With digital sales her lead will only increase!

the charts are all compiled? I thought it came out on Wednesdays.

DavidEye said:

Hitsdailydouble is a good barometer. They are sometimes off a little bit, but this pretty much says Madonna is going to be number 1, as deserved!

btw,what the first-week numbers for Madonna's other recent albums 'Ray Of Light','Music' and 'American Life'?

Moonbeam said:

Agreed!

DavidEye said:

american life 241k first week 658k sold so far
[Edited 11/22/05 13:44pm]

asg said:

wow,then COADf is quite an improvement!

that was close... GO MADONNA!!! at least carrie should feel proud that it was Madonna that beat her. She did well good game Carrie

even though it's still doing well on the charts,I'm tired of "Hung Up".Bring on the next single and video!!

DavidEye said:

I'll be surprised if it has legs. Musically, she's moved too far into obscure Danceland for her casual fans. Her core audience is in their thirties and most of that crowd could care less about the latest underground club sounds. In order to shift major units, she has to have mainstream pop hits and I don't hear any on this record. There's not enough melody or universal sentiments to connect with the casual pop listener (who is so crucial in the continued success of an album after the initial wave of hardcore fans buying in the first week has fallen away).

Ace said:

I'd argue that "Sorry","Jump" and "Push" will have no problems connecting with the casual pop listener.In fact,the latter track is very R&B sounding,not unlike something that Beyonce would do.

DavidEye said:

Do you really hear any of those being a Top 10 hit?

DavidEye said:

I agree. And it's not like "Ray of Light" and "Music" were exactly conventional pop records. They did just fine. I think with the right singles, videos and appearances, this record will go over well. It already has. And I would add "Get Together" to the list of potential singles. Apparently, Madonna and WB already have them all picked out.

Ace said:

Do you really hear any of those being a Top 10 hit?[/quote]
I think if "Hung Up" can do it, so can those songs. Especially "Jump".

How'd the single do, btw?

Ace said:

why not? Those three songs are commercial and radio-friendly.If "Hung Up" (the most "dance/club" sounding track on the album) can reach Number 14,then surely those other songs (which are more pop) will have an easier time.

GangstaFam said:

I don't hear anything as poppy (or with as universal a message) as those two songs on this record. But I'd love to be proven wrong. I like Madonna.

GangstaFam said:

it was Number 14 last week,not sure about this week.

DavidEye said:

When do we find out?

GangstaFam said:

Tomorrow sometime. Usually afternoon, sometimes evening.

Ace said:

oh come on,"Sorry" is as poppy as you can get

DavidEye said:

"Hung Up" benefitted from a time-tested lyrical perspective (the obsessed lover) and momentum from the excitement of the album release. And it still didn't crack the Top 10!

Ace said:

It still might.

Ace said:

isn't pop music time tested lyrical prespective? isn't Madonna a pop star? what are you expecting from her? LORD people want it one way and when they get it want it the other.

ehuffnsd said:

I don't want or expect anything from Madonna. I'm a casual fan. I think she's cool. I don't hear this album connecting in a big way with a mainstream audience. It's not lyrically dumbed-down enough or musically pop enough.

Ace said:

she'll do fine. Ray of Light Sold this one will too

ehuffnsd said:

Why do you think American Life did not perform as expected? Do you think the lyrical concerns were too sophisticated for the average record buyer?

Ace said:

One the video being pulled,the bad press on the rap,the lack of support from MTV, the political environment, and the fight between WBR and Madonna causing a lack of promotion.

Mads tops TRL again almost a week now