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Born in Indiana
May 16, 1966
Janet Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the daughter of Katherine Estherand Joseph Walter Jackson, and is the youngest of the nine Jackson children.
Sitcome Good Times
January 1, 1977
In 1977, at the age of ten, Jackson was selected by producer Norman Lear to play a recurring role in the sitcom Good Times.
TV Series: A New Kind of Family
June 1, 1979 - June 1, 1980
From 1979 to 1980, Jackson starred in a tv series called A New Kind of Family.
Sitcom: Different Strokes
June 1, 1981 - June 1, 1982
Janet joined the cast of Diff'rent Strokes with Gary Coleman from 1981 to 1982.
Debut Album Janet Jackson
January 1, 1982
Janet's first recording was a duet with her brother Randy on a song titled "Love Song for Kids" in 1978. Her debut album Janet Jackson was released in 1982 and produced by soul singers Angela Winbush, René Moore and Leon F. Sylvers III. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot R&B albums chart.
Dream Street
January 1, 1984
In 1984, Jackson's second album, Dream Street was released. The album peaked at number nineteen on the R&B albums chart, and its sales were less than that of Jackson's debut album. The album's only hit "Don't Stand Another Chance" peaked at number nine on Billboard's R&B singles chart.
Eloped with Jame DeBarge
January 1, 1984
Jackson eloped with childhood friend and fellow R&B singer James DeBarge, but they divorced shortly afterwards and the marriage was subsequently annulled.
Control
January 1, 1986
Jackson's breakthrough album, Control, was released in February 1986. Six major Hot 100 hits were released from the album in the U.S.The album earned Jackson three Grammy nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and three Soul Train Awards. Control was nominated for twelve American Music Award nominations, winning four: a record that has yet to be broken.
Rhythm Nation
January 1, 1989
In 1989, Jackson began recording her fourth album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. 1814 referred to the year "The Star Spangled Banner" was written. It maintained airplay for over two years. The album eventually became a record-setting and record-breaking album as the only album in history to score number one hits in three separate calendar years—"Miss You Much" in 1989, "Escapade" and "Black Cat" in 1990, and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" in 1991.
Grammy Award: Best R&B Song
January 26, 1993
Topless on Rolling Stone
September 1, 1993
In September 1993, Jackson appeared topless on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with the hands of her then-husband René Elizondo covering her breasts.
Scream
January 1, 1995
Janet Jackson collaborated with her brother Michael Jackson on the 1995 single, "Scream," the lead single from Michael's album HIStory. The song debuted at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, becoming the first song ever to debut in the top 5. "Scream" is featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Expensive Music Video Ever Made" at a cost of $7 million. The single also made the highest debut on the Hot Dance Club Play chart at number twelve.
Billboard: Top R&B Female Artist Of The Year
April 28, 1998
anet Jackson holds the record for the most Billboard Awards of any artist male or female
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
July 1, 2000
In July 2000, Jackson returned to the big screen with her second film, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, as professor Denise Gaines opposite Eddie Murphy. She contributed to the film's soundtrack with the track "Doesn't Really Matter", which became Jackson's ninth number one U.S. Billboard Hot 100 single.
All for You
April 24, 2001
Jackson's seventh album, All for You, was released on April 24, 2001. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Selling 605,000 copies, All For You had the highest first-week sales total of Jackson's career. All For You sold more than three million copies in America.
Grammy: Best Dance Recording
January 26, 2002
AMA: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
January 26, 2002
Damita Jo
March 1, 2004
n March 2004, Jackson's eighth studio album, Damita Jo — described as "a portrait of the many personalities living inside her" - was released, debuting at number two.
Breast Exposure in Super Bowl
June 1, 2004
During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Jackson's performance with Justin Timberlake resulted in the exposure of her right breast when Timberlake tore open Jackson's top. The incident occurred as Timberlake sang the lyric from his single "Rock Your Body"— "gonna have you naked by the end of this song." The incident became the most replayed moment in TiVo history and the most-searched event in the history of the Internet—surpassing the total number of searches for the September 11, 2001 attacks. This subsequently earned Jackson a place in the Guinness World Records as "Most Searched in Internet History."
Dating Jermaine Dupri
June 26, 2004 - Now
20 Y.O.
September 26, 2006
Movie: Why Did I Get Married?
October 12, 2007
Jackson starred opposite Tyler Perry as a psychotherapist named Patrica in the feature film Why Did I Get Married, released on October 12, 2007. The film opened at number one at the box office, grossing $21.4 million in its first week.[58] In February 2008, Jackson was nominated for and won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role.
Discipline
Feburary 26, 2008
