DEF: Janet Jackson “Let’s Wait Awhile”
Janet Jackson hit the Top 5 with each of the first five singles from her 1986 album Control. On this date in 1987, the fifth of those five songs, “Let’s Wait Awhile,” climbed to a...
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Janet Jackson Appreciation Day
Justin Timberlake is scheduled to perform at halftime of the Super Bowl today, marking his return to the event for the first time since the 2004 game. That performance became remembered for the “wardrobe...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson “The Best Things in Life Are Free”
In 1992, pop music stars Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson teamed up for the duet “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” which was featured in the film Mo’ Money. Exactly 25 years ago, the...
DEF: Janet Jackson “What Have You Done for Me Lately”
Janet Jackson‘s third studio album, Control, was her first major success as a recording artist, and the word “success” may be an understatement. The album produced Jackson’s first six Top 10 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100...
DEF: Janet Jackson “When I Think of You”
Pop music superstar Janet Jackson has topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart ten times in her career. Exactly 30 years ago, her first number one single, “When I Think of You,” climbed to the pinnacle position...
DEF: Janet Jackson “Control”
Janet Jackson‘s pop music career took off in the mid-1980s when her 1986 album Control garnered her the first six Top 20 hits of her career, with the first five of those hits reaching the...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Janet Jackson “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”
Janet Jackson hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times with singles from her Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Exactly 25 years ago, the fourth of those number one singles and last of...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Janet Jackson “Black Cat”
Janet Jackson hit number one with four singles from her Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Exactly 25 years ago, the third of those four number one singles, “Black Cat,” ascended to the top of Billboard‘s...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Janet Jackson “Escapade”
Janet Jackson‘s album Rhythm Nation 1814 spawned seven Top 5 singles on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, including four singles that reached number one. Exactly 25 years ago, the second of Jackson’s chart-topping singles, “Escapade,” climbed into the...
25 Years Ago In The Nineties: Janet Jackson “Rhythm Nation”
In the fall of 1989, Janet Jackson released her album Rhythm Nation 1814, from which she would release seven singles, all of which hit the Top 5 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. After the first single,...
