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Thriller is the sixth studio album by American pop singer Michael Jackson and the second produced in collaboration with Quincy Jones. Released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller quickly became the best selling album of all time. Though sales figures vary with different sources, the album is cited as selling between 45 and 104 million copies worldwide.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] According to the BBC, the Guinness Book of World Records lists it as selling 65 million copies as of 2007.^[8]

Thriller enabled Jackson to become the predominant pop star of the late 20th century; it allowed Jackson to break down racial barriers by appearing on MTV, and began his work as a humanitarian by allowing his songs to be used for charitable causes. Many of the songs went on to be hit singles, including "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean". The album was the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools, with the "Thriller" music video and the videos for "Billie Jean", and "Beat It" all receiving regular rotation and critical acclaim. The Thriller album won Jackson many awards, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

In 2007, the NARM/The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ranked Thriller as third on their "Definitive 200" albums list.^[9] In 2008, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[10] It was reissued as Thriller Special Edition in 2001, and Thriller 25 in 2008.

Recording and release

Thriller was recorded between April and November of 1982 with several members of Toto at a production budget of $750,000.^[11] It was the second Jackson album that was produced in collaboration with Quincy Jones.^[12] 300 songs were written and produced for the album, but only nine were used. Jackson wrote four of Thriller's songs: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney), "Beat It," and "Billie Jean."^[13]

Originally there were some concerns with the album. When the nine songs finally came together, Jackson was unhappy with the result and remixed every song, doing two every week. Additionally, Jones believed that "Billie Jean" wasn't strong enough for the album; Jackson disagreed, and kept it. Jones told Jackson that Thriller was unlikely to sell as well as his previous solo album Off the Wall because the market had since weakened. Jackson reacted by threatening to pull the album release, but nothing of the sort occurred; their relationship became strained during the recording.^[11]

Thriller was released on November 30, 1982^[1] to high sales. The album was #1 in both the United States and the United Kingdom at the same time, being the first to do so; at its peak, it was selling 500,000 copies a week. Thriller was followed by the release of a large number of singles including "The Girl is Mine", a pop duet that led some to believe that the album would be a disappointment. Others, however, suggested that Jackson was attempting to attract the white audience.^[11] "The Girl is Mine" was followed by the enormous hit single "Billie Jean", which made Thriller a chart-topper.^[14]^[15] Success continued with the pop rock hit "Beat It", featuring guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather.^[16] "Thriller" was released as a single, also becoming a huge hit internationally.^[17]

Music videos

Michael Jackson in the revolutionary "Thriller" video

It is often claimed Jackson was the first person to make music videos into an art, with influential story-telling and choreography styles.^[11] Short films like "Thriller" largely remained unique to Jackson; however, the group dance sequence in "Beat It" has been frequently imitated, and the group dance in "Thriller" became a part of global pop culture, replicated everywhere from Bollywood to prisons in the Philippines.^[18]

Central to Jackson's success with music videos was the rock music TV channel MTV, which had broadcast Jackson's videos in the early 1980s. Before then, Jackson had struggled to get MTV airing because he was Afro-American.^[19] In an effort to put Jackson on the air, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff denounced MTV, saying, "I'm not going to give you any more videos. And I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the fact you don’t want to play music by a black guy".^[19] This harsh stance worked; MTV started showing "Billie Jean", forming a lengthy partnership with Jackson and helping other black music artists.^[20]

When the 14-minute-long "Thriller" video aired in December 1983, MTV ran it up to twice an hour to meet demand. The film scared viewers (especially the younger audience) but marked an increase in scale for music videos and is often called the best music video ever.^[21] ^[22] MTV, a struggling cable channel, became huge. Jackson's videos were credited to this success and MTV's focus switched from rock to pop and R&B.^[23]^[24]

Highly publicized events

A number of highly publicized events from 1983 to 1985 have been attributed to increasing the sales of the album. On 25 March 1983, Jackson performed "Billie Jean" live on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special. After reuniting with the Jackson 5, he remained on stage, dressed with trademark high cuffed trousers, white socks and a single sequined glove. Jackson grabbed his crotch, donned a black fedora and danced, debuting his signature move - the moonwalk. The moonwalk, tornado spin and toe-balancing became a famous combination complimented by Fred Astaire. Despite having lip-synced the vocals, the performance was extraordinarily popular and over forty-seven million viewers watched the first televised airing, which was often compared to Elvis Presley and the Beatles appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show. Jackson's performances during the event helped many view Jackson as one of the greatest dancers of all time.^[11]

