Archive Update

Complete info and chart run for I'm Going To Tell You A Secret on the Top Soundtrack Albums chart has now been added, which was previously missing. Thanks as always to contributor Maurice Gravelle for submitting this piece of info!

MDNA Certified Gold By The RIAA

After passing the 500,000 mark in sales a few weeks ago, MDNA has been officially certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America as of October 9, 2012. Congrats, M!

My MDNA Los Angeles Show (10/10/12) Review (Updated with videos)

As I eagerly awaited for the doors to the Staples Center to open at 7:00 pm, the anxiety of securing a good spot in the Golden Triangle was starting to build up in me. All I wanted was to be in the front of the main stage! I looked at all the people around me and wondered how many of them had Golden Triangle tickets. All I knew was that I was going to run all the way down to the floor to try to get the best spot: Front Row, Center! More and more people started lining up and finally, at 7:00 pm on the dot, the woman inside gave the guy outside the go-ahead and he opened the door in front of me. I already had my phone and keys in hand, ready to throw in the plastic bucket as I went through the metal detector. Luckily, it didn't beep and as I was stepping through I asked the woman what the fastest way to the Golden Triangle was. She pointed straight ahead and said "You can take aisle 14". I saw the sign up ahead. Aisle 14! I started RUNNING. Earlier, I had said to my boyfriend Jonathan  "don't be upset if I don't wait for you, I'll save you a spot!" He understood. As I entered the doorway of aisle 14 and started racing down the stairs, I realized that my heart was beating fast.

As I was about halfway down I looked at the golden triangle up ahead and realized that not a single person was inside yet! I could hear a couple of the employees telling me to slow down, but I could also hear people running behind me so I kept running, but just then I realized that my legs were shaking so much that I had to hold on to the railing as I ran. I flashed my wristband at every attendant I passed, and finally I reached the Golden Triangle entrance, showed my wristband to one last person, made a mad dive for the front center area of the stage and gripped it with my hands. A few seconds later, people rushed to my left and right, and eventually, the entire front row was filled. Luckily, my boyfriend was able to squeeze in next to me. We had secured our spots. Front row center! I couldn't believe it!

Chart News: Week Of 10/20/2012

After a 3-week re-entry, MDNA falls off the Billboard 200 Albums Chart this week from last week's #142 position. It also falls off the Top Current Albums chart and falls down to #12 on the Dance / Electronic Albums chart. Elsewhere, "Turn Up The Radio" falls off the Club Play chart after an 11-week stay.

MDNA

BILLBOARD 200: OFF (From #142)
TOP CURRENT ALBUMS: (OFF from #129)
DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUMS: #12 (Down from #6)

TURN UP THE RADIO
HOT DANCE / CLUB PLAY: OFF (From #43)

Thanks to Maurice.

P.S. I was at Madonna's Los Angeles show last night and it was amazing! Full review to follow soon.

"Superstar" Remixes In The Works?

Continuing with the rumors about "Superstar" possibly being the next single from MDNA, Drowned Madonna is reporting that official remixes of the song have been completed by Bimbo Jones and Eddie Amador. If true, it's interesting that Interscope are even bothering with a fourth release since "Turn Up The Radio" isn't really doing much on the radio, unless perhaps this will just be a club-only release. But if that were the case, one would think they would have gone with either "Gang Bang" or "I'm Addicted" instead. Could a remixed "Superstar" be Madonna's next Club Play #1 hit?

Flashback: 30 Years Ago Today...

On October 6th, 1982, Sire Records released a 12" vinyl of Madonna's very first single, "Everybody". While the song wouldn't go on to set the charts on fire, it was an important stepping stone into what would become a legendary music career. "Everybody" marked Madonna's very first appearance on any Billboard chart when it debuted on the Dance/Disco chart (now known as the Club Play chart) on November 6, 1982, a chart in which she still dominates even today!

"I was living on the Upper West Side, 99th and Riverside, and about 7:00 at night I had the radio on in my bedroom, on WKTU, and I heard 'Everybody'. I said 'Oh, my God, that's me coming out of that box.' It was an amazing feeling." —Madonna

"Everybody" would go on to peak at #7 on the Bubbling Under chart on January 22, 1983.

 

Dance and sing, get up and do your thing! Give "Everybody" a few spins today in celebration :)

Chart News: Week of 10/13/2012

MDNA

BILLBOARD 200: #142 (Down from #94)
TOP CURRENT ALBUMS: #129 (Down from #88)
DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUMS: #6 (Down from #3)

TURN UP THE RADIO
HOT DANCE / CLUB PLAY: #43 (Down from #27)

MDNA Tour: North American Box Scores Part 1

The first round of box scores for the North American leg of the MDNA tour have finally been released, and they look good! All shows have been sold out so far. Here are the figures: