Complete List Of Janet Jackson Songs From A to Z

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Raised in Gary, Indiana, and later moving with her family to Encino, California, Janet Jackson was the youngest of ten children in the Jackson family. While her older brothers found fame with the Jackson 5, Janet’s career started in television with acting roles in shows including Good Times, Diff’rent Strokes, and Fame. Despite early exposure through her family, she made it clear from the beginning that she intended to be recognized on her own merits.

Her recording career began with the release of her self-titled debut album in 1982, followed by Dream Street in 1984. While these albums saw modest success, Janet truly took command of her musical direction with her third album, Control, released in 1986. Working with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the album marked a turning point that redefined her sound and image. With hits including “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” and the title track “Control,” Janet asserted her independence both lyrically and professionally. The album sold more than ten million copies worldwide and produced five Top 5 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1989, Jackson released Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, an album that balanced pop hooks with strong social themes. Songs including “Rhythm Nation,” “Black Cat,” and “State of the World” addressed racism, poverty, and injustice, while hits including “Miss You Much” and “Escapade” dominated the charts. The album produced seven Top 5 singles and became one of the defining works of her career. Jackson’s elaborate choreography and high-concept music videos became industry benchmarks and influenced generations of artists.

Her follow-up, janet. (1993), was a commercial juggernaut, shifting her sound toward sensuality and adult themes while maintaining her commitment to social consciousness. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and included six Top 10 singles, including “That’s the Way Love Goes,” which earned her a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. The project solidified her as not just a pop icon, but a cultural force capable of evolving with the times without sacrificing her authenticity.

In 1997, she released The Velvet Rope, which addressed deeper and often more vulnerable subject matter, including depression, sexuality, and domestic abuse. Critics praised its honesty and innovation, and the album’s success was fueled by songs including “Together Again,” “I Get Lonely,” and “Got ‘Til It’s Gone.” The accompanying world tour showcased Jackson’s ability to fuse live performance with conceptual storytelling. Over the following years, albums including All for You (2001), Damita Jo (2004), 20 Y.O. (2006), and Discipline (2008) continued her run of high-charting releases as musical trends shifted around her.

Jackson has released eleven studio albums, scored ten number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and placed more than twenty singles in the chart’s Top 10. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, placing her among the best-selling recording artists of all time. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her honors also include five Grammy Awards, eleven American Music Awards, and the Billboard Icon Award.

Beyond her music, Jackson’s influence extends into acting, fashion, philanthropy, and activism. She appeared in films including Poetic Justice (1993) alongside Tupac Shakur and Why Did I Get Married? (2007), showcasing her range as a performer. She has supported AIDS research, children’s charities, and educational initiatives, often using her platform to amplify causes aligned with empowerment and equality. She has also advocated for mental health awareness after sharing her own struggles during The Velvet Rope era.

Janet Jackson’s ability to merge personal narrative with broad appeal has made her music both resonant and commercially successful. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential performers in the history of pop and R&B, not only for her vocal and musical abilities, but also for her innovations in music video production, stage performance, and fashion. Her stylistic and thematic shifts helped redefine the role of female pop stars and opened the door for future generations to take control of their own image and sound.

Her officially released catalog has also continued to grow beyond her eleven studio albums. Jackson received a featured credit on Cardi B’s “Principal” in 2025 and joined the Japanese group BE:FIRST for a newly released remix of “Doesn’t Really Matter” in 2026. The list below includes officially released album tracks, B-sides, bonus songs, soundtrack recordings, and formally credited collaborations. Spoken interludes, unreleased demos, and uncredited background-vocal appearances are excluded.