On January 27, 1984 Jackson began filming two Pepsi Cola commercials at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in front of a simulated live audience. As Jackson descended a podium, fireworks caused his hair to set alight. Jackson fell to the floor, causing the audience to scream and shout, believing that he had actually been assassinated. Jackson was taken out of the building on a stretcher in front of the public and photographers. It was heavily publicized, becoming the lead story on most international television and newspaper reports. Jackson received sympathy from the public, celebrities and even President Ronald Reagan. When the actual recording of events aired, Thriller sales were up 150,000 copies from the previous week.^[11]

On February 28, 1984 Jackson attended the Grammys, winning 8 awards. The show had the highest ratings figures in its history (it has since slipped into second place). The subsequent week saw Thriller have its second-best week sales figures ever in America.^[11]

On May 14, 1984 Jackson was invited to the White House to receive an award. The event, notable because an African American had met a Republican President at the White House in the 1980s, was seen as a continuation of changes in social views towards race. Jackson received substantial media attention.^[11] Unlike later albums, Thriller did not have an official tour to promote it, but the Jacksons "Victory Tour", which began on July 6, 1984 showcased much of Michael Jackson's new solo material to 2.2 million Americans and did affect sales of Thriller.^[11]

On March 7, 1985 the song "We Are the World", a charity single to aid people in Africa and America, was released worldwide. Written primarily by Jackson with help from Lionel Richie, it became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with nearly twenty million copies sold and millions of dollars raised for charity. It was the first instance where Jackson became known as a humanitarian as well as performer. Three months after the release of "We Are the World," sales of Thriller were up 30 percent on the sales three months prior.^[11]

Influence and legacy

Template:Sound sample box align right Template:Multi-listen start Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen end Template:Sample box end Thriller influenced numerous artists, including Mariah Carey,^[25] Usher,^[26] Britney Spears,^[25] Janet Jackson,Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Kanye West,^[27] Rihanna,^[28] and Chris Brown^[29]. Rap artists also praise and sample Thriller. For Thriller, Blender called Jackson the "late 20th century's pre-eminent pop icon".^[19] The New York Times called Jackson a "musical phenomenon", commenting that "in the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else."^[30] Time magazine explained that "the fallout from Thriller has given the [music] business its best years since the heady days of 1978, when it had an estimated total domestic revenue of $4.1 billion."^[31] The album retains a position in American culture, with a TIME article saying:

How many Beatles were there? How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit? How many Grammy Awards did Michael Jackson win on Feb. 28? How many copies of Thriller have been sold? Well, the Grammys are easy.^[31]

"Billie Jean" became Jackson's best-selling single, described as "one of the most sonically eccentric, psychologically fraught, downright bizarre things ever to land on Top 40 radio" by Blender^[19]. "Beat It" was a crossover hit.

Thriller revolutionized the music industry, breaking numerous records. Gil Friesen, President of A&M Records, said "the whole industry has a stake in this success",^[31] and The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller sold over 350,000 copies in a few months of sales .^[31] Thriller raised the importance of albums, but multiple hits also changed notions about the number of singles to release.^[22] Although singles had already fallen in importance, Thriller's release firmly established albums as the dominant force in the industry.

Thriller won Jackson seven of a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards he won in 1984, including "Album of the Year". ^[32] That same year, Jackson also won eight American Music Awards, the "Special Award of Merit," and three MTV Video Music Awards.

