Universal Music Japan has announced a major reissue campaign celebrating the early career of Michael Jackson and Jackson 5. To commemorate the upcoming biopic Michael and the 60th anniversary of the Jackson 5’s debut, the label will release a new compilation alongside eight classic Motown-era albums on May 20, 2026.
At the center of the campaign is a brand-new Japanese compilation titled “Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 – Greatest Hits.” The set traces Michael Jackson’s rise from the young lead singer of the Jackson 5 to his emergence as a solo artist during his years at Motown.
New Japanese Greatest Hits Collection
The compilation will be available in two formats. The deluxe edition will come as a limited two-CD set housed in a 7-inch paper jacket and pressed on high-quality SHM-CD. It will include 25 studio tracks spanning Jackson 5 classics and early solo hits such as “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There,” “Rockin’ Robin,” “Ben,” “Get It Together,” and “Dancing Machine.”
The second disc of the deluxe set features rare live recordings, offering performances of songs including “Who’s Lovin’ You,” “Go Back to Indiana,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” and “Got to Be There.”
A single-disc standard edition containing the same 25-track studio selection will also be released. Both versions will include lyrics and Japanese translations.
Eight Motown-Era Albums Reissued
On the same day, Universal Music Japan will also reissue eight original albums from the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson’s Motown catalog on SHM-CD, each including lyrics and Japanese translations.
The reissued titles include:
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Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
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ABC
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Third Album
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Maybe Tomorrow
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Got to Be There
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Ben
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Music & Me
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Forever, Michael
These albums document the formative years that produced many of Michael’s earliest hits, including “I Want You Back,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “Rockin’ Robin,” and the Academy Award-nominated title track “Ben.”
Limited Color Vinyl Editions
Collectors will also have the opportunity to purchase the albums on vinyl. On June 10, 2026, the eight titles will be released as limited-edition 180g color LPs, each pressed in Japan with vinyl colors designed to match the artwork of the original albums. The vinyl editions will include commentary, lyrics, and translations.
Because the LP pressings will be limited to the full production run of Japanese pressings, Universal Music Japan recommends pre-ordering.
Celebrating the Motown Years
The campaign highlights the importance of Michael Jackson’s early recordings at Motown, where he first gained worldwide recognition as the dynamic young frontman of the Jackson 5 before launching a solo career that would eventually redefine pop music.
With the anticipation surrounding the upcoming film Michael and renewed interest in Jackson’s legacy, these releases offer fans and collectors a chance to revisit the music that started it all.
Here the full details of each CDs:
(1) Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 “Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 -Greatest Hits-”
<Deluxe Edition> Released
on 5/20/
2026 UICY-80731/2 4,950 yen (tax included)
●Original project
●Limited edition
●7-inch paper jacket
specification ●With lyrics and translation
●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. I Want You Back (I want you to go back)
