Janet Jackson singles discography
This page includes discography of Janet Damita Jo Jackson.
Trivia
With the release of just 3 albums in the 1990's JANET was named by Billboard Magazine as the #2 Biggest Artist Of The 90's, surpassing such artist as Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, En Vogue, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men.
Janet is also the only female artist in history to have five back to back #1 studio albums on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, and also the first artist to have #1 singles in the 80's, 90's and 00's.
Albums
Studio Albums, Compilations and EPs
The releases below are of albums in which the music contained is either solely performed by Janet Jackson.
| Year | Album | US | UK | US R&B | US Sales | World Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Janet Jackson | 63 | - | 6 | 500k | 1.0m |
| 1984 | Dream Street | 147 | - | 19 | 300k | 500k |
| 1986 | Control | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5.0m | 14.0m |
| 1987 | Control Remixes (Remix album released outside of the US) | - | 20 | - | - | 1.5m |
| 1989 | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.0m | 14.0m |
| 1993 | janet. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.9m % | 18.0m |
| 1995 | janet. remixed (Remix album released outside of the US) | - | 15 | - | - | 1.5m |
| 1995 | Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Greatest Hits Compilation) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.8m + | 8.0m |
| 1997 | The Velvet Rope | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.8m $ | 9.0m |
| 2001 | All For You | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.5m ^ | 7.0m |
| 2004 | Damita Jo | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1.0m | 3.0m |
Total US Album Sales:31.7 million; Total Worldwide Album Sales:78 million
% - US sales of the album janet. are based on 6.97 million SoundScan sales, and 860,000 copies of the album sold through BMG Music Club as of 2002. The album is certified by the RIAA for sales of only 6 million, since BMG Music Club is not tracked by SoundScan, sales of "janet." are much higher than they have been certified for.
+ - US sales of the album Design Of a Decade 1986/1996 are based on 2.4 million SoundScan sales, and 1,480,000 copies of the album sold through BMG Music Club as of 2002. The album is certified by the RIAA for sales of only 2 million, since BMG Music Club is not tracked by SoundScan, sales of "Design Of a Decade 1986/1996" are much higher than they have been certified for.
$ - US SoundScan sales of The Velvet Rope are 3.4 million copies, the album also sold 450,000 copies through the BMG Music Club.
^ US sales of the album All For You are based on 3.4 million SoundScan sales, and 100,000 copies of the album sold through BMG Music Club as of 2002. The album is certified by the RIAA for sales of only 2 million, since BMG Music Club is not tracked by SoundScan, sales of "All For You" are much higher than they have been certified for.
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US | US Dance | US R&B | UK | Canada | Japan | World Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Young Love | Janet Jackson | 64 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 190k |
| 1983 | Say You Do | Janet Jackson | - | 11 | 15 | - | - | - | 100k |
| 1983 | Come Give Your Love To Me | Janet Jackson | 58 | 30 | 17 | - | - | - | 200k |
| 1983 | Don't Mess Up This Good Thing | Janet Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25k |
| 1984 | Don't Stand Another Chance | Dream Street | 101 | 23 | 9 | - | - | - | 175k |
| 1984 | Fast Girls | Dream Street | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | 50k |
| 1985 | Two To The Power Of Love duet with Cliff Richard | Dream Street | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100k |
| 1986 | What Have You Done For Me Lately | Control | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0m |
| 1986 | Nasty | Control | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.75m |
| 1986 | When I Think Of You | Control | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1.5m |
| 1987 | Control | Control | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 1.05m |
| 1987 | Let's Wait Awhile | Control | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1.3m |
| 1987 | The Pleasure Principle | Control | 14 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ? | 9 | 700k |
| 1988 | Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) | Control | - | - | - | 59 | - | - | 30k |
| 1988 | Diamonds (vocal duet with Janet Jackson, Lisa Keith with music by Herb Alpert) | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | ? | 800k |
| 1989 | Miss You Much | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2.1m |
| 1989 | Rhythm Nation | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1.4m |
| 1990 | Escapade | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.5m |
