Janet - Worldwide Album Sales
On this page, we have listed Janet's albums in order of release, together with known or estimated sales figures, plus known certifications.
KEY:
BMG = BMG music club sales in the USA.
TOTAL = total estimated worldwide album sales.
CERT. = total sales according to known certifications & known sales
figures.
| TOTAL | CERT. | Album - Known Certifications & Sales |
| 700,000 | 145,000 | Janet Jackson USA SoundScan = 63,000, BMG = 82,000 |
| 400,000 | 66,000 | Dream Street USA SoundScan = 22,000, BMG = 44,000 |
| 10,000,000 | 7,267,500 | Control USA 5 x Platinum = 5 million, SoundScan = 477,500 / UK Platinum = 300,000 (Est = 650,000) / Germany = 125,000 / France = 25,000 / Italy = 100,000 / Holland = 140,000 / New Zealand Platinum = 15,000 / Japan = 200,000 / South Africa 4 x Platinum = 200,000 / Canada = 300,000 / Sweden = 15,000 / Switzerland = 20,000 |
| 300,000 | 100,000 | Control - The Remixes UK Gold = 100,000 |
| 12,250,000 | 9,445,000 | Rhythm Nation 1814 USA 6 x Platinum = 6 million, SoundScan = 1.35 million / UK Platinum = 300,000 (Est = 425,000) / Germany = 125,000 /France = 25,000 / Italy = 100,000 / Holland = 60,000 / Canada = 400,000 / Sweden = 30,000 / Australia 2 x Platinum = 140,000 / New Zealand Platinum = 15,000 / Switzerland Gold = 25,000 / Japan = 500,000 / South Africa 5 x Platinum = 250,000 |
| 13,250,000 | 11,340,400 | janet. USA SoundScan = 6.983 million, BMG = 860,000 / UK 2 x Platinum = 600,000 (Est = 800,000) / Canada = 400,000 / Spain = 40,000 / Italy = 100,000 / Holland = 140,000 / Sweden = 70,000 / Australia 2 x Platinum = 140,000 / France 2 x Gold = 200,000 (Sales = 242,400) / Germany Gold = 250,000 (Est = 575,000) / New Zealand Platinum = 15,000 / Switzerland Gold = 25,000 / Japan = 650,000 / South Africa 6 x Platinum = 300,000 |
| 400,000 | 123,900 | Janet.Remixed UK Gold = 100,000 / Japan = 23,900 |
| 9,000,000 | 6,774,000 | Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 USA SoundScan = 2.354 million, BMG = 1.48 million / UK 2 x Platinum = 600,000 (Est = 725,000) / Canada = 300,000 / Australia 4 x Platinum = 280,000 / Germany Gold = 250,000 (Est = 350,000) / New Zealand 2 x Platinum = 30,000, Switzerland Gold = 25,000 (Est = 50,000) / Japan = 500,000 / South Africa 3 x Platinum = 150,000 / France = 350,000 / Italy = 75,000 / Holland = 70,000 / Sweden = 30,000 / Austria = 15,000 / Finland = 15,000 |
| 8,500,000 | 6,321,000 | The Velvet Rope USA SoundScan = 3.216 million, BMG = 420,000 / UK Platinum = 300,000 (Est = 400,000) / Canada = 350,000 /Australia 2 x Platinum = 140,000 / France 2 x Gold = 200,000 (Est = 500,000) / New Zealand Platinum 15,000 / Switzerland Platinum = 50,000 / Japan = 300,000 / Germany Gold = 250,000 (Est = 400,000) / South Africa 2 x Platinum = 100,000 / Italy = 175,000 / Holland = 125,000 / Austria = 15,000 / Spain = 125,000 / Sweden = 70,000 / Finland = 20,000 |
| 7,000,000 | 5,536,350 | All For You USA SoundScan 3.099 million, BMG = 100,000, CD/DVD SoundScan = 140,350 / UK Gold = 100,000 (Est = 225,000) , Australia Gold = 35,000 / Canada 3 x Platinum = 300,000 / France Gold = 100,000 (Sales = 177,000) / Germany Gold = 150,000 (Est = 225,000) / New Zealand Gold = 10,000 / Switzerland Gold = 20,000 / Japan = 750,000 / South Africa 4 x Platinum = 200,000 / South Korea = 40,000 / Spain = 60,000 / Italy = 60,000 / Holland = 50,000 / Sweden = 25,000 / Austria = 10,000 / Finland = 10,000 |
| 2,450,000 | 1,434,000 | Damita Jo USA SoundScan = 999,000 / UK Silver = 60,000 / Canada Platinum = 100,000 / Japan = 175,000 / Brazil = 10,000 / South Korea = 15,000 / Germany = 35,000 / France = 20,000 / Spain = 10,000 / Holland = 10,000 |
| 1,200,000 | 744,000 | 20 Y.O. USA SoundScan = 648,000 / Japan = 96,000 |
| 695,000 | 492,700 | Discipline USA SoundScan = 412,500 / Japan = 65,200 / Canada = 15,000 |
| 66,145,000 | 49,789,850 | TOTAL ALBUM SALES |
Janet's record company put her global album sales at 50 million, mid-way through the All For You campaign, which ties in nicely with our estimated total. We have seen claims as high as 17-20 million for janet., and of 16-18 million for Control, but based on known and certified sales these figures appear too high.