'Thriller' voted 'Greatest Album of all Time'.Byline: ANI London, April 9 (ANI): Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' has topped a new poll of 'The Greatest Albums of all Time'. The 1982 hit notched up almost one in three of all votes cast by more than 40,000 fans, and 20 percent more than its nearest rival. Paying tribute to the king of pop, DJ Trevor Nelson said there would probably never be another album like it. "Thriller was innovative, groundbreaking and is timeless. I don't think there will be another album like it - ever," the Daily Star quoted him, as saying. In the poll, conducted by music channel MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Craig David's 'Born To Do It' came second. Craig, now 27, admitted that he was 'amazed' at his album's position. "I am incredibly proud - it's an amazing achievement when you look at the other albums," he said. Rockers Guns N' Roses landed the third spot with 1987's 'Appetite for Destruction', which sold 28m copies. Radiohead's 'OK Computer' came fourth and Nirvana's 'Nevermind' rounded off the top five. The MTV poll included albums dating back to 1981, the year it launched. The Greatest Albums of all Time (since 1981): 1. Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson - Thriller 2. Craig David - Born To Do It 3. Guns'n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction 4. Radiohead - OK Computer 5. Nirvana - Nevermind 6. Oasis - (What's the Story What's the Story was an American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1951 to 1955. It was a game show originally hosted by Walt Raney. ) Morning Glory morning glory, common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap. ? 7. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 8. U2 - The Joshua Tree Joshua tree: see yucca. 9. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm ot 10. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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