Thriller (song)

1983 single by Michael Jackson

For other songs, see Thriller (disambiguation) § Music.

"Thriller"

United States 12-inch single

Single by Michael Jackson
from the album  Thriller
Released|

* November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11) (United Kingdom)[1]
* January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (United States)[2]

Recorded| 1982
Studio| Westlake (Los Angeles)
Genre|

* Disco
* funk
* Halloween[3]

Length|

* 5:57 (album version)
* 5:13 (2003 edit)
* 4:37 (special edit)
* 4:05 (remixed short version)
* 5:04 ("Starlight" version)

Label| Epic
Songwriter(s)| Rod Temperton
Producer(s)| Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson singles chronology
| "Say Say Say"
(1983)  | "Thriller"
(1983)  | "Farewell My Summer Love"
(1984)

|
|

Music video
"Thriller" on YouTube

"Thriller" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1983 in the United Kingdom and on January 23, 1984, in the United States, as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album, Thriller.[4]

"Thriller" is a disco song featuring a repeating synthesizer bassline and lyrics and sound effects evoking horror films. It includes a spoken-word sequence performed by the horror actor Vincent Price which begins at the 6:31 mark on the music video and 4:25 in the album version. It was produced by Quincy Jones and written by Rod Temperton, who wanted to write a theatrical song to suit Jackson's love of film.

Jackson decided to release "Thriller" as a single after Thriller left the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The "Thriller" music video, directed by John Landis, depicts Jackson turning into a zombie and dancing with a horde of them. It has been named the greatest music video of all time by various publications and readers' polls, and doubled sales of Thriller, helping it become the best-selling album in history.

It was the album's seventh top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number four. It reached number one in Flanders, France and Portugal and Spain, and reached the top ten in many other countries. In the week of Jackson's death in 2009, it was Jackson's bestselling track in the United States, with sales of 167,000 copies on the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart. It entered the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number two, and remained in the charts' top ten for three consecutive weeks. "Thriller" is certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. It appears on several of Jackson's greatest-hits albums and has been covered by numerous artists. The song has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart multiple times due to its popularity around Halloween and is one of the bestselling singles of all time.

"Thriller"

Jackson's song "Thriller", released as a single in 1984; Nelson George wrote that it uses cinematic sound effects, horror film motifs, and vocal trickery to convey a sense of danger.[5]

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## Composition

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Horror actor Vincent Price provided the spoken-word sequence around the mid-point of the song "Thriller".

"Thriller" is a disco-funk song.[6] It was written by the English songwriter Rod Temperton, who had previously written "Rock with You" and "Off the Wall" for Jackson's 1979 album Off the Wall.[7] Temperton wanted to write something theatrical to suit Jackson's love of film.[8] He improvised with bass and drum patterns until he developed the bassline that runs through the song, then wrote a chord progression that built to a climax.[8] He recalled: "I wanted it to build and build – a bit like stretching an elastic band throughout the tune to heighten suspense."[8]

Temperton's first version was titled "Starlight", with the chorus lyric: "Give me some starlight / Starlight sun".[9] The production team, led by Quincy Jones, felt the song should be the title track, but that "Starlight" was not a strong album title. Instead, they wanted something "mysterious" to match Jackson's "evolving persona".[8] Temperton considered several titles, including "Midnight Man", which Jones felt was "going in the right direction". Finally, he conceived "Thriller", but worried that it was "a crap word to sing ... It sounded terrible! However, we got Michael to spit it into the microphone a few times and it worked."[8]

With the title decided, Temperton wrote lyrics within "a couple of hours".[8] The intro features sound effects such as a creaking door, thunder, footsteps, winds and howling wolves.[10] For the ending, Temperton envisioned a spoken-word sequence, but did not know what form it should take. It was decided to have a famous voice from the horror genre perform it, and Jones' then-wife, Peggy Lipton, suggested her friend Vincent Price.[10] Temperton composed the words for Price's part in a taxi on the way to the studio on the day of recording.[10]

## Recording

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Quincy Jones produced "Thriller".

Along with the rest of the album, "Thriller" was recorded over eight weeks in 1982.[11] It was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[10] The engineer Bruce Swedien had Jackson record his vocals in different approaches, doubling takes and recording at different distances from the microphone. Some background vocals were recorded in the studio's shower stall.[10]

The bassline was performed on an ARP 2600 synthesizer, and the verse pads were performed on a Roland Jupiter-8 layered with a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.[12] The percussion was created with a LinnDrum drum machine modified with sound chips from two other drum machines: a snare, hi-hat and congas from an LM-1 and a clap from a TR-808. "Thriller" also features Rhodes piano performed by Greg Phillinganes and guitar performed by David Williams.[13]

To record the wolf howls, Swedien set up tape recorders up around his Great Dane in a barn overnight, but the dog never howled. Instead, Jackson recorded the howls himself.[14] For the creaking doors, Swedien rented doors designed for sound effects from the Universal Studios Lot and recorded the hinges.[14] Vincent Price recorded his part in three takes; Jones, acknowledging that doing a voice-over for a song is difficult, praised Price and described his takes as "fabulous".[10]

## Release

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The album Thriller was released in November 1982 on Epic Records and spent months at the top of the Billboard 200.[15] "Thriller" was not initially planned for release as a single, as Epic saw it as a novelty song.[16] The Epic executive Walter Yetnikoff asked: "Who wants a single about monsters?"[15]

By mid-1983, sales of the album had begun to decline. Jackson, who was "obsessive" about his sales figures,[15] urged Yetnikoff and another Epic executive, Larry Stessel, to help conceive a plan to return the album to the top of the charts. Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo suggested releasing "Thriller", backed by a new music video.[15][17] It was the final single from the album, released in the US in January 1984.[16]

Alternative versions of "Thriller", including the "Starlight" demo, were released on the anniversary reissue Thriller 40 (2022).[18]

## Music video

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Main article: Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)

The music video for "Thriller" references numerous horror films,[15] and stars Jackson performing a dance routine with a horde of the undead.[15] It was directed by the horror director John Landis and written by Landis and Jackson. Jackson contacted Landis after seeing the director's film, An American Werewolf in London. The pair conceived a 13-minute short film with a budget much larger than previous music videos. Jackson's record company refused to finance it, believing Thriller had peaked, so a making-of documentary, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, was produced to receive financing from television networks.[15]

Michael Jackson's Thriller premiered on MTV on December 2, 1983.[19] It was launched to great anticipation and played regularly on MTV.[19] It doubled sales of Thriller, and the documentary sold over a million copies, becoming the best-selling videotape at the time.[15] It is credited for transforming music videos into a serious art form, breaking down racial barriers in popular entertainment, and popularizing the making-of documentary format.[20]

Many elements have had a lasting impact on popular culture, such as the zombie dance and Jackson's red jacket, designed by Landis' wife Deborah Nadoolman.[20] The zombie dance, choreographed by Michael Peters for the music video, is re-enacted worldwide by fans and remains popular on YouTube. The Library of Congress described it as "the most famous music video of all time". In 2009, it became the first music video inducted into the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.[15]

As of September 30, 2024, the video has one billion views on YouTube. It is the fourth Michael Jackson music video to break the milestone and can be watched in 4K.

