Janet.

***janet.*** is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993, by Virgin Records. It was her first album to be released on Virgin as her previous record A&M did not renew her contract in 1991. The album was more R&B than her previous albums that were released in the 80's. The album also showed Jackson as a sex symbol. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

## Accolades

|Organization|Country|Accolade|Year|Source|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Grammy Awards|United States|Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ("That's The Way Love Goes")|1994||
|Billboard Awards|United States|Dance Clip of the Year ("If")|1994||
|MTV Video Music Awards|United States|Best Female Video ("If")|1994||
|MTV Video Music Awards|United States|Best Dance Video ("If")|1994||
|Soul Train Music Awards|United States|Video of the Year ("If")|1994||
|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|United States|"The Definitive 200: Top 200 Albums of All-Time" (ranked 86)|2007||
|_Rolling Stone_|United States|"100 Greatest Albums of the Nineties" (ranked 58)|2010||
|Slant Magazine|United States|"Best Albums of the '90s" (ranked 78)|2011||
|_Spin_|United States|"The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)"  (ranked 164)|2014||

## Track listing

All songs written and produced by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, except where noted.

- Sample credits
- "That's the Way Love Goes" samples "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown & "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers.
- "You Want This" samples "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes and "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang.
- "If" samples "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & the Supremes.
- "New Agenda" samples "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band, "Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)" by Kool & the Gang, and "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" by Stevie Wonder.

## Personnel

- (Ex) Cat Heads – rap
- Alice Preves – viola
- Ann Nesby – vocals (background)
- Bernie Edstrom – horn arrangements, trumpet
- Carolyn Daws – violin
- Celine Leathead – violin
- Chuck D – rap
- Core Cotton – vocals (background)
- Daria Tedeschi – violin
- Dave Karr – flute
- David Barry – guitar
- David Bullock – violin
- David Carr – flute
- David Eiland – sax (alto)
- David Rideau – mixing
- Frank Stribbling – guitar
- Gary Raynor – bass
- Hanley Daws – violin
- Jamecia Bennett – vocals (background)
- Janet Jackson – main performer, record producer, vocals, background vocals
- Jean Krikorian – design
- Jeff Gottwig – clarinet, trumpet
- Jeff Taylor – bass, vocals
- Jellybean Johnson – producer

- Jimmy Jam – keyboards, producer, vocals
- James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards, vocals
- Jossie Harris – talking
- Kathleen Battle – vocals
- Ken Holman – clarinet, sax (tenor)
- Kool & the Gang
- Laura Preves – bassoon
- Lawrence Waddell – organ (hammond)
- Lee Blaskey – orchestration
- Len Peltier – art direction, design
- Marie Graham – vocals (background)
- Mark Haynes – bass, drum programming, programming
- Merilee Klemp – oboe
- Mike Sobieski – violin
- Patrick Demarchelier – photography
- Robert Hallgrimson – sax (alto), trumpet
- Steve Hodge – mixing
- Steve Wright – trumpet
- Steven Pikal – trombone
- Stokley – drums
- Tamas Strasser – viola
- Terry Lewis – producer
- The Average White Band
- Tina Landon – talking
- Tom Kornacker – violin

### Charts

|style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1993/1994/1995)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|7|
|align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)|style="text-align:center;"|44|
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|16|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Hungarian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|23|
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|11|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Norwergian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|11|
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|10|
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top R&B Albums|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Catalog Albums|style="text-align:center;"|35|

### Certifications

|style="text-align:center;"|Territory|style="text-align:center;"|Certification|style="text-align:center;"|Sales certified|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australia (ARIA)|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|140,000|
|align="left"|Canada (CRIA)|style="text-align:center;"|3× Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|300,000|
|align="left"|France (SNEP)|style="text-align:center;"|2× Gold|style="text-align:center;"|200,000|
|align="left"|Germany (IFPI)|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|250,000|
|align="left"|Japan (RIAJ)|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|400,000|
|align="left"|Netherlands (NVPI)|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|50,000|
|align="left"|New Zealand (RIANZ)|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|15,000|
|align="left"|Norway (IFPI)|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|15,000|
|align="left"|Sweden (IFPI)|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|50,000|
|align="left"|Switzerland (IFPI)|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|25,000|
|align="left"|United Kingdom (BPI)|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|600,000|
|align="left"|United States (RIAA)|style="text-align:center;"|6× Platinum|style="text-align:center;"|6,000,000|

### Year-end charts

|Chart (1993)|Position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|25||
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9|
|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|53||
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|63|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|73|
|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|31||
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|4||
|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|54||
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|8||

### End of decade charts

|Chart (1990–1999)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|31|

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: janet.
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Janet Jackson
- **recorded**: 1991-92
- **length**: 75:23
- **label**: Virgin Records, Virgin
- **prev title**: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
- **prev year**: 1989
- **next title**: janet. Remixed
- **next year**: 1995