CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

R&B star SZA has officially made music history, surpassing a milestone once held by the legendary Michael Jackson.

At this point, SZA’s album has been in the top 10 for 80 weeks, passing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album, which stayed in the top 10 for 79 weeks. Her album is currently number four on ...

He also reportedly said that Jackson was so enraged that he ended up casting Naomi Campbell instead. Later, Madonna ...

(Photo credit ... SZA has officially surpassed Michael Jackson in the Billboard record books. The acclaimed singer’s sophomore album SOS has now spent more weeks in Billboard 200’s Top ...

LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: SZA performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) ...

Nearly three years after its release, her critically acclaimed sophomore album, SOS, has officially surpassed Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the longest-running Top 10 album by a Black artist in ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – The transfer portal is to Mike’s Mailbox what Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album was to the Billboard Top ...

Jaafar Jackson ... hat Michael Jackson wore in the "Smooth Criminal" music video for Halloween. From nose job-related pranks to secret meetings in his trailer, Newsweek spoke to "Thriller ...

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