‘THRILLER RECORD’: MICHAEL JACKSON
MICHAEL Jackson has broken another music record even after his death, with Thriller certified yesterday as the first album to sell more than 30 million copies in the United States.
The Recording Industry Association of America announced that the 1982 work was its first “30 times platinum” album, with platinum defined as selling one million copies — meaning roughly one out of every 10 Americans has a copy.
“What an exceptional achievement and testament to Thriller’s enduring spot in our hearts and musical history,” the industry group’s chairman, Cary Sherman, said in a statement.
Thriller was considered a musical and marketing breakthrough, with the new “King of Pop” seizing on the possibilities of then nascent MTV to promote his music through videos and glitzy concerts.
Thriller produced a string of mega-hits including Beat It and Billie Jean and landed Jackson a record 12 nominations at the Grammy Awards, where he won eight.
“It is crystal clear that Michael Jackson is simply the greatest, and biggest, artist of all time,” LA Reid, chairman of his label Epic Records, said as he saluted the new feat. – AFP
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