This first-ever ranking combines hits from the Jackson 5, Jacksons and all the siblings' solo material.

5/13/2026

Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson at the The 35th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 24, 1993, in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz/WireImage

The musical equivalent of the Kennedy family, the Jacksons have forged a dynasty that has flung their names, sounds and influence from the small steel mills of Gary, Ind., to global prominence across generations.

In different permutations, the nine performing children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson — Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Michael, Randy and Janet — helped to shape American musical DNA for the last half-century, innovating through sonic tastes and performance styles that have clear descendants in today’s biggest pop stars.

Rarely content with just making records, the Jacksons were breaking them from the start.…