Choose the top 15 Jackson 5/MJ songs from 1969 to early 1972

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December 1969- Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
1. Zip A Dee Doo Dah (R. Gilbert/ A. Wrubel)
2. Nobody (The Corporation)
3. I Want You Back (The Corporation)
4. Can You Remember (T. Bell/ W. Hart)
5. Standing In The Shadows of Love (B. Holland/ L. Dozier/ E. Holland Jr.)
6. You’ve Changed (J. Reese)
7. My Cherie Amour (S. Wonder, S. Moy, H. Cosby)
8. Who’s Lovin’ You (W. Robinson)
9. Chained (F. Wilson)
10. (I Know) I’m Losing You (C. Grant/ N. Whitfield/ B. Strong)
11. Stand! (S. Stewart)
12. Born To Love You (Ivy Jo Hunter, W. Stevenson)


May 8, 1970- ABC
1. The Love You Save (The Corporation)
2. One More Chance (The Corporation)
3. ABC (The Corporation)
4. 2468 (The Corporation)
5. (Come ‘Round Here) You’re The One I Need (B. Holland, L. Dozier, E. Holland Jr)
6. Don’t Know Why I Love You (D. Hunter, S. Wonder, L. Hardaway, P. Riser)
7. Never Had A Dream Come True (H. Cosby, S. Wonder, S. Moy)
8. True Love Can Be Beautiful (B. Taylor, J. Jackson, L. Caston)
9. La-La Means I Love You (T. Bell, W. Hart)
10. I’ll Bet You (G. Clinton, S. Barnes, T. Linsey)
11. I Found That Girl (The Corporation)
12. The Young Folks (G. Gordy, A. Story)



September 8, 1970- Third Album
1. I’ll Be There (B. Gordy, B. West, W. Hutch, H. Davis)
2. Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) (T. Bell, W. Hart)
3. Oh How Happy (C. Hatcher)
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (P. Simon)
5. Can I See You In The Morning (D. Richards)
6. Goin’ Back To Indiana (The Corporation)
7. How Funky Is Your Chicken (W. Hutch, L. Carr, R. Hutch)
8. Mama’s Pearl (The Corporation)
9. Reach In (B. Verdi)
10. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage (W. Robinson)
11. Darling Dear (H. Gordy, R. Gordy, A. Story)


April 1971- Maybe Tomorrow
1. Maybe Tomorrow (The Corporation)
2. She’s Good (The Corporation)
3. Never Can Say Goodbye (C. Davis)
4. The Wall (J. Marcellino, M. Larson, P. Sawyer)
5. Petals (The Corporation)
6. Sixteen Candles (L. Dixon, A. Khent)
7. (We’ve Got) Blue Skies (T. Bee, S. Clark, F. Gordy, P. Stephenson, D. Wilkinson)
8. My Little Baby (The Corporation)
9. It’s Great To Be Here (The Corporation)
10. Honey Chile (S. Moy, R. Morris)
11. I Will Find A Way (The Corporation)


September 29, 1971- Goin’ Back To Indiana (Original TV Soundtrack)
1. I Want You Back
Bill Cosby and Tommy Smothers Intro
2. Maybe Tomorrow
Bill Cosby Intro
3. The Day Basketball Was Saved
Rosey Grier Intro
4. Stand!
5. I Want To Take You Higher
6. Feelin’ Alright
7. Walk On/ The Love You Save
8. Goin’ Back To Indiana


December 1971 (or August 1972 in the United Kingdom)- The Jackson 5’s Greatest Hits
Sugar Daddy



January 1972- Got To Be There
1. Ain’t No Sunshine
2. I Wanna Be Where You Are
3. Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
4. In Our Small Way
5. Got To Be There
6. Rockin’ Robin
7. Wings Of My Love
8. Maria (You Were The Only One)
9. Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone
10. You’ve Got A Friend



the next poll will be for mid 1972 to 1976

so choose your top 15 from this period
 
I Will Find a Way
My Cherie Amour
Who’s Lovin’ You
The Love You Save
One More Chance
ABC
I’ll Be There
Never Can Say Goodbye
I Want You Back
Stand!
Ain’t No Sunshine
Got To Be There
Maria (You Were The Only One)
La-La Means I Love You

