Janet Jackson Outsells MJ...on Singles

New York, NY (Top40 Charts)

Back before her 1986 breakthrough, "Control," then-teenage Janet Jackson was still mostly known as Michael's Little Sister. That changed when Janet released her iconic single "What Have You Done for Me Lately" in February of 1986, the song earned Jackson two Grammy nominations and a Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year, since then Janet Jackson and has been a record-breaking, history setting icon who has sold over 130 million albums and singles worldwide.

Billboard's latest Hottest Hot 100 Hits book lists four of the five biggest selling singles by the Jackson family are by Janet, surprisingly not her legendary brother Michael. Her massive 1993 hit "That's the Way Love Goes" is the biggest selling single of all the Jackson family members, while her 2001 hit "All for You" is the second biggest selling single. Looks like Janet was the one really in control.

#1 That's The Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson

#2 All for You | Janet Jackson

#3 Say, Say, Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

#4 Together Again | Janet Jackson

#5 Again | Janet Jackson

#6 Billie Jean | Michael Jackson

#7 Black Or White | Michael Jackson

#8 I'll Be There | Jackson 5

#9 Doesn't Really Matter | Janet Jackson

#10 Rock With You | Michael Jackson

#11 Beat It | Michael Jackson

#12 ABC | Jackson 5

#13 You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson

#14 Escapade | Janet Jackson

#15 Miss You Much | Janet Jackson

#16 Any Time, Any Place | Janet Jackson

#17 I Want You Back | Jackson 5

#18 Runaway | Janet Jackson

#19 The Love You Save | Jackson 5

#20 The Girl Is Mine | Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

#21 Remember the Time | Michael Jackson
#22 Never Can Say Goodbye | Jackson 5
#23 Man In the Mirror | Michael Jackson
#24 When I Think of You | Janet Jackson
#25 Dancing Machine | Jackson 5
#26 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
#27 Love Will Never Do (Without You) | Janet Jackson
#28 I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett
#29 Someone to Call My Lover | Janet Jackson
#30 Black Cat | Janet Jackson

#31 If | Janet Jackson
#32 Bad | Michael Jackson
#33 The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson
#34 Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson
#35 Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson
#36 Rhythm Nation | Janet Jackson
#37 Let's Wait Awhile | Janet Jackson
#38 State of Shock | The Jacksons
#39 Ben | Michael Jackson
#40 Come Back to Me | Janet Jackson

#41 What's It Gonna Be?! | Busta Rhymes ft. Janet Jackson
#42 You Want This | Janet Jackson
#43 The Best Things In Life Are Free | Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson with BBD & Ralph Tresvant
#44 Mama's Pearl | Jackson 5
#45 Nasty | Janet Jackson
#46 Because of Love | Janet Jackson
#47 I Get Lonely | Janet Jackson ft. BLACKstreet
#48 What Have You Done for Me Lately | Janet Jackson
#49 Alright | Janet Jackson
#50 Got to Be There | Michael Jackson

but wait, historians swear up and down Janet road the coattails of her brother Mike

Uh, oh, 3...2...1...

Paul McCartney has more hits in the Jackson family. Then most of the actual jackson family member

Gunsnhalen said:

Paul McCartney has more hits in the Jackson family. Then most of the actual jackson family member

I'm pretty sure Jermaine has more than Paul. Maybe they didn't hit as high on the Hot 100, which is what this listing appears to be.

SEANMAN said:

Janet Jackson Outsells MJ...on Singles

New York, NY (Top40 Charts)

Back before her 1986 breakthrough, "Control," then-teenage Janet Jackson was still mostly known as Michael's Little Sister. That changed when Janet released her iconic single "What Have You Done for Me Lately" in February of 1986, the song earned Jackson two Grammy nominations and a Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year, since then Janet Jackson and has been a record-breaking, history setting icon who has sold over 130 million albums and singles worldwide.

Billboard's latest Hottest Hot 100 Hits book lists four of the five biggest selling singles by the Jackson family are by Janet, surprisingly not her legendary brother Michael. Her massive 1993 hit "That's the Way Love Goes" is the biggest selling single of all the Jackson family members, while her 2001 hit "All for You" is the second biggest selling single. Looks like Janet was the one really in control.

#1 That's The Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson

#2 All for You | Janet Jackson

#3 Say, Say, Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

#4 Together Again | Janet Jackson

#5 Again | Janet Jackson

#6 Billie Jean | Michael Jackson

#7 Black Or White | Michael Jackson

#8 I'll Be There | Jackson 5

#9 Doesn't Really Matter | Janet Jackson

#10 Rock With You | Michael Jackson

#11 Beat It | Michael Jackson

#12 ABC | Jackson 5

#13 You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson

#14 Escapade | Janet Jackson

#15 Miss You Much | Janet Jackson

#16 Any Time, Any Place | Janet Jackson

#17 I Want You Back | Jackson 5

#18 Runaway | Janet Jackson

#19 The Love You Save | Jackson 5

#20 The Girl Is Mine | Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

#21 Remember the Time | Michael Jackson
#22 Never Can Say Goodbye | Jackson 5
#23 Man In the Mirror | Michael Jackson
#24 When I Think of You | Janet Jackson
#25 Dancing Machine | Jackson 5
#26 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
#27 Love Will Never Do (Without You) | Janet Jackson
#28 I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett
#29 Someone to Call My Lover | Janet Jackson
#30 Black Cat | Janet Jackson

