1972

Michael spends time visiting Diana Ross on the set of her movie Lady Sings The Blues

• January:

For the third consecutive year, The Jackson 5 receive the NAACP’s Image Award for Male Group Of The Year.

• January 1:

Concert in Nashville ( Tennessee )

• January 2:

Concert in Greenville ( South Carolina )

• January 12:

The Jackson 5 headline the first annual Martin Luther King Birthday Commemoration Concert in Atlanta ( Georgia )

• January 24:

The album Got To Be There is released by Motown.

• February:

The single Rockin Robin is released by Motown.

• February 12:

Concert in Saint Louis ( Missouri )

• March 1:

The Jackson 5 perform Sugar Daddy, Got To Be There & Brand New Thing (with Randy) at the Hellzapoppin’ TV Special.

• March 16:

Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine.

• March 26:

Concert in Shreveport ( Louisiana )

• March 27:

Concert in New Orleans ( Louisiana )

• March 29:

Concert in Tampa ( Florida )

• March 31:

Concert in Jackson (Mississipi)

• April 1:

Concert in Memphis ( Tennessee )

• April :

The single Little Bitty Pretty One is released by Motown.

• May:

The single I Wanna Be Where You Are is released by Motown.

• May 17:

The album Lookin’ Through The Windows is released by Motown.

• June:

The single Lookin’ Through The Windows is released by Motown.

• June 3:

Concert at the Madison Square Garden of New York .

• June 5:

Michael appears as the bachelor at The Dating Game TV show and chooses Latanya Simmons as bachelorette.

• June 17:

Michael attends the wedding of Tito & Delores Martes in LA.

• July:

Ben, the theme song for a film of the same name is released by Motown and becomes number 1. That’s How Love Goes (by Jermaine) is released.

• July 1:

Michael makes a solo appearance in a special American Bandstand show devoted to him. He performs Rockin Robin, Ben, I Wanna Be Where You Are and at the end he’s joined by the Jackson 5 to perform Lookin’ Through The Windows.
Concert in Baltimore ( Maryland )

• July 2:

Concert in Norfolk ( Virginia )

• July 7:

Concert inI Richmond ( Virginia )

• July 8:

Concert in Charlotte ( North Carolina )

• July 9:

Concert in Greensboro ( North Carolina )

• July 14:

Concert in Cincinnati ( Ohio )

• July 15:

Concert in Pittsburg ( Pennsylvania )

• July 16:

Concert in Cleveland ( Ohio )

• July 18:

Concert in Chicago ( Illinois )

• July 20:

Tito & Dee Dee are on the cover of Jet Magazine.

• July 21:

Concert in Tulsa ( Oklahoma )

• July 22:

Concert in Dallas ( Texas )

• July 23:

Concert in Houston ( Texas )

• July 24:

Concert in New Orleans ( Louisiana )

• July 29-30:

Concerts in Chicago ( Illinois )

• August 4:

The album Ben is released by Motown.
Concert in Columbia ( North Carolina)

• August 5:

Concert in Atlanta ( Georgia )

• August 6:

Concert in Nashville ( Tennessee )

• August 11:

Concert in Savannah ( Georgia )

• August 12:

Concert in Washington D.C

• August 13:

Concert in Charleston ( West Virginia )

• August 17:

Concert in Louisville ( Kentucky )

• August 18:

Concert in Kansas City ( Missouri )

• August 19:

Concert in Saint Louis ( Missouri )

• August 20:

Concert in Indianapolis ( Indiana )

• August 22:

Concert in Sedalia ( Missouri )

• August 25:

Concert in San Francisco ( Missouri )

• August 26:

Concert in Los Angeles

• August 27:

Concert in San Diego ( California )

• August 29:

Concert in Honolulu (Awaii). Michael turns 14.

• August 31:

Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine.

• September 15:

The Jackson 5 perform Lookin’ Through The Windows and Michael performs Ben at the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.

• October:

The single Corner Of The Sky is released by Motown.

• October 5:

Concert in Chicago ( Illinois )

• October 26:

The Jackson 5 perform Ain’t Nothin’ Like The Real Thing and Jermaine performs That’s How Love Goes at the Flip Wilson Show.

• November 1:

The Jackson 5 arrive in London for their first ever tour of Europe .

• November 2:

Concert in Amsterdam (Netherlands)

• November 4:

The Jackson 5 are special guests on the Soul Train Show where they perform I Want You Back, Lookin’ Through The Windows & Corner Of The Sky. Jermaine performs That’s How Love Goes & Daddy’s Home. Michael performs Ben
Concert in Munich ( Germany )

• November 5:

Concert in Frankfurt ( Germany ). The Jackson 5 appear on the Royal Variety Performance.

• November 6:

Concert in Paris ( France ) at the Olympia . While in Paris , the group visits the Eiffel Tower & makes some shopping with Bill Bray.

• November 9:

Concert in Birmingham ( England ). The Jackson 5 perform Lookin’ Through The Windows & Rockin Robin an british TV show Top Of The Pops.

• November 10:

Concert in Manchester ( England )

• November 11:

Concert in Liverpool ( England )

• November 12:

Concert in London ( England ) at Wembley.

• November 13:

The Jackson 5 fly home.

• November 18:

The Jackson 5 perform at an NAACP fund-raising dinner in Hollywood

• December 23:

Michael Jackson appears at the Watts Christmas parade in Los Angeles