I am going to make myself unpopular hre, but many of the big hits are not my favourite, not because they are bad songs, but because I have heard them so many times, I am tired of them. Big hit high quality songs can be divided into 2 groups, the ones you can never get enough of and the others whihc are dine t death and tire you out.
For me the latter are more common. I agree that the song Thriller is an epic and the video is incredible, but after 8000 listens I am tired of it and hardly ever listen to it now, same with the songs Bad, Remember the Time, Black or white (The long opening is tiresome after a while), Scream, Childhood, etc. I know its mean, but I love listening tonew songs all the time and the less successful stuff I know was good, hence why I think Invincible is such a great album, it was under promoted and I really Think Michael's voice had a real depth and maturity to it lacking on other records - I mean Break of Dawn is amazing, if nothing else, its Michael's voice in that song, it blows me away, so deep so full and well multi tracked and you can believe every word he is singing.
So I will say Thriller, Bad, Black or White, Remember the Time and Dirty Diana as my least favourite to listen to, but I know these songs are incredible. I even feel the same way with big Prince hits like 1999, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret (I have heard the Purple Rain album so many times, I barely play it now, but Emancipation and Hitnrun Phase 2 are a different story, can't get enough of them).
Yet don't forget the super hits I can never get enough of, like Billie Jean and Beat it, those two are just untouchable along with Man in the Mirror, The way you make me feel, DSTYGE, Smooth Criminal, WYBT, Who is it, You are not alone, Butterflies and Cry.
Please forgive me, but I know some of you are not listening to Thriller (The song) all the time either (Okay watching the video, but just the song?)