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Janet Jackson's “Miss You Much” began a four-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was her second single to reach the top of the chart.
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- Janet Jackson was scheduled to perform at St. Louis Arena, but the concert was postponed until the following day because of her health problems. At the rescheduled show on August 5, she performed three songs before collapsing backstage and being taken to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with an acute viral infection.
- “Come Back To Me” by Janet Jackson was a new song at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.
- Janet Jackson reached No. 1 on the R&B chart with “The Pleasure Principle”.
- Eighteen-year-old Janet Jackson secretly married 21-year-old James DeBarge of the group DeBarge. Most of her family, including her parents, were on the Victory tour with The Jacksons at the time. The marriage ended eight months later. Janet Jackson subsequently enjoyed a highly successful career, placing 39 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1986 and 2008.
- HBO premiered Janet Jackson's new music video “Every Time.” The premiere took place shortly before the evening broadcast of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and served as a preview for the premiere of the live concert special Janet: The Velvet Rope from Madison Square Garden.
- Janet Jackson began a three-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Doesn’t Really Matter”. The song appeared in the film “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps”, starring Janet Jackson and Eddie Murphy.
- Janet Jackson appeared on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing only bikini bottoms and a necklace made of large shells. She had lost a significant amount of weight shortly beforehand.