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title="Janet (álbum) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Janet (álbum)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AA_(%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85)" title="جنت (آلبوم) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جنت (آلبوم)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet." title="Janet. – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Janet." data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_(%EC%9D%8C%EB%B0%98)" title="Janet (음반) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="Janet (음반)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet." title="Janet. – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Janet." data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet" title="Janet – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Janet" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet." title="Janet. – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Janet." data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_(album)" title="Janet (album) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Janet (album)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0)" title="ジャネット (アルバム) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジャネット (アルバム)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet." title="Janet. – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" 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color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">Janet</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Janetperiod1993.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Janetperiod1993.png/220px-Janetperiod1993.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/Janetperiod1993.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a>&#32;by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">May&#160;18,&#160;1993<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-05-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">September 1992 – February 1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Flyte Tyme (<a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina, Minnesota</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&amp;B">R&amp;B</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">75</span>:<span class="s">23</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a></li> <li>Janet Jackson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson&#39;s Rhythm Nation 1814">Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</a></i><br />(1989) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Janet</b></i><br />(1993) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Remixed" title="Janet Remixed">Janet Remixed</a></i><br />(1995) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #99CCFF"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>&#32;video chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color: inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson&#39;s Rhythm Nation 1814">The Rhythm Nation Compilation</a></i><br />(1990) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Janet</b></i><br />(1994) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Design_of_a_Decade:_1986%E2%80%931996" title="Design of a Decade: 1986–1996">Design of a Decade: 1986–1996</a></i><br />(1995) </td></tr> </tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Janet </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That&#39;s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's the Way Love Goes</a>"</span><br />Released: April 20, 1993</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/If_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="If (Janet Jackson song)">If</a>"</span><br />Released: July 13, 1993</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Again (Janet Jackson song)">Again</a>"</span><br />Released: October 12, 1993</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Because_of_Love" title="Because of Love">Because of Love</a>"</span><br />Released: January 18, 1994</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Any_Time,_Any_Place" title="Any Time, Any Place">Any Time, Any Place</a>"</span><br />Released: May 11, 1994</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Throb_(song)" title="Throb (song)">Throb</a>"</span><br />Released: June 18, 1994</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/You_Want_This" title="You Want This">You Want This</a>"</span><br />Released: October 11, 1994</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Whoops_Now/What%27ll_I_Do" title="Whoops Now/What&#39;ll I Do">Whoops Now</a>"</span><br />Released: January 31, 1995</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Whoops_Now/What%27ll_I_Do" title="Whoops Now/What&#39;ll I Do">What'll I Do</a>"</span><br />Released: February 2, 1995</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Janet</b></i> (stylized as <i><b>janet.</b></i>) is the fifth studio album by American singer <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>. It was released on May 18, 1993, by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Records America">Virgin Records America</a>. Prior to its release, Jackson was at the center of a high-profile bidding war over her recording contract. In 1991, her original label <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&amp;M Records">A&amp;M</a> sought to renew her contract, while others, such as <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, and Virgin all vied to sign her. After meeting with Virgin owner <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a>, she signed with the label. The contract was worth an estimated $40 million, making her the world's then-highest paid musical act. <i>Janet</i> marks Jackson's second eponymous record after her debut studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson_(album)" title="Janet Jackson (album)">Janet Jackson</a></i> (1982). </p><p>Its title, read "Janet, period.", is meant to disassociate her public image from <a href="/wiki/Jackson_family" title="Jackson family">her family</a>, dropping her surname. An <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&amp;B">R&amp;B</a> record, <i>Janet</i> incorporated <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul (music)">soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock (music)">rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="House (music)">house</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a>, eliminating the rigid, <a href="/wiki/Industrial_music" title="Industrial music">industrial</a> sound of her previous records. Lyrically, the theme of <i>Janet</i> is sexual intimacy—an abrupt departure from her conservative image. Much of her lyrics emphasize a woman's perspective on sexuality and the demand for practicing <a href="/wiki/Safe_sex" title="Safe sex">safe sex</a>. </p><p>In the United States, <i>Janet</i> became the singer's third consecutive album to top the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> and her first to debut at number one. Selling 350,000 copies in its first week, it set a record for the highest first week sales for a female artist at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">Certified</a> sixfold platinum by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA), it has sold over seven million copies in the US according to <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>. Internationally, <i>Janet</i> topped the record charts in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom, and has sold an estimated 14 million copies worldwide. </p><p><i>Janet</i> remains one of only seven albums in history to produce six top-ten hits on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart, including the number-one singles "<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That&#39;s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's the Way Love Goes</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Again (Janet Jackson song)">Again</a>". The <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>-sponsored <a href="/wiki/Janet_World_Tour" title="Janet World Tour">Janet World Tour</a> supporting the album received critical acclaim for Jackson's elaborate stage performances, reinforcing her reputation as one of the preeminent artists of the <a href="/wiki/MTV_generation" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV generation">MTV generation</a><i>.</i> <i>Janet</i> cemented her as an international icon and <a href="/wiki/Sex_symbol" title="Sex symbol">sex symbol</a>, and is listed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Recording_Merchandisers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Association of Recording Merchandisers">National Association of Recording Merchandisers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as one of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time. Academics argued the erotic imagery in her music videos have contributed to a higher degree of sexual freedom among women. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rumors of a multimillion-dollar bidding war over Jackson's recording contract began to circulate in spring 1991. <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i> magazine reported: "A recording company has offered in excess of <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>50 million to sign superstar Janet Jackson to a recording contract, making the 24-year-old singer/songwriter/dancer/actress the key player in one of the hottest bidding wars among today's major record companies."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Reports indicated that <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a> were all bidding for Jackson's contract, as her ties to <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&amp;M Records">A&amp;M</a> would soon expire; by March, she had signed with Virgin. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> declared "Janet Jackson has signed what is believed to be the most lucrative contract in the history of recording. The 24-year-old singer, songwriter and actress signed an exclusive contract with Virgin Records it was announced yesterday."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Her new contract guaranteed a twenty-two percent royalty payment, in addition to her then-historic signing bonus.<sup id="cite_ref-virgin_contract_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-virgin_contract-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Philips" title="Chuck Philips">Chuck Philips</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> reported that it had been the largest bidding war in recent memory and that "[o]ne reason the bidding was so heavy, various industry observers have noted, was that Jackson-at just 24-is still a relatively fresh face on the <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> scene and that her <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a> style is ideal for today's pop/video climate."<sup id="cite_ref-Chuck_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chuck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, her potential as an international superstar proved to be the primary motivation for the label's investment. <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Ayeroff" title="Jeff Ayeroff">Jeff Ayeroff</a>, co-managing director of Virgin in the US stated: "Janet is a world-class artist and we expect her growth to be enormous."<sup id="cite_ref-Chuck_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chuck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Chairman <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a> spoke with Jackson privately to seal the deal. He commented: "A <a href="/wiki/Rembrandt" title="Rembrandt">Rembrandt</a> rarely becomes available... When it does, there are many people who are determined to get it. I was determined."<sup id="cite_ref-Chuck_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chuck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stephen Holden of <i>The New York Times</i> criticized the contract amount, considering it a gamble for Virgin. He stated that Jackson "is a producer-dependent artist—i.e., someone who relies on others to make her sound interesting and trendy. She also lacks a sharply defined personality, both as an artist and celebrity. Where singers like <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Ms. Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> have commanding vocal power, Ms. Jackson's is a relatively indistinguishable studio voice."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Richard Branson rebutted this argument stating "Ms. Jackson has met with great success working with the production team of <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a>, just as her brother <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> has experienced his greatest successes with the producer <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>. It is interesting that Mr. Holden doesn't mention this similar 'liability' when discussing Michael Jackson. To say that Ms. Jackson is 'dependent' on her producer is a shortsighted observation. She is a formidable talent who stands on her own."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Michael Jackson would break his sister's record only days later, when he signed a $60 million contract with <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a>. Both sibling's contracts garnered considerable criticism. <i>Los Angeles Times</i> reported that "A&amp;M Records President Al Cafaro, whose company lost the fierce bidding battle over Janet Jackson to Virgin Records, said record companies may be vesting too much importance in individual performers" as the funds used as advances to the Jacksons could have launched recording careers for numerous unknown talents.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Cliff Burnstein of Q-Prime management commented that recording artists demands for advances upon signing would begin to escalate from that point forward.<sup id="cite_ref-virgin_contract_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-virgin_contract-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to her first release with Virgin, Jackson was asked by Jam and Lewis to record a song for <a href="/wiki/Mo%27_Money_(soundtrack)" title="Mo&#39; Money (soundtrack)">the soundtrack</a> to the feature film <i><a href="/wiki/Mo%27_Money" title="Mo&#39; Money">Mo' Money</a></i>, released in 1992 by their label <a href="/wiki/Perspective_Records" title="Perspective Records">Perspective Records</a>. Jon Bream of the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Tribune">Star Tribune</a></i> reported: "For most movie soundtracks, producers negotiate with record companies, managers and lawyers for the services of big-name singers. Like the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(film_industry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood (film industry)">Hollywood</a> outsiders that they are, <a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a>-based Jam and Lewis went directly to such stars as Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bell_Biv_DeVoe" title="Bell Biv DeVoe">Bell Biv DeVoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Color_Me_Badd" title="Color Me Badd">Color Me Badd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Gill" title="Johnny Gill">Johnny Gill</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Bream_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bream-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jackson and Vandross recorded the duet "<a href="/wiki/The_Best_Things_in_Life_Are_Free" title="The Best Things in Life Are Free">The Best Things in Life Are Free</a>" featuring Bell Biv DeVoe and <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Tresvant" title="Ralph Tresvant">Ralph Tresvant</a>, which peaked at number 10 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and topped the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&amp;B Singles chart</a>.