Janet.
by Janet Jackson

Janet. by Janet Jackson
Year: 1993
Release date: 1993-05-17
Overall rank: 3,373rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 134 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (56th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (553rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,373rd)

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Janet Jackson bestography

Janet. is ranked 4th 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 1130 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,546.

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Overall rank: 3,373rd | 1990s rank: 553rd | 1993 rank: 56th  Overall chart history
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“i'm only counting artists that are either female solo artists or groups where a *majority* of the members are female. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 (This does not count 2018 albums. If so, the new Kacey Musgraves would have a shot at this top 10.) I just created a chart.”
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“from my overall chart: #039 #079 #081 #088 #098 #130 #140 #152 #172 #176 (I didn't count arcade fire, belle& sebastian, new pornographers, pixies and whiskeytown.) If fleetwood mac doesn't count, the next album up would be: #177”
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95/100
she really lucked out when she hooked up with Jimmy Jam and terry Lewis.
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Rating:  
90/100
This is a really good album by far her best up to this point all the uptempo tracks come one after the other followed by the slower tracks at the end of the album. It runs very smoothly best tracks for me are If, Throb, That's the Way Love Goes & all the slower tacks at the end. A great RnB album. Technically there are 14 tracks on this album, taking out all the tracks that are interludes.
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85/100
janet jackson's "janet." found ms jackson going down & dirty on any man that walked by like she was swept up in a modern-day mating ritual (as opposed to just fornicating...i'm talking more like fornication and a day-after phone call). She has a couple of interesting guests -- chuck d from PE livened up one track, and an opera singer belted background vocals on another (and that worked quite well). Very good pop album.
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80/100
An R&B, genre-defining, DECADE-defining, album. Every track is pretty good, and while none are good to dance to (like Rhythm Nation) they have a groove that's good for...other things. Many of the interludes are unnecessary. The album is very diverse, with rap, funk, R&B, pop, even opera. Truly amazing.
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60/100
This is her best selling album to date. Well, I like it but she has much better albums. Anyway, I love "If", "Again", "You Want This" and "New Agenda" very much
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