Madonna's 'MDNA' dances its way to No. 1 on Billboard 200
Lionel Richie, Shinedown and The Used also get victory dances
The cover of Madonna's 'MDNA"
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Madonna reaches the summit again as “MDNA” will be a lock to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week.
The dance thumper will sell up to 350,000 copies, according to Hits Daily Double. (read our review here). That means it would have a stronger opening week than her last studio album, 2008's "Hard Candy," not an easy feat in this age of declining sales. That title sold 280,000 in its first frame. Madge's first No. 1 album was "Like a Virgin," 27 (gasp!!) years ago, according to Billboard.
She’s not the only veteran making big noise on the charts: Lionel Richie scores his first top 2 album in more than 20 years with “Tuskegee,” a collection of his songs reimagined as duets with some of country’s biggest names. The title will sell around 175,000. (read our review here).
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Of course, Adele’s “21” continues to sell strongly more than a year after its release: “21” will drop one spot to No. 3, but still handily sell more than 100,000 copies. This week’s No. 1 title, “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, will slide to No. 5, with sales of 75,000.
Several other recent No. 1 albums slip, but stay in the Top 10: One Direction’s “Up All Night” falls from No. 4 to No 6; Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” slips from No. 6-8.
Katy Perry’s former No. 1, “Teenage Dream,” bounces back into the Top 10 in the reconstituted deluxe version, “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection,” which includes the former No. 1 single, “Part of Me.” The set will likely sell 35,000, enough for No. 7.
Rounding out the top 10, “Now That’s What I Call Music 41” hangs on at the bottom spot with sales of around 28,000 copies.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:53PM EST Reply to CommentGot my copy this weekend of MDNA - pretty darn good if I say so myself.
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April 1, 2012 at 6:02PM EST Reply to CommentWOW!! SHE DESERVE IT SHES SUCH A GREAK GROUND BREAKING DARING AND AMBITIOUS REVOLUTIONARY ARTIST! :) AND NOW SHES LISTED AS NOT ONLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND HIGHEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST WORLDWIDE OF ALL TIME BUT NOW AS MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ARTIST TO SINCE SHE BEAT ELVIS PRESLEY! :)NOT TO MENTION THE HIGHEST GROSSING TOURING FEMALE AND SOLO ARTIST WORLDWIDE OF ALL TIME TO NAME JUST A FEW OF HER COUNTLESS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS!
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April 1, 2012 at 8:45PM EST Reply to CommentMADONNA DESERVE IT SHES SUCH A GREAT GROUND BREAKING DARING AND AMBITIOUS REVOLUTIONARY ARTIST! :) AND U FORGET TO MENTION THE FEMALE AND SOLO ARTIST WITH MOST NO1 SINGLES AS WELL AND NOW SHES LISTED AS NOT ONLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND HIGHEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST WORLDWIDE OF ALL TIME BUT NOW AS MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ARTIST TO SINCE SHE BEAT ELVIS PRESLEY! :)NOT TO MENTION THE HIGHEST GROSSING TOURING FEMALE AND SOLO ARTIST WORLDWIDE OF ALL TIME TO NAME JUST A FEW OF HER COUNTLESS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS!