Thriller

Pretty obscure release but I can see the appeal

6 keepers out of 9 (66%) 3 bangers [Billie Jean, Beat It, PYT] out of 9 (33%) Math says 4 stars. Heart says 4 stars. 4 stars.

Some of the best MJ songs are in this album

Some parts feel dated, other parts feel timeless.

Pretty good.

This is why I’m doing this list - to find hidden gems like this. Jk. But great album. The Paul McCartney song keeps it from being a 5 probably.

Стыдно признать, послушал впервые.

Ну бэнгер конечно, такое количество хитяр подряд. Из нехитов Human Nature очень понравилась. Жаль педофил :(

The songs on this album are a lot more musically varied than I would have expected. Not entirely sure it works as a cohesive whole, but I learned more about the range of MJ's oeuvre.

9/10 - Didn't like This Girl Is Mine at first. Then I actually listened to Michael's conversation with Paul and its low key hilarious. Loved the songs I haven't heard before. Big fan of this honestly. The only knock i have against it (keeping it from a 10) is that the three mega hits in the middle I just feel like breaks up the flow of the rest of the album. Part of that is because they're so familiar to me that its hard to hear them _in_ an album and not as individual songs. Fav Tracks: (besides the 3 mega hits) Human Nature, Wanna Be Startin' Something' Fav Lyric: Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? ---––– ✅ Album Cover ----------– 10/10

Entire album of classics, heard most before

Lite besviken på materialet utöver Billie/Thriller/Beat it, men de är starka nog för en fyra!

Svårt att argumentera mot den objektiva kvaliteten och genomslaget hos många låtar fast jag aldrig varit ett MJ-fan.

Ikoniskt. Höga höjder. Dock inte riiktigt i min smak.

Loved this album, ever song sounded great! Very catchy and it’s Micheal Jackson so of course. My favorite song is probably The girl is Mine. Atleast right now:)

Can’t believe I only listened to this album for the first time, now. It’s very good, so many hits. A great album, and a fun listen. 8.5/10

Can't fault the production or the performances, but it's soooo smooth and polished! Beat it is a great song but really it's not my cup of tea. Can see why it is so highly regarded though

So I remembered really not liking The Girl is Mine and then it came on here and I said “this ain’t bad, just a bit corny.” And then that fucking dialogue outro happened and I had to turn the album off to go brush my teeth.

Three center songs are masterpieces, the songs around it forgettable... As a record, 4/5, for the three center songs 5/5...

Really liked this one top to bottom. Only one or two I wasn’t that into, but overall one of the most iconic albums of all time and for good reason.

poppy

off the wall clears >>>>>>>>

Obviously great - almost a negative that so many songs are such staples. It felt like ‘it’s fantastic, but yeah I’ve heard this’.

i’ve heard this before, almost perfect. i prefer off the wall though

One of the VERY best albums of all time, categorically

Like half bangers and half boring ones that aged appropriately. But the bangers are certified classics so 4.

Micheal Jackson was one of the best pop artists there was

Thriller to Human nature is 5/5, the switch from The girl is mine to Thriller is jarring.

An undoubted classic I was not interested in when it came out and have never been interested in it. To my mind, Billie Jean and Wanna Be Startin Something are the only songs that truly hold up. (The latter of which, tellingly, was actually written during production of Off the Wall, which I think has to be considered Jackson's peak, musically.) Never listened to this album except as singles on the radio. The Lady In My Life is a shockingly terrible song.

groggy comme il faut que des petits bangers qui font danser intemporel et pour tous les âges à tous les âges

6.29.26 pretty crazy that half of the songs on this album are all-time classics. probably the most influential pop album of all time like. and i am, obviously, a fan of any and all paul mccartney, even at his cheesiest Favorite Song: Thriller Rating: 4.5/5

Damn, sometimes you forget why they called him the king of pop

Solid pop album, although the sequencing feels a little funky to me.

solid hits

I think it’s fair to acknowledge two things simultaneously: the album changed popular music forever, and the questions surrounding Jackson’s personal life are serious and unsettling.