#31 If | Janet Jackson
#32 Bad | Michael Jackson
#33 The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson
#34 Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson
#35 Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson
#36 Rhythm Nation | Janet Jackson
#37 Let's Wait Awhile | Janet Jackson
#38 State of Shock | The Jacksons
#39 Ben | Michael Jackson
#40 Come Back to Me | Janet Jackson

#41 What's It Gonna Be?! | Busta Rhymes ft. Janet Jackson
#42 You Want This | Janet Jackson
#43 The Best Things In Life Are Free | Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson with BBD & Ralph Tresvant
#44 Mama's Pearl | Jackson 5
#45 Nasty | Janet Jackson
#46 Because of Love | Janet Jackson
#47 I Get Lonely | Janet Jackson ft. BLACKstreet
#48 What Have You Done for Me Lately | Janet Jackson
#49 Alright | Janet Jackson
#50 Got to Be There | Michael Jackson

This list in not based on sales.

The list is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least.

If based on sales, most MJ and Jackson 5's singles would have ranked higher than Janet's.

speeddemon said:

BlackCat1985 said:

Scorp said:

but wait, historians swear up and down Janet road the coattails of her brother Mike

Well those haters called "historians" can become first time members of The Janet Jackson's Kiss Her Sexy Ass Club!

purple05 said:

BlackCat1985 said:

But it's not based on sales. It's based on chart success. Janet has had more chart success then her brothers state side. Just accept it and move on.

Lol that's what the poster stated. The article stated she sold more, which is false. Janet fans get so happy that she outranks MJ in one category that they don't see how stupid and petty they look by trying to go tit for tat when at the end of the day there is no comparison. They both gave their own lanes and legacies

Yeah. That. And who cares about singles when his albums in the US alone almost sold 3 times as much as hers?

mj fans cant let janet be great. and do the billboard charts not mean anything all time or just when janet is on top?

PatrickS77 said:

purple05 said:

BlackCat1985 said: Lol that's what the poster stated. The article stated she sold more, which is false. Janet fans get so happy that she outranks MJ in one category that they don't see how stupid and petty they look by trying to go tit for tat when at the end of the day there is no comparison. They both gave their own lanes and legacies

Yeah. That. And who cares about singles when his albums in the US alone almost sold 3 times as much as hers?

so? this aint about his album sales, and stop trying to act like janet's albums are shit. she had 5 consecutive #1 multi-platinum albums,thats big. and if singles didnt mean nothing why did mike release so many of them?

lowkey said:

PatrickS77 said:

Yeah. That. And who cares about singles when his albums in the US alone almost sold 3 times as much as hers?

so? this aint about his album sales, and stop trying to act like janet's albums are shit. she had 5 consecutive #1 multi-platinum albums,thats big. and if singles didnt mean nothing why did mike release so many of them?

I never said that. I own all of Janet's albums. As for singles... nothing more than promotional tools to sell albums.... and excuses to make videos.

This popped up in my recommendations today. Tears for Fears has more entries than Janet (I'm aware RN overlapped into the 90s), and Lionel Richie is tied with Michael at 4 a piece. It don't mean nothing but points based on chart positions but an interesting watch.

lowkey said:

mj fans cant let janet be great. and do the billboard charts not mean anything all time or just when janet is on top?

Yes, but this is a Janet fan started this thread to convince others that she is bigger than her brothers.
that, of course, ludicrous.

the article itself is old (2013) and the name "Janet Jackson Outsells Michael On Billboard Top Selling Jackson Singles" is a blatant and obvious lie, what's the point, in addition to self-esteem, post it here?

Hudson said:

This popped up in my recommendations today. Tears for Fears has more entries than Janet (I'm aware RN overlapped into the 90s), and Lionel Richie is tied with Michael at 4 a piece. It don't mean nothing but points based on chart positions but an interesting watch.

Billboard's methodology to tabulate singles success has evolved, changed through the years, and strived only to assess a song's success at a particular time. It is in no way a mean to reflect the absolute success of an artist.

For example, since 1964, the Beatles have charted 71 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, whereas since 2009 Drake and the cast of Glee have charted 80 and 207 entries respectively.

Another way to look at it: Most of the biggest hits during the 70's and 80's were charting for approx. 20 to 25 weeks on the Hot 100, whereas Taylor Swift's recent hit Shake It Off has charted for 25 weeks in the Top 10 alone while Imagine Dragon's Radioactive spent 84 weeks on the Hot 100.

LiLi1992 said:

lowkey said:

mj fans cant let janet be great. and do the billboard charts not mean anything all time or just when janet is on top?

Yes, but this is a Janet fan started this thread to convince others that she is bigger than her brothers.

