Thriller

king of pop. triple of thriller, beat it, and billie jean in the middle of the record

Pretty damn iconic pop album, I can see why the singles were chosen as singles but so many interesting motifs you can see in pop music today 4.5

Heard it

First time listening to Mickael Jakson fully and expanding my knowledge than just knowing the most famous ones. Listening to more than 'Beat it', 'Thriller' and 'Billie Jean' was so nice! I would not call it a perfect album as for my liking, but perfctly 7/9 of the songs are a 5 out of 5 for me!

Some of it is fantastic, some of it really hasn't stood the test of time. But its number one on my top 10 albums by dead paedophiles.

LOVED IT :D

4.5 Very, very, very good

Problematic dude but can't deny how great this album is

Some of the best songs of all time. But is it a perfect album cover to cover? Can’t give it a 5 but it’s better than a 4.

Loved this, must have listened 3 times over. Would be 5 star but I took one away because of how lame "the girl is mine" is

Songs I was familiar with were great. The ones I haven't heard were not as good and would be skipped to get to the good stuff

Overall, I’d give this album a 4/5; with enjoyable and memorable melodies, fairly well-written lyrics, and next-level 80’s production, this album is a great snapshot of pop music in the 1980’s, and still holds its ground today. Aside from the iconic place the album and artist hold in history, the musicality is something to be admired, with Jackson, Jones, and the members of Toto working together to create a piece of popular art, and Van Halen’s cheeky solo on “Beat It” solidifying its place in rock history as well.

Smooth smooth smooth album, just don’t absolutely love it on my first full listen

I do really like this album. It’s popular for a reason and it sounds great. I own this record and listen to it a lot and will continue to do so.

Favorite track(s): Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Baby Be Mine, Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

His most iconic and my personal favorite of his discography. The flow throughout the songs just perfectly harmonize with the melody that he goes for throughout the album.

good album but it drags on a little bit the slow songs are weak points 3.5 stars

The singles really do stand out above the rest of the songs here by a large margin, but that's not to say the deep cuts weren't enjoyable either. It was my first time hearing them and enjoyed them for the most part so I'll for sure be returning to this. Really crisp production, amazing vocals, catchy hooks... There's just a charisma to it that is hard to beat. 4/5

Some bangers on here, but not into the slower 80s sound.

y excelente qué mas se puede decir?

HOP OFF THE GIRL IS MINE paul mccartney i will defend your honor

8/10. classic

Review - this is a lot better than Bad. It's making me realise I have no idea where different MJ hits fall in his career. Thought this and Bad were basically the same era but they're about 5 years apart? Anyway, Thriller, Billie Jean, and PYT make a great album regardless of any other songs. Rating - 8/10 Need to hear? YES

Banger after banger. Def like the energetic ones more than the slow songs tho

genuinely such a classic album, amazing hits like billie jean and pyt. maybe not entirely my tastes, as most songs aren't gonna end up in my playlist, but i can understand why mj became as big as he did

Over half of this album are absolute hits and it was fairly impossible to avoid this for a long period of time. Ten year old me is pretty psyched, but in 2026 there are some things that stand out. More noticeable on the non-hits is the production. It sounds so early 80s. The Quincy synths sound pretty dated to these ears. It's laughable that Macca and Michael were beefing over a girl. But there's the EVH solo and riffs. You can't hear Thriller and not think of Vincent Price or the zombie dance. All in all a solid album I'll never listen to in it's entirety again. Justice for Leon Kompowsky.

A classic for a reason, its got all sorts of funk to it that u don't see much of these days and its just all-round good, its Micheal Jackson that alone says alot

Iconic album, and I prefer a lot of the smaller songs to the hits, the hits are great ofcourse but there are some other gems on here. 1. Human Nature 2. The girl is mine 3. The Lady in my Life

Het album is sws super goed met zelfs enkele bangers, maar meer vind ik het niet eigenlijk. Ik voel me niet per se erg bewogen ofzo.

