Michael Jackson Albums discography - wikipedia Michael Jackson Albums discography See also : The Jackson 5 discography and Michael Jackson singles discography Michael Jackson discography Jackson meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1984 Studio albums 10 Live albums Compilation albums EPs 6 Soundtrack albums Remix albums 7 Posthumous This article contains the albums discography of the American musician Michael Jackson. It consists of ten studio albums and a partial list of live albums, compilations, extended plays, soundtracks and remix albums. Also listed are peak chart positions from 10 selected countries ( markets ), with relative sales and certifications. Sales in parentheses are of albums not certified. The countries selected are United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Some of the countries changed their levels of certifications at various times. Michael Jackson made his debut at the age of six with the Jackson 5 ( later known as the Jacksons ), who were prominent performers during the 1970s. Jackson 's early solo career that same decade included albums such as Got to Be There and Ben. His two follow - ups, Music & Me and Forever, Michael, failed to sell well. In 1979, Jackson released Off the Wall, which became his first best - selling album. Three years later, Jackson issued his best - selling album to date, Thriller, which topped several international charts and became the best - selling album of all time. Jackson 's follow - ups, Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory : Past, Present and Future, Book I, also became international successes. Jackson 's tenth and final studio album, Invincible, was released in 2001 and topped international charts, with total confirmed sales of 6 million copies worldwide. Following Jackson 's death in 2009, sales of his previous work skyrocketed, with his compilation album, Number Ones, becoming one of the best - selling albums internationally. Contents 1 Studio albums 2 Posthumous albums 3 Compilations 4 Other albums ( remix, soundtracks, etc. ) 5 Video albums 6 List of officially released compilations and other albums not charted in the table 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS CAN FRA GER NL NZ SPN SWI UK Got to Be There Released : January 24, 1972 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette, 8 - track 14 -- -- 121 -- -- -- -- -- 37 US : Gold Ben Released : August 4, 1972 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette, 8 - track 5 65 12 162 -- -- -- -- -- 17 UK : Silver Music & Me Released : April 13, 1973 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette, 8 - track 92 27 -- 108 -- -- -- -- -- -- Forever, Michael Released : January 16, 1975 Label : Motown Formats : 8 - track, cassette, LP 101 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Off the Wall Released : August 10, 1979 Label : Epic Formats : Reel - to - reel, LP, cassette, 8 - track, MD 27 25 8 11 27 World : 20,000,000 CAN : 300,000 UK : 1,800,000 US : 8 × Platinum AUS : 5 × Platinum CAN : Platinum FRA : Platinum GER : Platinum NL : Platinum NZ : 6 × Platinum SWI : Platinum UK : 6 × Platinum Thriller Released : November 30, 1982 Label : Epic Formats : Reel - to - reel, LP, cassette, 8 - track, CD, MD World : 66,000,000 AUS : 1,150,000 CAN : 2,400,000 FRA : 2,366,700 NL : 1,400,000 UK : 4,248,000 US : 3x Diamond ( 33 × Platinum ) AUS : 16 × Platinum CAN : 2 × Diamond FRA : Diamond GER : 3 × Platinum NL : 8 × Multi-Platinum NZ : 12 × Platinum SWI : 6 × Platinum UK : 13 × Platinum Bad Released : September 1, 1987 Label : Epic Formats : LP, cassette, 8 - track, CD, MD World : 35,000,000 US : 10,000,000 FRA : 1,289,400 NL : 500,000 UK : 3,961,000 US : Diamond AUS : 6 × Platinum CAN : 7 × Platinum FRA : Diamond GER : 4 × Platinum NL : Platinum NZ : 9 × Platinum SWI : 5 × Platinum UK : 13 × Platinum Dangerous Released : November 26, 1991 Label : Epic LP, cassette, CD, MD World : 32,000,000 AUS : 740,000 FRA : 1,985,500 UK : 2,010,069 US : 8 × Platinum AUS : 10 × Platinum CAN : 6 × Platinum FRA : Diamond GER : 4 × Platinum NL : 3 × Multi-Platinum NZ : 6 × Platinum SWI : 5 × Platinum UK : 6 × Platinum HIStory : Past, Present and Future, Book I Released : June 20, 1995 Label : Epic Formats : LP, cassette, CD, MD World : 20,000,000 US : 4,000,000 FRA : 1,644,200 UK : 1,500,000 US : 8 × Platinum AUS : 8 × Platinum CAN : 5 × Platinum FRA : Diamond GER : 3 × Platinum NL : 3 × Multi-Platinum NZ : 10 × Platinum SWI : 3 × Platinum UK : 4 × Platinum Invincible Released : October 30, 2001 Label : Epic Formats : LP, cassette, CD, MD World : 6,000,000 US : 2,138,000 CAN : 100,000 UK : 369,913 US : 2 × Platinum AUS : 2 × Platinum FRA : Platinum GER : Platinum NL : Platinum NZ : Platinum SWI : Platinum UK : Platinum `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Posthumous albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS CAN FRA GER NL NZ SPN SWI UK Michael Released : December 10, 2010 Label : Epic Formats : CD 10 10 US : 541.000 FR : 120,000 US : Platinum AUS : Gold CAN : Platinum FRA : 2 × Platinum NL : Gold NZ : Gold UK : Platinum Xscape Released : May 9, 2014 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD WW : 1,700,000 US : 500,000 US : Gold AUS : Gold CAN : Gold FRA : Platinum GER : Gold SWI : Gold UK : Gold Compilations Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS CAN FRA GER NL NZ SPN SWI UK A Collection of Michael Jackson 's Oldies Released : December 8, 1972 Label : Motown The Best of Michael Jackson Released : August 28, 1975 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette 156 76 -- 16 -- -- -- -- 11 UK : Silver One Day in Your Life Released : March 25, 1981 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette 144 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 18 Greatest Hits Released : 1983 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette -- 53 -- -- -- 23 22 -- -- UK : Platinum 9 Singles Pack Released : 1983 Label : Epic Formats : 7 '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 66 14 Greatest Hits Released : 1984 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette 168 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Farewell My Summer Love Released : May 8, 1984 Label : Motown Formats : Reel - to - reel, LP, cassette, 8 - track 46 90 94 -- 40 47 50 -- -- 9 UK : Platinum Anthology Released : November 14, 1986 Label : Motown Formats : CD -- -- -- 17 -- -- -- 89 -- -- Their Very Best -- Back to Back ( with Diana Ross, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder ) Released : 1986 Label : Motown Formats : LP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 Love Songs ( with Diana Ross ) Released : 1987 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette, CD -- 86 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 UK : Platinum Singles Souvenir Pack Released : 1988 Label : Epic Formats : LP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 91 Motown 's Greatest Hits Released : 1992 Label : Motown Formats : LP, cassette, CD -- 27 -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- 53 Tour Souvenir Pack Released : 1992 Label : Epic Formats : CD -- 83 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5ive ( with The Jackson 5 ) Released : 1997 Label : Motown Formats : CD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 UK : Platinum The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five ( with The Jackson 5 ) Released : 1999 Label : Motown Formats : Cassette, CD -- 41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 UK : Gold 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection : The Best of Michael Jackson Released : 2000 Label : Motown Formats : CD -- -- 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CAN : ( 100,000 ) HIStory : Past, Present and Future, Book I Released : June 16, 1995 Label : Epic Formats : CD LP Cassette 85 44 8 10 -- -- -- 54 45 15 UK : ( 245,000 ) UK : Gold US : Platinum AUS : Gold Number Ones Released : November 18, 2003 Label : Epic Formats : Cassette, CD, video CD, DVD, HDCD, UMD Music Video 13 5 17 17 9 US : 5,054,000 US : 4 × Platinum AUS : 6 × Platinum GER : Gold NZ : 4 × Platinum SWI : Gold UK : 8 × Platinum