Today in Black History: Michael Jackson wins a record breaking eight Grammy Awards

 
On February 28, 1984, legendary singer and performer Michael Jackson won an outstanding eight Grammy Awards for his album Thriller. Jackson worked with producer Quincy Jones and penned four out of the nine songs on the album. Thriller has been recognized as the world's best-selling album by the Guiness Book of World Records. It is one of only three albums to remain in the top ten of the Billboard 200 for a full year, and spent 37 weeks at number one out of the 80 consecutive weeks it was in the top ten. The album was also the first of three to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles, and was the only album to be the best-seller of two years (1983–1984) in the US. Jackson also broke racial barriers becoming the first black artist to air a video on MTV with his song Billie Jean.

Source: Wikipedia