sosgemini said:

Wait... Moderators can change their comments without the [edited] appearing?

yeah...just the forums we moderate though.

sosgemini said:

Cool.

Najee said:

I doubt it. Marlon always seemed like the outsider (for a good reason) in the family. I always dug the "outsiders". But if so, cool, lol.

sosgemini said:

@ "show us the money". This ain't no "Jerry Macguire".

And Flo flooded this thread with Janet's worldwide awards stats and y'all still wanna argue? What planet are y'all from?

I know Mike (Matronik) is somewhere going "these motherfuckas here!"

midnightmover said:

Rodya24 said:

quadruple patinum? thats got to be easily proven, right? post your shit...SHOW US THE MONEY!!! SHOW US THE MONEY!!!

stop with the condescending emoticon use and prove your sh*t.

SHOW US THE MONEY!!!!

Timmy84 said:

"Ya'll bitches can't do it like me".

And co-signs with sosgemini¤

sosgemini said:

Damn, you losing it. Your ass is turning ghetto. Look at all the bits in bold there. It's amazing the transformation that can come over people when they spend too much time on a computer. I recomend you put a radiation block on your screen.

Anyway, back to the subject. Yes, I'm lazy. I do not spend my time trawling websites for sales data, but anyone with a brain will know that there is only one way to settle a debate like this. That is to show a list of artists sales compiled from the same source and lay them out side by side. Of course floetcist would have that data at her fingertips if it was flattering to Janet, but she knows it would expose Janet's shortfall so instead she produces lists that show nothing. If you really believe that some platinum discs in Switzerland and the like proves she's equal to Mike and Madge, then I'm afraid I have to take back my earlier comments about you being inteligent. Surely you noticed that floetcists list consisted of 95% American "achievements" such as Billboard awards that have nothing to do with the subject. She obviously hoped to blind people with the sheer length of her post and hope that people wouldn't actually look too closely to see how pathetic her "evidence" really was.

sosgemini said:

You should win an Academy Award. Cuba ain't got shit on you.

Somebody lock this motherfucking thread up. All y'all arguing over some sales and some worldwide poonany, get the fuck out of here.

Ya noticing I'm fucking this thread up right now.
[Edited 10/11/07 20:28pm]

By the way, how's Michael's sales doing in Istanbul?

Timmy84 said:

You might want to take a closer look at what your buddy actually posted. Mostly awards and discs from Holland. That's basically it. Janet picked up a lot of silverware in the Netherlands. That's basically what we've established.

Achievements

According to Guinness Book of World Records,[1] Madonna is the "most successful female solo artist of all time", selling 120 million albums as of November 2000".

In a 2005 press release, her record label, Warner Bros. Records, reported she had international sales in excess of 200 million albums.[2] Also that year, Rolling Stone reported that Madonna had sold more than 250 million records throughout the world which is the most frequently given number of albums sold of the artist.[3]

According to Billboard Magazine, Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour was the most successful concert tour for a female artist in history. Madonna's "Confession" Tour Sets Record The magazine also declared Madonna to be the Top Female Act of the 1980s, as well as the Second Top Act of the 1980s, behind Michael Jackson.

Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the highest selling greatest hits album by a female artist in the world and in the U.S., with more than 10 million U.S. sales and 23 million worldwide sales. You Can Dance is the second best-selling remix album of all-time, with 5 million copies sold worldwide.

Madonna is the oldest female solo artist to have a video retired and the only solo artist from the 1980s to have a video retired on MTV's TRL without the help of other artists. This occurred in February 2006 with "Hung Up". "Hung Up" spent eleven days at number one on TRL, including its fiftieth showing.

"Sorry" reached the top spot on the United World Chart, ending the fifteen week reign of "Hung Up" on the chart, bumping it to number two. Madonna is the first artist, since the creation of the chart, to have two singles sitting at the top two positions on the chart in one week.

"Hung Up" has been number one in following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Macedonia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom (a total of forty-three countries). Hung Up however is listed with the Guinness World Records 2007, as officially having topped the charts for 41 countries. Refer Hung Up

[edit] Net worth

Madonna is the richest female singer in the world, and one of the richest self-made women in the world,[4] with an estimated net worth of over $850 million. In 2004 alone, she earned more than $50 million with her Re-Invention Tour which became a new record for a female singer on The "Guinness Book of Records".[5]

. On ABC's "Life of Luxury", which aired on December 13, 2000, Madonna was named the richest female artist with an estimated fortune of $613,000,000. Madonna just may be a billionaire herself... if not today, then very shortly in time.

