Thriller (40th anniversary)

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 82 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: Bonus Disk of Rarities and Demos
#TitleRatingLength
1Starlight
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Starlight
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
5:04
2Got the Hots (demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Got The Hots
34:25
3Who Do You Know (demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
5:23
4Carousel
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Carousel
composer:
Michael Sembello
3:39
5Behind the Mask (Mike’s mix, demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Behind the Mask (Michael Jackson version)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lyricist:
Chris Mosdell
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Alfa Music, Inc. (Japan), Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
version of:
Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra version)
5:01
6Can’t Get Outta the Rain
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Can't Get Outta the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Quincy Jones
is based on:
You Can’t Win (from The Wiz)
4:06
7The Toy (demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Best of Joy
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3:04
8Sunset Driver (demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
Sunset Driver
lyricist and writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
4:03
9What a Lovely Way to Go (demo)
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3:55
10She’s Trouble (demo)
producer:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
She’s Trouble
4:13

Credits

Release

distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982, in 2022)
glass mastered at:Sonopress GmbH in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/25201522 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Beat It by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) & Eddie Van Halen
Billie Jean
Human Nature
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) & Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Thriller
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ / Beat It
covers:Easy Star’s Thrillah by Easy Star All-Stars
Thriller Recovered by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
part of:Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1980s) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Music Canada Certified Double Diamond Albums (number: 1984-04-01) (order: 1)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 2) (order: 2)
Brit Award for British Album of the Year (winners) (number: 1984) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Z-Trip’s Top Nine 80s Records (number: Honorable Mention) (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 20) (order: 20)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 20) (order: 20)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1984 winner) (order: 109)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 130)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 506) (order: 507)
Wikipedia:en: Thriller 25 [info]
en: Thriller 40 [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/8883 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Michael-jackson/Thriller [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/649p [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/michael_jackson/thriller/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/23365/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-12 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000056882 [info]
Wikidata:Q44320 [info]