This album is pretty solid. I don't really understand how The Girl Is Mine made it onto the album, yet alone being made the first single. And I'm going to be completely honest, this may be controversial, but I'm never like P.Y.T.

great album with someones of the best singles in the history

Classic

hit after hit after hit

I'm not a huge fan of Michael Jackson but I really like this album

4.0 Firstly always try and separate the art from the artist. Admittedly I can't always do that. For some reason with MJ I can, the potentially bad logic being that it was after his peak years he went off the rails. Anyway. A seminal outing, but perhaps overplayed in my youth. Lots of hits, but the album doesn't feel as cohesive as it would do. The singles sound a bit disjointed and are mostly plonked one after another. The deeper cuts are better than I remember, Baby Be Mine and the closer are pretty decent. Title track I've never got fully on board with, feels like a gimmick. Very good album, but not entirely sure it's his best.

Creo que nunca lo había escuchado completo, pero me parece un buen álbum. Lo puse de fondo entonces no lo disfruté como pude haberlo hecho. Lo compraría

Absolutely PERFECT voice for pop. The album starts off funky and poppy and dancy and then Human Nature comes on and I transcend. I'm only giving it 4 stars because I don't see myself listening to the album on the regular. But I added Human Nature to my playlist.

ICONICCCCCCC

Great album. I saved 5/9 songs.

vabbè adoro, michael jackson icona sempre

-wow is this a fun album -not only iconic and well-known but such a fun listening experience Fav: Beat It like duhhhh

I want to give it a 5 because it’s my childhood memories and some of the songs are beyond amazing but I don’t actually love every song and ya know…..

It’s really good. The problem is that the hits, at least in my opinion, are a good chunk better than the rest. And the song Pretty Young Thing makes me feel gross knowing… information about MJ. Normally I can separate the art from the artist and all that, but come on man. He’s saying “Pretty Young Thing.” Thats weird.

Overall it’s a great album with some fantastic songs. Not a fan of Human Nature and although The Girl is Mine, is melodic, its lyrics and performances are undeniably cringy, so a 4 for me.

Although I'm not a massive fan of Michael Jackson, I do like several of his songs and most seem to be on this album. This album contains some classic tracks.

Un clasico total. Muy bueno. No me vuela la cabeza, pero es muy buen disco

Some of the most danceable hot of all time. The only reason this doesn’t get 5 stars is because of that terrible floating turd “the girl is mine.” Whose idea was that?

hot

9/10 banger alert weewooweewoo She’s just a girl who thinks that I AM THE ONE

I love that it goes from a song where Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney clearly want to have a threesome with each other straight into Thriller.

this was the album of my parents generation. my mom can still vividly recall the day she saw the thriller video released in DC. paul mccartney disappointed me on his song

The hit singles really are hits but the rest of the album was not quite at the same level for me.

Hmmm. Möcke som är möcke bra, men också en del som jag inte pallar. Mer classic MJ-ljud och 80-tals lög och sen är det helt plötsligt ett solo från van halen. Men fan. Kan inte klaga. Det är ruggigt bra. Speciellt sträckan mellan baby be Mine till Billy Jean. Den förstnämnda har några riktigt balla grejer där den går ner när man anar motsatsen.

Great classic.

This is a great album. Every song on it could be the best song on a different album. And I love a Paul McCartney feature. Four stars. (Favorite track: Billie Jean.)

There is no denying the outsized cultural impact of this album. When the "Thriller" video was released on MTV it was an event. Michael went from a superstar to a mega super star. The good songs on this record are good. There are some forgettable tracks, but the Michael Jackson phenomenon was more than just the music: it was the whole aesthetic.

The heart of this one is unparalleled in the dance pop realm. Favorite track: Beat It

This brought back some memories. Who can forget how popular some of these songs were. And with such memorable videos on MTV! I'd forgotten some of the songs on Thriller; it's clear why this is a classic.

This is some amazing pop music. Great, catchy songs. Good compositions and production, even though 80's pop is not exactly my favourite. But most of all, Michael Jackson's vocals are unbelievable. Obviously some of the songs are extremely popular, like "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" (amazing song run, by the way). This record has the formula for an excellent pop album, so I'm not surprised it's the best selling of all time even if it's not exactly to my taste. By the way, every time I hear "the kid is not my son" in "Billie Jean", that one meme in Spanish comes into mind. "¿Tú quieres una manzana?" 4/5 for personal preference, but I think it's a fantastic pop record.

Strange feeling is to realize i never heard this album in full before. Well, it's definitely good, but not as good as 90's Jackson.

