
The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Off The Wall made Jackson the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album peak in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard hot 100. Jackson's fifth studio album, and the first with Epic Records, Off the Wall, was released in 1979. These two albums were released in 19 respectively. Jackson's next two studio albums were Music & Me and Forever Michael. and the Australian ARIA charts, giving Jackson his first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. The album's title track was a commercial success on the music charts, topping both the U.S. It peaked at five on the Billboard Pop Album Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. He followed the debut album with Ben in the same year. The album peaked at 14 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.


In 1972, Jackson released his debut album Got to Be There through Motown Records, while still part of The Jackson 5. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Jackson has sold 89 million certified albums in the US, making him the sixth top-selling album artist in the country. Jackson is globally recognized as one of the biggest selling music artists in history with over 400 million records sold. Jackson made his debut at the age of five with the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who were prominent performers during the 1970s. American singer Michael Jackson released 10 studio albums, three soundtrack albums, one live album, 34 compilation albums, two posthumous albums, six extended plays and four remix albums.
