Icon: Number Ones (released as Best of Number Ones on the iTunes Store) is the third greatest hits album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on August 31, 2010, by Interscope Geffen A&M Records and Universal Music Enterprises as a part of the Icon album series, designed to feature "the greatest hits, signature tunes and fan favorites of the most popular artists in music history."[1]
| Icon: Number Ones | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | August 31, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | August 1985–early 2010 | |||
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| Length | 52:45 | |||
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| Janet Jackson chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the compilation a three and-a-half out of five star rating, commenting that it was "divided fairly" between her '80s and '90s hits, but also said that "Not every one of her big hits is here — 'The Pleasure Principle', 'Rhythm Nation', 'Love Will Never Do (Without You)', 'If', 'Got Til It's Gone' are all MIA — but this is a good sampler indicating the breadth and depth of Miss Janet’s work."[2]
Track listings edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Have You Done for Me Lately" | Control (1986) | 4:44 | |
| 2. | "Nasty" |
| Control | 4:03 |
| 3. | "When I Think of You" |
| Control | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Miss You Much" |
| Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Escapade" |
| Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Alright" (7" House Mix with Rap; featuring Heavy D) |
| Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 | 4:59 |
| 7. | "That's the Way Love Goes" |
| janet. (1993) | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Together Again" |
| The Velvet Rope (1997) | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Doesn't Really Matter" |
| Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (soundtrack) (2000) / All for You (2001) | 4:56 |
| 10. | "All for You" |
| All for You | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Make Me" |
| Number Ones (2009) | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Nothing" | Why Did I Get Married Too? soundtrack (2010) | 4:10 | |
| Total length: | 52:45 | |||
Charts edit
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 40 |
References edit
- ^ Icon Series Launched by Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Enterprises: PR Newswire, 2010-08-09, retrieved 2010-08-09
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Icon > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Janet Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2022.