2. ABC
3. The Love You Save (Small Experience)
4. Isle Be There
5. Mama’s Pearl (Mama’s Pearl)
6. Darling Deere
7. Give Love on Christmas Day
8. Never Can Say Say Goodbye (Don’t Say Goodbye)
9. Maybee Tomorrow (I’m sure tomorrow)
10. It’s Great to Be Here
11. Got to Be There
12. Sugar Daddy
13. Rockin’ Robin
14. I Wana Be Hoa You (I’m Your Mascot)
15. Weave Got A Good Thing Going
16. Looking Through the Windows
17. Ben’s Theme
18. Hallelujah Day
19. With a Child’s Heart (Adults Don’t Know)
20. Get It Together
21. Dancing Machine
22. What Ever You Gat, I Want
23. Weir All Most Zea
24. Forever Might Today
25. One Day in Your Life
[DISC 2]<Live Sound Source>
1. I Wanted You Back (I want you back)
2. ABC
3. Mama’s Pearl (Mama’s Pearl)
4. Who’s Lovin You
5. Stand!
6. Feelin Alllight
7. Walk On/The Love You Save
8. Go Back to Indiana
9. Lookin Through the Windows
10. Sugar Daddy
11. Ben’s Theme
12. Rockin’ Robin
13. Got to Be There
14. Never Can Say Goodbye (Don’t Say Goodbye)
15. I Wana Be Hoa You You (I’m Your Mascot)
(2) Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 “Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 -Greatest Hits-”
<1CD regular edition> Released
on 5/20/
2026 UICY-16422 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Original project
in Japan ●Lyrics and translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. I Want You Back (I want you to go back)
2. ABC
3. The Love You Save (Small Experience)
4. Isle Be There
5. Mama’s Pearl (Mama’s Pearl)
6. Darling Deere
7. Give Love on Christmas Day
8. Never Can Say Say Goodbye (Don’t Say Goodbye)
9. Maybee Tomorrow (I’m sure tomorrow)
10. It’s Great to Be Here
11. Got to Be There
12. Sugar Daddy
13. Rockin’ Robin
14. I Wana Be Hoa You (I’m Your Mascot)
15. Weave Got A Good Thing Going
16. Looking Through the Windows
17. Ben’s Theme
18. Hallelujah Day
19. With a Child’s Heart (Adults Don’t Know)
20. Get It Together
21. Dancing Machine
22. What Ever You Gat, I Want
23. Weir All Most Zea
24. Forever Might Today
25. One Day in Your Life
(3) Jackson 5 “I Want You Back”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16410 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Lyrics and translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Zippa Dee Doo Da
2. Nobody
3. I Wanted You Back (I want you back)
4. Can You Remember
5. Shadows of Love
6. Uve Changed
7. My Sherry Amor
8. Foods Lovin You
9. Chained
10. I’m Losing You
11. Stand!
12. Born to Love You
(4) Jackson 5 “ABC”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16411 3,300 yen (tax included)
●With lyrics and translation
●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. The Love You Save(Small Experience)
2. One More Chance
3. ABC
4. 2－4－6－8
5. I’m the One
6. Don’t Know Why,
7. Never Have a Dream Come True (You in a Dream)
8. True Love
9. Lara Means I Love You (Lara is the Word of Love)
10. Isle Bet You
11. I Found That Girl
12. Young Fawkes
(5) Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16412 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Lyrics and translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Isle Be There
2. Lady or Not
3. Oh How Happy
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Bridge to Tomorrow)
5. Can I See You in the Morning (Morning Date)
6. Go Back to Indiana
7. How Funky Is Your Chicken
8. Mama’s Pearl (Mom’s Pearl)
9. Reach In
10. The Love I So In You Was Just a Mirage
11. Darling Deere
(6) Jackson 5 “Don’t Say Goodbye”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16413 3,300 yen (tax included)
●With lyrics and translation
●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Maybee Tomorrow (I’m sure tomorrow)
2. Siege Good
3. Never Can Say Say Goodbye (Don’t Say Goodbye)
4. The Wall
5. Petals
6. Sixteen Candles
7. Blue Skies
8. My Little Baby
9. It’s Great to Be Here
10. Honey Child
11. I Will Find A Way
(7) Michael Jackson “Got to Be There”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16414 3,300 yen (tax included)
●With lyrics and translation
●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Ainth No Sunshine
2. I Wana Be Whoa You Ah (I’m Your Mascot)
3. Girl Don’t Take Your Love
4. In Our Small Way (The Road of Two)
5. Got to Be There
6. Rockin’ Robin
7. Wings of My Love (Love Bird)
8. Maria
9. Love Is Here and Now Your Gone
10. Youve Got a Friend (Your Friend)
(8) Michael Jackson “Ben’s Theme”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16415 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Commentary/Lyrics/Translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Ben’s theme
2. The Greatest Show
3. People Make the World Go Round (World of Love)
4. Weave Got A Good Thing Going
5. Everybody Sambuddy’s Fool
6. My Girl
7. What Goes Around Come Around (Chased by Love)
8. In Our Small Way
9. Shu Bi Du Bi de Da Day
10. Cry on My Shoulder
(9) Michael Jackson “Music and Me”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16416 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Commentary/Lyrics/Translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. With a Child’s Heart (adults don’t know)
2. Up Again
3. All the Things You Are
4. Happy (Fashionable Love)
5. Two Young
6. Doggy Around
7. Johnny Raven
8. Euphoria
9. Morning Glow
10. Music and Me
(10) Michael Jackson “Forever Michael”
Released
on 5/20/2026 UICY-16417 3,300 yen (tax included)
●Lyrics and translation
included ●High-quality SHM-CD specification
[DISC 1]
1. Weir All Most Zea
2. Take Me Back
3. One Day in Your Life (A Day of Memories)
4. Cinderella Stay A Wise
5. Weave Got Forever
6. Just a Little Bit of You
7. You Are There
8. Dapper Dan
9. Dear Michael
10. Isle Come Home to You
<LP Edition>
(3) to (10) 8 forms of the same content Released on 6/10/
2026 6,600 yen
each (tax included)
●Limited Edition
●180g Weight Edition Color LP
Specification ●With commentary, lyrics, and translation
