Chart News: Week of 11/3/2012

It's an uneventful chart week as MDNA falls off the Billboard 200 and Top Current Albums charts again. It also slides down a few notches to #14 on the Dance Electronic Albums chart.

MDNA

BILLBOARD 200: OFF (From #181)

TOP CURRENT ALBUMS: OFF (From #161)

DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUMS: #14 (Down from #9)

I'd love to see some more singles chart action again soon! There are still rumors floating around about "Superstar" being the next single. According to our blog poll, however, "Love Spent", "Gang Bang", and "I'm Addicted" are your Top 3 favorite choices to be the follow-up release, and I have to agree. I think any of those choices would be much better!

Archive Updates

Complete info for Open Your Heart, La Isla Bonita, Who's That Girl, Causing A Commotion, Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish, Oh Father, Keep It Together, Vogue, and Hanky Panky on the Hot 100 Airplay chart (which was previously missing) has now been added. A couple of peak dates have also been corrected for some of these titles on this chart as well.

UPDATES: Oh Father's run on the Hot 100 Airplay chart had an error that has now been corrected.
Complete info for Rescue Me, Justify My Love, Hanky Panky, Vogue, Keep It Together, Oh Father, Cherish, Express Yourself,  Like A Prayer, Causing A Commotion, Who's That Girl, La Isla Bonita  and Open Your Heart on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart has now been added.

Final Week On Chart dates have been added for Madonna (Video Compilation) on the Top Music Videos and Top Video Sales charts.

Ask Billboard: "Luvin' MDNA"

Hi Gary,

I'm an avid Madonna fan, have been since her debut. I've noticed that her latest album, "MDNA," has re-entered the Billboard 200 a couple of times recently, surely due to her touring the U.S. I'm curious to know exactly how many units it has sold and how it compares to her three prior albums: "American Life" (2003), "Confessions on a Dance Floor" (2005) and "Hard Candy" (2008). I truly believe that "MDNA" is a brilliant album and is suffering in sales due to poor singles choices and little radio airplay. I have not heard one track off the set on any top 40 radio station.

Thanks,

John O'Sullivan
Sacramento, California


Hi John,

I agree that "MDNA" is likely underrated, with "Love Spent" a potential hit that, sadly, may never get its chance as a single. "Give Me All Your Luvin' " and "Girl Gone Wild" peaked at Nos. 24 and 38, respectively, on Pop Songs. Third single "Turn Up the Radio" looks unlikely to chart. (Perhaps "Superstar" might?)

Madonna's current tour has seemingly spurred sales. Three weeks ago, as Madonna toured the East Coast, "MDNA" was No. 94 on the Billboard 200 - but No. 21 in Boston and No. 29 in New York, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

This week, "MDNA" re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 181. The set has sold 512,000, trailing "Hard Candy" (744,000), "Confessions" (1.7 million) and "Life" (680,000). (Remember, though, that "MDNA" has been out for six months and sales were heftier earlier in the 2000s).

Billboard.com

Video Charts Section

Just a heads up that I've added a Video Charts section to the blog and I'll be updating it over time with Madonna's video releases. Some of these stats are already on some of the other singles or albums pages (for example: The Confessions Tour, Sticky & Sweet Tour, What It Feels Like For A Girl DVD single, etc), but they will eventually be moved into the video section with their own pages.

Ray Of Light (Video Single) (1998)

Madonna (Video Compilation) (1984)

Update On MDNA's Sales

MDNA sold 2,659 copies last week (Billboard Issue Dated October 27, 2012) compared to 1,401 copies the week before, for an increase of 90%. MDNA's total sales currently stand at 511,821 copies sold.

UPDATE: Billboard confirms sales of 512,000 (approximate). Source

Chart News: Week Of 10/27/2012

Good news today as MDNA makes another re-entry on the Billboard 200 at #181 (its 13th week on the chart), no doubt aided by the West coast leg of the MDNA tour. The album also re-enteres Top Current albums at #161, and climbs up to #9 on Dance / Electronic Albums.

MDNA

BILLBOARD 200: #181 (Re-Entry)
TOP CURRENT ALBUMS: #161 (Re-Entry)
DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUMS: #9 (Up from #12)