Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966), better known as Janet Jackson or simply Janet, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Jackson is one of the top ten selling artists in the history of contemporary music; ranked by Billboard magazine as the ninth most successful act in rock and roll history, and the second most successful female artist in pop music history, selling over 100 million albums worldwide.
Guinness World Records lists her as the world's most searched-for person in Internet history. Her recent film Why Did I Get Married?, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, became her third consecutive film to open at number one at the box office, following Poetic Justice (1993) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), while her recent album Discipline became her sixth number one album placing her in second place among female artists for the most number one albums behind Barbra Streisand's eight chart-toppers.
Since 1986, Jackson has scored thirty-one number-one singles on various Billboard charts, and is the only recording artist ever to score five or more top ten singles from three consecutive albums. Jackson has also scored eighteen top ten singles in Europe.
In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Jackson has won five Grammy Awards, received a nomination at the 66th Academy Awards, and has won more than thirty Billboard Music Awards. Recently, she was placed on Forbes Top 10 Richest Women in Entertainment list.