Everything posted by thebigham69
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2026 BPI Certifications
New certs are up at the website. Abba has 2 new certs Taylor Swift Eminem's CC is 12xP Sabrina Rihanna Coldplay Elvis Mariah Barry Manilow Janet Jackson/Luther Vandross
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I Feel So Free ● promo single
Dance radio in the USA, of course, is playing IFSF: Miami - 74 plays Palm Springs - 25 plays Daytona Beach - 17 plays Channel Q - 11 plays Chicago - 10 plays Sirius XM - 10 plays Seattle - 7 plays San Francisco - 6 plays IEDM - 2 plays From Mediabase. Thanks to Holidayguy for the info.
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Does it annoy anyone else that the album is called CONFESSIONS II rather than Confessions on a Dancefloor II?
Not at all. I prefer Confessions II. But... "New Confessions" or "More Confessions" or even "I Feel So Free" would be better titles.
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I Feel So Free ● promo single
^IFSF has passed these recent Madonna releases on Spotify: Right One Time 1,526,278 La Bambola 1,467,808 Gone Gone Gone 1,267,399
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2026 BPI Certifications
^The website has been updated with the correct date for the new certs! lol
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Sorry ● 20 years on
It's eligible for Gold with the RIAA in the USA. It was over 515k units 3 years ago.
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UK Chart Runs & Sales
Last month I commented at UKmix that I was disappointed the Madonna only had 2 automatic BPI certs in 2025. In the first few weeks of 2026, Madonna has had 2 automatic certs with the BPI! What may be coming next: Music Week had an article in March 2015 about Madonna's top selling singles in the UK. Here's the Top 12: Madonna's UK Best Sellers: 1. Into The Groove (1985) SALES: 871,300 - Platinum in 1/26 for 600,000 2. Like A Virgin (1984) SALES: 826,700 - Gold in 1/85: old cert levels: 500,000 3. Crazy For You (1985, 1991) SALES: 775,000 - Gold in 9/85: old cert levels: 500,000 4. Holiday (1984, 1985, 1990) SALES: 709,40 - Platinum in 6/25 for 600,000 5. Papa Don’t Preach (1986) SALES: 645,000 - Gold in 8/86: old cert levels: 500,000 6. Hung Up (2005) SALES: 617,000 - Platinum 2x Single in 11/24: 1,200,000,000 7. Like A Prayer (1989) SALES: 593,300 - Platinum 2x Single in 10/24: 1,200,000,000 8. True Blue (1986) SALES: 556,900 - Silver in 10/86: old cert levels: 250,000 9. Frozen (1998) SALES: 551,400 - Platinum in 3/19: 600,000 10. Beautiful Stranger (1999) SALES: 532,500 - Platinum in 6/24: 600,000 11. Vogue (1990) SALES: 530,000 - Platinum in 10/25: 600,000 12. 4 Minutes FT Justin Timberlake (2008) SALES: 507,000 - Platinum in 7/18: 600,000 (Singles that have been automatically certified by the BPI are in bold.) Posters at Buzz Jack have estimated that LAV should be updated to Platinum in 2026. LAV is probably eligible for 2xP, but Warner won't certify anything manually with the BPI. Only automatic certs...
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UK Chart Runs & Sales
ITG's first certification in 40 years! Warner is useless!! Madonna Into The Groove Sire Platinum Single 16.01.2026 12.07.1985 Madonna Into The Groove Sire Gold Single 01.08.1985 12.07.1985 Madonna Into The Groove Sire Silver Single 01.07.1985 12.07.1985 July 2025 Official Charts said: "To date, Into the Groove has shifted a total of 1.4 million chart units in the UK, with 907,500 of those pure sales."
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UK Chart Runs & Sales
^Wooohoo! Madonna Finally Enough Love Rhino Platinum Album 02.01.2026 - cert. date 19.08.2022 - release date
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UK Chart Runs & Sales
This topic of Madonna's 80s singles + post 1994 sales + old certification levels = a massive headache for me! These 5 singles were certified in the 1980s for 500,000 in sales: Madonna Papa Don't Preach Sire Gold Single 01.08.1986 16.06.1986 (+) old cert levels: 500,000 Madonna Borderline Sire Gold Single 01.02.1986 13.01.1986 (+) old cert levels: 500,000 Madonna Crazy For You Geffen Gold Single 01.09.1985 28.05.1985 (+) old cert levels: 500,000 Madonna Into The Groove Sire Gold Single 01.08.1985 12.07.1985 (+) old cert levels: 500,000 Madonna Like A Virgin Sire Gold Single 01.01.1985 09.11.1984 (+) old cert levels: 500,000 But, since Gold is now 400,000. These singles need 200,000 in sales plus streams/units before they can be certified Platinum? To me, I would think they would only need 100,000 units to be certified Platinum. That would be easier, but of course it probably doesn't work that way. Thanks!