Just see an advert on tv for the album. They only play masterpiece to promote it.

Hmv and amazon are selling the standard version on download for £4.99.

From hitsdailydouble.com:

 

 

She’s no longer “Like a Virgin,” or even the Material Girl, for that matter, but Madonna is still a pop diva superstar.

 

Madge’s Interscope debut, MDNA, her 12th studio album and first under a recently inked deal with Live Nation, is her first new collection in four years, since 2008’s Hard Candy. It’s a lock for #1 on next week’s HITS Album sales chart, with between 325-350k, beating that album’s 280k opening.

 

Those figures are based on one-day sales figures which our crack retail staff arrived at by throwing darts at a board. Take that, Soundscan!

 

Lionel Richie’s Mercury Nashville bow, Tuskegee, a collection of his greatest hits performed with country stars such as Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett, is the big surprise, with a robust first-week estimate in the 140-160k range. The album has even hit the #1 slot at iTunes over Madonna.

 

Veteran Atlantic Florida rockers Shinedown’s fourth studio album, Amaryllis, their first since 2008’s The Sound of Madness, is on track for first-week sales of 80-90k, easily topping that album’s 50k.

Just see an advert on tv for the album. They only play masterpiece to promote it.

 

I saw that the day before the album was released, really odd!

 

I think 'Gran Gone Wild' might be starting to grow on me. :o I still consider it the worst of the tracks on the standard edition though, but maybe not for much longer...

Gran gone wild lmao

Woah I didn't expect it to be SUCH an awful album. :o

The album ain't awful, it must be your perception of it which is fucked up! :D

 

Well, QUITE.

 

Once you cut some of the fat, it's a brilliant album.

New add:

http://allaboutmadonna.com/images/news/12-04-01-madonna-mdna-q-magazine-review.jpg

Q magazine review.

any first week sales info?

It only sold 56,335 - well over 10k less than I expected, even if she had no hits :(

 

Healthy lead over #2 (David Guetta sold 22,020) but still not a good total at all really :/

Brilliant album I must say. It's my second favourite release of the year so far (behind Nicki Minaj Roman Reloaded). Some brilliant tracks, much better than Hard Candy!

56k is WOEFUL. I tried being positive, but there's literally no way you can spin that to not be a dreadful result. It's going to take her a month to reach GOLD. I can see it topping out at around 180k.

New Midweek Chart

 

Top 5 Albums

1 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 19,5k

2 Labrinth – Electronic Earth 13,3k

3 Lostprophets – Weapons 8,8k

4 Moshi Monsters – Music Rox 8,5k

5 Madonna – MDNA 6,1k

 

Source: UKmix - Sniper

 

Wow!.

So, 62.4k sold to date then!.

At least It's gone silver.

Still haven't bought my physical copy yet, but I have to say a huge fan as I am, I'm disappointed with the lack of promo to make this a success in the UK. Yes MDNA has gone to No: 1 in the UK, but it must be a bit embarrassing for everyone in her camp as the numbers and lack single airplay has been totally rubbish. Great album but missed opportunity to make the most of it. Marketing appears very different in the UK from the US, promo would have totally nailed it for madonna in the UK. Least the US got a massively viewed superbowl performance. May be the thinking is that the Tour will boost MDNA's profile more.

At least It's gone silver.

 

:lol:

 

It'll go gold with ease too, but that'll be it.

Much better news from the US though. 358k sold first week which is her best opening week since Music.