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2.22.2008

25th Anniversay of THRILLER!


NEW YORK, Feb 20, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Thriller 25 -- the newly-expanded deluxe 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's best-selling album of all-time -- is America's #2 Top-Selling Album this week, more than a quarter century after the album's original release. Already shaping up as one of the hottest albums of 2008, Thriller 25 has rocketed into the Top 5 (or better) in a variety of territories across the planet following its worldwide release the week of February 11.

With first week's sales in the United States totaling 165,805 units, Thriller 25 enters the Billboard Top Pop Catalog chart at #1. (During the past 52 week period, the average first week's sales for an album hitting #1 on the Top Pop Catalog chart has been 16.6 thousand pieces; Thriller 25 entered the chart with 10x that number. Because of a technicality in the rules of Billboard charting, Thriller 25 is ineligible to chart on the Top 200. Based on first week's sales, Thriller 25, if eligible, would have entered the Top 200 at #2, nestled between Jack Johnson at #1 and Amy Winehouse at #3.)

Michael Jackson's iconic music film for "Thriller" is currently the #1 music video download on iTunes.

With more than one million copies of Thriller 25 shipped around the world, and re-orders already flooding in, the new edition of Michael Jackson's classic collection has hit #1 in France; #1 in Belgium; #2 in Germany; #2 in Australia; #2 in the Netherlands; #2 in Norway (Thriller's highest position ever in that country); #2 in Sweden; #2 in Switzerland; #3 in the UK; #3 in Denmark; #3 in New Zealand; #4 in Spain; #5 in Austria; #5 in Ireland; #6 in the Czech Republic; and #6 in Italy.

Global response to the release of Thriller 25, the newly expanded deluxe 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's top- selling album of all-time, reached a fever pitch across the planet with surprise hit singles, an ongoing 40-episode "ThrillerCast" podcast event, the premiere of the "Thrillicious" Sobe Life Water ad campaign at the Super Bowl, the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Jackson at the NRJ Music Awards at Cannes and a host of upcoming events and surprises.

In one of the most groundbreaking aspects of the Thriller 25 campaign, fans will soon be able to go online and star in Michael's signature "Thriller" video. Using newly developed technology from innovative media company Big Stage, fans can create photo-realistic 3-D avatars of themselves to be inserted into Michael's role in the classic clip. (Full details TBA.)

The Michael Jackson Thriller 25th anniversary celebration runs throughout 2008 with a multi-faceted global marketing campaign featuring high-profile television, radio and online events around the world and the major re-launch of Michael's official website, http://www.michaeljackson.com/.

Originally released in the US on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer Quincy Jones, first entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at #11 in December 1982. The original Thriller went on to spend an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the American Top 10, 37 of those at #1, while making history as the first and only record to be America's top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984). Thriller has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond Award status in the US. In 1985, the Guinness Book of Records named Thriller the Best Selling Album of All Time, an achievement which remains unsurpassed to this day.

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Designs by CK: I am SO tickled because I love Michael Jackson and "Thriller" is my favorite album of all time. I bought "Thriller 25" last week and it is FABULOUS!!!

14 comments:

Karen from A`Musements said...

Hi Chris!
Glad to hear you got the "Thriller 25" as a b.d. gift for yourself! Did you like his "Ghost" video a few years ago? I loved the choreography, of course, but the costumes and set design was amazing!
Happy belated Birthday!

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Hi Karen!

YES I love the "Ghost" song/video and used to have it as a song in my jukebox here...hmmm...may have to re-add it! '-)

Thanks for stopping by & have a GREAT day!

Best,
Chris :)

Anonymous said...

Oh I remember this was such a big event the first time it was on TV!
All the neighbor kids came back to my house and we had a huge bowl of Halloween Hash and screamed and howled. It was wonderful! Such a great memory. God I haven't had halloweed hash in a hundred years either!

Halloween Hash:
popped popcorn
pretzels
peanuts
candy corn
m&m's
red licorice ropes cut into itty bits
all tossed together in a big bowl

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Hey Hat ~ Thanks for sharing that recipe...SOUNDS YUMMY!!!

I will have to try it! '-)

Hugs,
Chris :)

Cathy ~ Tadpoles and Teacups said...

I can't believe it's been 25 years!! I was in college when this song came out.

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Cathy ~ I know and I was in 5th grade when Thriller came out! LOL '-)

Hugs,
Chris

Cathy ~ Tadpoles and Teacups said...

Oh Chris--
I'm a dinosaur. :-)

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Cathy ~ You are SO funny! LOL '-)

Chris

Enchanted Productions by Joyce Stahl said...

Wow Chris!

I can't believe it's been 25 years either! What a great song/album/video! Glad you got the "Thriller 25" for your birthday too!

Love the little dancing lizards in the "Thrillicious" Sobe Life Water ad!

xoxo,
JoycEE

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Hey Joycee ~ Happy Saturday and glad you enjoyed the post too!

I saw the water ad and thought it was cute too!!! '-)

XOXO
Chris

vintagepaletteart said...

Hey Chris.............guess what I found hiding back in my closet the other day?????? My original Michael Jackson Thriller album! I forgot that I still had it! =D

*Lori

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Hey Lori ~ Too funny! NOW do you still have a record player to play it??? '-)

Cheers!
Chris

Jennifer MacNeill said...

I was given the album Thriller as a gift for finding someone's antique diamond ring and returning it. It really changed my life all those many years ago. My sister's and I were the hugest MJ fans. We watched The Making of Thriller video every day, not kidding, every day:)
Jen

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Hey Jen! ~ What a COOL story and thanks SO much for sharing it!!! :-D)

Chris