Jackson 5 discography
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This article presents the discography of American
R&B
/soul
band
The Jackson 5
(also spelled The Jackson Five, The Jackson 5ive, or The Jack5on Five), later known as The Jacksons, is an American popular music
family group
from Gary, Indiana
. Founding group members Jackie
, Tito
, Jermaine
, Marlon
and Michael
formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. Youngest brother Randy Jackson joined the group after Jermaine stayed with Motown Records and the brothers went to Epic/CBS Records. Twenty-two of their singles reached the Billboard
Top 40
, with four of them reaching number-one.
Note: The Jackson 5 are often cited as releasing a Steeltown single ("Let Me Carry Your School Books") under the moniker 'The Ripples and Waves plus Michael.' This is NOT the Jackson 5, but rather, a young artist named Michael Rodgers.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
United States
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R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
(also spelled The Jackson Five, The Jackson 5ive, or The Jack5on Five), later known as The Jacksons, is an American popular music
American popular music
American popular music had a profound effect on music across the world. The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture, including ragtime, blues, jazz, swing, rock, R&B, doo wop, gospel, soul, funk, heavy metal, punk, disco, house, techno,...
family group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
. Founding group members Jackie
Jackie Jackson
Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson is an American singer and musician, a member of The Jackson 5, and the second child in the Jackson family.-Life and career:...
, Tito
Tito Jackson
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson is an American singer and lead guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5. He is the older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.-Early life and rise to stardom:...
, Jermaine
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson is an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Jackson 5, older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and occasional film director...
, Marlon
Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson is an American entertainer singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.-Personal life:...
and Michael
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. Youngest brother Randy Jackson joined the group after Jermaine stayed with Motown Records and the brothers went to Epic/CBS Records. Twenty-two of their singles reached the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top 40
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, with four of them reaching number-one.
Motown releases (The Jackson 5)
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1969 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 is the debut album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band The Jackson 5, released on the Motown label in December 1969... |
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| 1970 | ABC ABC (album) -Recording Sessions:August 1969 - March 1970Other tracks from ABC recording sessionsI Was Made To Love HerI Hear A SymphonyYou Ain't Giving Me What I Want We Can Have FunHoney Chile... |
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| Third Album Third Album Third Album was an album released by The Jackson 5 on Motown Records, and the group's second LP released in 1970. Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive number-one single on the US pop charts, "I'll Be There", the Top 5 single, "Mama's Pearl", and album tracks such as the... |
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| 1971 | Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 album) Maybe Tomorrow was the fourth regular studio album released by The Jackson 5 in 1971. Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There", most of the tracks on the album are ballads, with few dance numbers. Maybe Tomorrow includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow"... |
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| 1972 | Lookin' Through the Windows Lookin' Through the Windows Lookin' Through the Windows was the fifth studio album released by The Jackson 5 on the Motown label in May 1972. The album would go on to sell 3.5 million copies worldwide.-Production:... |
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| 1973 | Skywriter Skywriter Skywriter was the sixth official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in March 1973. Lead singer Michael's vocals were now showing the signs of his maturing tenor voice, while Jermaine's voice had become much deeper in tone... |
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| G.I.T.: Get It Together G.I.T.: Get It Together G.I.T.: Get It Together was the seventh official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in September 1973 for the Motown label.... |
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| 1974 | Dancing Machine Dancing Machine (album) Dancing Machine was the eighth official studio album released by Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in 1974. The album's title track was a #2 pop hit and a #1 R&B hit in the United States, and the album sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide briefly returning the group to their former prominence... |
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| 1975 | Moving Violation Moving Violation Moving Violation is the ninth and final official studio album released on Motown Records by The Jackson 5.By the end of their six-year run in Motown, all five Jackson brothers had matured dramatically in both age and vocals: youngest member Michael was, at 16, the only non-adult in the group... |
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Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1976 | The Jacksons The Jacksons (album) -Reception:Released in 1976 for Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records as a joint venture. The album was the band's first for CBS, following their seven-year tenure on Motown as "The Jackson 5"... |
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| 1977 | Goin' Places | 63 | 11 | 45 | - |
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| 1978 | Destiny | 11 | 3 | 33 | 30 |
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| 1980 | Triumph Triumph (The Jacksons album) Triumph was the thirteenth album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.-Reception:It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run... |
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| 1984 | Victory | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
