Is Thriller Still The Best Selling Album of All Time?! | the detail.

[@thedetail.]

Do you believe anyone will beat Michael Jackson's record and achieve the best selling album of all time?

[@johnlucas1543]

+thedetail. No. The end.

[@deronwilliams338]

Nope

[@exospaceman8209]

Never

[@JRIndustries76114]

Nobody will ever beat him

[@kayz5428]

Hellllllllll nah

[@lindseyp1664]

MJ is the very best there ever was and will be. No one can touch him- not Drake, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, etc. Streaming is nothing compared to physically buying the record.

[@GreeshmaPradeep-cy2mc]

Exactly 💯

[@LilMordan]

I will go to where the stars at and beyond that

[@KingLarrY4k34]

​@@Lukilu_Real what is bro yapping about 🗣🗣🗣

[@Lukilu_Real]

@@KingLarrY4k34 Look at this argument: Jacksons half cataloge was sold for 600million dollar. But Queen got arount 1billion dollar. So Queen must be more worth. Second: In Spotify Queen is much more succesfull. So today Michael isn't number one anymore

[@Razeeq623]

​@@Lukilu_RealQueen didn't go through damaging accusations like MJ did either. And you said half of MJ's catalog sold for $600 million and Queen's for $1 billion. So MJ's full catalog would be $1.2 billion.

[@msmagic1568]

Even the ppl that hate MJ, still know all the words to at least one of his songs. That's just how powerful his influence was.

[@NPGLAMB]

They know At least 5 songs because he has so many hits

[@AidenHilton981]

Michael pretty much gave halloween a theme song. If you celebrate halloween, you know thriller

[@turntableone4356]

I remember when they would play his songs every hour of the day back around Thriller height....I even recall several stations would play his songs at the same time when I tuned in. No one can ever achieve something like that ever.

[@johnny6610]

Taylor Swift has no songs like Michael.

[@thrill82j]

Thriller is the greatest album of all time, it was the first time ever that a black artist cross heavily over to reach everyone and become a global celebrity known all over the world. It changed music history forever.

[@johnwebb2442]

Facts.

[@appleheadsgirl254]

Yes

[@damme91]

I would say off the wall is his greatest work

[@dondamon4669]

It is no way near the best album of all time and not the first black man to become a global celebrity 😂

[@glasstablegcrls]

the REAL pop bible that invented this century’s pop bibles

[@matheus9004]

According to ChartMasters, that counts both sales and streamings, we got: 1. Thriller (121m) 2. Hotel California (72m) 3. Saturday Night Fever (70m) 4. Rumours (65,8m) 5. Bad (65m). Other albums by Michael Jackson: 21. Dangerous (41m) 62. HIStory (32,7m) 65. Off The Wall (32.4m). This make by far MJ the most sucessfull album artist of all time

[@carmillasmith7743]

“Bad” will always be my favorite MJ album.

[@MrKingoverall]

Personally believe Bad sold more. THEY just want to diminish his accomplishments

[@ritadaniel7132]

​@@MrKingoverallbut they can't. MJ will keep going up

[@coucoubrandy1079]

Bad and Dangerous are my two favourites.

[@saintkevinofficial]

@@MrKingoverall just say "Bad" is your favourite album. I feel like you "Bad" album fans try to make it more than it was. It wasn't nearly as popular as Thriller. He started to experience a decline in that period of time. Even "Dangerous" sold less than "Bad". The general public turned on Michael as he became lighter and began to physically change. Plus his music wasn't as powerful or unique anymore. He seemed to be playing catch up with all the other popstars.

[@johnwebb2442]

Thriller, the album that made Michael Jackson the GOAT of music.

[@Kai-hk7tl]

Thriller will never be topped. Nobody can beat it.

[@SneaksXD]

I see what u did there

[@Terryistheone]

hmm maybe it will

[@AidenHilton981]

They've gotta be working day and night if they want to make history.

