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Here are the awards and recognitions that Thriller has gained

Eight GRAMMY Awards in 1984, including Album of the Year.

Eight American Music Awards

Two American Video Awards

Five Billboard Music Awards

Five Billboard Video Awards

Four Black Gold Awards

Two Brit Awards

Four Canadian Black Music Awards

Four Cashbox Awards

Grammy Hall of Fame

The Special Award of Merit

Three MTV Video Music Awards

Recognized as the world's best-selling album on February 7, 1984, in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Remained in the top ten of the Billboard 200 for a full year.

The first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles

Spent 37 weeks at number one.

The only album to be the best-seller for two years running (1983-1984) in the US.

Certified 28 times Platinum by the RIAA on 6th March, 2009

Double Diamond Award status in the US for the above.

Certified 14 times Platinum in Australia

Sold 3.7 million copies in the UK

Sold 2.5 million in Japan

Still sells an estimated 130,000 copies in the US per year

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