The Jackson 5 discography

This article presents the discography of The Jackson 5 (currently known as The Jacksons), an American family band 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. Overall, 23 of their singles rose within the Billboard Top 40, with the first four of them reaching #1.

The Jackson 5 discography
Studio albums	16
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	15
Music videos	13
Singles	40
Soundtrack albums	2

Albums

Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B [2]	UK [3]	CAN	AUS [4]
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5	Released: December 18, 1969 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	5	1	16	10	17
ABC	Released: May 8, 1970 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	4	1	22	25	14
Third Album	Released: September 8, 1970 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	4	1	—	9	—
Jackson 5 Christmas Album	Released: October 15, 1970 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	53	41	—	45	—
Maybe Tomorrow	Released: April 12, 1971 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	11	1	—	16	—
Lookin' Through the Windows	Released: May 23, 1972 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	7	3	16	16	—	UK: Silver[5]
Skywriter	Released: March 29, 1973 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	44	15	—	60	41
G.I.T.: Get It Together	Released: September 12, 1973 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	100	4	—	—	—
Dancing Machine	Released: September 5, 1974 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	16	—	—	12	—
Moving Violation	Released: May 15, 1975 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	36	6	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	US R&B	UK [3]	CAN	AUS [4]
The Jacksons	Released: November 5, 1976 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	36	6	53	4	—	US: Gold[6]
Goin' Places	Released: October 18, 1977 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	63	11	45	—	—
Destiny	Released: December 17, 1978 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	11	3	33	3	5	US: Platinum[6]
Triumph	Released: October 18, 1980 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	10	1	13	7	3	US: Platinum[6] UK: Gold[5]
Victory	Released: July 2, 1984 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	4	3[7]	3	1	2	US: 2× Platinum[6] UK: Gold[5]
2300 Jackson Street	Released: May 28, 1989 Format: LP, cassette, 8-track	59	14	39	78	81

Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Title	Album details
The Jackson 5 in Japan (Japan only; US-issued by Motown in 2004)	Released: 1973 Recorded: April 30, 1973 at Kōsei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan Format: LP, cassette, 8-track
Live at the Forum	Released: 2010 Recorded: June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972 at The Forum, Inglewood, California

Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [3]	AUS [4]
The Jacksons Live!	Released: November 11, 1981 Recorded during Triumph Tour (July 8 – September 26, 1981)	30	2	US: Gold[6]

Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year	Title	Peak positions				Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B [2]	UK [3]	CAN
1971	Greatest Hits Released: December 27, 1971	12	1	23	40		UK: Silver[5]
1976	Anthology Released: July 1976	—	—	—	—
	Joyful Jukebox Music Released: October 26, 1976	—	—	—	—
1979	Boogie Released: January 16, 1979	—	—	—	—
1995	Soulsation! Released: August 15, 1995	—	—	—	—
	Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection Released: August 15, 1995	—	—	—	—		UK: Gold[5]
1997	The Best of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5ive – The Motown Years Released: 1997	—	—	5	—		UK: Gold[5]
1997	The Very Best of Michael Jackson with The Jackson Five Released: 1997	—	—	15	—		UK: Platinum[5]
1999	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jackson 5 Released: 1999	114	—	—	—	US: 1,063,000[8]	US: Gold[6]
2005	Gold Released: 2005	—	—	—	—
2008	Classic Jackson 5 Released: 2008	—	—	—	—
	50 Best Songs – The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 Released: 2008	—	—	4	—		UK: Gold[5]
2009	I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters Released: November 10, 2009	—	50	—	—
	Ultimate Christmas Collection Released: 2009	—	—	—	—
2010	J Is for Jackson 5 Released: March 30, 2010	—	—	—	—
2012	Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls Released: September 18, 2012	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year	Title	Peak positions				Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B [2]	UK [3]	CAN
2004	The Essential Jacksons Released: March 9, 2004	—	—	—	—
	The Very Best of The Jacksons Released: July, 2004	—	—	7	—		UK: Gold[5]
2009	Can You Feel It! The Jacksons Collection Released: 2009	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Pre-Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year	Title
1989	Beginning Years 1967-1968
1991	Early Years 1967 - 1968
1993	Big Boy
	The Magic Collection
	The Jackson Five Featuring Michael Jackson
1994	Michael The Lover
1996	We are The Jackson 5
	The Beginning - 1968 - 1969
	Pre-History - The Lost Steeltown Recordings
1998	Michael The Lover
2005	Soul Masters

