Thriller Album Registered as a National Treasure

Michael Jackson’s legendary and history-making 1982 album, “Thriller,” has been added to the list of important and influential works in history that are determined and preserved by the United States National Library of Congress. The library archives and maintains the “National Treasures of the United States,” including musical works, speeches, and other recorded audio-visual items that are recognized as culturally or historically important and consequential.

In an effort to preserve works considered culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant and notable, 25 works were added to the National Library of Congress yesterday. The Thriller album also joined this national collection as a lasting work. Also among these 25 works are a page containing sounds from Earth that were sent into space in 1977 inside the Voyager spacecraft, as well as works by Smokey Robinson, Katie Wells, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Roy Orbison, and the group The Miracles.

Associated Press, in an article titled “Michael Jackson in Space,” wrote the following:

“Michael Jackson’s Thriller album is among the works added to the United States Library of Congress. The best-selling album on Earth and the audio disc sent into space will now be preserved by Congress due to their cultural importance.”

Source: eMJey / AP