Buen comienzo, mucho hit. Me cansa al rato la voz de Michael. Igual discazo

Docking this a point for the girl is mine, some great singles though

Tämä klassikko levy putosi ainoastaan hittiensä, ”Thriller”, ”Beat It” ja ”Billie Jean”, muuten aika tasapaksuja biisejä. Noi hitit on kyllä todella hyviä!

A Quincy Jones production perfection. Pretty much every song is a banger. Youd be living under a rock if you havent listened to this. Fun fact: Human Nature was written by yacht rock legend Steve Porcaro from Toto. QJ heard the demo and loved it, and MJ ended up recording it. Also Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar solo on Beat It. Theres a Paul friggin McCartney duet. And one more gem: Vincent Price does the speaking track on Thriller. What an album.

Never been a fan of a couple of these songs but the rest of the world disagrees with me. But I do really like most of the album

An impactful, legendary classic of an album that truly deserves its flowers. Just about every song had the capacity to be a massive hit. His mellow songs are just as good as the more upbeat dance tracks.

I don't think I had ever actually listened to this cover to cover. I had one of his greatest hits records back in the CD era and spent a lot of time with that instead I guess. I thought this would be an easy 5 but I found it to have enough slight ups and downs that I don't want to give it a perfect score. Obviously it is a monumental record, but nothing gets obligatory 5s from me just for being important.

Of two minds: 1 -- If you aren’t paying the prince of pop his due for his magnum opus what game are you playing here? 2 -- The Girl is Mine and The Lady in My Life are both bad in a very regrettable way. I think if you just cut those songs I'd give this a 5. I guess Nick had it right by sticking to the Greatest Hits album, in this case.

Fast perfekt

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

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

heehee

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

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

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

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

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

hit after hit lowk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Almost good enough to forgive the alleged noncery

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

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

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

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

how did I not know that Paul McCartney was on this

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

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

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

Only wasn’t familiar with a couple of the songs

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

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

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

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

I enjoyed the hits

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

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

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

AK

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

Phenomenal album, although i do prefer Off the wall

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

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

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

The hype is valid

-1 for The Girl Is Mine

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

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

A lot of classic MJ songs.

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

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

nice

Yea it's a 4

liked it better than i thought i would!

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

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

Great album!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beat it classic Billie Jean really loved

Did not listen

Fantastic !

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

His best album?

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

Pretty interesting

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

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

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

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

i used to think michael jackson was the basketball player

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of course this was going to be in there.

One too many songs about the girl being mine, but Thriller>Beat It>Billie Jean is quite a run

Billie jean is echt zo'n tering goed nummer wtf!! De gitaren hierin zijn echt insane, bas en elektrische. Love het album, bangers na bangers

Certainly deserves the title for the King of Pop. What makes this album really stand out for me is that all this time, I’ve only had a lot of these songs saved from his compilation albums, not knowing that a ton of his bangers came from the Thriller album. So while listening to it, I was pleasantly surprised to hear so many of them coming off one single piece of his discography.

I mean, it's Thriller.

Just reading the track list from this album, I was already ready to give it 5 stars. After listening, mayyyyyyyyybe changing it to a 4 but I’m torn. I don’t think it’s a perfect album, the song with Paul McCartney is weird in a lot of ways but Beat It, Thriller, and Billie Jean are all BANGERS

Great pop album. Dude has a hell of a voice and the production was amazing. Great singles as well.

So mainstream and popular that a lot of "serious listeners" shit on it a bit. It's really really good. High 4

I knew this album was a classic and I know why.

paul mccartney jumpscare fav: human nature

Great album

You can’t go wrong with the classics. It was great to go through and listen to the whole album again. I will say that obviously some songs are better than others but it’s understandable why this album has stood the test of time and was so big when it came out.

Yes to everything except the Paul McCartney song. Used to pop this CD on with vibrator Ash and daaaannnnceeee

I listened to this on a cold and grey December park run this morning. The progression from Thriller to Beat It to Billie Jean is pretty incredible and made for a really peak running experience. This album also reminds of basement keg dance parties in college in a fun way. I will always want to dance to PYT. Yes not everything holds up but still what an album! Minus 1 star though for The Girl is Mine.

