Janet Jackson was born May 16th, 1966, which makes 51. Janet is the little sister of Michael and a slew of other Jacksons. In fact Janet is the youngest child of Joe and Katherine. While never quite equalling the amazing legacy of Michael, she still has had an amazing career. I'm glad she met Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis or I'm afraid she would have never met her full potential. Her first two CDs "Janet Jackson" and "Dream Street" were probably only made because of her last name value.
She was able to leave that part of her career behind though and hit her peek with "Control", Rhythm Nation" and "janet.". Janet has also had some other interesting moments in her career, from her very provocative Rolling Stone cover to that Super Bowl performance. She's made 11 CDs, her latest CD is 2015's "Unbreakable", which isn't very good. Actually it's a complete disappointment. She's also appeared in movies and television, although I haven't seen any of the movies she's been in. I vaguely remember her in "Facts of Life".
Like Ronnie James Dio, my #24 80's era artist, Miss Jackson hasn't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet. And as with Ronnie, there's somebody claiming bias as the reason they aren't in the Hall of Fame. For some reason other women not in the Hall of Fame include Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Whitney Houston (coming up on this countdown), Dionne Warwick and Cyndi Lauper. I'm a bit mystified why none of those amazing ladies is in the Hall of Fame.
10) "You Want This":
9) "State Of The World":
8) "Alright":
7) "Love Will Never Do Without You":
6) "When I Think of You":
5) "What Have You Done For Me Lately":
By far, her best ballad. 4) "Let's Wait Awhile"
3) "Rhythm Nation":
2) "Black Cat":
1) "Nasty":
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