Jackson was rarely referred to as a "black singer", and his success was unusual for a black artist in the 1980s. Jackson was one of the first African-Americans on a Rolling Stone cover, and was one of the first to have a replica doll.^[11]Time summed up Thriller's impact as a "restoration of confidence" for an industry bordering "the ruins of punk and the chic regions of synthesizer pop".^[31] Also, Thriller put black music onto US radio for the first time in years, paving the way for other acts like Prince.^[33]

High profile samples and covers

In 1996, LL Cool J and Boyz II Men sampled "Lady In My Life" for their Grammy-winning single, "Hey Lover".^[34]
In 2006, Charlotte Church and Amy Winehouse sang "Beat It" at the end of The Charlotte Church Show's first series.^[35]
On December 10 2007, Alicia Keys sang "Human Nature" at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.^[36]
"Good Life" by Kanye West features keys from "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"^[27]
"Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna sampled "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"^[28]
"Right Here/Human Nature" by SWV sampled "Human Nature"^[37]
"The Way It Is" by The Prodigy re-created the bassline from "Thriller"^[38]

Track list

#	Song	U.S^[39]	U.K^[39]
1	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Jackson) – 6:02	5	8
2	"Baby Be Mine" (Temperton) – 4:20	–	–
3	"The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)" (Jackson) – 3:42	2	8
4	"Thriller" (Temperton) – 5:57	4	10
5	"Beat It" (Jackson) – 4:17	1	3
6	"Billie Jean" (Jackson) – 4:57	1	1
7	"Human Nature" (Bettis/Porcaro) – 4:05	7	–
8	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Ingram/Jones) – 3:58	10	11
9	"The Lady in My Life" (Temperton) – 4:12	–	–

Sales history

Country	Certification	Sales	Country	Certification	Sales	Country	Certification	Sales
Argentina	12x Platinum	600,000^[40]	Australia	12x Platinum	850,000	Brazil	6x Diamond	2,000,000
Belgium	11x Platinum	550,000	Canada	2x Diamond	2,000,000	Finland	3x Platinum	90,000
France	3x Diamond	3,000,000	Germany	3x Platinum	1,500,000	Japan	2x Diamond	2,500,000
Mexico	Diamond	500,000	Netherlands	11x Platinum	880,000	New Zealand	11x Platinum	165,000 ^[41]
Portugal	3x Platinum	140,000	Spain	8x Platinum	640,000	Switzerland	6x Platinum	240,000
UK	11x Platinum	3,570,000	USA	27x Platinum	27,000,000

Thriller is one of only three albums to remain in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for a full year, spending 80 consecutive weeks there, 37 at #1. It was also the first of three albums to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles and the only album to date to be the best-seller of two years (1983–1984) in the USA. Still popular today, Thriller sells an estimated 130,000 copies in the USA per year, and reached #2 in the US Catalog charts in February, 2003 and #39 in the UK in March, 2007 .^[42]^[39]

Credits

Guitar: David Williams, Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Paul Jackson
Bass: Louis Johnson, Steve Lukather
Saxophone and flute: Larry Williams
Trumpet and flügelhorn: Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Trombone: Bill Reichenbach
Drums: Jeff Porcaro and N'dugu Chancler
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards/synthesizers/programming: David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Steve Porcaro, Brian Banks

Keyboards/synthesizers: Michael Boddicker, David Foster, Bill Wolfer, Rod Temperton
Synthesizer programming: Anthony Marinelli
Horn and string arrangements: Jerry Hey
Backup vocals: James Ingram, Bunny Hull and Becky Lopez
Recording engineer/mixer: Bruce Swedien
Technical engineer: Matt Forger
Producer: Quincy Jones
Co-producer, lead and backup vocals: Michael Jackson

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

Vocal/horn arrangement: Jackson
Rhythm arrangement: Jackson/Jones
Backup vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters

"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)

Vocal arrangement: Jackson/Jones
Rhythm arrangement: Jones/Glately
Lead vocals: Jackson/McCartney
String conductor: Jerry Hey
Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci

"Beat It"

Vocal arrangement: Jackson
Rhythm arrangement: Jackson/Jones
Guitar solo: Eddie Van Halen

"Human Nature"

Arrangement: Paich/Porcaro/Lukather

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"

Arrangement: Ingram/Jones
Backup vocals: Janet Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Howard Hewitt and Robert "T-Wayne" Hicks

"Baby Be Mine"

Arrangement: Temperton

"Thriller"

Arrangement: Temperton
Rap: Vincent Price
Effects: Bruce Cannon and Bruce Swedien

"Billie Jean"

Arrangement: Jackson
String conductor: Jeremy Lubbock

"The Lady in My Life"

Arrangement: Temperton^[43]

Special editions

Thriller Special Edition

In 2001, Thriller Special Edition was released as part of a "Special Edition" reissue series for Jackson's Epic albums, coinciding with the promotion for Invincible. Released simultaneously, the reissues featured expanded booklets with numerous photographs, digital remasters, and (other than Dangerous) bonus tracks and new interviews. Initial runs had a slipcase of a photo of Jackson with a tiger cub.