Soundtracks

Year	Title	Peak positions			Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B [2]	CAN
1971	Goin' Back to Indiana Released: September 29, 1971 Label: Motown	16	5	24
1992	The Jacksons: An American Dream Released: 1992 Label: Motown	—	—	—

Other releases

Year	Title	Peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [3]
1983	18 Greatest Hits	1	UK: Platinum[5]
1993	Children of the Light	—
2004	The Jacksons Story	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Steeltown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year	Single
1968	"Big Boy"[9]
1970	"We Don't Have to Be Over 21 (To Fall in Love)" a.k.a. "You Don’t Have To Be Over Twenty One To Fall In Love"
1971

Motown releases (The Jackson 5)

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3][4][10]					Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B	UK	IRE	AUS
1969	"I Want You Back"	1	1	2	6	77	RIAA: Platinum[6] BPI: Platinum[5]	Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
1970	"ABC"	1	1	8	—	14	BPI: Gold[5]	ABC
	"The Love You Save"/"I Found That Girl"	1	1	7	—	59
	"I'll Be There"	1	1	4	14	31	BPI: Silver[5]	Third Album
	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"	46	—	30	—	30 [11]	BPI: Gold[5]	Jackson 5 Christmas Album
	"Mama's Pearl"	2	2	25	—	—		Third Album
1971	"Never Can Say Goodbye"	2	1	33	—	77		Maybe Tomorrow
	"Maybe Tomorrow"	20	3	—	—	—
	"Sugar Daddy"	10	3	—	—	—		Greatest Hits
1972	"Little Bitty Pretty One"	13	8	—	—	47		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	—	31
	"Skywriter"	—	—	25	—	87
	"Get It Together"	28	2	—	—	—		G.I.T.: Get It Together
1974	"Dancing Machine"	2	1	—	—	—		Dancing Machine
	"Whatever You Got, I Want"	38	3	—	—	—
"I Am Love"	15	5	—	—	—
1975	"Forever Came Today"	60	6	—	—	—		Moving Violation
	"All I Do Is Think of You"	—	50	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Epic/CBS releases (The Jacksons)

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3][4]					Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B	UK	IRE	AUS
1976	"Enjoy Yourself"	6	2	42	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]	The Jacksons
1977	"Show You the Way to Go"	28	6	1	5	—	BPI: Silver[5]
	"Dreamer"	—	—	22	—	—
	"Goin' Places"	52	8	26	13	—		Goin' Places
	"Find Me a Girl"	—	38	—	—	—
1978	"Blame It on the Boogie"	54	3	8	15	4	BPI: Gold[5]	Destiny
1979	"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"	7	3	4	9	59	RIAA: Platinum[6] BPI: Silver[5]
1980	"Lovely One"	12	2	29	17	—		Triumph
	"Heartbreak Hotel"	22	2	44	—	—
1981	"Can You Feel It"	77	30	6	12	10	BPI: Silver[5]
	"Walk Right Now"	73	50	7	16	—
1984	"State of Shock" (with Mick Jagger)	3	4	14	8	10	RIAA: Gold[6]	Victory
	"Torture"	17	12	26	13	32
	"Body"	47	39	94	—	—
1987	"Time Out for the Burglar"	—	88	—	—	—		Burglar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1989	"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"	77	4	33	—	89		2300 Jackson Street
	"2300 Jackson Street"	—	9	76	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Home video

The Jackson 5

Year	Title	Format	Notes
1981	In Concert	VHS	Live concert in Mexico, 1975
2013	The Jackson 5ive	DVD, Blu Ray	All episodes TV animation show (1971-1972)

The Jacksons

Year	Title	Format	Notes
1979	Live	VHS	Live concert in London (Destiny World Tour tour)
2011	The Complete TV Show (Europe)	DVD	All episodes tv variety show (1976-77)

Music videos

Year	Title
1976	"Enjoy Yourself"
1977	"Goin' Places"
	"Even Though You're Gone"
1978	"Blame It on the Boogie"
1979	"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
1981	"Can You Feel It"
1984	"Torture"
	"Body"
1989	"2300 Jackson Street"
	"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"
	"Art of Madness"

References

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9. "Little-heard Jackson song comes out of the pantry". Deseret News. July 9, 1994. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
10. BMRB Chart 1970- 1976 Top 50 plus Top 10 Breakers
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