## Chart performance

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"Thriller" entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts at number 20.[21] It reached number seven the following week,[22] number five the next, and peaked the next week at number four, where it stayed for two weeks.[23][24] It finished as the #78 single on Billboard's Hot 100 for the 1984.[25]

"Thriller" charted at number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.[26] On March 10, 1984, it reached its peak at number 3.[27] "Thriller" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on November 19, 1983, at number 24, and the following week peaked at number ten; it appeared on the chart for 52 weeks.[28] Beginning on February 5, 1984, "Thriller" peaked on the French Singles Chart at number one and topped the chart for four consecutive weeks.[29] "Thriller" also topped the Belgian VRT Top 30 Chart for two weeks in January 1984.[30]

Following Jackson's death in 2009, his music surged in popularity.[31] In the week of his death, "Thriller" was Jackson's best-selling track in the US, with sales of 167,000 copies on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart.[31] On July 11, 2009, "Thriller" charted on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number two (its peak), and the song remained in the charts' top ten for three consecutive weeks.[32] In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 23 the week of Jackson's death.[33] The following week, the song reached its peak at number 12 on the UK Single Chart.[28] On July 12, 2009, "Thriller" peaked at number two on the Italian Singles Chart[34] and was later certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[35] "Thriller" reached at number three on the Australian ARIA Chart and Swiss Singles Chart and topped the Spanish Singles Charts for one week.[36] The song also placed within the top ten on the German Singles Chart, Norwegian Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart, at number nine, number seven and number eight respectively.[36] "Thriller" also landed at number 25 on the Danish Singles Chart.[37] In the third week of July "Thriller" peaked at number 11 in Finland.[38]

"Thriller" has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart multiple times due to its popularity around Halloween. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2013 at number 42,[39] number 31 in November 2018,[40] and number 19 in November 2021, its highest placement since 1984.[41] This gave Jackson at least one top-20 hit across seven consecutive decades from 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.[41]

"Thriller" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 4, 1989, for sales of over one million physical units in the US[42][43] As of August 2016, the song had sold 4,024,398 copies in the US.[44] The song was later certified Diamond by RIAA for sales over 10 million equivalent-units.[45][46] "Thriller" reached number one on three different Billboard charts the week of November 8, 2023, more than a decade after Jackson's death. Those charts included: R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, R&B Streaming Songs and R&B Digital Song Sales charts.[47]

## Critical reception

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Ashley Lasimone, of AOL's Spinner.com, noted that it "became a signature for Jackson" and described "the groove of its bassline, paired with Michael's killer vocals and sleek moves" as having "produced a frighteningly great single."[48] Jon Pareles of The New York Times noted that "'Billie Jean', 'Beat It', 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ' and "the movie in the song 'Thriller'", were the songs, unlike the "fluff" "P.Y.T.", that were "the hits that made Thriller a world-beater; along with Mr. Jackson's stage and video presence, listeners must have identified with his willingness to admit terror."[49] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times described "Thriller" as "adequately groovy" with a "funked-out beat" and lyrics "seemingly lifted from some little kid's 'scary storybook'".[50][51]

## Personnel

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* Written and composed by Rod Temperton
* Produced by Quincy Jones
* Michael Jackson: lead and background vocals, LinnDrum drum machine
* Rod Temperton and Brian Banks: synthesizers
* Greg Phillinganes: synthesizers, Rhodes piano
* Anthony Marinelli: synthesizer programming
* David Williams: guitar
* Jerry Hey, Gary Grant: trumpets, flugelhorns
* Larry Williams: saxophone, flute
* Bill Reichenbach: trombone
* Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Rod Temperton
* Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
* Effects by Bruce Cannon and Bruce Swedien
* Featuring: Narration by Vincent Price (Not featured on original edited single version)

