alfonso12 Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Nope. I've actually never heard any Janet Jackson song besides Scream until I started reading about her on the internet.
eli's_rhythm Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) On 10/23/2023 at 12:03 AM, adylovestaylorandjb said: She couldn't slaughter her rivals back then. What makes u think she will slaughter today?🤣 She is forgotten and has terrible streaming stats. Her album sales are absolutely below the level of other mpgs of her time, despite debuting in sales era. I mean... if Madonna, Whitney, Mariah and Celine were in the top tier of pop divas, Janet was just one tier below them. She was literally one of the 10 best-selling female artists of all time before digital singles blew up. I believe she was #7 for many years, and is still top 20 by pure sales. So let's not act like she wasn't huge just because she wasn't the BIGGEST with the big 4. Edited October 24, 2023 by eli's_rhythm 3 1
romas_ld Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 No, I never knew she was successful anywhere in the world Spoiler I’m from Russia
eli's_rhythm Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 6 hours ago, eli's_rhythm said: I mean... if Madonna, Whitney, Mariah and Celine were in the top tier of pop divas, Janet was just one tier below them. She was literally one of the 10 best-selling female artists of all time before digital singles blew up. I believe she was #7 for many years, and is still top 20 by pure sales. So let's not act like she wasn't huge just because she wasn't the BIGGEST with the big 4. You can thumb down this comment all you want @adylovestaylorandjb but that doesn't take away from the facts 1
Breakdown Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 didn't know them before, still don't know them
Red Velvet Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Never heard them. Must have been some huge payola going on with her record label back then or something 1
KKKIMO92 Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 RN is actually well known in Asia along with Black cat. But the sound kinda limits it’s potential to be relatively local compared to the wider appeal like Janet and TVR.
descg Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 3:40 PM, burninredhot said: Not really. But again the only pop girls actually relevant from that era in my country were Madonna and Celine Dion And not Whitney?
descg Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Yes all her discography before atrl and I'm from Spain and I remember whatching Love Will Never Do and Escapade in music videos channels.
cousin_skeeter Posted October 25, 2023 Posted October 25, 2023 I grew up in a black household, so yes. All of Ms. Jackson’s music was played.
Armani? Posted October 25, 2023 Posted October 25, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 9:30 AM, Armani? said: Black Cat & Love Will Never Do, probably not Miss You Much & Escapade. Probably yes I guess I did know Black Cat before I joined ATRL, perhaps I had discovered it in 2014 on my own But I've always had a oldies type of taste anyway so
adylovestaylorandjb Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 1:10 AM, eli's_rhythm said: You can thumb down this comment all you want @adylovestaylorandjb but that doesn't take away from the facts The point was she didn't slaughter any rival even at her peak. She was always second grade globally compared to other four.
umich Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 I knew of all the singles since I was a stan during the RN1814 era (yes, I am 38 years old ) 1
Trash Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 I was familiar to some of her songs but didn't put a name, performer, parent album or chart position to them. But they are classics nonetheless, I only got into pop forums/chart culture in the early to mid 2010s and I didn't get to experience her peak in real time.
Trash Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, umich said: I knew of all the singles since I was a stan during the RN1814 era (yes, I am 38 years old ) A Janet and Bianca Belair stan? I hereby declare you a tasteful member 1
livelikemusic Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Yes. They're pure classics. ALL singles from this album should have gone number one.
Squall Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 No and I still don't. I only know 2 Janet Jackson songs. 1
Mean Trees Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Not going to lie, her 80s work is beyond me. Even Control and Rhythm Nation. The only song I really knew was ''What Have You Done For Me Lately''. Her 90s and 00s work, I'm all up on though.
FreeXone Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 6:36 AM, MingYouToo said: Janet is a non factor in Asia so I didn't know most of her songs, even when migrating to the U.S., it wasn't until I got into pop culture that I learned about her songs. Still don't know a single one of her songs aside from All for You, a career ending bop! Asia is one of her better markets lol. What are you talking about lol. Especially Japan.
FreeXone Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 8:46 AM, Antikythera said: I knew caise I love pop music and performers, but this album is totally unknown in my country, Brazil. The only Janet work to have some promo around here was "All 4 U". Many people here think her and LaToya are the same person. A Michael sister who looks like him. Funny story: even though she is very much unknown here, I found physical copies of Damita Jo and I had a fake The Videos dvd I found selling in a place who sold pirated dvds. So, she has some fans to buy it. Mind u this was loooooong ago. I hated I couldnt find her Hawaii concert and had to wait a long time and watch it in the internet and in the end I found it was a weak show. All for you your is amazing. Stop the blasphemy!
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