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new jack swing
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New jack swing is a fusion of R&B, hip-hop, and dance-pop that emerged in the late 1980s and dominated urban radio through the mid-1990s. The genre features swingbeat rhythms, synthesizers, and rap verses combined with smooth vocal harmonies. It bridged street culture and mainstream pop, defining the sound of Black American youth music in that era.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  |
1977 | Various Artists | Mo' Money |
| 47 |  |
1986-10-21 | Janet Jackson | Control |
| 11 |  |
1987 | Various Artists | New Jack City |
| 65 | 1988 | Paula Abdul | Forever Your Girl | |
| 22 |  |
1988-06-10 | Prince | Diamonds And Pearls |
| 24 |  |
アトラスサウンドチーム | ペルソナ4 オリジナル・サウンドトラック | |
| 27 | Tony Toni Toné | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Tony! Toni! Tone! | ||
| 34 | 1988 | The Boys | Messages from The Boys | |
| 28 | 1988-04-18 | Tony Toni Toné | Who? | |
| 36 | Tony Toni Toné | Tony! Toni! Tone'! Greatest Hits | ||
| 86 | 1988-06-13 | Guy | Guy | |
| 75 |  |
1988-06-20 | New Edition | Heart Break |
| 96 | 1988-06-20 | Bobby Brown | Don't Be Cruel | |
| 51 |  |
1988-08-25 | Prince | Music From Graffiti Bridge |
| 16 | 1989 | Christopher Williams | Adventures In Paradise | |
| 20 | 1989 | Kool & The Gang | Sweat | |
| 25 | 1989 | Wreckx-N-Effect | Wrecks-N-Effect | |
| 66 | 1989 | Troop | Attitude | |
| 78 |  |
1989 | Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 |
| 33 | 1989-05-24 | Diana Ross | Workin' Overtime | |
| 63 | 1989-07-23 | Babyface | Tender Lover | |
| 79 | 1989-09-15 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation 1814 | |
| 82 |  |
1989-10-23 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation |
| 42 | 1989-10-26 | Bobby Brown | Dance!…Ya Know It! | |
| 74 | 1989-11-20 | Lisa Stansfield | Affection | |
| 7 | 1990 | Jasmine Guy | Jasmine Guy | |
| 23 | 1990 | The Winans | Return | |
| 53 |  |
1990 | Mantronix | This Should Move Ya |
| 95 | 1990-01-30 | MC Hammer | Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em | |
| 99 | 1990-03-01 | Bell Biv DeVoe | Poison | |
| 44 | 1990-04-17 | Johnny Gill | Johnny Gill | |
| 60 | 1990-04-20 | Tony Toni Toné | The Revival | |
| 1 | 1990-08-13 | Prince | Graffiti Bridge | |
| 30 | 1990-10-23 | Hi-Five | hi-five | |
| 68 | 1990-11-13 | Guy | The Future | |
| 73 |  |
1990-11-27 | Ralph Tresvant | Ralph Tresvant |
| 90 | Sonic the Hedgehog CD | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CD Original Soundtrack (20th Anniversary Edition) | ||
| 12 |  |
1991 | Damian Dame | Damian Dame |
| 15 |  |
1991 | Prince, The New Power Generation | Diamonds and Pearls |
| 35 |  |
1991 | Heavy D & The Boyz | Now That We Found Love |
| 41 |  |
1991 | Ralph Tresvant | RizzWaFaire |
| 57 |  |
1991 | Boyz II Men | Cooleyhighharmony - Expanded Edition |
| 91 |  |
1991-04-30 | Boyz II Men | Cooleyhighharmony |
