What was The Jackson 5’s first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single?

The Jackson 5’s first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single was “I Want You Back.”

Released in 1969, “I Want You Back” was the Jackson 5’s first single for Motown Records. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970 and introduced the group to a national audience. Michael Jackson sang lead vocal, while his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon performed with him.

The song was written by the songwriting and production team known as The Corporation, which included Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Fonce Mizell, and Deke Richards. Its energetic arrangement and Michael’s youthful vocal performance became central to the group’s early sound.

ABC, “The Love You Save,” and “I’ll Be There” followed as the Jackson 5’s next three number-one singles. That sequence is why “I Want You Back” is sometimes remembered as part of a four-hit run rather than specifically as the first.