The Jackson 5
I Want You Back





Release Year: 1969

Rankings:
All-Time #45 / 1960s #18 / 1969 #2

Genres: Bubblegum, Motown Sound
Parent Genres: Pop, Pop Soul, R&B, Soul


Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update) 1-1001
Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003) No Order
Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) No Order
Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) No Order
Consequence of Sound (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2012) 15
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) 1
Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) 84
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) No Order
Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Singles (1979) No Order
Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The 20 Best Rock and Roll Singles of All Time (1992) 8
Paste Magazine (USA) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1960s (2016) 25
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Songs of the 60's (2003) No Order
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 200 Songs of the 60s (2006) 2
RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) 335
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (1995) No Order
Rolling Stone & MTV (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Songs Since the Beatles (2000) 9
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years (1988) 5
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Best Michael Jackson Songs (2014) 2
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004) 120
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010) 121
SoulBounce (USA) - Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs (2010) 12
Spin (USA) - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (1989) 85
Steve Crawford (USA) - 1,000 Essential Songs from the 1970s (2015) 101
Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017) 801-900
TIME (USA) - The All-Time 100 Songs (2011) No Order
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die: Songs (2008) No Order
VH1 (USA) - Michael Jackson's 40 Greatest Songs (2013) 11
2FM (Ireland) - Top 100 Singles of All Time (2003) 51
Charlie Gillett (UK) - Sound Of The City: Playlist 1946-1971 (1983) No Order
Elvis Costello - The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever (2000) No Order
Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007) No Order
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (1997) 48
Mojo (UK) - The Ultimate Jukebox: 100 Singles You Must Own (2003) 43
NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime (2012) 34
NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1960s (2012) 18
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014) 163
NME (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002) 41
NME (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987) 38
Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) No Order
Q (UK) - The 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever (2002) 14
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005) No Order
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009) No Order
Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's Hot 100 Singles (1975) No Order
Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1998) 29
Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014) 664
Neon (Germany) - Die 222 besten Songs aller Zeiten [The 222 Best Songs of All Time] (2008) No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004) 110
Sïŋ―ddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005) No Order
Frïŋ―deric Platzer (France) - Le top 100 du pop [Top 100 Pop Songs] (2013) No Order
Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussïŋ― (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013) No Order
Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012 No Order
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006) No Order
Rolling Stone (France) - The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years (1988) 99
Carlo Herrera and Jose Luis Salas (Spain) - Alimenta Tus Oidos: 70 Playlists (2015) No Order
El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009) 22
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 150 Songs from the 20th Century (1998) 114
STM Entertainment (Australia) - The 50 Best Songs Ever (2007) 3
Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) No Order
Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008) No Order
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003) No Order