Rhythm Nation 1814
by Janet Jackson
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Rhythm Nation 1814 is ranked as the best album by Janet Jackson.
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Rhythm Nation 1814 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Rhythm Nation 1814 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best Of The 80's Pt.3 (201-300) | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America Usa 2 | 21/100 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 18 Music Albums of 1989 | 7/18 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1989 | 19/67 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 3 | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s | 64/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 3 | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kevinthomaskevin | Top 38 Greatest Music Albums | 16/38 | 58 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 225 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,547 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/18/2026 14:40 | iannicolson | 1,057 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 16:16 | Untitled | 1,811 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 00:10 | matterhornrider | 5,178 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.
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Rhythm Nation 1814 forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 01/31/2023 21:00 in Album of the day (#4426): Rhythm Nation 1814
EyeKanFly 06/10/2021 19:43 in What album are you listening to right now?
planetneutral 01/06/2021 03:58 in planetneutral's Master Rating Log 2021-Rhythm Nation 1814 comments
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This album is definitely one of Janet's best. It's one of those rare albums that is fantastic from start to finish. "Rhythm Nation 1814" was quite a contrast to her mega breakthrough album, "Control."
"Rhythm Nation 1814" would spawn a jaw dropping SEVEN top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. A record which remains unbroken. (Edited)
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2012 15:50 | #34994 | TOP COMMENT
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"Control"'s last single, "the pleasure principle" (incl. the video), gave a good glimpse into the stark grit (for r&b/dance/pop music) of "rhythm nation 1814", where Janet stepped completely out of Jacko's shadow. ("Love will never do without you" would provide a glimpse into "janet." as well.) The music (and video choreography) is hard-hitting, often touching on social injustices, from the title track to "state of the world". Her ballads, which close off the album, work better than those on "control" too.
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/20/2020 15:14 | #248051 | TOP COMMENT
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This inspired all music by black women in the '90s and its impact is even noticable in the '00s, how does it have a score of 73/100? Maybe because no one here seems to give a shit about cultural impact. Guitar good, drum machine bad.
You thought I was going to say something about sexism or racism? HAHA sucker.
Sexism and racism probably contribute greatly to the lack of recognition for this album too though.
By far the best Janet album and one of the greatest albums ever! I love everything on this album. My most favorite songs are "Come Back to Me", "Love Will Never Do...", "Escapade" and "Black Cat"
this is easily her best album hands down the only thing I didn't like was the little 30 seconds or so of interruption in between the majority of songs, to me it ruins the flow
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