ABC (The Jackson 5 album)

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ABC
Studio album by the Jackson 5
Released	May 8, 1970 (1970-05-08)
Recorded	1969–1970
Genre	Bubblegum rock R&B
Length	38:45
Label	Motown
Producer	The Corporation Hal Davis Bobby Taylor
The Jackson 5 chronology
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) ABC (1970) Third Album (1970)
Singles from ABC
"ABC" Released: February 24, 1970 "The Love You Save" Released: May 13, 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	favorable[3]

ABC is the second studio album by the Jackson 5, released on May 8, 1970 by Motown. It featured the No. 1 singles "ABC" and "The Love You Save", and has sold up to 6 million copies worldwide.^[4] Also present on the LP are several notable album tracks, including a cover of Funkadelic's "I'll Bet You", "I Found That Girl" (the only track with brother Jermaine on lead vocals), and "The Young Folks", originally recorded by Diana Ross and the Supremes.

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart in the United States. It was ranked No. 98 on VH1's All-Time Albums Top 100 list. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts. The title track was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971.