Thriller

Awesome. King of pop

Thriller is a cultural landmark, blending pop, funk, and R&B into some of the most recognizable songs in music history. While its influence is undeniable and tracks like “Billie Jean” remain iconic, not every moment feels equally compelling today. Still, its legacy is immense.

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A legendary album. But you can’t make me cringe as hard as I did during the McCartney/Jackson banter and get five stars.

Maybe he did it, maybe not. All I know is this album is garbage. 0/5

Good album! While I don't love every song, the ones that aren't bangers are still catchy and/or dancey enough to make this almost perfect. But not quite. I will happily keep listening to the hits, but I won't be in a great hurry to relisten to the album in full. It's a 4.5!

RIP you sweaty sex case.

Ah, oof, it's amazing pop music, mostly utterly brilliant with a couple of clangers (no one needs The Girl Is Mine and it peters out kinda floppily after being so strong and ordered in such an engaging way for almost the whole thing). It's so tied up in my past. I love the intros (Billie Jean!), outros, nonsense "youa vegetable!" Also tho it's not just PYT that sits different now, and it'sgard yo feel the wild abandon it was all about. Oh Michael, you talented creepy pedo. I think that review Felix shared can't be bettered tbh. Classic album, but pedo. But with some reticence I'm giving it a 4.

Nice to hear some of MJs less well known songs. I enjoyed PYT and the paul mc cartney duet along with all of the bangers.

He’s the king of pop for a reason

Yeah, it’s a 5. Not sure if it’s his best anymore though.

I mean great album, not my exact type of music but undeniably great

Controversial opinion but I don't like Michael Jackson. There are some very good songs on here but I don't like a few. I can see why people love it but Im just not a fan. Will give it another listen.

I’ve been saying this for so long, it’s unbelievable how the most famous 3 hits on here aren’t even the best. Not a crying shame or anything, because it’s arguably the greatest album of all time (not in my opinion, but a consensus I will respect), so most people at this point have gone through the whole thing. But dear LORD, there’s some absolute magic here, human nature, PYT, baby be mine. This album made me fall in love with Moog. I love Moog

Didn't enjoy. Again, it's not a patch on Bad. "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" are decent enough, though, so 2 stars for that.

Great

Insane album

i love this album despite of the controversial artist

Bangers, obviously.

Every song a hit

As much as I have always disliked Michael Jackson, sometime you just have to separate the artist from the art and concede that this really is a great album. Of course ‘great’ is always subjective. I’ve never listened to this album before in its entirety but I find that there’s only one track that I haven’t heard before. Probably because its heyday was the same time as my heyday, out most nights at student pubs or clubs where Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It et al were played to death. And those clubs were all the better for it. Even the track I had never heard before I liked. The only fly in the ointment was the ham of The Girl Is Mine (of which I was very pleased to see that Paul McCartney didn’t claim any writing credit - sensible man!). (Of the artist, MJ probably had mental issues exacerbated by his sycophantic entourage's facilitation of them and society’s willingness to look the other way because of his celebrity. But the crazy fucked-up nonce is dead now and good riddance).

The problem with having pretty much 3 of the most iconic songs of the era on your album is that people will automatically compare all the other songs to them. Another problem (well, not sure if it's a problem but whatever) is that you're gonna have people calling the album the greatest album of all time just on the basis of those 3 songs. And of course both happen to this album. It does have one of the best 3 song runs of all time with Thriller-Beat it-Billie Jean, although I doubt that most people who think it is have heard Doin' the Cockroach-Cowboy Dan-Trailer Trash by Modest Mouse. Yeah, the rest of the album isn't really on that level but there is still some amazing songs. Wanna be Startin' Something is an incredible intro with the massive Disco Grooves and awesome synths, P.Y.T is just plain fun and Human Nature is honestly one of his best songs. Gorgeous, smooth, sexy ballad, amazing vocal performance and just stunning production. The other songs I could kinda take or leave. Lady in my Life and Baby be Mine are a little bland, especially the former, and the Girl is Mine is just.... ughh. I hate that song so much, it's all the worst things about 80s music combined. Dated drums? Check. Bland soft rock production? Check. Corny lyrics? Check. Lowkey creepy and kinda sexist? Check. But that's enough complaining, the album is great but everyone calling it the best album ever or something is taking it too far.

Has some serious bangers. A really great album. Like objectively I see how the songs are just amazing. Might not return on my own to this but nonetheless nothing to complain about.

Such and incredible piece of work, the man's talent really shown through and of course it's in my collection as well.

Such a fun album. Every song is great.

No discuto, musicalmente, es un hito

9/10 Favorite: P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)

Michael Jackson - enough said. Probably my favorite of his albums. I have to also spend a few words talking about the music video for Thriller - I know this isn’t “1001 music videos” but man is that an iconic video. Absolutely 1 of 1. Hard to pick out flaws in this one, it’s exceptional. Standout tracks have to be Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean.

Being a 90s kid my vision of Michael Jackson is so different than those that grew up with him in his prime. I never listened to his music until I was an adult but man this album is a ton of fun. It's not my favorite genre and the songs use a lot of sounds that feel very antiquated at this point but it really is a blast to listen to. Standout tracks are almost too many to name. Beat It, Billy Jean, and PYT are tops for me.

Favorite tracks: Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Beat It Legendary album, I will never tire of Billie Jean. I think the singles were well picked on this one, although I think the album is still strong as a whole.

Cover 6 One of the best albums in history. I don't listen to much Michael these days but I was a fan even into his 90s and early 2000s music. During that time, though, I preferred Prince. Mini rant: there's some jackass on Spotify going by the name "Prince" and one of Prince's live albums (the artists formerly known as Prince, that is) shows up on that dude's discography. He can likely thank this for why he has 6k monthly listeners. Spotify has an issue where that happens with artists of like names. They apparently don't care and it's been an issue for years and they don't seem to be interested in fixing it. Anyway, if you haven't listened to this album (Thriller) already, then whatever. You don't have to like it, but you probably don't love music cuz you're a stupid poser.

A great album to wake up to. Yesterday’s, Richard howley was a bit slow to start the day. But now that I am up and about it’s a great album. Different albums for different parts of the day? 4 stars for this wake upper.

This album is strange to me because it has just straight up classics mixed in with just some real turds. The one wil Paul McCartney just sucks. I honestly want to drop a star just for that one.

At least with an album like this, you know what you’re going to get. There were only two songs I didn’t know. I have to say, compared to some of the albums we’ve listened to, this is beautifully coherent as a single unit, credit probably to Quincy Jones for that. But it’s still not something I’d put on my regular playlist.

Legendary album.

Q and Michael defining 1982. Solid stuff

There's a reason its the most sold album ever, back to back bangers. Eddie Van Halens solo in Beat it is mind blowing. Top tier 80's music. Shame about the allegations.

