Posted September 19, 20159 yr 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 ©2015 Official Charts Company . 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September 19, 20159 yr Author Not that familiar with Janet's material but I love 'What Have You Done For Me Lately', 'All For You', 'Scream' and 'Make Me'. Surprised that 'Scream' sold so little for a song that had perhaps the most anticipated collab and the most expensive video. 'No Sleeep' is sounding very cool - if Radio 1 weren't so ageist, it would be perfect for them.
September 19, 20159 yr Where did Feedback chart? I thought it reached top100 but seems it didn't #114! :( Had a chart run of: 125-132-132-131-114-x-116-135-x
September 19, 20159 yr Her best song at the top :wub: one of my all-time favourites <3 Adore her back-catalogue and excited for the new music. 'The Velvet Rope' is such an incredible album - 'Empty' is just... everything :'( Does anyone have sales figures for it while we're discussing her (& her other albums)?
September 19, 20159 yr The Velvet Rope and Rhythm Nation are her best albums. Its a shame she never had a #1 single in the UK chart, I love her earlier material.
September 19, 20159 yr Some of her most iconic songs are very low in that list. 'Black Cat', 'Escapade' and 'Go Deep' need some trickle sales :( C'mon download generation, get with it.
September 19, 20159 yr Where is Got Til It's Gone though? THIS. It's one of her best and one of her biggest(ish) too, no?
September 20, 20159 yr Funny, I've just been checking out the Rhythm Nation album as I'm looking for tracks to play at my Mum's 50th birthday party next week. She loved that album and went to see Janet on tour. But it's so weird that a lot of the singles off it were massive #1 hits in the States but were merely top 30 here. I don't think any of the tracks from it are very well remembered here - the title track only #14 most downloaded. Edited September 20, 20159 yr by AcerBen
September 20, 20159 yr She was much bigger in the 90s than in the 80s, particularly in Europe. Control (the album) didn't even chart at all in Finland
September 20, 20159 yr Janet's UK chart record is pretty appalling tbh, given how huge she was worldwide. At least 'That's The Way Love Goes' got to #2 I suppose :lol:
September 20, 20159 yr Just noticed that Rhythm Nation 1814 isn't on Spotify (in the UK anyway). :( I was thinking of giving it a listen!
September 21, 20159 yr Her best song at 37 :heart: 2004 though...?I'm not sure but maybe 2004 is when the OCC started to count downloads, and 'The Velvet Rope' was never released as a single prior to that. Must be the same with 'Luv Me, Luv Me' apparently, I'm guessing Janet's version never had a UK release. Is any of that plausible? I love the slight randomness of this list, some songs are much higher than I would have expected. A list of her best overall sellers would have been more useful if they haven't compiled one already. 'No Sleeep' is sounding very cool - if Radio 1 weren't so ageist, it would be perfect for them.They did A-list two Mary J. Blige songs less than a year ago, and she's only five years younger than Janet! (Obviously the Disclosure production was a factor.) But even Radio 2 seems to be snubbing Janet at the moment...
September 21, 20159 yr I wish they did a proper sales run down and not just focus on downloads. I can understand why as it makes No Sleeep look a bit more successful (whereas I doubt it would be in a top 40 of sales), but it would have been a much more interesting list. Runaway is my all time favourite Janet song. Such a tune. :wub:
September 21, 20159 yr If her highest download sales is 50k, then I dread to think what number 40 on that list have. A few hundred at best?
September 21, 20159 yr Author I wish they did a proper sales run down and not just focus on downloads. I can understand why as it makes No Sleeep look a bit more successful (whereas I doubt it would be in a top 40 of sales), but it would have been a much more interesting list. It's probably more to do with unofficial data from the 80s and 90s that make it hard to make an 'official' official list. Shireblogger on Haven very kindly made up a list of his estimates for Janet's best sellers so I'll post it below: Using the OCC download data, here is my estimated Janet Jackson All-Time Top 51 (physical + digital) 1. Janet Jackson -- Together Again :: 800k 2. Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson -- The Best Things In Life Are Free :: 450k 3. Janet Jackson -- Let's Wait Awhile :: 300k 4. Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson -- Scream :: 285k 5. Janet Jackson -- What Have You Done For Me Lately :: 250k 6. Janet Jackson ft Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell -- Got 'Til Its Gone :: 225k 7. Janet Jackson -- That's The Way Love Goes :: 215k 8. Janet Jackson -- All For You :: 195k 9. Janet Jackson -- Again :: 170k 10. Janet Jackson -- When I Think Of You :: 160k 11. Janet Jackson -- Runaway :: 160k 12. Janet Jackson -- Whoops Now :: 155k 13. Busta Rhymes ft Janet Jackson -- What's It Gonna Be ? :: 150k 14. Janet Jackson -- Doesn't Really Matter :: 140k 15. Janet Jackson ft Blackstreet -- I Get Lonely :: 125k 16. Janet Jackson -- Nasty :: 105k 17. Janet Jackson -- Escapade :: 95k 18. Blackstreet ft Janet Jackson -- Girlfriend / Boyfriend :: 90k 19. Janet Jackson with Carly Simon -- Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song) :: 90k 20. Janet Jackson -- If :: 75k 21. Janet Jackson -- Black Cat :: 75k 22. Janet Jackson -- Go Deep :: 70k 23. Janet Jackson -- Miss You Much :: 70k 24. Janet Jackson -- Any Time Any Place :: 60k 25. Janet Jackson -- Rhythm Nation :: 60k 26. Janet Jackson -- Come Back To Me :: 60k 27. Janet Jackson -- The Pleasure Principle :: 50k 28. Janet Jackson -- You Want This :: 50k 29. Beenie Man ft Janet Jackson -- Feel It Boy :: 50k 30. Janet Jackson -- Someone To Call My Love :: 45k 31. Janet Jackson -- Alright :: 45k 32. Herb Alpert ft Janet Jackson -- Diamonds :: 45k 33. Janet Jackson & Nelly -- Call On Me :: 40k 34. Janet Jackson -- Love Will Never Do (Without You) :: 40k 35. Janet Jackson -- Control :: 40k 36. Janet Jackson -- Twenty Foreplay :: 40k 37. Janet Jackson -- Because Of Love :: 35k 38. Janet Jackson -- Just A Little While :: 30k 39. Janet Jackson -- Feedback :: 30k 40. Janet Jackson -- Every Time :: 25k 41. Janet Jackson -- All Nite (Don't Stop) :: 25k 42. Janet Jackson -- Make Me :: 15k 43. Janet Jackson ft Khia -- So Excited {from "20 Y.O."} :: 10k 44. Janet Jackson -- Funny How Time Flies :: 10k 45. Janet Jackson & Cliff Richard -- Two To The Power :: 7k 46. Shaggy ft Janet Jackson -- Luv Me Luv Me {from "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" s/t} :: 7k 47. Janet Jackson -- Rock With U {from "Discipline"} :: 6k 48. Janet Jackson -- Luv {from "Discipline"} :: 6k 49. Janet Jackson -- No Sleeep {from "Unbreakable"} :: 5k 50. Janet Jackson -- Velvet Rope {from "The Velvet Rope"} :: 5k 51. Janet Jackson -- Nothing {from "Why Did I Get Married Too" s/t} :: 5k This gives JJ a total of 5,300,000 UK singles sales.
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