 In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s her duets with P. B. Srinivas, S.P.Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas and Dr. Rajkumar topped the charts across all the South Indian languages.She has sung in almost all the genres of songs (50's,60's,70's,80's,90's,2000's and even 2010's).In October 2016, Janaki announced her retirement from singing for films and stage appearances.