"After meeting with Virgin owner Richard Branson, she signed with the label for a $40 million contract, making her the world's then-highest paid musical act."
"Jackson renewed her contract with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million the following year. The contract established her as the then-highest paid recording artist in history, surpassing the recording industry's then-unparalleled $60 million contracts earned by Michael Jackson and Madonna."
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Originally posted by Timber
The ranking system is used to compare the success of an album to other albums during a specific time whether it be in 1990 or 2015.
Besides, Taylor is the one selling 1M+ per week, not Janet.
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"All for You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 605,128 copies in its first week. It made Jackson the first artist to have five consecutive number one albums debut atop the chart, and was the largest opening sales of her career. At the time of its release, it had the second highest opening sales from a female artist in SoundScan history."