Madonna :: Charts & Sales History

[Artoo]

Janet.
Cherish was climbing to no.1 and it was blocked by Miss You Much. When Oh Father was released Miss You Much had just topped BBHot100 and would stay there at the top for one month.
Oh Father video was premiered in mid-November, two-three weeks after the single release. More or less at the same time Janet released a mini-film, both Miss You Much and her second single, Rhythm Nation, were part of this bigger picture.
Fall 1989 was all for Janet, her album and string of singles.

Pretty sure Janet didn’t take up the whole top ten

[Artoo]

The thing to remember, is if Oh Father didn’t flop and miss the top ten in the US, Warner wouldn’t have asked Madonna for a b-side for Keep It Together and Vogue wouldn’t exist.

[Shadowplay]

Do we know why it didn’t go top ten? Was it a strong release window, was there a physical release? .

Janet.
Cherish was climbing to no.1 and it was blocked by Miss You Much. When Oh Father was released Miss You Much had just topped BBHot100 and would stay there at the top for one month.
Oh Father video was premiered in mid-November, two-three weeks after the single release. More or less at the same time Janet released a mini-film, both Miss You Much and her second single, Rhythm Nation, were part of this bigger picture.
Fall 1989 was all for Janet, her album and string of singles.

[AndiIversen]

Do we know why it didn’t go top ten? Was it a strong release window, was there a physical release? Etc.

To be totally honest, both Oh Father and Spanish Eyes felt like deliberate plots to recapture Live To Tell and La Isla Bonita, and neither quite hit the mark.

I think it had to do with the lack of CD single, 12" and artwork for the vinyls (it was released in a plain white slipcase for the 7 inch, but it did have a cover artwork for the cassingle) . The 7 inch only had an edit and Pray for Spanish eyes (album v.) so not a heck of lot of incentive there imho.

It might have gotten lost in the busy Xmas season in '89 too

Radio didn't embrace it all that much, peaking at #22 and for some reason AC stations didn't play it

[DavieX]

Heard ghost town on the radio in Spain

SPAIN loves M Didn't NRM hit the number 1 spot there?

[Artoo]

Yes... "Oh Father" peaked #20... as after that she had another 8 consecutive TOP 10's from "Keep It Togehter" to "Deeper and Deeper".

If only "Oh Father" had got legs to go TOP 10 and she would have 26 consecutive TOP 10 Hits in US.

Do we know why it didn’t go top ten? Was it a strong release window, was there a physical release? Etc.

To be totally honest, both Oh Father and Spanish Eyes felt like deliberate plots to recapture Live To Tell and La Isla Bonita, and neither quite hit the mark.

[BritneyMadonnastan]

Heard ghost town on the radio in Spain

[MadNuno]

Was it "oh father" fault?

Yes... "Oh Father" peaked #20... as after that she had another 8 consecutive TOP 10's from "Keep It Togehter" to "Deeper and Deeper".

If only "Oh Father" had got legs to go TOP 10 and she would have 26 consecutive TOP 10 Hits in US.

[MadNuno]

Didn't Madonna have 17 consecutive Top 10 hits, and 16 consecutive Top 5 ?

Yes Madonna have 17 consecutive TOP 10's in US.

"Borderline" was TOP 10 being the first for her TOP 10 string while the TOP 5 was "Lucky Star" was the first for her 16 consecutive TOP 5 string.

FEMALE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP TEN SINGLES

1. Janet Jackson - 18 (1989-1998)
2. Madonna - 17 (1984-1989)
3. Mariah Carey - 11 (1990-1994)
4. Whitney Houston - 10 (1985-1988)

[MadonnaIcon]

In the UK she had 36 consecutive top tens

Her success is unparalleled in the UK

[pablob]

Didn't Madonna have 17 consecutive Top 10 hits, and 16 consecutive Top 5 ?

[Angeman]

But Madonnas is just as impressive if you see that in a 5 year period she had 16. While Janets was 2 extra in a 9 year period.

[DavieX]

FEMALE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP TEN SINGLES

1. Janet Jackson - 18 (1989-1998)
2. Madonna - 16 (1984-1989)
3. Mariah Carey - 11 (1990-1994)
4. Whitney Houston - 10 (1985-1988)

I don't know how it is for artists in general especially concerning folks like Drake or whatever, so that's why I put "female" in front.

Was it "oh father" fault?