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| 1989 | 2300 Jackson Street 2300 Jackson Street - Release history :... |
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Motown releases (The Jackson 5)
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1973 | The Jackson 5 in Japan The Jackson 5 in Japan The Jackson 5 in Japan, also known as In Japan!, was a live album released by The Jackson 5 in Japan, culled from a live concert held there in 1973. Motown did not release the album in the United States until 2004, via specialty reissue label Hip-O Select; that limited-edition version is currently... (Japan-only; US-issued by Motown in 2004) |
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| 2010 | Live At the Forum Live at the Forum (The Jackson 5 album) Live at the Forum is a live album by The Jackson 5. It was released on June 21, 2010. The concerts were recorded on June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972 at The Los Angeles Forum, California .-Track listing:Disc one#"Introduction" – 0:41... |
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Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1981 | The Jacksons Live! The Jacksons Live! The Jacksons Live! is a live album by The Jacksons, recorded during their North American tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour, and released in November 1981. The live double album was culled from recordings made in August 1981 on the tour's stops in Buffalo, NY; Providence, RI; Atlanta, GA;... |
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Motown releases (The Jackson 5)
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1971 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album) Greatest Hits was the first greatest hits compilation for The Jackson 5 released by Motown Records in late 1971, and selling over 5.6 million copies worldwide... |
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| 1976 | Anthology Anthology (The Jackson 5 album) Anthology was originally released as a triple-album set by legendary Motown family unit, The Jackson 5, in 1976. It was at this point that most of the Jacksons had left the label to join CBS Records... |
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| Joyful Jukebox Music Joyful Jukebox Music Joyful Jukebox Music came out after breaking the contract with Motown, Michael and his brothers had already released the album The Jacksons when it landed in the bins... |
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| 1979 | Boogie Boogie (album) Boogie is a compilation album of both of previously released and unreleased tracks by the American band The Jacksons.it's released after the release of the Jacksons studio album Destiny in 1979-Background and composition:... |
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| 1995 | Soulsation! Soulsation! Soulsation! is a 4-CD box set of music performed by The Jackson 5 throughout their tenure in Motown spanning from 1969 to 1975, when they left for CBS Records... |
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| Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released in 1995 featuring the music of The Jackson 5. The collection features selections from the group's Motown discography , and is meant to serve as a condensed single disc version of the boxed set Soulsation! In the UK, a different... |
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| 1997 | The Best of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5ive – The Motown Years | — | — | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | Gold Gold (The Jackson 5 album) Gold is one the Compilation album for The Jackson 5 who were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. This album combines all their 9 official studio albums during their Motown years... |
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| 2008 | Classic Jackson 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters | — | 50 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Merry Christmas Jackson 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | J Is for Jackson 5 J Is for Jackson 5 J is for Jackson 5 is a compilation of music from The Jackson 5. The album was released under Universal Motown's "Universal Music Family" line, compiling hits suitable for children and their parents.... |
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Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2004 | The Essential Jacksons The Essential Jacksons The Essential Jacksons is the first compilation to cover The Jacksons' fourteen-year long tenure at CBS/Epic Records. Released in 2004 by Epic, this compilation includes stand-out hits such as "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body ", "Can You Feel It", and "State of Shock"... |
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| The Very Best of The Jacksons The Very Best of The Jacksons The Very Best of The Jacksons is a greatest hits compilation of The Jacksons during their years at Motown as the Jackson 5 to their last single released by Epic Records in 1989. The compilation is a joint release with Universal Music Group, Motown's current parent, and was distributed in 2004 in... |
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| 2009 | Can You Feel It! The Jacksons Collection | — |
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Soundtracks
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1971 | Goin' Back to Indiana Goin' Back to Indiana Goin' Back to Indiana was a live/soundtrack album by The Jackson 5 for Motown Records, taken from their September 16, 1971 ABC TV special of the same name.... |
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| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream |
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Other releases
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1983 | 18 Greatest Hits | 1 |
| 1993 | Children of the Light | — |
| 1999 | The Steeltown Sessions Steeltown Records Steeltown Records was a short-lived record label active from 1966 to 1972 and formed by Gordon Keith in Gary, Indiana. It is best known as the label that first signed The Jackson 5 a year before Motown signed the group.... |
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| 2004 | The Jacksons Story The Jacksons Story The Jacksons Story, an album released on Hip-O Select/UTV Records on August 28, 2007, covers fourteen years of hit singles scored by the R&B group Jacksons between 1969 and 1982... |
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Steeltown Records releases (The Jackson 5)
- (1968) - "Big Boy/You've ChangedBig Boy (The Jackson 5 song)"Big Boy" was the first single ever released by The Jackson 5, in January 1968, through Steeltown Records. The group produced and played instruments on many of their Steeltown compositions, including "Big Boy"...
