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Aug 20, 2018 · Worldwide, Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller‘ is still the most popular record of all time, with 47 million copies sold. However, in the States, the late icon’s seminal album has now been...
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Released on 30 November 1982, Thriller by Michael Jackson (USA, 1958-2009) is the world’s best-selling album. Sales figures vary wildly from source to source, but it is estimated that the album – featuring seven US Top 10 singles – has sold in excess of 67 million copies across the globe.
- Michael Jackson: Thriller. Year: 1982. Label: Epic. Total certified sales: 47 million (66 million claimed) U.S. sales: 33 million. Every now and then, an album comes along that we can all agree upon.
- Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975. Year: 1976. Label: Rhino. Total certified sales: 41 million (51 million claimed) U.S. sales: 38 million. The Eagles dominated FM radio in the 1970s with five songs from this compilation album charting in the Top 10, including Number One singles “One of These Nights” and “Best of My Love.”
- Eagles: Hotel California. Year: 1976. Label: Rhino. Total certified sales: 32 million (42 million claimed) U.S. sales: 26 million. Incredibly, the Eagles first greatest-hits collection came out 10 months before the release of Hotel California, and now both reside among the best-selling albums ever.
- Shania Twain: Come on Over. Year: 1997. Label: Mercury Nashville. Total certified sales: 29 million (33 million claimed) U.S. sales: 20 million. If pop anthems are your thing, Shania Twain’s got more than your due dose of singable refrains.
With 32 million copies sold worldwide by the end of 1983, Thriller became the best-selling album of all time. It was the best-selling album of 1983 worldwide, and in 1984 it became the first album to become the best-selling in the United States for two years.
Oct 30, 2009 · ‘Thriller’: How Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones Made the Bestselling Album of All Time. After the album was released, pop music would never be the same again. By Alan Light. October...
Jan 25, 2010 · How good is Thriller? Put it on right now and you’ll be amazed at how easily the most frightening public image of the late 20th century melts away. Michael Jackson was 24 when he released what...
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Sep 21, 2024 · Thriller is a studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982. The album had a monumental impact on popular music and became the top-selling album of all time, a record it continues to hold more than 40 years after its release.
