Janet Jackson’s chart-topper last week was aided by the 30k units that were part of a ticket bundle for her tour, which explains why the album sold so well with virtually no airplay. The veteran artist and her wealthy husband, fashion mogul Wissam Al Mana, who financed the recording and underwrote her Rhythm Nation label, had shopped the album to the majors but got nary a nibble, enabling BMG to pick it up. It’s turning out to be a good move for the company’s recorded-music division, which is finally showing signs of life under Jon Cohen.
So she would have been #1 even without the ticket bundles and with no promotion and not signed to a major label. I didnt know she was indie. Poor Tamar. She promoted everywhere but her numbers are so low. The Real and Wendy Williams Show and Dancing with the Stars gets good ratings too.
nn so she still would have debuted at #1 regardless
that's a good way to look at it.
My thing is what kind of drop it will be since bundles only count for one week.
I hope it doesn't break Madonna's one week sales drop at like 80% or something