Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just in time for spooky season, Michael Jackson’s iconic 1983 music video for “Thriller” has surpassed one billion YouTube views.

On Feb. 26, 1983, Michael Jackson’s Thriller climbed to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, launching a record-breaking run that transformed pop music, music videos, and global superstardom.

You watch a 14-minute music video and suddenly the way music appears on television feels different forever. The debut of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on MTV in 1983 fused cinematic storytelling, ...

Michael Jackson made the most iconic “Thriller” music video and album in the early 1980s forever changed the music and entertainment industry. Directed by John Landis, the 14-minute video featured ...

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The stats we know: 37 weeks atop the Billboard 200 charts, seven top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles, seven of Jackson’s eight Grammy wins in 1984, certified 34x platinum, still standing as the ...

The architect behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller," Quincy Jones, died Sunday at age 91. And 40 years after that single's release, the record-shattering song continues to have a chokehold on our ...

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The singer-turned-actor donned his uncle’s signature red leather jacket and ’80s mullet in new set photos Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...