[@santiastronomo]

@@AidenHilton981 And even IF they beat it and make history, we will all still remember the time when MJ was king

[@damme91]

It's been in that position for 41 years and nobody sells that amount of albums these days not even close

[@nvm9040]

Jackson is the most influential music in the industry and his body of work is excellent

[@johnlucas1543]

*The RIAA HATES Michael Jackson & they have been trying to dethrone him ever since he broke the record with Thriller.* Michael was a Motown artist at heart even though he left Motown Records. Motown's essence remained within him. But Motown didn't play by RIAA's rules so they don't want a Motown (Black) artist at the top of the charts. They keep telling me that this greatest hits collection of the Eagles is SOOOO hot & sought after. But I don't see Eagles fans everywhere like I do Michael fans. I don't see Eagles impersonators like I see Michael impersonators. Members of the Eagles can live their lives in public in peace without too much scrutiny, intrusion, & lack of privacy. Michael Jackson couldn't even go to a public bathroom in peace! Paparazzi would literally try to take pictures of him while he was on the toilet. Michael wasn't just in demand like this in the Thriller era. He was like this for the rest of his life even without a record. *The Eagles Greatest Hits' placement on this chart is pure propaganda. It's a message to discredit Michael.* Hotel California was a jam but NOTHING can hardly stand up to Michael's discography. NOTHING. The Eagles' entire discography up to that point in 1975 vs. 9 songs of Thriller from Michael Jackson. Michael beat the entire Eagles with 9 songs. They KNOW who #1 is, who #1 was, & who #1 will always be, They keep trying to crown a "New King of Pop". Justin Timberlake couldn't hold up. Justin Bieber couldn't hold up. Drake can't hold up. Harry Styles can't hold up. So now they're placing all the chips on Taylor Swift to dethrone Michael. If they can't beat him with a "New King", they'll try to top him with a "New Queen" (unfortunately for Madonna). But she won't hold up either. No matter HOW much they push her down everyone's throats. The fact that she can go to a Super Bowl game in the audience PROVES she ain't on Michael's level. NO ONE was in awe of her being there & she didn't overpower the game itself. Just a nice feature attraction. Michael couldn't even show up in that stadium unless he was performing at Halftime or else there would be a riot. *Thriller is BY FAR the #1 album in the entire world AND in the United States as well.* *And truth be told the album sales DO NOT capture the album's impact because the BOOTLEG is untraceable.* I was a kid who was given a bootleg 8-track of Thriller in the days of the Thriller. YOU CANNOT KNOW how the album impacted Central America, South America, Africa, Asia, & Oceania. Much less its full impact in North America & Europe. The BOOTLEG went way further than the official SALES. No matter how much they manipulate the counting algorithms to get the result they want, Michael Jackson remains #1.

[@samkelisiwemasondo8357]

No one will ever replace Michael, he is the greatest entertainer of all time. No, even Taylor Swift, Drake, or Beyoncé can reach his level.

[@Shamilscorner]

@@samkelisiwemasondo8357idk if you remember when people was trying to put bruno mars as the new king of pop because they were coping about michael being dead and still that big 😭

[@robterm6508]

Nobody and I mean nobody will ever top the King of Pop. MJ no.1 for life and eternity. Has the albums and record sales to prove it worldwide. He Sold-out stadiums not arenas. Past or present it will always be Michael Jackson no.1.

[@johnlucas1543]

@meld9825 EXACTLY. The industry killed Michael Jackson to find a younger version. But there IS no younger version & they regret it. That's why you keep seeing them "crown" a new "Michael". Some people are once in a lifetime, once in a century, once in a millenium. NOBODY was on his level in every aspect. You can find one in an artistic comparison like Prince. You can find one in a commercial comparison like Madonna. But if you take each facet of comparison, THERE IS NO COMPARISON. Michael Jackson was treated as a Head of State around the world. Because he WAS. The PEOPLE chose him. Michael was elected by the PEOPLE beyond national borders. The Peruvian Shamans did a ceremony at the end of 2008 to make good wishes for the New Year of 2009. They performed their ritual around pictures of World Leaders. One was *Evo Morales,* the *1st Indigenous President of Bolivia.* One was *Hugo Chavez,* the *President of Venezuela.* One was *Fidel Castro,* the *President of Cuba.* One was *Barack Obama,* the recently elected *1st Black President of the United States.* One was of the *Obama Family* with *Barack, his wife Michelle, & their daughters Malia & Sasha.* And One was of *Michael Jackson,* the *King of Pop, Rock, & Soul* as well as *King of the Sanwi.* That says it all, don't you think. The Shamans said Michael would be stronger in 2009 than ever before. They were right but not in the way we wanted it to happen.

