November 22, 20231 yr Author African skies with a Nairobi mood AtoyLKHmy1c 25. Runaway | 7.466 Highest Scores: 10: (Nina West), Lowest Scores: 4: (blacksquare) #25 is Runaway, released in August 1995 as the lead single from Janet's first greatest hits album Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 and was written and produced by Janet and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as one of the two original songs on the album. Originally the song was written as a possible duet with her brother Michael Jackson, but they chose to record 'Scream' together instead. After Janet fulfilled her contract with A&M records and signed a multimillion dollar contract with Virgin, she returned to A&M in order to release her first compilation album, which was why none of the songs from 'Janet' apart from 'That's The Way Love Goes' was included on the album. Upon release the song became a commercial success by reaching a #3 peak on the US Billboard charts and became the 4th highest debut of all-time on that chart, and also made Jackson the first female artist in history to debut at the top 10 of the chart twice. Worldwide it also experienced success by reaching top 10 peaks in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Finland and Denmark. This is far better suited as a Janet solo track as 'Scream' was the far better option for Janet & Michael to record together. A stunning introduction to her greatest hits album with its blending of pop and R&B beats with Middle Eastern influences, makes for a cracking tune and along with its sparkling chorus and bubbly melodies. Catchy and carefree, this is just a fun little number that ranks at about the right place on here.
November 22, 20231 yr Author This is a story about control LH8xbDGv7oY 24. Control | 7.566 Highest Scores: 10: (Sour Candy), Lowest Scores: 4: (popchartfreak) #24 is Control, released in October 1986 as the 4th single from Janet's 3rd studio album of the same name and was written by Janet, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with production handled by the latter two. The song is about Janet breaking free from her family and wanting to finally to take control of her life. The song's arrangement was built upon complex rhythmic tracks, showcased state-of-the-art production. At the time of the song's release, Janet was in the midst of firing her father, Joe Jackson, from his position as her manager. The filming of the music video was described by Janet herself as her worst experience. Upon release it became Janet's 4th consecutive top 5 hit on the US Billboard charts by reaching a #5 peak. Elsewhere it would have some success by reaching top 20 peaks in Netherlands, New Zealand, Canada and Belgium, but in the UK it would miss the top 40, peaking at #42. In 1988 the song won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, and would be sampled on Kylie Minogue's song "Too Much of a Good Thing' in 1991. Pitchfork included the song in its Best 200 Songs of the '80s list at number 126. This track ,like the album itself is a significant in establishing Janet Jackson's identity as an artist and what better way to do that than with something that makes a big bold statement. A killer track in Janet's discography with it's vibrant dance beats, sequenced rhythms, funky synths and cool percussions, the production on this track is simply stellar with lyrics that still to this packs a solid punch. One of Janet's most important singles of her career and a staple of her evolution.
November 23, 20231 yr Author This is sick hn81K1Fm03Y 23. All Nite (Don't Stop) | 7.7 Highest Scores: 10: (blacksquare, Math), Lowest Scores: 4: (popchartfreak) #23 is All Nite (Don't Stop), released in May 2004 as the 3rd and final single from Janet's 8th studio album Damita Jo and was written and produced by Janet and Swedish duo Bag & Arnthor, with additional writing from Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Tony "Prof T" Tolbert. The song's melody is built around a sample of Herbie Hancock's 1975 song "Hang Up Your Hang Ups". A So So Def remix of the track featuring Elephant Man was also issued for the Urban market. Upon release the song's chart performance was massively affected by the blacklisting of her work on radio formats and music channels, following her controversial Superbowl performance, causing it to fail to reach the US top 100 and instead peaked at #119 on the Bubbling Under Chart. Internationally it was released as a double A-side with "I Want You" and found much better success by reaching top 20 peaks in Spain and UK, as well as top 40 peaks in Australia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and New Zealand. Janet considered releasing this as the lead single before selecting "Just A Little While". In March 2018 the song would gain some notice when Britney Spears posted a video working out to this track on her Instagram account and would post the video again in July 2023. The slick, exciting and funky dance number really should have been the album's lead single, because under very different circumstances this would have been a huge chart smash and its easily the best cut from her 'Damita Jo' album. However given the cruelly unfair blacklisting, nothing would have made any difference and sadly this got lost amongst the controversy. A lost classic for sure that fuses elements of dance, electro-funk, R&B and Latrin and along with Janet's trademark sensual vocals to create a relentless epic sounding number that's not only inventive, but excellently constructed.
