Posted May 16, 20169 yr Kinda pointless telling us the most downloaded when physicals contribute a hell of a lot to the overall totals. 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
May 16, 20169 yr Unfortunately, this is just the same article that was posted by them last September. :( The only thing different is the publish date.
May 17, 20169 yr Together Again :wub: One of my favourite records of all time :wub: Funnily enough, 'Again' and 'Together Again' are my two favourite songs by her. Maybe she needs to release another song with 'Again' in the title. Again. But yeah this is a bit of a pointless list really, I'd rather see a list of her total sales. Edited May 17, 20169 yr by Mango
May 18, 20169 yr I don't know, its interesting to see long running artists' trickle sales of songs they released ages ago. I find, anyway. I'd definitely find a list like this for someone like Madonna or U2 interesting, to see what older songs kept their popularity or became unexpectedly popular.
May 19, 20169 yr Yeah weird that GTIG isnt top40 at least. Rhythm Nation did remarkably well considering how old it is and the meh peak it had back then
May 19, 20169 yr Janet's sales for her 90s records. The number in brackets is the position of the record in the 1990s decade chart Togther Again - 743,501 (60) The Best Things In Life Are Free - 246,105 (457) (1992 release) Scream - 244,239 (461) Gone 'Til It's Gone - 193,654 (621) That's The Way Love Goes - 188,085 (649) Again - 155,568 (835) Runaway - 152,829 (852) The Best Things In Life Are Free (Remix) - 152,001 (860) (1995 release) Whoops Now / What'll I Do - 151,045 (866) What's It Gonna Be - 141,763 (927) Sales to March 1997 were based on the old chart panel compilation method so the sales figures may be higher than the figures the OCC hold.
May 16, 20178 yr Janet Jackson's Official Top 40 most downloaded songs 16 May 2017 | By Justin Myers Refresh yourself with Miss Jackson's stellar back catalogue of heavy hitters. Happy Birthday Janet Jackson! It would be rude to reveal a lady's age, but not to unveil her most downloaded singles of all-time, so that's exactly what we're going to do today (May 16) to celebrate the fact the iconic performer is still going strong. 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 57,000 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 formats. PEAK: 4 YEAR: 1997 ChartFact: Together Again is Janet's biggest selling single in the UK, even though it only got to Number 4. Interestingly, although Janet has scored 9 Top 5 singles, Together Again is her only one to peak at Number 4. 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 Jan take a more mature direction, and it gave her a 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. Another song to peak at Number 2, Janet holds the record as the solo artist with the most Top 10 hits that never scored a UK chart topper. Yet. There are plenty of bangers left in her yet! 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 one spot above at 9. The lead single from Janet's latest album Unbreakable, No Sleeep has managed to crack into the Top 20 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 tag team 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 Song BY PEAK YEAR 1 TOGETHER AGAIN JANET JACKSON 4 1997 2 SCREAM MICHAEL JACKSON/JANET JACKSON 3 1995 3 ALL FOR YOU JANET JACKSON 3 2001 4 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE LUTHER VANDROSS/JANET JACKSON 2 1992 5 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES JANET JACKSON 2 1993 6 FEEDBACK JANET JACKSON 114 2007 7 WHEN I THINK OF YOU JANET JACKSON 10 1986 8 GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE JANET FT Q-TIP & JONI MITCHELL 6 1997 9 CALL ON ME JANET JACKSON & NELLY 18 2006 10 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY JANET JACKSON 3 1986 11 MAKE ME JANET JACKSON 73 2009 12 