The album broke racial barriers in popular music, enabling Jackson's appearances on MTV and meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. It was the best-selling album worldwide in 1983 and was also the first to become the U.S.’ best-selling album for two years, in 19. This feat set the record for the most top 10 singles from an album, with " Beat It" and " Billie Jean" reaching number one. Seven singles were released and all reached the top 10 on the U.S. Thriller spent a record 37 weeks at number one, from February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984. It became his first number one album on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller, was released in 1982. At the 1980 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for two awards, with Jackson winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male. 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 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 five on the Billboard Pop Album 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. American singer Michael Jackson released 10 studio albums, three soundtrack albums, one live album, 39 compilation albums, two posthumous albums, 10 video albums and eight remix albums.
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