Michael Jackson in the 'Thriller' music video
Michael Jackson is still making headlines with his album 'Thriller' coming out at the top of the list of albums the British public would most like to see performed live, taking 26% of the vote.
The record is followed closely by Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' (23%) and Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' (18%), beating out One Direction and Taylor Swift's latest albums 'FOUR' (6%) and '1989' (8%) respectively.
Ed Sheeran was also named in the poll conducted by BRITs sponsor MasterCard as the man fans would most like to see perform live at the BRITs - something which was confirmed as fact earlier this week.
A fifth of people questioned also admitted that they'd take time off work to get tickets to see their favourite acts live.
Further things found out in the research are as follows:
Top five albums the nation would like to see performed live:
1. Michael Jackson – Thriller (26%)
2. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (23%)
3. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (18%)
4. Ed Sheeran – X (16%)
5. The Beatles – Revolver (16%)
Top five acts the nation would like to see perform at the BRITs:
1. Ed Sheeran (21%)
2. David Bowie (20%)
3. Fleetwood Mac (19%)
4. Katy Perry (18%)
5. Paloma Faith (15%)
Top five iconic BRITs performances:
1. Michael Jackson – Earth Song, 1996 (17%)
2. Adele – Someone Like You, 2011 (16%)
3. Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are, 1997 (7%)
4. Robbie Williams – Medly of songs, 2010 (7%)
5. Amy Winehouse – Rehab, 2007 (6%)
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