So, after checking all the figures, how many overall equivalent album sales has each Jackson 5 album achieved? Well, at this point we hardly need to add up all of the figures defined in this article!
In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.
artist_spotify_id
#
Cover
Album
Studio albums (EAS)
sales_update_date
Other LPs (EAS)
Physical singles (units sold)
Digital singles (units sold)
Streams
Streams increase
Total EAS
valid_as_of
streams_updated_value
album_id
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1
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
1,600,000
26.09.17
9,958,000
876,000(2,920,000)
620,000(4,130,000)
1,143,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 410LD: 440
14,197,000
20,231,201
1,143,000
1,117
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2
ABC
2,075,000
26.09.17
4,948,000
1,224,000(4,080,000)
474,000(3,160,000)
482,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 150LD: 120
9,203,000
20,231,201
482,000
1,118
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3
Third Album
1,900,000
26.09.17
1,658,000
1,362,000(4,540,000)
135,000(900,000)
205,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 80LD: 70
5,254,000
20,231,201
205,000
1,119
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4
Jackson 5 Christmas Album
3,075,000
26.09.17
33,000
108,000(360,000)
150,000(1,000,000)
558,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 220LD: 2,270
3,924,000
20,231,201
558,000
1,120
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5
Maybe Tomorrow
975,000
26.09.17
403,000
468,000(1,560,000)
80,000(530,000)
67,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 30LD: 30
2,239,000
20,231,201
67,000
1,121
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6
Lookin' Through the Windows
1,150,000
26.09.17
29,000
352,000(1,170,000)
14,000(90,000)
14,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 0LD: 10
1,558,000
20,231,201
14,000
1,122
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7
Skywriter
325,000
26.09.17
20,000
232,000(770,000)
5,000(30,000)
2,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
583,000
20,231,201
2,000
1,123
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8
G.I.T.: Get It Together
350,000
26.09.17
211,000
573,000(1,910,000)
71,000(470,000)
9,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
764,000
20,231,201
9,000
1,124
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9
Dancing Machine
850,000
26.09.17
13,000
807,000(2,690,000)
6,000(40,000)
11,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 0LD: 0
1,687,000
20,231,201
11,000
1,125
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10
Moving Violation
300,000
26.09.17
12,000
43,000(140,000)
8,000(50,000)
2,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
364,000
20,231,201
2,000
1,126
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11
The Jacksons
1,800,000
26.09.17
66,000
699,000(2,330,000)
33,000(220,000)
43,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 20LD: 10
2,668,000
20,231,201
43,000
1,127
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12
Goin' Places
675,000
26.09.17
28,000
123,000(410,000)
3,000(20,000)
1,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
830,000
20,231,201
1,000
1,128
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13
Destiny
3,150,000
26.09.17
949,000
777,000(2,590,000)
246,000(1,640,000)
487,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 180LD: 210
5,624,000
20,231,201
487,000
1,129
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14
Triumph
3,075,000
26.09.17
426,000
330,000(1,100,000)
129,000(860,000)
295,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 120LD: 110
4,564,000
20,231,201
295,000
1,130
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15
Victory
4,475,000
26.09.17
43,000
831,000(2,770,000)
15,000(100,000)
44,000 (12/01/23)
Av.: 20LD: 10
5,411,000
20,231,201
44,000
1,131
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16
2300 Jackson Street
625,000
26.09.17
4,000
51,000(170,000)
3,000(20,000)
1,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
684,000
20,231,201
1,000
1,132
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17
Orphan
0
26.09.17
226,000
267,000(1,140,000)
150,000(1,000,000)
15,000 (09/26/17)
N/A
658,000
20,231,201
15,000
1,676
'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day.
As a reminder:
Studio Album: sales of the original album
Other Releases: sales of compilations generated thanks to the album
Physical Singles: sales of physical singles from the album (ratio 3/10)
Download Singles: sales of digital singles from the album (ratio 1,5/10)
Streaming: equivalent album sales of all the album tracks (ratio 1/1500 for Audio stream and 1/6750 for Video stream)
Even if they maintained decent studio album sales during their entire career, the Jackson 5 are widely remembered nowadays for their two early songs I Want You Back and ABC. The related albums combine for a stunning 22 million equivalent album sales, 13,3 million for Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 and 8,9 million for ABC.
Later years of the initial line-up was made up of hits and misses. The new incarnation of the group The Jacksons doesn’t have a stand-out point like the Jackson 5 in 1970, but their consistency has been notable. The last 3 albums which included Michael averaged 5 million equivalent album sales, led by Victory at 5,3 million. Destiny is a close second, and since it is a better performer on digital platforms, it will ultimately jump to the first position among albums on the Epic label.
It is hard to determine how their sales and streams would be today if it wasn’t for the legendary career of Michael in later years, but at 57,45 million the position of the Jackson 5 / Jacksons in the hall of fame of Black music is uncontested. The strong current showing of several of their hits will solidify their status during the upcoming years.
The following pages list their most successful songs as well as their records and achievements. Do not forget to check our amazing cross-artists lists posted inside the CSPC: Data Collector which includes the full listing of all CSPC results compiled so far to better gauge their positionin the history of the music industry.
As usual, feel free to comment and / or ask a question!
