Thriller (album)
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Argentina ( CAPIF ) Diamond 500,000
Australia ( ARIA ) 16× Platinum 1,150,000
Austria ( IFPI Austria ) 8× Platinum 400,000
Belgium - 300,000
Brazil - 1,500,000
Canada ( Music Canada ) 2× Diamond 2,400,000
Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) 2× Platinum 40,000
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat ) Platinum 129,061
France ( SNEP ) Diamond 3,494,200
Germany ( BVMI ) 3× Platinum 1,500,000
Hong Kong ( IFPI Hong Kong ) Platinum 50,000
Hungary ( MAHASZ ) Platinum
India - 100,000
Israel 2× Platinum 80,000
Italy ( FIMI ) 2× Platinum 200,000
Japan ( RIAJ ) Gold 2,500,000
Mexico ( AMPROFON ) 2× Platinum+Diamond+Gold 1,600,000
Netherlands ( NVPI ) 8× Platinum 1,400,000
New Zealand ( RMNZ ) 12× Platinum 180,000
Portugal ( AFP ) Platinum 50,000
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Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records. Reunited with Off the Wall producer Quincy Jones, Jackson was inspired to create an album where every song was a killer. With the ongoing backlash against disco, Jackson moved in a different musical direction from the disco-heavy Off the Wall. Thriller features a single guest appearance, with Paul McCartney becoming the first artist to be featured on Jackson's albums. Recording took place from April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with a production budget of $750,000. Thriller explores genres including pop, R&B, post-disco, rock and funk. Thriller became Jackson's first number one album on the Billboard 200. It produced seven singles: The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' , Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), and Thriller. All the singles reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with Beat It and Billie Jean reaching number one on the chart. Following Jackson's performance of Billie Jean at Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, where he debuted his signature moonwalk dance, the sales of Thriller significantly increased, selling one million copies worldwide per week. Michael Jackson's Thriller, the Thriller music video, was premiered to great anticipation in December 1983 and played regularly on MTV, which also increased the sales of the album.