Janet's Singles & Albums Sales in the USA


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On this page you will find information we have collected on the sales of Janet's singles and albums in the USA, particularly from the SoundScan era (which started in November 1991) and America's largest - but by no means only - record/music club, BMG.

Many thanks to Hanboo & JR King for posting SoundScan sales figures on ukmix & MJJForum, respectively.

Singles

Singles will be added to this list, and sales up-dated, as and when we have the information.

Key: SScan = sales according to SoundScan, Date = date the sales figure relates to.

      SScan    Date  Title
   1,224,000   Dec 05  Together Again
   1,186,000   Jan 06  Again
   1,116,000   Jan 06  That's The Way Love Goes
      928,000   Dec 05  I Get Lonely
      861,000   Jan 06  Runaway
      844,000   Jan 06  What's It Gonna Be?!
      719,000   Jan 06  Scream
      679,000   Jan 06  If
      646,000   Jan 06  Doesn't Really Matter
      608,300+   May 08  Feedback (digital downloads)
      531,000   Jan 06  Any Time, Any Place / And On And On
      485,000   Jan 06  All For You
      404,000   Jan 06  You Want This / 70s Love Groove
      296,400   Jan 06  Someone To Call My lover
      211,000   Dec 05  Because Of Love
        44,000   Dec 06  Call On Me
        23,230  Mar 08  Rock With U (digital downloads)
        11,500  Mar 07  Son Of A Gun (digital downloads)
          8,470  Mar 08  Luv (digital downloads)
          4,500  Mar 07  Just A Little While
     

Albums

Janet released four studio albums in the pre-Soundscan era, two of which gained RIAA certifications:

Note: RIAA awards relate to shipments - not actual sales.

Key: Pre-SS = pre-SoundScan sales, SScan = sales in SoundScan era, Date = date of SoundScan figure, BMG = BMG Music Club sales between 1990-2003.

    Pre-SS       SScan/Date     BMG  Title (RIAA Award)
         ?       63,000/Aug 06       82,000  Janet Jackson
         ?       22,000/Aug 06       44,000   Dream Street
   5,000,000+     496,000/Sep 09     883,000  Control (5 x Platinum)
   5,500,000  1,377,000/Sep 09  1,100,000  Rhythm Nation 1814 (6 x Platinum)
   7,010,000/Sep 09     860,000  janet. (6 x Platinum)
   2,422,000/Sep 09  1,480,000  Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (2 x Platinum)
   3,229,000/Sep 09     420,000  The Velvet Rope (3 x Platinum)
   3,107,000/Sep 09     100,000  All For You (2 x Platinum) (excluding CD/DVD)
      140,350/Apr 07    All For You (CD/DVD)
   1,002,000/Sep 09      Damita Jo (Platinum)
      655,000/Sep 09    20 Y.O. (Platinum)
      446,000/Sep 09    Discipline
      152,580/Jun 10    Number Ones
       

On the basis of these figures, it appears several of Janet's albums are under-certified:

Music Videos & DVDs

Key: SScan = sales according to SoundScan, Date = date the sales figure relates to.

      SScan    Date  Title
      158,000  Jan 06  The Velvet Rope Tour
      140,350  Apr 07  All For You (CD/DVD)
      122,000  Jan 06  Live In Hawaii
      107,000  Jan 06  Design Of A Decade 1986/1996
        66,900  Jan 06  janet.
        42,000  Jan 06  From janet. To Damita Jo