janet. and Rhythm Nation are tied as her best albums, for different reasons, followed by career-changing Control, depression soundtrack The Velvet God, and ultimate comeback Unbreakable.
The rest follow in whatever order Damita Jo/AFY > JJ > 20YO > Discipline > Dream Back Alley
Rhythm Nation and The Velvet Rope are her best for me. Rhythm Nation is a more cohesive body of work, a pretty flawless album, but then The Velvet Rope's lyrics >>>
In terms of ranking, I'd probably say RN = TVR > Control > Unbreakable > Damita Jo = janet. (janet. has higher highs, but Damita Jo is more consistent and has less filler/trash) > All For You > 20 Y.O. > Janet Jackson > Discipline > Dream Street.
janet. and Rhythm Nation are tied as her best albums, for different reasons, followed by career-changing Control, depression soundtrack The Velvet God, and ultimate comeback Unbreakable.
The rest follow in whatever order Damita Jo/AFY > JJ > 20YO > Discipline > Dream Back Alley
I agree
RN1814 = janet. > Unbreakable = TVR > Control > AFY > Damita Jo > 20NO > Discipline > the mixtapes