In reply to ERIC.

Janet Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... Is a an Oscar-nominee..... Madonna, Mariah, Beyonce, are all waiting for that. She's listed as the third most successful female artist of all-time by Billboard magazine despite being banned by MTV and Radio for a few years.

Despite start in 1982 before Madonna and Mariah who are #1 and #2 she has only released 11 studio albums vs. Madonna (16) and Mariah (16 including Unplugged).

Janet ranked #2 of the 1990s while only releasing two albums.

Both of her HBO concert special outperformed Madonna's by MILLIONS. "The Velvet Rope" is still the second most watched HBO special event in history!

Janet Jackson doesn't need a #1 single anymore. She didn't have to sell her singles for 49 cents like most of Mariah's #1 hits.

Even the NY Times reports how Mariah scammed her way into getting "One Sweet Day" to #1 by giving the song to record stores for free and selling them for 49 cents. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/25/arts/are-pop-charts-manipulated.html

Janet never had to do that.