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Fantastic for Marina! :dance:

"Over the years Madonna has broken a record or two, possibly even several. But we imagine she’s not quite so proud of this one; she’s on track to having the biggest second week sales slump in history for her new album MDNA. Reports from the US indicate that sales of the album will drop by 88 per cent compared to the first week it was released. She shifted 359,000 copies of it in week one compared to around 46,000 in week two. MDNA became the biggest selling debut album of 2012 when it hit the shops, however some say her figures were inflated due to some clever sales tactics. Her label and Ticketmaster combined album sales with those of tickets for her upcoming tour – so basically every time someone bought a ticket for her tour, they also got her album either automatically downloaded to their desktop via iTunes or sent in the post to their home. 185,000 copies of MDNA were apparently sold in this way which probably accounts for the massive sales slump which has ensued. That’ll teach Madge for being crafty." That article is not true. Billboard magazine reported that people were given an option to purchase a copy of the album when they were buying tickets for her concerts and that only purchased copies were counted towards her first weeks sales.

Well, Bruce Springsteen's album debuted at #1 a few weeks ago with sales of around 200,000 I believe. And when One Direction debuted at #1 it was less than that. Album sales have declined so much in The States that I think 300k-350k would be considered pretty strong.

Yeah, was just reading on Billboard that her album is likely to debut with sales of between 300,000 - 350,000. That's fantastic news and has wildly exceeded my expectations. I was expecting something around the 200,000. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#...006603552.story

I hope Madonna can clear 100k by the end of the week but I think it unlikely.

I remember going into HMV on my lunch break the day it was released to buy it. Agree with some of the other posters that "Skin" is a fantastic track. Always had a soft spot for "Sky Fits Heaven" too.

I believe all the singles from Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" had miserable chart runs. Many of them are true classics.

Yeah, I thought that was odd too!

For me "Sorry" is one of her very best singles and definitely the highlight of her noughties output. Pop music at it's very best.

According to Billboard it's going on sale on I-Tunes America today! http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-far-...006330552.story

Surprised that they still have The Ting Tings on the A List.

I always thought that "Bad" sold more than "Thriller" in the UK.

I like the single cover (if indeed it is the real cover).

Amazing sales for Adele. Do we think that it will eventually cross the 10 million mark?

I hope Madonna can stage a recovery once the airplay starts to pick up. Interesting to read everybodys' fave Madonna songs. Mine would be: 1. Oh Father 2. Like A Prayer 3. Into The Groove 4. Frozen 5. Ray of Light 6. Beaufiful Stranger 7. Vogue 8. Borderline 9. Take A Bow 10. Holiday

I hope Madonna can make it to No.1.

Am liking the Madonna album cover.

Big drop for Kate. It's a shame as it's a fine album.

Really pleased to see Will doing so well with both the single and album. I honestly thought that the single was going to bomb.

I'm really liking this song. It's good to have Mel back.

Love, love, love this song! I hope it's a hit.

Do Radio 1 ever playlist Will Young? I fear the new single is going to bomb (which is a pity as it's really rather good).

Did anybody see "The Secret History of Eurovision" that was on RTE and More4 recently? I thought it was an interesting and fascinating programme.

Wow. Fantastic sales for J-Lo. It's a shame Duran have fallen so much on the album chart. I hope it can stay Top 30. It's a great album. Top 3 for Britney is great. I can't stop playing the album!

That's brilliant. Hope they don't fall too much during the week.