Madonna :: The "MDNA" Era

[alek]

'Why can't some Madonna stans admit that MDNA is a flop and let it go? Neither Madonna nor her fans have to prove people anything. The ww sales of MDNA is a disaster, with or without hit singles. Yes, there were many factors like, she didn't promote and focused on tour, wrong lead single choices and not releasing the album right after Super Bowl.'

You seem to frequently miss the point, the sales are not a disaster, disappointing for her yes but coming in to 1 on a half is not a 'disaster'

yes at least is one the best selling albums this year , sells are really bad this year ..

[TiagoRodrigues]

'Why can't some Madonna stans admit that MDNA is a flop and let it go? Neither Madonna nor her fans have to prove people anything. The ww sales of MDNA is a disaster, with or without hit singles. Yes, there were many factors like, she didn't promote and focused on tour, wrong lead single choices and not releasing the album right after Super Bowl.'

You seem to frequently miss the point, the sales are not a disaster, disappointing for her yes but coming in to 1 on a half is not a 'disaster'

What's annoying is everyone talking about this era like it's over...not only a new single is coming but the tour still has to go to many european coutries before it goes to America.

I agree that so far this era is not what the HIT it was supposed to be...just don't bury it for now.

[Timmy94]

Germany (estimations):
3 / 32,000
10 / 10,000
12 / 8,000
17 / 5,000
32 / 3,000
46 / 2,000
38 / 2,000
54 / 1,000
73 / 700
- / 500
94 / 400
95 / 400

(total so far: 65,000)

[michelangelo]

MDNA sold 22k last week worldwide. I sent a private message via facebook to mediatraffic last friday. They just replied.

[alek]

MDNA sold 22k last week worldwide. I sent a private message via facebook to mediatraffic last friday. They just replied.

thanks

[atbw13]

MDNA sold 22k last week worldwide. I sent a private message via facebook to mediatraffic last friday. They just replied.

So, total stands at ?

[adriano]

MDNA sold 22k last week worldwide. I sent a private message via facebook to mediatraffic last friday. They just replied.

So, total stands at ?

1.343.000

[alek]

MDNA down to n 39 in Mexico

[AndiIversen]

MDNA down to n 39 in Mexico

Yes, last week was #38, this week there's a new entry above it and 3 other albums that were lower leapt over it.

[atbw13]

MDNA sold 22k last week worldwide. I sent a private message via facebook to mediatraffic last friday. They just replied.

So, total stands at ?

1.343.000

Thanx!

[valchiu]

How much is the total in Italy by now?

[alek]

How much is the total in Italy by now?

going to 70,000

[maroon]

It's really sad, cause looking at the biggest markets, she's still charting only in Japan, Germany and Canada.

And France.

Isn't it funny that NorfolkScott is nowhere to be found on this thread?

Funny? Not at all. The question is a bit pathetic though...

He calls himself a Madonna fan and even said he loved GAYL demos some months ago (which it was obviously a lie judging from his "selective" music taste), I suppose he finally accepted MDNA is Madge's worst release ever and that explains his absence: he's way too busy stanning hard for Adele.

Maybe you should become a psychologist or a lie detector. MDNA may be the worst Madonna album for you but for most of her fans it happens to be one of her best ones.

It's not out of the UK chart, the Albums Chart consists of 200 positions.
It's still Madonna's biggest flop studio album in her career so far though...

Only the Top 100 is officialy released... Top 200 positions are known ocassionaly thanks to leaks or some kind of extra info...

But the Official Charts Company website publishes only the Top 100.

Like it or not.

The fact they publish just a portion of the chart doesn't mean the other positions aren't official. Since about November 1996 the UK albums chart has been officially released as the Top 200. There's nothing to like or dislike about it.

Flop? We must remember that MDNA is a project, not just a cd. Only in Abu Dhabi she grossed $11,388,245. It's like selling one million of cds in one day and she'll probably have the highest (or the second highest) grossing tour of all times.

Who else has a flop project like this in 2012?

The success of the tour has nothing to do with the album. She could have released anything, a blockbuster or a flop ... people would go to see her live anyway. It's the megastar, the diva, that people want to see...as well as "old" legends like the Stones or U2...they don't rely on how their last album performs to fill stadiums.

Instead the tour and album are related and are part of a single project, since the album came out and she was focused only on the tour, before rehearsals and then the shows.was not as focused on the album and promotion, and then go on tour mondiale.quindi the album is part of the tour .... like it or not

Once again, even though you might perceive them as one successful project, the album itself didn't fare well. Only the tour's dragging this project to its glory. Staying in the MDNA album's chart analysis, it's legitimate to speak about a big underperformance. And again, nothing to like or dislike in here, wrong thread. This one's here for chart facts and not tastes or subjectivity.

[lostprophet]

Ask Billboard: Is Madonna Ready to 'Turn Up the Radio'?

IS MADONNA READY TO 'TURN UP THE RADIO'?

Hi Gary,

To bring up a recent hot "Ask Billboard" topic once again ... what happened to Madonna's album "MDNA"? It's not even on the Billboard 200 anymore. And: no Billboard Hot 100 singles after "Give Me All Your Luvin'."

Does her new label deal not include marketing for radio and/or club promotion? I mean, "Turn Up the Radio" is an out-of-the-box smash. And, as for "I F****ed Up," just change the title to a cleaner version (like P!nk and Cee Lo Green did with "Perfect" and "Forget You," respectively) and it could be a hit. "Masterpiece" should also go straight to radio.