Aside from her music and films, Madonna is also involved in the magagement of MadGuy Films; Boy Toy, Inc.; Webo Girl; Siren Films; Slutco, Inc..

Maverick Records was the most successful "vanity label" in music history. While under Madonna's control it generated well over $1 'billion dollars for Warner Bros. Records, more money than any other recording artist's record label. She helped bankroll Alanis Morissette and Michelle Branch's careers.

Alvin Hall, presenter of World's Most Powerful on BBC News chose Madonna as the World's Most Powerful Celebrity, followed by Oprah Winfrey.

[edit] Music

[edit] Guinness Book of World Records

* According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Madonna is the Most Successful Female Recording Artist of All Time.
* Madonna is the highest earning female singer of all time, according to the 2007 Guinness Book of Records.
* From 1963 to 1996 Elizabeth Taylor had the record of the greatest change of costumes in a motion picture with the movie Cleopatra. Madonna, 23 years later, broke that record when she had 83 changes of costumes during the motion picture Evita. She also wore 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes and 56 pairs of earrings.
* Madonna has the most consecutive top 5 singles in the USA (16) from 1984 (Lucky star) to 1989 (Cherish).
* She has the most consecutive top 20 debuts in the charts (27) from 1983 to 1992.
* "Hung Up" topped the charts in 41 countries according to Guinness World Records, the first time this has been achieved by any single.

[edit] United World Chart

* Madonna is the most successful artist in UWC history [2]
* On the UWC, Madonna holds the record for most #1 singles with twelve.
* Madonna also holds the record for most weeks at #1 with 74.
* "Hung Up" holds the record for the most points in one week with 548,000.
* Madonna holds the record for artist with the most consecutive weeks at number one with 22 ("Hung Up" for 15 and "Sorry" for 7).
* Madonna, along with Justin Timberlake, is the only artist to occupy both the #1 and #2 positions at the same time ("Hung Up" and "Sorry").
* Madonna, along with Justin Timberlake, is the only artist to replace herself at #1 ("Sorry" replaced "Hung Up").
* Like a Prayer is the best song from 1989 in All Time Chart [3]
* Music was Number One in the Countdown of 2000 with 7,179,000 points.[6]
* With eight songs, Madonna holds the record for most number-one singles in the 2000s by an artist.
* With four songs, Madonna holds the record for most number-one singles in the 1980s by an artist.

1 It should be noted that the UWC only has charts available from 1966-1967, 1976-1977, 1986-1987, and 1996-present.

[edit] Number-one singles

Madonna holds the record for the most number-one singles on the UWC with twelve.

* 1986: "True Blue" - 9 weeks
* 1987: "Open Your Heart" - 1 week
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 5 weeks
* 1987: "Who´s That Girl" - 3 weeks
* 2000: "American Pie" - 8 weeks
* 2000: "Music" - 12 weeks (single of the year)
* 2001: "Don't Tell Me" - 2 weeks
* 2002: "Die Another Day" - 4 weeks
* 2003: "American Life" - 4 weeks
* 2003: "Me Against the Music" - 4 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 15 weeks
* 2006: "Sorry" - 7 weeks

[edit] Billboard

* According to Billboard Magazine, Madonna is the Top Female Act of the 1980s. The magazine also declared her as the Second Top Act of the 1980s, behind Michael Jackson.
* Madonna has achieved the unique feat of having had at least one single peak at every position in the top ten of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
* Madonna holds the record for the most consecutive top-five hits (17) among female artists ("Lucky Star" to "Cherish"), and second only to Elvis Presley. Prior to Janet Jackson, she previously held the record for the most consecutive top-ten hits among female artists (17) ("Borderline" to "Cherish").
* In the first six months of 1985, Madonna had six separate hit singles on the Billboard Charts (and five videos in rotation at once on MTV).
* Madonna has the highest debut on the Hot 100 Airplay Charts, when "Erotica" debuted at #2.
* Billboard Magazine's Music of the '80s poll honored Madonna as Pop Artist of the Decade, Dance Artist of the Decade, and Dance Single of the Decade ("Into the Groove").
* From 1985 - 2003, Madonna has received 25 Billboard awards and citations.

[edit] Billboard Hot 100

[edit] Number ones

Madonna has had twelve number-one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart; the same number as Diana Ross and The Supremes, and behind only Mariah Carey's seventeen among female artists.

