Janet Jackson's New CD Bombs

Janet JacksonJanet Jackson has just suffered a record malfunction. TMZ has obtained the latest numbers for her new album, and it is tanking big time.

The CD debuted three weeks ago, selling 296,873 copies. The second week, sales plunged 74% to 77,240 units. The typical second week drop is 40%.

TMZ has just obtained figures for third week sales, and it's not too early to declare Janet's latest effort a disaster. Sales dropped to 42,240 units, a 45% plunge from the second week.

Janet's CD debuted at number two on the charts, dropped to number nine the second week and then went down to number 19 the third week.

So far, Janet's CD has sold 416,353 units. We're told Virgin Records stocked the stores with 1.2 million copies. We're guessing the 99¢ Only store is about to get a big shipment.

TMZ called a rep for Virgin, so far we have not received a response.

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91. 45. FIRST AND FOREMOST JANET HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 20YEARS

NEXT SHE HAS ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS A ICON, TREND SETTER, STYLIST
BROKEN ALL TYPES OF RECORDS AND HAS ACHIEVED MOST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

THIRD, SUPERBOWL HAS TARNISHED HER AND THE SAME FOLKS WHO ARE DOGGER HER OUT ABOUT HER "TIT" AREN'T VIRGINS, AND DEFINITELY NO SAINTS AND YET THEY WANT TO ACT HIGH AND SUPERIOR

THATS THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICA, WE ALL WANT TO JUDGE! AND CONDEMN SOMEONE ELSE WHEN YOUR YOUR AZZ IS "FAR FROM PERFECT"

SHE HAS NOTHING TO PROVE AT THIS POINT! SHE CAN SIMPLE TOUR LIKE MADONNA AND MAKE MILLIONS..

MADONNAS LAST 4 CD'S HAS NOT EVEN ACTUALLY SOLD 1MILLION, BUT WHEN SHE TOURS SHE SELLS! SAME FOR JANET...

LIKE MADONNA, IM JANET IS SAYIN "KISS MY ASS" (with right too)

ENOUGH SAID ON THAT!

CLEAN UP YOUR OWN HOUSES AND PURIFIY YOUR OWN ISSUES, THEN AND ONLY THEN OPEN YA MOUTH...

THATS WHY THIS COUNTRY (THE USA) IS SOOOOO F***ED UP!

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE SUPERIOR AND ACT HOLY WHEN THE TRUTH BE TOLD WE ALL GOT ISSUES AND EVERYONE MAKING JUDMENTAL COMMENTS ABOUT OTHERS ARE USUALLY..UPHAPPY...LONELY..LOW SELF ESTEEM... BITTER..ANGRY...IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP OR HELL..NO RELATIONSHIP!

BOTTOM LINE IS JANET HAS MADE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY, AND IF SHE NEVER SELLS ANOTHER CD, SHE CAN SIMPLE MAKE HER MONEY FROM TOURING..

CHECK YA SELF BEFORE U CHECK OTHERS!! THEN U WONT HAVE MUCH TO SAAAY..

Posted at 11:30PM on Oct 18th 2006 by Ethrob


I am going to check myself awright, the bitch was paid $60 million dollars to deliver cds that are hits 417,000 is a failure for This Bimbo Bitch when she was paid a huge amount of money for quality cds, not the sh*t she and Duprick are putting out. This cd fell from 2 to 19 in three weeks, that is a BOMB. This tit lovin bitch should just move to Bahrain or whever the f*** her pedophile brother is. Janet is just another Jackson Whore....and all you who say this cds is great, well ya all need hearing aids, this bitch's whispering a song is just pure SH*T!!!!!!!!

Posted at 7:14PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Latoya

92. I am so pissed off with all you guys negative comments. Janet Jackson is one of the best performers out there. I am one of her biggest fans. If she would have pulled her pussy out at the superbowl so what. Sex is on television all day long. Everything on television is about sex. The song for the superbowl said "gotta have you naked by the end of this song" but nobody is blaming Justin Timberlake's ass for nothing. Why is america so harsh on women.? Her career will pop off again and we shall see if Justin Timberlake will be around. No matter if it was a intentional or mistake it was two years ago. I don't see anybody holding grudges at the president for all the mistakes he made. Jacked up America.

Posted at 11:33PM on Oct 26th 2006 by Scott Franklin

93. Janet Jackson is nothing but a fat old blubber ass slob with a very dirty cooter, which stinks to high heaven I might add.

Posted at 10:56PM on Oct 27th 2006 by Janet_Has_A_Dirty_Cooter

94. Janet apparently put her faith and career in the wrong hands. Her "little dog Jermaine" got his way and pushed aside the ideas of Jimmy & Terry to produce this poor CD. What a shame. Maybe now Janet will open her eyes and realize what a loser Jermaine is. He doesn't even have his job at Virgin Records anymore. Tsk! Tsk!

Posted at 2:29PM on Oct 29th 2006 by CaliforniaMan

95. The saddest part of this whole situation is the fact that a 5 second mis-step done two years ago has successfully overshadowed a 20+ year career full of number 1 hits, multi-platinum albums, grammy wins, sold-out tours, and an untouchable string of record-breaking achievements.

Regardless of how one feels about 20 YO, or the Superbowl incident for that matter, according to the numbers, Janet will always be considered one the greatest music legends of all time. Not only is she the highest paid female singer alive, but this year she has managed to score a number 1 single WITHOUT the assist of a specific three-letter acronym and pop-radio, which is something that can be considered impossible due to the amount of influence MTV has on radio.

