Michael Jackson‘s 1983 music video for Thriller has been officially inducted for preservation in the 2009 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
It’s the first music video in history to be bestowed the honor!
Coordinator Steve Leggett explains the National Film Preservation Board’s choice:
“Because of the way the recording industry is evolving and changing, we thought it would be good to go back to the development of an earlier seismic shift, which was the development of the music video.”
Pretty cool for the late King of Pop!
The Muppet Movie was also chosen for induction this year alongside Once Upon a Time in the West with a young Clint Eastwood and Jezebel starring Bette Davis.
CLICK HERE to see the full list of inducted films for 2009!
├óΓé¼┬ó “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Exiles” (1961)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Heroes All” (1920)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Hot Dogs for Gauguin” (1972)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Jezebel” (1938)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Jungle” (1967)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Lead Shoes” (1949)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Little Nemo” (1911)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Mabel’s Blunder” (1914)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Mark of Zorro” (1940)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Mrs. Miniver” (1942)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Muppet Movie” (1979)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Pillow Talk” (1959)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Precious Images” (1986)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Quasi at the Quackadero” (1975)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Red Book” (1994)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Revenge of the Pancho Villa” (1930-36)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Scratch and Crow” (1995)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Stark Love” (1927)
├óΓé¼┬ó “The Story of G.I. Joe” (1945)
├óΓé¼┬ó “A Study in Reds” (1932)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Thriller” (1983)
├óΓé¼┬ó “Under Western Stars” (1938)