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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' joins Spotify Billions Club

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' joins Spotify Billions Club
Michael Jackson’s iconic 1984 track ‘Thriller’ joins Billions Club on Spotify - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

A very famous song by Michael Jackson called 'Thriller' has been played more than one billion times on a music app called Spotify.

That is like one billion people pressing the play button.

Spotify made a special group called the Billions Club for songs that reach that number.

'Thriller' is from the 1980s and is the title song of Jackson's best-selling album.

It was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones.

Michael Jackson already had four other songs in the Billions Club.

One of them, 'Billie Jean,' has been played more than three billion times.

'Thriller' never reached number one on the American music chart, but it was still a huge hit.

It also helped Michael Jackson win eight awards in a single night at a big music awards show.

That was a record at the time!

Key facts

Track
Thriller (1984)
Artist
Michael Jackson
Milestone
Over 1 billion streams on Spotify
Songwriter
Rod Temperton
Producer
Quincy Jones
US Billboard Hot 100 peak
No. 4
Other Jackson songs in Billions Club
Beat It, Smooth Criminal, I Want You Back, Billie Jean
Grammy achievement
Jackson became the first artist to win eight awards in a single night at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards

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