Banger after banger

Its peak its peak its peak its so fucking peak they'll never do it like this again

I was "thrilled" by the lack of harmonica! -1 star for the ranch

Pretty good

Very good album, full of total bangers. Should be a 5 but he gets -1 for being an alleged nonce.

Thriller has 9 songs in total. Of that 9 - 7 of those are songs that you know and love. The other two aren’t bad either. No need for skips. Just push play and enjoy the king of pop

Very lean and straight to the point pop album. Delivers hit after hit without wasting the listener's time, but at the same time, allows its songs to breathe. Surprisingly diverse sound, with funk, rock, disco, and R&B all coexisting with each other in a coherent manner. The slower numbers don't as much for me as the rest, but this is masterclass in pop craftsmanship regardless. No wonder it's the best-selling album of all time, likely never to be surpassed. Key tracks: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Thriller Beat It Billie Jean P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Ok, I hate The Girl is Mine. Demo version is better. But overall the middest of mid. Quincy did a special here. I can't imagine how some of these must have been in the club... Jerry Curl juice flowing all over the shop

There's so many great songs on here that I'm willing to pretend that the McCartney collab doesn't exist for the sake of this review. It's so out of place. The rest of the album deserves a 5/5

Yes, this does completely live up to the hype.

I like The Lady in My Life.. and I guess Thriller is iconic? But its just not fantastic.

I think I might have to controversially give this album 4 stars. There are 4 good songs on here (I'm also counting Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'), the rest is filler or actively painful to listen to (looking at you, The Girl Is Mine). Then there's the whole pedo thing... at least he no longer actively profits from our streams?

Thriller to Beat It to Billie Jean is insane. Also the Beat it guitar riff and Billie Jean bass line are absurdly iconic.

Kedvenc/Favourite: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Nem véletlenül van/volt nagy sikere, könnyen hallgatható és fülbemászó is minden szám az albumon. Nagyon jól működik a néha kicsit rockosabb vonal a groovy dallamokkal, meg kellően változatosak a dalok is, nincs két ugyanolyan. It’s no coincidence that it’s been such a huge success; every track on the album is easy to listen to and catchy. The sometimes rockish sound blends really well with the groovy melodies, and the songs are unique enough, no two are alike.

Quite enjoyable, songs outside the big hits held my interest better than most.

This was a time when MJ was at his best musically. Every song on this album is fantastic. Such a great dance album. Love it.

Amazing production, and some cool tracks here and there (especially the opener - critical to have a good pop opener). Amazing that the Thriller single became such a hit, with its odd horror-pop theme.

4.5

It makes complete sense why this is one of the if not the best selling album of all time, it is a must hear by everyone and everybody. But after 42 years has this thing still stood the test of time? My answer is yes, but not completely. Don't get me wrong some of the songs here will simply never die down like with that perfect 3 song run of Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean but what about The Girl is Mine or The Lady In My Life? In my opinion The Girl is Mine is a bit cheesy, especially with that dialogue interlude part of the way through the song, but overall it is a really nice duet between Paul McCartney and MJ. Besides without them teaming up for this project Michael would have never have known he could buy other people's discographies, like what he did to The Beatles nearly a decade after this. The Lady In My Life is the song everyone seems to forget is on the album, and probably because it is objectively the worst song here. It really feels a bit disjointed from the rest of the more accessible Pop songs as a bit of a wildcard that doesn't always stick the landing with everyone. Literally ever other song here I think is damn near perfect, but this project is held down by two great, but lacking songs that really could have pushed this album into being a definitive best album of all time. I don't have any malice towards anyone who thinks this album is perfect, but for 42 years on its' belt it is surprising the amount of flaws this album has garnered since it was released.

Even if you don’t like him, the album was significant wasn’t it.

Classic

Stone classic. Point off for The Girl Is Mine and being a pedo. I’m not listening to Thriller itself outside of Halloween but so many of these songs are undeniable.

I try to see the art apart from the artist, to a certain amount of my own moral point of views. That being said, I just cannot listen to songs named "Baby be mine" or "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson, without an awful pain in my stomach. So, the album might musically be real good, but that is not what I am rating here, as I cannot and will not listen to it, again.

A ⭐⭐⭐ only because I loved it as a kid

C’mon. Seriously? This isn’t even worth discussing.

This was a pleasant surprise on a Monday morning. I knew and already liked 6/9 songs, and the remaining three, were easy to listen to if not as catchy.

es el rey del pop que más se puede decir 4/5

Fantastic!

A >4 star album with at least three 5 star songs.

Full of hits, not really my sort of thing though

May be up there with mega nouces like jimmy savile but you can’t argue he is the king of pop. This album is in his midsummer madness era, he’s giving knight is shiny armour on the cover. But his suit of armour is just a crisp white two pice with a zipper tee. Lock up your kids, daughters sons anything is on the plate for this knight With an album having so many bangers on it, sometimes you are blessed by one making it into people Timeless hits. We could argue for a while about which hit is timeless but for myself I would say P.Y.T is definitely the song on the album that can be listen for years to come

All bangers

Full of Bops!! But some songs were a bit slow for my taste

9/10 grew up on this album, first singer i ever fully loved and listened to also my first crush😛 every SINGLE song is good, revolutionised music forever bless him, wasn’t a kiddy fiddler, unheard musicality even though it’s not that long it’s as long as it needs to be. fsv song- wanna be startin something, you’re a vegetable 😛

Childhood fave

A masterpiece. Such a fun album, every tracks a hit. Held up one hundred percent after 40 plus years

5 stars

Legendary Pedo. 5 stars. Pretty good album too.

Some massive hits, some cheesy filler, and a very problematic man.

Are we allowed to like this: knowing what we know now?

I didn't appreciate him enough when I was a kid.

For all his oddities, Michael was a deeply talented artist and knew how to entertain.

Hard to find much wrong musically with the biggest selling album of all time.

Actually decent!

I don't know if hearing this back in the 80s would have made it a different experience, but I never understood the appeal of Michael Jackson. Of course there are some great songs, but to call this a great album is a serious stretch in my opinion. Bland overproduced disco pop for the most of it. Thriller (the song), Beat It and Billie Jean are standout songs, and the only part of this album I could properly stomach. Not my taste, sure, but objectively I can't see how this is considered one of the great albums beyond the 80s hype.

What is there to say about this album that hasn't been said, It is a genuine classic. Rest in peace MJ his legacy lives on through his magical voice

I mean what can I say. All hits

Absolute bloody banger. An album full of hits and a staple of the 80s sound. Quincy Jones does a greta job throughout the whole album. The weakest song imo is The Girl is Mine, its not bad by any means. My favorite song is probably Wanna Be Starting Something. Overall pretty good album. Iconic. Its full of hits and id listen to it again no doubt 4.5/5

Best pop album ever, no more to say

This record is the sound of my early childhood. Hearing it still brings visions of my parents' stereo system. And despite all of the changes in my musical preferences since I was five, it still makes me dance in living room. G' damn classic!

