#1
Not Janet's imaginary touring receipts from Wikipedia, the laughing stock of SYG. I won't even bother.
#2
Justin is far more acclaimed than Janet is:
He's the reason the Black Eyed Peas have an acclaimed release:
#3
Justin needed Christina? Quite the opposite. Remember Christina's touring receipts from 2000?
Justin had just come back from a tour with *NSYNC that grossed over $100 million worldwide and headlined the tour with Christina, which remains her biggest to date:
4 years later, in a world freed from Janet Jackson:
That tour also went on to gross over $100 million (for comparison, more than all of Christina's tours put together) -- or $150 million to be exact and he was selling out stadiums all over the world. 6 years later, in a world freed from Christina Aguilera, Justin's first leg grossed $90 million from just 15 shows, out-grossing all of Christina's tours combined, while Back to Basics remains Christina's last tour.
#4
From Musicharts:
The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake
week 1 1,332,000 (1,332,000)
week 2 501,200 (1,833,200)
week 3 261,900 (2,095,100)
week 4 186,200 (2,281,300)
week 5 150,100 (2,431,400)
week 6 132,300 (2,563,700)
week 7 125,200 (2,688,900)
week 8 113,900 (2,802,800)
week 9 79,300 (2,882,100)
week 10 70,600 (2,952,700)
week 11 57,800 (3,010,500)
week 12 51,200 (3,061,700)
week 13 55,500 (3,117,200)
week 14 49,900 (3,167,100)
week 15 35,800 (3,202,900)
week 16 31,300 (3,234,200)
week 17 34,000 (3,268,200)
week 18 44,400 (3,312,600)
week 19 35,100 (3,347,700)
week 20 29,400 (3,377,100)
week 21 25,800 (3,402,900)
week 22 25,300 (3,428,200)
week 23 23,300 (3,451,500)
week 24 50,400 (3,501,900)
week 25 50,300 (3,552,200)
week 26 25,600 (3,577,800)
#5
20/20 sold 188k in Britain in its first few weeks. It was certified platinum in July when the certifications in the UK were automated:
The same day, Femme Fatale was certified silver:
A little lesson about BPI certifications:
Are you trying to tell me that Femme Fatale sold almost three times as much as it did in its first two years in the last two months?
#6 Just stop.
It would have the perfect comeback single after the incident.
