Thriller

Some real classics on this album. A must listen to any music lover.

A perfect record that you can forgive the cringe ‘The Girl is Mine’ for.

haha. ähm es isch etz gad 2:35 noch de plattetaufi. es git keis album wo so guet chönt passe. s automatischte füfi noch abbey road. wanne be startin somethin', jo miggi du startisch gad relativ viel. mini liebi zu disco zu synkopierter musig wo immerno melodie und intressanti parts het. quincy, ich lieb dich. david williams ich wär nöd wer ich bin ohni dich. the girl is mine eassily schwächste song ufem album. immerno sehr guet. und denn chunt fucking thriller. fuck. de song elai isch e 6i. es isch z guet. jedi sekunde isch perfekt arrangiert d vocal stacks d synths de david williams wieder d drum machine d stimm d blöser FUCK.

Top album.

Overplayed to death but somehow still slays, hate to say it

Overall a good album "hihi". Was number one in sales for years which was never seen before. In terms of sound, the different basslines are just soo epic.

I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about this album. Usually I only give 5 stars to albums with absolutely zero skips, but I have to make an exception for this one. I just can't with The Girl Is Mine. 100% a skip. But the run from Thriller through P.Y.T. is actually insane. How do these songs still sound so fresh all these years later? I literally always have to dance or bob along or move in some way when any of these songs (as well as Wanna Be Startin' Somethin') come on. I believe the key to the magic of Michael Jackson's music is that it comes from the heart of a very gifted dancer. That's rare, and it's what makes him one of the true greats.

Great album

4.8 - Yeah this is a great album, so many good tunes

When an album like this comes up my hope is that there will be some hidden gems uncovered. Unfortunately that wasn't my experience here - for me on this listen, the hits are the hits and everything else is fine. Don't get me wrong, that still makes for an unbelievable record - more than half the tracks are undeniable pop classics, and the rest are at least solid songs. Yet it's just a little disappointing to come out of the album experience without really anything new. Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean is a 3 track run that is surely unparalleled in pop. Fave Tracks: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T 4.5/5

RIP quincy jones. genius.

I mean, it's Thriller, but still; 'Thriller' into 'Beat It' into 'Billie Jean' into 'Human Nature'. Sheesh.

Michael Jackson moonwalks through this entire record and still manages to never make any missteps.

Thriller is one of the greatest albums ever made. There has been some revisionist history on the album; some people say that it’s not as good as its mega-hits or that Off the Wall is better. Off the Wall is also an amazing album, and I will be happy when I listen to it again for this challenge; however, Thriller is on a whole other plane of existence. 1. Wanna be Startin Somethin: one of the best intros ever with an absolutely stunning groove. I also love the background vocals. 2. Baby Be Mine: A really good song that has some killer funky bass, although it’s probably in my bottom 3 for the album. 3. The Girl is Mine: honestly, when I think about this song, I think it’s the black mark on an otherwise generational album. However, when I listen to it, it’s actually just a really pleasant McCartney and MJ collab that is goofy fun. My only complaint of the album is having these two songs back to back. If it was sequenced a little better, it wouldn’t feel like a lull between these two songs. 4. Thriller: Just perfection. The narration, the sound effects, and most importantly, the music. It is genuinely my earliest memory of music in my life. I remember watching the movie “Michael Jackson’s This is It” and seeing the Thriller section. It scared me shitless. Now it’s one of my favorite songs ever. 5. Beat It: this is probably my most played MJ song ever. The chorus is memorable that you kindve forget that there is a killer guitar solo, and when that comes in, I’m always floored. MJ’s ability to get me hyped is nearly unmatched. 6. Billie Jean: I’m going to say it now, this (4,5,6) is the greatest 3 song run in the history of music. Billie Jean is my favorite MJ song and I know every lyric to this masterpiece (as I’m sure a lot of people do). Also the greatest chorus ever. My favorite vocal performance ever. Phenomenal. 7. Human Nature: Another great song that slows the album down at the perfect time. The “Why”s are intoxicating. 8. P.Y.T: I absolutely love the funk of this song and it has another great vocal performance from MJ. More great background vocals on the PYTs. 9. The Lady in My Life: I like this song a lot, although I wish the album swapped this with Human Nature; I think it would’ve been a better finish. Still really good.

#59 Only bangers.

Today I learned that you can run to almost any song on Thriller but absolutely not "The Lady in My Life"

The girl is mine feels really corny, especially the spoken word part. By far the weakest part on this otherwise stellar album of 80's pop. While every other song has infectiously danceable rhythms it stands out as a such a weird choice. Didn't realize Wanna be startin' something is the longest song on here.

It’s been very rare to find albums that actually hold true to the name of being needed to hear before you die but this is one, an absolute classic of an album. Banger after banger.

All bangers

Favorite Tracks: Billie Jean Beat It Thriller

A good mix of dance-y songs and ballads. Oh hey, Paul McCartney! Thriller - Beat It - Billie Jean is one hell of a back-to-back-to-back.

This is a GOOD album. Every song is fun and catchy, to the point that the album finished when I wasn't prepared. Thriller contains more singles than non-singles, yet every song is unique. Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones crafted Thriller's sound to straddle between R&B and pop. But Thriller also reminds the listener that Jackson created his own disco music before, and I love he didn't hide that aspect. The genres put together make for a fantastic, unique listen. It's no surprise this album was huge and remains a classic to this day. I would even posit that, yes, Jackson had decent to good success in his earlier solo career, but Thriller cemented his long-lasting success for his subsequent albums. There's nothing like this album, with how descriptive and engaging the music is, let alone the music videos. Every artist wants one iconic music video, but Thriller set the standard. While the self-titled track is unlike any other music video, Jackson can boast that he has multiple memorable videos on Thriller.

I don't even know what to say about this album that hasn't already been said. At this point, what CAN you say about an album that was revered then, is still revered, and that changed the entire course of pop music forever? It brought everyone together because there's literally something on here for everyone. There are no skips on the album, and literally, nearly every song on the album was a hit for Jackson, and those songs are still easily recognized today. Then there are the music videos for this album, which brought about a completely separate culture craze leading to an increase in scenery, dance, storytelling, and the overall spectacle of music videos. This is one of those albums that only comes around a handful of times in a lifetime.