" - 10,000+ copies sold. - (1968) - "We Don't Have To Be Over 21 (to Fall in Love)/Jam Session"
Note: The Jackson 5 are often cited as releasing a Steeltown single ("Let Me Carry Your School Books") under the moniker 'The Ripples and Waves plus Michael.' This is NOT the Jackson 5, but rather, a young artist named Michael Rodgers.
Dynamo releases (The Jackson 5)
- (1969) - "We Don't Have To Be Over 21 (to Fall in Love)/Some Girls Want Me For Their Lover"
Motown releases (The Jackson 5)
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| 1969 | "I Want You Back I Want You Back "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents... " |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 is the debut album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band The Jackson 5, released on the Motown label in December 1969... |
| 1970 | "ABC ABC (song) "ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970... " |
1 | 1 | 8 | — | ABC ABC (album) -Recording Sessions:August 1969 - March 1970Other tracks from ABC recording sessionsI Was Made To Love HerI Hear A SymphonyYou Ain't Giving Me What I Want We Can Have FunHoney Chile... |
| "The Love You Save The Love You Save "The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970... " |
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| "I Found That Girl" (B-side A-side and B-side A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or... ) |
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| "I'll Be There" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | Third Album Third Album Third Album was an album released by The Jackson 5 on Motown Records, and the group's second LP released in 1970. Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive number-one single on the US pop charts, "I'll Be There", the Top 5 single, "Mama's Pearl", and album tracks such as the... |
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| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Santa Claus Is Coming to Town "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.... " |
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| "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is an American Christmas song with music and lyrics by Tommie Connor.The original recording by Jimmy Boyd on 15 July 1952 when he was 13 reached #1 on the Billboard charts in December 1952, and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year... " |
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| 1971 | "Mama's Pearl Mama's Pearl "Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971.It was one of six consecutive Top 5 singles for the legendary Motown, soul and funk group, reaching #2 when it was released and was written by the Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles... " |
2 | 2 | 25 | — | Third Album Third Album Third Album was an album released by The Jackson 5 on Motown Records, and the group's second LP released in 1970. Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive number-one single on the US pop charts, "I'll Be There", the Top 5 single, "Mama's Pearl", and album tracks such as the... |
| "Never Can Say Goodbye Never Can Say Goodbye "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs... " |
2 | 1 | 33 | — | Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 album) Maybe Tomorrow was the fourth regular studio album released by The Jackson 5 in 1971. Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There", most of the tracks on the album are ballads, with few dance numbers. Maybe Tomorrow includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow"... |
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| "Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song) "Maybe Tomorrow" was a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet The Jackson 5, in 1971.The ballad was originally supposed to have been sung by Sammy Davis, Jr. but for various reasons, the entertainer could not get on the schedule to do the song and the song was then given to the... " |
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| "Sugar Daddy" | 10 | 3 | — | — | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album) Greatest Hits was the first greatest hits compilation for The Jackson 5 released by Motown Records in late 1971, and selling over 5.6 million copies worldwide... |
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| 1972 | "Little Bitty Pretty One Little Bitty Pretty One "Little Bitty Pretty One" is a rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day, and popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957. His version reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It has most notably been covered by Frankie Lymon in 1958, Clyde McPhatter in 1962, the Jackson Five in... " |
13 | 8 | — | — | Lookin' Through the Windows Lookin' Through the Windows Lookin' Through the Windows was the fifth studio album released by The Jackson 5 on the Motown label in May 1972. The album would go on to sell 3.5 million copies worldwide.-Production:... |
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| "Doctor My Eyes Doctor My Eyes "Doctor My Eyes" is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne. Featuring a combination of an upbeat piano riff coupled, somewhat ironically, with lyric about feeling world-weary, the song was a surprise hit, reaching number 8 on the... " |
