This is not even worth discussing.

There is NOTHING TO DISCUSS.

Michael Jackson's Thriller will NEVER be top on that note ALL that Michael has accomplished will NEVER be topped... period. There is no what if's, buts,or explanations.. IT IS WHAT IT IS.. STOP IT.

ALSO, whoever brought up that Bieber kid in THIS discussion lost their damn minds

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said:

All the digital shit won't mean anything if Thriller doesn't get surpassed by 2022. By then it'll be 40 years and we'll probably be still here talking about who will replace him. Willow Smith will be brought up in discussion.

Don't believe me? Just watch...

Shit as much as they talk about someone like Elvis, MLK and JFK every year by commemorating his death, what makes one think that Michael ain't gonna be talked about? What makes you think people aren't gonna keep buying his music, whether it's a reissue or compilation? Thriller and his other albums are gonna be cash cows for now on...that's one of the obvious reasons why Thriller will never be surpassed.

Exactly. I know folks here just wanna say Michael was just a "pop star" but how many pop stars had the type of movement he did between 1982-1985? Anybody else besides the obvious? Like Elvis, the Beatles, Bowie, Prince, Madonna, etc. did what Michael did?

I'm waiting.

Timmy84 said:

silverchild said:

Shit as much as they talk about someone like Elvis, MLK and JFK every year by commemorating his death, what makes one think that Michael ain't gonna be talked about? What makes you think people aren't gonna keep buying his music, whether it's a reissue or compilation? Thriller and his other albums are gonna be cash cows for now on...that's one of the obvious reasons why Thriller will never be surpassed.

Exactly. I know folks here just wanna say Michael was just a "pop star" but how many pop stars had the type of movement he did between 1982-1985? Anybody else besides the obvious? Like Elvis, the Beatles, Bowie, Prince, Madonna, etc. did what Michael did?

I'm waiting.

My point exactly.

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said:

All the digital shit won't mean anything if Thriller doesn't get surpassed by 2022. By then it'll be 40 years and we'll probably be still here talking about who will replace him. Willow Smith will be brought up in discussion.

Don't believe me? Just watch...

Shit as much as they talk about someone like Elvis, MLK and JFK every year by commemorating their death, what makes one think that Michael ain't gonna be talked about? What makes you think people aren't gonna keep buying his music, whether it's a reissue or compilation? Thriller and his other albums are gonna be cash cows for now on...that's one of the obvious reasons why Thriller will never be surpassed.

[Edited 5/22/11 13:47pm]

Nowadays, selling 500'000 is akin to selling 5 million copies. Just shows how drastic the music industry has fallen in terms of album sales.

Big singles is where the big numbers are being made these days.

Pr1nceQuik said:

silverchild said:

Shit as much as they talk about someone like Elvis, MLK and JFK every year by commemorating their death, what makes one think that Michael ain't gonna be talked about? What makes you think people aren't gonna keep buying his music, whether it's a reissue or compilation? Thriller and his other albums are gonna be cash cows for now on...that's one of the obvious reasons why Thriller will never be surpassed.

[Edited 5/22/11 13:47pm]

Nowadays, selling 500'000 is akin to selling 5 million copies. Just shows how drastic the music industry has fallen in terms of album sales.

Big singles is where the big numbers are being made these days.

And has been for a LONG time now.

Please use the MJ sticky here http://prince.org/msg/8/359304