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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation by the Jackson 5 released on the Motown label in late 1971. The top 10 single "Sugar Daddy" is included as a new track alongside hits such as "I Want You Back" and "I'll Be There". The album has sold over 5.6 million copies worldwide since its release [5]
In 2012, Jackson was ranked the fifth best selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 15.3 million singles sold. [3] Jackson's first solo entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart was "Got to Be There", which peaked at number four in 1971. [4] Jackson's first number-one hit on the chart was "Ben", in 1972. [5]
The album produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including one number-one hit "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In the Closet" and "Will You Be There" which produced and performed by Jackson the theme for the film Free Willy. [15]
Got to Be There is the debut solo studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown on January 24, 1972, [4] four weeks after the Jackson 5's Greatest Hits (1971). It includes the song of the same name, which was released on October 7, 1971, as Jackson's debut solo single.
1971’s Willard and 1972’s Ben, a pair of horror films about a colony of intelligent killer rats, made for an unusual launching pad for Michael Jackson’s first No. 1 solo single, the Oscar ...
In order to continue increasing sales, Motown launched Michael Jackson's solo career in 1971 with the hit single "Got to Be There", [33] released in October. His subsequent singles "Rockin’ Robin" and "I Wanna Be Where You Are" from his solo debut album Got to Be There were also hits.
The Jackson 5 is an american music group, which began forming around 1963-1965 by the Jackson family brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael and Tito.In 1967, the quintet's first singles were recorded in Chicago and released by Steeltown Records, which was located in their hometown of Gary, Indiana.
In 1972, Jackson released his debut studio album Got to Be There through Motown Records, while still part of The Jackson 5. [7] It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.