Control
by Janet Jackson
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Janet Jackson bestography
Control is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Janet Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Janet Jackson is Rhythm Nation 1814 which is ranked number 1129 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,546.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Control track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Control 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 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa 2 | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1986 | 8/77 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 62 Music Albums of 1986 | 23/62 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 3 | 45/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 185 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,005 | |||
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Control ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/24/2026 13:00 | Fritz | 1,372 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 18:33 |  covecove | 6,713 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 15:52 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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Control forum mentions
pedro1976 04/21/2026 13:16 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 07/15/2021 10:59 in What album are you listening to right now?
baystateoftheart 03/31/2021 01:45 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionControl comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/16/2012 17:39 | #35318 | TOP COMMENT
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Janet packed up and recorded in minneapolis with jimmy jam & terry lewis to finally step outside of brother jacko's shadow with fine beats and cool choreography in her videos. Six of the 9 tracks were radio hits speaking to both the appeal of janet and her ability to establish her own "nasty" identity.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/07/2020 17:04 | #255177 | TOP COMMENT
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I know I'm in the minority, but I'll take Janet Jackson over Michael Jackson any day of the week, easy.
Rate this album has one of the best from an R&B artist in the 80’s. She was absolutely gorgeous looking as well
planetneutral 12/06/2020 15:07 | #262125 | TOP COMMENT
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You have to respect an album that is more than 50% bonafide hits. The rest isn't all terrible either.
Great album that made her a superstar. I adore "What Have You Done For Me Lately" and "Control"
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