[@Donnell-m5x]

​@@Mel21217 You are absolutely right

[@ozzyjimenez9017]

Thriller 25 was the first album I bought with my own money when I was in middle school and it’s still my favorite album till this day

[@tylergoodman3560]

There are many great albums throughout history, but none come remotely close to Thriller. It's more than an album, it's a cultural movement in history. MJ'S vision forever changed the way we think of music; it single-handedly launched MJ into a level of stardom that hasn't been seen before or since. Sure, the way we sell LP'S may have changed, but there will never be another impactful body of work like Thriller in any lifetime. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉

[@johnsonmark65]

Man he really was the king of the 80s

[@johnwebb2442]

Exactly. He took over the music industry during that decade.

[@missknowsitall8705]

He was untouchable

[@ethanang8099]

Real King too.

[@Y49life]

Michael Jackson will always be number 1. Nobody comes close to him. Back in the day they didn’t have social media etc. If he would be here in this time, he would be A LOT BIGGER and will become the richest person in the world !! You can’t compare the succes of artists these days to the artists back in the day. ❤

[@ТДАрониядвери]

Exactly

[@krielsavino5368]

If I were the only one who ever bought a Michael Jackson album I would still consider him a wonderful human being, a gift to the world, a musical genius and the greatest entertainer who ever lived.

[@ТДАрониядвери]

YES!!!!!!!!!!! Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@krielsavino5368]

@@ТДАрониядвери 😊

[@LuzMaria95]

MJ is #1 forever ♾️

[@jozzz222]

Love MJ!! He was literally like king of the world at one point ❤️🌎 influence beyond anything humanity has ever seen

[@lencijescobar]

Michael is always the best and he will always be the king of pop forever

[@NIPPYTHEVOICE]

Michaels music feels different. It is not just music, it is magic and timeless. Thank U for giving us so many masterpieces Michael.

[@jaylouis8227]

I just have one correction to make. The Bad album had 5 Billboard hot 100 #1 hits. Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Man in the Mirror and Dirty Diana.

[@moxoyyy]

Michael Jackson Wins

[@Jaded_underrated]

You know when you go through an album song by song and just think banger banger Banger banger

[@andrewsmith6983]

I love the pace change. Let's talk about the things I've always wondered about. Great MJ subject

[@thedetail.]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ends15]

I've never seen one person with an eagle's greatest hits c d or album. But I see the countless amounts of people with thriller

[@jayfriday9485]

always here for ‘thriller’ era videos 💜thank you 🙏 i personally prefer singles to albums. it would be interesting to see a video on michael’s singles history/sales.

[@rehanapathan7572]

Undisputed king of pop ❤❤❤

[@TheDanceOfTX]

Thriller is still Charting on the Top 200 albums along with Bad and the Essentials. Thriller is probably closer to 200 mil if you adjust for streaming. But we’ll never know because you have to pay to have your sales audited

[@Djauntywanker]

MJ is our number one FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER AND EVER!!! LONG LIVE THE KING!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@darthstarone3532]

To be fair they are fans that was in all age groups and around the world and every concert sold out even in the era of his second solo album this lone I have never witness until Michael Jackson 😮

[@appleheadslatte]

See thats why yall gotta stop comparing him to these modern day artists

[@johnwebb2442]

Thank you.

[@AidenHilton981]

I've definitely seen you elsewhere on a different topic about michael jackson. Defending the accusers. Unless I'm having a false memory. But that zendaya picture is all too familiar. But if you were, I'm not gonna go crazy and belittle you for it. Maybe i have no idea what I'm talking about Edit: Yup. I did see you on that channel that has a picture of michael smiling with the red shirt. The same guy that made that ludicrous video that michael had shaved bubbles butt and had sex. That video is absolutely comical but that's besides the point. I read alot of his comments and yours. Can't tell if you changed your opinion, or if you just respect his musical talent. Or if you're two faced because you called him an evil man in one of your comments, then you call him a poor guy and thought he was handsome on another video on this channel. But like i said, not trying to be condescending. just confused that you talk highly of him here, and on that one guys channel you slander him.

