American Music Awards
- Soul/R&B: "Nasty" 1987
- Soul/R&B: Favorite Female Video Artist 1987
- Pop/Rock & Soul: "When I Think of You" 1988
Billboard Album Charts
- #1 R&B Album
- #1 Pop Album
Billboard Singles Charts
-#1 R&B Singles Chart: "Control"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "When I Think of You"
Five Top Five Hits
-"What Have You Done For Me Lately"
-"Nasty"
-"When I Think of You"
-"Control"
-"Let's Wait Awhile"
MTV Video Music Awards
-Best Cinematography in a Video: "The Pleasure Principle" 1987-88
-Best Choreography in a Video: "Nasty" 1986-87
-Best Choreography in a Video: "The Pleasure Principle" 1987-88
Soul Train Awards
-Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video: "Control"
Other
-American Cinema Award: Performer of the Year
-Video: Recording Field January 1988
-MC DJ Award: Best Female Vocalist 1986
-Equison Award: "Control" 1987
-Radioscope: Music Award Female Vocalist 1986
American Music Awards
-Soul/R&B: "Miss You Much" 1990
-Dance: Favorite Single: "Miss You Much" 1990
-Soul/R&B: Favorite Female Artist 1991
-Pop/Rock:Favorite Female Artist 1991
-Dance: Favorite Artist 1991
*First artist to simultaneously win in a single year in the categories of "Favorite Female Artist - Pop", "Favorite Female Artist - R&B", and "Favorite Dance Music Artist"*
Billboard Album Charts
-#1 R&B Album
-#1 Pop Album
Billboard Singles Charts
-#1 Singles Chart: "Rhythm Nation"
-#1 R&B Singles Charts: "Miss You Much"
-#1 R&B Singles Chart: "Escapade"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "Miss You Much"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "Escapade"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "Black Cat"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
*First artist in music history to place seven top five singles from one album on the Billboard Pop Chart*
-"Miss You Much"
-"Rhythm Nation"
-"Escapade"
-"Alright"
-"Come Back To Me"
-"Black Cat"
-"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
Billboard Music Awards
-#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 Top Hot Dance 12" Singles Sales Artist 1990
Billboard/Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Awards
-Best Female Artist: Black/Rap 1990
-Best Female Artist: Dance 1990
-Director's Award (Black/Rap): Rhythm Nation 1990
-Director's Award (Dance): "Alright" 1990
-Billboard/Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Award for Artistic Achievement: Rhythm Nation" 1990
*Janet won nine Billboard Music Awards and five Billboard/Tanqueray Sterling Video Awards in 1990, more than any other artist at that time, including the evening's biggest award for Artistic Achievement.
Grammy Awards
-Best Long Form Music Video: "Rhythm Nation" 1989
MTV Music Television Awards
-Video Vanguard Award 1990
MTV Video Music Awards
-Best Choreography in a Video: "Rhythm Nation: 1990
-Best Female Video of the Year: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" 1991
Soul Train Awards
-Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album: "Rhythm Nation 1814"
-Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single Female: "Miss You Much"
-Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video: "Rhythm Nation"
-Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video: "Alright"
Billboard Album Charts
-#1 R&B Album Chart
-#1 Top 200 Album Charts
Billboard Singles Charts
-#1 R&B Singles Chart: "That's The Way Love Goes"
-#1 R&B Singles Chart: "Anytime, Anyplace"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "That's The Way Love Goes"
-#1 Hot 100 Singles Chart: "Again"
-#1 Club Play: "IF"
*First album of a female artist to debut at #1*
*(Soundscan era) Highest 1st week sales (at that time) of 350,000 units*
*R&B Chart: Highest ever debuting single (at that time) in music history (Now second to "Scream")*
*8 weeks at #1 pop chart: "That's The Way Love Goes" (at that time in music history; now #1 since the release of the single "Scream")
*Four top Five Singles*
-"That's The Way Love Goes"
-"If"
-"Again"
-"Anytime, Anyplace"
Bravo
-Goldene Siegerin De Otto: Wahl 1993
Grammy Awards
-1993 Best R&B Song: "That's The Way Love Goes"
MTV Video Music Awards
-Best Female Video: "If" 1993-94
Performance Magazine
-R&B Act of the Year
Playboy Magazine
-Music Poll Awards: Best Rock Album 1994
-Music Video: "If"
Soul Train Awards
-Best R&B/ Urban Contemporary Music Video: "If"
BMI Awards
-1990 BMI Pop Awards: "Songwriter of the Year" (youngest female songwriter to ever receive this distinction)
BMI Pop Awards
-"Again" 1994
-"Anytime, Anyplace" 1994
-"Because of Love" 1994
-"If" 1994
-"That's The Way Love Goes" 1993
THE VELVET ROPE
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
-Lena Horne Award 1997
Billboard Music Awards
-Female R&B Artist of the Year
American Music Awards
-Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist
World Music Awards
-Outstanding Contribution to R&B 1999
