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**madfan13** · Sat January 15, 2022, 10:49

Originally posted by cindycgy View Post

Just saw her IG’s story

“A LITTLE PRESENT FOR MY FANS…
COMING SOON! 50 #1’S
AND YOU CAN DANCE! “

A greatest hit remix album?

Exciting! But hopefully not just another digital-only release.

**britneylinda** · Sat January 15, 2022, 11:12

Originally posted by Artoo View Post

Big.

Like this answer Artoo.

**Fajitas** · Sat January 15, 2022, 11:19

Originally posted by madfan13 View Post

Exciting! But hopefully not just another digital-only release.

I doubt she would release a physical remix album. Their sales are usually very low and she's just doing it for the fans, just like the Madame X Tour…

**Artoo** · Sat January 15, 2022, 12:47

Originally posted by Fajitas View Post

I doubt she would release a physical remix album. Their sales are usually very low and she's just doing it for the fans, just like the Madame X Tour…

Madonna knows her tour audio would be ripped and shared from the MXT stream, so it makes sense to on monetise the audio via streaming.

A career spanning playlist featuring 50 #1s isn’t a smart idea - there’s nothing to be gained from doing that. If all the remixes are edits of existing remixes and placed onto an actual album, Warner only has to pay for the mastering and production - it’s a very low outlay for them.

But the whole point of the Warner re-issue project is to monetise Madonna’s catalogue. Warner isn’t messing around with a playlist.

If this is for the fans, it’s possible that it’s not going to be aimed at chart success but simply marketed towards fans - possibly released in individual volumes or bundles, so fans can cherrypick which version they want (i.e. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 etc) as the cost of a vinyl release is going to be huge for 50 tracks.

**Artoo** · Sat January 15, 2022, 12:48

Also, wouldn’t a double disc count as two units in the US?

**MadNuno** · Sat January 15, 2022, 12:57

Originally posted by BritneyMadonnastan View Post

What are Madonans UK Album sales

You mean TOTAL ALBUM SALES?
Around 23 Million

Found this list of All Women that sold over 3 million albums in UK on Official Charts comments that is 6 months old (I bet Adele, Taylor Swif and Kylie - and maybe a couple more) will climb a place or two in an updated list during 2022 but Madonna will remain at #01 for at least a decade. The only active artist that may surpass Madonna one day is Adele (but she will at least take 20 years to do so as her latest album isn't selling as good as her previous ones and Madonna album sales during the 2010's were still over 2 million including new releases and catalog sales).

#01 - Madonna - 23M
#02 - Whitney Houston - 12M
#03 - Celine Dion - 12M
#04 - Adele - 11M
#05 - Diana Ross - 10.7M
#06 - Barbra Streisand - 10.6M
#07 - Kylie Minogue - 10.5M

(these are the only Female Artists that sold over 10 million albums each in UK so far)

#08 - Pink - 8.1M
#09 - Rihanna - 7.8M
#10 - Tina Turner - 7.2M

#11 - Amy Winehouse - 6.1M
#12 - Dido - 6.M
#13 - Mariah Carey - 5.9M
#14 - Shania Twain - 5.4M
#15 - Beyonc� - 5.1M
#16 - Tracy Chapman - 5.0M
#17 - Britney Spears - 4.9M
#18 - Lady Gaga - 4.8M.
#19 - Cher - 4.5M
#20 - Sade - 4.2M

#21 - Leona Lewis - 3.9M
#22 - Gloria Estefan - 3.8M
#23 - Alanis Morissette - 3.8M
#24 - Norah Jones - 3.8M
#25 - Kate Bush - 3.7M
#26 - Susan Boyle - 3.6M
#27 - Dolly Parton - 3.5M
#28 - Anastacia - 3.5M
#29 - Taylor Swift - 3.4M
#30 - Alicia Keys - 3.3M

#31 - Janet Jackson - 3.3M
#32 - Shirley Bassey - 3.2M
#33 - Sheryl Crow - 3.1M
#34 - Christina Aguilera - 3.1M
#35 - Avril Lavigne - 3.1M
#36 - Annie Lennox - 3.0M
#37 - Gabrielle - 3.0M
#38 - Eva Cassidy - 3.0M

Taylor Swift will certainly be TOP 20 of all time one day but at rate her albums are selling she will probably need at least a 2 or 3 more album releases to do so. Kylie Minogue must get into the TOP 5 with 1 or 2 new album releases as her album keeps returning to the charts and sold over 150k in UK already.

