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Michael Jackson

Singer, songwriter and dancer

Music United States Hall No. 65

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Michael Jackson swept the 1984 Grammy Awards with eight trophies for Thriller, a single-night record that has never been matched, including Album of the Year for the best-selling album ever released. The follow-up to Off the Wall transformed him from pop star into global phenomenon: Thriller spent 37 weeks at number one, became the first album to top charts on every continent, and its videos broke MTV's color barrier. Across a career that began at five years old with the Jackson 5, he collected thirteen competitive Grammys, and his 1982 record remains the benchmark every blockbuster album is measured against.

Full name: Michael Joseph Jackson
Nationality: United States
Born: August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana
Died: June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, California
Thriller sales: 70+ million copies — best-selling album ever
1984 Grammys: Record 8 awards in one night

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Honor record

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

1984 · Feb 28, 1984

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Thriller won Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards, one of a record eight trophies Jackson collected that night, a single-ceremony mark no artist has matched. The album became the best-selling record of all time and its seven top-ten singles remain an unmatched chart run.

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