Off the Wall / Thriller Released : 2004 Label : Motown Formats : LP, CD -- 25 87 65 -- -- -- -- -- -- Bad / Dangerous Released : 2004 Label : Epic Formats : CD -- 27 -- 85 58 -- -- -- -- 163 The Ultimate Collection Released : November 17, 2004 Label : Epic Formats : CD / DVD 154 -- 29 29 37 46 -- 29 33 75 US : Platinum The Essential Michael Jackson Released : July 19, 2005 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD 31 10 19 23 US : 2,120,000 UK : 829,884 US : 4 × Platinum AUS : 8 × Platinum FRA : 2 × Gold NZ : 2 × Platinum UK : 4 × Platinum Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix / Invincible Released : 2006 Label : Epic Formats : CD -- -- -- 125 -- -- -- -- -- 112 Visionary : The Video Singles Released : February 20, 2006 Label : Epic Formats : DualDisc -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 -- -- -- 50 Best Songs -- The Motown Years : Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 ( Les 50 plus belles chansons ) Released : 2007 Label : Motown Formats : CD -- 14 -- 36 12 7 19 AUS : Gold King of Pop Released : August 22, 2008 Label : Epic Formats : CD -- 5 -- 6 AUS : 2 × Platinum FRA : Platinum GER : 5 × Gold NZ : Gold UK : Platinum Gold Released : August 26, 2008 Label : Motown Formats : CD 139 -- -- -- -- 60 -- -- -- -- Dangerous / Dangerous : The Short Films Released : 2008 Label : Epic Formats : CD / DVD -- 62 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Collection Released : June 29, 2009 Label : Epic Formats : CD -- -- -- 14 FRA : Platinum The Definitive Collection Released : August 25, 2009 Label : Motown Formats : CD 39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- La Légende de la Pop Released : 2009 Label : Pias France Formats : CD / DVD -- -- -- 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- The Indispensable Collection Released : June 21, 2013 Label : MJJ Productions Formats : Digital download The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection Released : June 24, 2013 Label : MJJ Productions Formats : CD Scream Released : September 29, 2017 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD, digital download 33 14 69 28 22 30 -- 9 34 9 FR : 3,300 In the United States, between May 25, 1991 and November 25, 2009, catalog albums ( albums at least 18 months old, have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 chart and do not have an active single on the Billboard radio charts ) were not eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, but could only chart on the Top Catalog Albums, so between November 20, 2003 and November 25, 2009, Billboard launched the Top Comprehensive Albums chart that included current and catalog albums. Here, a list of his albums reached a major position in this chart while not eligible for the Billboard 200 : Number Ones ( # 1 ), The Essential Michael Jackson ( # 2 ), Greatest Hits : HIStory, Volume 1 ( # 28 ), The Ultimate Collection ( # 32 ) and 7 CD Mega Bundle ( # 78 ). Here a list of his current albums ( at the time ) reached a minor position in this chart cause the presence of the catalog albums : The Definitive Collection ( # 43 ), The Stripped Mixes ( # 67 ), Selections from Michael Jackson 's This Is It ( # 102 ) and Gold ( # 166 ). Other Albums ( remix, soundtracks, etc. ) Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS CAN FRA GER NL NZ SPN SWI UK E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Type : Audiobook / Soundtrack Release date : November 1982 Label : Epic Formats : LP, cassette -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 82 The Michael Jackson Mix Type : Remix album Release date : 1987 Label : Stylus Formats : LP, cassette, CD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 UK : Platinum Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix Type : Remix album / Studio album Release date : May 11, 1997 Label : Epic Formats : LP, cassette, CD, MiniDisc 24 16 US : Platinum AUS : Platinum CAN : Gold FRA : Platinum GER : Gold NL : Platinum NZ : Platinum SWI : Platinum UK : Gold Off the Wall -- Special Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : