'Inside Out' is properly stunning isn't it? :wub:

YES. It was quick to become one of my favourites on the album and, until now, I've not noticed any particular love for it. If 'Joan of Arc' isn't a single, can this be please?

It's a huge favourite on other Madonna fan forums

I'm obsessed with S.E.X. and 'A Lesson in Sexology'.

Down to #22 with 1.5k in today's update. :( Tbf, that is with 9 new entries above it, so hopefully it can return to the Top 20, although it's sure to be way off the #13 position that MDNA was at in its third week on sale.

Surely I'm not the only one who loves Holy Water, it's a bit odd but actually really good and also rather sing-a-long-worthy

Surely I'm not the only one who loves Holy Water, it's a bit odd but actually really good and also rather sing-a-long-worthy

 

No, I believe Natalia Kills likes it as well.

'Holy Water' was a very early favourite for me. I still find it so out-of-the-box and zany and find myself returning to it. The 'Vogue' throwback in particular is wonderful.

I hated it at first but now love it !!!

Yeah, I've grown to quite like it too! :blush: I agree that the 'Vogue' sample works oddly (much like the many references to Madonna's past hits in triple V ('Veni Vidi Vici').

Veni Vidi Vici, Best Night and Holy Water make an awesome segue with the hybrid of electronic and urban music as well as their references and samples of past Madonna songs.

 

I've been listening to the album in this order:

 

01 Living For Love

02 Devil Pray

03 Ghosttown

04 Unapologetic Bitch

05 Illuminati

06 Bitch I'm Madonna

07 Hold Tight

08 Rebel Heart

09 Joan Of Arc

10 Heartbreak City

11 Queen

12 Iconic

13 Veni Vidi Vici

14 Best Night

15 Holy Water

16 Inside Out

17 Messiah

18 Wash All Over Me

 

[Deluxe]*

19 Body Shop

20 Addicted

21 Beautiful Scars

22 Borrowed Time

23 Graffiti Heart

 

*because none of these songs fit the remainder of the album soundwise

 

The way that the album is structured starts off really well with the first seven songs and from then onwards gets a bit haphazard. This is truthfully my only critic of Rebel Heart as an album; in terms of quality it's fantastic throughout. I removed S.E.X. and Autotune Baby because they aren't as good or needed, but they still have their moments; the instrumentation of the former song is good and the latter would be much better without the distracting crying baby in the background.

 

Top ten: Devil Pray, Ghosttown, Hold Tight, Rebel Heart, Joan of Arc, Veni Vidi Vici, Holy Water, Inside Out, Messiah, Graffiti Heart (I can't order them, though). This will change frequently.

 

Amazing album etc. etc.

I am still trying to fathom a reason as to why 'Queen' was left off the tracklisting. My only explanation is that it is too honest and revealing.. but when has that stopped her before? It upsets me that many will not hear the song through this album :(

I hope you lot who keep referencing queen and auto tune baby bought the album !

Rebel Heart drops a further two places from Tuesday's position to #24. It's sold 2.1k so far and is on track for 4.6k.

EEK

 

I might have to REVISE my hopes to SILVER at this rate

Indeed! :( Come on, 'Ghosttown' airplay support! I believe the vinyl version is still being released this Monday; I know it won't do much to the total but it could help her position next week and, at this rate, every little does help.

 

Just to add, the 11,983 figure that MW revealed for its position at #7 doesn't include streams - Martin's sales source shows the sales and streams figure to be 12,398.

Well, we always knew streaming was going to be next to nothing for her. I can see Ghosttown getting a fair bit of airplay but it won't do a thing for the album.

The vinyl release will add atleast 1000 I would guess for next week.

 

Ghost town please save this incredible album.

I think it's best that we expect nothing saleswise. It's disappointing because Rebel Heart is her best music in over a decade and for me it's in the top half of all her albums altogether. However we can only hope that she keeps promoting it like she has been. Unfortunately it's nobody's fault that Rebel Heart isn't selling consistently -- a natural decline is what we can expect for Madonna. Everything else about the era has been on point and hopefully that will continue regardless of chart information.

The vinyl will keep her at a decent top 40 place next week and then a Ghost Town should start kicking in. Radio 2 hardly played LFL but A list on radio 2 can do wonders. Still hoping Heart can start playing this.