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| Released | November 17, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2009 | |||
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| Length | 149:47 | |||
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Number Ones (released internationally as The Best) is the second greatest hits album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on November 17, 2009, by Interscope Geffen A&M Records and Universal Music Enterprises.[1] The double-disc album is composed of 33 of her number-one singles on various music charts across the globe.
Number Ones collects singles from her third studio album Control (1986) to her tenth studio album Discipline (2008), and was made possible as a joint venture between Universal Music Group and EMI. The album's only single "Make Me" was made available for digital download on September 22, 2009, and went on to become her nineteenth number-one single on Dance Club Songs.[2] The album was acclaimed by music critics, who praised her catalogue and influence in the music industry. Jackson promoted the album with interviews and television performances, including a performance at the 2009 American Music Awards. It was further promoted with the Number Ones, Up Close and Personal tour in 2011, which visited North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
- ^ "#1's Janet Jackson". ilovethatsong.com (Universal Music Enterprises). Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ^ "Chart Beat Thursday: Ke$ha, Janet, Reba", Billboard, 2009-12-23, retrieved 2009-12-23