November 30 in History
1982 – Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately to become the best-selling record album in history
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records. Reunited with Off the Wall producer Quincy Jones, Jackson was inspired to create an album where “every song was a killer”. With the ongoing backlash against disco, Jackson moved in a new musical direction, incorporating pop, post-disco, rock and funk. Thriller foreshadows the contradictory themes of Jackson’s personal life, as he began using a motif of paranoia and darker themes. The album features a single guest appearance, with Paul McCartney becoming the first artiste to be featured on Jackson’s albums. Thriller became Jackson’s first number one album on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it spent a record 37 weeks at number one, from February 26, 1983 to April 14, 1984. Producing the singles: The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It , Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ , Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), and Thriller, all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with Beat It and Billie Jean reaching number one.
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