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
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)
RecordedAugust 1985–early 2010
Genre
Length52:45
Label
Producer
Janet Jackson chronology
Number Ones
(2009)
Icon: Number Ones
(2010)
Unbreakable
(2015)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."What Have You Done for Me Lately"Control (1986)4:44
2."Nasty"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Control4:03
3."When I Think of You"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Control3:57
4."Miss You Much"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)4:12
5."Escapade"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:44
6."Alright" (7" House Mix with Rap; featuring Heavy D)
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 18144:59
7."That's the Way Love Goes"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
janet. (1993)4:25
8."Together Again"
The Velvet Rope (1997)4:07
9."Doesn't Really Matter"
  • Jackson
  • Harris
  • Lewis
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (soundtrack) (2000) / All for You (2001)4:56
10."All for You"
All for You4:32
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

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Chart performance for Icon: Number Ones
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 40

References

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  1. ^ Icon Series Launched by Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Enterprises: PR Newswire, 2010-08-09, retrieved 2010-08-09
  2. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Icon > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  3. ^ "Janet Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2022.