Off the Wall (English Wikipedia)

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prnewswire.com (Global: 546^th place; English: 310^th place)

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Off the Wall (English Wikipedia)

agata.lt (Global: 3,860th place; English: 2,541st place)

albumism.com (Global: low place; English: 7,748th place)

allmusic.com (Global: 27th place; English: 20th place)

aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz (Global: 863rd place; English: 400th place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

australian-charts.com (Global: 453rd place; English: 283rd place)

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595th place; English: 293rd place)

recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

billboard-japan.com (Global: 507th place; English: 682nd place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

blender.com (Global: 4,239th place; English: 2,524th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220th place; English: 148th place)

charts.nz (Global: 611th place; English: 321st place)

consequence.net (Global: 714th place; English: 358th place)

discogs.com (Global: 73rd place; English: 103rd place)

dropbox.com (Global: 858th place; English: 453rd place)

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274th place; English: 183rd place)

ebony.com (Global: 8,569th place; English: 4,543rd place)

everyhit.com (Global: 5,729th place; English: 5,732nd place)

ew.com (Global: 59th place; English: 45th place)

fimi.it (Global: 576th place; English: 663rd place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64th place; English: 28th place)

goudplatina.nl (Global: 5,366th place; English: 2,767th place)

grammy.com (Global: 357th place; English: 285th place)

hitlisten.nu (Global: 3,718th place; English: 2,491st place)

ifpi.dk (Global: 1,630th place; English: 1,177th place)

ifpi.fi (Global: 791st place; English: 674th place)

ifpi.gr (Global: 3,513th place; English: 1,974th place)

ifpicr.cz (Global: 1,225th place; English: 810th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

italiancharts.com (Global: 1,310th place; English: 1,142nd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

leparisien.fr (Global: 196th place; English: 965th place)

lescharts.com (Global: 450th place; English: 399th place)

ltn.com.tw (Global: 342nd place; English: 3,052nd place)

ent.ltn.com.tw

michaeljackson.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

musiccanada.com (Global: 551st place; English: 352nd place)

musiikkiarkisto.fi (Global: 8,385th place; English: 4,949th place)

neosoul.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

norwegiancharts.com (Global: 817th place; English: 556th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65th place; English: 46th place)

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 180th place; English: 193rd place)

olis.pl (Global: 2,035th place; English: 2,106th place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146th place; English: 88th place)

popbuzz.com (Global: 8,266th place; English: 7,007th place)

portuguesecharts.com (Global: 2,563rd place; English: 1,624th place)

prnewswire.com (Global: 546th place; English: 310th place)

proquest.com (Global: 121st place; English: 59th place)

radioscope.net.nz (Global: low place; English: low place)

riaa.com (Global: 153rd place; English: 109th place)

robertchristgau.com (Global: 836th place; English: 449th place)

rockhall.com (Global: 1,695th place; English: 1,603rd place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57th place; English: 39th place)

slagerlistak.hu (Global: 1,097th place; English: 641st place)

snepmusique.com (Global: 725th place; English: 568th place)

sonymusic.co.jp (Global: 2,466th place; English: 5,041st place)

spanishcharts.com (Global: 1,753rd place; English: 1,252nd place)

spin.com (Global: 758th place; English: 415th place)

superdeluxeedition.com (Global: 9,277th place; English: 4,966th place)

swedishcharts.com (Global: 498th place; English: 366th place)

swisscharts.com (Global: 438th place; English: 279th place)

theamas.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

themichaeljacksonarchives.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theseconddisc.com (Global: low place; English: 8,396th place)

thevinyldistrict.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

time.com (Global: 84th place; English: 63rd place)

content.time.com

timepieces.nl (Global: low place; English: low place)

tomhull.com (Global: 7,455th place; English: 3,611th place)

top-lista.hr (Global: 6,253rd place; English: 3,690th place)

ultratop.be (Global: 147th place; English: 120th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55th place; English: 36th place)

virginmedia.com (Global: 8,369th place; English: 5,162nd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

agata.lt (Global: 3,860^th place; English: 2,541^st place)

albumism.com (Global: low place; English: 7,748^th place)

allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz (Global: 863^rd place; English: 400^th place)

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

australian-charts.com (Global: 453^rd place; English: 283^rd place)

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595^th place; English: 293^rd place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

billboard-japan.com (Global: 507^th place; English: 682^nd place)

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

blender.com (Global: 4,239^th place; English: 2,524^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220^th place; English: 148^th place)

charts.nz (Global: 611^th place; English: 321^st place)

consequence.net (Global: 714^th place; English: 358^th place)

discogs.com (Global: 73^rd place; English: 103^rd place)

dropbox.com (Global: 858^th place; English: 453^rd place)

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274^th place; English: 183^rd place)

ebony.com (Global: 8,569^th place; English: 4,543^rd place)

everyhit.com (Global: 5,729^th place; English: 5,732^nd place)

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

fimi.it (Global: 576^th place; English: 663^rd place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

goudplatina.nl (Global: 5,366^th place; English: 2,767^th place)

grammy.com (Global: 357^th place; English: 285^th place)

hitlisten.nu (Global: 3,718^th place; English: 2,491^st place)

ifpi.dk (Global: 1,630^th place; English: 1,177^th place)

ifpi.fi (Global: 791^st place; English: 674^th place)

ifpi.gr (Global: 3,513^th place; English: 1,974^th place)

ifpicr.cz (Global: 1,225^th place; English: 810^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

italiancharts.com (Global: 1,310^th place; English: 1,142^nd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

leparisien.fr (Global: 196^th place; English: 965^th place)

lescharts.com (Global: 450^th place; English: 399^th place)

ltn.com.tw (Global: 342^nd place; English: 3,052^nd place)

musiccanada.com (Global: 551^st place; English: 352^nd place)

musiikkiarkisto.fi (Global: 8,385^th place; English: 4,949^th place)

norwegiancharts.com (Global: 817^th place; English: 556^th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 180^th place; English: 193^rd place)

olis.pl (Global: 2,035^th place; English: 2,106^th place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146^th place; English: 88^th place)

popbuzz.com (Global: 8,266^th place; English: 7,007^th place)

portuguesecharts.com (Global: 2,563^rd place; English: 1,624^th place)

prnewswire.com (Global: 546^th place; English: 310^th place)

proquest.com (Global: 121^st place; English: 59^th place)

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

robertchristgau.com (Global: 836^th place; English: 449^th place)

rockhall.com (Global: 1,695^th place; English: 1,603^rd place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

slagerlistak.hu (Global: 1,097^th place; English: 641^st place)

snepmusique.com (Global: 725^th place; English: 568^th place)

sonymusic.co.jp (Global: 2,466^th place; English: 5,041^st place)

spanishcharts.com (Global: 1,753^rd place; English: 1,252^nd place)

spin.com (Global: 758^th place; English: 415^th place)

superdeluxeedition.com (Global: 9,277^th place; English: 4,966^th place)

swedishcharts.com (Global: 498^th place; English: 366^th place)

swisscharts.com (Global: 438^th place; English: 279^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

theseconddisc.com (Global: low place; English: 8,396^th place)

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

tomhull.com (Global: 7,455^th place; English: 3,611^th place)

top-lista.hr (Global: 6,253^rd place; English: 3,690^th place)

ultratop.be (Global: 147^th place; English: 120^th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

virginmedia.com (Global: 8,369^th place; English: 5,162^nd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

worldradiohistory.com (Global: 127^th place; English: 68^th place)

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)