Does "It's Your Thing" count? =/
 
I Want You Back
Darling Dear
The Love You Save
Can You Remember
Who’s Lovin’ You
I Wanna Be Where You Are
ABC
Got To Be There
(Come ‘Round Here) You’re The One I Need
I’ll Be There
Mama’s Pearl
Maybe Tomorrow
Never Can Say Goodbye
Sugar Daddy
Rockin’ Robin
 
This is difficult to whittle down to just 15.

In no particular order:

I Want You Back
Who’s Lovin’ You
Stand!
The Love You Save
ABC
La-La Means I Love You
I’ll Be There
Ready Or Not Here I Come(Can’t Hide From Love)
Goin’ Back To Indiana
Never Can Say Goodbye
Stand!
Ain’t No Sunshine
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Got To Be There
Rockin’ Robin


Honorable Mention:

Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Nobody
Standing In The Shadows of Love
My Cherie Amour
(I Know) I’m Losing You
2468
Oh How Happy
Mama’s Pearl
Maybe Tomorrow
Goin’ Back To Indiana
Sugar Daddy
 
I'm compiling all the votes from here, KOPD, The Michael Jackson Vault, and Prince.org

I'll post the results soon
 
It´s hard to choose... There are so many great songs here.
Ok, I´ll try...
In no particular order:

I Want You Back (The Corporation)
Can You Remember (T. Bell/ W. Hart)
Who’s Lovin’ You (W. Robinson)
Stand! (S. Stewart)
One More Chance (The Corporation)
2468 (The Corporation)
La-La Means I Love You (T. Bell, W. Hart)
I’ll Be There (B. Gordy, B. West, W. Hutch, H. Davis)
Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) (T. Bell, W. Hart)
The Wall (J. Marcellino, M. Larson, P. Sawyer)
My Little Baby (The Corporation)
Sugar Daddy
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Got To Be There
Maria (You Were The Only One)
 
I Want You Back
Who's Lovin' You
Stand!
The Love You Save
One More Chance
ABC
2468
(Come ‘Round Here) You’re The One I Need
I'll Be There
Goin' Back To Indiana
Never Can Say Goodbye
La-La Means I Love You
You've Changed
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Got To Be There
 
Hm, realized now that I should have chosen Sugar Daddy and Mama's Pearl too...
 
THE RESULTS ARE IN!

12 Votes
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Got To Be There

10 Votes
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I Want You Back
Who's Lovin' You
I'll Be There
I Wanna Be Where You Are

9 Votes
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Never Can Say Goodbye

8 Votes
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The Love You Save
La La Means I Love You
Maybe Tomorrow
Maria

7 Votes
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ABC



6 Votes
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Can You Remember
Darling Dear

5 Votes
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2468

4 Votes
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Stand!
Ready Or Not Here I Come
Rockin' Robin'
Sugar Daddy

3 Votes
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Mama's Pearl
The Wall

2 Votes
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Come Round Here You're The One I Need
Don't Know Why I Love You
I Found That Girl
Can I See You In The Morning
Goin' Back To Indiana
The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage


1 Vote
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My Cherie Amour
You've Changed
Chained
The Young Folks
My Little Baby
It's Great To Be Here
Honey Chile
I Will Find A Way
Feelin' Alright
Wings Of My Love
Never Had A Dream Come True
 
I will be back....

This will take me a while to put together.... :lol:
 
I know my vote won't be counted, but here it is anyway!:

Who's Lovin You
Stand!
I'll Be There
Never Can Say Goodbye
Maybe Tomorrow
Ain't No Sunshine
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone
Reach in
(Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need
Don't Know Why I Love You
Never Had A Dream Come True
Can I See You In The Morning
The Love You Save
Mama's Pearl
ABC
 
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