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What world records did Michael Jackson break?
Michael Jackson’s Guinness World Records include:
- World’s best-selling album for ‘Thriller’
- Highest annual earnings for a pop star from 1989 and this record remains unbroken 21 years later.
- Most hit singles on UK singles chart in one year in 2006 when Michael had 19 singles in the UK Top 40.
Who broke the Thriller record?
K-Pop band BTS’ recenty released album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ has broken the record held by Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ since 36 years. The band has become quite a name in Japan with the achievement. BTS’ ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ has ranked number one on Oricon’s mid-year album chart for the first half.
How many copies did Thriller sell worldwide?
70 million copies
Michael Jackson’s Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album….20–29 million copies.
| Artist | Queen |
|---|---|
| Album | Greatest Hits |
| Released | 1981 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Claimed sales* | 25 |
How many copies did Thriller sell 1984?
65 million units
Here at Guinness World Records, we confirmed Thriller as the planet’s best-selling album with more than 65 million units shifted.
When did Michael Jackson’s Thriller album Come Out?
Jackson’s Thriller was released Nov. 30 1982 and spent nearly 2 1/2 years on the Billboard album chart with 37 weeks at No. 1, holding the modern day record. It was also the first album in history to spend its first 80 weeks in the album chart’s top 10, which has only been replicated once since.
How many times was Michael Jackson’s album Thriller certified platinum?
The Quincy Jones and Jackson-produced LP was also the first ever certified RIAA 20 times multi-platinum, doing so after 112 weeks on the album chart — less than two years in all. Seven tracks off the album became top 10 singles with three — “Beat It,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” — topping the singles chart.
Which is the most selling album of all time?
Guinness World Records has long recognized Thriller as the World’s Top-Selling Album of All Time and Michael Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time. Jackson’s most recent posthumous release, Xscape, was certified gold by the RIAA in September 2014.
When was the last time Michael Jackson had a greatest hits record?
Sales for the greatest hits record were last tallied in 2006 when it was 29 times platinum. ‘Thriller”s sales were updated last year.