<sup id="ref_a" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_a">&#91;a&#93;</a></sup> Shortly afterward, Jackson began filming for her first feature length role in <a href="/wiki/John_Singleton" title="John Singleton">John Singleton</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Poetic_Justice_(film)" title="Poetic Justice (film)">Poetic Justice</a></i>. Although she was encouraged by a major studio executive to take on a film in which she could portray a singer, she insisted on finding a different role. She explained: "About that same time John Singleton asked me to read his new script. John and I became buddies—I loved <a href="/wiki/Boyz_n_the_Hood" title="Boyz n the Hood">Boyz n the Hood</a>—so I thought he was just asking my advice. I was shocked and honored to learn the screenplay had been written with me in mind. 'Would you play Justice?' he wanted to know. Yes! I'd finally found a role—a dramatic nonsinging role—that was right."<sup id="cite_ref-Justice_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Justice-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Released in July 1993, <i>Poetic Justice</i> debuted at number one at the box office, grossing $11,728,455; it grossed a grand total of $27,515,786.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conception_and_titling">Conception and titling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Conception and titling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:300px; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Sex isn't just fire and heat, its natural beauty. Doing what comes naturally. It's letting go, giving and getting what you need. In the age of <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a>, it certainly requires being responsible. On a psychological level, though, good sex, satisfying sex, is also linked with losing yourself, releasing, using your body to get out of your body. Well, for the first time, I'm feeling free. I love feeling deeply sexual—and don't mind letting the world know. For me, sex has become a celebration, a joyful part of the creative process. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Janet Jackson, <i>Rolling Stone</i>, 1993<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>After writing songs with themes of independence for <i><a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Control (Janet Jackson album)">Control</a></i> and social injustice for <i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson&#39;s Rhythm Nation 1814">Rhythm Nation 1814</a></i>, Jackson desired to devote her new album to love and relationships, describing the theme of her new album as "intimacy" and that "[s]exual communication is the name of the game."<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> She stated in an interview with David Wild for <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> that "[w]hile I was doing <i>Rhythm Nation</i>, I was thinking about how things were so hard, so regimented and so black and white&#160;... I thought I'd do something on the sexy side—which is hard for me since I grew up as a <a href="/wiki/Tomboy" title="Tomboy">tomboy</a> and don't really think of myself that way. But I think this album is more on the feminine tip."<sup id="cite_ref-double_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> She also commented on how her experience acting in <i>Poetic Justice</i> played a role in taking a new direction with her music. Speaking with biographer David Ritz, she stated that "<i>Rhythm Nation</i> was a heavy record, and <i>Poetic Justice</i> was a heavy movie. I wanted to do something lighter but also daring&#160;... When I wrote the album, I was still in a poetic frame of mind, inspired by <a href="/wiki/Maya_Angelou" title="Maya Angelou">Maya</a>'s beautiful language. You can hear that inspiration or the interludes and especially on the song 'New Agenda'. This time I felt much freer expressing myself."<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the critical and commercial success of her two previous albums, Jackson continued to receive numerous comparisons to her brother Michael, often with doubts that she held staying power in the music industry. When <a href="/wiki/Edna_Gundersen" title="Edna Gundersen">Edna Gundersen</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> questioned her about the subject, she responded: "Certain people feel I'm just riding on my last name&#160;... That's why I just put my first name on <i>janet.</i> and why I never asked my brothers to write or produce music for me."<sup id="cite_ref-USA_Today_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA_Today-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Virgin Records expressed the album title "punctuates the declaration of strength the singer, songwriter and producer boldly expresses on this moving collection of songs which explore love, sensuality, the power of sisterhood and her own evolving self-identity."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Thomas Harrison, author of <i>Music of the 1990s</i> (2011) wrote that "[t]he conscious decision was made, by the company and/or Jackson, to put her into the same league as other one-named artists, such as <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, or at least to put her on the same standing as others in the industry who are often called by one name, such as Whitney, Mariah, <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth</a> among others. Jackson could now, in a sense, stand on her own and not be seen as a product of the family entertainment machine."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sal Cinquemani of <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> recounted the title of the album ultimately "announced the singer as completely independent of her male-dominated family [and] it positioned her as the person in charge of her sound."<sup id="cite_ref-Recordings_View_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Recordings_View-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Slant_review_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant_review-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album was recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, from September 1992 to February 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Songs on the album, with the exception of "<a href="/wiki/Whoops_Now/What%27ll_I_Do" title="Whoops Now/What&#39;ll I Do">What'll I Do</a>", were written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and <a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)" title="Audio mixing (recorded music)">mixed</a> by Steve Hodge and Dave Rideau; "What'll I Do" was written and produced by Jackson and <a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a>. Jackson took a larger role in songwriting and production than she did on her previous albums. She explained that "[a]ll my records are personal, and <i>janet</i>, is the most personal of them all. That's why this time around it was important for me to write all the lyrics and half of the melodies."<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jam described the record as being "a more mature album musically."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> David Ritz noted that Jackson and her producers took risks by experimenting with musical influences that had not appeared in their previous work. He explained: "She asked <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Battle" title="Kathleen Battle">Kathleen Battle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy" title="Public Enemy">Public Enemy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chuck_D" title="Chuck D">Chuck D</a> to contribute—an <a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a> <a href="/wiki/Diva" title="Diva">diva</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_hip_hop" title="Hardcore hip hop">hardcore rapper</a>, two artists one would not associate with Janet—and somehow pulled if off. Beyond Jam and Lewis, there's now a recognizable Janet Jackson production style that's gutsy and, in some cases, even eccentric."<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That&#39;s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's The Way Love Goes</a>" contains a <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sample</a> <a href="/wiki/Loop_(music)" title="Loop (music)">loop</a> of "<a href="/wiki/Papa_Don%27t_Take_No_Mess" title="Papa Don&#39;t Take No Mess">Papa Don't Take No Mess</a>" written by <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wesley" title="Fred Wesley">Fred Wesley</a>, Charles Bobbit, and <a href="/wiki/John_Starks_(drummer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Starks (drummer)">John Starks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song "<a href="/wiki/Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Again (Janet Jackson song)">Again</a>", was originally just an <a href="/wiki/Experimental_music" title="Experimental music">experimental</a> sound the production duo was considering.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While Jackson found its melody compelling, the trio did not give the song serious contemplation until the film producers from <i>Poetic Justice</i> requested a ballad for the film's soundtrack.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jackson subsequently wrote the lyrics for "Again" and adapted them to Jam's melody.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song was <a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">arranged</a> by Lee Blaskey and accompanied by members of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Orchestra" title="Minnesota Orchestra">Minnesota Orchestra</a> and the <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Chamber_Orchestra" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul Chamber Orchestra">St. Paul Chamber Orchestra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>janet.</i> features <a href="/wiki/Eclecticism_in_music" title="Eclecticism in music">eclectic</a> production choices. The record incorporates <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&amp;B">R&amp;B</a> ("That's the Way Love Goes", "Where Are You Now", "The Body That Loves You", "<a href="/wiki/Any_Time,_Any_Place" title="Any Time, Any Place">Any Time, Any Place</a>"), <a href="/wiki/New_jack_swing" title="New jack swing">new jack swing</a> ("<a href="/wiki/You_Want_This" title="You Want This">You Want This</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Because_of_Love" title="Because of Love">Because of Love</a>"), <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> ("<a href="/wiki/If_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="If (Janet Jackson song)">If</a>", "What'll I Do"), opera ("This Time"), <a href="/wiki/House_music" title="House music">house</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Throb_(song)" title="Throb (song)">Throb</a>"), <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> ("Funky Big Band"), <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> ("New Agenda"), and pop ("Again", "Whoops Now").<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album expanded Jackson's musical endeavors from the more <a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic</a>-based soundscapes of her prior albums.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Like its immediate predecessor, <i>janet.</i> also features a number of interludes between songs that vary from short conversations, <a href="/wiki/Instrumental" title="Instrumental">instrumentals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ambient_music" title="Ambient music">ambient</a>-based tracks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_promotion">Release and promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Release and promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rolling_Stone_cover"><i>Rolling Stone</i> cover</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Rolling Stone cover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 1993, Jackson appeared topless on the cover of <i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine with the hands of her then-husband <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Elizondo_Jr." title="René Elizondo Jr.">René Elizondo Jr.</a> covering her breasts. The photograph is the original full-length version of the cropped image used on the cover of the <i>Janet</i> album, shot by <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Demarchelier" title="Patrick Demarchelier">Patrick Demarchelier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the cover story, "Sexual Healing" by David Ritz, Jackson explained, "sex has been an important part of me for several years. But it just hasn't blossomed publicly until now. I've had to go through some changes and shed some old attitudes before feeling completely comfortable with my body. Listening to my new record, people intuitively understand the change in me".<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ritz likened Jackson's transformation to <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> as he stated, "just as Gaye moved from <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="What&#39;s Going On (Marvin Gaye album)">What's Going On</a></i> to <i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_On" title="Let&#39;s Get It On">Let's Get It On</a></i>, from the austere to the ecstatic, Janet, every bit as serious-minded as Marvin, moved from <i>Rhythm Nation</i> to <i>Janet</i>, her statement of <a href="/wiki/Sexual_liberation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual liberation">sexual liberation</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The image was cropped to show only Jackson's face on the album cover, and midriff in the interior booklet. The full version appears as the cover of the limited edition double-disc edition of the album, as well as the video compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Janet_(video)" class="mw-redirect" title="Janet (video)">Janet</a></i> released later that year. Sonia Murray of the <i><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Sun" title="Vancouver Sun">Vancouver Sun</a></i> later reported, "Jackson, 27, remains clearly established as both role model and sex symbol; the <i>Rolling Stone</i> photo of Jackson&#160;... became one of the most recognizable, and most lampooned, magazine covers of the year".<sup id="cite_ref-Sonia_Murry_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sonia_Murry-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_(5548040182).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_%285548040182%29.jpg/220px-Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_%285548040182%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_%285548040182%29.jpg/330px-Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_%285548040182%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Janet_Jackson_Tour_2011_%285548040182%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="361" /></a><figcaption>Jackson performing the album's third single, "<a href="/wiki/Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Again (Janet Jackson song)">Again</a>", during her <a href="/wiki/Number_Ones,_Up_Close_and_Personal" title="Number Ones, Up Close and Personal">Number Ones, Up Close and Personal</a> tour (2011).</figcaption></figure> <p>"That's the Way Love Goes", the album's <a href="/wiki/Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a> entered the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 at number fourteen and peaked at number one.