Music is full of little ironies. The Jackson 5 had four No. 1 songs. It would’ve been nice for them to have five No. 1 singles, but I guess that it was up to Michael Jackson’s solo career to pick up ...

Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. The son of Joe and Katherine Jackson made his public singing debut as part of the Jackson 5 in 1964, joining his brothers Jackie, Tito ...

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"Thriller" shoots up the chart, making this the sixth consecutive decade in which Jackson has scored at least one top 10 hit.

When The Jackson 5's "ABC" hit the airwaves in 1970, it didn't just mark a breakthrough moment for the youth group — it was ...