Thriller (Michael Jackson album) people on the cover of magazines doesn't sell copies ... Just wait. Someday those magazines are going to be "begging" me for an interview. Maybe I'll give them one, and maybe I won't." Jackson reunited with "Off the Wall" producer Quincy Jones to record his sixth studio album, his second under the Epic label. The pair worked together on 30 songs, nine of which were included on the album. "Thriller" was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with a production budget of $750,000 (US$1,926,319.15 in 2017 dollars). The recording commenced on April 14, 1982 at noon with
Dangerous (Michael Jackson album) including 8 million in the United States alone. According to "Chicago Tribune" journalist Kelley L. Carter, it is the most successful new jack swing album of all time. It produced four singles that reached the top ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100, including the number one "Black or White". After completing the Bad tour in January 1989, which spanned 123 concerts attended by 4.4 million people, Jackson developed projects for two greatest hits albums, "Decade 1979–1989" and "Decade 1980–1990." The albums would comprise songs from his studio albums "Off the Wall" (1979), "Thriller" (1982), and "Bad", plus four new songs.