A classic for a reason. A true murderer's row in the middle with Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, and PYT. The rest of the album is sort of replacement level 80s pop/R&B for me, with the Girl is Mine answering the question, "what if two of the greatest singer/songwriters in history did a duet". That answer is "it stinks." But come on, those five songs?????

--Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'...Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa! Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa! Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa! --Baby Be Mine...cheesy af. but it's a groove --The Girl is Mine...Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney together?! Must be one of the best songs ever, right? it's terrible --Thriller...classic --Beat It...it's a good tune but I never bought the attitude --Billie Jean...GOAT --Human Nature...warm grilled cheese --P.Y.T....(see "Beat It") --The Lady in My Life...not my thing but he's in good voice and Quincy drops some nice bass at the end

It's fine. It's not 5 stars.

too many hits

The King of Pop proves it on this album with some really great pop tunes here. When I was a kid, this album got me, especially 'Got to be Startin' Something', which I still think is a really great track. Other classics also make this a great album so even though it's a rare guilty pleasure, I still rate it highly.

I think this is the first time I've heard this incredibly successful album in its entirety, and I can see why only a few tracks became eternal radio hits; much of the rest of the album is pretty forgettable. But the trio of massive and enduring hits--"Thriller", "Beat it" and "Billie Jean", all with high-quality videos to go with them--overshadow everything else, and make this a probably his most impressive production over his lengthy career. I also realized as I watched the videos that that I'd never seen any of them before, even the epic and awesome "Thriller"; I can now see why this gets best-video-of-all-time awards. And very impressive that he managed to get 80 or so real-life Crips and Bloods for the "Beat it" video (although I don't think they were any of the dancers), and also got Eddie Van Halen for the "Billie Jean" solo. I've never really been Michael Jackson fan, so the songs don't really do much for me (especially the filler, and *especially* the painful "The girl is mine" made even more painful with Paul McCartney contributing), but it's hard to deny that this is one of if not his greatest album, if only for its defining legacy on American popular music and culture.

peak

Prefer the style in Bad but another top album with some classics. Ideally would have been a 4.5.

This is the 80s distilled into a single album. The beat it / thriller/ Billie Jean suite would kill a medieval peasant

You know the rule: minus a star for kid diddlin’.

Tough to not give it a 5

Great album, classic

#780. Mostly thriller, but also a little filler. There's some great stuff here, but there's some duds shitting up the room keeping it from being something perfect. 4/5: still pretty great though

A good album, hadn't listened to it before besides just the singles

Album super, mes préfs : the girl is mine, PYT, baby be mine.. pas besoin d’épiloguer sur la qualité de l’album Malheureusement, ça n’efface pas les sujets problématiques autour de MJ. Je n’écoute plus depuis longtemps pour ces raisons. Dommage. Si on doit séparer l’homme de l’artiste (grrr), ça vaut un 5/5. Mais je le mettrai pas…

Reviewing musically. Important to qualify these things. This is a genius pop/disco album. At one point in the middle it is stupendous; three certified bangers and some other decent stuff in between. It’s almost (maybe actually) insufferably catchy at its best but quite middling at its worst. The slower love songs make sense in a pop album but I can’t say they add anything and the Paul McCartney song is totally unnecessary. Could have been a 5 but it’s not quite there and I don’t necessarily want MJ on my profile page.

More like a greatest hits this album. "Baby be mine" and to a lesser extent "human nature" and "pretty Young Thing" etc . I think songs like this are much more dated in that they are very of the time (Like oldschool disco). Its what I dont like so much about the genre / artist. Has to be said though this is otherwise an extremely strong album of near constant bangers. I feel a weak 4 is justified based on at least half the songs being spot on.

This is a great, tight pop album. And while I know it’s classic, I really hate the “heehees” and the grunting. I feel like it cheapens the music.

Awesome!

