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Thriller

1982 studio album by Michael Jackson
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Thriller

Summary

Thriller is an album[1]. Thriller ranks in the top 0.0016% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,419 views/month, #1 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thriller received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3].
  • Thriller received the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance[4].
  • Thriller received the SNEP diamond album[5].
  • Thriller's instance of is recorded as album[6].
  • Thriller's genre is pop music[7].
  • Thriller's genre is post-disco[8].
  • Thriller's genre is rock music[9].
  • Thriller's genre is contemporary R&B[10].
  • Thriller's genre is funk[11].
  • Thriller's genre is new wave[12].
  • Thriller's genre is synth-pop[13].
  • Thriller was produced by Q2831[14].
  • Thriller was produced by Quincy Jones[15].
  • Thriller was performed by Q2831[16].
  • Thriller's record label is recorded as Epic Records[17].
  • Thriller's place of publication is recorded as United States[18].
  • Thriller is part of Michael Jackson's albums in chronological order[19].
  • Thriller's Commons category is recorded as Thriller (Michael Jackson album)[20].
  • Thriller's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • Thriller was distributed by vinyl record[22].
  • Thriller was distributed by compact disc[23].
  • Thriller was distributed by music download[24].
  • Thriller was distributed by music streaming[25].
  • Thriller's review score is recorded as 5[26].
  • Thriller was published on November 30, 1982[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Thriller was performed by Q2831[16]. Producers include Q2831[14] and Quincy Jones[15].

Publication

Thriller was released on November 30, 1982[27]. Thriller's place of publication is recorded as United States[18]. Thriller's language of work or name is recorded as English[21]. Genres include pop music[7], post-disco[8], rock music[9], contemporary R&B[10], funk[11], and new wave[12]. Thriller is part of Michael Jackson's albums in chronological order[19]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[22], compact disc[23], music download[24], and music streaming[25].

Reception

Awards received include Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3], a class of award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1959[30]; Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance[4], a Grammy Awards[31], in United States[32]; and SNEP diamond album[5]. Thriller's review score is recorded as 5[26].

Why It Matters

Thriller ranks in the top 0.0016% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,419 views/month, #1 of 60,676).[2] Thriller has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Thriller is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Thriller receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3], Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance[4], and SNEP diamond album[5].

Related Entities

compact disc Epic Records Quincy Jones United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 32m ago · ~2026-43209-00 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rate your music release id → Album1990
    Genre → pop music, post-disco, rock music +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8392]]: Album1990"
  2. 27d ago · ~2026-42783-97 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → pop music, post-disco, rock music +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q187760]]"
  3. 17w ago · Xeroctic · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → studio album
    Instance of → album
    Performer → Q2831
    Units sold → {'amount': '+80000000'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: Music/ThrillerMichaelJackson"
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