A full year after “Thriller’s” release ... popular by MTV-young rock and urban hits. In the age of “Thriller,” black music made a resounding comeback on the pop charts.

SOS now has 80 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, topping Thriller's 79. By Gail Mitchell UPDATE (March 19): A week after SZA’s SOS matched Michael Jackson’s Thriller ...