iHipHop AdminNext year, Epic/Legacy Records and Michael Jackson will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Thriller”, the best-selling album of all time. The album has currently sold over 104 million copies worldwide and continues to sell at least 60,000 copies a year. To celebrate, Epic Records will be releasing a special edition on February 8 that will feature remixes and contributions from Kanye West, Akon and will.i.am.
Here’s what you get with the special edition: a Kanye remix of "Billie Jean"; Akon and Will.I.Am’s remake of "Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ "; "The Girl Is Mine" and "P.Y.T." remixes by Will.I.Am; the rare and unreleased song "For All Time," which was recently mixed and mastered by MJ; "Someone in the Dark"; "Carousel"; and the original "Billie Jean" demo. The edition will also come with a DVD with Jackson’s Thriller videos,— "Thriller," "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" — as well as his performance of “Billie Jean” on 1983’s "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" TV special.
WRONG..MJ’S ‘THRILLER IS THE 2ND BEST SELLING ALBUM EVER…BUT CLOSE ENOUGH 4 ME..THE EAGLE’S GREATEST HITS ALBUM IS THE BESTAND IT’S @ 28MILLION…THRILLER IS@ 27MILLION. I DON’T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NO EAGLES BUT THRILLER IS THE SH!T! BIGS UPS TO MJ.
OK…I TAKE THAT BACK…WORLDWIDE..MIC IS STILL THE MAN AS FAR AS MOST ALBUM SALES EVER. THAT’S WHATZ UP!