This single album is a greatest hits album for most hall of fame careers. It's the best selling album of all time, and is so good that it harbors gems like a duet with Paul McCartney that is mostly forgotten when discussing this record. The most awkward of its tracks simply suffered from a mix that wasn't a great song for Michael's voice but would go on to be reworked as an R&B smash for LL Cool J. There's an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo buried in here just in case it wasn't the consensus ultimate 1980s album. And none of this addresses the cultural phenomen of Michael Jackson or the music videos that came with the album; foremost is of course Thriller, an absolute artistic game changer. He carried on with so much more after this alongside the tragedy of his life, and he had a hall of fame discography before this, but this was the mountaintop. He could write these songs for every instrument or element he wanted included and knew how to massage out exactly what he wanted the listener to experience while achieving precisely that. Even with its age apparent in places, it's exactly what a pop album should be.

Imagine having 3 world hits on an album AND a song with Paul McCartney. To be fair this one is pretty shitty.

Art before artist.

5 *

This is as close as you can get to the perfect album (other than the last 45 seconds of the McCartney duet). Deservedly the best-selling album of all time. Sometimes the general public isn't as dumb as we've been led to believe.

who starts an album like that.... (good way) baby be mine is a deep track id listen to alot.... so i will be listening to it alot ok the girl is mine... is that where this all started ???? is that why we have the boy is mine.. mind blown and then just bangerz... PYT is usually my go to off this album but i also need to give credit to beat it also v satisfying

Almost perfect. Human Nature and P.Y.T. back-to-back is just 🤌. No skips except the key change spoken word section at the end of The Girl Is Mine.

A classic

Don’t think I ever listened to this front to back and clearly understood from hearing all the hits how iconic it really was. Minus that song with Paul McCartney, which just sounds creepy now.

A masterpiece.

How can you not like this album if you listened to it growing up? This album is what makes pop better

It’s easy to see why this is the best selling album of all time. Given over half of them are phenomenal singles and the other bit are melodic love songs with MJ’s vocals, there’s a little bit of everything great here. Thriller really does live up to the title.

Varenda låt är en banger

damn

Is there a more perfect pop album? Maybe close, but I don't think so.

This album honestly had be waffling on whether it should be a four or five stars, but that’s because I think I was being too critical. I went back through all my previous rankings and this album just hits so hard compared to other four stars that it has to be a five. Five ICONIC songs on this album out of a total of nine tracks. Three of the remaining four and good to listen to. I have to be honest though I really don’t enjoy ‘The Girl is Mine’. Lyrically I think it’s not great and I think the concept of the song is weird, but that single song can’t unravel this album. 5 stars, amazing album that still holds up.

Ya it’s considered one of the best albums of all time and I don’t have anything revolutionary to say about it so I’ll give some fun facts: Having 7 out of 9 songs be singles is so wild. What’s also wild is how far apart they were released. In looking at the wiki entry, the song thriller wasn’t even released as a single until over a year after the albums release! That’s just so unfathomable now where an album is basically irrelevant after a couple months. I was also surprised to see this described as a “post disco” album where they were trying to move away from the sound which is weird because the bass lines for thriller and Billie Jean are straight up disco beats, which I’m totally down for though. Thriller is such a freakin good song. The musical structure of it seems kind of simple at first glance with just a repeating bass line and essentially four chords but what is so badass is after the third chorus, when the whole song has been in a minor key, you get this coda that has these major 7 chords with a full on Roger’s and Hammerstein vocal track all the way up to a 57sus4 splooge worthy chord that just comes out of nowhere. Also, I’m amazed how well the outro talking bit still holds up. Like this should have aged so poorly because it’s so cheesy but it’s still iconic. Beat it is great. Billie Jean is obvs real good, but this is one where there are so many good covers of this song (the civil wars is my fave) that I do kinda prefer the covers. On PYT there’s a bit at the end where it sounds like Alvin the chipmunk that kanye samples for the background noise of Good Life. I actually kinda hated the girl is mine. This should be so good with the Paul collab but this talking bit at the end really has aged poorly. Why on earth did they think that was a good idea. Overall, this is just an amazing album that truly showed the power of music in popular culture.

Amazing. Succinct, beautiful, one of those that may never be topped. Listening to this album after hearing so many of the other albums on this list just gives me more of an appreciation for it. Truly a triumph. This album permeates through culture, with almost every song having a ridiculously famous cover/interpolation. I think of RHCP and Rage, but I don’t think either of them are as universal as this album. The pinnacle of the list thus far.

What is there to even say? This is arguably one of the greatest albums ever made. Hit after hit from beginning to end. I love the timeliness of getting Thriller to kick off spooky season, it’s like this list has a mind of its own. PYT is my favorite MJ song, Beat It and Billie Jean are all-timers, and if Human Nature isn’t on your Yacht Rock playlist, I want nothing of it.

How is this not 5 stars? It's the best selling album of all time (20 million more than second place). It has seven top ten singles on it. It is objectively the most successful album ever created. The length is good, the hits are great, and it's impact is unheard of! Even if you don't like Michael Jackson, you can't deny that this is one of the greatest albums ever made. On a side note, I can still remember where I was the first time I watched the Thriller music video. We were on a middle school field trip to the aquarium and we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. They were playing music videos on all the tv's that night, and one of the servers could do the entire dance. When Thriller came on, the whole restaurant stopped what they were doing to watch this guy perform the entire song and dance perfectly. It's a core memory that has stuck with me for 20 years.

What more can be said about this absolute classic. I'm still amazed on the skill and ingenuity every tine I listen to it. 5/5

yeah, amazing

Banger, 10/10

If ever there was an appropriate album to be assigned on this crisp autumn day, it is this one! The fact that people debate whether or not this album is the best ever made only proves that it is one of the greatest. Look, this album isn't perfect, but it is the perfect example of a great album. There's are nine tracks, each with a unique feel but a cohesive sound. There's a guest appearance of a huge star from yesteryear. There's an iconic music video. There's a three-track run of mega-hits which are more popular than most religions. What other grade could this album get?

-5 for potentially being a pedophile, but a certified banger.

Still blows my mind that he released Thriller one week AFTER Halloween

No hay palabras para describir esta joya. Simplemente magnífico.

great album 5 stars

Biggest selling album of all time, sold 1 to 2 million copies A WEEK for almost a year. Contains monster songs like "Beat It", "Wanna Be Starting Something", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller". It also features a goddamn Beatle *and* Vincent Price. So yeah, you could say this is good...

The 80th. Wonderfull

I mean it's sold more copies than the Bible

Bf gbg

The sheer cultural impact of this album and Michael Jackson had on the US population, especially the kids in the 1980s, was unavoidable. This album, at least for me, is nostalgia in its purest form. Would Michael Jackson and the eventual juggernaut of Thriller even have been as successful without the platform of MTV to rocket it off into the pop culture stratosphere? Who knows. But you cannot deny the sheer brilliance of how expansive Quincy Jones's range as a producer was to create an undeniable and incredible masterpiece.