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single was certified gold by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> on November 12, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Virgin Records intended for "If" to be the lead single for the album, but Jackson, Jam and Lewis disagreed.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "That's the Way Love Goes" remained at number one for eight weeks—the most successful chart performance of any member of the <a href="/wiki/Jackson_family" title="Jackson family">Jackson family</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacksons_Number_Ones_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacksons_Number_Ones-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single earned a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song">Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "If" was released as the album's second single and peaked at number four on the Hot 100, receiving gold certification on September 28, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To promote the album, Jackson performed a medley of the first two singles at the <a href="/wiki/1993_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1993 MTV Video Music Awards">1993 MTV Video Music Awards</a>. "Again", peaked at number one on the Hot 100 on December 11, 1993, and topped the chart for two weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Billboard_Book_of_Number_1_Hits-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single was certified gold and then doubled to platinum by the RIAA on December 17, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single earned a nomination at the <a href="/wiki/66th_Academy_Awards" title="66th Academy Awards">66th Academy Awards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a>, and she also performed the track at the ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "Because of Love" reached number ten, but was not certified by the RIAA.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "Any Time, Any Place" peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and was certified gold on July 11, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "You Want This", the album's final commercial single for the United States, peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 and was awarded gold certification on December 6, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album's <a href="/wiki/Hidden_track" title="Hidden track">hidden track</a> "Whoops Now" was released as a single in selected territories in 1995. </p><p>The album's massive popularity at the time of its release made it one of the first instances in which an album's songs would chart prior to them being released as proper singles. "Throb", which would eventually be released as a <a href="/wiki/B-side" class="mw-redirect" title="B-side">B-side</a> to "Any Time, Any Place" in June 1994, charted an entire year before due to unsolicited radio airplay, reaching number 66 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_100_Airplay_(Radio_Songs)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)">Radio Songs Chart</a>. Similarly, the album cut "Where Are You Now" reached number 30 on the same chart, being present on the chart for 37 weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bonus track "One More Chance" peaked at #42 on Billboard's <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_Airplay" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythmic Airplay">Rhythmic Airplay</a> chart based on unsolicited airplay toward the end of the album's rollout.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jackson's music video for "If" was staged as a futuristic Asian nightclub, with spy cameras monitoring the intimate interactions of patrons within their private boudoirs.<sup id="cite_ref-Robert_Hilburn_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robert_Hilburn-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The video is an elaborate metaphor for the single's message of sexual fantasy, desire and <a href="/wiki/Voyeurism" title="Voyeurism">voyeurism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Robert_Hilburn_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robert_Hilburn-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The video was directed by <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Sena" title="Dominic Sena">Dominic Sena</a>, who previously worked with Jackson on music videos for <i>Rhythm Nation 1814</i>. René Elizondo Jr. directed the videos for "That's The Way Love Goes", and "Again". Videos for "Any Time, Any Place" and "You Want This" were directed by Keir McFarlane. </p><p>A video compilation was released on <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> and <a href="/wiki/LaserDisc" title="LaserDisc">LaserDisc</a> on November 3, 1994, which includes the videos and its alternate cuts for "That's the Way Love Goes", "If", "Again", "Any Time, Any Place" and "You Want This".<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-video_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-video-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Janet_World_Tour">Janet World Tour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Janet World Tour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Janet_World_Tour" title="Janet World Tour">Janet World Tour</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Tour.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Janet_Tour.jpg/170px-Janet_Tour.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Janet_Tour.jpg/255px-Janet_Tour.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Janet_Tour.jpg 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Jackson performing during one of the dates of the <a href="/wiki/Janet_World_Tour" title="Janet World Tour">Janet World Tour</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Jackson embarked on her second world tour in support of her debut album with the Virgin Records label. Costumes and wardrobe for the tour were designed by stylist Tanya Gill, with outfits "rang[ing] from pipebone vests with high-heeled moccasin boots to zoot suits top-hats to circus-ringmaster bustiers."<sup id="cite_ref-wardrobe_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wardrobe-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With a show encompassing over 100 costumes, a team of over 50 costume makers was led by wardrobe supervisor, Helen Hiatt.<sup id="cite_ref-wardrobe_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wardrobe-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The tour's debut concert was held on November 24, 1993, in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jackson held a four show engagement at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> which began on December 17, 1993, with the final performance held on New Year's Eve.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Michael Snyder of the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i> described Jackson's stage performance at the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="San Jose Arena">San Jose Arena</a> in February 1994, as what erased the line between "stadium-size pop music concerts and full-scale theatrical <a href="/wiki/Extravaganza" title="Extravaganza">extravaganzas</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Michael_Snyder_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michael_Snyder-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The one-hour-and-45-minute performance was so tightly choreographed—down to two built-in pauses for "tears" at overwhelming waves of crowd adoration and a contrived bit of seductive repartee with a handsome, buffed hunk plucked from the front row for the ode to lust, "Any Time, Any Place"—that it breezed by like a glitzy <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Vegas</a> revue or a television variety show.<sup id="cite_ref-Michael_Snyder_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michael_Snyder-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p><div class="templatequotecite">—&#8202;<cite>Michael Snyder, <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></cite></div></blockquote> <p>Her performances also garnered criticism. Renee Graham of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> commented that her stage show at <a href="/wiki/Great_Woods_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts">Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts</a> on June 20, 1994, proved her limited vocal range as "[t]he numerous costume changes, pyrotechnics and the dancing all but overshadowed her razor-sharp seven-piece band and three back-up singers", asserting Jackson was a better performer and entertainer than she was a vocalist.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the <i><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch" title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s Steve Pick observed Jackson's stage show at the <a href="/wiki/Riverport_Amphitheatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverport Amphitheatre">Riverport Amphitheatre</a> on July 12, 1994, made the <i>Janet</i> album's numerous hit singles more effective with her "larger-than-life stage persona".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_%2790s" title="Christgau&#39;s Consumer Guide: Albums of the &#39;90s">Christgau's Consumer Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">A−<sup id="cite_ref-CG90s_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CG90s-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedia of Popular Music">Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-RS_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-57"><span 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height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Slant_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine declared "[a]s princess of America's black royal family, everything Janet Jackson does is important. Whether proclaiming herself in charge of her life, as she did on <i>Control</i> (1986), or commander in chief of a rhythm army dancing to fight society's problems (<i>Rhythm Nation 1814</i>, from 1989), she's influential. And when she announces her sexual maturity, as she does on her new album, <i>Janet</i>, it's a cultural moment."<sup id="cite_ref-RS_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Claiming the album should bring her critical praise, the magazine concludes its review with the statement "[t]he princess of America's black royal family has announced herself sexually mature and surrendered none of her crown's luster in the process. Black women and their friends, lovers and children have a victory in Janet."<sup id="cite_ref-RS_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> originally gave the album an "honorable mention" in his consumer guide for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i>, wherein he complimented its erotic songs and cited "Funky Big Band", "Throb", and "Be a Good Boy" as highlights.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> magazine gave a positive review, stating "[d]estined to be an instant smash, Ms. Jackson's latest is a glamorous assortment of styles—pop, <a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a>, R&amp;B, rock, jazz, rap—each delivered with consummate skill and passion.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_review_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_review-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Janet</i> is described as "a career-defining record earning Janet the right to operate on a first-name basis."<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_review_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_review-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michael Snyder of the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> lauded the album's content, stating "[t]his 75-minute opus, her first effort under a megabuck contract with the Virgin label, could be the make-out album of the <a href="/wiki/1990s_in_music" title="1990s in music">'90s</a>&#160;... a silken soul odyssey, charting one woman's journey to emotional and sexual fulfillment through 10 songs and a series of <a href="/wiki/Spoken_word_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Spoken word music">spoken-word</a> and ambient snippets."<sup id="cite_ref-SFC_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFC-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Caroline Sullivan of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> declared the album's "luxuriant collection of house, <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and pop is her best yet. Cod-Madonna throwaways like 'Throb' aside, there are surprises all over the place. Public Enemy's Chuck D counterweights Jackson's sugared vocal to stunning effect on a <a href="/wiki/Black_pride" title="Black pride">black-pride</a> anthem, 'New Agenda'; <a href="/wiki/Soprano" title="Soprano">soprano</a> Kathleen Battle turns the heavyweight <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a> of 'This Time' into something eerie and beautiful."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Robert Johnson of <i><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Express-News" title="San Antonio Express-News">San Antonio Express-News</a></i> praised Jackson and her producers for taking a chance on a new sound. He wrote: "Under the enormous pressure of her $40 million deal with Virgin Records, Jackson had to deliver something big enough to put her on a first-name basis with the world&#160;... <i>janet.</i> isn't perfect, but it should be enough to make her the <a href="/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music" title="Honorific nicknames in popular music">Queen of Pop</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-SAEN_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAEN-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Dammit_Janet" title="Dammit Janet">Dammit, Janet!</a>", marveled <i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Maker" title="Melody Maker">Melody Maker</a></i>. "The last Jackson hero(ine) has carried <a href="/wiki/Peacock" class="mw-redirect" title="Peacock">peacock</a> feathers to the dance. Holier than <a href="/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson" title="Mahalia Jackson">Mahalia</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "<i>Janet</i> will please most people," remarked <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>, "because it is crammed with the sort of tender, joyous pop music that lingers long after smarter records have been forgotten."<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Steve Pick of <i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i> stated that although Jackson may not be the greatest singer or songwriter, but she has nonetheless "created and projected a persona that is irresistible. Part of it is a sexual allure, but more of it is the way she demands and receives attention."<sup id="cite_ref-St._Louis_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-St._Louis-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> John Mackie with the <i>Vancouver Sun</i> reported the album gives Jackson an "incredible style", proclaiming <i>Janet</i> as "the best commercial album so far this year, an album that could well vault her past the stumbling Madonna as Queen of the charts. Heck, she might even outsell Michael with this one."