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Originally posted by FanDP
Janet was never an icon
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Um, are you retarded?
She has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
She was the second-best selling female artist of the '90s, behind Mariah Carey. To put this into perspective Mariah released 7 albums in the 1990s (including the Christmas album). Janet released 3 (including the greatest hits).
She is the only person in history to have 7 top 5 hits from one album (RN 1814).
Rhythm Nation 1814 also has the distinction of spawning four #1 hits. What's remarkable about that, you say? They were spread over three calendar years. "Miss You Much" in 1989, "Escapade" and "Black Cat" in 1990 and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" in 1991. Nobody else has ever been able to do this, not even Michael.
Can you think of another pop star with three #1 movies under her belt?
Michael was the one who started the trend of music videos being stories with "Thriller"
, but as Jim Cullen says, "Janet Jackson saw the visualization of her music elevate her to the status of a pop culture icon." In other words, she used her music videos to make herself into an icon, and those videos have been emulated by just about every female pop tart you see today.
Janet Jackson had the highest-grossing debut world tour in history. The Rhythm Nation Tour grossed nearly $45,000,000 worldwide, equivalent to $180,000,000 today. She sold out the Tokyo Dome in seven minutes, another record.
And that's only the tip of the iceberg.
I guess you have no idea.
