CSPC: Janet Jackson Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 2

Janet (1993) – 360,000 equivalent albums

That’s the Way Love Goes – 800,000
If – 650,000
Again – 300,000
Any Time, Any Place – 400,000
Remaining tracks – 250,000

The Velvet Rope (1997) – 330,000 equivalent albums

Got ’til It’s Gone – 600,000
Go Deep – 150,000
Together Again – 700,000
Every Time – 100,000
I Get Lonely – 350,000
Remaining tracks – 300,000

All for You (2001) – 225,000 equivalent albums

All for You – 900,000
Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) – 100,000
Someone to Call My Lover – 175,000
Doesn’t Really Matter – 175,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000

Damita Jo (2004) – 83,000 equivalent albums

All Nite (Don’t Stop) – 250,000
I Want You – 100,000
Remaining tracks – 200,000

Interestingly, each 1993-2001 album has at least one song at 600,000 download sales or more unlike her previous four LPs. Even more surprisingly, the song which appears to be the best selling tune preceding the digital era is All For You. The song was still recent when downloads first arrived and it is also one of the few hits that had a global impact.

Damita Jo, the only album from this list released during the digital years – even if they were just getting started – has the worst results which is good evidence of its lackluster performance.