[@appleheadslatte]

​@@AidenHilton981 I can be both a fan and ex defender but yeah I don't do that anymore. I changed.

[@AidenHilton981]

@@appleheadslatte Well don't let that other guy see you on here cause I'm sure he'll have some words 😂 but yeah. The molestation case has one of the most confusing and convoluted rabbit holes of lore that seems to never end and have damning evidence on both sides. Also wade Robson is doing a trial in five days for this case so we'll see if he has any factual evidence there. Thanks for the clarification.

[@appleheadslatte]

​@AidenHilton981 what other guy? And I meant I'm not involved in the mj allegations thing. I stopped.

[@avinashsaran710]

I love you Micheal

[@ktmusic8940]

The Eagles sales are a big fraud. First the album was certified 12x Platinum for 12 million copies in 1990 then it was the Nielsen Soundscan who counted albums sales in the United States and between 1991 to 2006 the Eagles Greatest Hits sold over 5 million copies indicating 17 million copies sold overall in USA at that point. Between 1991 to 2020 the greatest hits album sold 6.4 million copies meaning that by 2020 it sold 18.4 million overall in US and not 38 million copies as the RIAA claimed in 2018.

[@johnwebb2442]

Misinformation.

[@johnlucas1543]

+ktmusic It's nothing but a pure scam to discredit Michael, the Motown artist, the Black artist. The Eagles do not have the impact of Michael Jackson. Who generally knows them outside of Hotel California? The Eagles do not have the fanbase Michael has in life OR death. The Eagles can live their lives in peace without being hounded by the press or fans. Young people cannot generally pick out a member of the Eagles off the top of their head. Michael has babies in the CRIB bopping to his sounds before they even know how to TALK! Michael is so far beyond as an artist that he's probably never gonna be beaten. Topping some award accolades is just scratching the surface. Michael released adult albums less frequently. The fact that he can go away for years & come back to conquer the charts is unheard of. The RIAA KNOWS that Michael is #1 but they hate it & keep trying to replace him. It didn't work with Eminem. It didn't work with Justin Timberlake. It didn't work with Justin Bieber. It didn't work with Drake. It didn't work with Harry Styles. And it won't work with Taylor Swift either. They have the accept reality. They have to face the facts. Michael Jackson is #1. PERIOD.

[@johnwebb2442]

@@johnlucas1543 Beautiful comments.

[@johnlucas1543]

@@johnwebb2442 Thank you.

[@michaelangelo16240]

Facts 💯

[@federicotown8052]

Michael Jackson is the best !

[@Melissa-gc5hz]

OMG, of course Michael Jackson is STILL NUMBER ONE❤😍🥹 His music en influence inspire the WHOLE world and not only in the west like the USA and Europe. All ages love his music. And also ALL KIND of people. His music is so universal that's for EVERYBODY. That's why Michael Jackson will be ALWAYS the King Of Pop and NO ONE can suspass him!! PERIOD.❤❤

[@janetluisaaguirresuarez7574]

El mejor álbum de todos los tiempos. Donde quiera que se encuentre su espiritu le envio mi mas profundo amor te amo Mike mucho

[@GreeshmaPradeep-cy2mc]

Mj is known worldwide ❤everyone around the world know who he is 💯 how come people are comparing him to todays artists he is greatest forever the undisputed king of pop 🎉

[@Lukilu_Real]

but what about the sexual abusings of the children?

[@натальяновосёлова-л1с]

Только тот кто ничего не знает утверждает этот бред

[@Lukilu_Real]

@@натальяновосёлова-л1с sucka!

[@for-house-stark]

​@@Lukilu_Realthose were false allegations, nitwit

[@izasol-5225]

@@Lukilu_Real not guilty and innocent, educate youself, please!

[@Donnell-m5x]

Can you imagine selling over 70 million records on one album. Mike is the greatest

[@1-vwwqdd112d1f]

Yes. I love Michael Jackson.

[@JoseRodriguez-ks4kc]

As usual, a great work. Thanks and greetings from Dominican Republic.

[@thedetail.]

Many thanks!

[@federicotown8052]

No one will ever take Michael's crown

[@SamanthaLugo-fy8mc]

That's right

[@samkelisiwemasondo8357]

Thriller is a cultural icon of the 80s.