<sup id="cite_ref-VS_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VS-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "While her brother loops the loop on Planet <a href="/wiki/Pepsi" title="Pepsi">Pepsi</a>, it's hard to imagine the spotlight ever shifting to his sassy sis," remarked <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i>, "but this modern hunk of an album should redress some of the balance."<sup id="cite_ref-nme_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nme-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jay Cocks of <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine offered a mixed review, stating "[f]or all its sass, there is something a little too careful about this album: the rhythms are too studied and studiobound, the sexiness slightly forced. It's as if Jackson, aware that this was her premier effort under a new, $40 million record deal, felt weighed down by the burden of proving herself. When, however, she kicks loose on 'What'll I Do', a nifty, <a href="/wiki/1960s_in_music" title="1960s in music">'60s</a>-style soul stirrer, it's clear that Jackson's got nothing to prove to anyone, including herself."<sup id="cite_ref-TM_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TM-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Pareles" title="Jon Pareles">Jon Pareles</a> of <i>The New York Times</i> compares Jackson to her brother Michael and Madonna, stating "Jackson's real strength, abetted by Jam and Lewis, is the way she tops dance-club rhythms with pop melodies. Less up-to-the-second than Madonna but still effective, the Jackson team has obviously been listening to the competition. Madonna's '<a href="/wiki/Justify_My_Love" title="Justify My Love">Justify My Love</a>' echoes in 'That's the Way Love Goes', and 'If' resembles Michael Jackson's '<a href="/wiki/Why_You_Wanna_Trip_on_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="Why You Wanna Trip on Me">Why You Wanna Trip on Me</a>', starting with screaming guitar and a chanted verse, rising to a sweet melody."<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also comments that despite its shortcomings, "[t]he album's not about being real; it's about seamlessness and ingenuity, about giving the public something it can use. For a superstar, Jackson is downright selfless, but she gets the job done."<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chris Willman of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> gave an unfavorable review. Although sex in popular music is considered a standard concept, Willman states the only reason the album would cause a reaction is because of Jackson's well-known conservative nature. He comments: "So be it. Jackson's first album in four years is destined for a long ride at No. 1, not because it's any great piece of work, but largely for its <a href="/wiki/Aphrodisiac" title="Aphrodisiac">aphrodisiacal</a> aspirations."<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Browne_(journalist)" title="David Browne (journalist)">David Browne</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> stated that "[i]f musical variety and daring lyrics were all that mattered, <i>Janet</i> would make the grade. But the album has a lot to prove. It is the first delivery under her $40 million contract with Virgin, and its title—which translates as 'Janet, period'—is meant as a declaration of independence from her oddball siblings&#160;... She still sounds like a young woman from a male-dominated family who is searching for her identity and voice. Mostly, though, <i>Janet</i> sounds like a mess—period."<sup id="cite_ref-EW_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EW-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> David Sinclair of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> wrote: "In the steamy, <a href="/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Madonna" title="Cultural impact of Madonna">post-Madonna climate</a> of the 1990s, Jackson is not about to let thoughts of love get in the way of the mechanics of lust, and like many of her superstar contemporaries she tends to confuse sex with soul."<sup id="cite_ref-TT_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jackson received five nominations for the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1994" title="American Music Awards of 1994">1994 American Music Awards</a>: <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Pop/Rock_Female_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist">Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Female_Artist" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Female Artist">Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Female Artist</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Pop/Rock_Album" title="American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album">Favorite Pop/Rock Album</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Album" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Album">Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Album</a> for <i>Janet</i>, and Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Single for "That's the Way Love Goes" but lost all the awards to Whitney Houston for <a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)"><i>The Bodyguard</i> soundtrack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The same year she received two <a href="/wiki/36th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="36th Annual Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> nominations—<a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female R&amp;B Vocal Performance">Best R&amp;B Vocal Performance, Female</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song">Best R&amp;B Song</a> for "That's The Way Love Goes"—winning Best R&amp;B Song. Several critics asserted she was unjustly overlooked in the Grammy's three major categories: <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kot" title="Greg Kot">Greg Kot</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> stated, "Jackson again was denied a nomination for album of the year, even though <i>janet</i> (Virgin) has remained in the Top 10 since its release last summer and has been critically acclaimed."<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He adds that "the oversight is doubly vexing, because [Jackson]—in a songwriting and production partnership with Jimmy Jam (aka James Harris III) and Terry Lewis—is not just a multiplatinum pop act but an artist who has reshaped the sound and image of <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">rhythm and blues</a> over the last decade."<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kot laid blame to the oversight on the fact that many believed her to be a producer-dependent artist—an opinion he found to be in error. Similarly, producer Jimmy Jam stated: "It's easy to say that the two albums she did before she met us weren't successful and when she got with us she became successful&#160;... <i>Control</i> was the first album she actually had input. I think that's just as significant as the fact we (Jam and Lewis) did the record."<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Organization </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Accolade </th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song">Grammy Award for Best R&amp;B Song</a> ("That's The Way Love Goes") </td> <td>1994<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard Awards"><i>Billboard</i> Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Dance Clip of the Year ("If") </td> <td>1994<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Female_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Female Video">Best Female Video</a> ("If") </td> <td>1994<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Video of the Year ("If") </td> <td>1994<sup id="cite_ref-Kot_73-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kot-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitchfork (magazine)">Pitchfork</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (ranked 38) </td> <td>2022<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The Definitive 200: Top 200 Albums of All-Time" (ranked 86) </td> <td>2007<sup id="cite_ref-RRHF_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRHF-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"100 Greatest Albums of the Nineties" (ranked 58) </td> <td>2010<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"Best Albums of the '90s" (ranked 78) </td> <td>2011<sup id="cite_ref-SM90s_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SM90s-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>"The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" (ranked 164) </td> <td>2014<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retrospective_reviews">Retrospective reviews</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Retrospective reviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Later reviews were generally positive. In a retrospective review, Christgau gave <i>Janet</i> an "A−" and said that although the costly production by Jam and Lewis makes the music sound "more <a href="/wiki/Pornography" title="Pornography">pornographic</a> than obscene", "this achievement is Janet's, period ... Better nose than Michael, better navel than Madonna, better sex than either."<sup id="cite_ref-CG90s_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CG90s-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Laura Sinagra wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i> (2004) that with <i>janet</i>, Jackson "took more risks" lyrically than on her previous albums.<sup id="cite_ref-RSguide_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RSguide-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sal Cinquemani of <i>Slant Magazine</i> notes that the album "was at the forefront of the increasingly popular sampling trend in the '90s, with one song even employing three different samples as its foundation. Some make perfect sense on a thematic as well as sonic level, like <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Kool &amp; the Gang</a>'s 'Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)' and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>'s '<a href="/wiki/Superwoman_(Where_Were_You_When_I_Needed_You)" title="Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)">Superwoman, Where Were You When I Needed You</a>' on 'New Agenda', or the <a href="/wiki/Orchestra" title="Orchestra">orchestral</a> flourish from <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes" class="mw-redirect" title="Diana Ross &amp; the Supremes">Diana Ross &amp; the Supremes</a>' '<a href="/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_Be_Together" title="Someday We&#39;ll Be Together">Someday We'll Be Together</a>' on 'If', which seems to exist for the sole purpose of providing the impetus behind one of the greatest dance-break routines in music video history."<sup id="cite_ref-Slant_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Commenting on the album's broad range, he states: "The mother of eclectic, genre-hopping records by <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Stefani" title="Gwen Stefani">Gwen Stefani</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a>, <i>janet.</i> incorporates new jack swing, house, pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and even opera, but the album's range of styles isn't jarring in the least&#160;... Janet has never been one thing and <i>janet.</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">feminist</a> statement, to be sure."<sup id="cite_ref-Slant_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alex Henderson of <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> offered a positive review, saying "[a]nyone who expected Jackson to top <i>Rhythm Nation</i>—her crowning achievement and an incredibly tough act to follow—was being unrealistic. But with <i>janet.</i>, she delivered a respectable offering that, although not as strong as either <i>Control</i> or <i>Nation</i>, has many strong points."<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Commercial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Janet</i> debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> charts. It was the first time a female artist debuted at number one since the start of the <a href="/wiki/SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="SoundScan">SoundScan</a> era; with the largest first week sales in history for a female artist at the time with 350,000 units sold in its first week. The album also earned worldwide success, debuting at number one in the United Kingdom,<sup id="cite_ref-UK_Charts_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Charts-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> New Zealand,<sup id="cite_ref-New_Zealand_Charts_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Zealand_Charts-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_Charts_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia_Charts-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It also debuted in the top 10 in Sweden,<sup id="cite_ref-Swedish_Charts_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swedish_Charts-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the Netherlands,<sup id="cite_ref-Dutch_Charts_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dutch_Charts-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Debut_in_Canada_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Debut_in_Canada-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Canadian_Chart_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canadian_Chart-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-Swiss_Charts_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swiss_Charts-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In Germany the album peaked at number five and charted for 49 total weeks, becoming Jackson's longest charting album.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Janet</i> was first certified gold by the RIAA on August 8, 1993, denoting 500,000 units shipped within the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The same day, the album's certification was raised to 3× platinum, denoting 3,000,000 units shipped.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On November 17, 1993, <i>Janet</i> received 4× platinum certification and was later awarded 5× platinum on December 17, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_89-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following year on April 12, 1994, the album was certified 6× platinum.<sup id="cite_ref-album_certification_89-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-album_certification-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was the second best selling album of 1993 in United States with 4.3 million copies sold, behind <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(1992_film)" title="The Bodyguard (1992 film)">The Bodyguard</a></i> soundtrack and was the biggest selling album by a solo artist.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Within seven months of release the album had sold over ten million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other certifications include a Double Gold certification in France,<sup id="cite_ref-SNEP_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNEP-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a 2× Platinum certification in the UK And Australia,<sup id="cite_ref-Kent2_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent2-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UK_Certification_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Certification-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a Platinum in New Zealand<sup id="cite_ref-Dean_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dean-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a Gold certification in Norway.