Ben was the second album by the Jackson 5 American singer Michael Jackson, released in August 1972, it sold over five million copies worldwide.^[1] The title track "Ben" was a million-seller hit single and Jackson's first US #1. The album was reissued in 2009 as part of the 3-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.

"Ben" is a number-one hit song recorded by the teenager Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. The song, the theme of a 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat movie Willard), spent one week at the top of the U.K. pop chart. It also reached number-one on the Australian pop chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot. The song also later reached a peak of number seven on the U.S. pop chart.

The song became the first of five number-one pop hits for Jackson in the U.K and his first number one as a solo artist. Later included on Jackson's album of the same name, "Ben" won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.