The bonus tracks were "Someone in the Dark" (from the E.T. storybook) and the unreleased outtake "Carousel". It also included a Vincent Price vocal recording, a "Billie Jean" demo, and interviews with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton. Jones talks about his involvement in Thriller, and Temperton discusses the title track. Both talk about guest artists and song meanings, including the bonus tracks.^[44] The running time went up by nearly 30 minutes, making Thriller Special Edition the longest "Special Edition". However, a "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" demo later released on The Ultimate Collection, was absent, as was "For All Time," which was finished for Thriller 25.

Thriller Special Edition bonus tracks

Interview with Quincy Jones #1 – 2:18
"Someone in the Dark" (Bergman/Bergman/Temperton) – 4:48
Interview with Quincy Jones #2 – 2:04
"Billie Jean" (Home Demo from 1981) (Jackson) – 2:20
Interview with Quincy Jones #3 – 3:10
Interview with Rod Temperton #1 – 4:02
Interview with Quincy Jones #4 – 1:32
"Voice-Over Session from "Thriller"" (Temperton) – 2:52
Interview with Rod Temperton #2 – 1:56
Interview with Quincy Jones #5 – 2:01
"Carousel" (Sembello/Freeman) – 1:49
Interview with Quincy Jones #6 – 1:17

Thriller Special Edition credits

Executive producers: Jackson, Bruce Swedien
Remaster: Bernie Grundman

Interviewers: Tom Tickers, David Wild
Voice-over announcer: Jason Dietz
Editors: Stuary Browley, Rob Hererra

Thriller 25

Thriller 25 is a 25th anniversary edition of Thriller. In the UK, the BBFC gave Thriller 25 a "15" age rating because of the "Thriller" music video and marks Jackson's first age-rated release. Jackson first mentioned a "second chapter" to Thriller in late 2006 on Access Hollywood, saying he would discuss it with collaborator will.i.am. Jackson served as executive producer^[46] and Epic announced it in a press release on November 30, 2007.^[47]^[48]

A Thriller 25 launch party was held at HMV in London to promote Thriller 25.^[49] Jackson's website was remade,^[50] along with accounts on networking websites like MySpace and Facebook.^[51]^[52] On February 3, a Pepsi ad with Naomi Campbell and CGI lizards dancing to "Thriller" aired during Super Bowl XLII to over 95 million Americans and again at the Grammys on February 10.^[53]^[54] Odeon Cinemas in the UK ran free "Thriller" viewings on February 8 and February 9,^[53] and TV adverts were aired throughout Europe. A forty-episode podcast series about people's first Thriller experience on Michaeljackson.com, "Thrillercast", will run throughout 2008 with various celebrities.^[55]

Internationally, "The Girl Is Mine 2008" was released as a downloadable single on January 14,^[56] and on CD on January 25.^[57] In the United Kingdom the CD release was pushed back to February 4.^[58] In the United States, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" was the first single released on January 23.^[59] "The Girl Is Mine 2008" reached #2 in Japan, #3 in Mexico, #6 in the Netherlands, #7 on the United World Airplay Chart, a top 20 position in the major European markets but saw disappointing sales in Canada.^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63] "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" reached #3 in Sweden, #4 in New Zealand, #8 in Australia, #32 in Canada, but saw disappointing sales in America.^[64]^[65]^[41]^[66]^[67] On March 21, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" will see its physical release in Europe.^[68] These are Jackson's first singles since "One More Chance" in 2003.

Album track "Beat It 2008" began charting, reaching #26 in Switzerland, #31 in Denmark, #43 in Sweden, #60 in Japan, #65 in Austria, #69 in Germany and #77 in Canada^[69]^[70]^[61]^[71] as did "Billie Jean 2008", reaching #91 in Germany.^[70] Unusual for Jackson, no music videos have been released yet.

