Janet Jackson discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Janet Jackson


Caption = Jackson at a 2006 press conference
Studio = 10
Live =
Compilation = 1
Comp link = Compilations
Video =
Video link = Videography
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US Singles = 45
Total Singles = 64
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This article contains the discography of American R&B singer Janet Jackson and includes information relating to album and single releases.

Albums

tudio albums

Boxed sets

**"All for You / janet."
(October 7 2002)
**"Rhythm Nation 1814/Control"
(September 9 1999)
**"janet. / The Velvet Rope"
(November 8 1999)
**"All for You/The Velvet Rope"
(October 15 2001)

ingles

Her ten number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 places her in fourth place among female solo performers who have reached #1 there. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003872634]

Video collection

ources

* U.S. chart positions: Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot Dance Music/Club Play.
* UK chart positions: OCC Singles Chart.
* Canada chart positions: The Record (prior to 1996), Nielsen SoundScan (1996 to present).
* Japan chart positions: Tokyo Hot 100.
* South Africa chart positions: Five FM/Music Globe charts [http://mjjcharts.com/SouthAfricaJanet.htm] Retrieved February 21, 2008]
* "Making Love in the Rain" source Soul System (info database fed from billboard.com) http://www.soulsystem.it/dettagliochart.asp?date=9/5/1987
*All sales are based on SoundScan Numbers, Press releases, Billboard Weekly, BMG Music Club and Year End Charts to determine the actual sales.

Achievements

*In 2007, Jackson's "Control" and "janet." were listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as two of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time, coming in at eighty-seven and 151 respectively. [http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200]
*In 2007, Jackson was named by Forbes Magazine and E! Entertainment Television as one of the 20 Richest Women in Entertainment, coming in at no.7. [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070118/20070118005439.html?.v=1]
*According to the 2007 edition of the "Guinness Book of Records", Jackson was the most-searched person on the web. [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/09/29/guinness-record-book.html]
*In 2003, Jackson's "Design of a Decade 1986/1996", "Rhythm Nation 1814", "Control", "janet.", and "The Velvet Rope" were listed on the BMG Music Club's 100 Biggest Selling Albums in the U.S. coming in at nine, thirty-five, fifty-eight, sixty-three, and ninety-five, respectively. [http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877]
*In 2003, Jackson's "The Velvet Rope" and "Rhythm Nation 1814" were named by Rolling Stone Magazine as two of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, coming in at 256 and 275, respectively. [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/]
*Jackson's HBO Special, "The Velvet Rope: Live in Madison Square Garden", was watched by more than 15 million viewers. The two-hour concert topped the ratings of all four major networks in homes that subscribed to HBO. [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,666900,00.html]
*Jackson is the first artist to have number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. [http://www.8notes.com/biographies/janet_jackson.asp]
*Jackson is the only artist to have seven top five singles on the Hot 100 from one album, "Rhythm Nation 1814". [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4899&cr=artist&or=ASCENDING&sf=length&kw=janet%20jackson]

ee also

*Janet Jackson videography
*For a list of Jackson's awards, see List of Janet Jackson awards and accolades
*For a list of her Grammy nominations, see Grammy nominations for Janet Jackson
*List of best selling music artists
*List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

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