Through and through just a masterfully produced album.

Classic, with some magnificent songs on it. Buy it now and revel in it!

Unreal album! Those middle tracks are all absolute hits. Not exactly my style of music but one simply can’t not love MJ. A couple of weaker tracks toward the end are disappointing. 4.5 starts really but it’s earned a 5!

Albumi #61, 27.09.2024 Michael Jacksonin legendaarisin albumi vuodelta 1982 on eittämättä loistava pop-musiikin taideteos. Ainoatakaan huonoa kappaletta ei levyltä löydy ja groove on kohdillaan alusta loppuun.

Totally an album full of classics -just have a hard time with him as an artist bc of his personal life

I want to know which girl Michael and Paul we're fighting over. 5.

one of the best albums ever

Amazing

Very good. Amazing how many huge hits are on one album. Paul McCartney almost cost it five stars.

Perfect record. Favorite track: P.Y.T.

The very best Michael Jackson album! Every song is a must listen.

The King, can’t really argue with why this album sold so well, bop after bop

Fun, bright, timeless.

5 mil estrelas.

Oh ffs. This is tough. I would love to dismiss this artist outright. But you had to be there! Every person alive in 1982 was dancing to this record. That’s not an exaggeration. Someday soon, you’ll be able to shout “mama se mama sa mama coo sa” in a nursing home, and grannies will jump. I’m going to strap my blinders on and point at Quincy Jones. He was already an extraordinarily successful producer. This and Off the Wall are really his projects. All the swinging, jazzy sophisticated song structure, is totally in line with Quincy’s previous work. Michael’s style changed (sucked ass, no pun intended) without him. So, for Quincy Jones, this is pop music perfection. It was atomic levels of popularity. Beatles and Elvis level sensation, around the world. And then the Thriller video landed and nothing has been the same since. Another jam for granny to bust a hip to. She and her mahjong group will know every move. I remember every kid busting out the Billie Jean moves every time they crossed a tiled floor. Absolutely every child attempted the Moonwalk. This record will remain relevant for a long time, despite the creep on the cover. This is still great. Like really great. Quincy Jones is a genius and he brought out the very best in the artists he worked with. Thank you Quincy Jones. 5/5

The best selling album of all time. Timeless.

Listening to MJ is so funny, because it becomes very evident when he wrote a song versus when Quincy or Rod Temperton wrote it. MJ writes absolute nonsense lyrics that are so fucking funny. Wanna Be Startin' Something is the best example of this. I mean, what needs to be said about this album. It's one of the greatest pop releases of all time. Quincy is a god at production and guided this album into the promised land. If you ever doubt Quincy's influence, check out the original version of Thriller on youtube (it's called Starlight and it is some Jehovah's Witness propaganda). MJ's vocals are infallible, and the harmonies are so intricate and lush. The melodies and counter melodies are so perfectly done, it is hard to imagine the amount of talent that went into how some of these songs were written and arranged. Human Nature might be the greatest pop song ever written and performed. Lady in My Life might be the most underrated song in history also, but it is a tough act to follow up such an impeccable tracklist. Add onto this the brilliant music videos that were partnered with this album, Thriller fucks. FUCK THE GIRL IS MINE THOUGH, THAT SONG IS SO FUCKING SHIT GOD DAMN. FUCK YOU PAUL. This album is too perfect to not give a five, even with that shitty song. The other songs are too incredible.

The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney), Thriller, Beat it, Billie Jean.

Didn’t even really need to listen to this to know it was getting 5 stars. If you can listen to this album without breaking out a dance move-there might be something wrong with you.

one of the best albums of all time. there will never be anything like it.

There is no question that Thriller is one of the greatest albums ever made, containing songs that have entered the collective consciousness of the entire planet. Jackson and Jones created a masterpiece. Some probably feel uncomfortable with it because of Michael Jackson but I have two things to say to that: 1. You have to separate the art from the artist, otherwise you'll never watch a Hitchcock movie, look at a Picasso, read H.P. Lovecraft or listen to Wagner. All horrible, problematic people but people tend to be less bothered once enough time has passed and MJ is too recent but forget it, move on, who knows what your favourite artist really got up to in their private life and what objectionable views they held? Their creativity doesn't have to be part of that, just enjoy it for what it is. 2. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that what happened to MJ was one of the worst acts of collective bullying we've ever seen. Was he weird? Of course he was weird. He was fucking Michael Jackson, a star from childhood and more famous than God. Was he a paedophile? I sincerely doubt it. He was childlike and probably acted and behaved in a way around kids that we view very differently from today but I strongly suspect he never sexually abused anyone. So much money-grabbing, false memory, opportunistic law suits that led to irreversible reputational damage and no doubt contributed to his drug use and ultimately his death. The way the world treated MJ was like a modern-day witch burning. MJ should be remembered positively for what he created. The only thing that should be reviled is the way he was treated by the world on rumours and hearsay. Too bad the real "Human Nature" was shown at its worst.

Always nice to get albums that I know, I'm very conflicted on whether or not to give this a 5 because it has some absolute bangers but idk that's just Michael Jackson you know. However I'm feeling benevolent this morning

First time listening this album in full. So many great jams that are timeless

Thriller is absolutely incredible. It blew me away the first time I heard it, and it remains one of the best albums ever.

It is hard to comprehend how much of a cultural force this album is, but it helps when you listen to it and it essentially sounds as contemporary and vital today as it did then. And the three songs in a row of "Beat It" "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" is arguably the strongest three song set of pop songs on any pop album ever.

Such a good album (although there is a bit or a pedo vibe)

So many hits on one album. Easily his best.

It was my 11th birthday and nobody came to my birthday party except for my friend Mark, who brought me “Thriller” on cassette tape as a gift. Mark and I spent the afternoon swimming and eating hot dogs and listening to “Thriller.” It was a great birthday. Thanks, Mark.

I know it by heart he was my fave throughout my childhood

I owned the tape and played it on my Sony Walkman (the yellow one) and the Bestie Boys in HEAVEY rotation for several summers—I've heard this at least 2,000 times. I don't feel that's an exaggeration. I also remember sneaking to watch the Thriller video the night it premiered. It was so scary to me then...which now seems absolutely ridiculous. I give the album and music a 5, not the person.

I can see why people love this album it is one of the best of all time, it has the legendary 3 song run thriller to billie jean. Even though I don’t like him as a person (pedophile) I loved this album.

I know MJ was like a freak or whatever but this entire album is certified bangers. They just don’t make songs about rotting inside a corpse's shell for eternity like they used to!!