Thriller 25 comes on CD and vinyl with seven bonus tracks^[72], a new song called "For All Time", Vincent Price's voice-over and five remixes featuring contemporary artists like Fergie and Akon.^[73]^[74] It also includes a DVD including three award-winning music videos and Jackson's Emmy-nominated Motown 25 "Billie Jean" performance (famous for its moonwalk)^[74] and a booklet with a message from Jackson.^[46] "For All Time", a ballad supposedly dates from 1982, but leaks often credit it as being from Dangerous sessions.^[75]Though the original leaked vocals were used, new ones were too.

On iTunes, Zune Marketplace, and Amazon MP3 a "Super Deluxe Edition" with "Thriller Special Edition", "Billie Jean" "(Underground Mix)" and "(12" version)", and ""Thriller" (instrumental)" is available. Copies bought in Target, Best Buy and Circuit City feature bonus tracks "Billie Jean (1982 Club Mix)", "Thriller (1982 Def Remix)" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (1982 Dance Mix)" respectively.^[76] Sony also sold "Thriller 25" with the Number Ones DVD as a "fan pack".^[77]

Thriller 25 bonus tracks

"Voice-Over Session from "Thriller" Vincent Price (Temperton) – 0:24
"The Girl Is Mine 2008" with will.i.am (Jackson/will.i.am/Harris) – 3:11
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" with will.i.am (Jackson/will.i.am/Harris) – 4:17
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" with Akon (Jackson/Akon/Tuinfort) – 4:11
"Beat It 2008" with Fergie (Jackson) – 4:10
"Billie Jean 2008" Kanye West Remix" (Jackson) – 4:34
"For All Time" (Sherwood/Paich/Porcaro)^[78] – 4:08
"Got the Hots" (Jackson/Jones) – 4:27 (Japan)^[79]

DVD

"Thriller"
"Beat It"
"Billie Jean"
"Billie Jean" (live, Motown 25)

Thriller 25 sales

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Austria	5 ^[80]
Australia	2 ^[81]	Gold^[82]	35,000+^[83]
Argentina	1 ^[40]	N/A
Belgium	1 ^[80]	Gold ^[82]	15,000+^[84]
Brazil	2 ^[85]
Canada	2 ^[86]	Gold (CD), 5 x Platinum (DVD)^[82]	50,000+^[87]
Chile	2 ^[40]
Colombia	1 ^[88]
Czech Republic	6 ^[89]
Denmark	2 ^[81]
Europe	1 ^[80]
Finland	6 ^[81]
France	1 ^[81]	2 x Gold ^[90]	135,000+ ^[91]
Germany	2 ^[89]
Greece	7 ^[92]
Hong Kong	7 ^[88]
India	1 ^[82]	Gold ^[82]	5,000+^[93]
Ireland	2 ^[94]	Gold ^[82]	7,500+^[84]
Italy	6 ^[80]

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Japan	8 ^[88]
Korea	1 ^[82]
Mexico	2 ^[81]	Gold	50,000+ ^[95]
Netherlands	2^[80]
New Zealand	3 ^[81]	N/A
Norway	1^[81]	Gold (CD), Platinum (DVD)^[82]	15,000+^[84]
Poland	4 ^[88]	Platinum (CD), 2 x Platinum (DVD)^[96]	20,000+ ^[97]
Portugal	2 ^[80]
Philippines	2 ^[88]
Spain	2^[98]	Gold^[82]	40,000+^[99]
Sweden	2 ^[89]	Gold (CD), Platinum (DVD)^[82]	20,000+^[100]
Switzerland	2 ^[80]	Gold (CD), 2 x Platinum (DVD)^[82]	15,000+^[101]
Thailand	1 ^[82]
UK	3^[80]	Gold ^[82]	100,000+^[102]
United World	1		1,472,000+^[103]
U.S. Catalog	1^[104]	N/A	350,000+ ^[105]^[106]
U.S. Comprehensive	2 ^[107]	N/A	350,000+ ^[105]^[106]

