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 Top LPs & Tapes chart and spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1975, Jackson signed to Epic Records, and released his fifth studio album, Off the Wall, four years later. Jackson's next two studio albums were Music & Me (1973) and Forever, Michael (1975). 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. In the same year, he released another album, Ben, which peaked at number five on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 1972, Jackson released his debut studio 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 United States, 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. Since his death, 2 albums of unreleased tracks have been posthumously released. American singer Michael Jackson released 10 studio albums, 3 soundtrack albums, 1 live album, 39 compilation albums, 10 video albums and 8 remix albums.

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