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 6 weeks
* 1985: "Crazy for You" - 1 week
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 1 week
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Open Your Heart" - 1 week
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 1 week
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 3 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 3 weeks
* 1991: "Justify My Love" - 2 weeks
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground" - 1 week
* 1995: "Take a Bow" - 7 weeks
* 2000: "Music" - 4 weeks

With seven songs, Madonna shares the record for most number-one singles in the 1980s by a female artist with Whitney Houston. Madonna is also the third-oldest female to place a number one at the Billboard Hot 100. The single "Music" reached the number-one spot when Madonna was forty-two years and one month old (September 2000). She is behind Tina Turner's single, "What's Love Got to Do with It?", which made number one when Turner was forty-five years old (1984), and Cher whose single, "Believe," reached number one when Cher was fifty-two years old (1999).

[edit] Number twos

Madonna has had six number-two singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, the most for a female artist, tying her with Elvis Presley for the record.

* "Material Girl" (blocked by REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling")
* "Causing a Commotion" (blocked by Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam's "Lost in Emotion" and Michael Jackson's "Bad")
* "Express Yourself" (blocked by Martika's "Toy Soldiers")
* "Cherish" (blocked by Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much")
* "I'll Remember" (blocked by "I Swear" from All-4-One)
* "Frozen" (blocked by "All My Life" from K-Ci and JoJo)

[edit] Chart records

* Madonna has the most top-five singles by a female artist (28).
* Madonna has the most top-ten singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (37).
* Madonna has the most top-twenty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (43).
* Madonna has the most top-thirty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (45).
* Madonna has the most top-forty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (48).
* In 2005, Madonna's single "Hung Up" became her 51st single to enter the Hot 100 singles chart. It also became her 36th top 10 single (a record for a female artist and tying her with Elvis Presley), 42nd top 20 single (a record for a female artist), her 44th top 30 single (a record for a female artist), and her 47th top 40 single (a record for a female artist; amongst all artists, this is behind only Elvis Presley's 104, Elton John's 54, and The Beatles's 51).

[edit] Billboard Top 200 Albums

Madonna is also one of only nine women to have had five or more top-ten debuts on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. The others are Barbra Streisand, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, LeAnn Rimes, Tori Amos, Britney Spears, Céline Dion and Mariah Carey.

Madonna has had sixteen top-ten albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only Barbra Streisand's twenty-six among female artists. Only her remix and live album EPs, You Can Dance, Remixed and Revisited, I'm Going to tell you a Secret and The Confessions Tour failed to crack the top-ten.

[edit] Number ones

Madonna has had six number-one albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only Barbra Streisand's eight among female artists.

* 1984: Like a Virgin
* 1986: True Blue
* 1989: Like a Prayer
* 2000: Music
* 2003: American Life
* 2005: Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Number twos

Madonna has had five number-two albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only The Beatles's six and Frank Sinatra's seven.

* I'm Breathless (blocked by MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em)
* The Immaculate Collection (blocked by Vanilla Ice's To the Extreme)
* Erotica (blocked by Garth Brooks's The Chase)
* Evita (blocked by No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom)
* Ray of Light (blocked by Titanic )

[edit] Hot Dance Music/Club Play

Madonna has had thirty-seven number-one singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, more than twice the number of her nearest rival, Janet Jackson. Madonna has also had twenty-five number-one singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Single Sales chart, more than three times the number of her nearest rivals (Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, and Notorious B.I.G).

On the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, Madonna is the only artist in history to achieve seven top-ten hits from one album (American Life). Madonna is also the only artist ever to achieve seven consecutive number-one hits on this chart twice. (This information is according to Billboard magazine, which was published in the Q&A section.)

For only the second time in Billboard history, one artist was number one on all four of Billboard's dance charts. Madonna's "Sorry" made it to number one on the Club Play, Dance Singles Sales and Dance Radio Airplay surveys while Confessions on a Dance Floor ruled the Top Electronic Albums list. The only other time this happened was the week of Dec. 3, 2005, when "Hung Up" by Madonna was in charge on the three dance singles charts and Confessions on a Dance Floor was No. 1 on the Electronic tally. Billboard Chart Beat March 09, 2006

[edit] Number ones

Madonna (and Janet Jackson) has a streak of seven uninterrupted chart-toppers, second only to Kristine W, who has nine.

