Jackson 5 - Greatest Hits (1971/2008)

The Jackson 5's first Greatest Hits album remains an excellent summation of the group's first few years, boasting 11 of their biggest hits, including "I Want You Back," "ABC," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "I'll Be There" and "Who's Lovin' You." Although this is a fine record for what it is, it has been replaced many times over the next 25 years, and it pales in terms of song selection to such latter-day compilations as The Ultimate Collection, which offer more songs, better liner notes and improved sound for not much more money.