

It would take nearly a decade for Michael to land his first UK Number 1 single with Motown ballad One Day In Your Life. Two years later, Michael released his debut solo single Got To Be There, a ballad that reached Number 5 on the Official Chart and ranks as his 47th biggest single with combined sales of 174,000. 44% of its overall figure comes from streaming, proving the track remains as popular as ever today. Their biggest single in the UK is their 1970 debut, I Want You Back, which places at Number 3 on Michael's all-time chart with combined sales of 918,000. View Michael Jackson's Official Chart history in full.Īs the lead singer of the Jackson 5 aged just 11, Michael helped to land 12 Top 40s on the Official Singles Chart. Not including his work with the Jackson 5 and Jacksons, Michael's solo career has seen him land 55 Top 40s on the Official Singles Chart, seven of which have reached Number 1.

Michael Jackson died almost ten years ago, at the age of 50, leaving behind an incredible legacy of music that played out and discovered by new generations today.
