Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' came after his solo breakthrough single "Ben." Quincy Jones explained why he didn't want 'Off the Wall' to include a song like "Ben." In a 2009 article he wrote ...

“Ben” became Jackson’s first no. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.