Jan.2nd – “Billie Jean” was the second single released off of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album on this day in 1983.

“Thriller” which was released on Epic Records is the biggest selling album of all time and has influenced artists in

Hip-hop also had a profound influence on Jackson as well as evidenced when Jackson performed “Billie Jean” a few months later on the Motown 25 television special and did the ‘moonwalk”, a signature b-boy move.