thriller 25 - megamix

mixed by kevin sweeney / dmc

featuring...

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Billie Jean

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Thriller

Beat It

Thriller is the sixth solo album by American pop singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982 on Epic Records and the second produced by Quincy Jones. Thriller is the best selling album of all time, though sales figures for the album vary between different sources who have cited the album as selling between 45 million copies worldwide[3] to 104 million copies[4][5][6][7][8][9]. The BBC claim that the Guinness Book of World Records lists it as 65 million copies sold as of 2007[10] (note that sales of Thriller 25 will be added to American sales.[11][12] ) and made Jackson's fame global. In 2007, NARM/The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ranked Thriller third on their "Definitive 200" albums list.[13] Still popular, Thriller sells an estimated 130,000 copies in the USA per year[14] and reached #2 in the US Catalog charts in February 2003, and #39 in the in the UK March[15]. It charted in the UK Catalog in May 2007 and in November 2007 "Thriller" hit UK #57.[16]

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 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[17]. In 2008, the Thriller album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[18] It was reissued as Thriller Special Edition in 2001 and Thriller 25 in 2008, the latter of which was very successful for a reissue.

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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 is 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[55] and Epic announced it in a press release on November 30, 2007.[56][57]

A Thriller 25 launch party was held at HMV in London and [58] to promote Thriller 25, Jackson's website was remade[59] along with accounts on networking websites like MySpace and Facebook.[60][61] The 33rd most-viewed artist on YouTube overall, Thriller 25 marketing pushed Jackson up to 21st in January[62] and 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. [63][64] Odeon Cinemas in the UK ran free "Thriller" viewings on February 8/9[65] and TV adverts were aired throughout Europe [66][67] A forty episode podcast series about people's first Thriller experience on Michaeljackson.com,[68] "Thrillercast", will run throughout 2008 with various celebrities.[69]

Internationally, "The Girl Is Mine 2008" was released as a downloadable single on January 14[70] and on CD on January 25.[71] In the United Kingdom the CD release was pushed back to February 4.[72] In the United States, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" was the first single released on January 23.[73][74] "The Girl Is Mine 2008" reached #2 in Japan, #4 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.[75][76][77][78][79][80] "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.[81][82][83][84][85] On March 21, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" will see its physical release in Europe.[86] 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, #74 in Germany and #77 in Canada[87][88][89][90][91][92][93] as did "Billie Jean 2008", reaching #91 in Germany.[94] Unusual for Jackson, no music videos have been released yet.

Thriller 25 comes on CD and vinyl with seven bonus tracks[95], a new song called "For All Time", Vincent Price's voice-over and five remixes featuring contemporary artists like Fergie and Akon.[96][97] It also includes a DVD including three award-winning music and Jackson's Emmy-nominated Motown 25 "Billie Jean" performance (famous for its moonwalk[97]) and a booklet with a message from Jackson.[55] "For All Time", a ballad supposedly dates from 1982, but leaks often credit it as being from Dangerous sessions.[98]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.[99] Sony also sold "Thriller 25" with the Number Ones DVD as a "fan pack".[100]

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