Design of a Decade: 1986–1996

***Design of a Decade: 1986–1996*** is the first greatest hits album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was released on October 10, 1995 by A&M. It features 14 of Jackson's hits from her three previous albums; _Control_ (1986), _Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814_ (1989), _janet._ (1993) as well as two newly recorded singles "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay".

## Track listing

<small>**Note:** (*) denotes co-producer.</small>

### Charts

|style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1995/1996)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|15|
|align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders)|style="text-align:center;"|7|
|align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|8|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Finnish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|8|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|10|
|align="left"|Japanese Oricon Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|18|
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|14|
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Catalog Albums|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|173|

### Year-end charts

|style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1995/1996)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|59|
|align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders)|style="text-align:center;"|71|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|77|

## Personnel

- Melanie Andrews – arranger
- Jerome Benton – vocals
- Lee Blaske – arranger
- Patrick Demarchelier – photography
- Alan Friedman – programming
- Larimie Garcia – design
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing
- Goh Hotoda – remixing
- Janet Jackson – arranger, executive producer, main performer, producer, rhythm, vocals, background vocals
- Jimmy Jam – arranger, assistant engineer, multiple instruments, producer, rhythm, vocals
- Jellybean Johnson – producer, remix consultant, vocals

- Terry Lewis – multiple instruments, producer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- John McClain – executive producer
- Monte Moir – arranger, assistant engineer, producer
- Shep Pettibone – post-production, remixing
- Herb Ritts – photography
- David Ritz – liner notes
- Mike Scott – guitar
- Tony Viramontes – photography
- Michael Wagener – remixing
- Bruce Weber – photography
- Steve Wiese – assistant engineer, engineer, producer
- Eddie Wolfl – photography

## Release history

|Country|Date|
| --- | --- |
|Europe|October 2, 1995|
|United States|October 10, 1995|

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
- **type**: Greatest Hits
- **artist**: Janet Jackson
- **released**: October 10, 1995
- **recorded**: August 1985–August 15, 1995
- **length**: 75:28 <small>(standard)</small>
77:47 <small>(international edition)</small>
44:58 <small>(bonus disc)</small>
- **label**: A&M Records, A&M
- **producer**: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Jellybean Johnson
- **prev title**: janet. Remixed
(1995)
- **next title**: The Velvet Rope
(1997)