What more can you say. Yes it took a village, mega producer, Toto and Eddie Van Halen to make it great, but that does not take away from the product.

I mean come on It’s one of my favourites Practically perfect

Literally the most well known pop album of all time. Every song on here is worthy of its awards and accolades. After all, he was the King of Pop for a reason 10/10

I'm a fan.

I have heard this so many times but I was excited to listen again. There are three skips on this album, ‘Baby Be Mine’, ‘The Girl is Mine’ (worst song on the album) and ‘The Lady in My Life’, however the other songs are so ridiculously good that they make this a 5 star album.

Full of bangers, what a classic

major classic. it’s hard to believe so many great songs are on one album. 4.5

Overrated

Is this album better than Bad? No - but, this album is still incredible. A real benchmark for what pop music is and it defined pop music forever. This album is the best selling album of all time for a reason, and nothing I can say here could do justice to the other tens to hundreds of thousands of other reviews written for this beast of a thing. So alas, 5.

One of the best albums ever. All numbers here are hits. Love it, should listen to it more often.

I mean what the fuck else can I rate this? There are several tracks in Bad that I prefer over this but this is a more consistently strong album altogether. A little frontloaded in terms of having some of his biggest hits in the first half. Highlights Thriller: ***** Still feels wrong without the music video accompanying it, still an iconic song nonetheless. I think the Vincent Pryce section might be etched into my brain (apparently he chose a flat sum of money over royalties for the song lmao). Wanna be Startin 'Somethin': ***** Such a groovy fucking opener, immediate confidence from the get-go. Might be one of MJ's catchiest beats. The way it feeds in from the opening is infinitely satisfying Beat It: ***** My favourite of the album. Feels more like something that would be on Bad than the rest of this album. Might be the best guitar work in his music (a tie up between this and Dirty Diana for me)

This is pretty close to a greatest hits compilation. Ridded with bangers. Thriller, Beat it and Billie Jean are immaculate. Baby be mine, The Lady in my Life and PYT were new ones for me that I enjoyed. Human nature had great vocals of course, but didn't hit quite as hard as others. Spectacular overall. King of Pop

Groovy ass opening beat. There’s just something inherently fruity about Michael’s vocals. Sounds like he’s saying you’re a vegetable. Guitar solo in wanna be starting something goes crazy. What is with the hee hee shit he always does I’ve never understood it. Maybe child abuse is justified if it produces singers like Michael. Baby be mine is such a floaty little pop tune. Paul McCartney feature hit me like a freight train what da heck. This shit must have blown up the charts. Tfw little Michael steals your gf…. First certified banger arrives. Pretty ballsy to just make a song about ghouls and jam it in the middle of your album full of standard pop fare. I was not aware beat it was from the same album as thriller man MJ was fucking cooking on this one. The guitar on this track shreds but I can’t stop thinking about the weird al version of this song. Holy shit 3 bangers in a row!!!! Back to sex music I suppose. Thank you Michael. PYT slaps I think this is my favourite track on this album. So groovy. There’s gotta be a pedophile joke in here somewhere. Man that was a good ass album, not a single dud track. No one that makes music that good could possibly diddle kids. Maybe Michael should have made a song about how he doesn’t diddle kids. Thank you Joe Jackson for beating talent out of this child!!

I remember Michael Jackson coming on in a record store, hearing it on a high quality sound system for the first time opened my eyes towards how masterful it sounded. Surprisingly this is the first time I've given a full listen through of the album. My only criticism is it is slightly front loaded and the highs are so high that it makes songs that would otherwise be the highlights of an average album seem a lot worse. 9/10 Fav tracks - Wanna Be Startin' Somthin', Baby be Mine, The Girl is Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing), The Lady of My Life Least Fav - Human Nature

Ecouté avec une oreille ^^

Just great!

Great album!

Was going to give 4 stars but I couldn't find the flaws. Front to back bangers!

I mean cmon this is arguably the greatest album of all time and it’s easy to hear why. Just a perfect collection of songs, the arrangements, his vocals, just an all around classic project. Not a skip in sight, it’s always good to listen to this album again!

Perfect? No. Still Incredibly Good.

Some songs i´ve listened before, and the audio mix is stupid good. How did i never listen this entirely before?? A classic masterpiece

I recently got the UHQR version of this and I’ve heard things I’ve never heard before. The separation is amazing. Although the detail some takes the party vibe out of the mix. It’s taken me many years to fully appreciate this album, all the performances and songwriting that went into it, and Quincy Jones’s production of this album. Simply amazing.

Lempparit: The Girl Is Mine, Human Nature

7/22/24. Don't think there's much to say, this is one of the best albums of all time in terms of songwriting, production, and performance. Very memorable tracks.

One of the best albums of all time. No notes.

Best Album OAT. MJ was a TRYHARD. 10/10 indiscutible. Claro que iba a ser el mejor, this shit is Legendary in every aspect you can imagine.

It just might be the best OAT. 10/10 mítico mejor que el sexo

Classic. One of the best albums ever released.

baby be mine thriller beat it billie jean p.y.t. (pretty young thing)

King of Pop arrives. Seven jams and two stinkers. Album isn’t Bad. Unlike McCartney whose overplayed jams grate on my nerves, Mike’s Thriller can (almost) do no wrong. I find myself coming back to “Human Nature” and “PYT” and “Baby Be Mine” most often to escape the dominance of the other tracks. A truly fantastic odyssey into the weirdness of MJ, the man who couldn’t find love and channeled that frustration into the drive for perfection at all costs that he and Jordan embodied during my youth.

Michael Jackson's Thriller is the biggest selling non-compilation album of all time; the album set records for sales, number-one pop songs, and Grammy awards. Thriller's unmatched success led to Jackson's claim to be the "King of Pop." The album was released when MTV was in its early stages, and Jackson's songs were propelled by a series of remarkably popular music videos. The album includes a collection of songs of surprising range - from ballads to funk to dance tracks - but all packaged as remarkably catchy pop songs. Jackson's smooth, expressive voice is the consistent element across all of the styles. The songs on this album are iconic - "Beat It," "Billy Jean," "Pretty Young Thing," and "The Girl is Mine" - and among the reasons that Michael Jackson may deserve the "King of Pop" title.

One of the Best selling album of All time. Side A ending with Thriller and Side B starting with Beat IT and Billie Jean! Three strong and great Songs right After each other. That's Amazing!

The greatest pop album I know of. It delivers hit after hit and it's crazy that so many of Michael Jackson's top songs are on the same album.

