Yes, it’s true. Janet Jackson, one of Decades’ favorite artists, is amazingly pregnant with her first child at the age of 50. In order to celebrate this incredible occurrence, we at DC Clubbing have put together a list of five occurrences when both Janet AND her brother Michael had top ten songs that were popular at roughly the same time. For most of the eras when both Michael and Janet were releasing music, they oftentimes staggered releases so as to likely not step on each other’s toes. However both the “King of Pop” and “Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty)” were such massive stars that they did have some overlapping hits. Here are those five times.

1987

Janet Jackson – Pleasure Principle – PURCHASE HERE

Amazingly the SIXTH single released from Janet’s third studio album Control, the very dance-able “Pleasure Principle” hit #1 on Billboard’s dance charts. The song’s lasting legacy may be that none other than Britney Spears referenced “Control’s” video in her performance in the video for her own 2000 hit “Stronger.”

Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel – PURCHASE HERE

This funky Quincy Jones production also bears a blues-meets-synth pop feel and was the third single from Michael’s 1987 mega hit album Bad. AllMusic reviewer John Erlewine notes about the song that “out of all of Bad‘s songs, ‘only three can stand alongside album tracks from [Jackson’s 1983 breakout album Thriller].’” “The Way You Make Me Feel” is counted alongside “Bad” and “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” in that statement.

1987

Janet Jackson – Control – PURCHASE HERE

“Control” was produced by frequent Prince collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and is often pointed to as a perfect example of the “Minneapolis sound” that they were applauded for creating in pop music of that era. The song’s subject matter deals with Janet wanting to finally take control of her life, and, when released, was her biggest hit-to-date.

Michael Jackson – Bad – PURCHASE HERE

Amazingly, both Michael and Janet released two of their most iconic songs at roughly the same time. Bad is inarguably a pop/rock masterpiece of a jam, as funky bass guitars and magnificent synth-work highlight a jamming groove. The lead single from Jackson’s legendary seventh solo album, which to-date, has sold nearly 50 million copies worldwide.

1989

Janet Jackson – Miss You Much – PURCHASE HERE

“Miss You Much” was the lead single from Janet’s 1989-released album Rhythm Nation 1814. It was easily the song that best defined the summer and close of 1989, hitting #1 in September and staying in the Top 10 until December of that year. As far as the song’s legacy, it’s inspired everyone from Britney Spears and Pink to the Backstreet Boys, Akon and more.

Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal – PURCHASE HERE

When the suit that you wear in the music video for a song is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and positioned at a 45 degree angle to match one of your best non-dance and virtually imposible dance moves, you’re on another level of stardom. That’s the case for the seventh single from Michael Jackson’s album Bad, which hit Billboard’s Top 10 in January 1989.

1995

Michael AND Janet Jackson – Scream – PURCHASE HERE

By 1995, Michael and Janet Jackson had 55 global top 10 hits and seven platinum-selling albums between them. Therefore, an epic collaboration was in order. “Scream”’s music video cost a rumored $7 million to make, and had three separate premieres on on MTV, BET and the next evening on ABC’s “Primetime Live.” The production was a collaboration between Michael, Janet and Ms. Jackson’s frequent collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. A #1 single in 17 countries worldwide, it also topped American Billboard’s Dance charts.

2001

Janet Jackson – All For You – PURCHASE HERE

By 2001, it’s an easy-to-argue point that Janet Jackson had become a bigger pop icon of that moment than Michael. Proof of this comes in Janet’s lead single from All For You. This platinum-selling disco-funk jam zoomed to the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts, and was Janet’s 10th overall number one hit.

Michael Jackson – You Rock My World – PURCHASE HERE

Here’s the answer to the trivia question of “when did Jay Z, Chris Tucker and the ‘King of Pop’ collaborate on a remix?” Released in 2001, Invincible was Michael’s last album of original material, and the original version of “You Rock My World” was arguably the last “huge” hit of Jackson’s life.