By Steve Knopper For record executives, the story of Michael Jackson‘s Thriller begins in 1979 ... according to RIAA data, and vinyl sales were just beginning to decline after years of growth.

Her album, SOS, just broke a record previously held by Michael Jackson with his landmark Thrilleralbum. SOS has become the ...

When Michael Jackson ... “Thriller” blockbuster, which became the best-selling album of all time after it was released 40 years ago on Nov. 30, 1982. With seven hit singles that led to a ...

“No single record changed the business and my life as powerfully as Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’” said the president of ... Jean” on digital formas as Jackson was with it on vinyl. As of Saturday, it ...

Nearly three years after its release, her critically acclaimed sophomore album, SOS, has officially surpassed Michael Jackson’s Thriller as ... securing the record as the Black artist with ...

UPDATE (March 19): A week after SZA's SOS matched Michael ... Thriller spent 78 of its 79 weeks in the top 10 during its 1983-1984 peak, including 37 of those weeks at No. 1. The record for ...

Michael Jackson has an extremely complicated legacy, and if you want something that addresses the darker side of it, look elsewhere than “Thriller 40.”In the new documentary, director Nelson ...

From Jackson ... "Thriller," Michael Jackson's spooky funk-pop smash that served as the title track to the most commercially successful album in history. Like Jones himself, who produced the ...

ExploreQuiz: How much do you know about Michael Jackson? His is also recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful entertainer of all time. And “Thriller” is ...