Hits List: Janet Jackson

One of the hottest acts of the late 80's and 90's (although she never really caught on in the U.K. in a big way), here is the complete list of releases from Ms. Jackson:


 1982: "Young Love" (64, #6 R&B)
1983: "Come Give Your Love to Me" (#58, #17 R&B)
"Love and My Best Friend"
"Don't Mess Up This Good Thing"
1984: "Don't Stand Another Chance" (#9 R&B)
"Fast Girls" (#40 R&B)
1985: "Two to the Power of Love" (with Cliff Richard) --#83 U.K.
"Dream Street"
"Start Anew"
1986: "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (#4, #1 R&B, #3 U.K.)
"Nasty" (#3, #1 R&B, #19 U.K.)
"When I Think of You" (#1, #3 R&B, #10 U.K.)
1987: "Control" (#5, #1 R&B, #42 U.K.)
"Let's Wait Awhile" (#2, #1 R&B, #3 U.K.)
"The Pleasure Principle" (#14, #1 R&B, #24 U.K.)
"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" --#59 U.K.



1989: "Miss You Much" (#1, #1 R&B, #22 U.K.)
"Rhythm Nation" (#2, #1 R&B, #23 U.K.)
1990: "Escapade" (#1, #1 R&B, #17 U.K.)
"Alright" (#4, #2 R&B, #20 U.K.)
"Come Back to Me" (#2, #2 R&B, #20 U.K.)
"Black Cat" (#1, #10 R&B, #15 U.K.)
1991: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" --#1, #3 R&B, #34 U.K.
"State of the World" (#23 R&B)
1992: "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (with Luther Vandross) --#10, #1 R&B, #2 U.K.
1993: "That's the Way Love Goes" (#1, #1 R&B, #2 U.K.)
"Where Are You Now"
"If" (#4, #3 R&B, #14 U.K.)
"Again" (#1, #7 R&B, #6 U.K.)
1994: "Because of Love" (#10, #9 R&B, #19 U.K.)
"Any Time, Any Place" (#2, #1 R&B, #13 U.K.)
"Throb"
"You Want This" (#8, #9 R&B, #14 U.K.)
1995: "Whoops Now" (#9 U.K.)
"What'll I Do"
"Runaway" (#3, #6 R&B, #6 U.K.)
1996: "Twenty Foreplay" (#22 U.K.)
1997: "Got 'Til It's Gone" (with Joni Mitchell and Q-Tip) --#6 U.K.



"Together Again" (#1, #8 R&B, #4 U.K.)
1998: "I Get Lonely" (with Blackstreet) --#3, #1 R&B, #5 U.K.
"Go Deep" (#13 U.K.)
"You"
"Every Time" (#46 U.K.)
2000: "Doesn't Really Matter" (#1, #3 R&B, #5 U.K.)
2001: "All for You" (#1, #1 R&B, #3 U.K.)
"Someone to Call My Lover" (#3, #11 R&B, #11 U.K.)
2002: "Son of a Gun" (with Missy Elliott and Carly Simon) --#28, #26 R&B, #13 U.K.
"Come On Get Up"
2003: "Janet Megamix 04)"
2004: "Just a Little While" (#45, #15 U.K.)
"I Want You" (#57, #18 R&B, #19 U.K.)
"All Nite (Don't Stop)" --#90 R&B, #19 U.K.
"R&B Junkie"
2006: "Call on Me" (with Nelly) --#25, #1 R&B, #18 U.K.
"So Excited" (featuring Khia) --#90, #34 R&B
"Enjoy"
"With You" (#65 R&B)
2007: "Feedback" (#19, #39 R&B)
2008: "Rock with U"
"Luv" (#34)
"Can't B (sic) Good" (#76 R&B)
2009: "Make Me" (#71 R&B, #73 U.K.)
2010: "Nothing" (#58 R&B)

Collaborations:
1987: "Diamonds" (with Herb Alpert) --#5, #1 R&B, #27 U.K.
1995: "Scream" (with Michael Jackson) --#5, #2 R&B, #3 U.K.
1998: "Luv (sic) Me, Luv (sic) Me" (with Shaggy) --#76, #22 R&B, #5 U.K.
1999: "What's It Gonna' Be" (with Busta Rhymes) --#3, #1 R&B, #6 U.K.
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (with Blackstreet) --#47, #17 R&B, #11 U.K.
"I Know the Truth" (with Elton John)
2002: "Feel It Boy" (with Beenie Man) --#28, #31 R&B, #9 U.K.
2005: "Don' Worry (with Chingy) (#60 R&B)

By my count, that's 35 hits for Janet, with an incredible 29 of those going Top 10 and 11 #1's in the United States.  By contrast, there were 46 released in the U.K. with only 18 reaching the Top 10 and 0 #1's.  On the R&B chart, Jackson did slightly better--47 hits, 31 Top 10 and 17 #1's.