Madonna :: Charts & Sales History

[MusicLover88]

Highest certified albums of all time in Germany

I think your list doesn't quite show the "highest certified" albums but the biggest sellers instead. In terms of certifications there are many other 3xP, 4xP and even 5xP that got certified under new criterias when Platinum was downgraded to 300K and then downgraded to 200K.

OK.

[thebigham]

OT: Phil Collins and Genesis are very popular in Germany! lol

[MrLeonix]

Highest certified albums of all time in Germany

I think your list doesn't quite show the "highest certified" albums but the biggest sellers instead. In terms of certifications there are many other 3xP, 4xP and even 5xP that got certified under new criterias when Platinum was downgraded to 300K and then downgraded to 200K.

[Benny]

Does anyone know the album's chart run in Germany?

date of chart entry: 16.03.1998
date of chart exit: 16.10.2000
peak: #1 (6 weeks, 4 weeks in March/April 1998 and 2 weeks in January 1999)
weeks on chart: 83

A diagram of its chart run:
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-2711

[Bad_Bobby2009]

It's funny how Ray Of Light did that well in Germany when in terms of singles, Frozen peaked at #2 (#12 on the year-end singles chart), Ray Of Light peaked at #28 (LOL!), Drowned World/Substitute For Love at #39, The Power Of Goodbye at #4 (#79 and #89 in the YE charts there in 1998 and 1999) and Nothing Really Matters peaked at #38.

I have a feeling that even if the singles weren't that huge, they did a lot for the album, and the fact that TPOG was big around Christmas, that gave the album a big boost. Does anyone know the album's chart run in Germany?

Ray Of Light was selling like crazy in Germany. I can clearly remember it went back to #1 around Christmas 1998...

[TiagoRodrigues]

It's funny how Ray Of Light did that well in Germany when in terms of singles, Frozen peaked at #2 (#12 on the year-end singles chart), Ray Of Light peaked at #28 (LOL!), Drowned World/Substitute For Love at #39, The Power Of Goodbye at #4 (#79 and #89 in the YE charts there in 1998 and 1999) and Nothing Really Matters peaked at #38.

I have a feeling that even if the singles weren't that huge, they did a lot for the album, and the fact that TPOG was big around Christmas, that gave the album a big boost. Does anyone know the album's chart run in Germany?

[MusicLover88]

Highest certified albums of all time in Germany:

1 Herbert Grönemeyer - Mensch 21x Gold 3,15 mio
2 Phil Collins - But Seriously 6x Platin 3 mio
3 Herbert Grönemeyer - Bochum 11 x Gold 2,75 mio
4 ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits 5x Platin 2,5 mio
4 Genesis - We Can't Dance 5x Platin 2,5 mio
6 Queen - Greatest Hits II 9x Gold 2,25 mio
6 Kelly Family - Over The Hump 9x Gold 2,25 mio
6 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman 9x Gold 2,25 mio
6 Andrea Berg - Best Of 15x gold 2,25 mio
10 Andrea Bocelli - Bocelli 4x Platin 2 mio
10 Helene Fischer - Best Of 10x platin 2 mio
10 Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel 10x platin 2 mio
10 Michael Jackson - Bad 4x Platin 2 mio
10 Michael Jackson - Dangerous 4x Platin 2 mio
10 OST Dirty Dancing 4x Platin 2 mio
10 Pink Floyd - The Wall 4x Platin 2 mio
10 Pur - Abenteuerland 4x Platin 2 mio
10 The Beatles - The Beatles 1962 - 1966, Red Album 4x Platin 2 mio
10 Wolfgang Petry - Alles 4x Platin 2 mio
20 Herbert Grönemeyer - Ö 7x Gold 1,75 mio
20 Phil Collins - Face Value 7x Gold 1,75 mio
20 Queen - Greatest Hits I 7x Gold 1,75 mio
20 Roxette - Joyride 7x Gold 1,75 mio
20 Westernhagen - Affentheater 7x Gold 1,75 mio
25 The Beatles - 1 11x Gold 1,65 mio
26 Adele - 21 8x Platin 1,6 mio
27 Ace Of Base - Happy Nation 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Eros Ramazotti - Eros 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Jennifer Rush Movin' 3x platin 1,5 mio
27 Madonna - Ray Of Light 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Matthias Reim - Reim 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Michael Jackson - HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Michael Jackson - Thriller 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 OST The Bodyguard 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 OST König der Löwen 1,5 mio
27 OST Saturday Night Fever 3 x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Phil Collins - Both Sides 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Phil Collins - Serious Hits…Live! 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Pur - Seiltänzertraum 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Queen - Made In Heaven 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning 5x Platin 1,5 mio
27 The Beatles - The Beatles 1967 - 1970, Blue Album 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Westernhagen - Westernhagen - Live 3x Platin 1,5 mio
27 Rolf Zuckowski - Winterkinder 1,5 mio
47 Unheilig - Grosse Freiheit 7x Platin 1,4 mio
48 Peter Fox - Stadtaffe 13xgold 1,3 mio