Hi theiller

Dang haha McCartney track is so weak 😂 I wonder if it was a case where no one else in the studio had the guts to tell them the truth haha. Doesn't matter though, of course this album is bangin. Beat It and Billie Jean are back to back nukes. What pop songs can compete? Not just catchy but intense! With the exception of Girl Is Mine, all other tracks bring something to the table; Thriller the fun, Human Nature the soul, PYT the funk. I mean Tenderoni?? Pretty easy 5 from me.

Nice

Baby be mine and The Girl Is Mine are Incredible The stretch of bangers after that is truly jaw dropping

One of the best albums of all time - half of these songs will be on my 2024 Spotify wrapped. Personal faves: - Wanna be startin somethin - Baby be mine - The girl is mine - Human nature - PYT - <3<3<3 THE LADY IN MY LIFE <3<3<3

10/10. Up there for best album of all time. Classic after classic.

It had no reason to be this good when it released and it has no reason to be this good now. It kicks ass in every respect.

# Playlist track - Wanna be Startin' Somethin' # Notes - This thing has Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. In a row! - It's fun, campy, catchy, infectious maybe. All around amazing listen.

fantastic, not a bad song on here, one of the greatest pop albums I've ever heard

okay i concede my gen z arse gets ALL the hype

This is one of the few albums where almost every song is a 10/10. I wouldn't consider many of these in my wheelhouse, but I love them for what they are.

Perfect

5 favorite: beat it least: ???? potential goat pop album, 4 different mega hits and no skips

4.5 hee hee hee

Fav: Billie Jean Least fav: The lady in my life

Whatever you have to say about MJ, Quincy Jones produced one hell of an album. It must have been totally crazy to be alive when this came out.

Je ne peux que donner 5 à un album qui comporte Thriller et Billie Jean. Par contre, l’ordre de pistes est pour le moins particulier, et l’enchaînement entre The Girls Is Mine et Thriller doit être l’un des plus étranges de l’histoire de la musique. On dirait que Michael veut nous amadouer au départ: il est toujours celui qu’on aime ; ensuite, il devient un « loup-garou » et se rebelle dans Beat It, se défend dans Billie Jean ; puis se calme à la fin pour nous rassurer.

10/10 Quincy Jones Rod Temperton Jackson made an almost perfect album. There are no bad songs on this one.

Who would’ve thought the best selling album of all time would also be one of the absolute best? This album is magnificent from start to finish. 4.7 stars

The of my top 10 all time greatest produced albums start to finish!! I’d give it a 6 if I could! say what you want about Michael the man but the artist Wow and of course the great Quincy Jones!!

It can’t be denied: this is a damn good album

This album is near perfect and just reminds me of my childhood.

Hood classic

Hee hee

I've always been more of a Michael Jackson greatest hits fan than an albums fan. Which is why this is the only album of his I own — because it is essentially a greatest hits album. In fact, it is the best-selling album of all time (worldwide). This album is insane. There are literally two songs on here that weren't singles. And they were all top 10 hits. Including, of course, "Thriller." I still remember the first time I saw the video (short film, really) on MTV in the early 90s, and I had no idea it had already been out for about 10 years at that point. It still holds up today, and almost every year some new video goes viral on social media of some group doing the dance. So many of the songs on this album are firmly embedded in the American (and probably world) culture. Whether you've seen Thriller, danced to one of the many songs at a wedding/bar mitzvah/school dance, or enjoyed the Weird Al parody "Eat It," you've probably interacted with this album in some way. This album also showcases the evolution of Michael Jackson from child Motown star and disco star to the King of Pop. The sound is much more varied than on efforts like Off The Wall, including not just disco/dance songs but branching out into socially conscious R&B (Human Nature), pop (Thriller, The Girl is Mine), and even rock (Beat It). It's produced by Quincy Jones, features legendary artists Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen, and even has an equally legendary cameo from actor Vincent Price. It's basically impossible to give this album anything less than a 5.

I grew up with this

Excellent.

If you're looking for a hot take, this album is not the place for you, because I think Thriller is a pretty great album. I know, right? It's only the best-selling album of all time. That alone warrants the album's inclusion, but it's important to know why this album is the best-selling one. There's many factors that led to this, but the main thing is that it's Michael Jackson, one of the most significant figures in the history of pop culture, at his absolute peak in both popularity and talent. Say what you will about him as a person, but the talent that Michael Jackson and the rest of the people involved with this album was immense. Each song stands out and there really isn't a bad one in the bunch. There's a reason why 7 of the 9 songs on this album were singles. This resulted in what is arguably the greatest three-song-string in any album ever with the songs "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean." The sound is excellent and the singing is great. The writing could be a bit more varied, but the differing styles of each song makes the album not feel repetitive. The extra music talent is also important. Things like the production from Quincy Jones, the writing from other people such as Rod Temperton, and the occasional appearances from people like Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen really stand out to make this a safe candidate for greatest album of all time. Is it my personal favorite? No. But there's no denying that this is an insanely important album that also happens to be really good. 5/5.

Classique

This is Thriller! Thriller night!

Not a bad song on this album. One of his greatest albums. Everyone remembers Billie Jean on tv

Some albums are front loaded, some are back loaded, this one is middle loaded with the biggest songs of all time. These songs are iconic and if the album was just the middle it would be a 10/10 masterpiece because of the magnitude of the hits. Unfortunately the songs surrounding these are just no where near as good and bog down the beginning and end. 9/10

The perfect pop album. Never listened to the whole thing. Everything that has been said has certainly been well deserved. Heard Thriller too many times, but it’s for good reason. Standouts: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, and P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).

First Off the Wall, then this. What a great few years for MJ.

Hit after hit. As usual. The slow stuff is amazing. Thriller to Human Nature is a disgraceful run of tracks

Lit

Great album

definitely a classic. Weird pop culture icon but lots of great bangers on here. Wanna be Startin' Somethin' immediately hooks you. Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller are all too iconic and pervasive in culture to ignore. Human Nature and P.Y.T. are great deeper cuts. I prefer off the wall as an album but this album is pretty undeniable.

I was raised in a cult, and Michael Jackson was one of the few secular music artists I was allowed to listen to. I didn't own this album, but considering 7 of the 9 songs were released as singles, I might as well have. I'm not sure how I actually feel about the album. Nearly 50 years later, Beat it, Thriller, Billie Jean, and Wanna Be Starting Something are still catchy in the best way. If I'm not mistaken, this is still the best selling album of all time, and with the way music is consumed now it will likely hold that record for the rest of time. How can you not give that a 5 star rating?

What @boopidoo said. But also have nostalgia on my side. One of the most influential albums of my life.

Der Klassiker ... zeitlos ...

