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Grammy Awards
Best Long Form Video, 1993 - Rhythm Nation 1814
Best R&B Song, 1993 - That's The Way Love Goes
Best Short Form Video, 1995 - Scream (with Michael Jackson)
Best Short Form Video, 1997 - Got 'Til It's Gone
Best Dance Recording 2002 - All For You

Billboard Music/Video Awards
#1 R&B Album, 1990
#1 R&B Artist, 1990
#1 R&B Albums Artist, 1990
#1 R&B Singles Artist, 1990
#1 Pop Album, 1990
#1 Hot 100 Singles Artist, 1990
#1 Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female, 1990
#1 Top Dance Club Play Artist, 1990
#1 Maxi Singles Sales Artist, 1990
#1 Albums Artist - Female, 1993
#1 Hot R&B Airplay Single, 1993 - That’s The Way Love Goes
#1 R&B Singles Artist, 1994
#1 R&B Female Artist, 1998
Artistic Achievement Award, 1995
Best Female Artist in R&B Video, 1990
Best Female Artist in Dance Video, 1990
Director’s Award (R&B), 1990 - Rhythm Nation
Director’s Award (Dance), 1990 - Alright
Tanqueray Video Music Award for Artistic Achievement, 1990
Lifetime Achievement Award, 2001

American Music Awards
Favorite Soul/R&B Single, 1987 - Nasty
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist, 1987
Favorite Pop/Rock Single, 1988 - When I Think Of You
Favorite Soul/R&B Single, 1990 - Miss You Much
Favorite Dance Single, 1990 - Miss You Much
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, 1991
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, 1991
Favorite Dance Music Artist, 1991
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, 1999
Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, 2002

Soul Train Awards
Best R&B/Urban Album Female, 1987 - Control
Best R&B/Urban Music Video, 1987 - Control
Best R&B/Urban Album Female, 1990 - Rhythm Nation 1814
Best R&B/Urban Single Female, 1990 - Miss You Much
Best R&B/Urban Music Video, 1990 - Rhythm Nation
Best R&B/Urban Music Video, 1991 - Alright
Best R&B/Urban Music Video, 1993 - If
Sammy Davis Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year, 1992

Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards
Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievement, 1997

MTV Video Music Awards
Best Choreography in a Video, 1987 - Nasty
Best Cinematography in a Video, 1988 - The Pleasure Principle
Best Choreography in a Video, 1988 - The Pleasure Principle
Best Choreography in a Video, 1990 - Rhythm Nation
Best Female Video, 1991 - Love Will Never Do (Without You)
Best Female Video, 1993 - If
Best Dance Video, 1995 - Scream (with Michael Jackson)
Video Vanguard Award, 1990

MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Female Artist, 1997

MTV Movie Awards
Best Female Performance, 1993 - Poetic Justice
Most Desirable Female, 1993 - Poetic Justice

Other Awards
Source Award (Video Of The Year - "Whats It Gonna Be?!", 1999)
DMC DJ Award (Best Female Vocalist, 1986)
Radioscope Music Award (Best Female Vocalist, 1986)
Edison Award, 1987 - Control
American Cinema Award (Performer of the Year, Video/Recording Field, 1988)
Bravo Award (Goldene Siegerin Der Otto-Wahl, 1993)
Bravo Award (Goldene Siegerin Der Otto-Wahl, 1998)
Performance Magazine (Best R&B Act of the Year, 1993)
Playboy Magazine (Best Rock Album, 1994 - janet.)
Playboy Magazine (Best Music Video, 1994 - If)
Blockbuster Awards (Best Female Singer 1995)
Blockbuster Awards (Best Female R&B Artist, 1998)
TMF Awards (Best International Female Singer, 1998)
GLAAD Awards (Best Album, 1998 - The Velvet Rope)
VH1 Fashion Awards (Most Stylish Music Video, 1998 - Got 'Til It's Gone)
VH1 Music Awards (Best International Female Artist, 1998)
BMI Awards (Songwriter of the Year 1990)

BMI POP Awards
- "Alright" 1990
- "Again" 1994
- "Any Time, Any Place" 1994
- "Because of Love" 1994
- "Black Cat" 1991
- "Come Back To Me" 1990 and 1991
- "Escapade" 1990
- "If" 1994
- "Let's Wait Awhile" 1987
- "Rhythm Nation" 1990
- "State of the World" 1992
- "That's The Way Love Goes" 1993


Outstanding Achievements

Starlight Foundation (Humanitarian of the Year 1991) Nancy Susan Reynolds Award 1990 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star - April 1990 LEAP - Youth Advocacy Award 1990-1991 NAACP, The Greater Hartford - Musical & Civil Rights Effort March 1990 NAACP Chairman’s Award - January 1992 CORE - The Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Outstanding Achievement 1995 Essence Award 1995 for humanitarian efforts Ebony - American Black Achievement Award 1993-1994 International Dance Award - Outstanding Achievement in Dance Music 1995 Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture - Again

4 Emmy Award Nomination's for Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video, and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electrionic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special for the Velvet Rope Live HBO Special. (1999)

Spellman College Sisters' Award 1997 for Outstanding Humanitarian Effort United Negro College Fund special award 1998 for great contributions to the promotion and support of education. 1997 - Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards - Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievements 1999 - World Music Award - Outstanding Contribution to Pop Music 1999 - APLA Award - Commitment to Life Award 1999 - ASCAP Award - Most Performed Song of 1998 for "Together Again"


Janet is distinguished with 21 Gold singles (including 5 Platinum). She held the record for having the most Gold singles until recently, when four of Madonna's old records were certified Gold.

Janet is distinguished with 19 consecutive Top 10 singles (record still unbroken), the most by any artist in the history of Billboard.

Michael and Janet Jackson are the only two siblings to have topped the Billboard Charts for albums and singles separately.

The Rhythm Nation 1814 album produced seven Top 5 hits (including 4 #1 singles), the most number of Top 5 singles from a single album.

The Rhythm Nation Tour is the most successful premier tour by any artist, being watched by over 2 million fans.

The janet. album debuted at #1 in 1993 with the highest ever sales at that time in the Soundscan era for a female album (Billboard switched to Soundscan in 1991 in compiling their charts), amounting to 350 000 in the first week.


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