1984
*BG Awards (USA) Hottest Female Newcomer
1986
* DMC DJ Awards : Best Female Vocalist
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : "What Have You Done For Me Lately" Silver Award , Control Silver Award, Control Gold Award
* Billboard Music Awards (USA): Top Black Artist (combined LPs & singles), Top Black Singles Artist, Top Dance Club Play Artist, Top Dance Sales Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist – Female
* Radioscope Awards (New Zealand) : Best Female Vocalist
1987
* American Music Awards (USA) : Favorite Female Video Artist – Soul / Rhythm & Blues Nasty, Favorite Soul/R&B Single
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): "Let's Wait Awhile" Silver Award, Control – The Remixes Silver Award, Control – The Remixes Gold Award, Control Platinum Award
* MTV Video Music Awards : "Nasty" Best Choreography in a Video
* Soul Train Music Awards : Control Album of the Year, Female, "What Have You Done for Me Lately"? Music Video of the Year
* TMF Awards (Dutch Grammy) : Best International Female Singer
* Dutch Edison Awards : Album of the Year Control
1988
* American Cinema Awards (USA): Performer of the Year; Video – Recording Field
* American Music Awards (USA): "When I Think of You" Favorite Pop/Rock Video
* Channel V Awards (Australia): Best International Female Artist
* MTV Video Music Awards : "The Pleasure Principle" Best Choreography in a Video
* Soul Train Music Awards : "Control" Music Video of the Year
1989
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Silver Award, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Gold Award
* Narm Awards (National Association of Recording Merchandisers): Best-selling R&B Recording Female Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
1990
* Grammy Awards (USA): Rhythm Nation 1814 Best Music Video, Long Form
* American Music Awards (USA): "Miss You Much" Favorite Soul/R&B Single "Miss You Much" Favorite Dance Single
* Billboard Music Awards (USA): Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Top Selling Album of the Year, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Top Selling R&B Album of the Year, Top Selling R&B Albums Artist of the Year, Top Selling R&B Artist of the Year, Top R&B Artist of the Year, Top Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Top Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year – Female, Top Dance Club Play Artist of the Year, Top Hot Dance 12" Singles Sales Artist of the Year, Top R&B Female Artist of the Year, Best Female Video Artist, Black/Rap, Best Female Artist, Dance, "Rhythm Nation" Director's Award, Black/Rap, "Alright" Director's Award, Dance, "Rhythm Nation" Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Award for Artistic Achievement
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Platinum Award
* Hollywood Walk of Fame (USA): Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
* MTV Video Music Awards : Video Vanguard Award, "Rhythm Nation" Best Choreography in a Video
* NAACP Image Awards : Greater Hartford – Musical and Civil Rights Efforts Award
* Soul Train Music Awards : Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation Album of the Year Female, "Miss You Much"Single of the Year Female, "Rhythm Nation" Music Video of the Year
* BMI Pop Awards : Songwriter of the Year Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, Most Played Song Alright, Most Played Song Escapade, Most Played Song Rhythm Nation
* Center for Population Options : Nancy Susan Reynolds Award
1991
* American Music Awards (USA): Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
* L.E.A.P. Awards : Humanitarian Youth Advocacy Award
* MTV Video Music Awards: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" Best Female Video
* Soul Train Music Awards : "Alright" Music Video of the Year
* Swiss Sales Awards (Switzerland): Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Gold Award
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song Black Cat, Most Played Song Come Back To Me
* Starlight Foundation Awards : Humanitarian of the Year
1992
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : "The Best Things in Life Are Free" Silver Award
* NAACP Image Awards : Chairman's Award
* Soul Train Music Awards : Sammy Davis, Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song State of the World
1993
* Billboard Music Awards (USA) : "That's the Way Love Goes" Top R&B Single – Airplay, Janet Top R&B Album – Female, Top R&B Artist – Female, Top Billboard 200 Album Artist – Female, Top Pop Albums Artist Female
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : Janet Silver Award, "That's The Way Love Goes" Silver Award, Janet Gold Award, Janet Platinum Award
* Bravo Awards : Goldene Siegerin Der Otto-Wahl
* Performance Magazine Awards : R&B Act of the Year
* Swiss Sales Awards (Switzerland): Janet Gold Award
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song That's The Way Love Goes
* Ebony Magazine Awards : American Black Achievement Awards, Best Female Artist
* Narm Awards (National Association of Recording Merchandisers): Best-selling R&B Recording Janet, Best-selling Pop Recording Pop Janet, Best-selling Recording of the Year Janet
1994
* Grammy Awards (USA) : "That's The Way Love Goes" Best R&B Song
* Billboard Music Awards (USA): "If" Dance Clip of the Year, Top R&B Singles Artist – Female
* Friends of the Black Academy Awards : "Again" Award of Recognition
* MTV Video Music Awards : "If" Best Female Video
* MTV Movie Awards : Poetic Justice Best Female Performance, Poetic Justice Most Desirable Female
* MVPA Awards : "Control" Hall of Fame Award
* Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards : Best Singer
* Rolling Stone Readers Choice Awards (USA) : Favorite Female Artist, Favorite R&B Artist
* Soul Train Music Awards : "If" Music Video of the Year, "That's The Way Love Goes" Single of the Year Female