Janet Jackson may return to the TOP 30 best selling females of all time after her documentary (if it helps her catalog sales enough for that) since she is not that far from Alicia Keys and have a bigger catalog (and Alicia Keys is bombing lately - her latest album peaked #12 and stayed 2 weeks inside TOP 100).

I believe Whitney Houston total includes "Bodyguard OST" sales on these numbers.

**InFamous** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:04

Originally posted by Artoo View Post

Also, wouldn’t a double disc count as two units in the US?

Only for RIAA not for Billboard.

**InFamous** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:28

Originally posted by BritneyMadonnastan View Post

Toxic is at 6.6M RIAA units and will reach diamond in a few years

Toxic is never going Diamond. Maybe 7*platinum eventually

**Forreal** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:32

Originally posted by MadNuno View Post

You mean TOTAL ALBUM SALES?
Around 23 Million

Found this list of All Women that sold over 3 million albums in UK on Official Charts comments that is 6 months old (I bet Adele, Taylor Swif and Kylie - and maybe a couple more) will climb a place or two in an updated list during 2022 but Madonna will remain at #01 for at least a decade. The only active artist that may surpass Madonna one day is Adele (but she will at least take 20 years to do so as her latest album isn't selling as good as her previous ones and Madonna album sales during the 2010's were still over 2 million including new releases and catalog sales).

#01 - Madonna - 23M
#02 - Whitney Houston - 12M
#03 - Celine Dion - 12M
#04 - Adele - 11M
#05 - Diana Ross - 10.7M
#06 - Barbra Streisand - 10.6M
#07 - Kylie Minogue - 10.5M

Insane

**Fajitas** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:37

No update on national Spotify charts? I guess it will be be out or go down in many countries because of new releases!

**Shego** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:41

compilation in 2022? girl we already struggle with celebration getting streams from studio albums...

**flotando** · Sat January 15, 2022, 13:45

Big gain in Germany today in streaming, 9000 more, it's down only cause it was Friday and there were like 30 new entries above

There will be a new peak today.

Streams	Daily	#55 -10	Finland
Streams	Daily	#127 +17	Lithuania
Streams	Daily	#157 -19	Germany
Streams	Daily	#183 -32	Austria
Streams	Daily	#193 -13	Sweden

**music126** · Sat January 15, 2022, 14:09

Sorry, but there is too much discussion about other artists in this thread.

**thebigham** · Sat January 15, 2022, 14:33

From the Like A Prayer album:

Of Father SPS: 67,000

Keep It Together SPS: 29,000 - Certified Gold with the RIAA as a physical single

**MadNuno** · Sat January 15, 2022, 14:35

Originally posted by Shego View Post

compilation in 2022? girl we already struggle with celebration getting streams from studio albums...

Hopefully a compilations with NEW remixes from old songs (maybe even having some DJs credited or other artist featuring) may more than double her streams with a new audicence (even Maluma "Soltera"). If there are featured artists it can even work miracles.

Also a 50 NUMBER ONES album is pretty POWERFULL and will atract more media attention than any other thing she could do now (especially in a year when she comemorates 40 years carreer anniversary.

**MadNuno** · Sat January 15, 2022, 14:49

Originally posted by thebigham View Post

From the Like A Prayer album:

Of Father SPS: 67,000

Keep It Together SPS: 29,000 - Certified Gold with the RIAA as a physical single

Thanks!
Strange how "Keep It Together" SPS are so low compared to some album tracks you posted before when this was an official single. Sure not having a video it's hurting his SPS figures too a bit (not that "Holiday" needed a video to have goo SPS numbers).

She should upload the BAT performance to YouTube (or an edited version) - it would certainly help a bit.
The same for "Causing a Commotion" that still have the live WTGT performance playing sometimes on TV music video channels and yet it's not on her YouTube promoting the song.

**britneylinda** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:06

Originally posted by InFamous View Post

Toxic is never going Diamond. Maybe 7*platinum eventually

Toxic is selling 250K a year and streams are increasing every day for this song, it'll be diamond eligible eventually in some Years.

**britneylinda** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:13

I don't think anyone can get ahead of Madonna in terms of sales in U.K!

Also, isn't Madonna around 30M sold not certified? Britney is also 5.3M sold not certified of course.