I'm just stunned by the album's performance. Any additional light to shed on this? Madonna being on Interscope Records seemed, to me, a sure recipe for success but maybe her Live Nation affiliation has thrown off promotion?

I hope for a resurrection but if it hasn't happened by now, I don't know ...

Thanks,

Michael Hamby
Modesto, California

Hi Michael,

First, the bad news. "MDNA" has indeed fallen off the Billboard 200 after nine weeks. That's the quickest stay for a Madonna studio set since "American Life" logged 14 frames in 2003. Her self-titled debut album granted her her longest Billboard 200 residence (168 weeks). Her 1990 best-of release "The Immaculate Collection" ranks second (141), followed by "Like a Virgin" (108).

Some good news, however: With sales of 477,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan, "MDNA" is the 12th-best-selling album of 2012. Just two albums, in fact, released by female artists since Jan. 1 have sold more: Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" (545,000) and Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (522,000).

And, more good news: Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary, Tweeted this teaser on June 12: "Video shoot right now in Florence 'Turn Up The Radio'."

With "MDNA" marking Madonna's first Live Nation/Interscope album following her departure from Warner Bros., Interscope has promoted the first two singles from the album. With "Luvin' " having reached No. 24 on the Pop Songs airplay chart and follow-up "Girl Gone Wild," No. 38, "MDNA" became Madonna's first album to yield multiple entries on the chart since "Music" in 2000-01 (the title cut, "Don't Tell Me" and "What It Feels Like for a Girl"). "Luvin' " and "Wild" also reached No. 1 on Dance/Club Play Songs, extending her record to 42 leaders on the chart.

As fans await the song's video, Interscope has not yet made an official announcement as to whether it will promote "Radio" (or any other song) to pop, dance and/or adult formats.

[AndiIversen]

Japan:

Oricon International alums chart:

#26 (lw:#25) MDNA Madonna

[AndiIversen]

Swiss albums chart:

Schweizer Hitparade alben top 100:

#70 (lw:#74) MDNA Madonna

with 11 new debuts above it this week plus 3 leaps from albums that were lower last week.

[LostAvenger]

France:

59 (62) Girl Gone Wild [PK #13]

Russian Radio Airplay Chart:

16 (17) 14 Masterpiece 7,988 plays (PK #8)

Ukrainian Radio Airplay Chart:

28 (28) 11 Girl Gone Wild [PK #21]
67 (90) 04 Masterpiece [New Peak]

[alek]

MDNA sales till now

US 480,000
canada 55,000
mexico 40,000
brazil 90,000
argentina 25,000
colombia 20,000

AMERICA 730,000


UK 115,000
germany 67,000
italy 68,000
france 84,000
russia 55,000
holland 40,000
spain 27,000
hungary 15,000
denmark 10,000
greece 9,000
belguium 20,000
sweeden 10,000
turkey 24,000
poland 8,000
ireland 7,000
finland 8,000
portugal 6,000
austria 8,000
czech rep 12,000
norway 5,000
switzerland 6,000
bulgaria 4,000
ukraine 3,000
rumania 2,500


EUROPE 640,000


japan 77,000
israel 30,000
U.E.A 15,000
korea 3,000
taiwan 6,000
india 10,000
china 4,000

ASIA 160,000


australia 30,000
new zeland 3,000

OCEANIA 33,000


AFRICA 20,000


TOTAL 1,590,000

shipped 1,800.000

[alek]

i guess MDNA is very close to born to die , because 4 sure lana wasn t shipped in all the countries in the world..but i really sad for MDNA sales in europe.madonna s worst album in history in europe

[upushme]

MDNA: +6 in the Spanish Album Chart and still certified Gold.

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[alek]

MDNA: +6 in the Spanish Album Chart and still certified Gold.

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going to 30,000 4 sure , next week it would be on the top 10

[adriano]

MDNA sales till now

US 480,000
canada 55,000
mexico 40,000
brazil 90,000
argentina 25,000
colombia 20,000

AMERICA 730,000

UK 115,000
germany 67,000
italy 68,000
france 84,000
russia 55,000
holland 40,000
spain 27,000
hungary 15,000
denmark 10,000
greece 9,000
belguium 20,000
sweeden 10,000
turkey 24,000
poland 8,000
ireland 7,000
finland 8,000
portugal 6,000
austria 8,000
czech rep 12,000
norway 5,000
switzerland 6,000
bulgaria 4,000
ukraine 3,000
rumania 2,500

EUROPE 640,000

japan 77,000
israel 30,000
U.E.A 15,000
korea 3,000
taiwan 6,000
india 10,000
china 4,000

ASIA 160,000

australia 30,000
new zeland 3,000

OCEANIA 33,000

AFRICA 20,000

TOTAL 1,590,000

shipped 1,800.000

Is the total a little too high? How did u get these figures?
Thanks

[alek]

theses sales are very accurate , a friend of mine , an iconer did these estimations , and 4 sure are very close to MDNA global sales...hope nichu will be agree

[alek]

what about japan overall ?

[adriano]

theses sales are very accurate , a friend of mine , an iconer did these estimations , and 4 sure are very close to MDNA global sales...hope nichu will be agree

Ok thank u