* 1983: "Holiday"/"Lucky Star"
* 1984: "Like a Virgin"
* 1984: "Material Girl"
* 1985: "Angel"/"Into the Groove"
* 1986: "Open Your Heart"
* 1987: "Causing a Commotion"
* 1987: "You Can Dance (LP Cuts)"
* 1989: "Like a Prayer"
* 1989: "Express Yourself"
* 1990: "Keep It Together"
* 1990: "Vogue"
* 1991: "Justify My Love"
* 1992: "Erotica"
* 1993: "Deeper and Deeper"
* 1993: "Fever"
* 1994: "Secret"
* 1995: "Bedtime Story"
* 1997: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
* 1998: "Frozen"
* 1998: "Ray of Light"
* 1999: "Nothing Really Matters"
* 1999: "Beautiful Stranger"
* 2000: "American Pie"
* 2000: "Music"
* 2001: "Don't Tell Me"
* 2001: "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
* 2001: "Impressive Instant"
* 2002: "Die Another Day"
* 2003: "American Life"
* 2003: "Hollywood"
* 2003: "Me Against the Music"
* 2004: "Nothing Fails"
* 2004: "Love Profusion"
* 2005: "Hung Up"
* 2006: "Sorry"
* 2006: "Get Together"
* 2006: "Jump"

[edit] ARC Weekly Top 40

[edit] Number ones

* Madonna was named Top Singles Artist of the Year three times in 1985, 1986 and 1987 more than another artist (tie with Janet Jackson) and she has been named Female Artist four times in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1995 more than any female artist.
* Madonna is the artist with most number one singles in the history of the ARC Weekly Top 40.

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 6 weeks
* 1985: "Material Girl" - 1 week
* 1985: "Crazy for You" - 2 weeks
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 2 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 3 weeks
* 1987: "Open Your Heart" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 1 week
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 3 weeks
* 1989: "Express Yourself" - 1 week
* 1989: "Cherish" - 1 week
* 1990: "Vogue" - 3 weeks
* 1991: "Justify My Love" - 3 weeks
* 1991: "Rescue Me" - 1 week
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground" - 3 weeks
* 1992: "Erotica" - 2 weeks
* 1994: "I'll Remember" - 2 weeks
* 1994: "Secret (Madonna song)" - 4 weeks
* 1995: "Take a Bow" - 9 weeks
* 1997: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 5 weeks
* 1998: "Frozen" - 3 weeks
* 1999: "Beautiful Stranger" - 1 week
* 2000: "Music" - 3 weeks
* 2001: "Don't Tell Me" - 2 weeks
* 2002: "Die Another Day" - 1 week

[edit] RIAA

[edit] Album certifications

[edit] Gold albums

Madonna has seventeen gold albums:

* Madonna
* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Who's That Girl
* You Can Dance
* Like a Prayer
* I'm Breathless
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Bedtime Stories
* Something to Remember
* Evita
* Ray of Light
* Music
* GHV2
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Platinum albums

Madonna has seventeen platinum albums:

* Madonna
* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Who's That Girl
* You Can Dance
* Like a Prayer
* I'm Breathless
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Bedtime Stories
* Something to Remember
* Evita
* Ray of Light
* Music
* GHV2
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Multi-platinum albums

Madonna has twelve multi-platinum albums in the United States (more than any other female artist):

* Madonna
* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* I'm Breathless
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Bedtime Stories
* Something to Remember
* Evita
* Ray of Light
* Music

[edit] Diamond albums

Madonna has two diamond albums certified by the RIAA

* Like a Virgin
* The Immaculate Collection

[edit] Single certifications

[edit] Gold singles

Madonna has twenty-five gold singles:

* "Borderline"
* "Like a Virgin"
* "Crazy for You"
* "Angel"/"Into the Groove" (12")
* "Papa Don't Preach"
* "True Blue"
* "Like a Prayer"
* "Express Yourself"
* "Keep It Together"
* "Vogue"
* "Hanky Panky"
* "Justify My Love"
* "Rescue Me"
* "This Used to Be My Playground"
* "Erotica"
* "I'll Remember"
* "Secret"
* "Take a Bow"
* "You'll See"
* "You Must Love Me"
* "Frozen"
* "Ray of Light"
* "Music"
* "Don't Tell Me"
* "Hung Up"

[edit] Platinum singles

Madonna has four platinum singles:

* "Like a Prayer"
* "Vogue"
* "Justify My Love"
* "Music"

[edit] Multi-platinum singles

Madonna has two multi-platinum singles:

* "Vogue"
* "Hung Up" ***

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[edit] United Kingdom

In 2001, Madonna was named Top Female UK Singles Artist of All Time in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles edition of the Most Successful Artists in the 50-year history of the British charts. Three years later, in 2004, Madonna became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame, joining Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Marley, and U2 as automatic inductees.

