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"TRILLER"
The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including funk, disco, soul, soft rock, R&B and pop. However, Thriller's lyrics deal with generally darker themes, including paranoia and the supernatural. -
"THE MOONWALK"
The dance gained worldwide popularity after Michael Jackson executed it during his performance of his song "Billie Jean" on the March 25, 1983, television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, and was considered his signature move. The moonwalk has since become one of the best known dance techniques in the world. -
"7TH STUDIO ALBUM NAMED BAD"
It was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records. The record was released nearly five years after his last studio album. 20 years after its release, the album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and shipped 8 million units in the United States. Bad is the first, and currently only album ever to feature five Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles. -
"HIS BOOK: MOONWALK"
The book was first published in in 1988, a year after the release of Jackson's Bad album, and named after Jackson's signature dance move of the same name. The book was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. The title of Moon Walk was derived from Michael Jackson's signature dance move, the moonwalk. -
"DANGEROUS-THE SHORT FILMS
"Black or White" was the first single taken from Michael Jackson's Dangerous album, released in October 1991. The single is considered the biggest selling rock song of the 1990s. "Black or White" is a mix of hard rock, dance and rap. It is also considered one of Michael Jackson's most successful tracks. Written, composed, and arranged by Jackson with the rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell, it is a song that promotes racial unity.