[Artoo]

FEMALE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP TEN SINGLES

1. Janet Jackson - 18 (1989-1998)
2. Madonna - 16 (1984-1989)
3. Mariah Carey - 11 (1990-1994)
4. Whitney Houston - 10 (1985-1988)

I don't know how it is for artists in general especially concerning folks like Drake or whatever, so that's why I put "female" in front.

In the UK she had 36 consecutive top tens, followed quickly by a second run of 17.

[BadMan125]

FEMALE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP TEN SINGLES

1. Janet Jackson - 18 (1989-1998)
2. Madonna - 17 (1984-1989)
3. Mariah Carey - 11 (1990-1994)
4. Whitney Houston - 10 (1985-1988)

I don't know how it is for artists in general especially concerning folks like Drake or whatever, so that's why I put "female" in front.

[BadMan125]

Oh, I would add Whitney stat as well here : 1.793 mil for her!!

Btw Madge constantly leading the pack, that’s great !!

Honestly, great views for all of them!

[BadMan125]

Cher’s career stretches back to the 60s - it’s just ignorant at this point to say she only has one big hit: you’re doing to Cher exactly what we complain some of the newer generations do to Madonna - discredit her to make our fav look better.

I Got You Babe, Beat Goes On, Bang Bang, Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, Half Breed, Dark Lady, Take Me Home, I Found Someone, After All, If I Could Turn Back Time, Jessie James and Shoop Shoop were all big hits for Cher before Believe landed in her lap.

You don’t do global arena tours in your seventies if you only have one big hit.

Right. That's why I hate stan wars. Cher is and has never been a one-trick pony. I feel she's actually underrated as an influential artist. And as a fan of Madonna, some of y'all definitely should know better especially as Madonna still gets disrespected too. We have to uplift the divas. Each and every last one of them.

[Forreal]

Cher’s career stretches back to the 60s - it’s just ignorant at this point to say she only has one big hit: you’re doing to Cher exactly what we complain some of the newer generations do to Madonna - discredit her to make our fav look better.

I Got You Babe, Beat Goes On, Bang Bang, Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, Half Breed, Dark Lady, Take Me Home, I Found Someone, After All, If I Could Turn Back Time, Jessie James and Shoop Shoop were all big hits for Cher before Believe landed in her lap.

You don’t do global arena tours in your seventies if you only have one big hit.

Being remembered for one hit doesn’t mean Cher ( or whoever) had just one hit, you misinterpreted DavieX in this case.

On other note I noticed TAB entering the top20 daily stream song, hopping it will continue this way…,

[Artoo]

Cher’s career stretches back to the 60s - it’s just ignorant at this point to say she only has one big hit: you’re doing to Cher exactly what we complain some of the newer generations do to Madonna - discredit her to make our fav look better.

I Got You Babe, Beat Goes On, Bang Bang, Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, Half Breed, Dark Lady, Take Me Home, I Found Someone, After All, If I Could Turn Back Time, Jessie James and Shoop Shoop were all big hits for Cher before Believe landed in her lap.

You don’t do global arena tours in your seventies if you only have one big hit.

[DavieX]

This is not fair to Whitney tbh…

While I agree on C. Lauper and Cher to be mainly remembered for just one big hit , I don’t think it’s the same for Whitney who have , besides IWALY, some other big tunes that are still popular and played today, see “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” or “How will I know “ just to name a few.

hmmm Maybe I mean IWALY swallowed her whole but I get what you mean, She did have some other hits and even some of her less known songs were good. "its not right but it's ok" and "your love is my love" are my favorite from her.

[Forreal]

I love how "M" is not known for just one HIT or a song like Cher, Cyndy, and Whitney. No song of hers is bigger than her persona.

This is not fair to Whitney tbh…

While I agree on C. Lauper and Cher to be mainly remembered for just one big hit , I don’t think it’s the same for Whitney who have , besides IWALY, some other big tunes that are still popular and played today, see “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” or “How will I know “ just to name a few.

[DavieX]

Same to Cyndi Lauper's GJWTHF and Cher's Believe.

I love how "M" is not known for just one HIT or a song like Cher, Cyndy, and Whitney. No song of hers is bigger than her persona.

[DavieX]

Papa don't Preach, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Take a Bow, Frozen or Music deserved these views

ABSOLUTELY! She has better singles and Music videos!

[DavieX]

Female pre-2000 artists with the most daily views (YouTube)

Shakira 7.881
Madonna 2,247
Mariah 1.820
Britney 1.749
Jennifer Lopez 1.832
Celine Dion 1.480

Plus Sharkira has 1001 collabs and features which helps A LOT

[MadonnaIcon]

Papa don't Preach, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Take a Bow, Frozen or Music deserved these views