Apart from being the oldest female to have a Number 1 in the UK (which is currently Cher) Madonna holds every major sales and chart record for a female artist in the UK (In all-time singles sales she lies comfortably fourth behind – Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and The Beatles – and she is also fourth in combined singles and albums sales behind those three artists, pulling away from the Rolling Stones.

[edit] Single records

* Madonna has had forty-three top-five singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist ever.[7]
* Madonna has had fifty-seven top-ten singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has had sixty-two top-twenty singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has had sixty-two top-forty singles on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has spent a total of twenty-five weeks at number one on the UK singles chart, more than any other female artist.
* From "Like a Virgin" in 1984 to "Secret" in 1994, Madonna had a record thirty-four consecutive top-ten hits on the UK singles chart.
* With "Sorry", Madonna scored a record sixtieth consecutive top-twenty single (not counting "Me Against the Music").
* All of Madonna's singles released in the UK have reached the top twenty and all but five of them have reached the top ten.
* Madonna is the only female artist ever to occupy the top two positions on the UK Singles Charts when "Into the Groove" and "Holiday" hit number one and number two, respectively in 1985.
* In 1985 alone, Madonna scored eight top-five singles in the UK Charts.

[edit] Number ones

* 1985: "Into the Groove" - 4 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 3 weeks
* 1986: "True Blue" - 1 week
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 1 week
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 3 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 4 weeks
* 1998: "Frozen" - 1 week
* 2000: "American Pie" - 1 week
* 2000: "Music" - 1 week
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 3 weeks
* 2006: "Sorry" - 1 week

Madonna remains the female artist with the most No. 1s in the United Kingdom with twelve. Kylie Minogue is in second place among solo female artists, with seven. The Spice Girls have nine.

Madonna is now tied with Cliff Richard's backing band, the Shadows, for fifth place among artists with the most No. 1s in the United Kingdom. The top four are: Elvis Presley (21), The Beatles (17), Cliff Richard (14) and Westlife (13). Billboard Chart Beat March 02, 2006

[edit] Album records

* Madonna has had nine number-one albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has had four number-two albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has had sixteen top-five albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.
* Madonna has had nineteen top-ten albums on the UK albums chart, more than any other female artist.
* From Evita in 1996 to Music in 2000, Madonna had three consecutive number-one albums on the UK albums chart, a record for a female artist.
* Every album that Madonna has released has reached the top ten in the UK; her self-titled first album is the only one to miss the top five. (Her 2003 EP, Remixed and Revisited, was not allowed to appear on the UK album chart as it was too short to qualify as an album.)
* In the UK, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are the only artists ever to have a number-one album and a number-one single in three different decades.

[edit] Europe

Madonna has sixteen number one singles on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles board, as well as eight number one albums. She is the second most successful international female artist in Europe , only behind Celine Dion. She is also the second bestselling female artist in Europe, behind Celine Dion. The two of them are the only female artists ever to have sold over 50 million albums in Europe, according to IFPI.

[edit] Number one singles

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 5 weeks
* 1985: "Into the Groove" - 1 week
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 8 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 8 weeks
* 1986: "True Blue" - 1 week
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 4 weeks
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 12 weeks
* 1989: "Express Yourself" - 3 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 8 weeks
* 1992: "Erotica" - 3 weeks
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 2 weeks
* 2000: "American Pie" - 7 weeks
* 2000: "Music" - 6 weeks
* 2003: "Me Against the Music" - 3 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 12 weeks
* 2006: "Sorry" - 4 weeks

[edit] Number one albums

* Like a Prayer - more than 10 weeks
* I'm Breathless - 1 week
* Erotica - 1 week
* Evita - 3 weeks
* Ray of Light - 2 weeks
* Music - 4 weeks
* American Life - 3 weeks
* Confessions on a Dance Floor - 5 weeks

[edit] Canada

Madonna is the most successful female singles artist in Canada, having amassed nineteen number one singles on the Canadian Singles Chart. Her last number-one single in Canada was "Hung Up".[4] Confessions on a Dance Floor was her seventh number-one album in that country.

"Music and "American Pie" were declared the number-one and number- two Top Singles of 2000 - the first time in Canadian chart history that an artist held the top two positions on the year-end musical charts.