<sup id="cite_ref-Norway_Certification_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norway_Certification-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 7,035,000 million copies in the United States since its release,<sup id="cite_ref-music.yahoo.com_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-music.yahoo.com-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and also sold an additional 860,000 copies through <a href="/wiki/BMG_Music_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="BMG Music Services">BMG Music Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With estimated worldwide sales of over 14 million copies, it is Jackson's best selling album.<sup id="cite_ref-wwsales_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwsales-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_(23119827586).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg/220px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg/330px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg/440px-JanetJacksonUnbreak_1807_%2823119827586%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Jackson performing "<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That&#39;s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's the Way Love Goes</a>" on her <a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_World_Tour_(Janet_Jackson_tour)" title="Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour)">Unbreakable World Tour</a> (2015–16).</figcaption></figure> <p>Although Jackson had reached superstar status in the United States, she had yet to achieve the same level of response internationally. According to Nacy Berry, vice chairman of Virgin Records, <i>Janet</i> marked the first time the label "had centrally coordinated and strategized a campaign on a worldwide basis" which ultimately brought her to a plateau of global recognition.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Her historic multimillion-dollar contract made her the highest-paid artist in history, until brother Michael renegotiated his contract with <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a> only days later. Sonia Murry noted that she remained "the highest-paid female in pop&#160;... a whirlwind of fashion, personality and slick musical packaging rivaled only by Madonna and Whitney Houston in today's pop pantheon."<sup id="cite_ref-Sonia_Murry_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sonia_Murry-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_Robert_Parish" title="James Robert Parish">James Robert Parish</a>, author of <i>Today's Black Hollywood</i> (1995) wrote: "She confirmed her status as today's Queen of Pop when, not long ago, she signed a $35-$40 million recording contract with Virgin Records."<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Music critic <a href="/wiki/Nelson_George" title="Nelson George">Nelson George</a> noted that while surpassing Michael would be next to impossible, Janet had assuredly reached iconic status. He explained: "What worked for Michael 10 years ago is working for her now&#160;... Michael was clearly the voice of the <a href="/wiki/1980s_in_music" title="1980s in music">'80s</a>, those that grew up with him since <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a>. And with the themes (independence, social consciousness and up-front yet responsible sexuality) that she's addressing in her albums and the popularity she's enjoying, she could very well be the voice of the '90s."<sup id="cite_ref-Sonia_Murry_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sonia_Murry-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Rolling Stone's</i> <i>The '90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked</i> (2010) documented that she had achieved some level of growth with each of her records, and that with <i>Janet</i>, "[u]sing soul, rock and dance elements, as well as opera diva Kathleen Battle, [she] unleashed her most musically ambitious record, guided as always, by producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis."<sup id="cite_ref-90s_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90s-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Richard J. Ripani author of <i>The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm &amp; Blues, 1950–1999</i> (2006) noted that she had led the incorporation of rap into mainstream R&amp;B with a select group of artists, in that "rap music no longer sounded so musically distant to many R&amp;B listeners because many of its traits were commonly heard in songs by mainstream artists such as Janet Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Sweat" title="Keith Sweat">Keith Sweat</a>, and others."<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Blue_Music_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Blue_Music-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a></i> magazine observed that "R&amp;B was omnipresent in 1993. It was a year in which Janet Jackson, at 27, topped the <i>Billboard</i> pop album charts for six straight summer weeks, with her critically lauded, six-times-platinum <i>Janet</i>"<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It became one of only five albums in the history of the <i>Billboard</i> 200—along with Whitney Houston's <i><a href="/wiki/Whitney_(album)" title="Whitney (album)">Whitney</a></i> (1987), <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Feels_Like_Home_(Norah_Jones_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)">Feels Like Home</a></i> (2004), <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a></i> (2008), and <a href="/wiki/Susan_Boyle" title="Susan Boyle">Susan Boyle</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/I_Dreamed_a_Dream_(album)" title="I Dreamed a Dream (album)">I Dreamed a Dream</a></i> (2009)—to debut at number one and remain at the top of the chart for a minimum of six consecutive weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-6weeks_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6weeks-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is also only one of seven albums—including Michael Jackson's <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i> (1982) and <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_(album)" title="Bad (album)">Bad</a></i> (1987), <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a></i> (1984), <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" title="Faith (George Michael album)">Faith</a></i> (1987), <i>Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</i> (1989), Taylor Swift's <i><a href="/wiki/Midnights" title="Midnights">Midnights</a></i> (2023), and <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Dream_(Katy_Perry_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album)">Teenage Dream</a></i> (2010) to yield a minimum of six top ten hit singles on the Hot 100.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The release of <i>Janet</i> signaled the singer's transformation from <a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Social conservatism in the United States">conservative</a> <a href="/wiki/Teen_idol" title="Teen idol">teen role model</a> to adult <a href="/wiki/Sex_symbol" title="Sex symbol">sex symbol</a>. In <i>You've Come A Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture</i> (1996), <a href="/wiki/Lilly_Goren" title="Lilly Goren">Lilly J. Goren</a> observed that "[Her] 1993 album <i>Janet</i> moved away from <a href="/wiki/Music_and_politics" title="Music and politics">politically</a> driven lyrics to songs about love and sex-lyrics that could capitalize on her new sexy, more scantily clad image in <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> music videos. Jackson's evolution from politically aware musician to sexy diva marked the direction that society and the music industry were encouraging the <a href="/wiki/Dance-rock" title="Dance-rock">dance-rock</a> divas to pursue."<sup id="cite_ref-Lilly_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilly-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Reporter Edna Gunderson commented: "The woman whose hourglass torso and sensual gyrating have made her MTV's reigning sex kitten is today a vision of wholesome beauty."<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Professor and social critic <a href="/wiki/Camille_Paglia" title="Camille Paglia">Camille Paglia</a> expressed: "Janet's unique persona combines bold, brash power with quiet sensitively and womanly mystery. Her latest music is lightning and moonglow."<sup id="cite_ref-Sexual_Healing_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sexual_Healing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Her music videos contributed to a higher degree of sexual freedom among young women, as <a href="/wiki/Jean_M._Twenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean M. Twenge">Jean M. Twenge</a>, author of <i>Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before</i> (2007) wrote: "In <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Kinsey" title="Alfred Kinsey">Alfred Kinsey</a>'s studies in the 1950s, only 3% of the young women had received <a href="/wiki/Oral_sex" title="Oral sex">oral sex</a> from a man. By the mid-1990s, however, 75% of women aged 18-24 had experienced <a href="/wiki/Cunnilingus" title="Cunnilingus">cunnilingus</a>. Music videos by female artists have contributed to the trend, with both Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson heavily implying male-on-female oral sex in music videos by pushing down on a man's head until he's in exactly the right position."<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Similarly, Paula Kamen in <i>Her Way: Young Women Remake the Sexual Revolution</i> (2000) states that "[i]n the early to mid-1990s, oral sex even reached mainstream music as politically charged demand of truly liberated women," citing <a href="/wiki/TLC_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (band)">TLC</a>, Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson as examples of female artists simulating cunnilingus in their videos.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Rolling Stone</i> wrote that "she celebrated becoming an <a href="/wiki/Eroticism" title="Eroticism">erotic</a> being&#160;... [showing] young women a way to have their sexual freedom and their dignity, to have their cake and eat it too."<sup id="cite_ref-90s_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90s-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> She was named Best Female Singer and Female Sex Symbol by <i>Rolling Stone</i> for the year 1993 in pop music.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Goren adds that later pop stars such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> would rely on image, sex appeal and choreography as much as musical talent.<sup id="cite_ref-Lilly_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilly-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All tracks written and produced by <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">James Harris III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Terry Lewis</a>, except where noted. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Standard edition</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Morning"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:31</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That&#39;s the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's the Way Love Goes</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:24</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"You Know..."</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/You_Want_This" title="You Want This">You Want This</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Be a Good Boy..."</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:07</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/If_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="If (Janet Jackson song)">If</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:31</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Back"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:04</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"This Time"</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Go on Miss Janet"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Throb_(song)" title="Throb (song)">Throb</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:33</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Whoops_Now/What%27ll_I_Do" title="Whoops Now/What&#39;ll I Do">What'll I Do</a>" (writers: Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cropper" title="Steve Cropper">Steve Cropper</a>, Joe Shamwell; producers: Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a>)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"The Lounge"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Funky Big Band"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Racism"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"New Agenda" (writers: Jackson, Harris III, Lewis, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_D" title="Chuck D">Chuck D</a>)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:00</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Love Pt. 2"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Because_of_Love" title="Because of Love">Because of Love</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track18" scope="row">18.</th><td>"Wind"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track19" scope="row">19.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Again (Janet Jackson song)">Again</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track20" scope="row">20.</th><td>"Another Lover"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track21" scope="row">21.</th><td>"Where Are You Now"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:47</td></tr><tr><th id="track22" scope="row">22.</th><td>"Hold on Baby"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track23" scope="row">23.</th><td>"The Body That Loves You"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track24" scope="row">24.</th><td>"Rain"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:18</td></tr><tr><th id="track25" scope="row">25.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Any_Time,_Any_Place" title="Any Time, Any Place">Any Time, Any Place</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">7:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track26" scope="row">26.</th><td>"Are You Still Up"</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track27" scope="row">27.</th><td>"Sweet Dreams"</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track28" scope="row">28.