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Thriller album: 3 facts

The album that redrew the map of popular music.

  • Thriller stayed at #1 for 37 weeks

    'Thriller' spent 37 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 between 1983 and 1984 — at the time, the longest run by any album in chart history.

  • Seven top-10 singles from one album

    'Thriller' became the first album ever to produce seven U.S. top-10 singles, a record that stood for nearly three decades.

  • The Thriller short film cost $500,000

    Directed by John Landis and released in December 1983, the 14-minute 'Thriller' short film cost roughly $500,000 — partially funded by MTV and Showtime — and was inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2009.

Facts compiled from publicly available sources including Billboard, the RIAA, Guinness World Records, the US Patent Office and reputable music publications. This is an independent fan publication and is not affiliated with the Estate of Michael Jackson. All trademarks and song titles belong to their respective owners.

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