Thriller: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added links. Oct 19, 2026
Noted Thriller's return to the charts with the release of Michael. Aug 10, 2026
Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Thriller. Apr 22, 2026
Added top questions. Oct 30, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ at 40: How a monster dance became iconic. Jul 19, 2025
Added a cross-reference. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Michael Jackson - "Thriller". May 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Michael Jackson_Making Michael Jackson's Thriller. Mar 18, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': 25 Years Later. Feb 04, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Michael Jackson: The Thrill of Thriller. Dec 10, 2024
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Thriller. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - �Thriller�--Michael Jackson (1982). Aug 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - �Thriller (1982) by Michael Jackson,� in the National Recording Registry (Library of Congress, September 2014). Jun 24, 2024
Mentioned that “P.Y.T.” was written by Quincy Jones and James Ingram and featured La Toya and Janet Jackson as backup singers. Mar 21, 2024
New article added. Mar 18, 2024
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