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I read recently the the BPI now automates it's certifications. So I researched how Janet managed to play into it:

JANET FT Q-TIP & JONI MITCHELL - GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE

Silver Certification (Single) 22 July 2013

UNIVERSAL MUSIC (VIRGIN)

Released

JANET JACKSON - THE BEST

Silver Certification (Album) 22 July 2013

UNIVERSAL MUSIC (A&M)

Released 23 November 2009

http://www.bpi.co.uk...ied-awards.aspx

not as much as I desired but it's something....

I would be gagging if the RIAA follows suit.

I never really checked her certifications in the UK so I'm posting hem here :). Thanks for posting because otherwise I wouldn't have bothered lol.

JANET JACKSON - DAMITA JO

Silver Certification (Album) 02 April 2004

VIRGIN (VIRGIN)

Released 29 March 2004

JANET JACKSON - ALL FOR YOU

Gold Certification (Album) 27 April 2001

VIRGIN (VIRGIN)

Released 23 April 2001

JANET JACKSON - DOESN'T REALLY MATTER

Silver Certification (Single) 20 October 2000

MERCURY (MERCURY)

Released 07 August 2000

JANET JACKSON - JANET

2 x Platinum Certification (Album) 09 October 1998

VIRGIN (VIRGIN)

Released 17 May 1993

JANET JACKSON - VELVET ROPE

Platinum Certification (Album) 01 May 1998

VIRGIN (VIRGIN AMERICA)

Released 06 October 1997

JANET JACKSON - TOGETHER AGAIN

Platinum Certification (Single) 23 January 1998

VIRGIN (Unknown)

Released 01 December 1997

JANET JACKSON - GOT TIL IT'S GONE

Silver Certification (Single) 31 October 1997

VIRGIN (VIRGIN)

Released 22 September 1997

JANET JACKSON - DESIGN OF A DECADE 1986/1996

2 x Platinum Certification (Album) 01 March 1996

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 25 September 1995

JANET JACKSON - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES

Silver Certification (Single) 01 June 1993

VIRGIN (VIRGIN)

Released 26 April 1993

JANET JACKSON & LUTHER VANDROSS - THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE

Silver Certification (Single) 01 September 1992

AANDM (AANDM)

Released 20 July 1992

JANET JACKSON - RHYTHM NATION 1814

Platinum Certification (Album) 01 October 1990

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 13 September 1989

JANET JACKSON - CONTROL - THE REMIXES

Gold Certification (Album) 26 November 1987

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 06 November 1987

JANET JACKSON - CONTROL

Platinum Certification (Album) 25 May 1987

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 20 March 1986

JANET JACKSON - LET'S WAIT AWHILE

Silver Certification (Single) 01 April 1987

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 09 March 1987

JANET JACKSON - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY

Silver Certification (Single) 01 May 1986

A AND M (A AND M)

Released 10 March 1986

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  • 2 months later...

Janet-Number-Ones-Cover.jpg

U.S. - 352,000 + (double disc over 100 minutes, thus it counts twice; last Soundscan number 175,892 [2011]).

U.K. - 100,000 +

Japan - 20,300 +

Canada - 10,000

= 482,300

Given the dated figures for the compilation, it's safe to estimate that #1s/TB has sold about 500,000 globally.

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Back when?

When the album was released in the 80s/early 90s pre Soundscan.

i actually went to find for you SloLove but couldn't find it for Control and Rhythm Nation. I know janet. made her the first female to debut at number one in the Soundscan era.

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When the album was released in the 80s/early 90s pre Soundscan.

i actually went to find for you SloLove but couldn't find it for Control and Rhythm Nation. I know janet. made her the first female to debut at number one in the Soundscan era.

what were the numbers?

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Where do you get all this info? What were each of her albums opening week sales? Did they do that back then?

I found it all while waiting in the airport for a flight I was 4 hours early for a few years back. The opening sales for albums in the 80s was often low. Albums back then would ascend the chart to #1, rather than just debuting at #1.

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