Rhythm Nation 1814

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concept album studio album

Rhythm Nation 1814 is Janet Jackson’s socially conscious 1989 concept album that blends pop, R&B, and industrial sounds to address themes of racism, poverty, and unity.

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 5
Rhythm Nation 3
Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Janet Jackson ⓘ
certification RIAA 6× Platinum (United States) ⓘ
multi-platinum in several countries ⓘ
chartAchievement Four singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
Produced seven top-five singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ
industrial ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasPart Alright ⓘ
Black Cat ⓘ
Come Back to Me ⓘ
Escapade ⓘ
Interludes ⓘ
Livin’ in a World (They Didn’t Make) ⓘ
Love Will Never Do (Without You) ⓘ
Miss You Much ⓘ
Rhythm Nation 1814 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rhythm Nation (song)

State of the World ⓘ
The Knowledge ⓘ
influenced socially conscious pop and R&B of the 1990s ⓘ
label A&M Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus call for racial harmony ⓘ
systemic inequality ⓘ
musicVideoProject Rhythm Nation 1814 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (long-form video)
nextWork Rhythm Nation World Tour ⓘ
surface form: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour (supporting tour)
notableRecord Only album to produce number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in three separate calendar years ⓘ
peakChartPosition US Billboard 200 number one ⓘ
performer Janet Jackson ⓘ
previousWork Control ⓘ
producer Janet Jackson ⓘ
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ
John McClain ⓘ
recordedIn 1989 ⓘ
releaseDate 1989-09-19 ⓘ
releaseYear 1989 ⓘ
targetAudience youth ⓘ
theme education ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
racism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
unity ⓘ
youth empowerment ⓘ
visualStyle black-and-white cinematography ⓘ
military-inspired choreography ⓘ

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Escapade → album → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Miss You Much → album → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Rhythm Nation World Tour → associatedAlbum → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
Miss Jackson → associatedWithAlbum → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
Control → followedBy → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
Rhythm Nation 1814 → hasPart → Rhythm Nation 1814 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhythm Nation (song)
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Rhythm Nation 1814 → musicVideoProject → Rhythm Nation 1814 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (long-form video)
Rhythm Nation Records → namedAfter → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
Janet Jackson → notableWork → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
Janet Jackson → notableWork → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhythm Nation
Escapade → partOf → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Miss You Much → partOfAlbum → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Miss You Much → precededBySingle → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhythm Nation
Rhythm Nation World Tour → setListIncludes → Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhythm Nation