Janet Jackson released her third solo album Control, February 4, 1986, a collaboration with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It was her first album to top the Billboard 200 charts and generated seven singles, five of which peaked within the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles.
Control won a Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for Jam and Lewis in 1987. It was nominated for Album of the Year, as well. Jackson was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. What Have you Done for Me Lately was nominated for Best R&B Song.
Control received twelve nominations from the American Music Awards, a record-breaking, and won four of them. She won three Soul Train Music Awards and six Billboard Music Awards.
The Recording Industry Association of America certified Control as gold in April 1986. In June, it was certified platinum. In 1989, it was certified 5x platinum in October. It has sol over 10M copies world wide.