**Carlito** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:24

Originally posted by MadNuno View Post

You mean TOTAL ALBUM SALES?
Around 23 Million

Found this list of All Women that sold over 3 million albums in UK on Official Charts comments that is 6 months old (I bet Adele, Taylor Swif and Kylie - and maybe a couple more) will climb a place or two in an updated list during 2022 but Madonna will remain at #01 for at least a decade. The only active artist that may surpass Madonna one day is Adele (but she will at least take 20 years to do so as her latest album isn't selling as good as her previous ones and Madonna album sales during the 2010's were still over 2 million including new releases and catalog sales).

#01 - Madonna - 23M
#02 - Whitney Houston - 12M
#03 - Celine Dion - 12M
#04 - Adele - 11M
#05 - Diana Ross - 10.7M
#06 - Barbra Streisand - 10.6M
#07 - Kylie Minogue - 10.5M

(these are the only Female Artists that sold over 10 million albums each in UK so far)

#08 - Pink - 8.1M
#09 - Rihanna - 7.8M
#10 - Tina Turner - 7.2M

#11 - Amy Winehouse - 6.1M
#12 - Dido - 6.M
#13 - Mariah Carey - 5.9M
#14 - Shania Twain - 5.4M
#15 - Beyonc� - 5.1M
#16 - Tracy Chapman - 5.0M
#17 - Britney Spears - 4.9M
#18 - Lady Gaga - 4.8M.
#19 - Cher - 4.5M
#20 - Sade - 4.2M

#21 - Leona Lewis - 3.9M
#22 - Gloria Estefan - 3.8M
#23 - Alanis Morissette - 3.8M
#24 - Norah Jones - 3.8M
#25 - Kate Bush - 3.7M
#26 - Susan Boyle - 3.6M
#27 - Dolly Parton - 3.5M
#28 - Anastacia - 3.5M
#29 - Taylor Swift - 3.4M
#30 - Alicia Keys - 3.3M

#31 - Janet Jackson - 3.3M
#32 - Shirley Bassey - 3.2M
#33 - Sheryl Crow - 3.1M
#34 - Christina Aguilera - 3.1M
#35 - Avril Lavigne - 3.1M
#36 - Annie Lennox - 3.0M
#37 - Gabrielle - 3.0M
#38 - Eva Cassidy - 3.0M.

Not sure that this list is quite accurate, regarding the actual total certifications of some acts listed.As an example, Barbra Streisand's total is putted at 10,6 m in the list , while Mariah's is at 5,9m .However regarding their respective UK certifications total, Barbra's total of albums + singles + videos combined stand at 5,4 million while Mariah's albums alone stand at more than 5,8 m .
Same about Diana Ross' 10,7 m sales claim.

..Barbra Streisand total of certified albums and singles in UK

SUMMARY OF SALES CERTIFICATES IN THE UK (UPDATE 07.10.2021)
ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL	AWARD	FORMAT	CERTIFIED	RELEASED	COPIES SOLD
Barbra Streisand	Walls	Sony Music Cg	Silver	Album	28.12.2018	02.11.2018	60'000
Barbra Streisand	Partners	Columbia	Platinum	Album	19.12.2014	15.09.2014	300'000
Barbra Streisand	The Ultimate Collection	Sony Music	Platinum	Album	20.12.2013	25.10.2010	300'000
Barbra Streisand	Timeless	Smv Columbia	Gold	Video	22.07.2013	28.05.2001	25'000
Barbra Streisand	The Concert	Smv Columbia	Platinum 2x	Video	22.07.2013	29.03.2004	100'000
Barbra Streisand	The Movie Album	Columbia	Silver	Album	22.07.2013	27.10.2003	60'000
Barbra Streisand	The Essential	Columbia	Platinum 2x	Album	22.07.2013	25.02.2002	600'000
Barbra Streisand	Love Is The Answer	Columbia	Gold	Album	22.07.2013	28.09.2009	100'000
Barbra Streisand	A Love Like Ours	Columbia	Gold	Album	22.07.2013	20.09.1999	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Guilty Too	Columbia	Platinum	Album	02.12.2005	19.09.2005	300'000
Barbra Streisand	Duets	Unknown	Gold	Album	22.11.2002	02.11.2002	100'000
Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand	Tell Him	Epic	Gold	Single	16.01.1998	01.11.1997	400'000
Barbra Streisand	Higher Ground	Columbia	Gold	Album	28.11.1997	10.11.1997	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Back To Broadway	Columbia	Gold	Album	01.11.1993	28.06.1993	100'000
Barbra Streisand	A Collection - Greatest Hits...And More (Volume Iii)	Cbs	Gold	Album	30.01.1990	13.11.1989	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Till I Loved You	Cbs	Gold	Album	06.12.1988	07.11.1988	100'000
Barbra Streisand	One Voice	Cbs	Silver	Album	02.06.1987	18.05.1987	60'000
Barbra Streisand	The Broadway Album	Cbs	Gold	Album	17.01.1986	06.01.1986	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Emotion	Unknown	Gold	Album	26.10.1984	15.10.1984	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Yentl - Ost	Unknown	Gold	Album	14.12.1983	11.11.1983	100'000
Barbra Streisand	Love Songs	Unknown	Platinum	Album	03.12.1982	08.01.1982	300'000
Barbra Streisand	Guilty	Unknown	Platinum	Album	20.02.1981	03.10.1980	300'000
Barbra Streisand	Woman In Love	Unknown	Gold	Single	01.11.1980		400'000
Barbra Streisand	Wet	Unknown	Gold	Album	31.12.1979	09.11.1979	100'000
Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand	No More Tears	Casablanca	Silver	Single	01.11.1979	19.10.1979	200'000
Barbra Streisand	Songbird	Unknown	Silver	Album	20.03.1979	16.06.1978	60'000
Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand's Hits Vol 2	Unknown	Platinum	Album	08.03.1979	09.02.1979	300'000
Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson	A Star Is Born - Ost	Unknown	Platinum	Album	16.12.1977	18.02.1977	300'000
Barbra Streisand	Evergreen	Cbs	Silver	Single	01.05.1977	11.02.1977	200'000
Barbra Streisand	The Way We Were	Unknown	Silver	Album	01.03.1976	19.04.1974	60'000
TOTAL BARBRA STREISAND SALES IN UK:							5'425'000

