The latest MDNA promo item, a Rubik’s cube.
I guess this is part of the untraditional promo Guy Oseary talks about.
Selling 357,943 copies, 157,848 more than the second most selling album, MDNA tops this week’s US album chart and is Madonna’s 8th #1 US album!
In comparison, Hard Candy sold 282,785 copies in it first week, 75,158 copies less than MDNA. MDNA also outsold Confessions on a Dance Floor (by over 10,000 copies) and American Life (by over 100,000 copies).
Madonna makes chart history today as she surpasses Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most UK Number 1 albums.
MDNA is her 12th album to top the chart in the United Kingdom.
Madonna is on course to overtake Elvis Presley with the most UK number one albums by a solo act of all time as her newly-issued MDNA heads to the top this weekend.
The album, her first released through Interscope/Polydor since her departure from long-time home Warner, had sold around 39,000 copies up to the end of business on Tuesday, according to the Official Charts Company. That is more than the next five albums combined.
If, as expected, MDNA does reach number one this Sunday it would be Madonna’s 12th chart-topper, one more than Elvis Presley has managed. Only The Beatles with 15 number ones have topped the chart more times.
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Although MDNA suffered a major tumble on the US charts, it’s still number one in several countries and on the World chart.
MDNA is #1 in the following countries:
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Canada
- Hungary
- India
- Italy
- Mexico
- Poland
It has sold over 400 000 copies in the US, and is already the 10th best selling album in 2012. Keep in mind that there has been close to no promo for this album.
Guy Oseary and the tour crew surprising Madonna with cake and balloons at tour rehearsal after MDNA went to #1 in USA.
Don’t forget Madonna’s live twitter chat at 10PM ET.
Follow MadonnaMDNAday and #askmadonna anything!
Oh, and “Proud of Madonna” is a trending topic on Twitter right now!
Charts:
- Australian Albums Chart 1
- Belgian Flanders Albums Chart 1
- Dutch Albums Chart 1
- Finnish Albums Chart 1
- Hungarian Albums Chart 1
- Irish Albums Chart 1
- Swedish Albums Chart 1
- Taiwanese Albums Chart 1
- UK Albums Chart 1
- Norwegian Albums Chart 2
- Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart 3
Certifications:
- Australia, Austria, Germany: Gold
- Brazil: Platinum
- MADONNA “MDNA” (32,845)
- DAVID GUETTA “NOTHING BUT THE BEAT” (6,810
- ADELE “21″ (5,228)
- EMELI SANDE “OUR VERSION OF EVENTS” (5,098)
- KATY PERRY “TEENAGE DREAMS” (4,213)