The highs are sky-high and the lows are still smooth, enjoyable, and perched comfortably, though said lows spend enough time to bring the album just shy of a 5, it's a great listen for any day nonetheless

"Thriller" to "Beat It" to "Billie Jean", is there a bigger three song sequence in all of pop music? This album is undoubtedly one of the most impactful ever. Michael Jackson was already a star; this propelled him into immortality. Thriller takes most of the foundation of Off the Wall and pushes its extremes-- it rocks harder (e.g. Van Halen's guitar solo in "Beat It"), its bass lines are even more danceable, its soft pop ballads are even smoother. His talents as a vocalist are no longer just a shadow of Stevie Wonder, but are full force here. Jackson said he wanted Thriller to be the biggest album of all time, wondering why can't an album just consist solely of singles. That nearly holds true here, as every song has a hook, but there are clearly lesser songs. A lot of lyrics in the soft pop songs are overly cliche. "Baby Be Mine" has an insanely good bass line, but what saves the dumb lyrics is Jackson's delivery and melody. The Paul McCartney spoken word section on "The Girl Is Mine" is so cheesy that the song overall approaches parody. "The Lady in My Life" is my least favorite song, too long and cliche and not much substance. I suppose this is just Jackson and Quincy Jones speaking the R&B "language" but I find it pretty played out and boring. And then I cringe so much at so many of these romantic lyrics and themes. The worst is probably "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" despite its strengths in the instrumental section. I just can't separate the man (pedophile) from the music. But many songs do achieve incredible highs. What is interesting about "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean" is the edge that these songs have. There is a certain paranoia, even anger or isolation and darkness permeating these songs, which lend them honesty. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" also fits into this category, which builds excellent momentum and interest at the beginning of the album. Unfortunately, momentum is an issue in the track listing, as the best songs are packed in the middle. It's not that other songs are bad, but they feel more like standard fare. Objectively, this isn't a perfect album, but it is one of the most significant ever. Giving credit where it's due, this is also significant in Jackson reaching superstardom as a black musician, breaking a racial barrier. Of course, he did much to physically change his appearance and reputation over the following decades, and he remains controversial as a sort of misunderstood, tragic character. If he had been any lesser of a musician, he would be cast off as a criminal and monster. However, his complicated legacy lives on, a reminder of why we must be wary of our heroes.

Sweet

Some of it sounds a bit dated, but the hits still hit.

hehehe-haw Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is groovy as hell. Love all the layers of percussion intertwining, so much energy there, pretty amazing Track 1. Vocal is mixed too low imho though ;p Ohh Baby Be Mine chord pad synth is soooo good. Leads are sick too but are so period specific. I really love this vocal performance- feels so raw and honest like he's pushing past his limits into like James Brown terrority. WOAH insane mode(?) shift?? MUCH less into Track 3... the doggone girl is mine yip shes mine :D. PM and MJ fighting over a girl is a ridiculous concept for a song and they definitely should have left this one off. We're really going from that into three of the most famous songs of all time? Apparently The Girl is Mine was the LEAD SINGLE for the album (picked for crossover accessibility to white radio stations thanks to PM) - wild stuff. "Are the wolves howling necessary for the studio version?" is what I would have asked in the session so it's probably good I wasn't there. Thriller is a good song if not campy as hell (actually most of this album is campy in retrospect. Was it campy at the time I wonder?) Billie Jean is all all-timer but why is the shaker so fucking loud in my right ear (but it's actually a really good sounding shaker rezpekt). Love the janky ad libs vocals. Human Nature - Ballads like this normally aren't my vibe, but there's a lot to like here. Drum groove is super cool, and some really interesting vocal delays that stutter and pitch up and down in a very modern way. Shakers too loud. Never heard PYT before but it's very dope, so many interesting layers. super pitched up vocals, crazy synth sounds.. Lady - loveee the slow attack/porta on those synth pads so much. But again, I have a tough time getting into schmaltzy/sentimental ballads like this. And one of the biggest albums of all time just kinda slowly fades out...

What a start to the record. 6-minute relentless beautiful stuff. The groove in Wanna Be Startin Somethin is quite literally infectious. All these elements are so perf. Baby Be Mine goes so hard. Paul song is hilarious. Doggone is a word that probably shouldn't be in a chorus post-WWII. Good for Paul weaselling himself onto this classic record though. 4, 5, 6 is a crazy run. Human Nature is a beautiful song wowz. PYT is so fucking good. Maybe one of the best choruses ever? 9 tracks is the perfect length of a record. Classique.

