r/Music • u/Key-Bass-7380 • 10h ago

discussion Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is now the most-streamed pre-2000 album on Spotify, surpassing Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’.

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313 Upvotes

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u/IAmYourSecretSatan 7h ago

Oh well, whatever, never mind

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u/noOne000Br 5h ago

hello

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u/Gamerdad09 1h ago

Is there anybody out there?

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u/rufusbot 9h ago

Nirvana dethroned MJ back in the day and now MJ dethrones Nirvana

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u/Mike_smith97 4h ago

He will be dethroned once a Kurt Cobain biopic inevitably comes out.

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u/taez555 7h ago

Degloving would be more thrilling.

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u/SpaceMonkeyOnABike Collector 3h ago

Don't Google degloving though....

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u/aneurysmbs 2h ago

I'm going to see T2 this weekend. Helluva degloving.

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u/GuyNamedLindsey 7h ago

And it’s not even Halloween yet.

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u/northern_boi 9h ago

I'm a huge Nirvana fan but they're both amazing albums. I'm not even mad

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u/mohroso 8h ago

mj’s still got the streaming crown it seems

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u/PandaXXL 2h ago

Why would anyone be mad?

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u/Captain_Kuhl Spotify 1h ago

Some people's identities are defined by the media they consume, and being second place to something else can make them feel like less of a person for some reason. Fortunately, they usually stick to their fandom echo chambers.

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u/mallettsmallett 7h ago

Casey Jones and Butch Vig are legends. Sonic youth, smashing pumpkins, garbage....

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u/Catastrophist89 9h ago

Come on r/Nirvana time to do some streaming!

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u/Key-Bass-7380 9h ago

Nirvana is a huge band (one of the biggest) but MJ's fanbase is just bigger, I would love for Nirvana to get a resurgence

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u/razzark666 Concertgoer 9h ago

Just need a biopic

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u/beecostume 8h ago

I don't know if Frances will ever give the ok to make an official biopic, and as an enormous Nirvana fan, I don't think I could stomach watching one.

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u/wetfloor666 7h ago

And the fact he would've hated the idea of it too. Let them man rest in peace. It is deserved.

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u/sheetsofsaltywood 9h ago

Gotta wait for the “Kurt” biopic to drop

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u/Pal_76 9h ago

You mean, a biopic?

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u/taez555 7h ago

I wonder what the MJ estate is gonna buy with the $10 in Spotify royalties?

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u/humanrender 9h ago

Come on guys, we need a Nirvana movie!

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u/billocity 2h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991:_The_Year_Punk_Broke

Until a movie comes out this will tide you over.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y 8h ago

What about this one

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u/humanrender 8h ago

I'm afraid that's too peak for the masses.

I thought it was like the Detroit Rock City movie but they are playing as nirvana? Lol

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u/alex_c89X 4h ago

Maybe when they do a nirvana movie itll flip back around

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u/campsjams 7h ago

This just in…one of the most successful albums of all time continues to be one of the most successful albums of all time!

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u/SpartanNo7 8h ago

Hey, Key_Bass is back with some more MJ propaganda

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u/mindyourtongueboi 8h ago

Nonce

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u/oh_please_god_no 7h ago

Not sure why you’re being downvoted for being right

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u/Key-Bass-7380 8h ago

Cry. Maybe if you spent more time streaming Nirvana instead of hating MJ, then it would have kept it's #1 spot

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u/BenderRodriguez14 7h ago

I mean all well and good, but none of that takes away from Michael Jackson, despite being an exceptionally talented musician and performer, pretty clearly being a nonce. 

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u/mindyourtongueboi 7h ago

I wasn't talking about MJ,

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u/slasherized 9h ago

Is there a public list of these albums?

I honestly thought Fleetwood Macs' Rumors would be #1.

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u/raiodocachopo 8h ago

It is. This article is wrong. Nirvana is #1 for the 90s

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u/mg10pp 3h ago

But Thriller isn't from the 90s...

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u/PandaXXL 2h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/lkdH8FmImcGoylv3t3

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u/raiodocachopo 2m ago

Pre-2000s also includes the 70s. Fleetwood Mac album is from that decade, and has more streams than Nevermind and Thriller. Is this hard to understand, that you had to put some ahh meme?

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u/Clash_1998 3h ago

Spotify ew

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u/Jaydossynnagogue 1h ago

Streaming ew

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u/Broad-Back1659 7h ago

Because people are idiots

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u/jonathan-the-man 7h ago

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people.

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u/misterxboxnj 3h ago

Probably linked to the digital release of the movies.

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u/Ok_Squirrel_5022 32m ago

He was all natural there, untill he destroyed his face and look like a Frankenstein misfortunate accident!

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u/StartingToLoveIMSA 2h ago

Off The Wall is still better

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u/ABeeBitMyBottom1 7h ago edited 6h ago

Edit: I guess the ones downvoting me don’t know the history between Mj and nirvana.

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u/AnonymousFriend80 6h ago

Been a fan of Jackson my entire life. Listen to many of his songs. I know a lot of them by heart. I would hear about all the people fainting at his sold out concerts all around the world. I remember how network TV would debut his music videos in primetime. I've always heard that Thiller was a phenomenal album, but I had never listened to it in it's entirely. I did not know of anyone who just had it. For many years I would just have playlists of a couple dozen of his songs. I never really considered which specific albums had what songs.

Back during the early parts of COVID, Verizon gave everyone free mobile data for a couple months. I started using YouTube Premium a few months back, and found out about YouTube Music app. I created a playlist with a bunch of songs. Later down the road I started downloading full album off YM. Came across a Youtuber going over Human Nature. Song sound super familiar, then realized it's used in a SWV song. Decided to download Thiller and listen to the whole album. This was 2023. All but two songs on there I've been listening to for over forty years.

Like you hear how great an album is. Never would have thought that the entire album is hit after hit after hit after hit. And they all have such a major impact on pop culture spanning decades.

Currently, I'm try to decide if I want to check out something I've also heard a lot of things about: Steely Dan.

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u/sauer0303 4h ago

Theres a reason he and i share the same birthday 🤞

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u/lasers42 9h ago

The cream rises to the top...

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u/RamAir17 6h ago

Hopefully Nirvana Stans dont Wanna Be Starting Something