[@JamielPridgen68]

Whoever made this video probably wasn’t alive when they came out. Well I was I was 14 and I’m gonna tell you right now whatever they said it sold probably sold more than what they said. When thriller was put in the Guinness Book of World Records, it was announced it had already sold 40 million copies but I can tell you when I was a kid you couldn’t find thriller anywhere anywhere anywhere anywhere Motown 25 came out and Michael Jackson’s fame which was already worldwide completely exploded Taylor, Swift, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Drake, any of these artist today, had nothing close to the level of fame Michael Jackson had. You could literally turn on the radio station and I remember doing this. I turned on the radio to PLJ they were playing beat it. I turned it to hot 97 they were playing wanna be starting something. I turned it to 98.7 kiss FM they were playing Billie Jean I turned it to Z 100 they were playing PYT I turned it to the station, they were playing thriller. I turned it to BLS they’re playing Jean literally every station had his songs playing. You couldn’t find the album anywhere and when you did, it was only one or two copies left. At one point The was selling 1 million copies a week. I’m gonna tell you right now although I was a kid and I was not working in a record store at the time that album sold more than what they said it did that album was selling like crazy and his Fame was just insane and he did it without the Internet without the help of Spotify without the help of KZbin without the help of TikTok, and none of these existed for another 40 years almost so yeah, they always trying to erase or downplay Michael’s great Legacy, so they can replace him with a white artist that’s what their goal is that’s why they make videos like this. Yeah, I said it and I’ll say it again.

[@michaelphillips1701]

Apart from Thriller being a great album, surely part of the reason for being the highest selling album of all time was because it was also released on the brand new format of CD as well. So many people purchased both vinyl AND cd.

[@username-wz7rk]

Всегда номер один, не зависимо от рейтингов и чартов

[@PrabhkaranSingh-qc1bs]

MJ is still no.1 todays singers are no where near him

[@z0ee996]

lol I don’t know anyone who owns an eagles album…. They will say anything to not give Michael credit…

[@inserthahafunniusername9656]

Lol maybe I'm uneducated but who even are the eagles

[@taffydimples]

​@@inserthahafunniusername9656 I think it's a hotel in California or something

[@thesaintst1851]

@@inserthahafunniusername9656big group in late 60s early 70s

[@shockadelica86]

EXACTLY! THE EAGLES ARENT HIGHLY RECOGNIZED AS MICHAEL JACKSON WAS lol @@inserthahafunniusername9656

[@winsbeyond8295]

I remember hearing about The Eagles album surpassing Thriller right after that documentary with Wade Robson and James Safechuck came out to tarnish Michael's image even more......that seems very shady..

[@mariadorosarioleal8244]

Great job "the detail" Thank you 👍❤️👑

[@thedetail.]

You are so welcome

[@NPGLAMB]

This was so interesting. I love learning about this kind of stuff

[@thedetail.]

Thank you!

[@saintkevinofficial]

Another great video you guys! No other page is as methodical, surgical or even this unbiased. Love you❤

[@thedetail.]

Thank you!

[@somethinginterestingM]

Of course I liked your video and I'm so happy for Michael and the comments are so nice.❤

[@thedetail.]

You are so kind

[@Pippa_Cat]

What about the Thriller album sales in 2009 and the probable boost in sales after the biopic? Will they add to the official numbers?

[@xmagic00]

Michael Jackson always king and always number 1 ✨👑✨

[@thetruth.7858]

Tbh Records sold faster in the 80s but the fact Usher was able to pull 1 million in his first week in the early 2000s unlike Michael is insane.

[@Terrii_.s]

Micheal’s bad had got 2 million sales in the first what is you talking about ☠️

[@ИннаШарафутдинова-з5н]

Майкл лучший из лучших и никакие иглс в подметки ему не годятся триллер лучший альбом всех веков навсегда✌

[@Becauseimme]

I’d love to create a town that’s stuck in the 80’s.

[@bdiaz6081]

Bad scored 5 #1 BB Hot 100 hits, not 4.

