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''[[British Vogue]]'' called Jackson "a fashion pioneer [...] who gave new meaning to [[moonwalk (dance)|moonwalking]], immortalised solitary, [and] sparkly gloves".<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Julia |last=Neel |title=Michael Jackson – A Tribute |magazine=[[British Vogue]] |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=March 27, 2020 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/michael-jacksons-style-26062009 |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930212703/https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/michael-jacksons-style-26062009 |url-status=live }}</ref>]] Jackson recorded with [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s lead singer [[Freddie Mercury]] from 1981 to 1983, recording demos of "[[State of Shock (song)|State of Shock]]", "Victory" and "[[There Must Be More to Life Than This]]". The recordings were intended for an album of duets but, according to Queen's manager [[Jim Beach]], the relationship soured when Jackson brought a [[llama]] into the recording studio,<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Melissa |last=Locker |title=Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury: Three Duets Coming Out This Fall |magazine=Time |date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2015 |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/29/michael-jackson-and-freddie-mercury-three-duets-coming-out-this-fall/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627002534/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/29/michael-jackson-and-freddie-mercury-three-duets-coming-out-this-fall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Jackson was upset by Mercury's drug use.<ref>{{cite news |title=The real Freddie Mercury: why the Queen biopic only tells part of the story |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=October 30, 2018 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-real-freddie-mercury-why-the-queen-biopic-only-tells-part-of-the-story-5ql37vgll |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807011534/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-real-freddie-mercury-why-the-queen-biopic-only-tells-part-of-the-story-5ql37vgll |url-status=live }}</ref> "There Must Be More to Life Than This" was released in 2014.<ref name="Greene">{{cite magazine |first=Andy |last=Greene |title=Hear Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury's Long-Lost Duet |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 19, 2014 |access-date= April 26, 2016 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jackson-freddie-mercury-duet-20140919 |archive-date= March 16, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180316175142/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jackson-freddie-mercury-duet-20140919 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Jackson went on to record "State of Shock" with [[Mick Jagger]] for the Jacksons' album ''[[Victory (The Jacksons album)|Victory]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Earls |title=Producer of new Queen album featuring Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson vocals is revealed |magazine=NME |date=August 2, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/queen-32-1228446 |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115192047/http://www.nme.com/news/music/queen-32-1228446 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1982, Jackson contributed "Someone in the Dark" to the [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)|audiobook for the film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'']]. Jackson's sixth album, ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', was released in late 1982. It was the bestselling album worldwide in 1983,<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael: He's Not Just the Rock Star of the Year, He's the Rock Star of the '80s |date=December 20, 1983 |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url=https://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB296D5B072064E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=September 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904180807/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB296D5B072064E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cash register's ring sweet music to record industry |newspaper=[[The Gadsden Times]] |agency=Associated Press |date=March 26, 1984 |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d9EfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1419,4981079 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061150/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d9EfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1419,4981079 |url-status=live }}</ref> and became the bestselling album of all time in the US<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamond Awards |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A#search_section |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216154105/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=DA#search_section |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling album of all time worldwide]], selling an estimated {{Nowrap|70 million}} copies.<ref>{{cite web |first=Del |last=Crookes |title=Adele's 21 overtakes sales of Thriller in UK album list |website=[[Newsbeat]] |date=May 4, 2012 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-17935650 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611174537/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-17935650 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=[[Asian News International]] (ANI) |title=MJ nearly scrapped 'Thriller' release |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=September 27, 2009 |access-date= July 2, 2021 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicworld/mj-nearly-scrapped-thriller-release_42076.html |archive-date= September 26, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200926073042/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicworld/mj-nearly-scrapped-thriller-release_42076.html}}</ref> It topped the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for 37 weeks and was in the top 10 of the 200 for 80 consecutive weeks. It was the first album to produce seven ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-10 singles, including "[[Billie Jean]]", "[[Beat It]]", and "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]".{{sfn|Lewis Jones|2005|p=47}} On March 25, 1983, Jackson reunited with his brothers for ''[[Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever]]'', an NBC television special. The show aired on May 16 to an estimated audience of {{Nowrap|47 million}}, and featured the Jacksons and other Motown stars.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janette |last=Williams |title=Michael Jackson left indelible mark on Pasadena |newspaper=[[Whittier Daily News]] |date=June 24, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20090625/michael-jackson-left-indelible-mark-on-pasadena |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174937/http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20090625/michael-jackson-left-indelible-mark-on-pasadena |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned him his first [[Emmy Award]] nomination.<ref name="emmys.tv">{{cite news |title=Fatal Cardiac Arrest Strikes Michael Jackson |publisher=[[Emmy Award|Emmys.com]] |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://m.emmys.com/news/fatal-cardiac-arrest-strikes-michael-jackson |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227174948/http://m.emmys.com/news/fatal-cardiac-arrest-strikes-michael-jackson |url-status=live }}</ref> Wearing a glove decorated with [[rhinestone]]s,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson glove sells for $350,000 |agency=BBC News |date=November 22, 2009 |access-date=April 19, 2019 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8372773.stm |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111949/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8372773.