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Control
- Peak position
- #1
- Weeks on chart
- 106
- Weeks at #1
- 2
Control is the third studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records.
Why this album mattered
Control is the third studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records. The album became Jackson's commercial breakthrough, helped her transition into the popular music market, and made Control one of the defining albums of the 1980s and contemporary music. Following its release, Control became Jackson's first album to top the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States and five of its commercially released singles—"What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Nasty", "When I Think of You", "Control", and "Let's Wait Awhile"—peaked in the top five of the U.S. Major singles from the album include "When I Think Of You", "Let'S Wait Awhile", "Nasty".
The music
1 Control
2 Nasty
3 What Have You Done For Me Lately
- 4
You Can Be Mine
5 The Pleasure Principle
6 When I Think Of You
- 7
He Doesn't Know I'm Alive
8 Let's Wait Awhile
- 9
Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
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The chart journey
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The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
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Album facts
- LabelFebruary 4
- GenresRock · pop · The album
- Certificationsplatinum · five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
- AwardsGrammy Award for Album of the Year and a Producer of the Year, Non-Classical win for J
- Singles"When I Think Of You" · "Let'S Wait Awhile" · "Nasty" · "What Have You Done For Me Lately" · "Control" · "The Pleasure Principle"
- Release dateFebruary 4, 1986
- ArtistJanet Jackson
- Year1986
