“Ben” hits number one — Michael Jackson’s first solo number one

“Ben” hits number one — Michael Jackson’s first solo number one
Saturday, 5 August 1972
Chart Position J5 / Motown
"Ben" / "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" by Michael Jackson, released in July by Motown, enters the US Pop singles chart and peaks at number one — becoming Michael's first solo number-one hit and selling over a million copies.
Album
Ben
Songs
Ben
People
Michael Jackson

Aged 13, Michael becomes the youngest solo male artist of the modern chart era to top the Billboard Hot 100. “Ben” — written by Don Black and Walter Scharf as the theme song to the 1972 horror film of the same name — sells over a million copies and would go on to win a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

Date
Saturday, 5 August 1972
Related album
Ben

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