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song Again, Most Played Song Any Time, Any Place, Most Played Song If, Most Played Song Because of Love, Most Played Song You Want This
* Playboy Magazine Entertainment Awards : Music Poll Awards Rock Album of the Year Janet, Music Poll Awards: Music Video of the Year "If"
1995
* Billboard Music Awards (USA) : "Scream" Pop/Rock Video Clip of the Year, Janet Jackson Artist of Achievement Award
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : "Scream" Silver Award, Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Silver Award, Janet Remixed Silver Award, "Scream" Gold Award, Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Gold Award, Janet Remixed Gold Award, Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Platinum Award
* Bravo Awards : Goldene Siegerin Der Otto-Wahl
* Brazilian TVZ Video Awards : "Scream" International Video of the Year
* Essence Awards : Humanitarian Award
* International Dance Music Awards : Outstanding Achievement in Dance Music
* London Arena Award (UK): Special Award for Sell-Out
* MTV Video Music Awards :"Scream" Best Dance Video, "Scream" Best Choreography in a Video, "Scream" Best Art Direction in a Video
*BMI Pop Awards :Most Played Song Scream, Most Played Song Runaway
* C.O.R.E (Congress of Racial Equality): he Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Outstanding Achievement
1996
* Grammy Awards (USA): "Scream" Best Music Video, Short Form
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Mulit-Platinum Award
* Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards : Hall of Fame
* IFPI Platinum Europe Awards : IFPI Platinum Europe Award Design of a Decade 1986/1996
1997
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): The Velvet Rope Silver Award, The Velvet Rope Gold Award, "Got 'Til It's Gone" Silver Award, "Together Again" Silver Award, "Together Again" Gold Award
* Lady of Soul Music Awards (USA): Lena Horne Outstanding Career Achievements Award
* MTV Europe Music Awards : Best Female Artist
* Swiss Sales Awards (Switzerland): The Velvet Rope Gold Award, The Velvet Rope Platinum Award, "Together Again" Gold Award
* IFPI Platinum Europe Awards : IFPI Platinum Europe Award The Velvet Rope
1998
* Grammy Awards (USA): "Got 'Til It's Gone" Best Music Video, Short Form
* Billboard Music Awards (USA): Top R&B Female Artist of the Year
* Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (USA): The Velvet Rope Favorite Female Album of the Year
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): The Velvet Rope Platinum Award, Together Again Platinum Award, Janet Multi-Platinum Award
* Channel V Awards (Australia): Best International Female Artist
* GLAAD Media Awards : The Velvet Rope Outstanding Album of the Year
* Hit Awards (Norway): Best International Female Singer
* TMF Awards (Dutch Grammy): Best International Female Singer
* VH-1 Fashion Awards : "Got 'Til It's Gone" Most Stylish Music Video
1999
* AIDS Project Los Angeles (USA): Commitment to Life Award
* American Music Awards (USA): Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
* Emmy Awards : Janet: The Velvet Rope live on HBO Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special
* Performance Magazine Awards : R&B Act of the Year, Creative Stage Set of the Year
* Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (USA): "What's It Gonna Be?!" Music Video of the Year
* Swiss Sales Awards (Switzerland): The Velvet Rope Double Platinum Award, Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Platinum Award
* TMF Awards (Dutch Grammy): Best International Female Singer
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song Together Again, Most Played Song I Get Lonely
2000
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : "Doesn't Really Matter" Silver Award
* Soul Train Music Awards : "What's It Gonna Be?!" Music Video of the Year
2001
* American Music Awards (USA): Award of Merit
* Billboard Music Awards (USA) : Artistic Achievement Award
* BPI Sales Awards (UK) : "All for You" Silver Award, All for You Silver Award, All for You Gold Award
* Japan Gold Disc Awards (Japan): "Doesn't Really Matter" Top Selling Song of the Year for Foreign Music
* MTV Video Music Awards : mtvICON Award
* TMF Awards (Dutch Grammy) : Lifetime Achievement Award
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture Doesn't Really Matter
2002
* Grammy Awards (USA): Best Dance Recording, Recording Academy's Governors Award
* American Music Awards (USA): Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
* Essence Awards : Readers Choice Award for Entertainer Of The Year
* International Dance Music Awards : "All for You" Best Dance Video
* Japan Gold Disc Awards (Japan): "All for You" Top Selling Pop Album of the Year
* MVPA Awards : "Son of a Gun" Best Make Up
* Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards : Special Award: Role Model Award
* National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Awards : Entertainer of the Year
* BMI Pop Awards : Most Played Song All For You, Urban Awards Song of the Year All For You, Most Played Song Doesn't Really Matter, Most Played Song Someone To Call My Lover
2003
* A Place Called Home Award (USA): The Sister Patricia Connor Angel of the Year Award
2004
* Behind the Bench Awards (USA): Touching a Life Award
* BPI Sales Awards (UK): Damita Jo Silver Award
* Mobo Awards (UK): Legend Award
* MTV Japan Music Awards : Inspiration Award
* One Hundred Black Men Honors (USA): Icon Award
* Radio Music Awards (USA): Legend Award
* Soul Train Music Awards : Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements: Lifetime Achievement Award
2007
* Ebony Magazine Awards : Pre-Oscar Honoree
2008
* GLAAD Media Awards : Vanguard Award
* Lisa Lopes Foundation Awards (USA): Humanitarian of the Year
* NAACP Image Awards : Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture