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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” just jumped to No. 2, its best spot in over 40 years. Look at what fans actually bought.

Kevin Myers

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" just climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the way fans bought it this time may surprise you. Watch the video.

Elvis Presley asked the Army for no special favors. The men in his unit remembered what he bought them instead.

Kevin Myers

Elvis Presley served as a regular soldier in West Germany, and the men in his unit never forgot what he quietly did for all of them. Watch the footage.

Elvis’s little girl drove her own golf cart around Graceland at 4. Riley told Oprah how that went.

Jada Gomez

Lisa Marie Presley drove her own golf cart around Graceland at just 4. Her daughter Riley still has the key, and she told Oprah the truth about her mom.

Michael Jackson spent two hours picking books in a tiny San Diego shop. Paying for them was another story.

Jada Gomez

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie slipped into a small San Diego bookstore and shopped for two hours. Then it was time to pay, and there was a problem.

Elvis had to meet Priscilla’s dad first. The visit didn’t go the way she expected.

Michael Stevens

Before Elvis could keep visiting Priscilla in Germany, her Air Force dad wanted to meet him. Here's how that first visit really went.

Ke Huy Quan smiling on Jimmy Kimmel Live with an inset of Michael Jackson at the 1984 Grammys

Ke Huy Quan remembers Michael Jackson on The Goonies set. One gift still stings.

Jada Gomez

Ke Huy Quan remembers the day Michael Jackson visited The Goonies set, how shy he was and the gift Ke still kicks himself over.

Kenny Rogers promised every star 15 minutes. Michael Jackson had other plans.

Stephanie Beth

Kenny Rogers told every star his portrait session would take 15 minutes. Here's what happened when Michael Jackson came to his studio.

Dick Clark with an inset of 13-year-old Michael Jackson on American Bandstand in 1972

Michael Jackson answered fan mail on “American Bandstand.” One letter asked about the Osmonds.

Nora Dominick

At 13, Michael Jackson sat with Dick Clark on "American Bandstand" in 1972 and answered fan letters. One asked about the Osmonds.

Dolly Parton

Kevin Costner picked Dolly Parton’s song for Whitney Houston. Dolly’s own story about meeting him is even funnier.

Kevin Myers

Kevin Costner says Dolly Parton thanked him for picking her song for Whitney Houston. Dolly told her own story about a Nashville hotel run-in with him.

Ella Langley

Ella Langley didn’t feel ready for one song on her No. 1 album. Other stars had it on hold first.

Michael Stevens

Ella Langley says other stars had "Speaking Terms" on hold before she recorded it for Dandelion. She told her last tour crowd who they were.