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Janet Jackson's Official Top 40 Most Downloaded Songs
19 September 2015
By Justin Myers

Been getting No Sleeep because you can't wait for Janet Jackson's new album? Think you're going to Scream if you don't hear some new Janet music soon? We know the feeling.

The bona fide member of pop royalty Janet Jackson releases her 11th studio album Unbreakable on 2October, and while we wait, we're rewinding slightly to check out the biggest songs of her 30-year career.

Before we unveil the full Top 40 most downloaded Janet tracks, let's take a closer look at the all-important Top 5. Watch out Stanets, some serious chart stats heading your way.

1: Together Again

In pole position, one of Janet's first forays into dance music saw her pay tribute to her close pals who were no longer with us. As usual, Janet's dance routine for Together Again was a masterclass in precision and pliability.

Over 50,000 copies of the song have been downloaded since we started counting in 2005 – not bad to say the song came out a whole seven years earlier and sold a whopping 747,000 on physical format.

PEAK: 4
YEAR: 1997

ChartFact: Together Again is Janet's biggest selling single in the UK, even though it only got to Number 4. It's sold over 798,000 copies in total

2: Scream

You'd think with two megastars in the family, Michael and Janet would have teamed up for a guaranteed smash pretty often, but we had to wait until 1995 before the swivel-hipped duo got together for this classic.

Not a Number 1, sadly, but another Top 3 smash for the pair, Scream's total chart sales tally stands at over 200,000. At the time, its video was rumoured to be the most expensive ever – imagine if it had been in colour. Twice the price!

PEAK: 3
YEAR: 1995

ChartFact: Scream was Janet's eighth Top 10 hit. She's racked up 17 altogether.

3: All For You

"Got a nice package, all right," sang Janet in this saucy, retro R&B jam – no idea wha she was referring to, of course. All For You was stopped from hitting the top by the combined might of Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Shaggy.

She's only had one Top 10 since, with Feel It Boy the collabo with Beenie Man from 2002.

PEAK: 3
YEAR: 2001

ChartFact: All For You was Janet's fourth single to peak at Number 3

4: The Best Things In Life Are Free

It seems we really love Janet when she teams up with another superstar. Her collaboration with silky-voiced legend Luther Vandross was so popular, it hit the Top 10 twice!

The Best Things In Life Are Free was first released in 1992 and became Janet's first serious challenge for the top spot, held off at number 2 by Snap's Rhythm Is A Dancer.

Three years later, it was back! A remixed version peaked at Number 7.

PEAK: 2
YEAR: 1992

ChartFact: The Best Things In Life Are Free came close, but Janet has never had a Number 1 single in the UK. The 1992 version of the song was the 17th biggest selling single of that year.

5: That's The Way Love Goes

Leading off the huge album Janet, That's The Way Love Goes saw Janet take a more mature direction, and having her second Number 2 peak in a row. She's not been that high since, believe it or not.

PEAK: 2
YEAR: 1993

ChartFact: That's The Way Love Goes has sold over 214,000 copies.

Her most downloaded '80s song is…

When I Think Of You! Taken from Janet's breakthrough album Control, When I Think Of You reached Number 10 in 1986 and was the third of an incredible seven singles to come from that one release. It was her first chart-topper in the US.

Other notable entries

Janet's first ever UK Top 10 What Have You Done For Me Lately just makes it into her Top 10 most downloaded tracks (10). What Have You Done For Me Lately was the 60th bestselling single of 1986 and has shifted over 252,000 copies. Her most recent Top 40 hit, Call On Me, a team-up with rapper Nelly, finishes two spots above at 8.

Janet's most recent single No Sleeep makes an appearance already – it's at Number 19.

Bonus ChartFact: Janet's first ever chart entry was way back in 1984. The song? Why, it was a duet called Two To The Power Of One. And her duetting partner? Well, it was Cliff Richard, actually. No, for real. The track peaked at Number 83.

Take a look at Janet's Official Top 40 Most Downloaded tracks
TRACK PEAK YEAR
1 TOGETHER AGAIN 4 1997
2 SCREAM (WITH MICHAEL JACKSON) 3 1995
3 ALL FOR YOU 3 2001
4 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (WITH LUTHER VANDROSS) 2 1992
5 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES 2 1993
6 FEEDBACK 0 2007
7 WHEN I THINK OF YOU 10 1986
8 CALL ON ME (WITH NELLY) 18 2006
9 MAKE ME 73 2009
10 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY 3 1986
11 SON OF A GUN (I BETCHA THINK THIS SONG) (FT CARLY SIMON) 13 2001
12 AGAIN 6 1993
13 LETS WAIT AWHILE 3 1987
14 RHYTHM NATION 23 1989
15 DOESN'T REALLY MATTER 5 2000
16 ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) 19 2004
17 SO EXCITED - 2006
18 WHOOPS NOW 9 1995
19 NO SLEEEP N/A 2015
20 SOMEONE TO CALL MY LOVER 11 2001
21 IF 14 1993
22 NASTY 19 1986
23 I GET LONELY 5 1998
24 ANY TIME ANY PLACE 13 1994
25 RUNAWAY 6 1995
26 BLACK CAT 15 1990
27 LUV ME LUV ME (WITH SHAGGY) N/A 2004
28 ESCAPADE 17 1990
29 GO DEEP 13 1998
30 MISS YOU MUCH 22 1989
31 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 24 1987
32 COME BACK TO ME 20 1990
33 LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) 34 1990
34 JUST A LITTLE WHILE 15 2004
35 ROCK WITH U N/A 2008
36 EVERY TIME 46 1998
37 VELVET ROPE N/A 2004
38 CONTROL 42 1987
39 NOTHING N/A 2010
40 LUV N/A 2008

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