Other acts in Janus' early years included Pye artists Status Quo, Pickettywitch and Sounds Orchestral.

Artists who had hits on Janus included Potliquor, Mungo Jerry, The Whispers, Cymande, Charlie, Al Stewart, Ian Thomas, Dickie Goodman and Ray Stevens on Barnaby Records.

Janus also released Scott English's original recording of "Brandy", which would be covered in 1974 by Barry Manilow as "Mandy".

[6] In the early 1970s Janus also released American editions of recordings made by Bill Haley & His Comets for the European Sonet Records label (including the 1971 single "A Little Piece at a Time" (Janus 162), which would be Haley's final North American 45 rpm single release).

They also released recordings by the British progressive rock band Camel as well as titles by Kayak, Harvey Mandel, Judas Priest, Lucifer's Friend, and the Baker Gurvitz Army.