Michael Jackson - Thriller

Thriller became Michael Jackson's first number-one album on the US Billboard chart, where it spent a record 37 non-consecutive weeks at number one, from February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984. Seven singles were released: "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean”, "Beat it", "Wanna be Startin’ sometin' ", "Human Nature", " PYT", and "Thriller". They all reached the top 10 on the US Billboard chart, setting a record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one. Following Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" in the Motown 25 television special, where he debuted his signature moonwalk dance, the sales of the album significantly increased, selling one million copies worldwide per week.

With 32 million copies sold worldwide by the end of 1983, Thriller became the best selling album of all time. Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with sales of 70 million copies worldwide