#Madonna's history-making 'Confessions II' explodes atop the United World chart with 304,000 sales points, after reaching #1 in 17 countries so far! 💪💃💿💣1⃣🤝🌎📈🔥👑🩷
'Confessions II' received universal acclaim upon its release, with multiple critics calling it Madonna's best album since 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' and praising its eclectic production, Madonna's introspective lyricism and her vocals. The album has topped the weekly charts in 17 countries including the US, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain & Switzerland!
'Confessions II' garnered 13,068,922 streams in its first full day on Spotify, with Madonna making history, scoring the Biggest Album Debut for a 1980's Female Soloist and tying Shakira as the only pre-2000s Female Solo Acts to debut an album with over 10 MILLION streams in Spotify history!
'CONFESSIONS II' is Madonna's Milestone 10th #1 Album in the US, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 134,000 equivalent units, 20.1M on-demand streams, and 114,000 pure sales. The Album also debuted at #1 on the Top Album Sales chart! Madonna made history, becoming the 1st Act with a Billboard 200 #1 album in the 2020's and 3 other Decades. She and Taylor Swift are the only Female Artists in history with ten #1 hits on the Hot 100 and ten #1 albums on the Billboard 200! With 59,000 vinyl albums sold in its first week, Confessions II marked Madonna's best vinyl sales week for an album since 1991, when Luminate started tracking sales. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard US Top Dance Albums chart! It's #11 in its 2nd week on the Billboard 200 scoring another 37k equivalent units including 25k pure sales!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on the Billboard Canada Official Albums Chart, becoming Madonna's 11th #1 album in Canada. Madonna is now the first female artist with a #1 album in Canada in 5 different decades.
'CONFESSIONS II' exploded at #1 on the Official UK chart with 48,502 equivalent album units, including 35,445 physical copies, 6,577 downloads, and 6,480 sales-equivalent streams. Madonna is now the 1st US Female Artist ever to score No. 1 albums in the UK across 5 Decades! 'CONFESSIONS II', is the Superstar's 13th chart topper in the UK! Madonna ties Elvis Presley as the 5th artist with the most #1 albums in UK history (13)! 'CONFESSIONS II' is #9 on this week's Official UK Album chart!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #2 on the Irish IRMA Albums chart! It's #12 this week on the Irish Irma chart! It's #7 on the Scottish Official Albums Chart in its 2nd week after debuting at #1, becoming Madonna's 9th #1 album.
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on the ARIA chart in Australia! It's her 13th #1 album down under with Madonna now the 4th artist with the most #1 albums in ARIA chart history! It's #6 in its 2nd week on the ARIA chart.
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on Austria Albums Chart (Ö3 Austria)! It's her 10th No. 1 album in the country and 1st #1 album since "Rebel Heart" (2015). Madonna is the female artist with the most #1 albums in Austrian chart history!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Belgium on both the Flanders and Wallonia Album Ultrapop Charts, becoming Madonna's 9th #1 album in Flanders and her 6th #1 album in Wallonia!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Croatia on the International Official Albums Chart HDU. It's her 10th #1 album in the country.
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Finland on the Official Albums Chart! It's her 12th #1 album in Suomen virallinen chart history!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on the French SNEP chart with 25,491 equivalent album units! It's her 8th #1 album on the chart! Madonna is the 2nd international female artist with the most #1 albums in French chart history! It's #3 in its 2nd week on the French SNEP Albums Chart!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on the German Pop Albums chart!
'CONFESSIONS II' rose 5 spots to #1 this week on the GreeK Official Albums Chart (IFPI). It's Madonna's 11th #1 album in Greece!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Hungary on the Official Albums Chart. It's Madonna's 8th #1.
CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Italy on the Official FIMI chart! It's Madonna's 18th #1 album on the chart. Madonna is the international act with the most #1 albums in FIMI chart history!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 on the Netherlands Official Albums Chart (Dutch Charts). It's her 12th #1 album on the chart with Madonna now the international female artist with the most #1 albums in Dutch chart history!
'CONFESSIONS II' has debuted at #1 on the Portuguese Official Albums Chart (AFP). It's Madonna's 10th #1 album in Portugal.
'CONFESSIONS II debuted at #1 in Spain on the Official Albums Chart, becoming her 10th #1 album in the country!
'CONFESSIONS II' debuted at #1 in Switzerland on the Official Albums Chart, becoming Madonna's 10th #1 album in the country.
The Album has so far reached #2 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand & Poland, #5 in Denmark & Japan (Oricon Digital Albums), #7 in Slovakia, #8 in Norway, #10 in the Czech Republic, #31 in Lithuania and #45 on the Japan Oricon chart!
ESPN gives #Madonna 9/10, the highest rating, for her amazing performance at the FIFA World Cup Halftime show! 💪👸🔝⭐️9⃣/🔟🎤🌎⚽️🏆🔥🐐👑🩷
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Madonna’s ‘CONFESSIONS II’ and its various editions have now topped iTunes in 69 countries, while the album itself hit No. 1 in Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria. She's also back at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100.
The numbers on Spotify are historic too: 13.06 million first-day streams, the biggest album debut ever for a 1980s female soloist, with the album now past 100 million streams total. On the Billboard 200, it’s projected at No. 11 next week after delivering Madonna’s milestone 10th No. 1 album.
She made UK chart history as well, becoming the first US female artist to score No. 1 albums there across five decades, putting her level with Elvis Presley for the 5th most chart-topping albums ever.
@dykeseyah@HardikShahil777 This was what it was like for every album release. It was always incredible. Magazine covers, limited editions, press junkets and tv interviews. Every Madonna release was always an event and @warnerrecords didn't disappoint now that she's back with them!
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can fuel the creative process..." — TONY WARD
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Today's haul at the magazine store...this new edition of #InterviewMagazine is a stunner, the new sibling to the May 1989 edition that is one of my faves from my collection. #madonna