This document lists the albums released by Michael Jackson throughout his career from 1972 to 2014, including the year of release and some of the major songs on each album. It shows his first 5 albums from 1972 to 1975 as he began his solo career after leaving The Jackson 5, then his breakthrough albums Off the Wall in 1979 and Thriller in 1982, followed by Bad in 1987, Dangerous in 1991, HIStory in 1995, Invincible in 2001, and his final two albums Michael in 2010 and Xscape in 2014.