| 89 | 1991-05-28 | Jodeci | Forever My Lady | |
| 87 |  |
1991-06-11 | Mint Condition | Meant To Be Mint |
| 13 |  |
1991-07-02 | Gladys Knight | Good Woman |
| 83 | 1991-07-23 | Color Me Badd | C.M.B. | |
| 38 | 1991-08-23 | Donna Summer | Mistaken Identity | |
| 45 |  |
1991-09-30 | Luther Vandross | The Best Things In Life Are Free |
| 71 | 1991-11-19 | Shanice | Inner Child | |
| 46 |  |
1991-11-25 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous |
| 29 | 1991-12-17 | Jody Watley | Affairs Of The Heart | |
| 21 | 1992 | Mark Heard | Satellite Sky | |
| 26 | 1992 | Debbie Gibson | Body Mind Soul | |
| 39 | 1992 | R. Kelly & Public Announcement | Born into the 90's | |
| 40 | 1992 | Jimmy Nail | Growing Up In Public | |
| 48 | 1992 | Wreckx-N-Effect | Rump Shaker | |
| 67 |  |
1992 | TLC | Ooooooohhh…On the TLC Tip |
| 32 | 1992-01-28 | Joe Public | Joe Public | |
| 93 | 1992-03-30 | En Vogue | Funky Divas | |
| 61 | 1992-08-24 | Bobby Brown | Bobby | |
| 69 | 1992-10-20 | Paulina Rubio | La Chica Dorada | |
| 98 |  |
1992-10-27 | SWV | It's About Time |
| 81 | 1992-11-13 | Jade | Jade to the Max | |
| 77 | 1992-11-17 | Silk | Lose Control | |
| 72 | 1992-11-24 | Wreckx-N-Effect | Hard Or Smooth | |
| 6 |  |
1993 | Jomanda | Nubia Soul |
| 54 | 1993 | SWV | Right Here | |
| 64 | 1993 | Madonna | Bye Bye Baby | |
| 85 |  |
1993 | Mary J. Blige | What's The 411? |
| 43 | 1993-01-19 | Ralph Tresvant | It's Goin' Down | |
| 2 |  |
1993-04-05 | David Bowie | Black Tie White Noise |
| 62 |  |
1993-05-18 | Janet Jackson | janet. |
| 59 | 1993-06-22 | Tony Toni Toné | Sons Of Soul | |
| 3 | 1993-08-10 | Babyface | For the Cool in You | |
| 19 |  |
1993-10-26 | Tevin Campbell | I'm Ready |
| 70 | 1994-05-17 | Blackstreet | Blackstreet | |
| 4 | 1994-08-09 | Prince | Letitgo | |
| 14 | 1995-02-28 | Christopher Williams | Not A Perfect Man | |
| 58 |  |
1996 | Blackstreet | No Diggity-The Very Best Of |
| 76 |  |
1996-02-21 | Take That | Nobody Else (Expanded Edition) |
| 97 | 1996-09-09 | Blackstreet | Another Level | |
| 5 |  |
1997 | Tribal Jam | Demarre Le Show |
| 49 | 1997-05-05 | Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | |
| 18 |  |
1998 | Mint Condition | The Collection (1991-1998) |
| 88 |  |
1999 | Loona | HyunJin |
| 8 | 1999-02-22 | TLC | FanMail | |
| 92 |  |
1999-04-05 | Blackstreet | Girlfriend/Boyfriend |
| 84 | 2001-11-06 | SWV | Best of SWV | |
| 52 | 2003-02-04 | Keith Sweat | Live | |
| 56 |  |
2005 | R. Kelly | Born Into The 90's |
| 9 |  |
2007 | Louie Vega | When The Night Is Over |
| 17 |  |
2007-09-25 | Rahsaan Patterson | Wines And Spirits |
| 100 |  |
2010-12-09 | IU | BBIBBI |
| 50 |  |
2015 | Clarence Clarity | No Now |
| 37 |  |
2015-11-13 | James Ferraro | Skid Row |
| 55 |  |
2020-08-21 | Rein | Reincarnated |
| 80 |  |
2021-02-22 | SHINee | 1 and 1 - The 5th Album Repackage |
| 94 |  |
2021-02-22 | SHINee | 1 of 1 - The 5th Album |
| 31 |  |
2023-09-22 | Samantha Urbani | Showing Up |