[maroon]

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

That's not really true, especially in the case of Germany where the following acts scored number 1 hits in the 80s:
- Phil Collins (2)
- Stevie Wonder (2)
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood (3)
- Mel & Kim (2)
- Whitney Houston (2)
- Pet Shop Boys (3)
- Rick Astley (2)
- each of the following has also had at least one #1: Duran Duran, Abba, Soft Cell, Kim Carnes, Paul McCartney, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Bee Gees (and Robin Gibb as a solo artist), Culture Club, Paul Young, Kajagoogoo, Depeche Mode, Rod Stewart, Laura Branigan, Tears For Fears, Elton John, Tina Turner, A-Ha, Europe, Roxette, Bangles, Status Quo, France Gall, Sinead O'Connor, Taylor Dayne etc.

Madonna was just very unlucky with a lot of high peaking singles missing the top spot (the most memorable losers were "Like A Prayer" and later "Frozen", both stuck at #2 for many weeks).

The list you posted include biggest 80s act, and they barely have one or two no. 1s in the whole decade. Michael Jackson had no number one singles in the 80s in Germany IIRC.

So this list actually proves Western point rather than contradicting him. Maybe "barely charted high" is a bit of an exaggeration, but what he meant was clearly that the market was harder to break, in those specific countries. And that is definitely true (especially for France)

I don't agree that Madonna was just unlucky. Were Michael and Whitney unlucky too for having, respectively, 0 and 2 number ones? The market was just different.

Well, having 2 number 1's in a decade is nothing unlucky for sure, 0 for a big act is indeed.
The market is different all the time and keeps on evolving so that's not an argument proving that 80's were harder to "break" for international acts. It might have been the case in France where local acts used to reign supreme but the German charts have always been full of overseas influx. Regarding number 1's, due to the different dynamics of the charts, stars from the noughties have had bigger chances of reaching the top spot compared to the 80's (especially in the release week) but now with the inclusion of streaming it's all slowing down again. Despite being huge or at least very popular throughout the 21st century and benefitting from the period of dynamic charts, the following international acts have never had a German number 1: Coldplay, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Justin Bieber, Enrique Iglesias, Avril Lavigne, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and many others. Not to mention that Beyoncé's spent only one single week at the German top (partly thanks to her partner Shakira), the same is true for Drake meanwhile stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Bruno Mars, Jay-Z, Flo Rida or Jason Derulo have also only managed one #1 in spite of countless collaborations and featuring's.

[thebigham]

TIC will be featured.

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-new ... up__15465/

On OfficialCharts.com, we'll be marking the occasion throughout the summer with a series of special features and interviews on the beloved format, kicking off in early July with the unveiling of the 60 biggest selling albums of all time.

They'll also be a major in-store "60 at 60" albums campaign at retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Amazon and Morrisons this summer, promoting some of the UK's biggest selling albums.

