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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

1989 music album by Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (sometimes shortened to Rhythm Nation 1814) is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on September 19, 1989, by A&M Records. The album themes include various tragedies reported through the news at the time, exploring racism, poverty, and substance abuse. In 1990 Jackson went on her first head line tour called "Rhythm Nation Tour 1990". Since its release, the album has sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide.[1]

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Studio album by
Janet Jackson
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1989 (1989-09-19)
RecordedSeptember 1988 – May 1989
Genre
Length64:32
LabelA&M
Producer
Janet Jackson chronology
Control: The Remixes
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(1993)
Singles from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
  1. "Miss You Much"
    Released: August 22, 1989
  2. "Rhythm Nation"
    Released: October 24, 1989
  3. "Escapade"
    Released: January 8, 1990
  4. "Alright"
    Released: March 4, 1990
  5. "Come Back to Me"
    Released: June 18, 1990
  6. "Black Cat"
    Released: August 28, 1990
  7. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
    Released: October 2, 1990
  8. "State of the World"
    Released: February 6, 1991

Accolades

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Organization Country Award Year Source
Parents' Choice Foundation United States Parents' Choice Award 1989 [2]
American Music Awards United States Favorite Dance Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, Favorite Dance Single ("Miss You Much"), Favorite R&B Single ("Miss You Much") 1990-91 [3][4]
Billboard Music Awards United States Top Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Top Selling Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Albums Artist of the Year, Top Selling R&B Artist of the Year, Top Dance Club Play Artist of the Year, Top Hot Dance 12" Singles Sales Artist of the Year 1990 [5]
Billboard's Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Awards United States Best Female Video Artist, Black/Rap, Best Female Artist, Dance, Director's Award, Black/Rap (Rhythm Nation 1814 Film), Director's Award, Dance ("Alright"), Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Award for Artistic Achievement (Rhythm Nation 1814 Film) 1990 [6]
MTV Music Video Awards United States Best Choreography ("Rhythm Nation"), Video Vanguard Award 1990 [7]
Grammy Awards United States Best Music Video, Long Form (Rhythm Nation 1814 Film) 1990 [8]
Rolling Stone United States "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" — #27 2002 [9]
Quintessence Editions Ltd. United Kingdom 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 2003 [10]
Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — #275 2003 [11]
Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — #277 2012 [12]
Entertainment Weekly United States The 100 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years — #54 2007 [13]
Slant Magazine United States "Best Albums of the '80s" — #43 2012 [14]
Spin United States "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)" — #54 2014 [15]

Track listing

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No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Interlude: Pledge"    0:47
2. "Rhythm Nation"  
  • Janet Jackson
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
 5:31
3. "Interlude: T.V."    0:22
4. "State of the World"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 4:48
5. "Interlude: Race"    0:05
6. "The Knowledge"  
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 3:54
7. "Interlude: Let's Dance"    0:03
8. "Miss You Much"  
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 4:12
9. "Interlude: Come Back Interlude"    0:21
10. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"  
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 5:50
11. "Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)"  
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 4:41
12. "Alright"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 6:26
13. "Interlude: Hey Baby"    0:10
14. "Escapade"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 4:44
15. "Interlude: No Acid"    0:05
16. "Black Cat"  
  • Jackson
 4:50
17. "Lonely"  
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 4:59
18. "Come Back to Me"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 5:33
19. "Someday Is Tonight"  
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
 6:00
20. "Interlude: Livin'...In Complete Darkness"    1:07
Notes

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989–91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17] 28
German Albums (Official Top 100)[19] 39
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 9
South Africa (RiSA)[21] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 23
United Kingdom Albums (OCC)[22] 4
US Billboard 200[23] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] 1

Year-end charts

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End of year chart (1990) Position
US Billboard 200[24] 1
End of year chart (1991) Position
Australian Albums Chart[25] 13

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[28] 2× Platinum 400,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] 6× Platinum 9,600,000sales [*]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes:

  • ^ * As of December 2009, the album has sold 8,500,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music.[33] Combined, it has sold over 8,600,000 copies in the U.S. with additional 1.10 million copies sold at BMG Music Clubs.[34] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.

References

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  1. ↑ "Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation 1814': Still dancing and dreaming 25 years later". EW.com. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ↑ Snow, Shauna (1989-11-13), "Pop/Rock", Los Angeles Times, p. 2, ISSN 0458-3035
  3. ↑ "18th American Music Awards". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "17th American Music Awards". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Britt, Bruce (1990-11-30), "Yet another award show // 'Billboard' magazine jumps in", Austin American-Statesman, p. 4
  6. ↑ "Janet Jackson Tops Music Video Awards", Billboard, vol. 102, no. 47, p. 6, 1990-11-24
  7. ↑ Francesca Chapman (1990-09-07), "Sinead Takes MTV's Top Video Award", Philadelphia Daily News, p. 65
  8. ↑ Grammy Winners Search, The Recording Academy, 2008, archived from the original on 2013-07-29, retrieved 2009-10-02
  9. ↑ "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums", Rolling Stone, p. 135, 2002-10-31
  10. ↑ 1001 Series, Quintessence Editions Ltd., 2003, retrieved 2009-11-15
  11. ↑ "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814", Rolling Stone, retrieved September 28, 2012
  12. ↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Janet Jackson Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814", Rolling Stone, 31 May 2009, retrieved September 28, 2012
  13. ↑ "The New Classics: Music", Entertainment Weekly, 2007-06-18, retrieved 2008-06-29
  14. ↑ "Best Albums of the '80s", Slant Magazine, March 5, 2012, retrieved March 8, 2012
  15. ↑ "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)", Spin, 2014-05-11, archived from the original on 2016-04-26, retrieved 2015-07-31
  16. ↑ "Amazon.com: Rhythm Nation 1814 (Vinyl): Janet Jackson: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  18. ↑ "RPM100 Albums". RPM. 51 (4). Library and Archives Canada. 1989-11-25. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  19. ↑ "Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation 1814" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  20. ↑ Hogaku Album Rankings Week 4 April 1990, Oricon, retrieved 2011-01-02
  21. ↑ Craig Halstead (2003), Jackson Number Ones
  22. ↑ "1989 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". The Official Charts Company. 1989-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  24. ↑ "Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  25. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 1991". ARIA. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  26. ↑ Kent, David (2003). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  27. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814". Music Canada.
  28. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1989年09月 on the drop-down menu
  29. ↑ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  30. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rhythm Nation')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "British album certifications – Janet Jackson – Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  32. ↑ "American album certifications – Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814". Recording Industry Association of America.
  33. ↑ "Janet Jackson's hopes for new future with old label, A&M Records". Daily News. New York. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  34. ↑ David Barry (2003-02-18), Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem And Janet Top All Time Sellers, Music Industry News Network, archived from the original on 2015-09-25, retrieved 2012-08-01
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