Ongoing History Daily: The biggest-selling album of all time
What is the biggest-selling album of all time? Let’s settle this question once and for all. It’s Thriller, Michael Jackson’s 1982 album. Okay, then, how many copies has it sold?
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Random music news for Friday, October 7, 2022
If only I had room for this TV. I do have bandwidth for music news for October 7, 2022, though… The Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” plagiarism case continues. It’s
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Labour Day Weekend already? There must be a mistake. How can summer be over? Distract yourself from that fact with some music news for September 2, 2022. Feist has left
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Watch this guy cover Michael Jackson by playing two guitars at once
Okay, wow. Luca Stricagnoli seems to know what he’s doing. (Via Boing Boing)
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 4, 2018
I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday shopping season–well, I think you know where I’m going with
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Hugo Boss has reissued Michael Jackson’s white Thriller suit
Just when you thought the white suit died with Tom Wolfe (and, frankly, no one other than Tom rocked a white suit since Miami Vice was canceled), Hugo Boss has
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The biggest-selling album in America is Michael Jackson’s Thriller, right? Not anymore.
There’s a certain amount of voodoo that goes into determining the biggest-selling album of all time. Since 1991, all physical album sales have been tallied by the SoundScan system where
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Watching Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Video Without the Music is a Totally Difference Experience
We’ve all see the “Thriller” video a million times. But have you seen it with all the music removed? It’s an entirely different sort of Michael Jackson experience. (Via The
Read MoreRandom Music New for Thursday, August 24, 2017
Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about staring directly at the sun during the eclipse–and then had
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Michael Jackson’s Thriller Now Certified 33X Platinum
When Thriller appeared in stores on November 30, 1982, no one doubted that Michael Jackson had another hit record. But no one ever imagined that it would become the biggest-selling
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Random Music News for Monday, December 5, 2016
I had a fun Friday night: three hours in emergency on a Dilaudid drip because of a kidney stone attack. After having some stones removed from my right kidney over
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