CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...

Paul McCartney appeared on a divisive track from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller ... always remember fondly.” Thriller went on to become the biggest blockbuster album in the history of music.

CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...