CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Michael Jackson’s Thriller can always be found on at least one Billboard ...

But Jones’s partnership with Michael Jackson set him apart, leading to three of the most influential albums in pop history: “Off The Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad.” “He thought that ...

Michael Jackson claims a pair of top 10 ... Essential has now lived on the Top R&B Albums list for 354 weeks. Meanwhile, Thriller is far more successful, at least when looking at length of time ...