Song · Jackson 5
“ABC” by Jackson 5
Released 1970
“ABC” by Jackson 5 appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 1970. Its best result is #155 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,362 indie & aaa song of all time and #154 of the '70s.
Motown had the Jackson 5 back in the shops by February 1970, hot on the heels of "I Want You Back", with "ABC", the title track of their second album and a song that teaches love the way a schoolteacher teaches the alphabet. It went the distance: two weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1970, four weeks atop the soul singles chart that same month, 2 million copies gone in its first week in the US and more than 4 million worldwide.
The reviews were raves. Cash Box praised the searing vocals and the Motown drive behind them, and Record World hailed the group as the label's newest supergroup. They worked it on American Bandstand and The Ed Sullivan Show, it drew a Grammy nomination in 1971, and in 2016 it entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 466 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2012 | 300 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2018 | 666 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 754 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 754 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2022 | 155 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2025 | 767 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 651 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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