November
6
'Thriller' Scares Up Halloween Sales
Halloween delivered a treat for Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Coast-to-coast zombie dance tributes to the album combined with a holiday surge in sales - 31,000 - to put the album back at No. 1 on the chart of catalog items.
A specially priced Halloween digital edition of the standard Thriller album was made available on iTunes and bundled with a bonus video of "Thriller." In addition, more than 34,000 "Thriller" ringtones were sold.
Among the "Thriller" parties was a zombie fest at Greenwich Village's annual Halloween Parade and Live in Color, an MTV dance crew, performing the "Thriller" choreography at Miami's Opium Garden featured .
The 25th anniversary version of "Thriller" has sold more than 2 million copies around the world and remains the best-selling album of all time.
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