Complete List Of Janet Jackson Songs From A to Z

Numbers

“The 1” – Discipline (2008); featuring Missy Elliott
“2 B Loved” – Unbreakable (2015)
“2Nite” – Discipline (2008)
“70’s Love Groove” – janet. Special Limited Edition (1993); bonus track
“2300 Jackson Street” – 2300 Jackson Street (1989); with the Jackson family

A–E

“Accept Me” – Every Time single (1998); B-side; later included on The Velvet Rope: Deluxe Edition
“After You Fall” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Again” – janet. (1993)
“All for You” – All for You (2001)
“All My Love to You” – Dream Street (1984)
“All Nite (Don’t Stop)” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Alright” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“And On and On” – Any Time, Any Place single (1994); B-side
“(And She Said) Take Me Now” – Justified (2002); Justin Timberlake featuring Janet Jackson
“Any Time, Any Place” – janet. (1993)
“Anything” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Ask for More” – Pepsi promotional single (1999)
“Because of Love” – janet. (1993)
“The Best Things in Life Are Free” – Mo’ Money soundtrack (1992); with Luther Vandross, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant
“Better Days” – All for You (2001)
“Black Cat” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Black Eagle” – Unbreakable (2015)
“The Body That Loves You” – janet. (1993)
“Broken Hearts Heal” – Unbreakable (2015)
“BURNITUP!” – Unbreakable (2015); featuring Missy Elliott
“Call on Me” – 20 Y.O. (2006); featuring Nelly
“Can’t B Good” – Discipline (2008)
“Can’t Be Stopped” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“China Love” – All for You (2001)
“Come Back to Me” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Come Give Your Love to Me” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Come On Get Up” – All for You (2001)
“Communication” – Dream Street (1984)
“Control” – Control (1986)
“Curtains” – Discipline (2008)
“Damita Jo” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Dammn Baby” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Daybreak” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Days Go By” – 20 Y.O. (2006); Japanese bonus track
“Diamonds” – Keep Your Eye on Me (1987); Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson
“Discipline” – Discipline (2008)
“Do It 2 Me” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Doesn’t Really Matter” – Nutty Professor II: The Klumps soundtrack (2000); All for You (2001)
“Doesn’t Really Matter (Remix)” – Doesn’t Really Matter (Remix) single (2026); with BE:FIRST
“Don’t Mess Up This Good Thing” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Don’t Stand Another Chance” – Dream Street (1984)
“Don’t Worry” – Powerballin’ (2004); Chingy featuring Janet Jackson
“Dream Maker/Euphoria” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Dream Street” – Dream Street (1984)
“Empty” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Enjoy” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Escapade” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Every Time” – The Velvet Rope (1997)

F–J

“Fast Girls” – Dream Street (1984)
“Feedback” – Discipline (2008)
“Feel It Boy” – Tropical Storm (2002); Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson
“Feels So Right” – All for You (2001)
“Forever Yours” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Free Xone” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“French Blue” – Fast Girls single (1984); B-side medley
“Funky Big Band” – janet. (1993)
“Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)” – Control (1986)
“Get It Out Me” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Girlfriend/Boyfriend” – Finally (1999); Blackstreet featuring Janet Jackson, Eve, and Ja Rule
“Go Deep” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“God’s Stepchild” – The Velvet Rope (1997); Japanese bonus track
“Gon’ B Alright” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Got ‘Til It’s Gone” – The Velvet Rope (1997); featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell
“Gotta Getcha” – Jermaine Dupri Presents… Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 (2005); Jermaine Dupri featuring Janet Jackson
“The Great Forever” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Greatest X” – Discipline (2008)
“He Doesn’t Know I’m Alive” – Control (1986)
“Hold Back the Tears” – Dream Street (1984)
“I Get Lonely” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“I Know the Truth” – Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (1999); with Elton John
“I Want You” – Damita Jo (2004)
“I’m Here” – Damita Jo (2004); Japanese bonus track
“If” – janet. (1993)
“If It Takes All Night” – Dream Street (1984)
“Just a Little While” – Damita Jo (2004)

