▁back ▁to ▁class ▁with ▁new ▁material ▁to ▁study ." ▁Charles ▁Taylor ▁of ▁Sal on ▁exclaimed ▁Jackson ▁" has ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁interesting ▁figure ▁than ▁Madonna , ▁and ▁a ▁mak er ▁of ▁better ▁music ." ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Cor respond ents ' ▁Club ▁of ▁Japan ▁announced ▁Jackson ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁recording ▁artist ▁in ▁history , ▁signing ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Virgin ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 0 ' s ▁worth ▁$ 9 0 ▁million , ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁have ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Michael ▁Jackson . ▁MTV ▁News ▁also ▁noted ▁the ▁album ' s ▁first ▁week ▁sales ▁nearly ▁double d ▁those ▁of ▁Michael ' s ▁Inv inci ble , ▁released ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Steve ▁Burg ess ▁of ▁Sal on ▁stated , ▁" Jan et ▁Jackson ▁may ▁well ▁be ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁contemporary ▁pop ’ s ▁L illi put ian ▁landscape ", ▁sur pass ing ▁" her ▁less - tal ented ▁pe ers ". ▁Burg ess ▁added , ▁" More ▁often , ▁though , ▁a ▁Jan et ▁Jackson ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁is ▁a ▁del ux e ▁buff et ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁comp ost ▁heap . ▁Pass ▁the ▁sau erk ra ut ." ▁Dan ▁Aqu il ante ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁wrote , ▁" Jack son ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁ 1 4 - song ▁manual ▁that ▁explains ▁not ▁only ▁how ▁you ▁can ▁please ▁her , ▁but ▁lists ▁the ▁re wards ▁in ▁store ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁manage ▁the ▁task ... ▁While ▁M oth