Michael Jackson Performs First Solo No. 1 “Ben” (1972)
Published October 1, 2026
This video has 724K views and 1.86K likes, ranking #2,623,693 globally among tracked YouTube videos by view count.
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724,822
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1,868
Comments
115
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Michael Jackson was just 14 years old when “Ben” became his first solo No. 1 hit. “Ben,” the 2x Inductee’s fourth top 40 hit as a solo artist, spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1972. The single, written by Don Black and Walter Scharf for the 1972 film Ben, was originally intended for Donny Os…
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- October 1, 2026
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