Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' came after his solo breakthrough single "Ben." Quincy Jones explained why he didn't want 'Off the Wall' to include a song like "Ben." In a 2009 article he wrote ...

MICHAEL JACKSON fans have enjoyed his music from all the way back since his days in the Jackson 5, throughout his solo career. Now, 48 years later, the pop icon's first ever number one song is ...

Michael Jackson's cover of "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B songs chart in 1972. 13-year-old Michael brings playfulness to the classic, with more ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. PETA had its share of quarrels with Michael Jackson while the singer ...

Of all the emotions that he covered over the years, Michael Jackson had a real skill for conveying anger. No song captures Jackson's rage like "They Don't Care About Us", his furious single from 1996.

Michael Jackson’s estate feels the songs distract from his legacy. ... It’s not as bad as Jackson’s worst ballads (after all, he gave us “Ben,” a slow song about a killer rat) ...

Radio listeners agreed, making “Ben” the No. 20 song for 1972, and paving the way for Jackson’s future solo career. It was the first of his solo No. 1 hits; he didn’t have another until ...

In honor of what would’ve been Michael Jackson's 60th birthday on Aug. 29, revisit his 14 songs that reached No. 1, and judge for yourself which were the best.

Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958, to Joe Jackson, a Gary, Indiana, steelworker, and his wife, Katherine. ... In 1972, he hit No. 1 as a solo artist with the song "Ben." ...

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty. Despite his ever-present smile in photos (like this one circa 1970), life at home in the Jackson household was anything but happy.

MICHAEL JACKSON fans have enjoyed his music from all the way back since his days in the Jackson 5, throughout his solo career. Now, 48 years later, the pop icon's first ever number one song is ...