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| "Corner of the Sky" | 18 | 9 | — | — | Skywriter Skywriter Skywriter was the sixth official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in March 1973. Lead singer Michael's vocals were now showing the signs of his maturing tenor voice, while Jermaine's voice had become much deeper in tone... |
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| "Get It Together" | 28 | 2 | — | — | G.I.T.: Get It Together G.I.T.: Get It Together G.I.T.: Get It Together was the seventh official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in September 1973 for the Motown label.... |
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| 1974 | "The Boogie Man" | — | — | — | — | Skywriter Skywriter Skywriter was the sixth official studio album by The Jackson 5, released in March 1973. Lead singer Michael's vocals were now showing the signs of his maturing tenor voice, while Jermaine's voice had become much deeper in tone... |
| "Dancing Machine Dancing Machine "Dancing Machine" is a 1973 song recorded by The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974. The group's first US Top Ten hit since 1971's "Sugar Daddy", "Dancing Machine" reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts in May 1974, and number one on the R&B charts... " |
2 | 1 | — | — | Dancing Machine Dancing Machine (album) Dancing Machine was the eighth official studio album released by Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in 1974. The album's title track was a #2 pop hit and a #1 R&B hit in the United States, and the album sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide briefly returning the group to their former prominence... |
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| 1975 | "Forever Came Today Forever Came Today "Forever Came Today" is a 1967 song written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and was first made into a hit as a single for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968... " |
60 | 6 | — | — | Moving Violation Moving Violation Moving Violation is the ninth and final official studio album released on Motown Records by The Jackson 5.By the end of their six-year run in Motown, all five Jackson brothers had matured dramatically in both age and vocals: youngest member Michael was, at 16, the only non-adult in the group... |
| "All I Do Is Think of You All I Do Is Think of You "All I Do Is Think of You" is a ballad single released by The Jackson 5 as the b-side to the group's single, "Forever Came Today" on the Motown label in 1975, and was the final charted single the group issued as The Jackson 5 before they left Motown for CBS the following year... " |
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| 2010 | "That's How Love Is" | 50 | 14 | — | — | I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)
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| 1976 | "Enjoy Yourself Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song) "Enjoy Yourself" is a song recorded by The Jacksons and released as a single in 1976 and peaking in early 1977. It was the first non-Motown single for the group since they departed from the label earlier that year. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Feb. 19, 1977 and #2 on the... " |
6 | 2 | 42 | — | The Jacksons The Jacksons (album) -Reception:Released in 1976 for Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records as a joint venture. The album was the band's first for CBS, following their seven-year tenure on Motown as "The Jackson 5"... |
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| 1977 | "Show You the Way to Go Show You the Way to Go "Show You the Way to Go" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and released as a single in 1977 originally by The Jacksons on their CBS debut album, The Jacksons. It was the first number-one song for the group in Britain... " |
28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| "Dreamer" | — | — | 22 | — | |||||
| "Goin' Places" | 52 | 8 | 26 | 13 | Goin' Places | ||||
| "Even Though You're Gone" | — | — | 31 | — | |||||
| 1978 | "Different Kind of Lady" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Music's Taking Over" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Find Me a Girl" | — | 38 | — | — | |||||
| "Blame It on the Boogie Blame It on the Boogie "Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as by The Jacksons , and was later also covered by numerous other artists.-Background:... " |
54 | 3 | 8 | 15 | Destiny | ||||
| 1979 | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "Shake Your Body ", released December 9, 1978, is a hit single recorded by The Jacksons for the CBS/Epic Records album Destiny and peaked in the Spring of 1979.... " |
7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| "Destiny" | — | — | 39 | — | |||||
| 1980 | "Lovely One Lovely One "Lovely One" is a funk single released by American family group The Jacksons on April 26, 1980.Released as the first single off the brothers' Triumph, It followed the hit "Shake Your Body "... " |
12 | 2 | 29 | 17 | Triumph Triumph (The Jacksons album) Triumph was the thirteenth album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.-Reception:It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run... |
