Jackson 5 discography

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The Jackson 5 discography
Releases
Studio albums 16
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 15
Singles 51
Music videos 13
Soundtracks 2

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.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year Title Peak
positions
Sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
UK[3] CAN
1969 Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 5 1 16 10
  • US: 4.0 mil.
  • World: 5.0 mil.
1970 ABC 4 1 22 25
  • US: 4.1 mil.
  • World: 5.7 mil.
Third Album 4 1 9
  • US: 4.7 mil.
  • World: 6.0 mil.
Jackson 5 Christmas Album 45
  • US:
  • World: 3.5 mil.
1971 Maybe Tomorrow 11 1 16
  • US: 3.2 mil.
  • World: 3.9 mil.
1972 Lookin' Through the Windows 7 3 16 16
  • US: 2.9 mil.
  • World: 3.5 mil.
1973 Skywriter 44 15 60
  • US: 1.8 mil.
  • World: 2.8 mil.
G.I.T.: Get It Together 100 4
  • US: 1.4 mil.
  • World: 2.0 mil.
1974 Dancing Machine 16 12
  • US: 2.0 mil.
  • World: 2.6 mil.
1975 Moving Violation 36 6
  • US: 1.3 mil.
  • World: 1.6 mil.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year Title Peak
positions
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Sales
US US
R&B
UK[3] CAN
1976 The Jacksons 36 6 54 42
  • US: Gold
  • US: 539,000 [1]
  • World: TBC
1977 Goin' Places 63 11 45 -
  • World: TBC
1978 Destiny 11 3 33 30
  • US: Platinum
  • World: 1.8 mil. [4]
1980 Triumph 10 1 13 37
  • US: Platinum
  • World: 1.9 mil. [4]
1984 Victory 4 3 3 10
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • World: 7.0 mil. [5]
1989 2300 Jackson Street 59 14 39 78
  • World: 0.5 mil.

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year Title Peak
positions
Sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
1973 The Jackson 5 in Japan
(Japan-only; US-issued by Motown in 2004)
2010 Live At the Forum

[edit] Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year Title Peak
positions
Certifications Sales
UK[3]
1981 The Jacksons Live! 53
  • US: Gold
  • World: TBC

[edit] Compilation albums

[edit] Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year Title Peak
positions
Sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
UK[3] CAN
1971 Greatest Hits 12 1 26 40
  • US: 4.0 mil.
  • World: 5.2 mil.
1976 Anthology
  • US: 876,000
  • World: 1.8 mil.
Joyful Jukebox Music
  • US: 123,000
  • World: 202,000
1979 Boogie
  • US: 38,000
  • World: 39,000
1995 Soulsation!
Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection
1997 The Best of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5ive – The Motown Years 5
2005 Gold
2008 Classic Jackson 5
2009 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters 50
2009 Ultimate Christmas Collection
2010 J Is for Jackson 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year Title Peak
positions
UK[3]
2004 The Essential Jacksons
The Very Best of The Jacksons 7
2009 Can You Feel It! The Jacksons Collection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Soundtracks

Year Title Peak
positions
Sales
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
CAN
1971 Goin' Back to Indiana 16 5 24
  • US: 2.1 mil.
  • World: 2.6 mil.
1992 The Jacksons: An American Dream
  • US: 288,000
  • World: 1.1 mil.

[edit] Other releases

Year Title Peak
positions
UK[3]
1983 18 Greatest Hits 1
1993 Children of the Light
1999 The Steeltown Sessions
2004 The Jacksons Story
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Singles

[edit] Steeltown Records releases (The Jackson 5)

  • (1968) - "Big Boy/You've Changed" - 10,000+ copies sold.[6]
  • (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.

[edit] 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"[7]

[edit] Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year Single Peak chart positions[3] Album
US US R&B UK IRE
1969 "I Want You Back" 1 1 2 6 Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
1970 "ABC" 1 1 8 ABC
"The Love You Save" 1 1 7
"I Found That Girl" (B-side)
"I'll Be There" 1 1 4 14 Third Album
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" 43 Jackson 5 Christmas Album
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"Give Love on Christmas Day"
1971 "Mama's Pearl" 2 2 25 Third Album
"Never Can Say Goodbye" 2 1 33 Maybe Tomorrow
"Maybe Tomorrow" 20 3
"Sugar Daddy" 10 3 Greatest Hits
1972 "Little Bitty Pretty One" 13 8 Lookin' Through the Windows
"Lookin' Through the Windows" 16 5 9
"Doctor My Eyes" 9
"Corner of the Sky" 18 9 Skywriter
1973 "Hallelujah Day" 28 10 20
"Skywriter" 25
"Get It Together" 28 2 G.I.T.: Get It Together
1974 "The Boogie Man"[8] Skywriter
"Dancing Machine" 2 1 Dancing Machine
"Whatever You Got I Want" 38 3
"Life of the Party"
"I Am Love" 15 5
1975 "Forever Came Today" 60 6 Moving Violation
"All I Do Is Think of You" 50
2010 "That's How Love Is" 50 14 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters

"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year Single Peak chart positions[3] Album
US US R&B UK IRE
1976 "Enjoy Yourself" 6 2 42 The Jacksons
1977 "Show You the Way to Go" 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" 54 3 8 15 Destiny
1979 "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" 7 3 4 9
"Destiny" 39
1980 "Lovely One" 12 2 29 17 Triumph
"This Place Hotel" (a.k.a. "Heartbreak Hotel") 22 2 44
1981 "Can You Feel It" 77 30 6 12
"Walk Right Now" 73 50 7 16
"Time Waits for No One"
"Things I Do for You" (live) The Jacksons Live!
1984 "State of Shock" (with Mick Jagger) 3 4 14 8 Victory
"Torture" 17 12 26 13
"Body" 47 39
"Wait"
1987 "Time Out for the Burglar" 88 non-album single
1989 "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" 77 4 33 2300 Jackson Street
"2300 Jackson Street" (The Jacksons featuring Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Rebbie Jackson and Marlon Jackson) 9
"Art of Madness"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Music videos

Year Title
1976 "Enjoy Yourself"
"Keep on Dancing"
"Dreamer"
1977 "Goin' Places"
"Even Though You're Gone"
1978 "Blame It on the Boogie"
1979 "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
1980 "Can You Feel It"
1984 "Torture"
"Body"
1989 "2300 Jackson Street"
"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"
"Art of Madness"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jackson 5 Albums". US charts. Jackson5abc. http://www.jackson5abc.com/albums/. Retrieved 2010-05-09. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Jackson 5 Albums". US charts. Jackson5abc. http://www.jackson5abc.com/albums/. Retrieved 2010-05-09. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 276. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  4. ^ a b "mjjcharts.com". mjjcharts.com. http://www.mjjcharts.com/MillionSellingSingles.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  5. ^ http://www.fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-MJpart-LesChiffres-AlbumsJ5.htm
  6. ^ "Little-heard Jackson song comes out of the pantry". Deseret News. July 9, 1994. http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/363406/LITTLE-HEARD-JACKSON-SONG-COMES-OUT-OF-THE-PANTRY.html. Retrieved January 7, 2009. 
  7. ^ "Early Jackson Five". Classicurbanharmony.net. 2010-01-13. http://www.classicurbanharmony.net/Early%20Jackson%20Five%20Records.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  8. ^ Was scheduled for release as a single in the US in March 1974, but was withdrawn (though promotional copies were issued). Was released as a single in the UK in April 1974. http://www.mjtunes.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=12&lid=712

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