Listening to it as I am typing <3

So far so good 😊

I might actually order the vinyl after all!!!

1 hour ago, HausofMayhem said:

What I am loving most is that this feels like what Madonna was great at for about 2.5 decades: an album. A shared collective vision and statement told from start to end with a consistent theme and vibe running through it. Hard Candy was perhaps her last album to even attempt this, whereas MDNA, Rebel Heart and Madame X (to a lesser extent), felt very disjointed and more "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks". Madame X tried to have a vision but I don't think it was executed well in retrospect.

What makes Madonna great is her ability to craft an entire era through an album. It is what so many popstars try to do (but can't execute it to her standard).

This feels like it belongs with her back catalogue firmly and proves what makes Madonna, Madonna.

This has so many valid points and I couldn’t have worded this better. The only thing I’d controversially say is I feel like Madame X was an album maybe not executed well but it was for me her best body of work since Confessions 1.0. I think Hard Candy through to Rebel Heart had more of a she was chasing trends and not following them and it felt more focused on trying to maintain commercial success than fully boundary pushing.

But this album is like a return to form she was definitely inspired!

Being atop on Apple Music UK is a major deal, independently how long it stays there.

Read My Lips 👄 💜

OK what does #1 on AMUK actually mean!? Is that usually achieved by the big pop albums?

Danceteria is the best thing she's done in FOREVER. My God.

Can't wait to listen to the full album later tonight!

oh my Bizarre <3

It's giving Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This produx vibes <3

2 minutes ago, HausofMayhem said:

OK what does #1 on AMUK actually mean!? Is that usually achieved by the big pop albums?

I think it was fairly obvious that this was going to #1 album on AM. Most of the streaming points for albums come from track streams on Spotify anyway (which is where MJ and other GH albums shine).

I said in the prediction thread that this could do 8-10k in streams and I am still sticking with that. 8k at least is given.

Edited Friday at 17:492 days by Sour Candy

United Kingdom

iTunes:

5. Danceteria

7. Bring Your Love

9. Love Sensation

11. I Feel So Free

22. Bizarre

36. One Step Away

45. Good For The Soul

54. Danceteria

64. My Sins Are My Savior

81. School

83. Read My Lips

90. Love Without Words

95. Fragile

97. L.E.S. Girl

106. The Test

173. Everything

Apple Music:

22. Danceteria

34. Bring Your Love

42. I Feel So Free

44. Good For The Soul

45. One Step Away

57. Read My Lips

72. Everything

76. Love Sensation

80. Bizarre

96. Love Without Words

107. School

126. Fragile

169. My Sins Are My Savior

iTunes Albums:

1. CONFESSIONS II

2. CONFESSIONS II: Icon Edition

10. Confessions on a Dance Floor

Apple Music Albums:

1. CONFESSIONS II

112. Confessions On A Dance Floor

Quite disappointed on my first listen.

Too much spoken word for me. Gets a bit tired.

Lyrics are a bit cringe in places.

Struggling to identify anything that would work as a hit single.

I've been looking forward to this for so long I'm not giving up yet and hope it grows on me.

Not Taylor Swift trying to overshadow with her wedding!!

In a bar in the old town in Rethymno and they’re playing Danceteria mixed with Into the Groove. Not enough disco emojis in the world for this.

15 minutes ago, Liam.k. said:

Not Taylor Swift trying to overshadow with her wedding!!

Apparently her husband is available in 26 different variants for the next 24 hours only!!

All of the songs that have a collaborator or a featured artist are available in a standalone release on DSPs. This is a great strategy because it will give more exposure to the album in my opinion when fans or casual listeners to a certain artist go to their profile, check that they have a new song out and see that it's a collaboration with Madonna.

55 minutes ago, dandy* said:

Apparently her husband is available in 26 different variants for the next 24 hours only!!

Mayb3 Raye could finally find hers then 😮

This is really good some of her best work ever already given it multiple spins on day 1 which is a very rare feat for me

Just a fantastic album. ‘Fragile’ is indeed THE ONE for me rn. What an absolute BEAUT!

As expected, this was an amazing and incredible album. "Danceteria" and "Bizarre" were my favourites, followed by "Everything" and "School".

Amazon USA
#1 , #3 & #16

Amazon UK
#1, #8 & #13

Amazon France
#1, #7 & #9

Amazon Germany
#4, #6 & #37

Amazon Italy
#2 & #3

Amazon Spain
#1, #3, #6 & #16

Apple Music UK:
20. Danceteria
33. Bring Your Love
40. I Feel So Free
41. One Step Away
43. Good For The Soul
48. Read My Lips
61. Everything
64. Love Sensation
69. Bizarre
82. Love Without Words
92. School
109. Fragile
137. My Sins Are My Savior
170. Betrayal
189. The Test