Michael Jackson’s Career-Changing Album Reaches New Peaks On Several Charts
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Michael Jackson’s Career-Changing Album Reaches New Peaks On Several Charts By Hugh Mc Intyre,
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- Off the Wall rises on nearly every tally where it carves out space this period and establishes a new high on several of them simultaneously.
Hollywood & Entertainment Michael Jackson’s Career-Changing Album Reaches New Peaks On Several Charts By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author May 23, 2026, 08:00am EDTMichael Jackson's Off the Wall, which changed the trajectory of his career and ensure his solo superstardom, climb to new peaks on several Billboard charts. VARIOUS, VARIOUS - JUNE 25: Michael Jackson performs at the 12th Annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 7, 1995. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)WireImageSeveral weeks into a renaissance on the charts, many of Michael Jackson's albums continue to perform extremely well. Titles like Thriller and compilations such as Number Ones and The Essential Michael Jackson remain major winners, but at this point, long after his namesake biopic Michael first debuted in movie theaters all around the world, almost none of his full-lengths are close to reaching new peaks. That is, except for one.
Off the Wall rises on nearly every tally where it carves out space this period and establishes a new high on several of them simultaneously.