[edit] Number one singles

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 3 weeks
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 5 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 6 weeks
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 1 week
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 2 weeks
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 3 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 3 weeks
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground" - 6 weeks
* 1992: "Deeper and Deeper" - 3 weeks
* 1993: "Rain" - 1 week
* 1994: "Secret" - 9 weeks
* 1995: "Take a Bow" - 1 week
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 6 weeks
* 2000: "American Pie" - 7 weeks
* 2000: "Music" - 7 weeks
* 2001: "Don't Tell Me" - 1 week
* 2002: "Die Another Day" - 8 weeks
* 2003: "American Life" - 2 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 15 weeks

[edit] Number one albums

* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* The Immaculate Collection
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Australia

Madonna has achieved ten number-one singles (the most for a female artist) and ten number-one albums in Australia. She is the third-highest selling artist in Australian history behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles. As of 1998, Madonna had sold five million records in Australia.[citation needed]

[edit] Number one singles

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 5 weeks
* 1985: "Crazy for You" - 4 weeks
* 1985: "Angel"/"Into the Groove" - 4 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 6 weeks
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 5 weeks
* 1990: "Keep It Together"/"Vogue" - 5 weeks
* 2000: "American Pie" - 1 week
* 2000: "Music" - 4 weeks
* 2003: "Me Against the Music" - 2 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 1 week

[edit] Number one albums

* True Blue
* I'm Breathless
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Bedtime Stories
* Something to Remember
* Ray of Light
* Confessions on a Dance Floor
* I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
* The Confessions Tour

[edit] Switzerland

Madonna is the most successful artist ever on the Swiss charts since it began in 1965, appearing on the list every year (starting 1983) but 1988 and 2004, and spending 497 weeks on the singles charts. With "Hung Up" she overtook ABBA for the act with the most number-one hits in Switzerland. Confessions on a Dance Floor was her seventh album to go number-one there.

[edit] Number one singles

* "La Isla Bonita" - 1 week
* "Like a Prayer" - 4 weeks
* "Express Yourself" - 1 week
* "Secret" - 1 week
* "American Pie" - 3 weeks
* "Music" - 5 weeks
* "American Life" - 1 week
* "Hung Up" - 8 weeks

[edit] Number one albums

* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* Evita
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] France

Madonna is the most successful international artist in France with an impressive 20,000,000 records sold. She has amassed three number-one singles and six number-one albums (plus nine number-two albums) there. She has three diamond albums certified by SNEP. (www.disqueenfrance.com)

[edit] Number one singles

* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 3 weeks
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 4 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 5 weeks

[edit] Number one albums

* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* Erotica
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Diamond albums

* True Blue with 1,500,000 units sold (her best selling album in France).
* The Immaculate Collection with 1,200,000.
* Confessions on a Dance Floor with sales of 1,000,000.

[edit] Germany

Madonna has notched three number-one singles and nine number-one albums in Germany.

[edit] Number ones singles

* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 5 weeks
* 2000: "American Pie" - 1 week
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 9 weeks

[edit] Number one albums

* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Who's That Girl
* Like a Prayer
* I'm Breathless
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Austria

Madonna has scored two number-one singles and seven number-one albums in Austria.

[edit] Number one singles

* 1987: "La Isla Bonita"
* 2005: "Hung Up"

[edit] Number one albums

* Like a Prayer
* Something to Remember
* Evita
* Music
* GHV2
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Japan

Madonna is the foreign artist with the most top 100 singles (28) in Japan's Main Singles Chart, Oricon. While she has not been able to place a number-one hit in Oricon, she has nonetheless notched twenty-five number-one singles in the International Charts. In the Oricon's Albums Chart, she has scored two number-one albums.

[edit] Number one singles (International Charts)

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 4 weeks
* 1985: "Material Girl" - 2 weeks
* 1985: "Crazy for You" - 3 weeks
* 1985: "Into the Groove" - 3 weeks
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 3 weeks
* 1986: "True Blue" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Open Your Heart" - 1 week
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Causing a Commotion" - 1 week
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 2 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 5 week
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground" - 3 weeks
* 1994: "I'll Remember" - 2 weeks
* 1995: "Take a Bow" - 3 weeks
* 1995: "You'll See" - 2 weeks
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 3 weeks
* 1998: "Frozen" - 1 week
* 1998: "Ray of Light" - 2 weeks
* 1999: "Beautiful Stranger" - 1 week
* 2000: "American Pie" - 1 week
* 2000: "Music" - 3 weeks
* 2002: "Die Another Day" - 1 week
* 2003: "American Life" - 3 weeks
* 2003: "Me Against the Music" - 3 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up"

[edit] Number one albums (Oricon)

* True Blue
* I'm Breathless

[edit] Republic of Ireland

Madonna is the most successful female artist in the Republic of Ireland (Irish Singles Chart), amassing a total of 8 number one albums and 43 singles to enter the top 10 (7 number one singles). In terms of album, single, and tour success, Madonna is behind only natives U2.

