there is no denying that Michael Jackson is one of the most controversial celebrities of all time. he had so much controversy in his private life and his music. today I would like to focus on his music and albums the one album I would like to focus on is thriller because that album was huge back then.
the album sold over 66 million copies worldwide in a year and still holds the title of the worlds best selling album. It is the second best selling album in the united states and was the first album to reach 30 times platinum having 33 million copies sold. in 1984 the album won eight Grammys including album of the year all of these wins were record-breaking. it produced seven hit single that reached the top ten on the billboard hot 100 united states charts the girl is mine, Billie Jean, beat it, wannabe startin' somethin', human nature, P.Y.T. pretty young thing, and thriller. post thriller success Micheal Jackson was on MTV regularly, met president Ronald Reagan at the white house.
Pre thriller success Jackson was not gaining airtime on MTV and radio the way he should have been because he was a black man. Many agreed with him including CBS Records president Walter Yetnikoff fought with MTV over the phone for him and said: "I'm not going to give you any more videos and I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the fact you don't want to play music by a black guy". MTV aired Billie Jean and beat it for mainstream recognition also denied racism claims.
citation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)
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