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> he debuted his [[Moonwalk (dance)|moonwalk dance]], which [[Jeffrey Daniel]] had taught him three years earlier, and it became his signature dance in his repertoire.<ref name="Daniel">{{cite magazine |first=Jeffrey |last=Daniel |title=Michael Jackson 1958–2009 |magazine=Time |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=April 19, 2019 |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1907409_1907413_1907560,00.html |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419141659/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1907409_1907413_1907560,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson had originally turned down the invitation to the show, believing he had been doing too much television. But at the request of Motown founder [[Berry Gordy]], he performed in exchange for an opportunity to do a solo performance.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2009|pp=234–237}} ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Mikal Gilmore called the performance "extraordinary".{{sfn|Young|2009|p=25}} Jackson's performance drew comparisons to [[Elvis Presley]]'s and [[the Beatles]]' appearances on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2009|pp=238–241}} [[Anna Kisselgoff]] of ''The New York Times'' praised the perfect timing and technique involved in the dance.<ref>{{cite news |first=Anna |last=Kisselgoff |author-link=Anna Kisselgoff |title=Stage: The Dancing Feet of Michael Jackson |date=March 6, 1988 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/06/arts/stage-the-dancing-feet-of-michael-jackson.html |archive-date=May 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525082206/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/06/arts/stage-the-dancing-feet-of-michael-jackson.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Gordy described being "mesmerized" by the performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Berry Gordy Addresses Michael Jackson Memorial Service |publisher=Hark |access-date= May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.hark.com/clips/lxbvwzgnms-berry-gordy-addresses-michael-jackson-memorial-service |archive-date= May 9, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130509134117/https://www.hark.com/clips/lxbvwzgnms-berry-gordy-addresses-michael-jackson-memorial-service}}</ref> At the [[26th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Thriller'' won eight awards, and Jackson won an award for the ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' storybook. Winning eight Grammys in one ceremony is a record he holds with the band [[Santana (band)|Santana]].<ref name="grammy mj" /> Jackson and Quincy Jones won the award for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). ''Thriller'' won Album of the Year (with Jackson as the album's artist and Jones as its co-producer), and the single won Best Pop Vocal Performance (Male) award for Jackson. "Beat It" won Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance (Male). "Billie Jean" won two Grammy awards: Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance (Male), with Jackson as songwriter and singer respectively.<ref name="grammy mj" /> ''Thriller'' won the Grammy for Best Engineered Recording (Non Classical), acknowledging [[Bruce Swedien]] for his work on the album.<ref name="Bruce">{{cite web |title=Past Winners Search: Bruce Swedien |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=February 14, 2008 |url=https://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Bruce+Swedien&title=&year=All&genre=All |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113434/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Bruce+Swedien&title=&year=All&genre=All |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[American Music Awards of 1984|11th Annual American Music Awards]], Jackson won another eight awards and became the youngest artist to win the Award of Merit.<ref name="Awards 1984">{{cite news |title=Michael Jackson sweeps American Music Awards |newspaper=[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|Daily News]] |agency=Associated Press |date=January 17, 1984 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQUbAAAAIBAJ&pg=5127,2841948 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061150/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQUbAAAAIBAJ&pg=5127,2841948 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Artist, and Favorite Pop/Rock Artist. "Beat It" won Favorite Soul/R&B Video, Favorite Pop/Rock Video and Favorite Pop/Rock Single. The album won Favorite Soul/R&B Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.<ref name="Awards 1984" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Winners Database: Search Results for "Michael Jackson" |newspaper=American Music Awards |publisher=[[American Music Award]] |access-date=July 18, 2018 |url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=Michael+Jackson&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116095030/https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=michael+jackson&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Thriller''{{'}}s sales doubled after the release of an extended music video, [[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|''Michael Jackson's Thriller'']], which sees Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Hebblethwaite |title=How Michael Jackson's Thriller changed music videos for ever |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 21, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/21/michael-jackson-thriller-changed-music-videos |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218125357/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/21/michael-jackson-thriller-changed-music-videos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Griffin">{{cite magazine |first=Nancy |last=Griffin |title=The "Thriller" Diaries |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=November 28, 2019 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/07/michael-jackson-thriller-201007?printable=true¤tPage=2 |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030215556/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/07/michael-jackson-thriller-201007?printable=true¤tPage=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The success transformed Jackson into a dominant force in global pop culture.<ref name="Griffin" /> Jackson had the highest royalty rate in the music industry at that point, with about $2 for every album sold ({{Inflation|US|2|1984|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=$}}), and was making record-breaking profits. Dolls modeled after Jackson appeared in stores in May 1984 for $12 each.<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine |first=Jay |last=Cocks |title=Why He's a Thriller |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=March 19, 1984 |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950053,00.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103064912/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950053,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, ''The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller'', a documentary about the music video, won a Grammy for Best Music Video (Longform).<ref name="grammy mj" /> ''Time'' described Jackson's influence at that point as "star of records, radio, rock video. A one-man rescue team for the music business. A songwriter who sets the beat for a decade. A dancer with the fanciest feet on the street. A singer who cuts across all boundaries of taste and style and color too."<ref name="Time" /> ''The New York Times'' wrote "in the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else".<ref>{{cite news |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |title=Michael Jackson at 25: A Musical Phenomenon |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 14, 1984 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/14/arts/michael-jackson-at-25-a-musical-phenomenon.html |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525140015/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/14/arts/michael-jackson-at-25-a-musical-phenomenon.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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