KIISFM Big Special: THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME
Featuring Remixes with Akon, Fergie, Kanye and more
Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition Sneak Peek
In stores 2/12
"I always want to do music that influences and inspires each generation."
About twenty five years ago, Ronald Reagan was president. Bon Jovi was formed, David Bowie asked people to dance, Prince talked about the year 1999 (so long away) and Culture Club sang something about Karma. Then there was Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
The groundbreaking album was released on November 30, 1982 but dominated the charts the year after, spawning seven hit singles. It was cemented in the American Top 10 charts for 80 consecutive weeks, 37 of those weeks in the number one spot. And that’s just in the US. Across the globe, singles from Thriller reached number one on in the UK, France, Australia, South Africa, (just to name a few) charts. The album has been certified 27 (yes, 27) times platinum. But the album was not the only thing to be catapulted into history books. Jackson’s signature moves such as the “moonwalk” and the “robot” became a staple in the clubs, dance floors and the benchmark for many future artists dance routines. Pop culture was revolutionized. Now, 25 years later, celebrate the biggest-selling album of all time with a newly expanded version of Thriller. Today’s hottest artists like Kanye West, Akon and will.i.am put their own unique spin on classics such as “Billie Jean,” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin.”
“It’s like putting certain elements in one hemisphere and it produces this magic in the other,” the King of Pop said of the “new” album. “And getting in there with some of the great people, it’s just wonderful.” In other words, prepare to be thrilled. Again.
"Everybody wants to be near Michael. Every celebrity wants to meet Michael. He's the King of Pop for a reason. He's a mystery." - Justin Timberlake
Photo Gallery: Fans of MJ:
CHRIS BROWN: "There isn’t an artist out now that hasn't been influenced or inspired by Michael Jackson. [He's] as close to perfection as an artist can be."
ALICIA KEYS: "I'm upset at the way he's being treated in the media. I think they're really trying to slander his name, and I really think that's unfair for the way that he's contributed to the American culture since the day he was born. I think he deserves much more than that."
USHER: But when I heard ['I Want You Back']I was inspired. I wanted to sing like Michael, to be like Mike."
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: "Just like Michael took inspiration from James [Brown], sure, Michael's inspired me immensely to do what I do. Anytime someone comes out and dances and does something with choreography, they say, 'Well, that's inspired by Michael.' So, thank you. That's a compliment."
BEYONCE: "He taught us so much and it's such a blessing."
MISSY ELLIOTT: "He's my biggest influence..."
MACAULAY CULKIN: "We're close, he's a good friend of mine, we definitely have a connection that most people don't have..."
CHRIS TUCKER: "'Michael is a genius, a creative being in a whole other reality..."
NICOLE RICHIE: "He's a good person."
KENNY ROGERS: "He's a gifted dancer, singer, and performer. He's always had a wonderful spirit about him."
LIZA MINELLI: "He has more talent than anybody in the world."
LL COOL J: ''I'm a fan. I support him a hundred zillion percent."
will.i.am: 'You always just dream of meeting him, let alone working with him. I wouldn't have believed it."
NE-YO: He called his song "Crazy," "Another one of my unofficial tributes to Michael Jackson."
LIL' ROMEO: "I always looked up to him--and my dad--since I was a little boy."
ELIZABETH TAYLOR: "We're very much alike."
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Michael Jackson: "I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses."
"I'm just about wanting to do wonderful music."
VOTING:
What Michael remix is your fave?
Wanna Be Startin' Something with Akon
Beat It with Fergie
Billie Jean with Kanye
The Girl is Mine with Will.I.Am
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