**Fajitas** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:33

Originally posted by britneylinda View Post

Toxic is selling 250K a year and streams are increasing every day for this song, it'll be diamond eligible eventually in some Years.

Isn't this a Madonna thread..?

**britneylinda** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:36

Originally posted by Fajitas View Post

Isn't this a Madonna thread..?

My apologies for this, the guy just said something wrong. Will keep this in mind, sorry for the inconvenience.

**flotando** · Sat January 15, 2022, 15:56

If she releases something about her 50 #1s La Isla Bonita would me missing , and all the singles from True Blue except Open Your Heart

I’m not sure I need a 5th version of Like a Prayer and Frozen uploaded

the full list
https://www.madonna.com/news/title/m...ub-songs-chart

**MadNuno** · Sat January 15, 2022, 16:17

Originally posted by Carlito View Post

Not sure that this list is quite accurate, regarding the actual total certifications of some acts listed.As an example, Barbra Streisand's total is putted at 10,6 m in the list , while Mariah's is at 5,9m .However regarding their respective UK album certifications total, Barbra's total stands at 5,4 million while Mariah's stands at 5,6m .

Not sure if it's accurate either but it may be right as almost all artists numbers I checked are just slighly higher than BPI certifications (including Madonna).

We need to take into account that any Platinum album may have almost 300k more sales (especially if the record companies in question aren't updating certification numbers for a long time).

Barbra does have much more album releases than Mariah and almost all of her album were last certified a few weeks after release only (and never again).Many never even got a certification at all (but doesn't mean that meanwhile didn't sold enough to be certified and never were as certifications were not automatic and had to be paid back then).

Some of them were not even certified when released in UK but may have sold quite a lot in the long run as she have changed labels and old label may not want spend money re-certificating the albums (will probably do it once she dies). Mariah returned to Sony that updated her certs not long ago (so she probably doesn't have much more sales to add there... but she may be at 6 million already because of her Christmas song).

Barbra does have quite a few albums from the 70's and 80's that may need big re-certifications (they are only automatic for digital releases so everything released before 2005 may need certifications).

Numbers don't seem too off when you see that Barbra released 59 (36 studio albums, 9 live albums, 11 compilations plus 2 OSTs credited to her - from 15 OSTs she was in) and have many undercertifications. Mariah Carey released less around half the albums.

I bet many of her older non-certified albums sold probably at least enough for siver or gold since she have been having Hit albums until recently (her latest 2 albums peaked #05 and #06 in 2018 and 2021) while Mariah barely achieves a TOP 40 album anymore (her latest albums peaked #40 and #44 in UK in 2018 and 2020).

**BodyShop** · Sat January 15, 2022, 16:19

Originally posted by Carlito View Post

TOTAL BARBRA STREISAND SALES IN UK:

Oh,the info everyone was on the edge of their seats waiting for on this MADONNA sales thread
Thank you very much

**BodyShop** · Sat January 15, 2022, 16:35

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