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Michael Jackson: Jacko’s ‘Thriller’ voted ‘Greatest Album of all Time'
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Posted on 04/16/2009 12:24:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ has topped a new poll of ‘The Greatest Albums of all Time’.

The 1982 hit notched up almost one in three of all votes cast by more than 40,000 fans, and 20 percent more than its nearest rival.

Paying tribute to the king of pop, DJ Trevor Nelson said there would probably never be another album like it. “Thriller was innovative, groundbreaking and is timeless. I don’t think there will be another album like it - ever,” the Daily Star quoted him, as saying.

In the poll, conducted by music channel MTV, Craig David’s ‘Born To Do It’ came second.

Craig, now 27, admitted that he was ‘amazed’ at his album’s position.

“I am incredibly proud - it’s an amazing achievement when you look at the other albums,” he said.

Rockers Guns N’ Roses landed the third spot with 1987’s ‘Appetite for Destruction’, which sold 28m copies. Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ came fourth and Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ rounded off the top five.

The MTV poll included albums dating back to 1981, the year it launched.

The Greatest Albums of all Time (since 1981): 1. Michael Jackson - Thriller 2. Craig David - Born To Do It 3. Guns’n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction 4. Radiohead - OK Computer 5. Nirvana - Nevermind 6. Oasis - (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 7. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 8. U2 - The Joshua Tree 9. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 10. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (ANI)


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To: nickcarraway

I love ROCK & ROLL
So put another bullet in the jukebox, baby!


21 posted on 04/16/2009 12:45:56 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: robert561; nickcarraway

Thanks Nick. I missed it first time around


22 posted on 04/16/2009 12:46:26 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: nickcarraway

There was music before the Jonas Brothers?


23 posted on 04/16/2009 12:46:45 PM PDT by exist
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To: nickcarraway

Blecchhh


24 posted on 04/16/2009 12:49:22 PM PDT by Dr. Zzyzx
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To: qam1

Am I going to get totally made fun of for saying this??? Who in the heck is Craig David??? I know ALL of these other albums/bands/musicians — even those “oldies” FReepers are putting up... NEVER even HEARD of Craig David before!


25 posted on 04/16/2009 12:51:11 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Oh thank GOD! I’m not the only one! I just posted that I know ALL of these other bands/albums even the “oldies” FReepers are mentioning — have NEVER heard of Craig David before though...


26 posted on 04/16/2009 12:52:05 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

I listen to a TON of music and I have no freaking clue who Craig David is....

I too would put Thriller in my top 5 of all time...


27 posted on 04/16/2009 12:58:19 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: nickcarraway

Very funny, and about as good as MJ deserves.


28 posted on 04/16/2009 1:01:28 PM PDT by kenavi (Want a real stimulus? Drill!)
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To: Remole

I’ll pick some prog... Leftoverture, Kansas.


29 posted on 04/16/2009 1:04:07 PM PDT by SparkyBass
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To: nickcarraway
It's definitely the Greatest Album Ever Recorded with Vincent Price On It.
... unless Price read a collection of horror stories for kids or something ...
30 posted on 04/16/2009 1:04:29 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weight-lifting sessions each week and...)
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To: nickcarraway

Everyone knows that the greatest album of all time is Zen Arcade.


31 posted on 04/16/2009 1:04:56 PM PDT by SoDak (Molon Labe)
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To: SoDak

Do you remember?


32 posted on 04/16/2009 1:08:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway (Are the Good Times Really Over?)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

This has to be a British poll. Why else would Oasis be on it? Twice?


33 posted on 04/16/2009 1:10:15 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: yazoo
"SGT PEPPER was more innovative."

Yes, and Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"

and Police "Synchronicity"

and Lou Reed "Transformer"

and Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"

and the list goes on...

But Thriller was definitely a very good album and the recording techniques and mastering were impeccable.

34 posted on 04/16/2009 1:12:33 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (will work for bailout bonus.... Twitter: maddawggmorgan)
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To: Mad Dawgg
and Police "Synchronicity"

I'd pick Ghost in the Machine.

35 posted on 04/16/2009 1:14:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway (Are the Good Times Really Over?)
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To: nickcarraway
And what's this about The Joshua Tree...everyone knows U2 stopped making music after War.
36 posted on 04/16/2009 1:18:24 PM PDT by SoDak (Molon Labe)
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To: nickcarraway

That’s funny.That made my most overrated and worst album of all time list.Never could stand him.


37 posted on 04/16/2009 1:20:17 PM PDT by Uncle Meat
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To: Mad Dawgg

His album before that, Off the Wall, was better. That happens a lot actually, the album before the breakout album gets enough people interested and sets the platform for major success.


38 posted on 04/16/2009 1:23:18 PM PDT by razorboy
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To: Lizavetta

That’s not Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson is a middled aged white woman.


39 posted on 04/16/2009 1:23:24 PM PDT by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
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To: nickcarraway
"Thriller" was okay, but is definitely not the greatest album of all time. Personally, I prefer Jackson's "Off The Wall". I do think Jackson's music pretty much sucked after "Thriller".

As for this list, none of those would be in my all time top 10.

40 posted on 04/16/2009 1:25:38 PM PDT by Kellykoop (All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people.)
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