Album · Michael Jackson
Off the Wall by Michael Jackson
Off the Wall is an album by Michael Jackson, released in 1979. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Don't Stop Til You Get Enough”, on 7 lists with a best position of #123.
Off the Wall, Michael Jackson's fifth studio album, hit the racks on Epic on August 10, 1979, and it's the sound of the Jackson 5's old boy wonder cutting loose on his own terms. It was his first album for Epic and his first with Quincy Jones, whom he'd worked with on the film The Wiz, and the two of them stir disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and even Broadway balladry into one slick, sweat-soaked groove about escape, freedom, hedonism and romance. Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Tom Bahler and David Foster all chipped in songs, and Jackson penned three himself.
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You" both went to number one on the Hot 100, and with "Off the Wall" and "She's Out of My Life" also reaching the Top 10, he became the first solo artist to pull four Top 10 hits off one album. No record sold more in America in 1980. It has since passed 20 million copies worldwide, went diamond in 2025 and joined the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Off the Wall on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Stop Til You Get Enough | 7 | #123 | – | 2009–2025 | |
| 2 | Rock with You | 5 | #155 | – | 2014–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.