Michael Jackson Discography

Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller " is second behind the Eagles' first greatest hits album in all-time sales in the United States. Forbes magazine estimates that Jackson was earning $50 million a year in the '80s, but by the end of the decade he was garnering more attention for his freakish persona than his music. Sales of recent Jackson albums have declined, though he's still a Platinum artist.

Scroll down to follow his recording career in singles and in sales.

Sources: All Music Guide, Recording Industry Association of America, Associated Press, Amazon.

Got to Be There

Released: 1972

RIAA Sales Certification: none

Chart Position: Reached No. 14 on Billboard Pop Albums chart

Singles: "Got To Be There"; "I Want To Be Where You Are"; "Rockin Robin"

Ben

Released: 1972

RIAA Sales Certification: none

Chart Position: Reached No. 5 on Billboard Pop Albums chart

Singles: "Ben"

Music & Me

Released: 1973

RIAA Sales Certification: none

Chart Position: Reached No. 92 on Billboard Pop Albums chart

Singles: "With A Child's Heart

Forever, Michael

Released: 1975

RIAA Sales Certification: none

Chart Position: Reached No. 101 on Billboard Pop Albums chart

Singles: " Just A Little Bit Of You"; "We're Almost There"

Off The Wall

Released: 1979

RIAA Sales Certification: Multi-Platinum, 7 million sold

Chart Position: Reached No. 3 on Billboard Pop Albums chart

Singles: " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"; " She's Out Of My Life"; "Off The Wall"; "Rock With You"

Thriller

Released: 1982

RIAA Sales Certification: Multi-Platinum, 26 million sold

Chart Position: Reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200

Singles: "The Girl Is Mine"; "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"; "Billie Jean"; "Human Nature"; "Thriller"; "Beat It"; "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "

Bad

Released: 1987

RIAA Sales Certification: Multi-Platinum, 8 million sold

Chart Position: Reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200

Singles: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"; "Bad"; "The Way You Make Me Feel"; "Another Part Of Me"; "Dirty Diana"; "Smooth Criminal"; "Man In The Mirror"

Dangerous

Released: 1992

RIAA Sales Certification: Multi-Platinum, 7 million sold

Chart Position: Reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200

Singles: "Black Or White"; "Remember The Time"; "In The Closet"; "Jam"; "Heal The World"; "Will You Be There"; "Who Is It"

Invincible

Released: 2001

RIAA Sales Certification: Multi-Platinum, 2 million sold

Chart Position: Reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200

Singles: "You Rock My World"; "Butterflies"; "Heaven Can Wait"

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