Small technical point: "The Girl Is Mine" only peaked at #2 on Billboard. A bit of a lackluster start for what would prove to be the monster album of our time.
In fact, Thriller only produced two #1 singles, with "Beat It" topping the charts shortly after "Billie Jean." The title track, despite having the most famous…

The David Lee Roth one predates all of these by at least a year.

Here, maybe this glowing review from a well-known pop culture site will change your mind:
http://www.avclub.com/revie…

No mention of Strand Of Oaks' HEAL, aka The Best Album Of 2014 (So Far)?

No mention of my two favorite Jacksons? Joe and Luscious??

Almost positive that Whitney Houston's debut album does NOT predate "Thriller."
You're thinking 1985, not 1982, AV Club.

Half of the comments below are more in-depth and relevant to Soundgarden than anything written in this Roundtable.

Judkins Major up there wants a word with you.

Why not just have the writer should singlehandedly picked Community over BB simply nullify these results and declare Community the winner?
Makes as much sense as the rest of this ridiculous process.

Track down the unedited versions of Computer Blue. (They range from 7 1/2 to 14 min apiece.)
It will completely change the way you feel about that track.
And who doesn't love Darling Nikki?? (Answer: Tipper Gore, present-day Prince.)

So "A Boy Named Sue" and "Say It Ain't So" don't make the cut, but Lindsay Lohan does? O-kay……

Yes. Sorry.

In fairness, Morning Phase is pretty fuckin boring too.

Go to the Vinyl Collective forum. Believe me… More popular than you'd think.

Is it wrong that Loaded is my favorite VU album?
(Correct answer: No.)

They played half the album at their last show in Charlotte. Good stuff.
Grace Under Pressure is the criminally underrated one for me. Definitely a polarizing record in the fan base.

Biggest Weird Al fan I ever met in my life was a very large lesbian.
Just sayin.

"Another Horsedreamer's Blues" is a clear sequel to "Margery Dreams Of Horses" right from the opening line.

Much more connected than a lot of stuff on this list.

Mis-remembering the title of "The Times They Are A-Changin" doesn't actually qualify as a sequel.