base talk The moment Janet Jackson became a legend?

[Solaria]

I’d argue it’s the Rolling Stone cover 

 

[ProudLBS]

when she showed the nipple

[naval23]

When she scored a 7 week #1 and the biggest female 1st week sales of all time with 600k+ debut of All For You - over 15+ years into her career 

[Rev8]

TVR, around that time

or a lil after it (so it could set in people's brains)

Tbh maybe even AFY, but she was already known as a legend by then

so somewhere between those 2 eras it was for Sure that she was one

[dirrtydiana]

The moment this was released 

 

[Both Sides Now]

1 minute ago, dirrtydiana said:

The moment this was released 

 

Yup. Rhythm Nation/Janet. made her an icon. All For You made her a LEGEND. 

[Karla Cabello]

 

[Bloodflowers.]

When she dropped So Excited

[Thinking Of You]

She literally was deemed a legend by the end of the Rhythm Nation 1814 era. She received the MTV Vanguard Award in 1990 and in the same year, she had received eight awards in one night at the Billboard Music Awards 

[Oktober Knight]

After the Rhythm Nation Tour broke WW records. Yes, I said WW. 

[Devin]

Janet/Velvet Rope era.

[JCsNumba1Fan]

4 minutes ago, Oktober Knight said:

After the Rhythm Nation Tour broke WW records. Yes, I said WW. 

Still the most successful debut WORLD tour of all time, 32 years later.  

[Oktober Knight]

Just now, JCsNumba1Fan said:

Still the most successful debut WORLD tour of all time, 32 years later.  

Global QUEEN 

[Bey_Rihstan]

Probably Rhythm Nation 

 

One of the first, if not the first? eras where a woman completely obliterated her peers and was receiving honorary icon awards  

[Indigo Blue]

Rhythm Nation 

[TheGreatestX]

1 hour ago, JCsNumba1Fan said:

Still the most successful debut WORLD tour of all time, 32 years later.  

Pretty sure this is not true. Shania Twain's Come on Over Tour outgrossed by a lot.

[Chris]

May 16, 1966.

 

End of discussion.

[MadonnasBoyfriend]

When Madonna introduced her at the VMAs in 2009

 

 

And also here

 

 

Also here

 

 

Edited May 5, 2022 by MadonnasBoyfriend

[Chris]

3 minutes ago, MadonnasBoyfriend said:

When Madonna introduced her at the VMAs in 2009

Everyone please ignore @MadonnasBoyfriend He is a little drunk and does NOT represent ANY Madonna fans.

 

Thank you. 

 

[Subzero]

 

She was already a legend and icon but this mega bop was just a reminder to us all 

[Chainsmoker]

When she did this performance 

 

[king_queen]

4 hours ago, naval23 said:

When she scored a 7 week #1 and the biggest female 1st week sales of all time with 600k+ debut of All For You - over 15+ years into her career 

Came here to say exactly this.

 

That cover is part of her iconography but she wasn't even a decade into her music career by then. I would say The Velvet Rope Tour cemented her status as an icon. But AFY made her a legend. I honestly wish she would've performed at the Super Bowl in 2002 so ALL OF THAT MESS could've been avoided. She was more deserving that year than U2, who honestly could have waited until the next year. She deserves the stadium shows that other legends from her time got.

[aesthetic bih]

Between RN and Janet. Eras

[discreetinside]

Rhythm Nation era I guess

[dirrtydiana]

5 hours ago, naval23 said:

When she scored a 7 week #1 and the biggest female 1st week sales of all time with 600k+ debut of All For You - over 15+ years into her career 

She held the record of 500k in the 90s. AFY was released in 2001 and Britney held the record with oops in 2000

 

ot: 2001

if I’m not mistaken her and Whitney cemented their legend status around the same time. Madonna did it in 2000 and Mariah in 2005