Was looking forward to MJ coming up because I’ve never actually listened to a full MJ record. Great one to start. I mean there are just so many hits on this record it’s insane. I have to say that Baby Be Mine and The Girl Is Mine are very cheesy in a way I don’t love. The Paul McCartney feature and skit is hilarious though. Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean is potentially the craziest 3 track run in musical history? Human Nature is gorgeous. Might be my favourite track. PYT feels like more of the same energy from earlier in the record. Some really cool little synth riffs. Lady in My Life is kind of a weak closer for me. The production is of course incredible. Very definitively 80s. That spanky clean Strat guitar sound, those big synth stabs. So many iconic and influential musical moments. Steve Lukather ripping on Human Nature, Eddie Van Halen on Beat It. I definitely really enjoy listening to this record, I have a hard time giving it 5 for my personal taste mainly because of tracks 2-3 and 8-9 not really doing anything for me. The brilliance of the pop songwriting and production are undeniable. The best selling record of all time and it makes sense.

Just too many good songs and classics to give this less than 4

It is actually a quality album! Woo-hoo! Ow!

Pop isn't normally my thing, but a catching myself singing and dancing along to this a couple of times makes me think otherwise. Deserves to be on this list for sure

About half of the songs on Thriller are of great timeless quality, the other half is good as far as pop is considered and the album would be better off without the sappy catastrophe that is The Girl Is Mine (sorry Paul).

Hard to deny the enduring legacy as one of the great pop albums. There is a great run of tracks but there are some duds on here too (most of MJs ballads are so off putting…). The production on the album in particular likely helped shape the sound of the 80s to come and I’m surprised that this sounds so different to the style of off the wall despite both being produced by Quincy Jones. For all his faults, the vocals on this are great even if the ad libs are a bit cringe in isolation.

On a technical level, this album should be a 5. Great production, tight tracklist. But it doesn't have the personal x factor, to give it a 5 for me. Disclosure, I still haven't watched finding neverland

I wouldn't consider myself a Michael Jackson "fan" but I do find myself enjoying much of his music. I guess that's why he's the king of pop. There's some really obvious bangers on this one, and some others that are just meh. Kind of funny though, as good and iconic of a song as it is, i don't really think Thriller fits well on this album. 4/5.

Nunca me harán odiarte, Michael Muy grosero Nota: 3.9

During my youth Michael Jackson got on my nerves with his constant presence. He turned himself into an incredibly ridiculous caricature. This album came out before he really went downhill. Now that I've listened to it in its entirety for the first time, I was surprised at how good the songs still sounded. Even his later obligatory, constant squeaking when he grabbed his crotch wasn't there yet. I also prefer the cover version of Billy Jean by the German punk band The Bates to the original. Nevertheless, I must admit that my reservations about the music on this album were unfounded. 4/5

Iconical Pop.

Classic album, legendary. 8.4/10

What to say a contentious Pedo, but this album is great and was the soundtrack to the 80s and my childhood. Remeber my sister playing this when I was very small and the weird ass voice at the end of thriller scaring the hell out of me. Billie Jean also is one of the best songs ever written. It should have 5 stars but he gets one taken away for being a bit evil. (Should probably be more).

Very well produced

3.5

do we separate the art from the artist?

What wasn't said yet about this one... what can I ad... Probably nothing, so I'll just say I love it. I know, Of the Wall might be funkier, and bad might be sharper, but there never was and will never be a pop record like Thriller. Timeless sound, incredible songs, masterful production and perfect execution. Long live MJ's legacy. After saying all that- my integrity can't give it a 5. It's a very, very high 4

Отличный альбом. викенд точно им вдохновлялся

Ottamatta kantaa mieheen itseensä, niin siltikin levy on hieman pettymys ennakko-odotuksiin nähden. Maailman myydyin levy kuitenkin kyseessä. Silti 4/5.

Це 4.5. Є бездоганний Off the Wall, а все інше теж дуже високого рівня, але все одно десь якийсь промах є. Тут це пісня з сером Полом, завжди здавалась трохи крінжовою. Перші 30 секунд Billie Jean - феноменальні

Obviously it has a run of unimpeachable bangers in the middle (Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean), but there is some schmaltzy trash too (The Girl Is Mine is truly unlistenable, Human Nature is not much better).