Very good, short but sweet

So I've finally come back to the first artist I ever loved! I remember listening to Smooth Criminal from the age of like, 3! Weirdly though, it took until this challenge to finally come to approaching a full album, and to be completely honest... I don't know if I just wasn't in the mood, but I'm not too impressed to be honest. There are definitely great cores to each song, with Michael's voice being amazing throughout, but to be honest I found several songs, even Beat It (until the guitar solo) to get quite repetitive to the point I started feeling like the loop was almost missing something. The song with Paul McCartney was quite corny in my opinion, but it was an interesting idea. My favourites though were Billie Jean and PYT by far, which are both amazing songs. I don't know, maybe I'll have to come back to this, but I definitely think it was a bit overrated when looking at AOTY.

Great album, first time listen and plan to listen again

V good

Made polishing copper enjoyable

359/1001 Michael Jackson - Thriller Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ The hits on this are huge and very enjoyable. The rest of it, on the whole are good. I've never really reached for a Michael Jackson record and whilst I did really enjoy it, I don't think I'd gravitate towards it.

Am Reißbrett geplante Qualität... So viele Klassiker dabei Schon 4.* Auch wenn mir nicht alles gefällt

Goated

4/8

The three big hits are huge, and carry the whole album. I'm not a fan of the other songs too much. But damn it's impossible not to dance when listening to this music.

I get it.

PYT (Pretty Young Thing) Baby Be MIne The Girl Is Mine Human Nature

Teehee

Look it's one of the most iconic albums of all time but I am once again applying the Nonce deduction policy. P.Y.T is a bit too on the nose. Fave track: Billie Jean

Astonishing that this album contains a song as perfect as Beat It and a song as appalling as the Girl is Mine.

Wanna be startin' somethin' - 4 Baby be mine - 3 The girl is mine - 2 Thriller - 4 Beat it - 5 Billie jean - 5 Human nature - 2 P.Y.T. (pretty young thing) - 3 The lady in my life - 3

Yeah it's classic MJ!

Not the biggest Mj fan, but thriller, beat it and Billie jean is an insane 3 song run

Definitely an iconic album with so many great songs. How many of these tracks can most of the world identify in just a few bars? Incredible. I do think the banter between McCartney and Jackson at the end of "The Girl is Mine" is real cringeworthy, but other than that, pretty solid. Highlights: "Beat It" and "Billie Jean"

Fajny, będzie częściej latał

This was honestly such a classic but still my first time listening to the entire album.

It's very nice, didn't like 2 but still an 8

Possibly the hardest album to enter with an unbiased viewpoint on the list. I did my best to tell myself I was listening to an R&B album by an artist I’d never heard of, but that only works so well. These songs are classics for a reason any way you cut it. Is it songwriting on the level of more rock adjacent albums? No, but I’ve always respected those who can create such timeless, catchy, infectious melodies. Personally, I always preferred MJ’s next two albums when songs like “Dirty Diana” and “Give In To Me” showed a rawer side. Still, this gets four stars from me. There is some inexcusable 80s cheese here and Sir Paul makes a bad song terrible on “The Girl is Mine.”

Would buy

It’s great, what else can you say. Paul Beatle even showed up and said hi. He’s a pedo though and the last three songs were boring ah

I have already discussed the contentious nature of Michael Jackson the person with "Off the Wall", so I won't discuss this further. Focusing on the music only, this album contains hit after hit. Four out of the eight tracks on this album are truly genre defining hits. One of which "Thriller" redefining the culture of the music video. The other four are hits in their own right. I would love this album if was only for the bassline to "Beat It." But that is what happens when you bring together amazing songwriters, super talented musicians and one of the most talented vocalists of the 20th century. 4.400

well ngl first albun of mj and i am lowk into it

Practically a best of! Very strong! Every song is an absolute banger. We'll most songs.... Ignoring the fact that The Girl is Mine is an absolute stinker and P.Y.T being very of its time it's a solid album

Des gros hits ici! J’ai vraiment aimé les deep cuts, un peu plus r&b que le reste.

Este es el primer álbum que me sale. Lo escuché durante el fin de semana, en 3 días creo, asi que no tengo vara para medir, pero le voy a dar un 8/10. Doy razones. No soy fanático del pop, de ahi, subjetivamente, resto los 2 puntos. El resto son todos clásicos y bangers de los 80s, puro estilo del maicol rancio. Bad, Beat it, Thriller, bangers de bangers. Pero Baby be mine y That girl is mine, 10/10.