[@mwitaemmy]

MJ is the G. O.A.T of all times and times again and His level is unmatched. We will look at algorithms now and do analysis of this and that but you really have to have lived through the 80s,90s to really understand who MJ was and how he impacted the music industry. Yes, all these new artists will be having more streaming numbers than MJ in this era and time but who can say, I made short music films, I created thriller, bad, smooth criminals, dangerous, who is it (which I feel is a masterpiece and a cryptic MV) and so on.....Who can say? I pioneered this and this? I mean, MJ was a culture in his own right, from the way he dressed, moved, sang, danced... He had that uniqueness quality that mainstream artists nowadays lack... So, You really have to have lived through that era, witness him doing his craft to really understand that he was not from this universe... To understand the magnitude of his Fame. ... What artist gone or present is known for generations, we have gen Z kids listening to MJ, researching MJ... Tell me who is researching "The Eagles"... .... Problem is they try so hard to stain this man's History but His great work will always be there for generations to come. .... Not to smash any of the present artists, but tell me, who will still be searching for Miss Americana 10 0r 15 years to come after she's no more? Who? But MJ fanbase is ever growing. .... Not being bias but please come up with something unseen before like how thriller debuted in the 80s.. give a historical performances, have 5 top #1 hits globally from a single album and maybe we the people might rethink and position you in that highly sought after spot as the "NEW KING" otherwise artists be replicating MJ's choreos/demos n then wanting to be throned as new kings or Queens.. Its never happening in this my lifetime or next. Just as there can never be another MOZART so there'll never be another MJ, he's a once in a lifetime appearance. PERIODT!

[@shehzadamurthy1983]

There are so many factors that affect the title of "best selling album of all time" like obviously, the lack of records before 1980's. But also the proliferation of social media in today's time. Also the increase of the human population, the rise of streaming, piracy in the 90's and early 2000s. So for me I just listen to MJ's songs and enjoy his creations (of course he and his team's work)

[@TrizzleTV]

Nobody will ever come close to the sales MJ had especially in this streaming era. That’s why I laugh when Drake flaunts like he’s on MJs level today 😂😂😂😂

[@Raymond10ful]

Please tell this man to stick it because MJ is the greatest of all time stop trying to discredit him. He has the best selling album ever is the greatest ever.😊

[@elisabethgreene2002]

Nobody will EVER take Michaels crown....😂

[@melissamathews2483]

Michael Joseph Jackson is a brilliant singer and dancer

[@mechajay3358]

Modern Audiences and other Artist Fandoms will never understand how Impactful the Physicals Sales if Thrillee were compared to Streaming.

[@Raymond10ful]

Thriller is the greatest selling album and Micheal Jackson are the greatest of all time.😊

[@boonee8279]

Michael Jackson is the greatest of all time

[@pelagia6981]

Michael was an artist and time followed it's way as it happened with all artists...is Michelangelo better than Raphael...in certain ways...depends at what details you look after...but do I love one more than other? Do I learn to be a better person being humbled by the grandiosity of their work? Maybe one of them is the best for me...we can measure and we can count, but who's the best it's not ours to know, at least that's my opinion...

[@Anfisia888]

❤Michael Jackson the best all time Forever ❤King of Music ❤King of Pop ❤️ King of Humanitarian ❤ Pure Gentleman ❤️ The best person in the world who has done a lot for people here. Even for those who hurt him brutally❤🪽🙏 thank you very much for everything. thank you very much for your big heart, your wonderful energy, your help to those who owe their lives to you and to whose lives you bring miracles❤🙏🪽 We love you Forever ❤️ We miss you all forever ❤️

[@Noel.2000]

👑MJ👑

[@umolhar9993]

Não haverá outro! No teve antes e não terá! Merece todas celebrações e aplausos. Eterno

[@lilmizzije]

They just don't want Michael to hold the title of best solo album of all time.

[@frano3849]

Your videos are educational top tear shit, keep it up king

[@thedetail.]

Thanks!

[@HezekiahGDTaylor]

In the world of entertainment, music, and culture, there's Michael Jackson, and then there's everyone else.

[@anuragdixit473]

Leave aside the biggest seller, It's almost impossible for anyone to surpass or even equal Michael Jackson in any area, be it the influence, vocal delivery, songwriting, stage presence, dance etc. etc.

[@d7458]

Bad had 5 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100. Not 4 as mentioned.