Favorite Track: Beat It

If you can’t enjoy pyt cuz it has the word young in it I feel so sorry for you

Just makes me sad really. Especially the photograph of the perfect looking human on the cover. The album is perfection, but it'll never be seen like that again.

Absolutely incredible. Had to shatter the world up on release. Collabs, funk, pop, energy, had it all

The best album of all time, in my opinion.

If any album deserves to be on this list, it's this one. If not for the music, then at least for its cultural impact. Luckily the music is also outstanding.

5 star all day long maybe even a 6!! He wasn’t known as the king of pop for no reason!!

When I was a kid, I thought this was a greatest hits album. In a way it is, which is just an unreal achievement. Can’t think of anyone else who managed something like this.

A classic through and through.

Es decir, es "Thriller", no creo que haga falta decir mucho más. Francamente, se nota que es el disco de un perfeccionista que se obsesionó mucho con su obra. Siendo indiscutible su calidad, sólo queda decir que queda en cada quien decidir qué tanto le gusta.

You know an album is exceptional when the weakest song is the one with Paul McCartney

The only thing that could keep this album from being perfect is an uncomfortable spoken word argument between Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. EDIT: fuck

It's a banger

i had already reviewed this album, and it's an absolute banger - only 9 songs on the whole album, but when 4 of those songs become absolute classics, you know it's got staying power. unique, creative, fun, and dancy.

I mean… is it anything else?

Masterclass. 5/5

What’s there to say? A game changer and a classic.

Milestone log 1: Day 100! I was walking home in the dark tonight and by god. I was actually fucking feeling myself to this. Got the jig in my step and everything. 10/10 you have to listen to thriller (the song) walking in the dark. Also, PLEASE learn to separate the art from the artist. You look so stupid.

It’s not actually my type of thing but it’s undeniably packed back to back with massive songs, to the point that for most people it would be a best of album. Would give it 4.5 just because I wouldn’t personally put it on but I’ll be generous and go 5.

When this was out, Albania was like North Korea now. Glad to hear it.

idk what to tell you. it’s michael jackson

An album I think everyone should listen to…truly a pop culture classic

Banger. Don’t even need to relisten

You’re a vegetableeee

An excellent album from top to bottom for a truly talented artist.

Yep...this is still one of the greatest.

Still a great album, though with some cringe-worthy songs. Not sure what MJ and Paul were thinking on THE GIRL IS MINE. And THE LADY IN MY LIFE was not much better. I think the title song, THRILLER, benefited from the video. But overall an impressive album.

When you have four all-time songs, it is a 5.

One of the greatest pop records of all time, and it's not even MJ's best record.

„Thriller“, „Bilie Jean“ und „Beat It“ - sensationelles Album eines unverbrauchten und kraftvollen Michael. Das Album ist aber auch sonst in sich schlüssig und entwickelt die Popmusik Anfang der 80er in eine neue Sphäre. Auch für den nich Michael Fan, gibt es kaum Gründe das Album nicht Top zu bewerten … vielleicht ist „P.Y.T.“ Pretty young Thing - ist vielleicht ehrlicher als viele 1982 dachten. 😉

Jesus and God. A Pop Bible in living memory. I was gonna list standouts but I realized it was the tracklist. This isn’t blind worship, this is a first time full listen to what has been a collection of iconic singles to me my whole life. Hard to escape his influence so how can I pass judgement? Can’t fuck with a guy who pulled in Van Halen real quick. Incredible record.

What am I supposed to say. I can’t find a damn thing wrong with it.

A BOP. Even better than I was expecting. I just GET IT.

Best album of all time!

There is good reason this album is iconic. Every track rocks…yes, MJ is magnetic, but the craft of the production and sound is all Quincy. One of the best.

This is iconic album. Not a huge Michael fan but this is a great album.

Wanna Be Start Something Thriller Beat It Billie Jean Human Nature PYT 6 huge tracks and 1 horrible duet

A pretty flawless album. 80s maximalism at its best.

Just an insanely good album from start to finish. What a legendary album.

One if the best selling albums of all time for a reason.

Even the worst song on this album (you know the one) is still highly entertaining. One could only imagine if that song was dropped in favor of the song that was supposed to be on this album, Japanese band YMO's "Behind The Mask". Either track they went with, this album is deeply weird, through and through. Obviously he didn't write it but it's permeated with MJ's odd sense of humor. From Vincent Price's "grizzly ghouls from every tomb" monologue to the random "YEE HAW!" exclamation during the pinnacle of the firey "Wanna Be Startin Somethin" to Macca & Michael's spoken word exchange on the hokey, antiquated, but hilarious "The Girl is Mine", this album is a classic because it's dripping with personality. Don't get me wrong, Quincy and company brought it hard here but there were plenty of raucous boogie-funk albums in 1982 but only one had "the funk of 40,000 years!!!!" on it. Add in the drama of "Billy Jean", the confrontational "Beat It", euphoric "Human Nature", and dancefloor-ready "P.Y.T." and it's no wonder this is one of the best selling albums of all time. No amount of the spoken word bridge on "The Girl Is Mine" could get in this album's way.

Looking past the kitschy aspects and separating the art from the artist, this album was, is, and will always be a masterpiece.

There is zero doubt in my mind, not only based on numbers, but also from what you hear of his time as a musician, that Michael Jackson might be one of the most famous people to ever live. I don’t care about Taylor Swift or The Weeknd. “Michael Jackson famous” is a term that exists for a reason. Dude had people screaming and fainting just by showing up on stage. I mentioned in my review of Abbey Road that there is a list that I believe is exclusive to only the most culturally synonymous albums ever. Thriller might be the most prime and glowing example of what I’m talking about. I genuinely don’t know if I’ve ever heard an overtly negative thing said about this album. And if we are speaking about essential albums, that everyone should actually hear, this one is right near the top without a doubt in my mind. It’s kind of insane how there is not one song on this that isn’t iconic. But that’s just greatest selling album of all time material. This is also probably one of the most important R&B albums ever made. Because it encompasses so much of the genre, and many of its closely related brothers, while also transcending any time period and becoming cemented into the ethos of music. You wanna talk about putting your trust into a producer? Because even if Michael sang incredibly and wrote great lyrics, Quincy Jones is really what brought this all together. This is a labor of love in its purest form. You can feel the work that was put in. And the guests are amazing too. From EVH’s legendary guitar work to the fantastic Paul McCartney feature. Even if certain parts maybe don’t click with as well as others do, this is a pretty flawless record. I can’t pick one song and single it out as the sole bad one. There are no bad songs. MJ was a pretty special, and one of a kind person. He was someone who changed the way the world viewed famous people and figures in pop culture. And Thriller is arguably the King of Pop’s magnum opus, and finest creation. Rating: 9/10

despite the pretty weak paul mccartney song and "pretty young thing" not aging well conceptually, thriller-beat it-billie jean is an absolutely INSANE run of songs and "Wanna be starting something" is an all time grrat album opener. this album is widely regarded as the best album ever made and it doesn't crumble under that pressure/scrutiny. 5/5

King of Pop at his peak

5/5

Obra prima!

