Madonna #1 on TRL yet again.

LATEST UPDATE LOOKS LIKE MADONNA IS HEADED TO #1
It’s been a close race all week between the ladies, but it looks like age and experience trumps all, as Warner Bros.’ Madonna edges her way to the top of tomorrow’s chart. Our happy number-crunchers here at HITS predict that Maddy, now a respected elder stateswoman amongst the divas, will sell 340k, beating out American Idol winner Carrie Underwood’s Arista/RMG debut release, which our crunchers predict will sell 300 to 310k, putting her way above the predicted #3 winner—Mariah Carey, who should sell between 175 and 180k copies of a new expanded version (complete with DVD) of her The Emancipation of Mimi.

even without the Support of Clear Channel Madonna rocks

jayaredee said:

this is getting to be ridiculous

DavidEye said:

well, when you have the best single and lp out, its all deserved!

DavidEye said:

I'll be the same with How High

SassyBritches said:

Definately. The kids have to be digging it because it's topping the TRL charts intended for the teen audience.

SassyBritches said:

Definitely deserved, but still surreal.

From Drowned Madonna

Charts
[Scoop] 'Confessions' To Get # 1 Debut In U.S.!!!!

FROM HITS DAILY DOUBLE.....

CHART PREVIEW: THIS ONE’S FOR THE LADIES

Madonna, Underwood and Mariah Battle for Top Position, with Madonna Holding the Lead

November 21, 2005

It’s been a close race all week between the ladies, but it looks like age and experience trumps all, as Warner Bros.’ Madonna edges her way to the top of tomorrow’s chart. Our happy number-crunchers here at HITS predict that Maddy, now a respected elder stateswoman amongst the divas, will sell 340k, beating out American Idol winner Carrie Underwood’s Arista/RMG debut release, which our crunchers predict will sell 300 to 310k, putting her way above the predicted #3 winner—Mariah Carey, who should sell between 175 and 180k copies of a new expanded version (complete with DVD) of her The Emancipation of Mimi.
[Edited 11/21/05 16:19pm]

you guys are so funny! i've seen that hitsdailydouble.com piece about 3 or 4 times on this thread!

With 38% of the retail sales in Madonna is currently in the lead with approx 108K with Carrie on her tail with 105K.

SassyBritches said:

I was the first to post it and everyone is refusing to read my post so they just posted the same article again.

AndreC said:

Everyone is posting the same comment! I could careless if the album debuts at number one....AL debuted at number one. I just hope the album has some legs so they release singles and videos. Hopefully they'll release a video collection with the AL and COAD videos....what a contrast that will be! Better yet, she'd better release a video of the tour with the documentary (which I still haven't seen) and the AL videos.

jayaredee said:

I've read it all before....but one more time wouldn't hurt.


It’s been a close race all week between the ladies, but it looks like age and experience trumps all, as Warner Bros.’ Madonna edges her way to the top of tomorrow’s chart. Our happy number-crunchers here at HITS predict that Maddy, now a respected elder stateswoman amongst the divas, will sell 340k, beating out American Idol winner Carrie Underwood’s Arista/RMG debut release, which our crunchers predict will sell 300 to 310k, putting her way above the predicted #3 winner—Mariah Carey, who should sell between 175 and 180k copies of a new expanded version (complete with DVD) of her The Emancipation of Mimi.

She's actually due for another video compilation. The last one ended off with Beautiful Stranger, so the next one could feature:

American Pie
Music
Don't Tell Me
WIFLFAG
Paradise (from DWT)
Die Another Day
American Life (full version)
Hollywood
Love Profusion
Bedtime Story (From RIT)
Hung Up
New Video
New Video

Ok maybe that's not enough but it would be nice if she did what Mariah is doing and rereleased COAD with a bonus dvd of videos and new tracks. I'm still not keen on the SE she has coming out despite the new track.

CHART DATE: 11/21/2005
LAST UPDATE: 11/21/2005 16:28:22
NOW IN: 38.43%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 108,826
CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR
-- 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 105,204
SOME HEARTS

VinnyM27 said:

Ok, ok I'm sorry, Je suis desolé, Lo siento, Ik ben droevig, Sono Spiacente, Perdoname



[Edited 11/21/05 18:29pm]

GangstaFam said:

No reason for the confusion; I wasn't trying to give the exact numbers for gold and platinum certification...My whole point was that selling 200,0000 copies in the UK is comporable to selling 600, 000 copies in one week in the States, that's all. My platinum comment was a general statement...Cool? But as stated before, Madonna still is showcasing her logevity in the game...That number is nothing to be ashamed of...

murph said:

More like a million, since the US has about 5 times the population of the UK! Those are great numbers!

Moonbeam said:

s'ok Murph. I'm just so constantly confused by charts. I can never keep up. If I see a video on MTV, I assume it's a hit. Since I never listen to the radio and don't use iTunes, that's my barometer.

asg said:

This is getting as bad as election night!

TRON said:

Cool...u good people.....

TRON said:

majority of songs played on mtv r not big hits on H100

but some of these songs climb up H100 because of mtv but not sufficeintly

jayaredee said:

That last compilation was an absolute joke. It was pointless. It didnt support a greatest hits package, and it missed off loads of videos.

Justify My Love
This Used To be My Playground
Erotica
Deeper & Deeper
I'll Remember
You'll See
I Want You (one of my favourite maddy vids)

Then a few years later we got the ridiculous GHV2 that missed off a load of her best singles (Rain, Bad Girl, Youll See) and no new tracks. That was my madonna low point. My faith in her from that point onward wasnt restored until the ReInvention tour.

DavidEye said:

I think Jump is what will really sell the album. The album is selling now because everyone loves Hung Up and the reviews are great, but as with Ray Of Light there are five singles on here that will help the album sell steadily into next year, and I think having Jump as a really strong (if not strongest) 3rd single will really push the album from simply being a success to a ten million seller..

Jump is my favourite track, it kind of reminds me of an evolved Over & Over rather than Keep It Together. Its the kind of message that simply sums up her whole ethos, just as O&O did twenty years ago.

Hung Up remixes are now available on Itunes

CrozzaUK said:

there were 5 singles for Ray of Light? what was the fifth one? i know of Ray of Light, Frozen, Nothing really matters and The Power Of Good-Bye, i didnt know she realeased another one, what was it?

hellomoto said:

Drowned World / Substitute For Love was released in Europe. It was the 3rd single.

CrozzaUK said:

wow, what an odd choice. i think thats one of the worst on the album (and by worst i mean good but not as good as any of the others). i think ray of light was the first madonna album where there were no obvious single choices, she had such a wide variety of fantastic songs to choose from and she chose that