| 1981 | American Music Awards: |
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| Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B | Won |
| Favorite Album - Soul/R&B Off The Wall | Won |
| 1981 | Brit Awards: [British Phonographic Industry Awards] |
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| Best Album Off The Wall | Won |
| 1981 | Cashbox: |
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| Soul Album Of The Year Off The Wall | Won |
| 1981 | NAACP Image Awards: |
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| Best Singing Group - The Jackson 5 | Won |
| 1983 | Billboard Awards: |
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| Pop Artist Of The Year | Won |
| Black Artist Of The Year | Won |
| Pop Album Of The Year Thriller | Won |
| Pop Album Artist | Won |
| Pop Singles Artist | Won |
| Pop Male Album Artist | Won |
| Pop Male Singles Artist | Won |
| Black Album Artist | Won |
| Black Singles Artist | Won |
| Black Album Thriller | Won |
| Dance/Disco Artist | Won |
| Dance/Disco 12" LP "Billie Jean" | Won |
| Dance/Disco 12" LP "Beat It" | Won |
| 1983 | Black Gold Awards: |
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| Top Male Vocalist | Won |
| Best Video Performance "Beat It" | Won |
| Best Single Of The Year "Billie Jean" | Won |
| Best Album Thriller | Won |
| 1983 | Black Radio Exclusive Awards: |
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| Artist Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | Billboard Video Awards: |
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| Best Male Performance | Won |
| Best Video "Beat It" | Won |
| Best Choreography "Beat It" | Won |
| Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image "Beat It" | Won |
| Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song "Beat It" | Won |
| 1983 | Cashbox: |
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| Number One Male Artist | Won |
| Top Pop Single "Billie Jean" | Won |
| Top Male Singles Artist | Won |
| Top Black Album "Thriller" | Won |
| Top Pop Album ["Thriller"] | Won |
| Top Black Male Artist | Won |
| Top Black Male-Singles Artist | Won |
| Top Black Single "Billie Jean" | Won |
| Readers Poll - # 1 Soul Artist | Won |
| Readers Poll - # 1 Video "Beat It" | Won |
| Readers Poll - # 1 Producer (with Quincy Jones) | Won |
| Critics Poll - # 1 Artist of the Year | Won |
| Critics Poll - # 1 Video "Beat It" | Won |
| Critics Poll - # 1 Male Vocalist | Won |
| Critics Poll - # 1 Soul Artist | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Australia: |
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| Album Of The Year | Won |
| Single Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Brazil: |
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| International Artist Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Greece: |
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| Record Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Holland: |
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| Album Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Italy: |
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| Artist Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Japan: |
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| Artist Of The Year | Won |
| Best Male Vocalist | Won |
| Album Of The Year - Thriller | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Netherlands: |
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| Album Of The Year - Thriller | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - Spain: |
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| Most Important Foreign Album | Won |
| 1983 | International Award - United Kingdom: |
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| Album Of The Year - Thriller | Won |
| Artist Of The Year | Won |
| 1983 | Rolling Stone Awards - Critic's Poll: |
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| Artist of the Year | Won |
| Soul Artist of the Year | Won |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| Video of the Year - "Beat It" | Won |
| 1983 | Rolling Stone Awards - Readers' Poll: |
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| Artist of the Year | Won |
| Soul Artist of the Year | Won |
| Producer of the Year - Thriller (with Quincy Jones) | Won |
| Video of the Year - "Beat It" | Won |