5 stars. Legendary artist

Album is a masterpiece, fusing pop and r&b. So many stand out songs - the B side especially.

Classic album, so good

5 stars, of course

Thriller was good

Ein Klassiker und jeder Titel ein Hit!!!

What is there to say. The soundtrack to my youth.

Some really solid stuff on here, even ignoring the rose-tinted lens of fame that nearly allows the album (and its monumental sales) to speak for itself. The music is crammed with little bits and bobs to keep the listener absolutely hooked. Take Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, the opening track, as an example. There are constant little flourishes in the backing vocals, electronic drums, synthy bassline, and so on, all amounting to six minutes of pure musical excitement. It's incredibly engaging – addictively so. Imagine one of those heavily edited TikToks or YouTube Shorts, but in song form, and you'll understand where I'm coming from. But, unlike TikTok, this has some pretty darn good music. Baby Be Mine, P.Y.T., and Thriller (title track) are also distinctively engaging in the same way. Obviously Michael Jackson's voice is the star here, but even if you don't like his voice, there's plenty else to lap up. Jackson's voice is pretty cool on this album, though. A bit of an acquired taste for some because of his ultra-youthful, almost whiny timbre - but honestly, he makes it work really well here. We see a healthy mixture of ballads (The Lady in My Life, Human Nature, The Girl Is Mine), disco (Baby Be Mine, kinda Billie Jean), high-energy pop (Thriller, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', P.Y.T), and a very poppy rendition of rock (Beat It). And for all of these, Jackson manages to find a reasonably convincing vocal while sticking to his "slot in random cool noises" guns. His breathy crooning in the ballads is probably the weakest his voice gets, and it's still pretty good. Also, to all of you saying The Girl Is Mine is cringey and that McCartney should stay out of Jackson's music: Yeah, nah. It's a fun-filled collab that's not meant to be taken seriously. Sort of the "Yellow Submarine" of the album. I dig it. 5/5 Key tracks: all of them! Reads like a greatest-hits record.

Proof that Quincy Jones is a god. I would have loved to have lived when this dropped. Timeless production

Track 4, Track 5, Track 6

I am surprised that so many hits (and also familiar songs) are only from this one album. Pretty amazing album, great jams, would recommend.

Separating the Art from the Artist this is an absolute pop masterpiece. Yeah there are a couple of duds on the album, (I’m Looking at you Paul McCartney) but that can be forgiven for how massive the rest of the album is. Won’t be to everyone’s tastes but you can’t deny Thriller is Era and genre defining.

Hard to not be able to give this a 5 - it is a classic - but it's weird when almost all the songs are hit.

I’d heard a lot of these before but was surprised how many bangers were back to back. After Thriller he doesn’t let up! Lots of fun little jams to fill the rest of the album, very solid.

Brilliant Michael Jackson album. His best

Real shame that he was a monster, because this is truly the perfect pop album.

Such a great album. Transcends time; an absolute classic. Will forever be played because of its contemporary, multifaceted production. Swoon-worthy, back to back hits. Gotta be in Top 100, if not, Top 250

So much fun. Upbeat energy the entire way through, so I’d only fault the work by pointing out its lack of depth. But that’s not the albums purpose. It fulfills it’s purpose—keep the beat up—very well.

Already listened to this morning and had no idea that this would be the suggest album. Stellar from start to finish.

Absolutely amazing really. Although ‘The Girl Is Mine’ is a perfect example of two people so successful they can’t tell each other an idea is a bit shit, so they have to commit to it, both thinking ‘eeeesh, wish we hadn’t gone with this’, both partly trying to sabotage it out of existence by adding more bad bits, but ultimately not having the conversation, so you get left with that. And SO many of the lyrics are totally nonsensical, made up words, ridiculous… I don’t really listen to MJ anymore because… ya know. Somehow… a 5 star album anyway.

Terecht legendarisch, zoveel bizar goede nummers. Doen die paar mindere niets aan af.

The iconic album!

sonically diverse & nevertheless coherent. nice blend of horns, synthesisers and funky guitars/basslines. everything falls into place perfectly, even songs that are bad as standalone singles, e.g. The Girl Is Mine. definitely one of the greatest pop records of all time.

Beat It is quite possibly the greatest guitar riff ever written, that song makes this album a 5 by default. But the rest of the album still slaps on top of that, so it's like a super ultra mega 5.

4.75 stars. An incredibly well produced album. Quincy Jones really did it on this one. Very progressive sound elements coming from 1982, with still a little bit of disco influence. So many great hits on here, even with more underrated tracks like "Lady In My Life" and "P.Y.T." "Girl is Mine" is pretty a goofy song, I don't know what woman would really be trying to choose between 24 year old MJ and 40 year old Paul McCartney, and them "arguing" softly in the song is laughable. But it's a very engaging listen, an excellent pop album, and at a tight 42 minutes its over before ya know it

Classic, how can an album have so many hits!

Der klssiker Toller Pop

Goes insanely hard but we already knew that. The Girl is Mine continues to move up the more I hear it. Paid specific attention to the guitar solo in Beat It and damn it is good. 9/10

What a classic!

No hace falta decir nada. Obra pluscuamperfecta. Disco más vendido de la historia. Siete de las nueve canciones del álbum fueron lanzadas como sencillos: «Beat It», «Billie Jean», «Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'», «P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)», «The Girl Is Mine», «Human Nature» y «Thriller», todos ellos llegaron a los diez primeros puestos en el Billboard Hot 100,con lo que estableció el récord del artista con más canciones top diez de un mismo álbum, con «Beat It» y «Billie Jean» alcanzando el número uno. Sus vídeos marcaron una era. Escucha y disfrute ineludibles 9

Undeniably one of the best albums if not the best of the 80’s. An incredible performer and a powerful voice. The backing music compliments him nicely. King of pop music indeed.

Was one of the best pop albums back then and is still.

Vinilo, claro.

The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney), Thriller, Beat it, Billie Jean.

I think almost every American has heard of half these songs. Very solid album. I always loved Billie Jean...no matter how many times it comes on the radio.

Fuck them kids, one of the greatest albums of all time.

