ALBAWABA - The late King of Pop Michael Jackson went viral across social media after his music video for 'Thriller' reached one billion views on YouTube making it his fourth song to reach such a milestone!
He made history by becoming the only 20th-century artist to surpass a billion views with four short films (Music videos) including other songs such as Beat It, Billie Jean, and They Don’t Care About Us. Moreover, the artist is still making records despite his tragic passing in 2009 which was 15 years ago.
Michael Jackson's Thriller hits 1 Billion views on YouTube
Fans of Michael Jackson saw that Thriller was about to hit the billion views milestone similar to his other titles, so they took to social media and made a countdown in anticipation of it. Users on X (formerly known as Twitter) took to comment sections featuring the news in question to voice their opinions about the matter. Here's what they had to say:
"You will be forever famous Michael."
"Over 1 billion views on YouTube in 2024 for a short film that debuted in 1983 is insane! Michael’s popularity and body of work are both unparalleled, and he’s truly achieved immortality through his art!"
Comments from fans "Greatest Artist of all time" and the "King of Pop" swarmed every post in remembrance of the brilliant artist that the industry lost 15 years ago.
