The albums discography of American singer Janet Jackson consists of eleven studio albums, four compilation albums, and two remix albums. When she was fifteen, her father arranged a contract for her with A&M Records. Her debut album, Janet Jackson (1982), peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold 250,000 copies in the United States. Her next album, Dream Street (1984), peaked at number 147 on the Billboard 200, a weaker effort than her previous album. Her third album, Control (1986), became known as her breakthrough album, topping the Billboard 200 and selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Her fourth album, Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), topped the Billboard 200 for four consecutive weeks and sold three million copies within the first four months of its release. The album went on to produce seven consecutive top 5 hits, four of them reaching the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 in three separate calendar years, a record yet to be broken. The album was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
After being approached personally by Virgin Records owner Richard Branson, and signing the multi-million dollar contract with the label, she released her fifth studio album, Janet (1993). The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with the largest first-week sales in history for a female artist at the time. It became Jackson's third consecutive album to top the chart, as well as reaching the number one position in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Certified 6× platinum by the RIAA, it sold over 20 million copies worldwide. In 1995, Jackson released her first compilation album, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA. In 1996, Jackson received an $80 million dollar contract, making her the world's highest paid musical act for the second time in her career. Following the contract was her sixth album The Velvet Rope (1997). The album produced one of the biggest hits of her career, "Together Again". The Velvet Rope was certified 3× Platinum in the US and sold over ten million copies worldwide.
In 2001, Jackson released her seventh album, All for You. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 605,128 copies in its first week. It was Jackson's fifth straight number one debut in the United States, with the biggest opening week sales of her career. The album went on to be certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA and sell over 7 million copies worldwide. In 2004, Jackson released her next album, Damita Jo. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 381,000 copies. It was Jackson's weakest effort since Dream Street, believed to be due to blacklisting by MTV and radio stations due to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. Despite weaker sales then her previous efforts, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA and sold an estimated 3 million copies worldwide. In 2006, Jackson released her ninth studio album, 20 Y.O., which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 297,000 copies sold in its first week, making it Jackson's eighth consecutive top three debut and second consecutive number two debut on the chart. It is also Jackson's eighth consecutive platinum album; it went on to sell 1.5 million copies worldwide. In 2008, Jackson released her tenth studio album, Discipline. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 181,000 copies sold,Katie Hasty (March 5, 2008). Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200 Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2008. and has since sold over 600,000 copies.
Jackson is listed as the eleventh best-selling female recording artist in the US. She has attained 5 consecutive Top Billboard Albums and 7 overall. She has 40 million certified albums and singles in the United States according to the RIAA. Overall she has sold over 100 million copies of her albums and singles, which makes her one of the best-selling music artists.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Up to 1987: Since 1988: For 20 Y.O.: For janet. Remixed: CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada:
For "Control": For "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814": For "Janet": For "Design of a Decade: 1986–1996": For "Number Ones": Since 1997: FRAPeak chart positions for albums in France: Up to 1995: Since 1996: GER JPNPeak chart positions for albums in Japan: Up to 1987: Since 1988: NLD NZ SWI UKJanet Jackson Released: September 1982 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP 63 — — — — — — 44 — — World: 300,000 US: 250,000Album sales for Janet Jackson in the United States from SoundScan and BMG: For Pre-SoundScan era: For SoundScan: For BMG Music Club: Dream Street Released: September 1984 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP 147 — — — — — — — — — US: 250,000 Control Released: February 4, 1986 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 25 11 — 36 57 7 5 28 8 World: 10,000,000 US: 5,000,000 UK: 324,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Released: September 19, 1989 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 1 5 — 39 8 28 9 23 4 World: 12,000,000 US: 7,000,000 JPN: 500,000 UK: 281,000 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold Janet. Released: May 18, 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 1 1 16 5 5 4 1 10 1 World: 14,000,000 US: 7,895,000Album sales for Janet. in the United States from SoundScan and BMG: For SoundScan: For BMG Music Club: UK: 437,000 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum The Velvet Rope Released: October 7, 1997 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 4 2 5 5 10 3 8 5 6 World: 8,000,000 US: 3,650,000Album sales for The Velvet Rope in the United States from SoundScan and BMG: For SoundScan: For BMG Music Clubs: UK: 367,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum SNEP: Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum All for You Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 3 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 2 World: 7,000,000 US: 3,207,000 UK: 198,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum SNEP: Gold RIAJ: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Damita Jo Released: March 30, 2004 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 18 7 35 21 10 23 50 34 32 World: 3,000,000 US: 1,002,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RIAJ: Gold 20 Y.O. Released: September 22, 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download 2 55 4 32 46 7 34 — 35 63 World: 1,500,000 US: 679,000 RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Gold Discipline Released: February 25, 2008 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 16 3 43 38 9 28 35 9 63 US: 456,000 RIAJ: Gold Unbreakable Released: October 2, 2015 Label: Rhythm Nation, BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 11 1 28 34 18 12 — 28 11 US: 384,000 FRA: 5,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsAUSGERJPNNLDSWIUK Control: The Remixes Released: November 6, 1987 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — 20 BPI: Gold Janet. Remixed Released: March 13, 1995 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 64 26 61 29 21 15 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsUSAUSCANFRAGERJPNNLDNZSWIUK Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 Released: October 10, 1995 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette, LP 3 2 5 2 10 4 8 1 6 2 US: 3,922,000 UK: 529,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Number Ones / The Best Released: November 17, 2009 Label: A&M, Universal MusicEnterprises Formats: CD, digital download 22 — 43 — — 20 — — — 28 US: 273,000 BPI: Gold Icon: Number Ones Released: August 31, 2010 Label: A&M, Universal MusicEnterprises Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- Released: August 24, 2022 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD+DVD — — — — — 25 — — — — JPN: 1,919 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
See also Janet Jackson singles discography Janet Jackson videography List of awards and nominations received by Janet Jackson List of best-selling music artists List of best-selling albums by women List of number-one hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.) List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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