I heard this in 1983 and that was plenty. It's fine.

Does anyone need my opinion on this album? I still have the vinyl I bought as a grade schooler and enjoy Beat It, Billie Jean, and Human Nature.

3/5 - I'm sure I needed to hear this at some point in my life, but I don't need to hear it anymore. The hits were huge, but as a whole album, it's overrated. Deserves a place in pop culture history and on this list, but not in my listening rotation.

My brother and I had a DVD years ago with all of MJ's music videos on it and we put it on most days after school, so I really feel I know his discography like the back of my hand. The album gets off to a sensational start. One of the things I like most about Michael Jackson is that his songs are so instantly recognizable. Each track is so rich instrumentally, and Thriller, THRILLER!?! Is there another song like it? It's absolutely insane. Beat It is probably the music video I watched the most and I remember finding absolutely everyone in the video incredibly attractive and thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I also grew up watching tons of Kung Fu/ Hong Kong gang movies - and it always reminded me of them. The imagery, styling, etc. My favourite tracks are Human Nature and P.Y.T (love the chorus). 5 stars, monumental album, clearly deserves to be on this list.

Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay? Ha, ha, Paul, I think I told you I'm a lover, not a fighter. Eh, I've heard it all before, Michael. She told me that I'm her forever lover, you know, don't you remember? Well, after loving me, she said she couldn't love another. Is that what she said? Yeah, she said it; you keep dreaming. I DON'T BELIEVEEEE IT!!!!

I think I prefer Off the Wall. This album for sure has high highs, but the lows are pretty low to me. There's no song thats so bad i wanted to skip it, there's just a bunch I don't care for.

9.2/10 Wow, what an album! So many hits on one album is insane. Mixed in with some solid slow jams that I hadn’t heard before. Incredible album

It’s candidly difficult to rate this album; the array of singles means that anyone who was around when this album was released has heard many of these songs dozens and dozens of times. That overexposure at this point tends to make listening to this album an uninteresting and redundant experience. But, stepping back from that and attempting to appreciate this record and how it must have been experienced at first listen, it is a remarkable collection of funky dance pop performed by one of our greatest showmen at the peak of his powers. So while history has been unkind to both the album and the artist, it’s simply not credible to consider this record anything but a masterpiece.

- a primeira vez que ouvi esse álbum eu fiquei mt impressionado com os solos e estética de rock apesar de ser voltado mais pro pop/soul/funk - um album que não envelhece e cada vez fica mais relevante - rip quincy jones, ele merece muito crédito nesse trabalho

This is a great album, but the sounds on it are a mix of upcoming 80s sounds and 70 disco. Some of the songs on it feel like they should have come out a few years earlier. Billie Jean being on it blows my mind because I always think of it as early michael.

The best thing I can say about this album is that it gave me ample opportunity for silly jokes because it’s just bad (even though it’s Thriller). I remember not liking this album when I was a kid and everybody’s dads and their mums where celebrating this. This was long before Michael was red-flagged the world’s most notorious predator, of course

66/1001 :: Michael Jackson - Thriller Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 6 Fav Tracks: Billie Jean, Beat It, Thriller Listen before you die: Yes. Literally every person who grew in the 80s had a copy of Thriller on vinyl at their house. And as you probably know It’s the top selling album of all time. How is this possible? I listened today it’s not a perfect by any means. Not even close. I will admit that the back-to-back-to-back of Thriller, Beat It and Billy Jean in the middle of the album is sublime. Like really fucking awesome. PYT is also really great. I had to check the credits to see if Rick James played on this song because it was filthy funky. Speaking of contributions Quincy Jones does a masterful production job here even if I think a lot of the choices made were timely versus timeless. Lastly, I love Sir Paul but the Paul McCartney song is bad. He helped Michael made a bad song and then bought his music from under him. Guess it happens like that sometimes…

MICHAEL ZOMBIE

7.89

It wasn't as great as I was expecting it to be, still a decent album.

I don't listen to abusers

Not even his best album. No one has ever or ever will come close to the king of pop

Was not expecting Paul McCartney to be on this. The less popular songs were ok but sounded quite unremarkable compared to the hits. I think it’s cool that Thriller started the concept of doing music videos as we know them today.

9/10 - Obviously a fantastic album. I have heard all of these songs before and they still hit

Even if this album wasn’t completely full of classics thriller alone is a good enough song to get it a 5. But thriller to beat it to Billie Jean to human nature to pyt is insane

I already know this album is amazing. So much great music on here. Almost every song was a single.

Already five stars... Don't even need to listen (but if course I will)

Absolutely exceptional. The tracklist is literally: "Thriller", "Beat it", "Billie Jean". And there's way more than these three massive hits here. Put simply, this is the best-selling album of all time and of the 9 tracks, 7 were released as singles. This is obviously separating the music from the man himself.

I don’t think there ever has, or ever will be an artist as globally recognised as MJ. But separating the person from the music etc. It’s more than 3 songs, (PYT is so overlooked) but those 3 songs are so good it’s enough to make this one of the greatest albums of all time. Hell, the videos alone shaped a generation. The layered vocals and just how the songs are assembled are just perfection.

Que dire

Well, it's hard to think of a more popular album, but does that make it good? Certainly it comes as no surprise that the stand out tracks are "Thriller", "Beat it" and "Billy Jean" (with some help from Van Halen on the solos). But the rest of the album surfs that line between soul/R&B/Pop, some tracks being more successful than others. Overall it is an easy listen, but I wouldn't qualify it as great.

The funky nonce!

Amazing that almost every track is a hit. Exquisite production. Dipped into the handful of less popular ones, but weren't really my. jam.

beeb it

I mean, it is one of the best albums of all time. Not a whole lot more to say. Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean in a row is great, but there isn't a bad song on the album

Slam dunk 5 stars here for one of the best albums ever made - I don't know that it would be in my top personal favorites, but its cultural import is nearly unmatched. The production is awesome (thanks Quincy Jones) and the songs speak for themselves for the most part with almost no weak moments - if I had to pick one (and it feels bad to say with it being the one feature from another legend) the weakest track is probably The Girl is Mine, but even the other two lesser-known songs are actually pretty great. Baby Be Mine is a lovely little funk groove and slow ambience of The Lady in My Life is kinda nice too. An absolute classic for a reason!

Pretty incredible how many timeless songs are on the same album.

Decent album, nice to put on a background when chilling

Some big 80s tunes but forever marred by the artists dubious lifestyle. No enjoyment in listening to this anymore

Classic album, the songs still hold up to this day. Too bad he diddled kids. Damn. That one knocks down a couple stars.

The man was a hit factory.

Most of the album is pretty good but maybe that’s because I liked Bad more. Then it’s got Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean in a row.

One of my favorite movie genres!