AGAIN JANET JACKSON 6 1993 13 RHYTHM NATION JANET JACKSON 23 1989 14 SON OF A GUN (I BETCHA THINK THIS SONG) JANET JACKSON FT CARLY SIMON 13 2001 15 LETS WAIT AWHILE JANET JACKSON 3 1987 16 DOESN'T REALLY MATTER JANET JACKSON 5 2000 17 WHOOPS NOW/WHAT'LL I DO JANET JACKSON 9 1995 18 ALL NITE (DON'T STOP)/I WANT YOU JANET JACKSON 19 2004 19 NO SLEEEP JANET JACKSON N/A 2015 20 SO EXCITED JANET JACKSON N/A 2006 21 WHATS IT GONNA BE BUSTA RHYMES FT JANET 6 1999 22 IF JANET JACKSON 14 1993 23 SOMEONE TO CALL MY LOVER JANET JACKSON 11 2001 24 NASTY JANET JACKSON 19 1986 25 I GET LONELY JANET JACKSON 5 1998 26 ANY TIME ANY PLACE JANET JACKSON 13 1994 27 BLACK CAT JANET JACKSON 15 1990 28 RUNAWAY JANET JACKSON 6 1995 29 ESCAPADE JANET JACKSON 17 1990 30 LUV ME LUV ME SHAGGY FT JANET JACKSON N/A 2004 31 BURNITUP JANET JACKSON FT MISSY ELLIOTT N/A 2015 32 GO DEEP JANET JACKSON 13 1998 33 MISS YOU MUCH JANET JACKSON 22 1989 34 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE JANET JACKSON 24 1987 35 COME BACK TO ME JANET JACKSON 20 1990 36 LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) JANET JACKSON 34 1990 37 ROCK WITH U JANET JACKSON N/A 2008 38 JUST A LITTLE WHILE JANET JACKSON 15 2004 39 EVERY TIME JANET JACKSON 46 1998 40 CONTROL JANET JACKSON 42 1986 ©2017 Official Charts Company. 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May 16, 20178 yr I've always been baffled by that, surely the release was botched or something, I can't remember :lol: Absolute banger and #114 or whatever it is is a ridiculous peak.
May 16, 20178 yr I've always been baffled by that, surely the release was botched or something, I can't remember :lol: Absolute banger and #114 or whatever it is is a ridiculous peak. It was simply a case of it gaining absolutely zero airplay or support here, so it struggled to ever get anywhere.
May 16, 20178 yr Janet's sales for her 90s records. The number in brackets is the position of the record in the 1990s decade chart Togther Again - 743,501 (60) The Best Things In Life Are Free - 246,105 (457) (1992 release) Scream - 244,239 (461) Gone 'Til It's Gone - 193,654 (621) That's The Way Love Goes - 188,085 (649) Again - 155,568 (835) Runaway - 152,829 (852) The Best Things In Life Are Free (Remix) - 152,001 (860) (1995 release) Whoops Now / What'll I Do - 151,045 (866) What's It Gonna Be - 141,763 (927) Sales to March 1997 were based on the old chart panel compilation method so the sales figures may be higher than the figures the OCC hold. Ooh, how do you know the positions for the 90s chart out of the top 100, would love to see the top 1000 or even top 200 :)
May 16, 20178 yr Time for La Toya's Top 10 really! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSS!!! She and Rebbie share a birthday on May 29th so they could do a combined chart.
May 16, 20178 yr I've always been baffled by that, surely the release was botched or something, I can't remember :lol: Absolute banger and #114 or whatever it is is a ridiculous peak. I'm guessing it was an early OA/OS release and then it never gained momentum anywhere.
May 16, 20178 yr Wow she's never had a no.1!! :o I'd always heard that Together Again was in a huge chart battle vs Sunchyme and lost out and came second. Her best three songs are in the top3, but where is Doesn't Really Matter? That should be top4!! I also thought she was as big as Madonna at one point but apparently not! 5OvQpLBxBSY
May 16, 20178 yr Wow she's never had a no.1!! :o I also thought she was as big as Madonna at one point but apparently not! 5OvQpLBxBSY Sadly she was never as big here as she was in America. Still an impressive collection of hits. Super Bowl really destroyed her mainstream career. Had some fantastic output since then which hasn't got the attention it deserved. Unbreakable was in my personal top 3 albums of 2015.
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