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ started my day off very nicely, it’s by some distance my favourite MJ song (Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough is up there too). I’d not listened to any MJ for a long time and listening to this made me realise it’s almost a greatest hits collection. It has some tremendous highs, mostly among the most famous hits like Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. Admittedly a couple of the songs don’t do a lot for me and the duet with Paul McCartney perhaps the low point for me.

Nothing controversial about these bops.

Excellent

Sehr energiegeladen. Klassiker

Light 4,5

Paul McCartney!

Pretty great album. Separating the art from the artist.

Buoyed by the radio hits

As much as I don't like Michael Jackson's music, I enjoyed this album. I've heard it before, I even had a vinyl record I had given to a friend cos I know I won't be listening to it much. So I thought I was going to skip it quickly, just listen a bit and enjoy the sound clarity because production here is phenomenal. But I kept listening and forty minutes after I'm going to give it 4 stars even though his music is not my vibe. Liked tracks: Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It, others are skippable but these three are so good they deserve a higher rating than the other MJ albums I've listened to.

A masterpiece in pop, but have been over exposed to the songs. Top track: Billie Jean / Thriller

A short but classic album. Tracks 4, 5, and 6 are absolutely the best tracks. Song 8 is an underrated banger. The longevity and cultural impact of this album/artist bump its score up.

Strong start, The girl is mine bit weird but then back to back to back bangers before a nice chill ending, very strong album, good listen.

The lyrics were kind of weird when I focused on them more on this listen, but that didn't stop the songs from sounding cool. I'm not a VEGETABLE

great album

What do you say about Thriller? Biggest album sales of all time? Nearly every song could be a hit? "The Girl is Mine" is the low point? (It is but oddly the one that is still stuck in my brain a day later) I'm not a big fan of Jackson and his music, but even I can admit that there is something special on this one. Sure, I can do without "Billie Jean" ever again. And I think it's odd that Jackson did a serious "parody" of Weird Al's "Eat It" with "Beat It"* But I really think "PYT" is an absolute blast and probably Jackson's greatest musical contribution. (disregarding all the ick factor of Jackson singing about a "Young Thing") *see Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Not perfect but still a seminal pop album of the 80's.

This is an iconic album from Michael Jackson. For me, the song that steals the show is Billie Jean.

4/5

The words ‘Michael Jackson had a huge impact on me as a kid’ may carry negative connotations now but this and the follow up, _Bad_, were massive albums for me growing up. To be honest, they’re not albums I go back to at all now but playing this for the first time in maybe a couple of decades, there’s no denying the quality here.

It’s Thriller so mostly killer - but also some filler.

Would have gotten a 5 if it wasn’t for that stupid dog gone Beatle song

Every single song on this album makes me want to listen to beat it. Fucking love beat it tho, 3 stars for beat it alone! Honestly the first few songs are a drag, I guess the funky duwap duwap only works when the singer is trying to be intimidating and not… romantic… yeah. That’s what’s bothering me. Also any Beatle makes me want to crawl out of my skin so there’s that. I don’t need to say anything about Thriller and Billy Jean. They’re Thriller and Billy Jean. Duh. Tho I didn’t expect to like Human Nature as much I did, but sometimes deep cuts (if you can call any song of this album a deep cut) surprise you. This album also sadly doesn’t change my top 3 songs with Micheal Jackson on them which does mean “Somebody’s watching me” is still on that list. Disgraceful tbh. Anyways I really want to listen to Beat It.

Good.

PYT is the standout star for me on this one but they are all great.

very thrilling

Smells like goat to me

Ok, if his life and legacy hadn’t taken the turn that it did this album would still be a banger. It’s so smooth and silky. However listening to PYT was…. uncomfy. I can see how it took the 80s by storm!!

Lowkey surprised myself by knowing every song in here already minus the last one, but that just speaks to the feat this album undertook in aiming to make a record entirely comprised of hits. Was very interesting to read about the historical importance of the album at the time. Wish they played songs like this at the club still. I can imagine how fun it must’ve been to bust a move to Baby Be Mine 😞

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

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!

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.

Bangers, obviously.

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.

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.

Q and Michael defining 1982. Solid stuff

Pretty good

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

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?

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

4.5

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.

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

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

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

Actually decent!

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

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…

7.89

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

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.

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.

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

well, its THE album

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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”. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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! ;-)