As of Monday 20^th of August 2018, according to the Associated Press, The Recording Academy revealed The Eagles’ album is now 38X platinum, and Jackson’s Thriller is 33X times platinum. Thriller has been the best selling album of U.S History. The Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has dethroned the King of Pop for the best selling album of all time.

Michael Jackson’s 1982 record Thriller spawned countless hits such as “Billie Jean” “Beat It” and the album’s title track. The nine-track LP, four of which Jackson wrote himself, went onto win countless Grammy and American Music Awards and also become a classic record-breaking album.