Off the Wall is a record by Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson . Jackson 's other albums , including Off the Wall ( 1979 ) , Bad ( 1987 ) , Dangerous ( 1991 ) , and HIStory ( 1995 ) , also rank among the world 's best-selling albums . Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson , released on August 10 , 1979 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . `` Off the Wall '' is a song by American singer Michael Jackson , from his fifth album of the same name ( 1979 ) . It was the first song by Michael Jackson to be released in the 1980s .