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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Release Date September, 1989 (US) / September 13, 1989 (UK) / September 21, 1989 (Japan)
US Sales 1.320 million (Soundscan era, 1991 - February, 2005)
  1.1 million (BMG Music Club sales, as of February 18, 2003)
Estimated US Sales 7.2 million (1989 - February, 2005)
Estimated Worldwide Sales 14 million (confirmed in 2003)
US Certification 6x Platinum - last certified 11/19/92
(#1 best-selling album of 1990)
(#47 best-selling album of 1991)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard 200: #1 (4 weeks) (debuted 10/7/89, peaked 10/28/89 - 108 weeks on chart)
Top R&B Albums: #1 (3 weeks) (debuted 10/7/89 - 86 weeks on chart)
UK: #4 (Platinum - 300,000 units)
Australia: #1 (? weeks)
Canada: #7
South Africa: #1 (? weeks)
Switzerland: #23 (Gold - 25,000 units)

Stevie Wonder called RN1814 the greatest album in pop history.  It remains the only album in history to spawn seven Top Five hits on the Billboard Hot 100.  Each single was #1 on at least one Billboard chart.


Single Releases

Miss You Much
b/w You Need Me

Released: August, 1989 (US/UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (4 weeks) (Platinum) (debuted 9/2/89, peaked 10/7/89 - 20 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (3 weeks)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (2 weeks) (debuted 9/2/89 - 15 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (2 weeks) (debuted 9/16/89 - 11 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #1 (? weeks)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #22
Australia: #4
Bavaria: #10
Belgium: #21
Canada: #1 (? weeks)
Germany: #16
South Africa (sales chart): #1 (? weeks)
Switzerland: #20


Rhythm Nation
b/w Rhythm Nation (Instrumental) (US/UK) or Come Back To Me (South Africa)

Released:  November, 1989 (US) / October, 1989 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #2 (2 weeks) (Gold) (debuted 11/11/89, peaked 1/6/90 - 17 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #2
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (1 week) (debuted 11/11/89 - 15 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (3 weeks) (debuted 11/11/89 - 12 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #1 (? weeks)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #23
Australia: #33
Belgium: #24
Canada: #2
Germany: #83
South Africa (sales chart): #2
Switzerland: #22


Escapade
b/w Escapade (Instrumental) (US) or Escapade (Housecapade 7'') (UK)

Released: January, 1990 (US) / March, 1990 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (3 weeks) (Gold) (debuted at #37 on 1/20/90, peaked 3/3/90 - 17 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (4 weeks)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (1 week) (debuted 1/20/90 - 15 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (3 weeks) (debuted 1/27/90 - 11 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #2
Adult Contemporary: #16 (debuted 2/10/90 - 14 weeks on chart)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #17
Australia: #14
Belgium: #11
Canada: #3
Germany: #17
Holland: #13
South Africa (sales chart): #4


Alright
b/w Alright (7'' Remix) (US) or Vuelve A Mi (Come Back To Me) (UK)

Released: March, 1990 (US) / June, 1990 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #4 (Gold) (debuted 4/7/90 - 16 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #2
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #2 (1 week) (debuted 4/7/90 - 14 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (2 weeks) (debuted 4/7/90 - 11 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #2
ARC Top 40: #2
UK: #20
Australia: #19
Belgium: #29
Canada: #7
Germany: #43
South Africa (sales chart): #3


Come Back To Me
b/w Vuelve A Mi (Come Back To Me) (US) or Alright (7'' Remix Edit) (UK)

Released: June, 1990 (US) / January, 1990 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #2 (2 weeks) (debuted 6/30/90 - 17 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (2 weeks)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #2 (2 weeks) (debuted 6/30/90 - 17 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #17
Adult Contemporary: #1 (3 weeks) (debuted 7/7/90 - 23 weeks on chart)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #20
Australia: #78
Canada: #27
South Africa (sales chart): #1 (? weeks)


Black Cat
b/w Rhythm Nation (Instrumental 7'') (US) or The 1814 Megamix (Full Version) (UK) or Lonely (Australia)

Released: September, 1990 (US) / August, 1990 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (1 week) (Gold) (debuted at #37 on 9/15/90, peaked 10/27/90 - 16 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #2
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #10 (debuted 9/15/90 - 10 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #17 (debuted 9/29/90 - 7 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #11
Mainstream Rock Tracks: #1 (? weeks)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #15
Australia: #5
Belgium: #33
Canada: #9
Germany: #34
Holland: #21
South Africa (sales chart): #7 (first chart run) / #3 (second chart run)
Switzerland: #10


Love Will Never Do (Without You)
b/w Love Will Never Do (Without You) (The Love 7'') (US/UK)

Released: November, 1990 (US) / October, 1990 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (1 week) (Gold) (debuted 11/17/90, peaked 1/19/91 - 22 weeks on chart)
Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (3 weeks)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #3 (debuted 11/17/90 - 18 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #4 (debuted 12/22/90 - 13 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #4
Adult Contemporary: #33 (debuted 1/12/91 - 14 weeks on chart)
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
UK: #34
Australia: #7
Canada: #6
Holland: #33
South Africa (sales chart): #2


State Of The World
b/w State Of The World (State Of The House 7'') (Australia)

Released: February, 1991 (US) / 1991 (Australia/Japan/Canada/South Africa)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
Hot 100 Airplay: #5 (debuted 2/16/91 - 13 weeks on chart)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Airplay: #23 (debuted 3/9/91 - 5 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #9 (debuted 3/16/91 - 10 weeks on chart)
ARC Top 40: #5
Top 40 Radio Monitor: #6
Australia: #93
South Africa (sales chart): #1 (? weeks) (Gold)

This single was released promotionally in the US and Canada, and commercially in Australia, Japan and South Africa.  Because it did not receive a commercial release in the US, it was ineligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.  Fred Bronson of Billboard notes that, "Its commercial release would have assured Janet another place in chart history - she would have become the first artist to have eight Top Ten hits from one album."