Michael Jackson's Thriller is the defining record of the modern era. Released November 30, 1982, on Epic Records, Thriller became the best-selling album in history, with an estimated 65 million copies sold worldwide. Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles with legendary producer Quincy Jones and a $750,000 production budget, the album blends pop, post-disco, funk, and rock into a sound that has never been replicated.
All seven singles charted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won eight Grammy Awards in 1984, including Album of the Year. It remains the first album ever certified 32x multi-platinum in the United States. Decades later, Thriller is still the benchmark by which all other albums are measured.
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