The greatest pop pivot ever executed: Off the Wall takes Jackson from child star to adult auteur in one Quincy Jones-orchestrated move. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is joy as perpetual motion; "Rock with You" is disco's softest landing. Thriller sold more, but plenty of listeners — and most musicians — pick this one.
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