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Whoops_Now/What%27ll_I_Do" title="Whoops Now/What&#39;ll I Do">Whoops Now</a>" (hidden track; writer: Jackson)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:59</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td><span class="duration"><span class="min">75</span>:<span class="s">23</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Special Oz Tour Limited Edition (bonus disc)</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"One More Chance"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Again" (Piano/Vocal)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"And On and On"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"70's Love Groove"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:50</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Throb" (<a href="/wiki/David_Morales" title="David Morales">David Morales</a> Legendary Club Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">9:10</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Limited edition (bonus disc)</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"That's the Way Love Goes/If" (<a href="/wiki/1993_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1993 MTV Video Music Awards">1993 MTV Awards</a> Medley)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"That's the Way Love Goes" (We Aimsta Win Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:41</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Again" (French Version)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"If" (Swing Yo Pants Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"One More Chance"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:54</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"That's the Way Love Goes" (R&amp;B Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"If" (Janet's Jeep Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:27</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Again" (Piano/Vocal Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:48</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>2023 deluxe edition (bonus disc)</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"And On and On"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:50</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"70's Love Groove"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:47</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"One More Chance"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:54</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"You Want This" (Remix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:47</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Where Are You Now" (<a href="/wiki/Nellee_Hooper" title="Nellee Hooper">Nellee Hooper</a> Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Because of Love" (<a href="/wiki/DJ_Muggs" title="DJ Muggs">Muggs</a> 7" with Bass Intro)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"That's The Way Love Goes" (<a href="/wiki/C.J._Mackintosh" title="C.J. Mackintosh">CJ</a> 7" R&amp;B Mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:10</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>1994 video compilation<sup id="cite_ref-video_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-video-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Director(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"That's the Way Love Goes"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Elizondo_Jr." title="René Elizondo Jr.">René Elizondo Jr.</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:34</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"If"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Sena" title="Dominic Sena">Dominic Sena</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Again"</td><td>Elizondo</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:03</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Any Time, Any Place"</td><td>Keir McFarlane</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:31</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"You Want This" (featuring <a href="/wiki/MC_Lyte" title="MC Lyte">MC Lyte</a>)</td><td>McFarlane</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:38</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"That's the Way Love Goes" (one take version)</td><td>Elizondo</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"If" (all dance version)</td><td>Sena</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:42</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Any Time, Any Place" (<a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> mix)</td><td>McFarlane</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"You Want This" (colorized version)</td><td>McFarlane</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:37</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li>"That's the Way Love Goes" contains: <ul><li>samples from "<a href="/wiki/Papa_Don%27t_Take_No_Mess" title="Papa Don&#39;t Take No Mess">Papa Don't Take No Mess</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wesley" title="Fred Wesley">Fred Wesley</a>, Charles Bobbit and <a href="/wiki/John_%22Jabo%22_Starks" class="mw-redirect" title="John &quot;Jabo&quot; Starks">John Starks</a> and performed by J. Brown.</li> <li>an interpolation from "<a href="/wiki/Georgy_Porgy_(song)" title="Georgy Porgy (song)">Georgy Porgy</a>", performed by <a href="/wiki/Toto_(band)" title="Toto (band)">Toto</a> and written by member <a href="/wiki/David_Paich" title="David Paich">David Paich</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>"You Want This" contains samples from: <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Child_(song)" title="Love Child (song)">Love Child</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/R._Dean_Taylor" title="R. Dean Taylor">R. Dean Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wilson_(musician)" title="Frank Wilson (musician)">Frank Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pam_Sawyer" title="Pam Sawyer">Pam Sawyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deke_Richards" title="Deke Richards">Deke Richards</a> and performed by <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">Diana Ross &amp; the Supremes</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boogie" title="Jungle Boogie">Jungle Boogie</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert &quot;Kool&quot; Bell">Robert Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Claydes Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Robert Mickens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Donald Boyce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Richard Allen Westfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Dennis Thomas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">George Brown</a> and performed by <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Kool &amp; the Gang</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>"If" contains samples from: <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_Be_Together" title="Someday We&#39;ll Be Together">Someday We'll Be Together</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bristol" title="Johnny Bristol">Johnny Bristol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fuqua" title="Harvey Fuqua">Harvey Fuqua</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jackey_Beavers" title="Jackey Beavers">Jackey Beavers</a> and performed by Diana Ross &amp; the Supremes.</li> <li>"Honky-Tonk Haven", performed by <a href="/wiki/John_McLaughlin_(musician)" title="John McLaughlin (musician)">John McLaughlin</a></li></ul></li> <li>"New Agenda" contains samples from: <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/School_Boy_Crush" title="School Boy Crush">School Boy Crush</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/Hamish_Stuart" title="Hamish Stuart">Hamish Stuart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Average_White_Band" title="Average White Band">Onnie McIntyre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Gorrie" title="Alan Gorrie">Alan Gorrie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ferrone" title="Steve Ferrone">Steve Ferrone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Molly_Duncan_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Molly Duncan (musician)">Molly Duncan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ball_(musician)" title="Roger Ball (musician)">Roger Bell</a> and performed by <a href="/wiki/Average_White_Band" title="Average White Band">Average White Band</a>.</li> <li>"Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)", written by Gene Redd, Woodrow Sparrow, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Westfield, Mickens, G. Brown, Thomas and Smith and performed by Kool &amp; the Gang.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Superwoman_(Where_Were_You_When_I_Needed_You)" title="Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)">Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)</a>", written and performed by <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>"One More Chance" is a cover of <a href="/wiki/Victory_(The_Jacksons_album)" title="Victory (The Jacksons album)">the song of the same name</a>, written by <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jackson_(Jacksons_singer)" title="Randy Jackson (Jacksons singer)">Randy Jackson</a> and performed by <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">the Jacksons</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>(Ex) Cat Heads – <a href="/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rap</a></li> <li>Alice Preves – <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">viola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Nesby" title="Ann Nesby">Ann Nesby</a> – <a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist" title="Backing vocalist">background vocals</a></li> <li>Bernie Edstrom – <a href="/wiki/French_horn" title="French horn">horn</a> <a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">arrangements</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a></li> <li>Carolyn Daws – <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a></li> <li>Celine Leathead – violin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_D" title="Chuck D">Chuck D</a> – rap</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">Core Cotton</a> – background vocals</li> <li>Daria Tedeschi – violin</li> <li>Dave Karr – <a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">flute</a></li> <li>David Barry – <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a></li> <li>David Bullock – violin</li> <li>David Carr – flute</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Eiland" title="David Eiland">David Eiland</a> – sax (alto)</li> <li>David Rideau – <a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)" title="Audio mixing (recorded music)">mixing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binky_Griptite" title="Binky Griptite">Frank Stribbling</a> – guitar</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Raynor&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Gary Raynor (page does not exist)">Gary Raynor</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass</a></li> <li>Hanley Daws – violin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">Jamecia Bennett</a> – background vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> – main performer, <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">record producer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">vocals</a>, background vocals</li> <li>Jean Krikorian – design</li> <li>Jeff Gottwig – <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinet</a>, trumpet</li> <li>Jeff Taylor – bass, vocals, Engineering</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jellybean_Johnson" title="Jellybean Johnson">Jellybean Johnson</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam</a> – <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>, producer, vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">James "Big Jim" Wright</a> – keyboards, vocals</li> <li>Jossie Harris – <a href="/wiki/Conversation" title="Conversation">talking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Battle" title="Kathleen Battle">Kathleen Battle</a> – vocals</li> <li>Ken Holman – clarinet, <a href="/wiki/Tenor_saxophone" title="Tenor saxophone">sax (tenor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool &amp; the Gang">Kool &amp; the Gang</a></li> <li>Laura Preves – <a href="/wiki/Bassoon" title="Bassoon">bassoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Condition_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mint Condition (band)">Lawrence Waddell</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">organ (hammond)</a></li> <li>Lee Blaskey – <a href="/wiki/Orchestration" title="Orchestration">orchestration</a></li> <li>Len Peltier – <a href="/wiki/Art_director" title="Art director">art direction</a>, design</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness" title="Sounds of Blackness">Marie Graham</a> – background vocals</li> <li>Mark Haynes – bass, drum programming, programming</li> <li>Merilee Klemp – <a href="/wiki/Oboe" title="Oboe">oboe</a></li> <li>Mike Sobieski – violin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Demarchelier" title="Patrick Demarchelier">Patrick Demarchelier</a> – <a href="/wiki/Photography" title="Photography">photography</a></li> <li>Robert Hallgrimson – sax (alto), trumpet</li> <li>Steve Hodge – mixing</li> <li>Steve Wright – trumpet</li> <li>Steven Pikal – <a href="/wiki/Trombone" title="Trombone">trombone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stokley_Williams" title="Stokley Williams">Stokley</a> – <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a></li> <li>Tamas Strasser – viola</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Terry Lewis</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Average_White_Band" class="mw-redirect" title="The Average White Band">The Average White Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Landon" title="Tina Landon">Tina Landon</a> – talking</li> <li>Tom Kornacker – violin</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center;">Chart (1993–1995) </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Australia_Janet_Jackson_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Janet_Jackson-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Austria_Janet_Jackson_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Janet_Jackson-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-group=_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-group=-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Janet_Jackson_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Janet_Jackson-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">European Albums (<a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-eu_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eu-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finland (<a href="/wiki/Official_Finnish_Charts" title="Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen albumilista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l&#39;Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Janet_Jackson_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Janet_Jackson-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Hungarian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies" title="Association of Hungarian Record Companies">MAHASZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Hungary_Janet_Jackson_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Hungary_Janet_Jackson-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Italy_Janet_Jackson_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Italy_Janet_Jackson-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon_Albums_Chart" title="Oricon Albums Chart">Oricon</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-jap_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jap-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Norway_Janet_Jackson_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Janet_Jackson-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Scotland_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">44 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&amp;B Chart">UK R&amp;B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKR&amp;B_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&amp;B_-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Janet_Jackson_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Janet_Jackson-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Janet_Jackson_135-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Janet_Jackson-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1993) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australian Albums (ARIA)<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canadian