On this day in 1982, the King of Pop released his famous “Thriller” album. It catapulted Michael Jackson into superstardom. To celebrate the anniversary, Sony Music and The Estate of Michael Michael Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards, including 8 for the album Thriller. Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and in 2001 for his solo career. Jackson also helped open the doors for Black artists on the radio and on television (particularly MTV ). 39 Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) Pure, startling genius from beginning to end, Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones seemed hellbent on creating the biggest, most universally appealing pop The song ' Billie Jean ' is one of the most iconic hits of Michael Jackson and an all-time favorite of his fans. The track was released on January 2, 1983, as part of his sixth studio album Get all the lyrics to songs on 50 Best Songs - The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Record now held by: Taylor Swift. Notes: In September 1983, Jackson’s Thriller became the first album in history to spawn five top 10 hits on the Hot 100, when “Human Nature” followed “The 3. Movies. In hindsight, the main function of the nearly unwatchable “The Wiz” (sorry) was that it introduced Jackson to Quincy Jones, who would go on to produce his landmark albums “Off the The music video for this song was one of the most popular and memorable of the MTV era. Jackson became the first black artist to get regular airplay on the network when "Billie Jean" went in rotation. When the clip for "Beat It" was delivered, both videos were in hot rotation for much of the summer of 1983. Michael Jackson was about 5’9” tall (175.3cm), which is crazy when you consider the artist weighed in at 132 pounds at the time of his death in 2009. Five-foot nine inches may seem short when you compare Michael Jackson to other artists like Lil Nas X (6’1”) or Taylor Swift (5’10”) but the reality is 5’9” is the average height lTyF.

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