Bad

Limited vinyl LP repressing in gatefold jacket. "Bad" is the seventh solo studio album by Michael Jackson, released on August 31, 1987, nearly five years after his previous studio album, "Thriller." Recorded in the first half of 1987, the album's lyrical themes touch on media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement, and world peace. Widely regarded as solidifying Jackson's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s, "Bad" also played a significant role in enhancing his solo career. With five singles reaching #1 in the United States, a sixth within the Top Ten, and a seventh within the Top Twenty on the Hot 100, the album peaked at #1 in thirteen countries and charted within the Top Twenty in other territories.