K–O

“The Knowledge” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Lessons Learned” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Let Me Know” – Discipline (2008); Japanese bonus track
“Let’s Wait Awhile” – Control (1986)
“Like You Don’t Love Me” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Livin’ in a World (They Didn’t Make)” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Lonely” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Love 2 Love” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Love and My Best Friend” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Love Scene (Ooh Baby)” – All for You (2001)
“Love U 4 Life” – Unbreakable (2015); Japanese bonus track
“Love Will Never Do (Without You)” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“LUV” – Discipline (2008)
“Luv Me, Luv Me” – How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack (1998); Shaggy featuring Janet Jackson
“Made for Now” – Made for Now single (2018); with Daddy Yankee
“Made for Now (Latin Version)” – Made for Now (Latin Version) single (2018); with Daddy Yankee
“The Magic Is Working” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Make Me” – Number Ones (2009)
“Making Love in the Rain” – Keep Your Eye on Me (1987); Herb Alpert featuring Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson
“Miss You Much” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Moist” – Damita Jo (2004)
“My Baby” – Damita Jo (2004); featuring Kanye West
“My Need” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Nasty” – Control (1986)
“Never Letchu Go” – Discipline (2008)
“New Agenda” – janet. (1993); featuring Chuck D
“Night” – Unbreakable (2015)
“No Sleeep” – Unbreakable (2015); featuring J. Cole on the album version
“Nothing” – Why Did I Get Married Too? soundtrack (2010)
“One More Chance” – janet. Special Limited Edition (1993); bonus track

P–T

“The Pleasure Principle” – Control (1986)
“Pretty Boy” – Dream Street (1984)
“Principal” – Am I the Drama? (2025); Cardi B featuring Janet Jackson
“Promise of You” – Unbreakable (2015); Japanese bonus track
“Put Your Hands Out” – Damita Jo (2004); Japanese bonus track
“R&B Junkie” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Rhythm Nation” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Rock N’ Roll” – Don’t Stand Another Chance single (1984); Japanese B-side
“Rock with U” – Discipline (2008)
“Roll Witchu” – 20 Y.O. (2006); Japanese bonus track
“Rollercoaster” – Discipline (2008)
“Rope Burn” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Runaway” – Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995)
“Say You Do” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Scream” – HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995); with Michael Jackson
“Sexhibition” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Shoulda Known Better” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Show Me” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“The Skin Game, Part 1” – Come Back to Me single (1990); B-side
“Slolove” – Damita Jo (2004)
“So Excited” – 20 Y.O. (2006); featuring Khia
“So Much Betta” – Discipline (2008)
“Someday Is Tonight” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Someone to Call My Lover” – All for You (2001)
“Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)” – All for You (2001); featuring Carly Simon
“Special” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Spending Time with You” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Start Anew” – non-album single (1985)
“State of the World” – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
“Strawberry Bounce” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Take Care” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Take Me Away” – Unbreakable (2015)
“That’s the Way Love Goes” – janet. (1993)
“Thinkin’ Bout My Ex” – Damita Jo (2004)
“This Body” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“This Time” – janet. (1993); featuring Kathleen Battle
“Throb” – janet. (1993)
“Together Again” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Tonight’s the Night” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“Truly” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Trust a Try” – All for You (2001)
“Truth” – All for You (2001)
“Twenty Foreplay” – Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995)
“Two to the Power of Love” – Dream Street (1984)

U–Z

“Unbreakable” – Unbreakable (2015)
“Velvet Rope” – The Velvet Rope (1997); featuring Vanessa-Mae
“Vuelve a Mí” – Come Back to Me single (1990); Spanish-language version
“Warmth” – Damita Jo (2004)
“Weekend” – official website download (2006); non-album recording
“Well Traveled” – Unbreakable (2015)
“What About” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“What Have You Done for Me Lately” – Control (1986)
“What’ll I Do” – janet. (1993)
“What’s It Gonna Be?!” – E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front (1998); Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson
“What’s Ur Name” – Discipline (2008)
“When I Think of You” – Control (1986)
“When We Oooo” – All for You (2001)
“Where Are You Now” – janet. (1993)
“Who” – All for You (2001); Japanese bonus track
“Whoops Now” – janet. (1993)
“With U” – 20 Y.O. (2006)
“Would You Mind” – All for You (2001)
“You” – The Velvet Rope (1997)
“You Ain’t Right” – All for You (2001)
“You Can Be Mine” – Control (1986)
“You Need Me” – Miss You Much single (1989); B-side
“You Want This” – janet. (1993)
“You’ll Never Find (A Love Like Mine)” – Janet Jackson (1982)
“Young Love” – Janet Jackson (1982)