This album was massive when it came out. Hard to say if the sound/production was influenced by the 80s, or if the 80s sounded the way they did because of this album. Definitely belongs on the list but, it's a bit too mainstream for my taste.

I don't know how anyone could give this album a low rating, especially if you were a kid growing up in the 80s like me. This album was everywhere, the songs were everywhere, the videos were everywhere. When you think of the 80s, the first thing that has to come to mind is Michael Jackson. This is just classic!

And here it is, quite possibly the biggest album of all time, waiting for me at album number 920. I've already reviewed Michael Jackson's other two albums on this list, giving five stars to Off the Wall, and four stars to Bad. We had Thriller on vinyl when I was a kid, and though I remember looking at this album sleeve many, many times, I don't think I've ever listened to the whole thing. I know five songs on this album really well, but the other four tracks should be knew to me, unless I've forgotten them. My gut tells me this is going to be a five-star album, but nothing is set in stone, not even Thriller! Thriller wasn't quite the five-star masterpiece that I thought it was going to be, but it was still really good. My high hopes felt immediately justified, when I got sucked in the minute "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" kicked off. The production and arrangements on that song were just perfect. Those horns, the bass line, and the drums all sounded perfect, and then ton top of that, you get Michael Jackson's vocals. I could see him in my head, just putting his whole body into his singing, dancing, and letting himself be consumed by the music. The disco remnants on this lead-off track were excellent, and I was glad to see them carry over to "Baby Be Mine," which was the first song on the album I wasn't familiar with. "Baby Be Mine" sounded so smooth, and I loved the bass groove, the punchy horns, and the rich synthesizers. "The Girl Is Mine" was another song I wasn't familiar with, and it wound up being my least favorite song on the album. The dreamy sound didn't really land with me, and it felt like it sucked the oxygen out of the room, and the lyric "the doggone girl is mine" is terrible. Who uses the word 'doggone?' What an awful choice. I love Sir Paul McCartney, but his presence on this song just didn't do anything for me. "Thriller" isn't one of my favorites on this album, but the production, guitars, synthesizers, and drum machines are great. For some reason, I just don't love the vocals and lyrics on this song. Still, it's really fun, but even though it's one of Michael Jackson's most popular songs, it's just not one of my favorites. "Beat It" is really good too, and my favorite thing about it is that Michael Jackson shows just how versatile of a performer he is. As the King of Pop, he can throw down on a rock song too. The main guitar riff is excellent, but Eddie Vedder's solo steals the show. For my money, "Billie Jean" is the best song on the album. That string arrangement is excellent, and the bass and percussion are perfect. Michael Jackson's vocals are at the top of their game on this song, and "Billie Jean" just oozes his personality as a performer. It's just an awesome sound, with tons of little treats for your ears, snuck in behind the overall melody. What a great song. "Human Nature" was another song that I wasn't familiar with, but I really loved the synthesizer arrangements. "P.Y.T." is really excellent. Those synthesized backing vocals are awesome, the lead and bass guitars are excellent, the overall beat is insanely catchy, and the synthesizers punch things up in all the right places. With "The Lady in My Life," I felt like Thriller went out with a whimper. For such a fun album, the slower songs on this album were mostly a snooze to me. But even with a few duds, Thriller is still a really good album, and I can't believe it took me this long to listen to all of it.

Loses a star for his unsavoury conduct

This album must've gone crazy in the 80's. Michael Jackson really is the king of pop. I really liked "Thriller" and "Beat it", and the rest of the songs are pretty good too. 4/5

It’s hard denying this as a five star album. I didn’t realize just how many bangers were on this record until playing it though. MJ must've had a chokehold on the radio in 1982. Also, wild that this contains a track beefing with Paul McCartney over banging the same girl?? Favorite tracks: - Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Beat It - Billie Jean - P.Y.T

6/10 quite overrated although its all classics

Apart from the three hits on this album, the rest was just painful to listen to.

All time classic. Even Lady in my Life is a banger.

Obra maestra, de los mejores álbumes de la historia. No era consciente de que los mejores éxitos de Michael Jackson estaban la mayoría en un solo disco.

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 9 Extremely catchy song. Musically brilliant, Jackson's vocal range is explored in almost full effect here. It's a range that's absolutely exquisite. It's a little bit too repetitive in parts and the track goes on for too long at the end. 2. Baby Be Mine - 9 Brilliant jazzy pop track. Instrumentally this song is superb and even better than the last track. Just a ridiculously good track. 3. The Girl Is Mine - 5 The duet is very good but the lyrics are just too simple. It's not a bad track, but it's definitely not a track that's ever going to be anything but just an album track. 4. Thriller - 11 An all time classic. Instrumentally flawless and ironic. Lyrically every note has been sung by everyone at some point in their lives. Need more be said? 5. Beat It - 11 Another call time classic. Amazing music video on this too as a side note. Instrumentally very good but lyrically outstanding. Guitars on this are absolutely outstanding. 6. Billie Jean - 11 An all time great. I couldn't choose between this and Thriller for best track on the album but they're awfully close and equally as iconic. Music video is equally iconic. 7. Human Nature - 5 Instrumentally it's a bit of an odd sounding track. Jackson's vocals are fantastic but lyrically it's not as strong as the other tracks and the fact that it comes right after Billie Jean causes the track to be completely overshadowed. Definitely a pass over track that wouldn't come back to listen to again. 8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 10 A return to the great tracks of the album. Vocally strong, instrumentally it's a lot better than Human Nature and lyrically as well it's a lot better. The "na na na" part in the middle the song is something I would normally slam but it's just the right amount of it so as to add character to the track and not dull it out with repitition. Solid track. 9. The Lady In My Life - 10 What an awesome slow track that highlights the full vocal range of what Jackson had to offer as a singer. Instrumentally it's a brilliant smooth jazz kind of track that gives Jackson a load of space on the second half to explore the highest ends of his range without overdoing it like many other pop artists run into trouble of doing. Excellent track to end the album on. Average Rating: 9 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 4.5 Rounded Up: 5 Stars

Not my thing, but I gotta be objective you know? Some misses, but overall excellent. I particularly enjoyed Wanna Be Startin' Something.

klassikko syystä

I don't love it, but it's pretty undeniably great, even if it feels a little formulaic at times. Love the synth work. Never realized that Thriller, Beat It, and Billy Jean were back to back. PYT might be my favorite if it didn't kind of creep me out

Immaculate and clean production. You can slide down it on your ass. There are layers upon layers of sound; most notably, MJ's multi-tracked vocals. I can understand why I thought this sounded like magic as a kid in the 80's. Is that key change at the end of Baby Be Mine auto tune? It should be. Human vocals shouldn't be able to do that. Chipmunk vocals on P.Y.T crazy! 42mins of condensed pop perfection.

Didn't really enjoyed the album, except for the three most famous songs: Thriller, Billie Jean, and Beat It. It's a more RnB/Romantic album than the previous one I listened to, so not really my vibes.

