Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. October is “Thriller” time all around the world. The smash hit ...
SZA continues to add to the list of her music achievements as her beloved SOS album reaches new heights nearly three years after its initial release. On March 12, 2025, SZA’s SOS album tied with ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller re-enters U.K. album charts, nearing 100 weeks on the charts, while The Essential Michael Jackson climbs streaming and sales rankings. VARIOUS, VARIOUS - JUNE 25: Michael ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to American Songwriter, Jackson's Thriller album found itself on top of Billboard‘s Top LPs & Tapes chart on this day in ...
SZA just made history again. Nearly three years after its release, her critically acclaimed sophomore album, SOS, has officially surpassed Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the longest-running Top 10 ...
Michael Jackson’s Thriller became the biggest-selling album of all time. According to producer Quincy Jones, however, it initially seemed like the record would be a resounding failure. They struggled ...
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 our ...
The album spent 37 weeks at No. 1. — -- Thirty-five years ago today, the album that changed the face of pop music forever arrived in stores: Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The album, released Nov.
SZA, the artist born Solána Rowe, released her sophomore album, “SOS,” on Dec. 9, 2022, but you wouldn’t know that it was released over two years ago based on its run near the top of the Billboard Hot ...
Look closely at this image. This is Michael Jackson in 1978. Can you see him? A young man, barely out of his teens, standing on the precipice of a future he could never have imagined. He was just 20 ...
Of the rare breed of musicians that seem to have virtually no competition, existing in leagues entirely their own in terms of both talent and cultural influence, Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury ...
On Feb. 26, 1983, a genre-blending album quietly reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts—and then refused to let go. Thriller, the groundbreaking release from Michael Jackson, didn’t just dominate sales; it ...