Let’s just run down the RESUME..or shall we say ‘THE BLUEPRINT’ of the ICONIC JANET JACKSON..JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT! CHECK OUT THE THREAD BELOW!
Time for my #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay
All the amazing things she has done (per Billboard). Time to celebrate the ICON!!!1. She released her self-titled debut album Janet Jackson in 1982, at sixteen years old.
2. She performed on American Bandstand and Soul Train in 1982. pic.twitter.com/pkjEU2vnrz
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3. Control hit No 1 on the Billboard 200 & R&B/Hip-Hop chart
4. 5 singles peak in the top 5 of the Hot 100
5. Control is listed by the Nat. Assoc. of Recording Merchandisers & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as 1 of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time pic.twitter.com/6zWvPWtBw7
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6. She holds the record for most AMA nominations from one album (12) for Control.
7. She won six Billboard Music Awards (including Top Pop Singles Artist) in 1986
8. Control was nominated for four Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year) in 1987#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/hq0XFQjLAk
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9. She won a Soul Train Music Award for Album of the Year and Best Music Video for “What Have You Done for Me Lately” in 1987.
10. Her single “Nasty” won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography (Paula Abdul) in 1987. pic.twitter.com/5nxfLHF4zw
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11. Her fourth studio album, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
12. Rhythm Nation was the biggest-selling album of 1990.#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/VDNqh1pHHi
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13. Rhythm Nation is the only album in the history of the Hot 100 chart to have seven singles peak within the top five.
14. Rhythm Nation is the only album to produce No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 chart in three separate calendar years (1989–1991).#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/nu2TH6Uyuy
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15. Rhythm Nation received nine Grammy Award nominations and she became the first female artist to be nominated for Producer of the Year in 1990.#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/Hrim3KppV8
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16. She won 8 Billboard Music Awards in 1990, including Top Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Top Selling Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Albums Artist of the Year, Top Selling R&B Artist of the Year
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17. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990
18. She is listed in Guinness World Records for Largest Recording Contract in 1991
19. Her 5th studio album, janet, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart #JanetJacksonAppreciation pic.twitter.com/nvazWfZMwW— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
20. janet. 3rd consecutive album to top the Billboard 200 chart & her first to debut at No. 1.
25. In 1993, janet. debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 350,000 copies sold in its first week — a then-record debut sales week for a woman #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/0zzrMbHykj
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22. janet. is listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the 200 Definitive Albums of All Time
23. 6 top ten hits Billboard
24. “Again” received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/izwJtopNzk
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25. She won a Grammy Award (with her brother Michael Jackson) for Best Music Video for “Scream” in 1996.
26. Her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997), hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
27. Fourth consecutive album to top the Billboard 200 #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/T1spzrJ5yZ
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28. “Got ’til It’s Gone” won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1998
29. “I Get Lonely” became her record 18th consecutive Hot 100 top 10, a streak that began in 1989. She passed Madonna’s run of 17 straight top 10 Hot 100 entries (1984-89)#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/zcpTbSKq88
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
30. Guinness World Records for Top-Selling Dance Album of Decade, Female for Janet & Most Successful Siblings in History (with her brother Michael Jackson) in 1999
31. Her 7th album, All For You became her fifth consecutive album to top the Billboard #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/TLBqiCSg4D
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
32. MTV’s inaugural icon in 2001, and received a televised tribute.
33. She was presented with the Artistic Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards in 2001.
34. She was presented with the American Music Award’s Award of Merit in 2001 #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/GyTHluWmy4
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
44. “All For You” won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2002
45. Her ninth studio album, 20 Y.O. (2006), became her eighth consecutive platinum album.
47. Her tenth studio album, Discipline (2008), hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/zyZrC4ejvf
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
48. Her eleventh studio album, Unbreakable (2015), hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
49. She was honored with the inaugural BET Awards Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award in 2015
50. “No Sleeep” became her 40th entry on the Hot 100 chart.#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/4wdjkVfHQi
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
THAT’S THE END? NOPE!
Happy #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay
Justin Timberlake still aint sh**
The Super Bowl and JT owe The Icon an apology.
That’s the end of my thread! The legend. The Stats. The Queen.
Janet Damita Jo Jackson pic.twitter.com/G67vy4eM10— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) February 4, 2018
THANK YOU @IamGMJohnson !
THANK YOU JANET!
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