Janet Jackson Earns A Pair Of New Top 10 Hits

Janet Jackson hasn’t released new music in years, and fans likely shouldn’t hold their breath for a brand new full-length or even another single anytime soon. Still, longtime lovers of the superstar — as well as those just now discovering some of her classics — have helped turn a decades-old cut from her catalog into a smash once again. Jackson returns to the Billboard charts this week with a beloved tune that climbs into the highest tier on several rankings, becoming a win on a few lists for the first time, long after the world first fell in love with the cut.

“Someone to Call My Lover” Returns With a Bang

“Someone to Call My Lover” debuts on a pair of Billboard rankings this frame. The track opens inside the top 10 on both charts, giving Jackson a somewhat late-in-career new win. Between the two tallies, it launches highest on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, arriving at No. 3. The composition also appears on the slightly broader R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales roster, where it debuts at No. 6.

Janet Jackson Adds to Her List of Billboard Hits

As “Someone to Call My Lover” arrives, Jackson claims her third top 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. She has performed even better on the more focused R&B Digital Song Sales list, which excludes rap and hip-hop. Throughout her decades-long career, the singer has now landed seven placements on the former and a milestone 10 on the latter, thanks to this latest debut.

“Someone to Call My Lover” Almost Matches Her Peak

“Someone to Call My Lover” comes close to tying as Jackson’s highest-rising hit on both digital tallies. On the R&B list, it just misses matching with both “No Sleeep” featuring J. Cole and “Made for Now” with Daddy Yankee, which both peaked at No. 2, missing out on giving the legend her first champions by a single space.

Over on the R&B/Hip-Hop ranking, the decades-old track opens at No. 6, tying with her J. Cole collaboration. Meanwhile, her track with Daddy Yankee, released in 2018, reached No. 5 and remains her top performer on that list.

Janet Jackson Earns the Top Debut of the Week

Jackson earns the highest debut this week on both tallies. On the R&B-only list, Muni Long’s “Made for Me” opens at No. 10, while Beyoncé’s “Die With You” (4-4-17) returns at No. 9. On the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart, “Baby Come Back” by Player kicks off its time at No. 12. At the same time, “Fe!N” by Travis Scott and Playboi Carti lands at No. 10, though that smash isn’t new to the tally.

TikTok Fuels Janet Jackson’s Viral Comeback

“Someone to Call My Lover” has recently gone viral, thanks to younger listeners discovering it on TikTok. That renewed interest – which has turned many tracks from decades past into chart wins in the past several years – is driving sales and streams, pushing the track back onto charts around the world. Even a modest uptick in purchases of a long-overlooked favorite can be enough to bring it back to the Billboard tallies.

Originally released as the second single from All for You, “Someone to Call My Lover” danced to No. 3 on the Hot 100. The hit earned Jackson a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance the following year, though she didn’t take home the trophy.