Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson released on November 30 1982 by Epic Records It was produced by Quincy Jones who had previously worked with Jackson on his 1979 album Off the Wall Jackson wanted to create an album where every song was a killer With the ongoing backlash against disco he moved in a new musical direction resulting in a mix of pop post-disco rock funk and R&B sounds Thriller foreshadows the contradictory themes of Jackson\'s personal life as he began using a motif of paranoia and darker themesTracklistA1 - Wanna Be Startin\' Somethin\'A2 - Baby Be MineA3 - The Girl Is MineA4 - ThrillerB1 - Beat ItB2 - Billie JeanB3 - Human NatureB4 - PYT (Pretty Young Thing)B5 - The Lady In My Life