No, in fact, it wasn't. I started the thread because I wanted to, and it had nothing to do with her brothers. As a fan, I enjoy sharing her impressive chart stats. As a non-fan, it would probably benefit you to just steer clear of her threads all together, but it's quite apparent that the troll in you won't even make that a remote possibility.

Scorp said:

but wait, historians swear up and down Janet road the coattails of her brother Mike

Yup when Janet was snatching lace pieces from that wig

SEANMAN said:

LiLi1992 said:

Yes, but this is a Janet fan started this thread to convince others that she is bigger than her brothers.

No, in fact, it wasn't. I started the thread because I wanted to, and it had nothing to do with her brothers. As a fan, I enjoy sharing her impressive chart stats. As a non-fan, it would probably benefit you to just steer clear of her threads all together, but it's quite apparent that the troll in you won't even make that a remote possibility.

in your thread you touch an artist that I like. this is the only reason why I have written here. and troll - it's you. how else can name the person who places the old articles with false names?

Forum - an open communication. If you do not want to receive answers, do not start the thread .. everything is very simple.

LiLi1992 said:

SEANMAN said:

No, in fact, it wasn't. I started the thread because I wanted to, and it had nothing to do with her brothers. As a fan, I enjoy sharing her impressive chart stats. As a non-fan, it would probably benefit you to just steer clear of her threads all together, but it's quite apparent that the troll in you won't even make that a remote possibility.

in your thread you touch an artist that I like. this is the only reason why I have written here. and troll - it's you. how else can name the person who places the old articles with false names?

Forum - an open communication. If you do not want to receive answers, do not start the thread .. everything is very simple.

Um, just shut up.

purplethunder3121 said:

Uh, oh, 3...2...1...

Not really. The USA/Billboard is only one corner of the world and Michael was always an albums man. I certainly never bought a 7inch single by either artist anyway. I always bought 12inch and CD singles only.

SEANMAN said:

As a fan, I enjoy sharing her impressive chart stats. As a non-fan, it would probably benefit you to just steer clear of her threads all together, but it's quite apparent that the troll in you won't even make that a remote possibility.

Who gives a fuck about chart "success"? are 'Avatar' and 'Titanic' your favourite movies because they're the biggest grossing movies. Would you "enjoy" sharing that news? How about 'Thriller' being the biggest selling album? Do you champion McDonalds because it has more restaurants than anyone else or that Coca Cola is the world's biggest brand! No, of course you don't and you damn well shouldn't.

My point is, you enjoy focusing on unimportant, subjective bullshit. Well done you and well done Janet on influencing your mind to such an extent that this is what you "enjoy" doing. FFS.

Marrk said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Uh, oh, 3...2...1...

Not really. The USA/Billboard is only one corner of the world and Michael was always an albums man. I certainly never bought a 7inch single by either artist anyway. I always bought 12inch and CD singles only.

Actually, outside of Paul Mc Cartney, MJ is probably the biggest singles artist in the Hot 100 history, with 40 Top 10 singles, including 17 #1 hits.

Marrk said:

SEANMAN said:

As a fan, I enjoy sharing her impressive chart stats. As a non-fan, it would probably benefit you to just steer clear of her threads all together, but it's quite apparent that the troll in you won't even make that a remote possibility.

My point is...

You don't have one, and you never fucking do. And now, I'll let Janet say it for me...

LiLi1992 said:

lowkey said:

mj fans cant let janet be great. and do the billboard charts not mean anything all time or just when janet is on top?

Yes, but this is a Janet fan started this thread to convince others that she is bigger than her brothers.
that, of course, ludicrous.

the article itself is old (2013) and the name "Janet Jackson Outsells Michael On Billboard Top Selling Jackson Singles" is a blatant and obvious lie, what's the point, in addition to self-esteem, post it here?

so what a janet fan posted it, do mj fans not post articles about him? its just crazy that instead of realizing the amazing success one family has had in music it turns into a sibling vs sibling thread. billboard saw the need to create a list just for this family's singles,im impressed.

lowkey said:

LiLi1992 said:

Yes, but this is a Janet fan started this thread to convince others that she is bigger than her brothers.
that, of course, ludicrous.

the article itself is old (2013) and the name "Janet Jackson Outsells Michael On Billboard Top Selling Jackson Singles" is a blatant and obvious lie, what's the point, in addition to self-esteem, post it here?

so what a janet fan posted it, do mj fans not post articles about him? its just crazy that instead of realizing the amazing success one family has had in music it turns into a sibling vs sibling thread. billboard saw the need to create a list just for this family's singles,im impressed.

Right! The comments from the anti-Janet loons on the Org never cease to amaze me.

MotownSubdivision said:

Is it not possible for a Janet fan to also be an MHM fan and vice-versa? Based on people's comments on here, you'd think that's impossible.

im a jackson family fan even though janet is my favorite. i respect and appreciate all of their accomplishments but for some reason alot of mj fans find it hard to give credit to his siblings for the things they have done. you got 3 iconic acts from 1 family,that should be celebrated.