- 12 Mar 2008, 23:18
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CONTROLLING THE CHART: Janet Jackson's first album for Island is her 11th to chart on The Billboard 200 and her sixth to lead the list. "Discipline" is her first No. 1 set in seven years; she last visited the penthouse in May 2001 with "All for You."
Janet's next two releases, "Damita Jo" and "20 Y.O.," both peaked at No. 2. "Discipline" joins a list of chart-topping titles that includes:
"Control," two weeks (1986)
"Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814," four weeks (1989)
"janet.," six weeks (1993)
"The Velvet Rope," one week (1997)
"All for You," one week (2001)
"Discipline," one week to date (2008)
Janet's eponymous debut LP, released in 1982, peaked at No. 63. Two years later, "Dream Street" drove to No. 147. Then came "Control," the first of nine albums in a row to make the top three of The Billboard 200.
With "Discipline" on the chart, Jackson's chart span expands to 23 years, four months and three weeks.
While a second and third single from this latest CD have gone to radio, the first single, "Feedback," surges on the Hot 100 this week, thanks to the release of the album and the availability of a digital download. After peaking at No. 51 the week of Jan. 26, "Feedback" loops 53-19, making it Janet's highest-charting title on the Hot 100 since "Someone to Call My Lover" sailed to No. 3 the week of Sept. 1, 2001.
"Feedback" is Janet's 39th charted single and her 29th to reach the top 20. If "Feedback" has enough power to reach the top 10, it will be Janet's 28th song to reach that elite portion of the chart.
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