User:Gabe19/Janet Jackson singles discography

The singles discography of American recording artist Janet Jackson consists of sixty-one official singles as well as nine other appearances and two promotional singles. In 1982, Jackson signed a recording contract with A&M Records. That same year she released her debut single, "Young Love" from her self titled debut album. The single peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "Come Give Your Love to Me" and "Say You Do" were also released as singles from the album, becoming minor hits on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Dance charts. In 1984, "Don't Stand Another Chance" was released as the lead single from her sophomore album, Dream Street. The single became her second top ten hit on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Fast Girls" was the only other single that met success on the charts, becoming a top forty hit on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 1986, "What Have You Done for Me Lately" was released as the lead single from her third studio album, Control. It became her first top five hit on the Hot 100, and hit number one on the R&B charts. Other singles from the album included "Nasty", "Control", "Let's Wait Awhile", and "The Pleasure Principle", all of which hit number one on the Dance charts or R&B charts, and became top twenty hits on the Hot 100, as well as "When I Think of You", her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1989, Jackson released her fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. "Miss You Much" was released as the lead single and soon became her second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted well outside of the United States, peaking at number two in Canada as well as New Zealand. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is one of only eight albums to yield at least four Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, including "Miss You Much", Escapade", "Black Cat", and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)". The other three commercial singles, "Rhythm Nation", "Alright", and "Come Back to Me" were all top five hits, thus making it the first and only album to generate seven top-five Hot 100 hits. In addition to its' seven top five hits, it is the only album to score number one hits on the Hot 100 in three separate calendar years—"Miss You Much" in 1989, "Escapade" and "Black Cat" in 1990, and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" in 1991.

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In 2009, her second compilation album Number Ones was released. "Make Me" was released as the only single from the album and soon topped the Dance/Club Play Songs chart, becoming her nineteenth number one hit, giving her the second-best sum in the chart's history, behind only Madonna, and expanding her Number one chart span to a fourth decade.

Since the release of "What Have You Done for Me Lately" in 1986, she has amassed a total of 27 top ten hits on the Hot 100, placing her into a three-way tie with Elton John and Mariah Carey for fifth-most top tens. She was the first woman to chart at least a six top 40 singles from one album, starting with all singles becoming top twenty hits from Control, and continued it twice more with seven top ten singles from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 and six more from janet..