the exact which went on to become the biggest selling album of all time.
2006-11-13 12:17:24 · 11 answers · asked by sian 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
More than 50 million copies of Thriller were sold!!
♥♥We Love You Michael!!!!♥♥
2006-11-13 12:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Stranger In Maine™♥ (Thriller) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? Elvis and the Beatles were big, but I'm pretty sure MJ sold more records than both. You can't trust wikipedia, especially since anyone can go there and edit the articles. And yeah, some of the other answers are right, the media/people in general definitely have an issue with MJ's success because he was a black man. Sometimes it's subtle, but I can definitely tell that there was some discomfort with the fact that a black man was the absolute best in entertainment and humanitarianism.
2016-03-28 04:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
60 million copies ! I never knew that
In 1982, Jackson released his second Epic album, Thriller, which became the best-selling album in music history with more than 60 million copies sold worldwide. The album spawned seven hit singles, including "Billie Jean" (which was the first music video by a black artist to receive regular airplay on MTV), "Beat It" and the album's title track which was accompanied by a revolutionary music video. The thirteen-minute "Thriller" was critically acclaimed, and massive airplay lead to it being packaged with the featurette "Making Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on VHS, where it became the best-selling music home video ever.[17] Thriller spent 37 weeks at number one and remained on the Billboard album chart for 122 weeks. It was eventually certified 26x Platinum in the United States.[17] In 1983, whilst performing "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever concert Jackson debuted what could now be construed as his signature move—the moonwalk.[17] The media began paying more attention to this new, publicity-courting Jackson and his new-found superstar status and wealth allowed him to reap financial rewards. In 1983 he started a sponsorship deal with Pepsi-Cola, and as part of the deal Jackson agreed to star in a commercial. While filming a Pepsi commercial with his brothers present in 1984, before a live audience, his hair caught on fire when a pyrotechnic effect went wrong. Jackson suffered serious burns on his scalp, which required skin grafts.[18]
2006-11-13 12:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 45 million
It's second on the list to the Eagles greatest hits volume 1.
2006-11-13 13:39:07 · answer #4 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was around 50 million or so, I can't say for sure. What I can say is that AC/DC isn't far behind them & the rockers have started purchasing their music (I forget which album because I'm so tired I'm not thinking very clear) Anyway, they're pushing the sales so that they can overtake Thriller and take top slot.
2006-11-13 12:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is estimated to have sold more than 43 million worldwide.
2006-11-13 12:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by freddy197120032003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually the eagles "greatest hits-volume 1" is the best selling album of all time...
2006-11-13 12:35:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ooooooooooooh! man that was more like some half a mill I would think I too was a big fan not any more though
2006-11-13 12:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its 60 million or sumtin
2006-11-14 07:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got that wrong.They named the top seller it was Queen.
2006-11-17 05:37:41 · answer #10 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