On February 27, 1980, Michael won his first of 13 Grammys, for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" which earned the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance. Despite the award, Michael was disappointed and felt his “Off The Wall” album was overlooked by his peers: “That experience lit a fire in my soul. All I could think of was the next album and what I would do with it. I wanted it to be truly great.”

1980年2月27日，迈克尔凭借《Don ' t Stop ' Til You Get Enough》赢得了他13个格莱美奖中的第一个，这首歌获得了最佳R&B歌手的奖项。尽管获奖，迈克尔还是很失望，因为他觉得他的《Off the Wall》专辑被同行忽视了: “那次经历点燃了我的灵魂之火。我脑子里想的全都是下一张专辑还有我怎么创作它，我希望它能真的很棒。”