Thirty-one years ago today (Dec. 2), MTV aired the full 13-minute - TopicsExpress



          

Thirty-one years ago today (Dec. 2), MTV aired the full 13-minute version of Michael Jacksons “Thriller” music video for the first time. In 1984 the single peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 3 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Following Jackson’s death in 2009, the song returned to Billboard’s tallies, climbing to No. 2 on Hot Digital Songs. The same year, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress -- the first music video to ever receive this honor -- for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. “Thriller” is also the is the most-downloaded Halloween-themed hit of all-time, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan. Today, on the anniversary of its premiere, we revisit the clip regarded as the most influential pop music video of all time.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 01:52:02 +0000

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