No. It still would have been huge but Mike‘s videos became not only a staple in his career but became an art form he would use to expand on his music. Like I said Thriller still would have been huge and have lots of praise. Thriller itself was very much ahead of its time and didn’t sound like anything else at that time. The songs themselves are legendary and with that amazing Quincy Jones touch. But the music videos brought the album to a new level that hadn’t even existed prior and influenced pop culture overall.

Jackson 5 Christmas album is a Classic! Has some ballads sung by Jermaine(which are good) but many great upbeat tracks on there aswell sung by MJ.

I can’t choose just one, but I think atm it would have to be The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson. This album has so many layers that I won’t be able to mention not nearly everything there is with this album. But It was her darkest and most experimental album coming off during one of the worst periods of her life when she was struggling mentally. Focusing on themes of depression, Isolation, Race, Abusive Relationships, Lost friends, and is a very Self-reflective album and very aggressive. This album was also seen as a precursor to Alternative R&B by combining genres such as R&B, Funk, Trip Hop, Alternative Hip-Hop, House, Disco, Jazz, Folk, Hard Rock, and Electronic music among others.