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Jackson's next two studio albums were Music & Me (1973) and Forever, Michael (1975). [12] In 1975, Jackson signed to Epic Records, and released his fifth studio album, Off the Wall, in 1979. [13] It peaked at number three on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
In 2015, Billboard ranked Off the Wall at number 149 on its list of the Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums. [79] It was also ranked third in their list of the Greatest of All Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, out of 100 albums. [80] Uncut ranked Off the Wall at number 46 on its list of the 200 Greatest Albums Of All Time. [81]
While the bulk of his sales achievements have come in the fields of pop music and R&B, Jackson has also had success in subgenres. His Dangerous (1991) album (32 million sales worldwide) has been cited as the top-selling new jack swing album, while his Blood on the Dance Floor (6 million sales worldwide) is the biggest selling remix collection.
Legendary rock singer Rod Stewart has sold his song catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists for nearly $100 million in a deal that comprises interests in his publishing catalog and recorded ...
Jackson continued to release singles throughout the 1970s. The album Off the Wall (1979) contained five singles, including the chart-topping "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You". [5] Both are certified multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States for sales in excess of 6 million ...
Pink Floyd has reportedly sold their music catalog, along with their name and likeness to Sony to the tune of approximately $400 million.. The historic deal was reported by the U.K.'s Financial ...
As a result of the methodology that the American and Canadian certification-awarding bodies (the RIAA and Music Canada respectively) use, each disc in a multi-disc set is counted as one unit toward certification, leading to many double albums on the list—such as Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Beatles' The Beatles (White Album) —being ...
Albums are supposed to be cohesive, and ‘Off the Wall’ is more cohesive than ‘Thriller.’ Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own ...