I never really understood the hype about Michael Jackson... this was okay, but not something I really enjoyed.

Absolutely incredible prodction. Every song is a masterpiece. There were two lesser known songs for me Baby Be Mine and Human Nature, which are fairly forgettable given the sheer power of the other tracks. The song with Paul McCartney is pretty dumb, but the silliness is too charming not to sing along.

well, its THE album

Es Thriller. Es un disco de 5 estrellas, hayas nacido cuando hayas nacido. Si además, como yo, tuviste la fortuna de vivir el lanzamiento de Thriller en carne propia y ver todo lo que generó a nivel mundial, este es el mejor disco de la historia. Thriller, Billy Jean, Beat It, The girl is mine, The lady of my life, PYT. Vaya, muchos de los discos más venerados de la historia tendrán uno o dos éxitazos que cambiaron el mundo, pero como Thriller, pocos. Es un disco que escucho constantemente, pero volverlo a oír ahora fue un viaje a mi infancia viviendo el terror de la canción que da nombre al disco. Y me encanta vivir en un mundo en donde alguien dijo "Vamos a hacer una canción de terror", y no solo lograron eso, sino que consiguieron la mejor canción de terror de la historia, con todo y Vincent Price incluído. Qué joya.

Would be 4*, but -1 for paedophilia

a worthwhile listen and fun! nostalgic too. haven't listened to him explicitly ever, let alone in a long time.

I've never sat down and listened to the whole thing before, there's never been a need with most of it being released as singles. I like some of it.

I've now listened to and erased two full sets of notes. I'm not doing it again. This is a great pop album, the Paul McCartney duet sucks and Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature and P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) is one of the greatest stretches of songs in music history.

Classic album. Still a bunch of hits even 40+ years later.

Great album. Iconic

Undeniably a classic landmark album, but personally, I’m so familiar with so many of these tracks that they don’t really excite me anymore. I also think it has such an incredibly strong middle but the ending is a bit damp.

Would be a 5 just for Thriller but it also has 8 other perfect pop songs. No one has ever done it like Michael

After the solid, infectious groves of Off the Wall, this album was an evolution in Michael's genius. He crafted pop gems with broad appeal and underneath it all was Michael's bizarre, childlike mind. We didn't know enough to be frightened then. Deserves 5 stars despite that saccharin, cringe worthy She's Mine.

Massive peado

gobless

Todos temas arriba de 8 (salvo human nature, flojeli pero la excepción que confirma la regla)

Так звучит адекватная поп-музыка, какой она и должна быть. Но, если честно, кроме Billy Jean здесь больше ничего не привлекает.

Even if this album was just the song Thriller, it still would be fantastic.

Day 15, second album I have in my collection. I think I'll save the tarnished legacy talk for the third and final MJ album I get. First, I'll tell a personal anecdote. Once, a girlfriend and I snuck into a beachside Marriott to swim in their enormous pool with her twin brother and a couple of their friends. Shortly after we get in the pool, a DJ/MC that works for the Marriott comes out with her setup. On mic she declares the guests will now participate in her Guess the Song Challenge as if it were the most well known gameshow this side of Lake Okeechobee. Not having properly expressed the rules, I turned to my girlfriend, Emily, and asked, "What's she mean, that she's gonna start playing "Billie Jean" and wait till someone says 'Michael Jackson'?" Approximately, 15 seconds later the DJ began playing "Billie Jean" and indeed let the track continue well into the vocals until someone said "Michael Jackson!". I think the fact that I was able to guess the song before it was played goes to show you how popular this artist and particularly this album are. "Billie Jean" stands as the highest rated song of 1982 on rateyourmusic.com. Put this on after 11am and "Thriller" started appropriately close to midnight. I'm amazed at the sequence and timing of the singles for this album of which "Thriller" came at the end of, subsequently doubling sales of the album a year after its release. First and only single released before the album was the "The Girl Is Mine" a fairly mild song compared to the biggest hits. Paul McCartney comes across as super milquetoast next to a cool, young MJ on that one. "Beat It" with the arena rock guitars is my personal favorite. "P.Y.T." though gives the former a run for its money. Quincy Jones' sole song writing credit was apparently the title of the song after Peggy Lipton wore lingerie for him that had "Pretty Young Thing" written on them. I vaguely remember making a "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" joke before I started watching Buffy and my friend pointed out that I am literally Xander. Just happened to watch the "Dead Celebrities" episode of South Park as I've been going back through the show and catching up on shit I missed and rewatching some classics. I had never seen this one but I remember the first MJ episode well. Dom DeLuise is seated next to MJ on the purgatory flight and earlier today I learned that my Grandmother is buried at the same cemetery as Dom and Tony Bennett are, just a few blocks from where I go for therapy in Long Island City.

Think what you want about Michael's personal life and controversy (not that his corpse defend itself and his legacy...), but this album is a classic! An album with rock riffs (and 80s guitar stars making cameos!), catchy hooks, nice mix of different beats and an overall positive tone. There's a reason this sold the way it did. 'Wanna be startin' somethin'' opens well, and is probably my standout track. I love the use of the African vocals towards the end. Yes, 'Billie Jean' and 'Beat It' are firm favourites from yesteryear. Not that I played A LOT, but 'Billie Jean' always reminds me of GTA Vice City (was that track even in that game?!). I also forgot how much I liked 'P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)'. I bought this album in 2009. 2 months later, my copy was stolen! Then he a month or so afterwards, MJ died. I felt like such a loser buying the album again post death. I did buy a special edition, however with a bunch of Quincy Jones voiceovers at the end, which were actually quite interesting to listen to. It's clearly a 5. But, there are weak points. 'Thriller' is catchy, but if you think about what a thriller actually is and the lyrics he (and the late, great, Vincent Price) are referring to are really more about a horror movie. But, the ultimate insult is teaming up with 80s Paul McCartney (his worse incarnation!). Two guys (one old enough to be the other's Dad) singing about a girl they both like. Macca's voiceovers are punishing as well. I like that you got him back by buying his royalties from under him, Michael! Nice one. Still, 'The Girl is Mine' doesn't pull it away from 5 star status.

This is like liking a girl who you think is way out of your league. You’re not sure how or why, but you blurt out that you’d like to take her out for a drink. To your surprise, she happily agrees. You go out and hit it off, agreeing to a second date. After a couple of dates, you spend the night at her house. You leave her apartment on a sunny Sunday morning, walking down a busy street feeling like you are floating. Your mum calls and you tell her you think you’ve found the one.

Great record. The run of thriller, Beat It and Billy Jean is i e of the best 3 song combos out there.

all his bangers in a single album, mf had bills to pay

It’s Thriller, what else needs to be said?

