The Jackson 5 topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “The Love You Save” on June 27, 1970. The track was released off their album “ABC” and was the third of four consecutive number one hit singles for the brothers. When the track hit number one, it claimed the top spot from "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" by the Beatles. The Jacksons held on for two weeks at number one before "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" by Three Dog Night claimed the top spot. The track was penned by the Motown hit-making team know was “The Corporation.” The team included Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, and Berry Gordy Jr. According to songfacts.com, the original lyric included a string of instructions for traffic safety but was adapted to speak on teen love for the Jacksons.