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| "This Place Hotel This Place Hotel "This Place Hotel" was a hit recording by The Jacksons when it was released in 1980.Written and composed by Michael , the song would precede Jackson's own hit, "Billie Jean", in its insecurity-plagued tale of confusion... " (a.k.a. "Heartbreak Hotel") |
22 | 2 | 44 | — | |||||
| 1981 | "Can You Feel It Can You Feel It "Can You Feel It" is a recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph.... " |
77 | 30 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| "Walk Right Now Walk Right Now "Walk Right Now" is a 1981 song written, produced and performed by The Jacksons and issued as the fourth and final single from the group's popular album, Triumph.... " |
73 | 50 | 7 | 16 | |||||
| "Time Waits for No One" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Things I Do for You" (live) | — | — | — | — | The Jacksons Live! The Jacksons Live! The Jacksons Live! is a live album by The Jacksons, recorded during their North American tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour, and released in November 1981. The live double album was culled from recordings made in August 1981 on the tour's stops in Buffalo, NY; Providence, RI; Atlanta, GA;... |
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| 1984 | "State of Shock" (with Mick Jagger Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones.... ) |
3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | Victory | |||
| "Torture Torture (The Jacksons song) "Torture" is the second single released off the album Victory by the band, The Jacksons. Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield, the song is about someone ending a relationship, and the torture that a person can receive whilst trying to end it... " |
17 | 12 | 26 | 13 | |||||
| "Body" | 47 | 39 | — | — | |||||
| "Wait" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1987 | "Time Out for the Burglar" | — | 88 | — | — | non-album single | |||
| 1989 | "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) "Nothin' " is the first single released from The Jacksons album 2300 Jackson Street. The song was co-written by L. A. Reid and Babyface. "Nothin' " is considered one of The Jacksons' last successful singles before the group's breakup, peaking at #4 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart... " |
77 | 4 | 33 | — | 2300 Jackson Street 2300 Jackson Street - Release history :... |
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| "2300 Jackson Street 2300 Jackson Street (song) "2300 Jackson Street" is a 1989 single released by The Jacksons from their album of the same name. The song features Michael Jackson, who previously left the group, although this is the only track that he is featured on the album. It also features two of the Jackson sisters Rebbie and Janet. "2300... " (The Jacksons featuring Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... , Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... , Rebbie Jackson Rebbie Jackson Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown is an American singer professionally known as Rebbie Jackson . Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, she is the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians... and Marlon Jackson Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson is an American entertainer singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.-Personal life:... ) |
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| "Art of Madness" | — | — | — | — | |||||
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Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1976 | "Enjoy Yourself Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song) "Enjoy Yourself" is a song recorded by The Jacksons and released as a single in 1976 and peaking in early 1977. It was the first non-Motown single for the group since they departed from the label earlier that year. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Feb. 19, 1977 and #2 on the... " |
| "Keep on Dancing" | |
| "Dreamer" | |
| 1977 | "Goin' Places" |
| "Even Though You're Gone" | |
| 1978 | "Blame It on the Boogie Blame It on the Boogie "Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as by The Jacksons , and was later also covered by numerous other artists.-Background:... " |
| 1979 | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "Shake Your Body ", released December 9, 1978, is a hit single recorded by The Jacksons for the CBS/Epic Records album Destiny and peaked in the Spring of 1979.... " |
| 1980 | "Can You Feel It Can You Feel It "Can You Feel It" is a recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph.... " |
| 1984 | "Torture Torture (The Jacksons song) "Torture" is the second single released off the album Victory by the band, The Jacksons. Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield, the song is about someone ending a relationship, and the torture that a person can receive whilst trying to end it... " |
| "Body" | |
| 1989 | "2300 Jackson Street 2300 Jackson Street (song) "2300 Jackson Street" is a 1989 single released by The Jacksons from their album of the same name. The song features Michael Jackson, who previously left the group, although this is the only track that he is featured on the album. It also features two of the Jackson sisters Rebbie and Janet. "2300... " |
| "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" | |
| "Art of Madness" | |