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95. Janet Jackson, The Velvet Rope. The strength of janet.'s singles gives that album a slight edge on our list, but there's no getting around the fact that Jackson's follow-up, The Velvet Rope, is handily the artist's most personal effort and, Rhythm Nation excepted, one of her most important creative statements, diving headlong into the politics of personal and sexual self-actualization. But unlike other topical pop records, and despite its sadomasochistic overtones, The Velvet Rope's textures are warm and inviting, striking a balance between soft and gritty that's reflected right in the album's title. Jackson's breathless dirty talk has since grown tired :umm: , but Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis's expert use of her looped whimpers and moans—and, of course, those luscious harmonies—on standout cuts like "My Need" and "Rope Burn" is nothing short of orgasmic. SC

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