[edit] Number one singles (IRMA)

* 1985: "Into the Groove" - 3 weeks
* 1986: "Borderline" - 1 week
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 2 weeks
* 1986: "True Blue" - 2 weeks
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 2 weeks
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 3 weeks
* 2003: "Me Against the Music" - 1 week

[edit] Number one albums (IRMA)

* Like a Virgin
* Like a Prayer
* I'm Breathless
* The Immaculate Collection
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Italy

Madonna has amassed nineteen number-one singles and eleven number-one albums in Italy. Madonna currently holds the record for most number one hits in Italy.

[edit] Number one singles

* 1985: "Into the Groove"
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach"
* 1986: "Live to Tell"
* 1987: "Who's That Girl"
* 1989: "Like a Prayer"
* 1989: "Express Yourself"
* 1990: "Vogue (song)"
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground"
* 1992: "Erotica"
* 1994: "I'll Remember"
* 1998: "Frozen"
* 2000: "American Pie"
* 2000: "Music"
* 2001: "Don't Tell Me"
* 2002: "Die Another Day"
* 2003: "American Life"
* 2005: "Hung Up"
* 2006: "Sorry"
* 2006: "Jump"

[edit] Number one albums

* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* You Can Dance
* Like a Prayer
* Something to Remember
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor
* I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
* The Confessions Tour

[edit] Spain

[edit] Number one singles

Madonna has achieved seventeen number one singles in Spain, second there only to Michael Jackson.

* 1989: "Like a Prayer"
* 1990: "Vogue"
* 1995: "You'll See"
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
* 1998: "Ray of Light"
* 1998: "Drowned World (Substitute for Love)"
* 1998: "Nothing Really Matters"
* 2000: "American Pie"
* 2000: "Music"
* 2001: "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
* 2002: "Die Another Day"
* 2003: "Me Against the Music"
* 2003: "Nothing Fails"
* 2003: "Love Profusion"
* 2005: "Hung Up"
* 2006: "Sorry"
* 2006: "Get Together"

[edit] Number one albums

Madonna has had seven albums go to the number one spot in Spain.

* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* Ray of Light
* Confessions on a Dance Floor
* I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (in the DVD chart)
* The Confessions Tour (CD & DVD chart)

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Number one singles

Madonna has accumulated nineteen number one singles in Mexico.[8]

* 1986: "Live to Tell"
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita"
* 1987: "Who's That Girl"
* 1989: "Like a Prayer"
* 1989: "Express Yourself"
* 1990: "Vogue"
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground"
* 1994: "Secret"
* 1995: "Take a Bow"
* 1995: "You'll See"
* 1998: "Frozen"
* 1998: "Ray of Light"
* 1998: "The Power of Good-Bye"
* 1999: "Nothing Really Matters"
* 2000: "American Pie"
* 2000: "Music"
* 2003: "American Life"
* 2003: "Me Against the Music"
* 2005: "Hung Up"

[edit] Number one albums

Madonna also has ten number-one albums.

* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor
* I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
* The Confessions Tour

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Number one singles

Madonna has had twenty-two number-one singles in Brazil.

* 1984: "Like a Virgin" - 6 weeks
* 1985: "Material Girl" - 3 weeks
* 1985: "Crazy for You" - 5 weeks
* 1986: "Live to Tell" - 4 weeks
* 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" - 3 weeks
* 1987: "La Isla Bonita" - 4 weeks
* 1987: "Who's That Girl" - 2 weeks
* 1989: "Like a Prayer" - 6 weeks
* 1989: "Express Yourself" - 1 week
* 1989: "Cherish" - 2 weeks
* 1990: "Vogue" - 5 weeks
* 1991: "Justify My Love" - 1 week
* 1992: "This Used to Be My Playground" - 1 week
* 1992: "Erotica" - 2 weeks
* 1992: "Deeper and Deeper" - 1 weeks
* 1994: "Secret" - 3 weeks
* 1995: "Take a Bow" - 4 weeks
* 1995: "You'll See" - 6 weeks
* 1996: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - 3 weeks
* 1998: "Frozen" - 7 weeks
* 2000: "Music" - 3 weeks
* 2005: "Hung Up" - 1 week

[edit] Number one albums

Madonna has had eleven number one albums in Brazil.

* Like a Virgin
* True Blue
* Like a Prayer
* The Immaculate Collection
* Erotica
* Bedtime Stories
* Something to Remember
* Ray of Light
* Music
* American Life
* Confessions on a Dance Floor

[edit] Maverick Records

Maverick Records is the most successful "vanity label" in music history. While under Madonna's control, it generated well over $1.2 billion in sales, more than any other independent record label.

In 2004, Warner Music Group bought Madonna out of Maverick Records to end a legal battle.

[edit] Videos

Madonna is the most successful act in the history of MTV's Video Music Awards. While presenting Madonna's Lifetime Achievement Award at the TRL Awards in 2006, Damien Fahey stated that Madonna is the most successful artist ever at the MTV Video Music Awards with a record 66 VMA nominations and 19 VMA wins.

Madonna has had more music videos played on MTV US than any other artist. In 2000, MTV ranked "Like a Virgin" at #8 and "Vogue" at #18 in the Top 25 Most Played Music Videos of All Time

"Justify My Love" was the first-ever video single in history and has been certified 8x platinum for sales of over 400,000 units. "What It Feels Like for a Girl", meanwhile, holds the world record for the highest selling DVD single.

Madonna was voted by MTV US viewers as the Greatest Music Video Icon ever on the network's Twenty-Five Greatest Video Stars. She was also named by MTV Asia as the Artist of the Millennium in 2000.

For its 20th Anniversary, MTV ran a 100 Best Videos Poll - "Ray of Light" came at number four, "Frozen" was #50, "Justify My Love" ranked at #76 and "Like a Prayer" made it to number eighty-eight. VH1, meanwhile, listed "Like a Prayer" number two, "Justify My Love" number seven, "Ray of Light" number forty, "Material Girl" #54, "Like a Virgin" #61 and "Borderline" #84 in its 100 Greatest Videos of All Time.

Ok, ok, we get the picture. Madonna sold more than Janet and yeah, MM, I figure that but anyways, WHAT IN THE BLUE FLYING FUCK does any of this have to do with Marlon David Jackson?!

LOCK THIS MOTHERFUCKA UP!
[Edited 10/11/07 20:35pm]

BTW, I had to cut most of her list of awards and achievements because the Org does not allow more than a certain number of words to be posted.

Rodya24 said:

This is such a home run that I just have to laugh. But tell me did she win the Bravo Award in Holland like Janet did?
[Edited 10/11/07 20:37pm]

Timmy84 said:

Someone demanded, "Show me the money!"

Rodya24 said:

Either way, no one was really reading any of their shit. Neither Janet's nor Madonna's. Put it this way they got more awards than we ever gonna fucking get and got more money and we some broke-ass motherfuckers sitting in the fucking computer arguing to each other over some BULLLLLSHIT!

REAL TALK, ninja.

Rodya24 said:

And you responded.

I still say someone should lock it up. I even joked that she would win an Academy Award for this. Hell all of y'all need some Oscars for hijacking this thread.

aww look,..rodya24 is learning...

thanks...and you did it without any condescending smarmy comments.

good job!!

Timmy84 said:

That is the point of an internet forum.

sosgemini said:

Thanks for the condescension! I learn from the best.

Rodya24 said:

The money got shown and now someone is wishing they never asked.

Rodya24 said:

Yeah, hijacking threads and arguing is the point...

It don't have to be the norm but I notice ALL OF THE JACKSON THREADS be off topic than a motherfucka. Same with Prince, same with Madonna, etc.

In any case, it's retarded. I'm trying to abstain from that bullshit because I did it too. Remember?

I ain't about to have Embattled Warrior call me out and at least she stayed on topic talking about Marlon touched his ass.

midnightmover said:

Huh? Did someone actually have a million dollars and threw it away?

Where can I get it? I'm broke as fuck.

midnightmover said:

Here are Janet's album's UK chart positions:
Control-#8(cerified platinum)

Control The Remixes-#20(certified gold)

Rhythm Nation-#4(certified platinum)

Janet-#1(certified platium)

Janet Remixed-#15(certified gold)

Design Of A Decade-#2(certified platinum)

The Velvet Rope-#6(certified platinum)

All For You-#2(certified platinum)

Damita Jo-#32(certified silver)

20 Y.O-#63

She's had 17 Top 10 singles and her album sales in the uk: over 2,560,000

midnightmover said:

no, not at all..you all said janet had no relevenace on a global level and i disagreed...and still do...and the previous information posted is pretty strong evidence that points to the fact that janet indeed has impacted the global market.

look, i am not here to disprove you or to be a catty cunt and prove my supremacy..i just want folks to distance their personal opinion from fact. you stated janet had no global relevance and i disagree...and in the end, life still moves on. its not that serious nor is this some global war where one needs to prove supremacy. just show us the money...ie, real facts. and never confuse the two.