"Thriller", Michael Jackson's iconic album that has surpassed 100 million copies sold worldwide, broke the record of 8 Grammys, broke musical barriers and changed pop music, this year turns 40.
To celebrate it, Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson have announced the release of a special box set which will be available from November 18th: "Michael Jackson Thriller 40".
The special reissue will contain a double disc consisting of "Thriller" and a second album with some surprises for fans, including songs by the King of Pop written during the making of "Thriller" and never released.
Several activities are planned, between now and the end of the year, to celebrate the work that remained for 500 weeks in the Billboard chart (the US weekly magazine dedicated to music), where it holds the record of 37 weeks at number 1. , and sold over 100 million copies worldwide since its release on November 30, 1982.
Thriller was the first album in history to spend its first 80 weeks in the Top 10 of albums and reached number 1 in all countries. of the world, including the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and apartheid South Africa and remains the best-selling album of all time with sales over 100 millions.
The special re-edition, which will be released worldwide on November 18, 2022, can be pre-ordered both on CD and in vinyl and this to allow you to buy it at a fixed price that could instead vary over time.