Back to back hits for the vast majority of its runtime - Thriller/Beat It/Billie Jean is almost definitely the best three-track run in music history, and you’ve still got the incredible opener Wanna Be Startin’ Something, Baby Be Mine, and P.Y.T. The Girl is Mine is very cheesy and stands out as the weakest track on the album by far (I’m not too big on Human Nature either, though it’s inoffensive enough), but the high points really outweigh the lows here

Sooo good

The king of pop’s greatest album. The grooves are so great I don’t mind the longer track times.

That’s a 5.

The undeniable king of pop, Michael Jackson slays in his "Thriller" album. Every song on this album is a straight up hit.

One of the greatest albums of all time

Not a huge fan of 80s pop music, but this is undoubtedly one of the greatest pop albums of all time and it’s not just Thriller - Billie Jean trio. The album is well produced and has a number of classic songs, with Wanna Be Starting Something getting play in recent years

I was prepared to go into this with a neutral mindset. Yeah, it's the best-selling album of all time but let's forget that for a second. After all, I had never actually listened to entire thing from front to back. But when I checked out the track list, I realized that I already knew all but one song. Not only that, but seven out of the eight songs I knew were also massive hits. How can you can be neutral with all of that going on? There's really no other rating but five for this. The insane cultural impact, the ubiquitous nature of the songs - be it catching music videos on MTV, hearing it on CD or the radio, having my dad play it in the car through his iPod as I rode with him to work, or adding it to throwback Spotify playlists - are undeniable. They're great pop songs too, come on. I never really cared for MJ's early disco eras, but the marriage of disco with pop, rock, funk, and soul is, as they say, chef's kiss. The three biggest hits aren't even the best songs on this album. That recognition goes to Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', P.Y.T., or The Girl is Mine because yeah, I like song a lot. And while I prefer the edgier sound of Bad or even Dangerous, this album is indeed... very thrilling.

Tsja, wat kan je hier over zeggen? Je favo nummer van dit album kiezen is vrijwel onmogelijk. Een greatest hits album van Michael zou eigenlijk alles van dit album al kunnen zijn. Ik heb m op vinyl, zoals zo'n beetje de rest van de wereld. Fantastisch album, de lows voor mij zijn The girl is mine en The lady in my life. En dat zijn nauwelijks lows te noemen, maar gewoon net niet mijn favorieten. FAVO: Alles, behalve dan misschien The Girl is mine en The lady in my life

Obviously a classic

If not the GOAT pop album, certainly in the conversation. 40 years later and half the album would be hit singles. Some weak spots but it feels weird to give Thriller anything less than 5 stars

Man his voice is just so insane, this album is CRAZY, has so many bangers

Expected to give this one 2 stars but I really liked it. Great example of the post disco pop r&b sound of the 80s. Many classics and some I never heard.

Separating Michael from his music, this album is top tier. This album has a six song streak of bangers, from "The Girl is Mine" to "P.Y.T." and I can't deny it's greatness. Thriller gets 5 stars.

Remember the day this came out. Billie Jean the tempo & structure crossed disco with rock. Superb album should it be the biggest selling album of all time? That’s subjective..

It’s got to be 5 stars when you find yourself dancing around the room without realising it. That is one of the reasons I love this generator. A classic and I even like the tracks everyone is naming as naff

5 stars! Although, "the girl is mine" hasn't aged well. Overall, Thriller is an all-time great. It's so good that you try not to think about his alleged child rape.

Yeah man... it's fucking Thriller, what else you're gonna do but give it 5 stars?

A Milestone - Pop, Rock and R&B

All the good MJ songs are on this album. And, for the most part, there are no “bad” tracks. He should have let Quincy keep writing his songs for him after this. Iconic.

Sometimes artists get so big, so iconic that they become a caricature and we forgot just how talented they are. Thriller is a world changing album. Its influence has spanned generations. The Thriller, Beat It, Billie JeN stretch is as good of a 3 song stretch as there is in any genre. It more than makes up for a less strong finish to the album. 9.3/10

Great from start to finish

Even the songs I had not heard before were bangers.

Not much to say about this immortal album that everyone and their mom loves. Thank you generator for giving me an excuse to listen to it on this fine Friday. Favourites are basically the whole album. Pretty much an automatic 5, simply great

Not every song on this album is a winner (the doggone girl is mine?), and MJ is problematic as a person. Then again, so was his whole life. But. This album stands out as a truly remarkable feat of pop music. Thriller alone secures its spot as a five, and then you throw in Wanna Be Startin’ Something, Beat It, and Billie Jean — it defies classification.

My first Michael Jackson album on here, so for the record we try to separate the art from the artist around here. It's honestly pretty impressive just how strong this is from top to bottom. It's really pop-y, I'm not even particularly a big fan of this era of music, and somehow it just pretty much all works. He's an incredibly talented musician. I don't think there's a whole lot for me to say about this that's additive, it's the highest selling album of all time for a reason. It also has probably the most famous three-song stretch on any album ever, with "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean" all back-to-back-to-back on here. Add in a casual Paul McCartney appearance too, and this is very obviously a heavy-hitter. Favorite song: Billie Jean Other: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), The Lady in My Life 3/15/24

Me encanta este álbum!!

“Thriller,” “Beat It,” and “Billie Jean” might be the greatest 3 song run on any album I can think of. Absolute classic.

It’s literally Thriller

Absolutely brilliant. Remember getting this when it came out. One of the best artists of all time. Micheal was such a talent and was so mis-understood. A victim of manipulation and exploited by many.

Good

I don't even have to listen to this, automatic 5. My cousin had the album back in the 80s and I'm familiar with all the songs and loved the videos when MTV played videos! LOL

Classic, I love this album.

One of the great albums. So many hits. Five stars

Best album ever made

Songcraft and singcraft at an apex. Love call abd response, especially contradictory eg ‘don’t think twice!’ Mf Paul McCartney,(these boys dueling!) Vincent price, evh. On cursory relisten only the lady song remotely skippable.

Even the most beautiful things have a kernel of ugliness, in this case its the song The Girl is Mine.

MJs best album. Loved it start to finish

Nearly every song is a banger.

This is the first record I can remember from my childhood. Love the hits! 5/5

Great album, even though you already know the hits its very well mixed and interesting

I, like many people, remember where I was when I first heard this album. The crooners aren’t as good (Paul, just no) but everything else is so remarkable, it just doesn’t matter.

Legendary, in every way. We forgive geniuses their trespasses, don't we?

Thriller Beat It Billie Jean

Debatably for top 100 of all time. Several hit songs all throughout

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

Remarkable

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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