Thriller, the best selling album of all time, first hit the top of the charts on this day in 1983. Michael Jackson’s masterpiece would go on to spend a record 37 non-consecutive weeks at number one. From February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984 if you turned on a radio, flipped past MTV, VH-1 or Friday Night Videos you’d probably hear “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” or the title track whether you liked it or not.
Over a span of 13 months, The King of Pop released seven singles. Here’s some of the best live covers of those hits.
“The Girl Is Mine,” originally released October 18, 1982
Covered by CJ Holland & Dakota Bradley (2010)
What’s amazing about Michael Jackson’s legacy is it often sprouts up with his dancing or his costumes. Rarely do people who try to sing like him nail it is fascinatingly as CJ Holland and Dakota Bradley did in 2010.
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