Over 1 million copies of Thriller 25 were shipped in the first week of sales^[89] with an additional 0.5 million copies shipped in the following three weeks.^[82] Over one million copies were sold in four weeks.
In the U.S., Thriller 25 was the second best-selling album of the week, at 166,000 copies, 14,000 short of first. It was unable to chart on the Billboard 200 due to its age but entered the Pop Catalog Charts at #1, with the best sales week since December, 1996 and #2 on the Comprehensive Chart. This was Jacksons best launch since Invincible in 2001, significantly outselling The Essential Michael Jackson which sold 8,000 copies in 2005.^[108]^[104]^[109]
In Poland the album was certified gold, reaching #6 on the chart on release day^[110] and is Jackson's highest charting album in Norway.^[89]
Thriller 25 has spent seven weeks at #1 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart, three weeks at #1 in France^[81], two weeks at #1 on the United World Chart, Argentina and Belgium,^[40] four weeks at #2 in Australia,^[81] two weeks at #2 on the Top Comprehensive Albums chart Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Sweden,^[81]^[81]^[111] two weeks at #3 in New Zealand, two weeks at #4 in Poland and two weeks at #5 in Austria.^[81]

Thriller 25 credits

Executive producer: Michael Jackson

"The Girl Is Mine 2008"

- Keyboards and synths: Harris
- Producer/engineer/mixer/drums/keys: will.i.am

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008"

- Keyboards and synths: Harris
- Saxophone: Izo
- Trumpets: Board
- Background vocals: Garcia/Battle
- Producer/engineer/mixer/drums/keys: will.i.am

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"

- Instrumentation and programming: Akon/Tuinfort
- Mixer: Mark "Evil" Goodchild
- Producers: Akon/Jackson/Tuinfort

"Beat It 2008"

- Producer/mixer/drums/synths/keys: will.i.am
- Engineers: Kerin and will.i.am

"Billie Jean 2008"

- Engineers/mixers: Kilhoffer/Dromgoole/Hertwech/Wheeler/Houge
- Keyboards: Bhasker/Kilhoffer/Caruso
- Producers: West/Kilhoffer

"For All Time"

- Recorded by Bruce Swedien
- Keyboards: Porcaro/Paich
- Guitar: Lukather
- Drums: Porcaro
- Mixer: Guzauski/Bender
- Producer: Jackson ^[78]

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Interviews with members of the Thriller production team

Preceded by Business as Usual by Men at Work	Billboard 200 number-one album February 26 - June 24 1983	Succeeded by Flashdance (soundtrack) by Various artists
Preceded by Flashdance (soundtrack) by Various artists	Billboard 200 number-one album July 9 - July 22 1983	Succeeded by Synchronicity by The Police
Preceded by Synchronicity by The Police	Billboard 200 number-one album September 10 - September 16 1983	Succeeded by Synchronicity by The Police
Preceded by Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie	Billboard 200 number-one album December 24 1983 - April 20 1984	Succeeded by Footloose (soundtrack) by Various artists

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1960s	The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart (1960) Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland (1961) The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1962) The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand (1963) Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1964) September of My Years – Frank Sinatra (1965) A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1967) By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell (1968) Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)
1970s	Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1970) Tapestry – Carole King (1971) The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison & Friends (1972) Innervisions – Stevie Wonder (1973) Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1974) Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1975) Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1976) Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977) Saturday Night Fever – Various Artists (1978) 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1979)
1980s	Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross (1980) Double Fantasy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1981) Toto IV – Toto (1982) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983) Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie (1984) No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1985) Graceland – Paul Simon (1986) The Joshua Tree – U2 (1987) Faith – George Michael (1988) Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt (1989)
1990s	Back on the Block – Quincy Jones and Various Artists (1990) Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole (1991) Unplugged – Eric Clapton (1992) The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston (1993) MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett (1994) Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (1995) Falling into You – Celine Dion (1996) Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (1997) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1998) Supernatural – Santana (1999)
2000s	Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (2000) O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various Artists (2001) Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2002) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2003) Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists (2004) How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (2005) Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2006) River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock (2007) Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009)
2010s	The Suburbs – Arcade Fire (2010) 21 – Adele (2011) Babel – Mumford & Sons (2012) Random Access Memories – Daft Punk (2013) Morning Phase – Beck (2014) 1989 – Taylor Swift (2015) 25 – Adele (2016) 24K Magic – Bruno Mars (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish (2019)
2020s	Folklore – Taylor Swift (2020) We Are – Jon Batiste (2021) Harry's House – Harry Styles (2022) Midnights – Taylor Swift (2023)