Bad (album)

Bad is an album by pop music superstar Michael Jackson, released in 1987. After the monumental success of Thriller, Jackson and co-producer/collaborator Quincy Jones produced a slicker funk/pop confection. Bad sold 8 million copies in the U.S. and over 27 million worldwide. For a time, it was second in sales only to Thriller. Jackson set another record with this album, becoming the first artist to have five songs to hit #1 consecutively on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It turned out to be the last collaborative effort by Jackson and Jones, as Jackson moved on to write and produce more of his own records.

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Pop music - Michael Jackson - 1987 - Thriller - Quincy Jones - Billboard Hot 100

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Bad is ranked #202 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In tribute, "Weird Al" Yankovic released an album called Even Worse that parodied Michael Jackson's "Bad" single, called "Fat" (a music video of the song was also made). Yankovic even had a similar album pose to Jackson's, save for Yankovic's animated wackiness.

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List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - "Weird Al" Yankovic - Even Worse

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