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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1983–1985 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  | Chart (1983–1985)  | Peak
position

|

Argentina (CAPIF)[52] | 1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[53] | 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[54] | 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[55] | 3
Chile (UPI)[56] | 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista)[57] | 7
Finland Jukebox (Suomen virallinen singlelista)[57] | 3
France (SNEP)[29] | 1
Ireland (IRMA)[58] | 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[59] | 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[60] | 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[61] | 6
Peru (UPI)[62] | 2
Portugal (AFP)[63] | 1
South Africa (Springbok)[64] | 26
Spain (AFYVE)[65] | 1
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 10
US Cashbox[66] | 4
US Billboard Hot 100[67] | 4
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[68][27] | 3
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[69] | 24
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[68][27] | 42
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[70] | 1
West Germany (GfK)[71] | 9
2006 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 35
Germany (Media Control Charts)[36] | 9
Ireland (IRMA)[58] | 8
Italy (FIMI)[73] | 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[60] | 34
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] | 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] | 3
2007 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

|

Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 20
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 57
2008 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

|

Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[75] | 55
Norway (VG-lista)[76] | 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[77] | 53
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 35
2009 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[78] | 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[75] | 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Back Catalogue Singles Flanders)[79] | 3
Belgium (Ultratop 30 Back Catalogue Singles Wallonia)[80] | 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[37] | 25
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[81] | 16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[82] | 11
France (SNEP)[83] | 3
Ireland (IRMA)[36] | 8
Italy (FIMI)[73] | 2
Japan Singles Top 100 (Oricon)[36] | 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[60] | 9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[36] | 12
Norway (VG-lista)[76] | 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[84] | 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[77] | 3
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 12
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[85] | 2
2010 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

|

Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[77] | 68
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 68
2012 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  | Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 143
Ireland (IRMA)[58] | 30
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 49
2013 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 159
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 48
US Billboard Hot 100[86] | 42
2014 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 152
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 38
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 57
US Billboard Hot 100[87] | 35
2015 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 145
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 48
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 61
US Billboard Hot 100[88] | 45
2016 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 164
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 62
2017 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

|

France (SNEP)[72] | 46
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] | 32
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 34
2018 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

|

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[89] | 25
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 63
US Billboard Hot 100[90][91] | 31
2019 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

|

US Billboard Hot 100[92] | 44
2020 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2020)  | Peak
position

|

Global 200[93] | 51
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 57
US Billboard Hot 100[94] | 48
2021 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

|

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[95] | 16
Global 200 (Billboard)[96] | 28
UK Singles (OCC)[97] | 40
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[98] | 3
US Billboard Hot 100[99][100] | 19
US Billboard Digital Songs Sales[101] | 9
2022 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2022)  | Peak
position

|

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[102] | 25
Global 200[103] | 37
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 41
US Billboard Hot 100[104] | 26
2023 weekly chart performance for "Thriller"  Chart (2023)  | Peak
position

|

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[105] | 22
Global 200[106] | 39
UK Singles (OCC)[107] | 20
US Billboard Hot 100[108] | 21

### Year-end charts

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1984 year-end chart performance for "Thriller"  | Chart (1984)  | Position

|

Australia (Kent Music Report)[109] | 17
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[110] | 26
US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 78
2009 year-end chart performance for "Thriller"  | Chart (2009)  | Position

|

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[111] | 88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[112] | 81
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[113] | 143

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Thriller"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[114] | 6× Platinum  | 420,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[115] | 6× Platinum  | 480,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[116] | Platinum  | 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[117] | Platinum  | 1,000,000*
Germany (BVMI)[118] | Gold  | 250,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[119] | Platinum  | 30,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[120] | 4× Platinum+Gold  | 270,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[121] | Gold  | 5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[122] | Platinum  | 60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[123] | 2× Platinum  | 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[124]
Digital sales since 2004  | 2× Platinum  | 1,200,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[125]
other release  | Gold  | 500,000‡
United States (RIAA)[126] | Diamond  | 10,000,000‡
Ringtone
Japan (RIAJ)[127]
Full-length ringtone  | Platinum  | 250,000*
United States (RIAA)[128]
Mastertone  | Gold  | 500,000*
Summaries
Worldwide
Physical Sales (1984)  | —  | 9,000,000[129]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## See also

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* List of best-selling singles
* List of best-selling singles in the United States
* List of most expensive music videos
* Michael Jackson's Thriller
* Thriller (viral video)
* Thrill the World

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* Halstead, Craig (2003). Michael Jackson The Solo Years. On-Line Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7552-0091-7.