October 16, 2001 Label : Motown Formats : CD 10 53 -- -- Thriller -- Special Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : October 16, 2001 Label : Epic Formats : CD 6 33 60 77 38 Bad -- Special Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : October 16, 2001 Label : Epic Formats : CD 8 43 96 91 63 Dangerous -- Special Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : October 16, 2001 Label : Epic Formats : CD 13 63 -- -- Thriller -- 25th Anniversary Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : February 12, 2008 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD, DVD CAN : Gold SWI : Gold UK : Platinum The Stripped Mixes Type : Remix album Release date : July 28, 2009 Label : Motown Formats : LP, CD 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76 The Remix Suite Type : Remix album Release date : October 20, 2009 Label : Motown Formats : LP, CD 175 -- -- 56 -- -- -- -- -- -- Michael Jackson 's This Is It Type : Soundtrack / Best of Release date : October 26, 2009 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD US : 2 × Multi-Platinum AUS : Platinum CAN : 2 × Platinum FRA : 3 × Platinum GER : Gold NL : Platinum NZ : 2 × Platinum UK : 2 × Platinum Selections from Michael Jackson 's This Is It Type : EP Release date : October 26, 2009 Label : Epic 91 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Immortal Type : Soundtrack / Remix album Release date : November 21, 2011 Label : Epic Formats : CD 24 43 28 42 23 17 35 16 17 65 Bad -- 25th Anniversary Edition Type : Re-issue / Studio album Release date : September 18, 2012 Label : Epic Formats : LP, CD -- 5 6 `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart `` a '' -- In these countries, the re-issues were counted with the original album. Video Albums All charts listed here pertain to the DVD or Music Video charts of that nation Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT FRA GER ITA JPN NLD SWI UK Moonwalker Released : January 10, 1989 Label : Capital Home Video Formats : VHS, DVD, Blu - ray -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 8 × Multi-Platinum CAN : 4 × Platinum Dangerous : The Short Films Released : November 12, 1993 Label : Legacy, Epic Formats : VHS, DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 3 × Multi-Platinum ARG : Platinum AUS : 2 × Platinum GER : Platinum MEX : 3 × Platinum Video Greatest Hits -- HIStory Released : June 9, 1995 Label : Legacy, Epic Formats : VHS, DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 9 × Multi-Platinum ARG : Platinum AUS : 5 × Platinum AUT : Gold FRA : Diamond GER : 3 × Gold MEX : 6 × Platinum + Gold HIStory on Film, Volume II Released : May 20, 1997 Label : Epic, SME Formats : VHS, DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 6 × Multi-Platinum ARG : Platinum AUS : 7 × Platinum BRA : Gold FRA : 3 × Platinum GER : Platinum MEX : 5 × Platinum + Gold Number Ones Released : November 18, 2003 Label : Legacy, Epic Formats : DVD, UMD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : Diamond ( 13 × Platinum ) ARG : Platinum AUS : 22 × Platinum FIN : Gold FRA : 2 × Platinum NZ : 6 × Platinum POL : Gold The One Released : March 9, 2004 Label : Epic Formats : DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : Gold ARG : Platinum AUS : Gold Live in Bucharest : The Dangerous Tour Released : July 26, 2005 Label : Legacy Formats : DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 8 × Multi-Platinum ARG : Platinum AUS : 13 × Platinum FRA : 3 × Platinum NZ : 4 × Platinum POL : Platinum Michael Jackson 's Vision Release date : November 22, 2010 Label : Legacy Formats : DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : 5 × Multi-Platinum AUS : 2 × Platinum AUT : Gold FRA : Diamond NZ : Gold POL : Platinum Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 Release date : September 18, 2012 Label : Legacy Formats : DVD -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- US : Gold POL : Gold `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. List of officially released compilations and other albums not charted in the table Portrait of