Ben (song)

"Ben" was a number-one hit recording by teenaged Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. The song, the theme of a 1972 film of the same name, spent one week at the top of the U.S. charts, preceded by "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" by Mac Davis and followed by "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry. It also reached number seven in the United Kingdom.

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The song became the first of thirteen number-one pop hits for Jackson in the United States and his first number one as a solo artist.

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Later included on Jackson's album of the same name, "Ben" won a Golden Globe for Best Song and was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Michael Jackson: :For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation)...

Motown: Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. The label was originally based out of Detroit, Michigan ("Motor Town"), and is named for the city's association with ...

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