Thriller
AMG REVIEW: What impresses after a decade is Jackson's range of musical expression, one that touches the schmaltzy pop of Paul McCartney (his duet partner on "The Girl Is Mine") on one side and the hard rock of Van Halen (whose guitarist, Eddie Van Halen, is heard on "Beat It") on the other, with plenty of mainstream rock/pop and dance music in between. It's no accident that the record found a home in so many record collections -- there's good music here for everyone. And of course, by summing up the state of pop music, Jackson also redefined it -- this was a high-water mark for pop music never equaled since, even in his subsequent music.
1. Wanna be startin' somethin'
2. Baby be mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat it
6. Billy Jean
7. Human nature