I won't go into debating if 20 YO is a good album or not; It's been done too many times here, and frankly, I just don't feel like it. But I will say this: to debut at number 2 with 296,000 copies sold (which is only 8,000 copies less than that week's chart-topper, Ludacris) just on the strength of her name since MTV didn't even recognize the project during it's Spankin New Music week, is a crowning achievement.

Plus, Mariah Carey's "Charmbraclet" was released after "Glitter", but it wasn't the big comeback the company thought it would be; she became a star again three years later with "Mimi". 20 YO isn't the huge comeback album for Janet. I guarantee her next release 2-4 years from now will blow everyone away the way Mariah did with "Mimi".

I don't care if you think Janet is fake or not; just give respect when it's due.

For the record, I bought FutureSex/LoveSounds the day it came out as well, and it also is a great album. Although I'm pissed Justin was treated more like a victim than half of the problem, it isn't fair to hate him because I hate the way the media handled it.

Posted at 11:28PM on Oct 29th 2006 by Vince

96. Yeah I think Janet has had her time. She needs to pursue other things now. The dances she's doing now she did 20 yrs ago and it's old. I love Janet and always will but she's had her run with the music......................it's definitely time to retire!

Posted at 2:07PM on Oct 31st 2006 by Tonia

97. WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL TALKING ABOUT SOME SH*T THAT HAPPEN 2 YRS. AGO.I WOULD RATHER SEE JANETS TIT,THAN RICHARD HATCH'S NASTY WHITE ASS,WHICH WAS ALSO ON TV THE SAME NIGHT.

Posted at 1:58PM on Nov 4th 2006 by KgMcKooL

98. I LOVE JANET'S MUSIC AND DANCE. SHE IS SO TRUE TO HERSELF. SHE CARES ABOUT HER FANS AND HER FAMILY. ALL HER CD'S ARE THE BEST. SO STOP TALKING ABOUT HER AND WHAT HAS HAPPEN IN THE PAST. IT'S OVER! IF SHE GOES ON TOUR YOUR ASS WILL BE THERE, AND YOU KNOW IT!

Posted at 8:27PM on Nov 7th 2006 by Garcia

99. I LOVE JANET'S MUSIC AND DANCE. SHE IS SO TRUE TO HERSELF. SHE CARES
ABOUT HER FANS AND HER FAMILY. ALL HER CD'S ARE THE BEST. SO STOP
TALKING ABOUT HER AND WHAT HAS HAPPEN IN THE PAST. IT'S OVER! IF SHE
GOES ON TOUR YOUR ASS WILL BE THERE, AND YOU KNOW IT!

Posted at 8:28PM on Nov 7th 2006 by Garcia

100. I agree with you #7. I've noticed lately that each time it became time for a new album of Janet's to drop, so did another piece of clothing. Janet...you're beautiful already...sexy is not necessarily naked. What happened to the woman who was in "control" years ago?? Now she just seems like this self-conscious little child who needs to be cared for and protected from any and everything and everybody. I don't have a problem with Jermaine, but...Janet -- please take control again. Things went better for you when you were behind the wheel. Make your music and stop trying to compete with the Beyonce's, Ciara's, Britney's, and others. You paved the way for them, now get out of their way and make some grown up stuff!

Posted at 12:40PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Motiv8r

101. Janet need to be different.......her CD 20 yrs. old bombed because she is still in that time frame.....Janet needs to grow up and start doing mature albums....better yet she need to break away from singing....her loss after the movie Poetic Justice she stop seeking any other acting deals.......

the young stars now who can't really sing besides Christina Aguilera blow up because they also have lucrative deals with commercials like Revlon, L'oreal, Skechers Shoes, etc.....

Janet should have named her album 40 yrs. old and brought something out totally different...more mature and more R & B..... than recreate what she did 20 yrs. old...to me that was a big mistake.

Posted at 3:17PM on Dec 7th 2006 by lenny devine

102. WHAT ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT ????? Only one comment on this first page mentions Justin's actions during the superbowl event. ENOUGH OF ALL THAT!!! How many artist can say that after 20 years they are still in the business and doing well. Every project with the exception of these two are platinum, (even 20 years old, without hardly any mainstream promotion)
20 years old was nominated for a Grammy. I think you all are down on Janet just because her last name is JACKSON !!!
Yeah Justin's project is hot because his label has advertising contracts with everyone in the world, and his label is firmly, and whole heartly supporting his project...UNLIKE VIRGIN...

KEEP ROCKING JANET, YOU BRING CLASS AND HISTORICAL TALENT TO THIS NEW WORLD OF MEDIA MONSTERS !!!

Posted at 12:03PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Sam

103. First of all Janet has nothing to prove to anyone.She has awards and record sales that speak for themselves. She has proven that she is in a class all by herself when it comes to her professionalism and originality. There are female singers that have a few number one hits under their belt and feel that they are on Janet's level . They need to recoginize, if they dont know they better ask somebody!!!!

Posted at 1:02PM on Jan 5th 2007 by black mombo

104. First of all Janet has nothing to prove to anyone.She has awards and record sales that speak for themselves. She has proven that she is in a class all by herself when it comes to her professionalism and originality. There are female singers that have a few number one hits under their belt and feel that they are on Janet's level . They need to recoginize, if they dont know they better ask somebody!!!!

Posted at 5:05PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by black mombo

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