Song Of The Week: Michael Jackson - Thriller

4 months ago 26th Jun 15:00

In light of the days event’s we thought it would be fitting to honour Michael Jackson with this week’s ‘Song Of The Week’ title, and who can deny Thriller as one of the greatest songs of all time?

The album from which the single is taken from, also named Thriller, is one of the best selling albums of all time, shifting over 65 million copies before his untimely death yesterday.

Recorded in 1984, the single peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles and number one on the Radio & Records singles charts. Whilst, over in the UK, it peaked at number 10. So, although the single might not have done as well as a couple of other singles physically, it was the 14-minute video which reaped the huge success.

Widely regarded as one of the best music videos of all time, it is often used as Michael Jackson’s signature song when people refer to the star, and proving its longevity, it regularly returns to the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, since the charts inception in 2005.

What better way to pay our respects to this superstar, than by remembering some of his finest work.

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