The songs were amazing and they took me back in time

It's undoubtedly iconic. MJ's performance, vocal ability and merging of genres are at their pinnacle here with so many hits on one album. But where the album lags, it LAGS, and I unfortunately am not the biggest fan of his style (great as I know it is).

Mixed feelings looking back on this album which I appreciated in my youth, despite my disdain for pop at that time. Timeless songs and performances.

On a grandi avec, mais marrant de me dire que j'ai découvert deux chansons jusqu'alors inconnues au bataillon, alors qu'on parle d'un des albums les plus connus du monde.

Obviously a classic. But “Off The Wall” is the better album. Sure “Thriller” has the hits but the album isn’t as cohesive and the Paul McCartney cut is underwhelming. This cannot be a 5 for those reasons.

Some good tunes

Full of some of the biggest hits of all time, but production is just a touch thin and "80s" sounding to get the full five stars.

You can't deny that the singles from this LP are some of the recognizable songs ever. The problem with all Michael Jackson LPS now is that they are somewhat tarnished by the revelations of his life and the activities that happened at the Neverland ranch. Billie Jean, Beat it, Thriller, Wanna be starting something, r enough to give this four stars but the rest of the songs can be taken or left

what else can i say that hasnt been said about this album before

Favourite tracks: Billie Jean, Remember the time

Fav song: Billie Jean

Banger after banger after banger...a classic. 4.75 rounded down to a 4.

Unfortunately, Michael Jackson made some great music. Banger after banger. If I'm evaluating purely based off the music, 4.

Got this album on the same day I read an essay decrying the whitewashing of MJ in his recent biopic. I have never looked into the accusations against him in detail, but as a rule, I believe victims, especially kid victims. I don’t think you can understand this music without paying attention to the fact that this was a very hurt human who also hurt other people very much. And as when I got “Bad,” my attention goes back to: what exactly are the conflicts in MJ’s songs about? My son when in the car as I listened, and he asked me, “What kind of creature is Thriller about?” Heck if I know, but surely it’s some version of MJ itself. And: “Who does he want to beat it?” Same story. Even when you listen to a song like “Scream” — generally understood as a response to the scandals — it sounds like something more complex and self-directed is going on. I used to love this music. Today I am more detached. I like that my son knows what “Thriller” is, but I don’t want him to even know who MJ is. I don’t want to offer even a hint of an apology. If I ever realize my long-imagined research project to understand his significance, it will have to be about who we all are that we let this happen among us, not about the man himself. I still can’t look him in the eye.

What to tell about Thriller? The bestselling album of all time. One of the most praised albums ever, by Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. And still, I don't get the profound respect some people have for this album. For sure, it's a pretty decent album... more than that, it's really good, a very enjoyable record. But it's not flawless, it's far from being perfect, and it's a very 80s album, for the good and the bad. So, first things first, the album doesn't have a great opener. It kicks off with a very danceable, up-beat track. Sure, it starts building the atmosphere, but it's a song that is not impressive. It's, again, a very 80s song. Also in the way it is unnecessarily enlarged until it becomes pretty repetitive. I understand it was a thing of the 80s, such a common practise, but it's the first flaw I can find in this album. Many songs are enlarged without an actual purpose. Does it imply the songs are bad? No, for sure, but some songs are not that great to really "deserve" to have their choruses repeated twenty times. Billie Jean is an example of a great song in which that repetition does not distract, does not become an issue. But other songs really suffer from that. And another issue I can find is how outstanding some songs are. There is a moment in the album in which even the production seems to change, the funkiness and the ballads stop to open a new section: the greatest hits. And it's something very noticeable. It's great to have those tracks, but they make the rest of the album feel smaller. And that's not something that favours the listening experience. So, it is such a great record, all the songs are pretty nice, and some are really big, actually, even atemporal if you will. But there are, for sure, better parts than others. Anyway, it is such a funny and pretty enjoyable album to listen to.

almost five, a couple fillers

South Park really ruined Jackson for me (well, that and the allegations) Still, even if the whole thing has a shadow over it and at times as aged pretty badly (the 80s tones that is), damn if these aren't some amazingly produced and written songs. There's barely a wasted note (except maybe Macca and Michael arguing about a girl)

Michael's music has never truly been for me, in the sense that it's not something I would throw on to listen to on my own, but I cannot deny it is good! Listening to this album all the way through was enjoyable. He really did just have it!

