CSPC: Jackson 5 & The Jacksons Popularity Analysis

Jackson 5 & The Jacksons Career CSPC Results

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
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	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)	1,050,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 400 LD: 630	14,104,000	20,230,602	1,050,000	1,117
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	2		ABC	2,075,000	26.09.17	4,948,000	1,224,000 (4,080,000)	474,000 (3,160,000)	455,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 150 LD: 190	9,176,000	20,230,602	455,000	1,118
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	3		Third Album	1,900,000	26.09.17	1,658,000	1,365,000 (4,540,000)	126,000 (840,000)	192,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 80 LD: 90	5,241,000	20,230,602	192,000	1,119
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	4		Jackson 5 Christmas Album	3,075,000	26.09.17	33,000	108,000 (360,000)	150,000 (1,000,000)	527,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 220 LD: 10	3,893,000	20,230,602	527,000	1,120
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	5		Maybe Tomorrow	975,000	26.09.17	403,000	714,000 (1,560,000)	80,000 (530,000)	61,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 20 LD: 30	2,233,000	20,230,602	61,000	1,121
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	6		Lookin' Through the Windows	1,150,000	26.09.17	29,000	351,000 (1,170,000)	14,000 (90,000)	13,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 10	1,557,000	20,230,602	13,000	1,122
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	7		Skywriter	325,000	26.09.17	20,000	231,000 (770,000)	5,000 (30,000)	2,000 (09/26/17)	N/A	583,000	20,230,602	2,000	1,123
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	8		G.I.T.: Get It Together	350,000	26.09.17	211,000	123,000 (1,910,000)	71,000 (470,000)	9,000 (09/26/17)	N/A	764,000	20,230,602	9,000	1,124
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	9		Dancing Machine	850,000	26.09.17	13,000	807,000 (2,690,000)	6,000 (40,000)	11,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 10	1,687,000	20,230,602	11,000	1,125
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	10		Moving Violation	300,000	26.09.17	12,000	42,000 (140,000)	8,000 (50,000)	2,000 (09/26/17)	N/A	364,000	20,230,602	2,000	1,126
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	11		The Jacksons	1,800,000	26.09.17	66,000	728,000 (2,330,000)	32,000 (210,000)	40,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 20 LD: 20	2,665,000	20,230,602	40,000	1,127
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	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	20,230,602	1,000	1,128
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	13		Destiny	3,150,000	26.09.17	949,000	797,000 (2,590,000)	242,000 (1,610,000)	447,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 180 LD: 280	5,584,000	20,230,602	447,000	1,129
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	14		Triumph	3,075,000	26.09.17	426,000	656,000 (1,100,000)	113,000 (750,000)	276,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 120 LD: 120	4,545,000	20,230,602	276,000	1,130
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	15		Victory	4,475,000	26.09.17	43,000	834,000 (2,770,000)	15,000 (100,000)	42,000 (06/02/23)	Av.: 20 LD: 10	5,409,000	20,230,602	42,000	1,131
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	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	20,230,602	1,000	1,132
2iE18Oxc8YSumAU232n4rW	17		Orphan	0	26.09.17	226,000	342,000 (1,140,000)	75,000 (500,000)	15,000 (09/26/17)	N/A	658,000	20,230,602	15,000	1,676

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)

See where the artist ranks among remaining singers

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 position in the history of the music industry.

As usual, feel free to comment and / or ask a question!

Sources: Spotify, YouTube, Chartmasters.org.