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Thriller (1982) Beta

All time rank:	25 of 1,000
1980s rank:	5 of 178
1982 rank:	1 of 19
List appearances:	19 lists
Genres:	Pop Soul R&B Funk Contemporary R&B Dance-pop Disco Data provided by Discogs
Released:	30 November 1982
Label:	Epic Records
Wikipedia:	Thriller (album)
MusicBrainz:	Release group
Discogs:	Master release
Wikidata:	Q44320
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Source Lists (19)

All time 13

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	Apple Music	Apple Music 100 Best Albums	2
2024	Paste	The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time	121
2024	Uncut	The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time…Ranked!	116
2023	Rolling Stone	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time	12
2022	Consequence	The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time	27
2021	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2021)	1
2016	Uncut	The 200 Greatest Albums of All Time	180
2013	NME	The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time	131
2012	Entertainment Weekly	Top 100 Albums	4
2012	Rolling Stone	500 Greatest Albums of All Time	20
2006	Hot Press	100 Greatest Albums Ever	54
2006	Time	The All-TIME 100 Albums	1
2002	Rockdelux	Los 200 mejores discos del siglo XX	95

2024 Apple Music

2024 Paste

2024 Uncut

The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time…Ranked! #116

2023 Rolling Stone

2022 Consequence

2021 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2021) #1

2016 Uncut

The 200 Greatest Albums of All Time #180

2013 NME

2012 Entertainment Weekly

2012 Rolling Stone

500 Greatest Albums of All Time #20

2006 Hot Press

100 Greatest Albums Ever #54

2006 Time

2002 Rockdelux

Los 200 mejores discos del siglo XX #95

Decade 5

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2022	Treble	The 150 Best Albums of the 1980s	13
2018	Pitchfork	The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	2
2012	Slant	The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	1
2002	Pitchfork	The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	27
1989	Rolling Stone	100 Best Albums of the Eighties	7