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Side one|

* "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
* "Baby Be Mine"
* "The Girl Is Mine"
* "Thriller"

Side two|

* "Beat It"
* "Billie Jean"
* "Human Nature"
* "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
* "The Lady in My Life"

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* Thrill the World
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1970s|

* "Got to Be There"
* "Ain't No Sunshine"
* "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
* "Rockin' Robin"
* "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
* "You've Got a Friend"
* "Ben"
* "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
* "My Girl"
* "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
* "We've Got a Good Thing Going"
* "With a Child's Heart"
* "Morning Glow"
* "All the Things You Are"
* "Happy"
* "Too Young"
* "Music and Me"
* "We're Almost There"
* "Just a Little Bit of You"
* "You Can't Win"
* "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
* "Rock with You"
* "Working Day and Night"
* "It's the Falling in Love"

1980s|

* "Off the Wall"
* "Girlfriend"
* "She's Out of My Life"
* "One Day in Your Life"
* "The Girl Is Mine"
* "Billie Jean"
* "Beat It"
* "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
* "Human Nature"
* "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
* "Thriller"
* "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
* "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
* "Lonely Teardrops"
* "That's What Love Is Made Of"
* "Farewell My Summer Love"
* "Girl You're So Together"
* "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
* "Bad"
* "The Way You Make Me Feel"
* "Speed Demon"
* "Liberian Girl"
* "Just Good Friends"
* "Another Part of Me"
* "Man in the Mirror"
* "Dirty Diana"
* "Smooth Criminal"
* "Leave Me Alone"
* "Twenty-Five Miles"

1990s|

* "Black or White"
* "Jam"
* "In the Closet"
* "Remember the Time"
* "Heal the World"
* "Who Is It"
* "Give In to Me"
* "Will You Be There"
* "Gone Too Soon"
* "Dangerous"
* "Come Together"
* "Scream"
* "Childhood"
* "They Don't Care About Us"
* "Stranger in Moscow"
* "This Time Around"
* "Earth Song"
* "D.S."
* "You Are Not Alone"
* "Tabloid Junkie"
* "HIStory"
* "Smile"
* "Mind Is the Magic"
* "Blood on the Dance Floor"
* "Ghosts"
* "Is It Scary"
* "On the Line"

2000s|

* "Speechless"
* "You Rock My World"
* "Heaven Can Wait"
* "Butterflies"
* "Cry"
* "One More Chance"
* "Cheater"
* "(I Like) The Way You Love Me"
* "Fall Again"
* "This Is It"

2010s|

* "Hold My Hand"
* "Hollywood Tonight"
* "(I Can't Make It) Another Day"
* "Behind the Mask"
* "Don't Be Messin' 'Round"
* "I'm So Blue"
* "Price of Fame"
* "Love Never Felt So Good"
* "Chicago"
* "Loving You"
* "A Place with No Name"
* "Slave to the Rhythm"
* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are"
* "Blue Gangsta"

2020s|

* "She's Trouble"

Other|

* "We Are the World"
* "What More Can I Give"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
* "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous"
* "Diamonds Are Invincible"

Featured|

* "A Brand New Day"
* "Ease on Down the Road"
* "Who's Right, Who's Wrong"
* "Night Time Lover"
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
* "State of Independence"
* "Muscles"
* "Say Say Say"
* "Somebody's Watching Me"
* "Don't Stand Another Chance"
* "Centipede"
* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"
* "Eaten Alive"
* "Get It"
* "2300 Jackson Street"
* "Do the Bartman"
* "Whatzupwitu"
* "Why"
* "I Need You"
* "We Be Ballin'"
* "Girls, Girls, Girls"
* "All in Your Name"
* "There Must Be More to Life Than This"
* "Low"
* "Don't Matter to Me"

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