Michael Jackson walked into Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles on April 14, 1982, with a budget of $750,000 and a collaborator he trusted: Quincy Jones.
O this day in 2001, Michael Jackson’s “Carousel” originally titled “Circus Girl” finally stepped into the spotlight. This bittersweet circus girl ballad nearly made the biggest album ever with Thriller but it was…
Michael Jackson Carousel original title
That line about music only working if it brings people closer together, he said it everywhere he went. It wasn't a slogan for him. When Michael picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards, the…
Michael Jackson 2008 NRJ Music Awards
Michael Jackson didn't just set a standard during the Thriller era; he told his team he expected eight hits, then nine, and finally every single track to succeed. His crew laughed at that expectation while he stayed…
Michael Jackson Thriller Human Nature
HIStory is where the run gets filed, but that's just the label for everything after. Before that, the King of Pop didn't chase trends. Off the Wall lit the fuse and shifted music. Thriller moved the whole planet and…
Michael Jackson album run Off the Wall to HIStory
Michael Jackson's Thriller never hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 even though it is wildly popular. The track peaked at number four back in 1984. Now fans are starting the ThrillerChallenge to finally get that…
Before the 1991 Video Music Awards, MTV's top honor was simply the Video Vanguard Award. Cher walked out that night and gave it a new name: the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The reason was a decade of work that…
Cher 1991 VMAs Michael Jackson Video Vanguard
46 years ago today The Jacksons dropped Triumph, the self written, self produced masterpiece that caught Michael Jackson right after Off the Wall and right before the Thriller explosion. Funk, soul and those huge…
The Jacksons Triumph Album
The Jacksons wrapped up their Triumph Tour on a specific date in 1981 with four sold-out nights at the L.A. Forum in Inglewood, California. Those four shows established a record that remains unbroken to this day. This…
The Jacksons Triumph Tour finale
The tenderoni bounce is the specific move locked into P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing), the sixth single Michael Jackson pulled from Thriller back in 1983. Call and response sections on that track feature backup vocals from…
Michael Jackson P.Y.T. Epic LP Thriller
Amazon's CDs & Vinyl best-seller list has a new number one and it's the vinyl of Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album. That puts it above Michael Jackson's Thriller, which is wild to type. The album itself is leading music…
Thriller by michael jackson is still ranking high in us sales even though it dropped 44 years ago #MichaelJackson
Michael Jackson's Thriller is back at #1 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. It's wild that this album came out nearly 44 years ago and is still dominating the rankings.
Michael Jackson's US album sales have passed 2 million units in 2026. Thriller, which came out 44 years ago, still ranks inside the top 20 best selling albums in the country and remains one of the year's biggest releases…
36,000 Copies this week push Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to #9 on the Billboard 200. the numbers don't bluff. #MichaelJackson
Every track on Michael Jackson's Thriller just crossed 100M streams on Spotify. The album is still the best-selling one ever made
