billboard soundscan numbers r in
Apparently Ludacris takes the top, with 309,000. Janet Jackson comes in at No. 2, with around 296,000.

Nice to see Tony Bennett and John Mayer there. Most of the others are predictable and boring.

newpower99 said:

They shouldn't be comparing debut weeks. I don't remember the first week sales ever being a big deal until around 1999. Before then most albums would have their peak sales week ages after release.

MartyMcFly said:

ok, that shit was a fat suit. i'm convinced. her arms don't match the body at all. and in other pictures her legs don't match the body. i'm convinced she wore a fat suit so when she came back all fit people would be astonished and it would provide tons of press. come on...where are all the strectch marks and sagging skin?

Shapeshifter said:

Just A Little While was a pretty decent, straight between the eyes lead-off single, I thought. it was certainly the best choice from that album.

Those are still excellent numbers for somebody who's not being promoted much on the radio and MTV. (Thank God for Oprah)

Tessa said:

And it went .... straight between the eyes to nowhere .... with a bullet!

sallysassalot said:

My thoughts exactly. She took a tip from Nutty Professor 2. Actually, maybe her mystery film role was Nutty Professor 3, with her in the title role, and Jd as her skinny gnomic alter ego.

Shapeshifter said:

it was doing pretty well pre-Super Bowl. but yeah, it went nowhere. but i can't imagine any other single from that album doing that well. and that's before factoring in the SB disaster.

I honestly don't understand what the Super Bowl incident have to do with how your album charts. "I saw your nipple, I'm not going to buy your CD" ??? That's really a stupid retarded argument. If the music is good, people will buy it, if it's not, then so be it.

Thriller81 said:

more than the Super Bowl, i think that's exactly why people didn't buy it. it wasn't good.

Thriller81 said:

I think you're right there. Had she released a "When I Think Of You"/"Nasty"/"That's the Way Love Goes" etc etc after the incident it probably would have gone straight in at No 1. Instead she released a complete damp squib of a single which had all the memorability of a fart in a hurricane. A bit like her last album. But let's not go there ....
[Edited 10/4/06 11:34am]

Come on ppl!!! 300K is no small amount of albums to sell

CONGRADULATIONSS JANNNEEETTTT!!!

sallysassalot said:

she was fat at that time this is not th only pic but i dont think she lost it the hard way she got some surgery and lypo to reduxe 60lbs.

You can lose 60lbs in 4months but i think she is lazy to work it off

thekidsgirl said:

Her career is over!

Not really. I think the album truly has legs. What are you going to do....I hope it builds and I have an idea if they do reissue it, then it will be a big seller.

Frederick96 said:

And Justin's cd is FULL of potential hit singles, I don't hear that on that 20 Y.O mess. I SO wanted to love it but I could not have been anymore disappointed.

Honestly, Janet has nothing to prove anymore, she already has the records and numbers to stomp anybody. And the crazy thing is that she has never been known or supposed to be known for her criticial acclaim as an artist, she's no Aretha Franklin or Patti Labelle. She's a dance/pop artist with a weak voice who relied on producers to make her sound and sell millions of copies. So to say that her career is over is stupid because what Justin, Beyonce, Ciara, and Rhianna are trying to do now, she already did it and then some. So MTV and everybody can shit on her whenever, wherever, whatever, but the bottom line is that she did it whether you like her music or not. Her numbers speak for themselves and the new artist are using the same blueprint for success.
[Edited 10/4/06 12:32pm]

I found this over on the SOHH.COM blog

Janet, Beyonce and Tina... Don't Gag, Sh*t Happens!
Last night I went to the Fat Joe listening session held at the Virgin Records cafeteria hosted by Joe himself. As Joe's bangin' new set filled the air, so did this weird eeri-ness that something just wasn't right.



There was a lot of whispering, some of it was in agreement that Me, Myself and I is some of Joe's best shit yet. That joint with him and the Game is sure to be a hit. However the majority of the people there were talking about how Janet Jackson didn't debut at #1 according to Hits Daily Double. Some wondered would the numbers be massaged a little for the more official Billboard report. Funny thing is, Def Jam had already claimed their victory. As we walked up to the Virgin Records office, Ludacris' street team had covered the entire block with his posters as if 5th Avenue were Peachtree Street or Camberton Road.

A lot of people are gagging this morning. Some heads should roll. One in particular being [CENSORED]. That negro should be the first to go. He's turned down major promotional ideas and he'd been overheard saying in days prior, "I don't need her to sell big numbers, I just need her to debut at #1." Just another example of them resting on their laurels and underestimating the fans and the competition.

thekidsgirl said:

yes! especially w/o the support of MTV and pop radio, they were all over luda's sh*t like white on rice

funkin4kix said:

I second that... she did great... i just so wanted her to make it to #1 because of MTV and there nonsense

Thriller81 said:

I agree with you 100%. If you don't believe me, just take a look of Janet's catalog of hits. Whatever you feel about Janet, she has accomplished ALOT!!

newpower99 said:

Janet Jackson's "20 Y.O." (Virgin) entered at No. 2 with 296,000 copies, her smallest debut sales week since "The Velvet Rope" started at No. 1 with 202,000 in 1997. Her most recent release, 2004's "Damita Jo," bowed at No. 2 with 381,000 copies. In 2001, "All For You" opened at No. 1 with 605,000.

wonder505 said:

So wrong.

iconsweat said:

wrong about what?

wonder505 said:

I think iconsweat is talking about the "Sorry guys, except for one or two songs, Janets CD is just full of forgettable tracks." part.

Krytonite said:

LOL! Oh okay. I forgot to add "in my opinion".

VinnyM27 said:

You're right. If they work it right and keep it hot, they could release and have a number 1 album on their hands. Hopefully they will keep marketing it

menace said:

There is not even a 1 in a million chance of that happening! reissues will never generate the same interest as the first time!!Plus her next album will do alot worse then this one that how the music industry works!! I dont think 296k is so bad without oprah she whould have been about 200-220k. Look at what happened with TLC janet will go the same way. TLC like janet r both producer heavy and high on video support

Ludicris' album is pretty good, he really impressed me this go round!!!

lazycrockett said:

Kick ass
Weird al Rules!!!