On January 9th, 2002, Michael Jackson received the Artist of the Century Award at the American Music Awards. It was his 22nd award at the annual event, and he’s won the most awards of any male solo artist, with 26 in total. This month in 1980 began his AMA hot streak with the success of his first adult solo album, “Off The Wall” which netted him three awards that year including Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Album and Song, with “Off The Wall” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” respectively.

2002年1月9日，迈克尔·杰克逊在全美个人音乐奖颁奖典礼上获得了“世纪艺术家奖”。 这是他在这个一年一次的活动中获得的第22个奖，他是所有个人男歌手中获奖最多的，总共获得26个奖项。 1980年的这个月，他凭借他大获成功的第一张个人专辑《Off the Wall》开始了他的AMA热潮。这张专辑在当年为他赢得了三个奖项，包括最受欢迎的灵魂/R&B男艺人，以及最受欢迎的灵魂/R&B专辑和歌曲，这其中分别是《Off the Wall》和。