“Ain’t No Sunshine” hits the UK Top 10 and Michael appears solo on American Bandstand

“Ain’t No Sunshine” / “I Wanna Be Where You Are”, released only in Britain, enters the UK Top 50 at number eight and stays on the chart for eleven weeks. Around the same time, Michael makes his first solo appearance on American Bandstand, performing “Ben”. “Ben” itself enters the US Black singles chart on the same day, peaking at number four.