November 24, 20231 yr Author You are the one that lives in me, my dear pVYgoFjI68Q 22. I Get Lonely (ft Blackstreet) | 7.733 Highest Scores: 11: (Davidson), Lowest Scores: 4: (popchartfreak) #22 is I Get Lonely, released in February 1998 as the 3rd single from Janet's 6th studio album The Velvet Rope and was written by Janet, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Rene Elizondo Jr (Janet's then husband). The track has been described as a departure from her signature brand of crossover dance-pop and R&B into a pure R&B and soul vibe. For its single release the song was remixed to feature American R&B group Blackstreet, known as the TNT remix. Upon release it became Janet's 18th consecutive top 10 hit on the US Billboard charts by peaking at #3, setting a record as the only female artist in history to achieve that feat. Elsewhere it was also successful by reaching top 5 peaks in UK, Spain and South Africa, top 10 peak in New Zealand, and top 20 peaks in Italy, Canada and Netherlands. The song would go onto win many awards including Billboard Award, BMI, 2 Lady of Soul Awards, a VH1 Video Music award as well as a Grammy nomination for 'Best Female R&B Vocal Performance'. The song would be sampled many times by other artists, including Janet herself on 'Get It Out of Me' from her 2006 album '20 Y.O.' and 'Dammn Baby' in 2015. Yet another solid number from Ms Jackson and what is probably her most soulful performance on this elegant neo-soul slow jam number with the gorgeous layers of textured vocal harmonies that gives this a stunning euphoric and gospel like feel. The song even kicks off with the catchy chorus, which was a wise decision and gets to show off her rich and warm vocal tones. I also love how the song builds throughout thanks to that soaring orchestra. Even the addition of Blackstreet adds a nice touch as the vocals from everyone involved blends beautifully together and therefore creating an instantly iconic number.
November 24, 20231 yr Author The next to drop will be a BIG one.. One of her most iconic hits, just falling short of the top 20...
November 24, 20231 yr I think my #1 fav will fall soon cos it's a ballad and ballads don't do well in this kinda polls :/
November 24, 20231 yr All Nite is a bit overrated here it seems... On the contrary it’s actually severely underrated to only be 23rd!!
November 24, 20231 yr You, No Sleeep and All Nite are too low for me, but most of these look about in the right place to me so far! Agree that All Nite should’ve been the lead single for Damita Jo over Just a Little While, but yeah, it wouldn’t have made a difference to how well it did at the time post-Super Bowl, sadly. Glad to see most of my favourites still in, hoping Rhythm Nation, Love Will Never Do and If don’t appear for a while yet :heart:
November 24, 20231 yr Author It's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty ujnq2v6R02U 21. Nasty | 7.933 Highest Scores: 9: (Nina West, Liam, Sour Candy, Jessie Where, Davidson, Liam.k), Lowest Scores: 6/6.5: (Bjork, Simon, Pandamic Tension) Just outside the top 20 is one of Janet's most iconic hits at #21 is Nasty, which comes as a total shock (but more on that later). Released in April 1986 as the 2nd single from Janet's 3rd studio album Control and was written by Janet, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with production handled by the latter. The song remains one of Janet's signature songs with the iconic line - "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet – Miss Jackson if you're nasty" has been used in pop culture in various forms. The single was Janet's autobiographical account of confronting abusive men and has been cited as one of the earliest examples of new jack swing music. The music video was choreographed by Paula Abdul, who also appeared in the video and won an MTV Music Video award for Best Choreography. Upon release it was a commercial success by reaching a #3 peak on the US Billboard charts. Worldwide it was also successful with top 10 peaks in Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand and Germany and hit top 20 peaks in Australia, Finland, UK and Ireland. The song won for Favourite Soul/R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards and would rank on several best songs of all-time lists including 'Rolling Stone's' 100 Greatest Pop Songs. In 1999, Missy Elliot revealed that she was working with Janet on an updated remix for the song, titled "Nasty Girl 2000" along with Aaliyah being added to the track, however due to undisclosed reasons the record was never released. The song rose up 250% streams on Spotify due to the 2016 US election cycle with Donald Trump referring to Hilary Clinton as a "nasty woman" during the debate. This is a total surprise that this is only ranking at #21 on here, though it would be a dead cert for the top 20 at the very least. It was a very close call though as it was only beaten by a mere 0.5. Confident, sassy, vibrant, iconic, and influential, one of Janet's most important singles in her extensive discography with a message that's not only relevant but timeless. A brilliant song with its hard-funk grooves and relentless thumping bass that gives the song a hard and aggressive tone, and of course Janet's assertive vocals and snappy delivery really demands your attention. Classic Janet Jackson tune through and through.
November 25, 20231 yr Author We are now down to the top 20 Janet Jackson singles. Before I start the countdown here's a re-cap of the results: 21-40 21. Nasty - 7.933 22. I Get Lonely (ft Blackstreet) - 7.733 23. All Nite (Don't Stop) - 7.7 24. Control - 7.566 25. Runaway - 7.466 26. Throb - 7.433 27. Any Time Any Place - 7.4 28. You - 7.357 29. State of the World - 7.2 30. You Want This (ft MC Lyte) - 7.166 31. Whoops Now - 7.1 32. Feedback - 7.1 33. Alright - 7.0 34. Come Back to Me - 6.9 35. Because of Love - 6.866 36. Rock With U - 6.733 37. Son of a Gun (ft Missy Elliot & Carly Simon) - 6.666 38. No Sleeep - 6.6 39. Just A Little While - 6.566 40. Burnitup (ft Missy Elliot) - 6.366 Edited November 25, 20231 yr by Nina West
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