Michael Jackson: Jacko’s ‘Thriller’ voted ‘Greatest Album of all Time'

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[nickcarraway]

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ has topped a new poll of ‘The Greatest Albums of all Time’.

The 1982 hit notched up almost one in three of all votes cast by more than 40,000 fans, and 20 percent more than its nearest rival.

Paying tribute to the king of pop, DJ Trevor Nelson said there would probably never be another album like it. “Thriller was innovative, groundbreaking and is timeless. I don’t think there will be another album like it - ever,” the Daily Star quoted him, as saying.

In the poll, conducted by music channel MTV, Craig David’s ‘Born To Do It’ came second.

Craig, now 27, admitted that he was ‘amazed’ at his album’s position.

“I am incredibly proud - it’s an amazing achievement when you look at the other albums,” he said.

Rockers Guns N’ Roses landed the third spot with 1987’s ‘Appetite for Destruction’, which sold 28m copies. Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ came fourth and Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ rounded off the top five.

The MTV poll included albums dating back to 1981, the year it launched.

The Greatest Albums of all Time (since 1981): 1. Michael Jackson - Thriller 2. Craig David - Born To Do It 3. Guns’n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction 4. Radiohead - OK Computer 5. Nirvana - Nevermind 6. Oasis - (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 7. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 8. U2 - The Joshua Tree 9. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 10. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (ANI)

[robert561]

Hello one week ago... guess I don’t need to get in my time machine to relive this story again

[Lizavetta]

Remember when he was actually a good looking guy?

[kidd]

If the eligible albums had to be released in 1981 or later, then none of them are “Greatest Album”.

They might be “Greatest Album Released After 1981 When the Record Industry Began to Die Because it Focused Marketing on So-Called-Innovation Rather Than Talent”

[nickcarraway]

Indian Thriller

[nickcarraway]

It didn’t help when Achmenijad started wearing his jacket.

[pikachu]

I was on a SCUBA diving trip in the Sea Of Cortez in the early 80’s and one of my fellow divers played that album CONSTANTLY on the dive boat. The only escape was in the water. Several others wanted to destroy the tape but the owner honestly loved it. C. Lee Woodard, where ever you are, you’ll never know how close that tape came to being deep sixed.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Craig David’s ‘Born To Do It’ came second.

I consider myself reasonably in touch with pop culture, but find myself forced to admit I have no idea who Craig David is.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

If the eligible albums had to be released in 1981 or later, then none of them are “Greatest Album”.

No kidding. No Beatles, no Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. Stupid top 10 is all it is...

[a fool in paradise]

Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain is better. So is The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.

[Mind Freed]

I wouldn't say that Thriller was the greatest album, but it definitely was an outstanding album.

It's too bad what ended up happening. A whole mess of horrible choices and we have the Michael Jackson of today.

[a fool in paradise]

More deception from Viacommie.

“The MTV poll included albums dating back to 1981”

It isn’t the poll of the greatest albums of all time. It is a poll of the greates albums since 1981.

And even then, it fails.

[qam1]

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[21stCenturion]

Dark Side of the Moon ... Pink Floyd

Days of Future Past ... Moody Blues

... anything less isn’t even worthy of consideration.

( N.B. I will neglect Sound Track albums, otherwise #1 is ‘An American in Paris’. )

I won’t even listen to anything from that serial child-molester. If he pops up on the radio, I leave the station. If he’s played in the background musak in a store, I leave the store. Zero tolerance at its best ...

[dfwgator]

How could at least one of the three great Dire Straits albums Making Movies/Love Over Gold/Brothers In Arms, not be in the Top Ten since 81?

[RabidBartender]

And once again, Debbie Gibson gets gypped.

[yazoo]

SGT PEPPER was more innovative.

[Domandred]

Gotta be biggest seller basically. Thriller still tops that chart. Can think of a LOT of other albums that are better, but none sold more.

[Just another Joe]

I don’t know about “greatest album of all time” but it was one heck of a music video.

[Remole]

Supertramp, “Breakfast in America”

[Hatteras]

I love ROCK & ROLL
So put another bullet in the jukebox, baby!

[al baby]

Thanks Nick. I missed it first time around

[exist]

There was music before the Jonas Brothers?

[Dr. Zzyzx]

Blecchhh

[LibertyRocks]

Am I going to get totally made fun of for saying this??? Who in the heck is Craig David??? I know ALL of these other albums/bands/musicians — even those “oldies” FReepers are putting up... NEVER even HEARD of Craig David before!

[LibertyRocks]

Oh thank GOD! I’m not the only one! I just posted that I know ALL of these other bands/albums even the “oldies” FReepers are mentioning — have NEVER heard of Craig David before though...

[Wyatt's Torch]

I listen to a TON of music and I have no freaking clue who Craig David is....

I too would put Thriller in my top 5 of all time...

[kenavi]

Very funny, and about as good as MJ deserves.

[SparkyBass]

I’ll pick some prog... Leftoverture, Kansas.

[Tanniker Smith]

It's definitely the Greatest Album Ever Recorded with Vincent Price On It.
... unless Price read a collection of horror stories for kids or something ...

[SoDak]

Everyone knows that the greatest album of all time is Zen Arcade.

[nickcarraway]

Do you remember?

[SoothingDave]

This has to be a British poll. Why else would Oasis be on it? Twice?

[Mad Dawgg]

"SGT PEPPER was more innovative."

Yes, and Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"

and Police "Synchronicity"

and Lou Reed "Transformer"

and Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"

and the list goes on...

But Thriller was definitely a very good album and the recording techniques and mastering were impeccable.

[nickcarraway]

and Police "Synchronicity"

I'd pick Ghost in the Machine.

[SoDak]

And what's this about The Joshua Tree...everyone knows U2 stopped making music after War.

[Uncle Meat]

That’s funny.That made my most overrated and worst album of all time list.Never could stand him.

[razorboy]

His album before that, Off the Wall, was better. That happens a lot actually, the album before the breakout album gets enough people interested and sets the platform for major success.

[LottieDah]

That’s not Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson is a middled aged white woman.

[Kellykoop]

"Thriller" was okay, but is definitely not the greatest album of all time. Personally, I prefer Jackson's "Off The Wall". I do think Jackson's music pretty much sucked after "Thriller".

As for this list, none of those would be in my all time top 10.

[a fool in paradise]

It's definitely the Greatest Album Ever Recorded with Vincent Price On It. ... unless Price read a collection of horror stories for kids or something ...

[a fool in paradise]

Who needs Amy Winehouse when you can get the same band on other Desco/Daptone records from the Ninties and Double-Noughts?

[rdb3]

Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.

Oh, dear...

[rdl6989]

Sorry, I still like Van Halen and Def Leppard best.

[texmexis best]

Cecilia Bartoli....24 Italian Arias

Unbelievable.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours”.

[TankerKC]

Thriller isn’t even Jackson’s best album.

[aruanan]

Back when he was black, not “white” and outta sight?

[bdeaner]

Wow, most people are idiots.

[razorboy]

Vincent Price was on Alice Cooper’s best album Welcome to my Nightmare.