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The Velvet Rope

Release Date October 7, 1997 (US) / October 6, 1997 (UK)
US Sales 3.188 million (as of February, 2005)
  420,000 (BMG Music Club sales, as of February 18, 2003)
Estimated Worldwide Sales 8.25 million (7 million was confirmed by Virgin as of November 4, 1998)
US Certification 3x Platinum - last certified 1/15/99

From this point on, Janet has been credited simply as "Janet" on all Billboard charts.

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard 200: #1 (1 week) (debuted 10/25/97 - 74 weeks on chart)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #2 (1 week) (debuted 10/25/97 - 76 weeks on chart)
UK: #6 (Platinum - 300,000 units)
Australia: #4
Denmark: #1 (? weeks)
France: #5 (52 weeks on chart)
Germany: #5 (Gold)
Japan: #1 (? weeks)
Sweden: #4
Switzerland: #5 (Platinum - 50,000 units + 2x Gold - 50,000 units)
South Africa: #1 (? weeks)


Single Releases

Got 'Til It's Gone

Released: September 22, 1997 (US) / September, 1997 (UK)

Credited as Janet Featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell on all US Billboard charts

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
Hot 100 Airplay: #36 (debuted 9/13/97 - 8 weeks on chart)
Hot R&B Airplay: #3 (debuted 9/13/97 - 20 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #6 (debuted 11/22/97 - 11 weeks on chart)
Rhythmic Top 40: #12
ARC Top 40: #13
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #6 (debuted 10/4/97, peaked 10/18/97 - 19 weeks on chart)
UK: #6 (Silver - 200,000 units) (debuted & peaked 10/4/97 - 7 weeks on chart)
Australia: #10 (debuted 10/4/97, peaked 10/25/97 - 18 weeks on chart)
Belgium: #30
Canada: #10
Finland: #22
France: #11
Germany: #17 (debuted 10/4/97, peaked 10/18/97 - 5 weeks on chart)
Holland: #9
Japan: #1 (5 weeks) (debuted 9/20/97, peaked 10/25/97 - 20 weeks on chart)
South Africa (sales chart): #1 (? weeks)
Sweden: #6
Switzerland: #11 (debuted 10/11/97, peaked 10/25/97 - 6 weeks on chart)

Because this single 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.

Together Again
b/w Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix) (US)

Released: December 2, 1997 (US) / December, 1997 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #1 (2 weeks) (Gold) (debuted 12/20/97 - 46 weeks on chart)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #8 (debuted 12/13/97 - 20 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (1 week) (debuted 12/27/97 - 13 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #1 (1 week) (debuted 12/27/97, peaked 1/17/98 - 12 weeks on chart)
Rhythmic Top 40: #8
Top 40 Mainstream: #5
Adult Top 40: #29
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #1 (3 weeks)
UK: #4 (Platinum - 600,000 units) (debuted & peaked 12/13/97 - 16 weeks on chart)
Australia: #4 (2x Platinum) (debuted 12/6/97, peaked 1/17/98 - 28 weeks on chart)
Austria: #4
Bavaria: #3
Belgium: #2 (Platinum) (debuted 12/13/97, peaked 2/21/98 - 25 weeks on chart)
Canada: #1 (? weeks)
Denmark: #1 (? weeks)
Finland: #4
France: #2
Germany: #2 (2 weeks) (Platinum) (debuted 1/3/98, peaked 1/17/98 - 15 weeks on chart)
Holland: #1 (? weeks) (Platinum)
Japan: #1 (4 weeks) (debuted 11/15/97, peaked 12/13/97 - 23 weeks on chart)
Norway: #3
South Africa (sales chart): #1 (? weeks) (Platinum)
Spain: #1 (? weeks)
Sweden: #3
Switzerland: #2

Turkey: #1 (? weeks)

I Get Lonely
b/w I Get Lonely (Jam & Lewis Feel My Bass Mix Radio Edit) (US) or I Get Lonely (TNT Remix Edit) (UK)

Released: May 8, 1998 (US) / March, 1998 (UK)

Credited as Janet (Featuring BLACKstreet) on all US Billboard charts

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
The Billboard Hot 100: #3 (Gold) (debuted & peaked 5/23/98 - 20 weeks on chart))
Hot 100 Airplay: #26
Hot 100 Singles Sales: #1 (? weeks)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (2 weeks) (debuted 5/16/98 - 33 weeks on chart)
Hot R&B Airplay: #2
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #10 (debuted 3/28/98 - 11 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #1 (1 week) (debuted 5/23/98, peaked 5/30/98 - 14 weeks on chart)
Rhythmic Top 40: #5
Top 40 Mainstream: #29
ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks)
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #14 (debuted 4/4/98, peaked 4/11/98 - 7 weeks on chart)
UK: #5 (debuted & peaked 4/4/98 - 5 weeks on chart)
Australia: #21
Canada: #18 (debuted 4/11/98, peaked 6/6/98 - 18 weeks on chart)
Finland: #46
Germany: #75
Holland: #20
Japan: #93 (debuted 4/11/98, peaked 4/25/98 - 4 weeks on chart)
South Africa (sales chart): #3
Sweden: #30 (debuted & peaked 4/18/98 - 7 weeks on chart)
Switzerland: #41


Go Deep
b/w Go Deep (LP Version) (UK)

Released: June, 1998 (US) / June 15, 1998 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
Hot 100 Airplay: #28 (debuted 6/27/98 - 22 weeks on chart)
Hot R&B Airplay: #11 (debuted 6/20/98 - 17 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #1 (1 week) (debuted 6/27/98 - 12 weeks on chart)
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #4
Rhythmic Top 40: #8
Top 40 Mainstream: #12
ARC Top 40: #4
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #28 (debuted 6/27/98, peaked 7/4/98 - 6 weeks on chart)
UK: #13 (debuted & peaked 6/27/98)
Australia: #39 (debuted 8/1/98, peaked 8/29/98 - 13 weeks on chart)
Belgium: #29
Canada: #9 (debuted 6/27/98, peaked 8/1/98 - 20 weeks on chart)
Finland: #35
Germany: #72
Japan: #18 (debuted 6/27/98, peaked 7/25/98 - 9 weeks on chart)
South Africa (sales chart): #20

Because this single 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.

You
b/w Every Time (Jam & Lewis Disco Mix) and Accept Me (Japan)

Released: September 3, 1998 (UK) / December 28, 1998 (Japan - commercial release)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
Japan: #30 (debuted 9/26/98, peaked 10/10/98 - 8 weeks on chart)
South Africa (sales chart): #40 (2 weeks on chart)

You received a promotional release in the UK (where it was inelegible to chart), and a commercial release in Japan only.  While it was never officially released in South Africa, it did manage to chart there based on import sales.

Every Time
b/w Accept Me

Released: November, 1998 (US) / December, 1998 (UK)

Chart Activity - Peak Positions
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: #25 (debuted 12/19/98 - 1 week on chart)
Rhythmic Top 40: #25
ARC Top 40: #14
UK: #46
Australia: #52 (debuted 12/12/98, peaked 12/19/98 - 7 weeks on chart)
Finland: #34
Germany: #67
Holland: #40
Japan: #22 (debuted 3/21/98, peaked 4/18/98 - 11 weeks on chart)
South Africa (sales chart): #33

This was the first of Janet's singles to be eligible to chart in the US without receiving a commercial release (Billboard changed its chart rules in late 1998).