At the 26th "Annual Grammy Awards" held on February 28, 1984, who won the "Award for Album of the Year"?

The 26th "Annual Grammy Awards" were held on February 28, 1984, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1983.

"Album of the Year" and "Record of the Year" went to Michael Jackson for "Thriller" and "Beat It", and "Song of the Year" went to The Police for "Every Breath You Take".

"Thriller" is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982.

"Thriller" became Jackson's first number-one album on the US "Billboard" Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it spent a record 37 non-consecutive weeks at number one, from February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984. Seven singles were released: "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Human Nature", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" and "Thriller". They all reached the top 10 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, setting a record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one.

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 500 million records worldwide. He had 13 "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one singles.