Everyone talks about Michael's popularity as a solo artist, where he became the biggest entertainer in the world, but it was driven by his hard work with the Jackson 5 as a child. The Jackson 5 were like the Black Beatles of the 1970s's when they came out. They even knocked the Beatles from the #1 spot with ABC. Their talent as children not only garnered kids fans but many adult fans as they performed like mature grown ups as they could sing and play instruments.