Uno de los mejores discos de la historia. Marcó la historia de varias generaciones y a día de hoy sigue pegando como el primer día. Si tuvieras que reducir la lista de 1001 a 3, este sería uno de esos 3 discos a escuchar antes de morir. 9/10

If I could give it 6 stars I would. Just about every one is banger after banger. This album and Bad are like the Holy Grail; we will never see pop albums of their kind again. Almost every song is legendary, sounding crisp and clean and smooth as butter. Damn this is such a great album. So hard to pick a favorite track among all the legends, but I think I'd have to pick Beat It and Human Nature.

WOW every song was great truly a thriller

Can’t deny the talent here. Falls off in quality at the end but otherwise solid album

It's famous for a reason, even the weaker songs have charm to them. And of course this album has Thriller, possibly the most well known song in the world.

1984 album of the year. Changed course of MTV and pop culture forever.

In all these years, I’ve never been interested in this album save for a few moments. Vincent Price is cool on Thriller, and Eddie’s guitar solo is badass. McCartney’s contribution is an absolute stinker of a song. Now that I’ve done this, please don’t make me listen to Thriller anymore.

I love the funky sounds of Billie Jean and I understand the significance of this album but it just didn't catch my attention and I didn't vibe with it despite all the funk and disco and pop sounds. Also I thought that pop music must be catchy and this one (except Beat It and Billie Jean) is not

I put MJ in the same category as ABBA, in that, the hits are so well known and so over-played that it is hard to view an album objectively. That said, Thriller is clearly a classic. Bits of it are twee, dated, and downright odd...but the hits, and even the songs right below them, are just great. The album has good flow, and the hits have remained so for good reason - they still sound great. Solid 4.

It's a fun album with a decade-defining sound based on my experience with GTA Vice City radio. It's weighted heavily towards its singles, with the only true essential tracks being the back-to-back trio of Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. These admittedly make for a terrific run, but the rest is forgettable (but still highly listenable).

These songs are so sewn into the culture at this point that it’s tough to review Thriller on its merits. I tried to listen with fresh ears to some success. Thriller for example is such a wild number if you try listening to it as if for the first time! Such a fun concept - it remains fresh and exciting after all these years. After a couple of listens, I’m amazed at how much I enjoy this album given the ubiquity of these songs (though radio play seems to have dropped off significantly in the 21st century 👀). Honestly I think this is about as perfect a pop music album that you could wish for. Though the production shows it’s age, Jackson’s enormous talent endures. His style is utterly unique, and such an accomplishment in music should be recognised. Those who score this album a 1/5 are just “ignorant”. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Was always a great album good music. But like so many the musician went off the rails, and that alone degrades the music.

HATE Micheal Jackson

Not every song is perfect but the amount of perfect songs on this album is too high to give it anything less than a 5

Track 8 should be P.G.A (Pretty Great Album)

An all timer. No notes

Очень много слышал об этом альбоме но ожидания не оправдались альбом классный послушал бы еще раз но местами однотипный и скучный, мне он не настолько понравился чтобы оценивать его как шедевр

Some all-time greats here, which still sound just as good as you remember them: "Wanna Be Startin' Something," "Thriller," "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "PYT." And some songs like "The Girl Is Mine," which sounds even hokier than you probably thought back then. On those great songs alone, there's probably an argument that this is one of the best albums of all time, and I can objectively understand that argument. But music is ultimately subjective, and while I might smile nostalgically when I hear a line like "Show them how funky and strong is your fight," Jackson just never did it for me. And besides, he stole that tune from poor, long-suffering Weird Al Yankovic! ;-)

One of the top 20 albums all time. Every song is killer and THE pop standard.

Great

Yeah hard to beat this, automatic 5 outta 5. Favorites are: Baby Be Mine, Human Nature, P.Y.T.

Banger, no notes. Wouldn't listen to it regularly, however.

wanna be starting something - postane repetitive nakon 6. puta kad ponovi isti stih, dobar beat, tko ti je rasplakao curu damn, "youre a vegetable / they eat off of you" ?????????, imam feeling da je pjesma predugacka za ovoliko repetativnih stihova, jel iz ovog potice mamase mamasa mamacusa ?? baby be mine - haha 420 haha, kjut, lijepi stihovi the girl is mine - doggone ?, uuu fight, ovo je onak dosadnija verzija lagala nas mala od tosea i tonija, svida mi se pricanje usred pjesme thriller - fali mi music video al nije mi se dalo gledat 15 min toga, jaako kul prica i neobicna promjena teme u odnosu na pjesme do sad beat it - ova mi je najdraza lowkey, ne volim tolko ljubavne pjesme billie jean - a klasik sta rec, zanimljivo da je pjesma s ovakvom tematikom postala toliki hit i toliki pop staple human nature - ne kuzim pricu bas tbh, mid p.y.t. - funky, cudan naslov given the allegations..... the lady in my life - sweet, malo horny ali to je okej overall - iskreno mislila sam da ce biti bolji, osim hitova (thriller, beat it, billie jean) koji su fakat dobri, ostatak albuma je malo eh

All the hits, good fun of an album. For me a product of its singles and intentionally made in that way. As far as pop goes it's a shining star

Best pop album of all time. Most of the songs on the album could be the best song on any other album if they stood alone. Just a thrill to listen to from front to back.

Off the wall is better

Hard to debate five-star status; even survives the albatross of a clumsy duet with McCartney. The run from "Thriller" to the end is top-notch.

All-time classic, groundbreaking album and music video

Not my favorite album of his but still a classic. A few throw away songs but the bulk of the album is bangers.

Oh, growing up is such a thing... When young, I remember that I despised Jacko and this kind of "commercial" music, even if I had just heard the hit singles (to be fair, in the case of this artist there are a lot of them). Then, suddenly, you're an adult and you cannot do this anymore for some reason. Something tells you that if this is respected, it is for a reason and that it's probably good. Also, you don't want to make bold statements without a proper listening. This kind of attitude feels like the *right* one, but at the same time feels boring. I kind of miss the rebellious teenage days where you would insult commercial music trying to be as as edgy as possible. Rants aside, this explains what I feel about this album. Yeah, for sure, is good, it has a lot of well-known songs and I really like to hear Beat It or Thriller at a party. But at the same time I feel like an imposter when listening to it. It's an absolute classic? Of course it is. Does it move me as much as Slayer, Blondie or Ornette Coleman? Of course it does not.

Beat It, Thriller, and Billie Jean are the obvious highlights of the album. I especially like Beat It. I really like Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' as well, Human Nature's okay, PYT and This Girl is Mine gave off some really weird vibes though. I can't do half stars so I'll give it a 4 but it's closer to 3.5 for me.

Justified masterpiece status. Incredible piece of work.

It's -Thriller-. What more can you say about it that hasn't been said already? Three great bops, with a few decent songs that are just romantic (and sometimes problematic) slop. I appreciate that this album has been masterfully engineered to be as catchy as possible.

