Janet Jackson Sets New Records As She Tops U.s. Albums Chart
Superstar Janet Jackson's Chart Comeback Is Complete After Making History By Taking Her New Album To The Top Of America's Billboard 200.
The R&B icon debuts Unbreakable, the follow-up to 2008's Discipline, in pole position, earning Jackson her seventh U.S. number one. Only Barbra Streisand and Madonna have more chart-toppers for a female artist, with 10 and eight, respectively. The feat also makes Jackson only the third artist in Billboard history to score a number one in each of the last four decades; Streisand and Bruce Springsteen are the other two musicians.
Thanking fans for their unwavering support on Twitter.com, the singer writes, "Never for a single moment did I ever go without your love. You made me feel wanted. I wanna (sic) tell you how important you are to me. Truth is that I wouldn't be here without the love I stand on... Thank you".
Jackson knocks Fetty Wap's eponymous debut album from the top - the rapper's project falls to four, behind The Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness at two, and Drake and Future's What a Time to Be Alive at three. Singer Tamar Braxton rounds out the new top five with Calling All Lovers.
