Thriller (1982) is an album by pop star Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is also the name of the title track on the album."Thriller", track 4 on the album, features a spoken interlude by Vincent Price and was also made into a very popular music video directed by John Landis. Track 5, "Beat It", features a guitar solo by Eddie van Halen.
Thriller is currently the best selling album of all-original material of all time in the United States. The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is currently the best-selling album in the United States, with Thriller in second place, although the albums have traded position a number of times over the past few years. In 2003, the TV network VH1 named it the 23rd greatest album of all time.
Track listing
- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Jackson)
- "Baby Be Mine" (Temperton)
- "The Girl is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) (Jackson)
- "Thriller" (Temperton)
- "Beat It" (Jackson)
- "Billie Jean" (Jackson)
- "Human Nature" (Porcaro/Bettis)
- "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)" (Ingram/Jones)
- "The Lady In My Life" (Temperton)