Maybe I am reading too much into this but for being songs about love, Michael seems to have quite an adverserial stance on love. (Baby be mine, the girl is mine) The girls are to be conquered, not to win her affection, but from another man. He creeps around or scares you with the idea of someone out there so you better have that thrill with him. (Thriller) And when the loving is over with don't you confront him with the consequences. (Billie Jean). And then PYT comes on. And how was this man of sound mind? Ok it is groovy and produced to a tee but except for thriller and beat it, none of this ages well.

"The doggone girl is mine"? Other than that very weird lyric, this is Michael Jackson at his peak. Every other song is a well-known classic. Thriller is my favourite track here and the whole album is easy to listen to although it's generally not for me. Three stars for moderate enjoyment.

Three tremendous songs that defined an icon but the rest is filler IMHO - 3

Michael Jackson is a tough one for me. Although he has been acquitted of any alleged crimes, the dark cloud of many sexual abuse allegations still hangs over his legacy. Many have chosen to ignore it, but I am of the mind that if there’s more than three people coming forward, there is a good chance that there is truth to those stories. People abusing their positions of power is a difficult thing for me personally, but there is no denying that despite all his shortcomings, Michael Jackson was one of the best pop artists that the world has ever seen. This album came well before any allegations, and it is a testament to MJ’s musical genius. Thriller is the definitive Michael Jackson record, the one that vaulted him from stardom to being christened the King of Pop. From “Wanna Be Starting Something” to “Human Nature”, the album is packed with killers, as Michael put it. Other standouts are “The Girl is Mine”, the title track with narration from Vincent Price and its iconic and enduring music video, “Beat It” with its also iconic video, and “Billie Jean” with its also iconic video (there is a theme here, isn’t there?).

not as good as off the wall

Overall an enjoyable album due to the big hits But I was expecting more thriller and less filler 4 ⭐️

Je ne suis définitivement pas une grande fan de Michael Jackson, mais Thriller incarne probablement ce que je préfère dans son travail.

Listen, MJ is a complex figure. But, this might be the greatest album of all time.

I want so little to do with this pedophile

yk the album's good when even the spotify recommended songs after it are fire

There’s no denying this is a monstrous album. But I only really dig “Wanna, Beat it, Billie Jean, Thriller, and PYT. 1001 alum worthy: yes 106/197

An insanely great pop album. Pop music as pop art.

Paris Jackson is Michael Jackson's daughter. If Michael Jackson killed someone, it would be a slaughter. If Michael Jackson was thirsty, he would get some water. Favourite Songs: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing). Least Favourite Songs: NONE.

Thriller - ever heard of it? Five Stars - iconic album cover, iconic songs, Album of the Decade, Michael Jackson's absolute peak imo (and he had a 40 something year career). Just incredible. Dudes from Toto and other incredible session musicians on this one - Quincy Jones - and on and on.

I remember this being one of the first albums I ever bought with my own (pocket) money along with Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection. Two for a tenner in HMV on a school trip to London. I feel as though this is a bit of a bridge between the funky disco that came before, and the mighty pop hits that came after. My favourite MJ song has changed many times over the years, and every massive single on this album has taken the crown at some point. I loved the title track since seeing the music video when I was young. That thick and punchy electrifying bassline is ridiculously good and the little picking guitar towards the end that joins it is great. 'Beat It' shows off Michael's slightly harsher vocal style and is so catchy. 'Billie Jean' I didn't like as much back in the day but hearing it now, it's another fantastic track. 'P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)' is another one with a funky bassline and another huge ear worm. My current favourite track of Jackson's though has got to be the opener 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''. Yet another insanely catchy hook and a monster of a bassline (can you sense a theme?). So those are the really really famous tracks. How do the rest shape up? For me there are two greats, an OK one and a dud. 'Baby Be Mine' is great (with yet another good bassline) and 'Human Nature' has such a dreamy, ethereal guitar lick running through it coupled with Jackson's airy vocals, it's a gorgeous track. I actually think that the duet with McCartney is the worst track here, which is crazy really considering who sings on it. I personally think because of the news worthy shenanigans, the controversy, and the stage presence, people forget or overlook how good a vocalist Michael Jackson was. From soft and delicate, to high pitched falsetto, to an almost throaty growl, Michael could do it all. This is honestly like a greatest hits album, and despite the couple of skips, it's an easy five stars, and I think it would be difficult to convince me otherwise.

Even a hater like me can't criticize the three song run of Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean right in the middle of this album. Best three song stretch of all time? Who knows, definitely not me. Anyway, I really struggled with the rest of the album. I'm happy to hear these songs in shopping malls but I won't voluntarily put them on at home.

Amazing. I never realized just how jam-packed Thriller was. No wonder it sold so well. Ended on the lowest note of the album for me, but that’s by the by

The singles run on this album is crazy. If you asked me to name Michael Jackson songs, they would be on this album. If there were half ratings I think this would score a 4.5 but I will round it up for its staying power.

Det e den her typen klassikera det e gøy å høre på en liste som det her, for det e ikke musikk æ hadde plukka ut for å høre på ellers, men så e det jo velkjent nok til at det likevel blir et hyggelig gjenhør med kjente sanger, pluss litt kontekstualisering ellers, som e stas. Æ likte det.

I remember watching a tape of Thriller at my mates house in what must have been the late 80s. I liked this album then and I still like it now. The only track I thought was weaker was the Paul McCartney one. Everything else was excellent.

Repeat listen

An album full of bangers. Every track feels like a hit. It’s essential listening for understanding pop and the 80s in general, not just for the songs themselves but for the way it shaped music, videos, and stardom. Slick production, iconic performances, and an energy that still holds up decades later.

Excellent 80’s pop.

Typ ganska ass bortsett från hitlåtarna

Overall this is an objectively great album. A lot of hits came out of it, and you have the "Thriller" "Beat It" "Billie Jean" run in the middle. I love those tracks, and along with "Wanna Be Starting Somethin' " those are definitely the standouts. The rest are good and memorable but in a class just below the hits. The guitar and bass is great throughout, and the poppy drums and synth really do still sound great today. The conversation in "The Girl Is Mine" is... pretty wild. There are a couple songs that just aren't as good here. So I think Thriller clocks in a 4 out of 5 for me. Still a fun listen to this day.

Excellent

There is a bit more filler on this then it's reputation would suggest but still a classic despite the reputation of the artist 4*

Shit makes you wanna dance

some classics (thriller, beat it) and absolute stinkers (PYT, the girl is mine). and those stinkers smell even worse in light of his later "activities".

Piosenki 5 - osoba wykonawcy, jego skłonności zero.... Powinno to być wymazane

Iconic was soll ich sagen

Classic, but is a kiddy fiddler so marks down

Boring stuff all the way. I didn’t watch the videos this time because I didn’t want to be influenced, but that made the listening experience exhausting, as MJ would have been (rightfully) forgot without his showman abilities. What’s the point of pop music without melodies? Favorites (aka only song I like): - Beat it (cool guitar part and finally some rythm)

Human nature is my sleeper hit. Adult contemporary gold

obviously

I don’t wanna rate this 3, so it gets a 4. Also classic. You can’t beat “Beat It”.

