Continuation from the first half of the list...
Color code
Purple colored songs represent songs featured in Jackson 5 era from 1960s to mid 1970s, notes provided.
Light blue songs represent songs featured in Jacksons albums during the late 70s to early 80s (aka when youngest brother Randy joined in), notes provided.
Black colored songs represent miscallenous songs released for other artistes, with notes included.
Green colored songs represent songs found in "Off The Wall" studio album.
Red colored songs represent songs found in "Thriller" studio album.
Dark blue colored songs represent songs found in "Bad" studio album.
Yellow colored songs represent songs found in "Dangerous" studio album.
Brown colored songs prepresent songs found in either "HIStory" studio album or the "Blood On The Dance Floor" Remix album, notes provided.
Grey colored songs represent songs found in "Invincible" studio album or the "Number Ones" compiltion album.
20) Smooth Criminal (link)
19) ABC (see note 6) (link)
18) They Don't Care About Us (link)
17) Can You Feel It (see note 7) (link)
16) Remember The Time (link)
15) Bad (link)
14) Leave Me Alone (link)
13) The Way You Make Me Feel (link)
12) Blame It On The Boogie (see note 8) (link)
11) She's Out Of My Life (link)
10) Beat It (link)
09) Show You The Way To Go (see note 9) (link)
08) Say Say Say (see note 10) (link)
07) Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (link)
06) I Want You Back (see note 11) (link)
05) Heal The World (link)
04) Black Or White (link)
03) You Are Not Alone (link)
02) Billie Jean (link)
01) Earth Song (link)
Note 6: "ABC" was a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back in My Arms", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. The song also beat The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number two spot on the Billboard Hot 100 that same year. "ABC" was also number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks.
Like most of the other early Jackson 5 hits, "ABC" was written and produced by The Corporation, a team composed of Motown chief Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, and Deke Richards and recorded in Los Angeles, California, away from the old Motown studio at Hitsville USA in Detroit, Michigan.
"ABC" was the first single from the second Jackson 5ive album, ABC, issued with a cover of Diana Ross & the Supremes "The Young Folks" as the B-side. It is today one of the Jackson 5's signature songs.
Note 7: "Can You Feel It" was a hit recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released in September 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph.
Written by brothers Jackie (oldest Jacson brother) and Michael, the song featured solo leads by Randy and Michael. Released as a single in 1981, the song reached #77 on the pop charts and number thirty on the R&B charts in United States, but reached number six in the UK and number two in The Netherlands in 1981.
The accompanying video, directed by Bruce Gowers and Robert Abel, was noted for its remarkable special effects created by Robert Abel and Associates. In 2001, it was voted one of the 100 best videos of all time, in a poll to mark the 20th anniversary of MTV.
Note 8: "Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, originally released in 1978 both by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson as well as — in its most famous version — by The Jacksons and was later also covered by numerous other artists. The song was co-authored by Mick Jackson (credited as Michael George Jackson-Clarke) as well as Mick's brother, David Jackson, and Elmar Krohn.
Mick Jackson's recording was produced by Sylvester Levay with the single released on the Atlantic Records label on both 7" and 12" vinyl and peaked at number 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 21 October 1978, and number 54 in the United States. The Jacksons' best known rendition of the song (released on their 1978 album Destiny) reached number three on the U.S. R&B chart.
Note 9: "Show You the Way to Go" was a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and released as a single in 1977 originally by The Jacksons. It was the first number-one song for the group in Britain. It was later covered by Dannii Minogue.
A 1976 hit for The Jackson 5 now known as The Jacksons after their departure from Motown nearly two years prior. Though the move made it easy for the brothers to write and produce their own material, they spent a couple of years under the production and direction of fellow soul pioneers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff and under their own label, Philadelphia International. This was one of the songs that the producers backed the young men on and for lead singer Michael professionally, he had shown a lot of vocal growth. Marlon, However, had a back up part. As the song reached a bridge, Gamble & Huff had 18-year-old Michael hitting notes and bridges that he probably would've been restricted to sing in at Motown. Michael's breakdown possibly helped the song reach #6 R&B, #28 Pop and #1 UK. In fact, it was a milestone overseas for the Jacksons because it was the family unit's first #1 single in the UK.
A year later, the Jacksons left Philadelphia International for Epic where their greatest success was near. Michael has said that this is one of his favorites during this period and that he was surprised that it wasn't a bigger hit.
Note 10: "Say Say Say" is a song by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. The track was written by the duo, and produced by George Martin for McCartney's fifth solo album, Pipes of Peace (1983). The song was the pair's second duet to be released, following "The Girl Is Mine" for Jackson's Thriller (1982), however, it had been recorded one year before, at the same time as McCartney's Tug of War (1982) album. The single became Jackson's seventh top ten hit in a year upon its release in October 1983. "Say Say Say" was a number one hit in the US and peaked at number two in the UK. Number one in Canada, Finland, Italy, Norway and Sweden, the single also peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria and New Zealand.
Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the song was promoted with a music video directed by Bob Giraldi. The video, filmed in Santa Ynez Valley, California, featured cameo appearances by Linda McCartney, and La Toya Jackson (Michael's second older sister). The short film centered around two con artists, "Mac and Jack", and introduced dialogue and storylines to music videos. Upon its release, the video was considered too violent by the National Coalition on Television Violence.
Note 11: "I Want You Back" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, backed with a cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You," was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. It went to number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks and held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week of January 31, 1970. It has sold 6 million copies worldwide. In 1999, "I Want You Back" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
"I Want You Back" ranks number 120 on Rolling Stone's list of the '500 Greatest Songs of All Time'. It also ranks ninth on Rolling Stone's list of the '100 Greatest Pop Songs since 1963'. In 2006, Pitchfork Media named it the second best song of the 1960s, adding that the chorus contains "possibly the best chord progression in pop music history." A June 2009 article by The Daily Telegraph called it "arguably the greatest pop record of all time".
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