All that would eventually change after “Thriller,” with the coming of Madonna, Michael’s sister Janet, and Paula Abdul, among others. But in the meantime, Michael Jackson had the MTV dance ...

Nearly three years after its release, her critically acclaimed sophomore album, SOS, has officially surpassed Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the longest-running Top 10 album by a Black artist in ...

When I turned 11, I used my birthday money to buy a portable CD player. A Walkman or ... the shelves for private listening was Michael Jackson’s Thriller. I pressed play and his music felt ...

At this point, SZA’s album has been in the top 10 for 80 weeks, passing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album, which stayed in the top 10 for 79 weeks. Her album is currently number four on ...