Michael Jackson's Thriller has been named the "Greatest Album Ever" in a poll by MTV viewers. That's not surprising, the 1982 classic spawned some of the greatest songs of our generation, including 'Billie Jean', 'Beat It' and 'The Girl Is Mine,' and has passed the test of time with flying colours.
What is surprising is that the runner up position goes to noneother than London's sleazy soulster Craig David. Now, can we really trust any kind of a poll where Craig David comes ahead of Nirvana, Radiohead, The Smiths, Rage, R.E.M. and The Pixies? I think not. The list suggests MTV viewers are a smidge on the young side, with relative newcomers Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys making the top 10. But seriously lads, Usher? USHER??!!!
The top 26 list can be seen below:
1. Michael 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) Morning Glory?'
7. Oasis - 'Definitely Maybe'
8. U2 - 'The Joshua Tree'
9. Arctic Monkeys - 'Whatever People say I Am, That's What I'm Not'
10. Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black'
11. The Strokes - 'Is This It?'
12. Kanye West - 'The College Drop Out'
13. The Stone Roses - 'The Stone Roses'
14. Eminem - 'The Marshall Mathers LP'
15. The Smiths - 'The Queen Is Dead'
16. Rage Against The Machine - 'Rage Against The Machine'
17. Prince and The Revolution - 'Purple Rain'
18. REM - 'Automatic For The People'
19. Usher - '8701'
20. Pixies - 'Doolittle'
21. The Notorious B.I.G - 'Ready To Die'
22. Lauryn Hill - 'The Mis-education of Lauryn Hill'
23. Human League - 'Dare'
24. Jay-Z - 'Blueprint'
25. Dizzee Rascal - 'Boy In Da Corner'
26. Mary J. Blige - 'What's the 411?'
P.S. Look at the iddle, widdle baby tiger. He's soooo cute... That Jacko's always been a bit of an odd one, huh?