Top Albums (RPM)<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/MegaCharts" class="mw-redirect" title="MegaCharts">MegaCharts</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>European Albums (<i>Music &amp; Media</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">French Albums (SNEP)<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Germany (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="GfK Entertainment">Official German Charts</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Japanese Albums (Oricon)<sup id="cite_ref-JPYearend93_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JPYearend93-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">73 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>UK Albums (OCC) <sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Chart (1994) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australian Albums (ARIA)<sup id="cite_ref-aria94_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aria94-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canadian Albums Chart<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Chart (1995) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australian Albums (ARIA)<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">80 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand Albums Chart<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">170 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decade-end_charts">Decade-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Decade-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1990–1999) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-1990sbb_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990sbb-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">31 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_chart">All-time chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: All-time chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> 200<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">119 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>&#32; </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications_and_sales">Certifications and sales</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Certifications and sales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-AustraliaJanet_JacksonJanet.albumCertRef_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustraliaJanet_JacksonJanet.albumCertRef-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>140,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Belgian_Entertainment_Association" title="Belgian Entertainment Association">BEA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BelgiumJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BelgiumJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000<sup>&#42;</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CanadaJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CanadaJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>3× Platinum </td> <td>300,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">France (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l&#39;Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SNEP_92-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNEP-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2× Gold </td> <td>200,000<sup>&#42;</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">BVMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-GermanyJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GermanyJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>250,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan" title="Recording Industry Association of Japan">RIAJ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Japanジャネット・ジャクソンjanet.albumCertRef_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Japanジャネット・ジャクソンjanet.albumCertRef-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>200,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">NVPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>50,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>15,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norway (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Norway)<sup id="cite_ref-Norway_Certification_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norway_Certification-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000<sup>&#42;</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Swedish Recording Industry Association">GLF</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SwedenJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_164-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwedenJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>50,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Switzerland)<sup id="cite_ref-SwitzerlandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwitzerlandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>600,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>6× Platinum </td> <td>7,895,000<sup id="cite_ref-music.yahoo.com_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-music.yahoo.com-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>14,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-wwsales_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwsales-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>*</sup> Sales figures 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class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_women" title="List of best-selling albums by women">List of best-selling albums by women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_albums_containing_a_hidden_track#J" title="List of albums containing a hidden track">List of albums containing a hidden track</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 1,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Janet+Jackson%27s+janet.+album%2C+25th+anniversary+song+rankings&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fcolumns%2Fpop%2F8456603%2Fjanet-jackson-janet-1993-album-songs&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/revisiting-janet-jacksons-if-20-years-later.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"If" by Janet Jackson, reviewed"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_(magazine)" title="New York (magazine)">Vulture</a></i>. 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Vol.&#160;106, no.&#160;35. p.&#160;135. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a>&#160;<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510">0006-2510</a> &#8211; via Academic Search Premier.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=%27I%27ll+Make+Love%27+comes+quickly+to+no.+1.&amp;rft.volume=106&amp;rft.issue=35&amp;rft.pages=135&amp;rft.date=1994-08-27&amp;rft.issn=0006-2510&amp;rft.aulast=Bronson&amp;rft.aufirst=Fred&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flibris.mtsac.edu%3A2279%2Fehost%2Fdetail%3Fvid%3D3%26hid%3D14%26sid%3De38ed900-47d3-4741-844c-43af72955f17%2540SRCSM1&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span><span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(password-protected)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-billboard_singles-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-billboard_singles_29-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r170306">"janet. &gt; Charts &amp; Awards &gt; Billboard Singles"</a>. <i>AllMusic</i>. 2006. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221002174543/https://www.allmusic.com/album/janet-mw0000098547">Archived</a> from the original on October 2, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Recording Industry Association of America. November 12, 1993. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&amp;table=SEARCH_RESULTS&amp;action=&amp;title=What%20Have%20You%20Done%20for%20Me%20Lately&amp;artist=Janet%20Jackson&amp;format=&amp;debutLP=&amp;category=&amp;sex=&amp;releaseDate=&amp;requestNo=&amp;type=&amp;level=&amp;label=&amp;company=&amp;certificationDate=&amp;awardDescription=&amp;catalogNo=&amp;aSex=&amp;rec_id=&amp;charField=&amp;gold=&amp;platinum=&amp;multiPlat=&amp;level2=&amp;certDate=&amp;album=&amp;id=&amp;after=&amp;before=&amp;startMonth=1&amp;endMonth=1&amp;startYear=1958&amp;endYear=2008&amp;sort=Artist&amp;perPage=25">the original</a> on September 24, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jap-126"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-jap_126-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/85328/rank/album/">"JANET(ジャネット・ジャクソン)のランキング情報"</a> (in Japanese). <a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230106232545/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/85328/rank/album/">Archived</a> from the original on January 6, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 6,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=JANET%28%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%29%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1&amp;rft.pub=Oricon&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oricon.co.jp%2Fprof%2F85328%2Frank%2Falbum%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson-127"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson_127-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Janet+Jackson&amp;titel=janet.&amp;cat=a">"Charts.nz – Janet Jackson – janet."</a>. Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Norway_Janet_Jackson-128"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Norway_Janet_Jackson_128-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Janet+Jackson&amp;titel=janet.&amp;cat=a">"Norwegiancharts.com – Janet Jackson – janet."</a>. Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Scotland_-129"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Scotland_129-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950319/40/">"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved February 13, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson-130"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Janet_Jackson_130-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Janet+Jackson&amp;titel=janet.&amp;cat=a">"Swedishcharts.com – Janet Jackson – janet."</a>. Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson-131"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Janet_Jackson_131-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Janet+Jackson&amp;titel=janet.&amp;cat=a">"Swisscharts.com – Janet Jackson – janet."</a>. Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson-132"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UK_Janet_Jackson_132-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Janet%20Jackson/">"Janet Jackson | Artist | Official Charts"</a>. <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UKR&amp;B_-133"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UKR&amp;B_133-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/19950319/115/">"Official R&amp;B Albums Chart Top 40"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=ARIA+Charts&amp;rft.atitle=ARIA+Charts+%E2%80%93+End+Of+Year+Charts+%E2%80%93+Top+50+Albums+1993&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aria.com.au%2Fpages%2Faria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1993.htm&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-137"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-137">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121020114804/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;file_num=nlc008388.2332&amp;type=1&amp;interval=50&amp;PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0">"The <i>RPM</i> Top 100 Albums of 1993"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>. December 18, 1993. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;file_num=nlc008388.2332&amp;type=1&amp;interval=50&amp;PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0">the original</a> on October 20, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=RPM&amp;rft.atitle=The+RPM+Top+100+Albums+of+1993&amp;rft.date=1993-12-18&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Frpm%2F028020-119.01-e.php%3F%26file_num%3Dnlc008388.2332%26type%3D1%26interval%3D50%26PHPSESSID%3Dgmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-138"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-138">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&amp;cat=a">"Year-end Albums – 1993"</a> (in Dutch). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 14,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Year-end+Albums+%E2%80%93+1993&amp;rft.pub=Dutchcharts.nl&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdutchcharts.nl%2Fjaaroverzichten.asp%3Fyear%3D1993%26cat%3Da&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-139"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-139">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf">"1993 Year End Sales Charts"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Music_%26_Media" title="Music &amp; Media">Music &amp; Media</a></i>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.infodisc.fr:80/B-CD_1993.php">the original</a> on February 21, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1993a.html">the original</a> on November 4, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 3,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=1993%E5%B9%B4+%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0%E5%B9%B4%E9%96%93TOP100+Oricon+Year-end+Albums+Chart+of+1993&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.jp%2Fobject_ori%2F1993a.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-143"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-143">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/albums?chart=3882">"Top Selling Albums of 1993"</a>. The Official New Zealand Music Charts. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180313095526/https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/albums?chart=3882">Archived</a> from the original on March 13, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Top+Selling+Albums+of+1993&amp;rft.pub=The+Official+New+Zealand+Music+Charts&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnztop40.co.nz%2Findex.php%2Fchart%2Falbums%3Fchart%3D3882&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-144"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-144">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233148/http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1993">"Swiss Year-End Charts – 1993"</a>. Swisscharts.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1993">the original</a> on December 30, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Swiss+Year-End+Charts+%E2%80%93+1993&amp;rft.pub=Swisscharts.com&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fswisscharts.com%2Fyear.asp%3Fkey%3D1993&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-145"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-145">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1">"Top 100 Albums 1993". <i>Music Week</i>. January 15, 1994. p.&#160;25.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Music+Week&amp;rft.atitle=Top+100+Albums+1993&amp;rft.pages=25&amp;rft.date=1994-01-15&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-146"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-146">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/bbyearend.htm">"Rock On The Net: Year End Charts 1993"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>. December 24, 1993. