Michael Jackson Instagram – From John Branca: “Flashback to 1984 when Michael took home a record-breaking 8 Grammys! Since then, there has been a proliferation of Grammy categories — and we can say with certainty that if Thriller were released today or in an era where there were this many categories, Michael and Thriller undoubtedly would’ve been nominated for 17+ Grammys, like: Record Of The Year Album Of The Year Song Of The Year Producer Of The Year Songwriter Of The Year Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Pop Dance Recording Best Rock Performance Best Rock Song Best R&B Performance  Best R&B Song Best R&B Album Best Music Video Best Music Film Best Engineered Album   It’s safe to say he and Thriller would be winning most of those categories. He also won a Grammy in the same year for Best Recording for Children for his work and narration of the E.T. Audiobook and Soundtrack. P.S. before anyone questions Michael’s eligibility for Rock category awards, keep in mind he won Best Rock Vocal Performance in 1984 for “Beat It,” before many of these Rock awards were even available.”