Janet Jackson / Music Sales Awards

Janet Jackson (2011)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US singer Janet Jackson . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 1986: for the single What Have You Done for Me Lately 1987: for the single Let's Wait Awhile 1992: for the single The Best Things in Life Are Free 1993: for the single That's the Way Love Goes 1997: for the single Got 'Til It's Gone 2000: for the single Doesn't Really Matter 2004: for the album Damita Jo 2015: for the single All for You Golden record  Australia 1986: for the single What Have You Done for Me Lately 1990: for the single Black Cat 1995: for the single Runaway 1995: for the single Scream 1997: for the single Got 'Til It's Gone 2001: for the album All for You  Belgium 1995: for the album janet. 1995: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope 2001: for the single All for You 2001: for the album All for You  Denmark 1997: for the album The Velvet Rope 2001: for the album All for You  Germany 1993: for the album janet. 1995: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope 2001: for the album All for You  France 1995: for the single Whoops Now 1997: for the single Got 'Til It's Gone 2001: for the single All for You 2001: for the album All for You  Hong Kong 1990: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814  Japan 1990: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 2004: for the album Damita Jo 2006: for the album 20 YO 2008: for the album Discipline  Canada 1986: for the single What Have You Done for Me Lately 1989: for the single Miss You Much 1990: for the single Nasty  New Zealand 1987: for the album Control 1990: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1993: for the single That's the Way Love Goes 1995: for the single Scream 1995: for the single Runaway 1998: for the single Got 'Til It's Gone 1998: for the single Together Again 2001: for the single All for You 2001: for the album All for You  Netherlands 1993: for the album janet. 1994: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the single Together Again  Norway 1994: for the album janet.  Sweden 1994: for the album janet. 1998: for the single Together Again 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Switzerland 1991: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1993: for the album janet. 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the single Together Again 2001: for the album All for You  Spain 2001: for the album All for You  United States 1988: for the video album Control: The Videos Part II-Videos 1990: for the single Rhythm Nation 1990: for the single Escapade 1990: for the single Alright 1990: for the single control 1990: for the single What Have You Done for Me Lately 1990: for the single When I Think of You 1990: for the single Black Cat 1990: for the single Nasty 1991: for the single Love Will Never Do (Without You) 1993: for the single If 1994: for the single Any Time, Any Place 1994: for the single You Want This 1995: for the video album Janet 1995: for the single Runaway 1996: for the video album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the single Together Again 1998: for the single I Get Lonely 1999: for the single What's It Gonna Be ?! 2000: for the single Doesn't Really Matter  United Kingdom 1987: for the album Control: The Remixes 2001: for the album All for You 2016: for the album The Best

2 × gold record  France 1995: for the album janet. Platinum record  Australia 1992: for the single The Best Things in Life Are Free 1993: for the single That's the Way Love Goes 1998: for the single Together Again 2001: for the single All for You 2003: for the video album Janet: Live in Hawaii 2005: for the video album The Velvet Rope Tour - Live in Concert  Belgium 1998: for the single Together Again  Germany 1998: for the single Together Again  Europe 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  France 1998: for the single Together Again 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Japan 1994: for the album janet. 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1997: for the album The Velvet Rope  Canada 1986: for the album Control 1989: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1995: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 2004: for the video album Janet: Live in Hawaii 2004: for the album Damita Jo  New Zealand 1995: for the album janet. 1995: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Netherlands 1988: for the album Control 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Norway 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Switzerland 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  Spain 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  United States 1987: for the video album Control: The Videos-Videos 1989: for the single Miss You Much 1991: for the video album Rhythm Nation Compilation 1993: for the single That's the Way Love Goes 1993: for the single Again 1995: for the single Scream 2001: for the video album The Velvet Rope Tour - Live in Concert 2002: for the video album Janet: Live in Hawaii 2004: for the album Damita Jo 2004: for the single I Want You 2006: for the album 20 YO  United Kingdom 1987: for the album Control 1990: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1998: for the single Together Again 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope 2 × platinum record  Australia 1989: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1994: for the album janet. 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope  United States 1990: for the video album Rhythm Nation 1814 1995: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 2001: for the album All for You  United Kingdom 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 1998: for the album janet. 3 × platinum record  Japan 2001: for the album All for You  Canada 1994: for the album janet. 1998: for the album The Velvet Rope 2002: for the album All for You  United States 2001: for the album The Velvet Rope 4 × platinum record  Australia 1996: for the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996 5 × platinum record  United States 1989: for the album Control 6 × platinum record  United States 1992: for the album Rhythm Nation 1814 1994: for the album janet.

Awards by album

Control

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 8 × platinum	5,507,500

Control: The Remixes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Rhythm Nation 1814

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 10 × platinum	6,732,500

janet.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	8 × gold 15 × platinum	7,925,000

Design of a Decade 1986/1996

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	4 × gold 12 × platinum	3,645,000

The Velvet Rope

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 17 × platinum	4,910,000

All for you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	9 × gold 8 × platinum	3,512,500

Damita Jo

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	1,260,000

20 YO

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,100,000

Discipline

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Number Ones / The Best

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Awards by singles

What Have You Done for Me Lately

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	785,000

Nasty

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	550,000

When I think of you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Control

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Let's wait awhile

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

Miss You Much

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,050,000

Rhythm Nation

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Escapade

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Alright

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Black Cat

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	535,000

Love Will Never Do (Without You)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Best Things in Life Are Free

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	270,000

That's the way love goes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum	1,277,500

If

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Again

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Any time, any place

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

You want this

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Whoops Now

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold	250,000

Scream

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	1,422,500

Runaway

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold	542,500

Got 'Til It's Gone

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	492,500

Together again

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	5 × gold 5 × platinum	2,317,500

I get lonely

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

What's It Gonna Be ?!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Doesn't really matter

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	700,000

All for you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 1 × platinum	552,500

I want you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Awards by video albums

Control: The Videos

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Control: The Videos Part II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Rhythm Nation 1814

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
All in all	2 × platinum	200,000

Rhythm Nation Compilation

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Janet

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Design of a Decade 1986/1996

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Janet: Live in Hawaii

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	3 × platinum	125,000

The Velvet Rope Tour - Live in Concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	2 × platinum	115,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	6 × gold6th	16 × platinum16	1,220,000	aria.com.au AU2
Belgium (BEA)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	175,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	50,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	1,400,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	1,850,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	6 × platinum6th	1,750,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	14 × platinum14th	1,460,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	9 × gold9	3 × platinum3	112,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	400,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	60,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	105,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	170,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	20 × gold20th	37 × platinum37	40,250,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × silver8th	3 × gold3	8 × platinum8th	4,460,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	77 × gold77	95 × platinum95

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for The Velvet Rope in Denmark
2. ↑ Gold for Rhythm Nation 1814 in Hong Kong ( Memento from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Platinum for The Best Things in Life Are Free in Australia