[@Conquerkingfitness]

That EAGLES claim is all bullshit

[@Lukilu_Real]

I've never heard of them

[@_mango_]

Their claim is that in America, it has went 38 times platinum, compared to Thriller’s 34 times platinum. Their claim is therefore, that they have sold more copies in America than Thriller. Overall, globally, Thriller is still the best selling album of all time.

[@_mango_]

@@Lukilu_Realthey have a Greatest Hits album that has achieved more sales in America than Thriller, although Thriller is still the overall global best selling album of all time

[@thrill82j]

@@_mango_but the 38 million figure is fraudulent. In fact their album sold 18 million in US.

[@silviaceroni1582]

Non è solo questione di numeri e di record... MJ è stata un'anima grande, un grande talento al di sopra di tutti i cantantucoli che ci sono ora... Non c'è storia ❤ ci manchi Michael!

[@---G.H.O.S.T.]

🎵Whoooohooo, it would be 65 year old this year !!!🎶👻

[@rosmariegisin4475]

Oh yes Michael its the best Artist for ever👍❤️💯☘️

[@Raymond10ful]

Nobody in the history of music can touch MJ not Elvis not the Beatles nobody he will be the best forever.😊

[@MoonwalkerMJ25]

Hey can you guys make more content like this or a second channel but for other artists such as Prince, James Brown,Eazy-E and others great artists

[@turntableone4356]

One thing that helps is that they were having a sale on Thriller at Sound Warehouse at the time....I believe the price was 5.99.

[@cristianonascimentodasilva9773]

Michael sempre será o número1 e não e por vendas de disco mais o que ele significa pra música em termos de quebra de barreiras na música a inovação do vídeo clipes estar nas paradas desde sua estreia como vocalistas do conjunto Jackson five mj o maior pra sempre ❤

[@cristianonascimentodasilva9773]

Existe antes de thilher e apois trilher o iconico disco❤

[@laurkanwalton5766]

Streaming is cheap an easy based on this MJ is no.1 2 go out and get an actual physical copy of his work costs more and supports the artists and there respected companies. God bless u king of pop

[@anuragdixit473]

Great records still sell a lot in physical formats, so the argument of streaming vs physical is useless. Adele is one such example, all her records have sold over 25 million in physical formats. Streaming is free, and in most cases, the numbers are inflated or bought. So we can not factor in the free or fake streaming when deciding an artist's achievement. When someone spends a significant money to buy a CD or vinyl, that is what actually counts! Jackson is still selling like hot cakes and every year his music enters the Billboard charts. Thriller was in Top 10 in Hot 100 charts when the anniversary issue came out. It's unbelievable what an influence this guys has!

[@RodneyRucker-p5d]

Michael by now have sold at least 250 million copies of Thriller

[@efezy1215]

Nobody will ever come close to outselling Michael Jackson the album Thriller alone has sold more than 145 million records worldwide so what are we talking about

[@Diamond92826]

I don't even take any current artists achievements through streaming serious. I only appreciate physical sales.

[@BluEx22329]

Greatest hits albums shouldn't count. Thats songs from multiple albums vs 1 album

[@ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg]

Michael Jackson will be missed

[@fabianasantoro4256]

Potrebbero anche raggrupparsi tutti i migliori artisti di questo mondo. Ma non eguaglieranno mai la grandezza di Michael!

[@whitsundaydreaming]

I’d suggest the crown should go to the winner of the artist whose catalog sells for the most money. For that win it’s MJ at $600m. Springsteen is so far #2. This figure gives you an overall look at how valuable the artist’s work is to the industry.

[@GwendolynCollins-lm7zo]

"I'M STILL HAVING FUN AND YOUR STILL THE ONE".

[@marisaoliveira3751]

Maravilhoso MJ

[@amlsuleman2075]

Very good king Michael Jackson

[@gerryaime9472]

Crazy to think there's a whole world outside of the US

[@fantallozo]

I believe if Michael Jackson was an artist with streams and that shit; he would have easily 100 billion streams per month, 100 billions followers. I mean ANOTHER LEVEL

[@jarradhurley4866]

It's funny to me how US-centric the debate is. The USA makes up like 5 percent of the world population, and yet if its the biggest selling album there or not somehow matters.

[@thedetail.]

Well he is an American artist so domestic sales are significant

[@agatkaagatka8469]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS ❤

[@張秀美-f1h]

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