Island Records sent out a press release yesterday trumpeting Janet Jackson‘s return to #1 after 7 years. According to L.A. Reid, Island Def Jam’s embattled chairman, the Worldwide 100 million-selling megastar Janet Jackson returns to Soundscan’s #1 position on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first week sales of 181,075 units. Discipline marks Janet’s first #1 Soundscan album debut in nearly seven years, since All For You in May 2001.
Word is, Reid is telling anyone who will listen that 180,000 is the new 500,000.
“Janet delivered an amazing album and Island Def Jam is on a mission to deliver big results for her in every way,” said Mr. Reid, who already delivered $40 million to Janet in the form of a signing bonus when she moved over to Island from Virgin Records. “Janet is musical royalty who only deserves the very best,” he said.
Yesterday, Janet called in to V-103’s popular Ryan Cameron Show which is on location at Disney World. Ryan initially put his good friend Janet at ease with the easy questions such as how she felt about being #1 again. Then he hit her with the rumor: “Why did you tell Tyra Banks you gonna freeze your eggs?” Click below to hear Janet stutter.
