitshitshitshitshit. Shit! But this is too good.

We took the four year old to rugba leegue’s greatest rivalry: State of Origin. State vs state, mate vs mate. It got a bit loud for him, and I had brought noise cancelling headphones just incase. I asked him what he wanted to listen to, and without hesitation he said Michael Jackson. He sat there for the second half and listened to Thriller in its entirety.

Pretty interesting

I've got three words for you: Eddie. Van. Halen. I'll give you two more: Quincy. Jones. End of notes

Five stars - I don't even have to listen to it.

Que des tubes sur cet album ! Je ne suis forcément un fan de MJ mais là je dois m'incliner !

Somewhere between a 4 and 5 star for me, the hits are undeniably huge, just felt some of the other songs didn't blow me away.

ts so beautiful mike youre the goat 4.5/5

Wish he wasn’t in the Epstein files tho……

Best selling for a reason. Michael and Quincy master pop, endless guest stars (mccartney, van Halen, price) and even the 80s elements that should be cheesy somehow work. Lyrics are silly though.

A classic. A wonderful listen.

i used to think michael jackson was the basketball player

Already listened. Just very solid, well executed pop music. 'Thriller', 'Beat it', and 'Billie jean' are great songs. I love Paul McCartney but his song with Michael Jackson is a little basic, but is so self-aware in its cheesiness that it's somewhat endearing.

First things first, this album is STACKED. Like, my god. It's literally like a greatest hits album. Other than the objective fact that the album is indeed, stacked. It is the most sold album ever, because of that fact I thought it would be ever meh or a bad one, but it isn't half bad. The title track holds a memory for me where me and my brother were scared shit-less of the music video, It definitely was the zombies that were the reason. It's also crazy how much I remember of the song even though I haven't heard it in a long time, especially the spoken word part with the church-like organs, and that laugh the closes the track. This honestly exceeded my expectations, even if it sounds a bit weird with it being the most sold album. Highlight Song/s: "The Girl Is Mine", "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean"

Without a doubt one of the all time Classic albums. I remember this coming out back in the day and being trashed on holiday road trips. Still a great album

Klassiker. No need to say anything

1. Wanna be starting something 2. Baby be mine 3. The girl is mine 4. Thriller 5. Beat it 6. Billy Jean 7. Human Nature 8. P.Y.T. 9. Lady in my Life 5 ongelooflijke dance pop classics: 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8 2 prachtige zwijmel nummers: 3 & 7 2 nietszeggende nummers: 2 & 9 Arrangement 1. 8 2. 7 3. 9 4. 10 5. 10 6. 10 7. 9 8. 9 9. 7 Hook 1. 8 2. 5 3. 9 4. 10 5. 10 6. 10 7. 7 8. 8 9. 5 Tekst 1. 7 2. 6 3. 8 4. 9 5. 8 6. 9 7. 8 8. 7 9. 8 221/270=8.2

Good analog sound with nice groove

High 4/5 but not quite 5/5. The Thriller -> Beat It -> Billie Jean sequence are just banger on banger but I didn't quite warm up to the other songs in this album as a whole. Maybe because the other three songs are just as big of hits that they are and therefore stand out too much compared to the other songs, the album doesn't feel as smooth as I would like a 5/5 album to be. Maybe it's just me and this rating may change (very probably only higher) in the future.

Ik luister het niet vaak, maar is wel een mooie klassieker eigenlijk.

Ik ga niet eens luisteren, verschrikkelijk.

Hundreds of millions of people can't be wrong. Discuss.

Thriller, beat it and Billie Jean are bops, the rest is mid honestly.

Great album overall. This might be my first pop album that I've listened to from front to back. Of course the big hits are on here like Beat It, Thriller, Billie Jean. I personally think that the "weakest" songs from the album are the opener "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" just because of those high pitched vocals that MJ does and the other one is "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)" mainly the chorus is a bit weird for now but it may grow on me in time. My favourite song from the deep cuts are "The Lady in My Life" it has a great melody and I also really like "The Girl Is Mine" with Paul McCartney the synergy between MJ and Paul is absolutely amazing.

hhmmm? eh? listened to it a day after he was exposed in the epstein files, so if that wasn't the case i probably woulda liked it more