9 / 10

My 7 year old self loved this album. Listening to it now I realize some of these songs are terrible, like The Girl Is Mine. Still has several great songs, though.

This is the first album I ever bought and released on the week I was born... The talent of Quincy Jones can not be understated. The song writing is impeccable. The song with Paul McCartney is an abomination. I assume the lyrics aren't by MJ or they would be about Choo Choo trains and playing with wee boys and monkeys. This is probably the pinnacle of pop. MJ has a voice that will span many generations to come. He will always come with a caveat. Unfortunately there are two stinking ballads on the album.

A point of contention between myself and the wife is I don't love MJ music. I still recognise it's good, just don't love it.

He's got some good bops, but this comes down to personal taste

it's a classic, idk how i hadn't listened to it in its entirety before today. 4/5 :)

Excellent, consistent pop tracks.

One of the all time top releases of my youth. Owned this one on album. Definitely some of the tunes come across as a bit dated / 80s today. But still just a bunch of monster hits. 4.5

4/5 Lots of amazing songs but there are some songs I didn’t like. Favorite Song: Billie Jean or Human Nature

Its a fun listen but its really abouth it. "Billie Jean" is a 10/10 song. I think this album suffers of the same thing all a pop album suffers of. Wich is filler songs. Their not that bad here but you know... Its still fucking fillers.

It’s a fairly perfect record with multiple bulletproof singles. Slight docking of points for the inevitable context created with modern ears and a problematic legacy

Good

Más decepcionante de lo que esperaba, pero con temazos indiscutibles.

This was a classic then and is a classic now. Five out of nine songs were hits. The rest weren’t great, but would’ve been reasonably good for any other musicians albums.

Rv

So many iconic songs. The Paul McCartney duet really was a stinker, but the bangers buoyed everything else enough.

I did not think anything of Micheal Jackson before this. Maybe it’s just because he is “trending” right now, but I find myself absolutely loving his music. It’s getting me completely jazzed.

On the Rowling scale this album gets a single star but musically it's always a thrill.

Interesting how the three singles I know and love are all back-to-back on this album while the rest I had never heard before. There are some other hits on here, but some flops as well. The Lady in My Life felt like a weak closer, but I think I could've liked it more at a different spot in the album. Probably will give this 4 stars for the bops.

Michael Jackson - Thriller I don't really consider Thriller a 5-star album for a few reasons, though I probably wouldnt argue with anyone who thought it was. It's inarguably huge and influential and the quality is top notch. But there are a few things that make it impossible to get to the top. The biggest is: The Girl is Mine. How two of the biggest artists in the world could write such an unequivocally terrible song is confounding, especially since Say Say Say is perfectly fine. And yet… and yet. Then there are the two (yes, only two) non-hits. Both are absolutely fine, neither would feel like filler on an album that wasn't Thriller, but they still chip away a bit. And then there are the hits proper… PYT is fun, but it feels rushed. Human Nature is lovely but a little heavy handed. And the title track? Well, this is blasphemy maybe, but it works best with the video. The video is what made that song huge, and rightly so. But if that video never existed, it would not be the mega hit it is. And the video is not on the album. That all said, I also don't know that I would trust someone giving this less than a four. It's probably closer to a 4.5. It lives up to its hype most of the time. Again, the non-singles are still fine songs, and there aren't many of them. Thriller is a silly conceit but does have an absolutely killer groove behind it. Billie Jean is timeless, Beat It rips, Wanna Be Starting Something is the platonic ideal of a dancefloor packer. This album is the reason later Jackson albums have no curation… no one is gonna tell the man who created Thriller that maybe he's wrong about his musical direction

A classic

Better than the last one that I heard

still baffling to me how similar beat it sounds to weird al's eat it but i guess the world is just ok with that?

Classic album. A rare album where the singles are the skips due to being played endlessly in our day to day.

Thriller Beat it Billie jean

Classic record. I know it super well so I tried to listen to the lyrics mostly. Not great.

Definitely a 9/10 but something in me prevent's it from being a 10

listened to while dancing and cleaning up my room so good?

It’s fine . Some absolute classic songs but a few ok ones

This album is a mix of some of the best pop singles ever and some really generic bubble gum outdated songs. 3.5 but I'll round up to 4.

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.

Hee-hee.

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.