Michael Jackson / Portrait of Jackson 5 ( 1973 ) Os Grandes Sucessos, Vol. 2 ( 1980 ) Motown Superstar Series, Vol. 7 ( 1980 ) Superstar ( 1980 ) Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 ( 1983 ) Ai n't No Sunshine ( 1984 ) The Great Love Songs of Michael Jackson ( 1984 ) Ben / Got to Be There ( 1986 ) Looking Back to Yesterday ( 1986 ) The Original Soul of Michael Jackson ( 1987 ) Rockin ' Robin ( 1993 ) Dangerous -- The Remix Collection ( 1993 ) Michael Jackson Story ( 1996 ) Master Series ( 1997 ) Ghosts -- Deluxe Collector Box Set ( 1997 ) Got to Be There / Forever, Michael ( 1999 ) Bad / Thriller ( 2000 ) Forever, Michael / Music & Me / Ben ( 2000 ) Classic -- The Universal Masters Collection ( 2001 ) Love Songs ( 2002 ) Michael Jackson ( 2004 ) The Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five ( 2005 ) Visionary Remixes -- EP ( 2006 ) The Silver Collection ( 2007 ) Off the Wall / Invincible ( 2008 ) Thriller -- 25th Anniversary Limited Japanese Single Collection ( 2008 ) Mind Is the Magic : Anthem for the Las Vegas Show ( 2009 ) Hello World : The Motown Solo Collection ( 2009 ) Mellow Michael Jackson ( 2009 ) Best Selection ( 2009 ) Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite I ( 2009 ) Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite II ( 2009 ) Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite III ( 2009 ) Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite IV ( 2009 ) Pure Michael : Motown a Cappella ( 2009 ) The Early Years ( 2009 ) The Very Best of Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 / Diana Ross & the Supremes ( 2010 ) Hiroshi Fujiwara & K.U.D.O. Presents : Michael Jackson / Jackson 5 Remixes ( 2010 ) Mellow Michael Jackson -- Never Can Say Goodbye ( 2011 ) Dear Michael : The Motown Collection ( 2011 ) Icon ( 2012 ) See also Michael Jackson singles discography Michael Jackson videography The Jackson 5 discography List of best - selling albums Notes Jump up ^ In France, from 1989, greatest hits / compilations of the artists charted in a compilation chart. From 2002 to 2005, albums with price under € 10 were charted in a mid-price chart. In 2005, the rules changed again, with the mid-price list that became a back - catalog chart ( generally albums that are at least two years old, sometimes also less ). In this page, Top Albums ( from 2002 full price / new albums list ) and Top Compilations were used. Jump up ^ In the Netherlands, there have been catalog rules in the albums chart from 2003. From this date, a back - catalog chart was established. 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Jackson Death Memorial service Trial of personal physician World Vitiligo Day Impersonators Cover versions Thriller jacket HIStory statue Quincy Jones Kenny Ortega Bubbles Mesoparapylocheles Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award We Are the World Mind Is the Magic : Anthem for the Las Vegas Show Never Can Say Goodbye : The Music of Michael Jackson Relatives Katherine Jackson ( mother ) Joe Jackson ( father ) Rebbie Jackson ( elder sister ) Jackie Jackson ( elder brother ) Tito Jackson ( elder brother ) Jermaine Jackson ( elder brother ) La Toya Jackson ( elder sister ) Marlon Jackson ( elder brother ) Randy Jackson ( younger brother ) Janet Jackson ( younger sister ) Austin Brown ( nephew ) Tito Jackson ( nephew ) Lisa Marie Presley ( ex-wife ) Debbie Rowe ( ex-wife ) Paris Jackson ( daughter ) Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jackson_albums_discography&oldid=861776775 '' Categories : Michael Jackson Michael Jackson albums Pop music discographies Discographies of American artists Rhythm and blues discographies Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from January 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Portuguese - language sources ( pt ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی ქართული Português Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 29 September 2018, at 23 : 08 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was michael jackson's first album released
Answer: January 24, 1972