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120924031814/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/bbyearend.htm">Archived</a> from the original on September 24, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Rock+On+The+Net%3A+Year+End+Charts+1993&amp;rft.date=1993-12-24&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockonthenet.com%2Farchive%2F1993%2Fbbyearend.htm&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-147"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-147">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums">"Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151003061256/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums">Archived</a> from the original on October 3, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 20,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums+%E2%80%93+Year-End+1993&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fyear-end%2F1993%2Ftop-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-aria94-148"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-aria94_148-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151102014251/http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg">"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994"</a>. Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg">the original</a> on November 2, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 19,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=The+ARIA+Australian+Top+100+Albums+1994&amp;rft.pub=Australian+Record+Industry+Association+Ltd.&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3GuDxzg.jpg&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-149"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-149">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121021172156/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;file_num=nlc008388.2686&amp;type=1&amp;interval=50&amp;PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836">"Top 100 Albums of 1994"</a>. <i>RPM</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;file_num=nlc008388.2686&amp;type=1&amp;interval=50&amp;PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836">the original</a> on October 21, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 14,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=RPM&amp;rft.atitle=Top+100+Albums+of+1994&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Frpm%2F028020-119.01-e.php%3F%26file_num%3Dnlc008388.2686%26type%3D1%26interval%3D50%26PHPSESSID%3D4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-150"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-150">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&amp;q=janet"><i>The Year in Music 1994</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>. December 24, 1994. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221002174544/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&amp;q=janet">Archived</a> from the original on October 2, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+Year+in+Music+1994&amp;rft.pub=Billboard&amp;rft.date=1994-12-24&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DZAgEAAAAMBAJ%26q%3Djanet&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-151"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-151">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums">"Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190206145621/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums">Archived</a> from the original on February 6, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 20,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums+%E2%80%93+Year-End+1994&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fyear-end%2F1994%2Ftop-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-152"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-152">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://m.imgur.com/fUC5EgI">"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>, via Imgur.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 16,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=The+ARIA+Australian+Top+100+Albums+1995+%28page+2%29&amp;rft.pub=ARIA%2C+via+Imgur.com&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fm.imgur.com%2FfUC5EgI&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-153"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-153">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/albums?chart=3884">"Top Selling Albums of 1995"</a>. The Official New Zealand Music Charts. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180313094020/https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/albums?chart=3884">Archived</a> from the original on March 13, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Top+Selling+Albums+of+1995&amp;rft.pub=The+Official+New+Zealand+Music+Charts&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnztop40.co.nz%2Findex.php%2Fchart%2Falbums%3Fchart%3D3884&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-154"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-154">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums">"Year End Charts 1995"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180506060832/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums">Archived</a> from the original on May 6, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 12,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Year+End+Charts+1995&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fyear-end%2F1995%2Ftop-billboard-200-albums&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1990sbb-155"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1990sbb_155-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGeoff_Mayfield1999" class="citation magazine cs1">Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=RA1-PA4">"1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s &amp; Hot 100 Singles of the '90s"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 15,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=1999+The+Year+in+Music+Totally+%2790s%3A+Diary+of+a+Decade+%E2%80%93+The+listing+of+Top+Pop+Albums+of+the+%2790s+%26+Hot+100+Singles+of+the+%2790s&amp;rft.date=1999-12-25&amp;rft.au=Geoff+Mayfield&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D9w0EAAAAMBAJ%26pg%3DRA1-PA4&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-156"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-156">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums">"Greatest of All Time — Billboard 200"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 12,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Greatest+of+All+Time+%E2%80%94+Billboard+200&amp;rft.date=2015-11-12&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fgreatest-billboard-200-albums&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AustraliaJanet_JacksonJanet.albumCertRef-157"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-AustraliaJanet_JacksonJanet.albumCertRef_157-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AACqiVS2PUOBjbCba4ok1S91a/1995%20Accreds.pdf">"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">Australian Recording Industry Association</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Canadian+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=Music+Canada&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmusiccanada.com%2Fgold-platinum%2F%3F_gp_search%3DJanet%2520Janet%2BJackson&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GermanyJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-160"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GermanyJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_160-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.musikindustrie.de/wie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&amp;strTitel=Janet&amp;strInterpret=Janet+Jackson&amp;strTtArt=2&amp;strAwards=checked">"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Janet Jackson;&#160;<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>Janet<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>)"</a> (in German). <a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">Bundesverband Musikindustrie</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Gold-%2FPlatin-Datenbank+%28Janet+Jackson%3B+%27Janet%27%29&amp;rft.pub=Bundesverband+Musikindustrie&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musikindustrie.de%2Fwie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann%2Fmarkt-bestseller%2Fgold-%2Fplatin-und-diamond-auszeichnung%2Fdatenbank%2F%3Faction%3Dsuche%26strTitel%3DJanet%26strInterpret%3DJanet%2BJackson%26strTtArt%3D2%26strAwards%3Dchecked&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Japanジャネット・ジャクソンjanet.albumCertRef-161"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Japanジャネット・ジャクソンjanet.albumCertRef_161-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html">"Japanese album certifications – ジャネット・ジャクソン – janet"</a> (in Japanese). <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan" title="Recording Industry Association of Japan">Recording Industry Association of Japan</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Japanese+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3+%E2%80%93+janet.&amp;rft.pub=Recording+Industry+Association+of+Japan&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaj.or.jp%2Ff%2Fdata%2Fcert%2Fgd.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span> <i>Select</i> 1993年08月 <i>on the drop-down menu</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-162"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NetherlandsJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_162-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina-diamant/">"Dutch album certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet"</a> (in Dutch). <a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Dutch+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=Nederlandse+Vereniging+van+Producenten+en+Importeurs+van+beeld-+en+geluidsdragers&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnvpi.nl%2Fnvpi-audio%2Fmarktinformatie%2Fgoud-platina-diamant%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span> <i>Enter </i>Janet <i> in the "Artiest of titel" box.</i>&#160;<i>Select</i> 1993 <i>in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen"</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-163"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-New_ZealandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_163-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/1995-07-14">"New Zealand album certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 20,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=New+Zealand+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=Recorded+Music+NZ&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faotearoamusiccharts.co.nz%2Farchive%2Falbums%2F1995-07-14&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SwedenJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-164"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SwedenJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_164-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110517224028/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf">"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (in Swedish). <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI Sweden</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on May 17, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Guld-+och+Platinacertifikat+%E2%88%92+%C3%85r+1987%E2%88%921998&amp;rft.pub=IFPI+Sweden&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifpi.se%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fguld-platina-1987-1998.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SwitzerlandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-165"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SwitzerlandJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_165-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Janet">"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>Janet<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>)"</a>. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=The+Official+Swiss+Charts+and+Music+Community%3A+Awards+%28%27Janet%27%29&amp;rft.pub=IFPI+Switzerland.+Hung+Medien&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swisscharts.com%2Fsearch_certifications.asp%3Fsearch%3DJanet&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-166"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-United_KingdomJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_166-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3471-2821-2">"British album certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet"</a>. <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=British+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=British+Phonographic+Industry&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bpi.co.uk%2Faward%2F3471-2821-2&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-167"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-167">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090817152522/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877">"Mi2N.com – SHANIA, BACKSTREET, BRITNEY, EMIMEN AND JANET TOP ALL TIME SELLERS"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877">the original</a> on August 17, 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Mi2N.com+%E2%80%93+SHANIA%2C+BACKSTREET%2C+BRITNEY%2C+EMIMEN+AND+JANET+TOP+ALL+TIME+SELLERS&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mi2n.com%2Fpress.php3%3Fpress_nb%3D47877&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef-168"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetalbumCertRef_168-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&amp;ar=Janet+Jackson&amp;ti=Janet&amp;format=Album&amp;type=#search_section">"American album certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=American+album+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=Recording+Industry+Association+of+America&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgold-platinum%2F%3Ftab_active%3Ddefault-award%26ar%3DJanet%2BJackson%26ti%3DJanet%26format%3DAlbum%26type%3D%23search_section&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetvideoCertRef-169"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-United_StatesJanet_JacksonJanetvideoCertRef_169-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&amp;ar=Janet+Jackson&amp;ti=Janet&amp;format=Video+Longform&amp;type=#search_section">"American video certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=American+video+certifications+%E2%80%93+Janet+Jackson+%E2%80%93+Janet&amp;rft.pub=Recording+Industry+Association+of+America&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgold-platinum%2F%3Ftab_active%3Ddefault-award%26ar%3DJanet%2BJackson%26ti%3DJanet%26format%3DVideo%2BLongform%26type%3D%23search_section&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+%28album%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bronson, Fred. <i>The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits</i>. Billboard Books, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8230-7677-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-8230-7677-6">0-8230-7677-6</a></li> <li>Halstead, Craig. Cadman, Chris. <i>Jacksons Number Ones</i>. Authors On Line, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7552-0098-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-7552-0098-5">0-7552-0098-5</a></li> <li>Ripani, Richard J. <i>The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm &amp; Blues, 1950–1999</i>. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57806-862-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-57806-862-2">1-57806-862-2</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_(album)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.janetjackson.com/release/all/janet"><i>Janet</i> Video Page at janetjackson.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120301060121/http://www.janetjackson.com/release/all/janet">Archived</a> March 1, 2012, at the <a 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