| "ABC" | ||||
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| Single by The Jackson 5 | ||||
| from the album ABC | ||||
| B-side | "The Young Folks" | |||
| Released | February 24, 1970 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | The Sound Factory, Los Angeles; December 1969 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1163 |
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| Writer(s) | The Corporation - (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards)[1] | |||
| Producer | The Corporation | |||
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"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand (which, fittingly, aired on the ABC network) in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. "ABC" was also number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks.[2]
"ABC" was the first single from the second Jackson 5 album, ABC. It is considered one of the Jackson 5's signature songs. It is one of the shortest titles to hit #1; and, it is the first song alphabetically in the list of #1 hits of the Billboard Hot 100.
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| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 43 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 38 |
| UK Singles Chart | 50 |
| Preceded by "Let It Be" by The Beatles |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 25, 1970–May 8, 1970 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who |
| Preceded by "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 4, 1970–April 25, 1970 |
Succeeded by "Turn Back the Hands of Time" by Tyrone Davis |
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