Michael Jackson
Thriller
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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999) | 9 |
Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997) | No Order |
Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993) | 24 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 13 |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 62 |
Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987) | 23 |
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 27 |
Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 20 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) | 85 |
Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002) | No Order |
Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004) | 158 |
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 64 |
The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001) | No Order |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 3 |
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 23 |
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) | No Order |
Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) | 54 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) | 43 |
Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989) | No Order |
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, Third Edition (2003) | No Order |
Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 2 |
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004) | 4 |
Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) | No Order |
Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004) | No Order |
The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists | 6 |
The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006) | 39 |
The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000) | No Order |
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 97 |
Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992) | No Order |
Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | 61 |
Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999) | 9 |
Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999) | No Order |
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 49 |
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) | No Order |
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | 42 |
Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 29 |
David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) | 29 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 37 |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) | 90 |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003) | 30 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 289 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 101 |
Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | 40 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 41 |
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | 4 |
Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) | 23 |
Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990) | 5 |
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004) | No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) | 10 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987) | 44 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 9 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 95 |
Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 7 |
List by Asian Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
List by Japanese Critics - 200 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 67 |
Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988) | 67 |
Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998) | No Order |
Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989) | 12 |
Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 98 |
Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) | 7 |
Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Ratings | |
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 5 Bones |
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 5 Stars |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 5 Stars |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 5 Stars |
Slant (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums (2004) | 5 Stars |
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 4 Stars |
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 5 Stars |
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
End of Year Lists | |
Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |