And Jackson's clip for "Thriller," directed by John Landis and featuring state-of-the-art special effects and over-the-top choreography, became the standard by which all subsequent music videos ...

Michael Jackson transformed music videos like Thriller and Bad with Martin Scorsese’s help, creating cinematic blockbusters ...

Michael Jackson was set to release his Thriller album in 1982, but while he’d already proven himself as a solo success with 1979’s “Off the Wall,” the recording industry was in a major slump.

Thriller made Jackson and Jones icons in their respective fields after the alum sold an estimated 70 million copies worldwide. It is still the best-selling album of all time.

The architect behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller," Quincy Jones, died Sunday at age 91. And 40 years after that single's release, the record-shattering song continues to have a chokehold on ...

Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones in 1984. Bettmann/Getty Off the Wall The 1979 album, which was considered a turning point in Jackson's career, included hits such as wedding reception staple "Don ...

On March 12, 2025, SZA’s SOS album tied with Michael Jackson ‘s iconic Thriller album for charting in Billboard 200’s Top 10 list for 79 non-sequential weeks, according to Billboard.

Quincy Jones, the legendary arranger, composer, bandleader and all-around pop music impresario who produced Michael Jackson's "Thriller," has died, according to a family statement. He was 91.

The 1985 single, co-written by Jackson and Lionel Richie and co-produced by Jones and Michael Omartian, sold 20 million physical copies and is one of the bestselling singles of all time.

Quincy Jones first met Michael Jackson in the early 1970s at Sammy Davis Jr.’s house in Los Angeles, when the 12-year-old was still a bubble-gum soul singer leading his brothers in the Jackson 5.

SZA's 'SOS' has surpassed Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller' as the longest-running Top 10 album by a Black artist in Billboard 200 history.