| 1990 | Alright | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1.1m |
| 1990 | Come Back To Me | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 2 | - | 2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1.1m |
| 1990 | Black Cat | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1.4m |
| 1991 | Love Will Never Do (Without You) | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1.1m |
| 1991 | State of The World | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 5 | 9 | 23 | - | - | 1 | 150k |
| 1992 | The Best Things In Life Are Free (duet with Luther Vandross) | Mo' Money Soundtrack | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.9m |
| 1993 | That's The Way Love Goes | janet. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.5m |
| 1993 | If | janet. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.6m |
| 1993 | Again | janet. | 1 | - | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.3m |
| 1994 | Because Of Love | janet. | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 600k |
| 1994 | Any Time, Any Place | janet. | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1.0m |
| 1994 | You Want This | janet. | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 800k |
| 1994 | Throb (Radio Only) | janet. | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | NFS |
| 1995 | Whoops Now/What'll I Do | janet. | - | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | 800k |
| 1995 | Scream (duet with Michael Jackson) | HIStory | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.5m |
| 1995 | Runaway | Design of a Decade | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.5m |
| 1996 | Twenty Foreplay | Design of a Decade | - | - | - | 22 | - | 11 | 175k |
| 1997 | Got 'Til It's Gone ^^ | The Velvet Rope | 36 ^^ | 6 | 3^^ | 6 | 10 | 1 | 900k |
| 1997 | Together Again | The Velvet Rope | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.5m |
| 1998 | I Get Lonely | The Velvet Rope | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1.5m |
| 1998 | Go Deep ^^ | The Velvet Rope | 28 ^^ | 1 | 11 ^^ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 400k |
| 1998 | Every Time ^^ | The Velvet Rope | 125 ^^ | - | - | 47 | - | 4 | 150k |
| 1999 | You (Released only in Japan) | The Velvet Rope | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 20k |
| 1999 | Luv Me Luv Me ^^ (duet with Shaggy) | From Original Soundtrack How Stella Got Her Groove Back | 76 ^^ | - | 22 ^^ | 5 | - | - | 200k |
| 1999 | Girlfriend/Boyfriend ^^ (duet with Blackstreet) | - | 47 ^^ | - | 19 ^^ | 11 | 25 | 4 | 300k |
| 1999 | What's It Gonna Be ^^ (duet with Busta Rhymes) | From Busta's album ELE | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1.4m |
| 2000 | Doesn't Really Matter | From the movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4m |
| 2001 | All For You | All For You | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.2m |
| 2001 | Someone To Call My Lover | All For You | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 700k |
| 2002 | Son Of A Gun | All For You | 28 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 150k |
| 2002 | Come On Get Up (Radio Only Single) | All For You | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 20k |
| 2002 | Feel It Boy ^^ (duet with Beenie Man) | Feel It Boy | 28 ^^ | - | 31 ^^ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 350k |
| 2004 | Just A Little While ^^ | Damita Jo | 45 ^^ | 1 | - | 15 | 4 | 1 | 300k |
| 2004 | I Want You | Damita Jo | 57 | - | 19 | 19 | ? | ? | 1.2m ^^^ |
| 2004 | All Nite (Don't Stop) | Damita Jo | 119 | 1 | 90 | 19 | ? | ? | 200k |
- ^^ = Not released for sale in the US/Radio Only Single in America. (Before Download Sales).
- ^^^ = "I Want You" is certified Platinum in the US for shipment of 1,000,000 units.
Total Worldwide Single Sales EST 52 million singles.
Charting B-Sides
- "Throb" Was released as the B-Side to Janet's "Any Time, Any Place" Maxi Single in the US, it manged to gain enough airplay to reach No.66 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart.
- "And On And On" was never serviced to radio. Radio stations started playing the song because it was the B-Side to the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Any Time, Any Place", "And On And On," would end up going all the way to #12 on the Billboard Top 75 R&B Airplay chart, and #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay without ever being shipped to radio. It is very well possibly one of the biggest b-side's of the 90's that was never shipped to radio.
Sources
- US chart positions: Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200.
- US Dance chart positions: Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play.
- UK chart positions: CIN Singles Chart.
- Canada chart positions: The Record (prior to 1996), Nielsen SoundScan (1996 to present).
- Japan chart positions: Tokyo Hot 100.