Not my favorite but well done all around.

Classic album I always skip the girl is mine though...I just can never wrap my head around that one. Baby be mine is an underrated gem in my opinion. PYT is one of my fav songs ever. What can I say its peak 🤷🏿‍♀️

Una joya del pop.

I don't really need to tell people how good this album is. It's iconic. The trouble is in deciding which single song to add to my 1001 best of playlist. While my personal favorite is "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", I think "Beat it" is the clear winner here.

Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of pop music. At best, it's typically insipid boring swill, and at worst it's just plain irritating. That said, Michael Jackson is the king of pop and rightly so. This is great songwriting. This is an excellent album.

I mean come on. I’d argue this is the most famous album ever made. Argue with a wall. Not my favorite, so I’d probably give it a 4, but anything less feels blasphemous

One of the best pop albums of all time. Nuff said.

An excellent album by the Pop Master sickly produced great rhythm and musicality. Several wonderful songs with the ultimate Halloween music video on Thriller.

A perfect album. No notes.

MJ at his finest

I would love to have a dialogue with a big Michael Jackson fan about the bizarre, manufactured innocence that is encapsulated in the lyrics on every track of this album. Was it intentional? Whose idea was it? Would the album have been less successful if Michael Jackson gave a singular detail about how he would have touched the women (girls) he sings about here, rather than resorting to totally insincere vagueness? >_>... This record is endlessly danceable and very thoughtfully pieced together. I don't even mind the silly Paul Beatles duet. Billie Jean was always a favorite on my ipod shuffle. Before anything else I am a Barthesian, and so this must get my stamp of approval.

Pop music doesn’t get better than this

cómo va s tener tantos bangers un album

Regardless of what you think of hin or his music, this album has one of the greatest 5 song runs ever - it goes Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, and ends with PYT. When people speak of his greatness as an entertainer, this is what they are talking about.

A little heavy on ballads, but it's a masterful production of a great performer in his prime.

There’s a couple of good songs here for me, but the hype had me prepared for so much more than this. Not my favorite.

The three tracks--you know the ones--are all certified hits. But the rest of the album is filled with soft muzak and I realized I just don't care for MJ's voice. Expected to like it more than this.

What can be said, has been said. Period!

mjög flott útsett popp. gerir samt lítið fyrir mig. mínusstig fyrir barnaníð.

Essentially a Toto album with dance beats, all fronted by Michael freaking Jackson--what's not to love?

The doggone girl is mine

One of the greatest pop albums ever

Great pop music and a really bad song with sir Paul

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. I don’t think I’ve ever actually sat down and listened to Thriller all the way through. Over half the songs are classic singles, so I’d heard most of it before just not in sequence. Fantastic production with world class musicians.

human nature went through my body like cocaine...

incredible. amazing. perfect. show stopping. never been done before. hit after hit after hit. i listened to it three times in a row until china love distracted me 💔

Can only go to a 4/5 rating though because of the abomination that’s is ‘The Girl Is Mine’ with McCartney. Legitimately insane that it was the lead single. But everything else here is good to great, even if it’s not that cohesive. I probably always preferred Bad as an album overall. But here even the two deeper cuts that didn’t get released as singles (Baby Be Mine, and The Lady In My Life) are two of my favourites off the album.

4.5

2.5

A few great hits, the rest is more or less junk. 3 stars

I've always thought this was one of the most overrated albums of all time. It's good, but it often gets mentioned in the greatest of all time conversations, and that I do not see. The album starts off pretty well with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", a good song that does overstay it's welcome a little bit (the single version actually shines here) . The next two songs are god awful. "Thriller" spawned one of the greatest music videos of all time, but taken out of context, it's a very mediocre song and the Vincent Price bits don't make nearly as much sense. "Beat It" and "Billy Jean" are both pretty great. "Human Nature" is okay, but leans a bit too far into yacht rock territory. "P.Y.T." is a good song with lyrics that have aged as well as a glass of milk. The closing track is awful. So really, we're talking about an album where 1/3 is great, 1/3 is awful, 1/3 is merely decent. I'll settle on a low 4 stars.

4.5

Greatest selling album of all time from the King of Pop and probable king of pedos. Nearly every song is super resplendent and hyper iconic and even the weakest final song Lady In My Life is still really lovely. Probably a trillion dollars worth of talent with MJ, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen, Vincent Price, Toto, Seawind Horns, Louis Johnson, Greg Philliganes, Paulinho Da Costa etc. Out of all the incredible tracks here, PYT is by a distance the sparkliest, divinest, chipmunky and lyrically least appropriate gem here. Easy 5 stars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rating: 2.1 Aged horribly. Production is very flat and not a bombastic spectacle like an MJ album is probably meant to be. Terribly overplayed hits lessen the impact of their inclusion on the album. I was very unimpressed by all of the songs I’d never heard before. No reason to listen to this all the way through.

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

Brooooo I know the dance for this and I took part in that thrill the world flash mob

Classic, somewhat tarnished by his decline.

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

Have this album and it’s great!

Does this need an explanation? I didn’t think so. It’s not perfect but it’s good. Very good Choice cut: The Girl is Mine

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

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

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

Even better than "Thriller, Also".

I know this is a classic in many people’s eyes, but really, apart from the three tracks in the middle it’s pretty average pop music. Legitimately, not the five star album a lot of people will claim it to be.

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

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

The King of Pop for sure.

A hee hee hee!

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

Crazy to think this is first listen. I’ve heard the big tracks, but a lot I had not. Its got the 80s over produced stuff. Too much synth for me. Human nature is kinda cool. Toto song really. Tenderoni is pretty weird from PYT. Wow 70 million copies. That like one in 4 people buying it in the us.

Really good. Classic.

Some of the greatest singles. And pretty unremarkable ones. The deep cuts are forgotten for a reason. I'll put a 4/5 and leave it at that. https://youtu.be/ZGPSN6UdERw

for some reason I always assumed this was a concept album so it was pretty disappointing

Cuz this is Thriller 7.5/10

8/10 It’s a Pop album

Nästan ett perfekt popalbum. Byt ut The Girl is mine och kasta ut Eddie van Halen

Not bad! I really didn’t think too much about it when it first came out, but the mix is really good. Pretty corny lyrics though

Love the art not the artist.

Still very listenable. This album made me want to be a pop star when I grow up. I was so close! It's true, there are some bad tracks. Otherwise, would be a 5. I had this on vinyl. I remember being obsessed with the liner notes, but was disappointed to learn that Michael Jackson didn't necessarily write his own songs. Lots of cool robot voices on PYT.