[melodious]

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7416657/drake-one-dance-no-1-hot-100-twenty-one-pilots-ride?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_term=biz_breakingnews

Rihanna scores her 21st top five Hot 100 hit, tying Elvis Presley for the fifth-most top fives in the chart's history, which dates to Aug. 4, 1958. (Notably, Presley's career launched two years before the chart began.) Here's a look at the acts with the most top five hits, as Rihanna breaks out of a tie with two icons, each with 20:

Most Top Five Hot 100 Hits

29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
21, Elvis Presley
21, Rihanna
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder

This is amazing, Madonna only need one more hit to macth The Beatles' record.
It shows that how Madonna ranked #2 on Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time. People keep arguing Mariah has a lot more number-one songs than Madonna, while in fact Madonna has the most top ten and second most top five.

Out of those 28 top five hits, 'only' 12 reached #1. She has so many iconic #2 hits that should have been #1... Material Girl, Express Yourself, Frozen, etc :evil:

[Nichu94]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

That's not really true, especially in the case of Germany where the following acts scored number 1 hits in the 80s:
- Phil Collins (2)
- Stevie Wonder (2)
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood (3)
- Mel & Kim (2)
- Whitney Houston (2)
- Pet Shop Boys (3)
- Rick Astley (2)
- each of the following has also had at least one #1: Duran Duran, Abba, Soft Cell, Kim Carnes, Paul McCartney, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Bee Gees (and Robin Gibb as a solo artist), Culture Club, Paul Young, Kajagoogoo, Depeche Mode, Rod Stewart, Laura Branigan, Tears For Fears, Elton John, Tina Turner, A-Ha, Europe, Roxette, Bangles, Status Quo, France Gall, Sinead O'Connor, Taylor Dayne etc.

Madonna was just very unlucky with a lot of high peaking singles missing the top spot (the most memorable losers were "Like A Prayer" and later "Frozen", both stuck at #2 for many weeks).

The list you posted include biggest 80s act, and they barely have one or two no. 1s in the whole decade. Michael Jackson had no number one singles in the 80s in Germany IIRC.

So this list actually proves Western point rather than contradicting him. Maybe "barely charted high" is a bit of an exaggeration, but what he meant was clearly that the market was harder to break, in those specific countries. And that is definitely true (especially for France)

I don't agree that Madonna was just unlucky. Were Michael and Whitney unlucky too for having, respectively, 0 and 2 number ones? The market was just different.

[Westen]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

That's not really true, especially in the case of Germany where the following acts scored number 1 hits in the 80s:
- Phil Collins (2)
- Stevie Wonder (2)
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood (3)
- Mel & Kim (2)
- Whitney Houston (2)
- Pet Shop Boys (3)
- Rick Astley (2)
- each of the following has also had at least one #1: Duran Duran, Abba, Soft Cell, Kim Carnes, Paul McCartney, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Bee Gees (and Robin Gibb as a solo artist), Culture Club, Paul Young, Kajagoogoo, Depeche Mode, Rod Stewart, Laura Branigan, Tears For Fears, Elton John, Tina Turner, A-Ha, Europe, Roxette, Bangles, Status Quo, France Gall, Sinead O'Connor, Taylor Dayne etc.

Madonna was just very unlucky with a lot of high peaking singles missing the top spot (the most memorable losers were "Like A Prayer" and later "Frozen", both stuck at #2 for many weeks).

This was already discussed here, and German users here confirmed what I said in the past.

[maroon]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

That's not really true, especially in the case of Germany where the following acts scored number 1 hits in the 80s:
- Phil Collins (2)
- Stevie Wonder (2)
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood (3)
- Mel & Kim (2)
- Whitney Houston (2)
- Pet Shop Boys (3)
- Rick Astley (2)
- each of the following has also had at least one #1: Duran Duran, Abba, Soft Cell, Kim Carnes, Paul McCartney, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Bee Gees (and Robin Gibb as a solo artist), Culture Club, Paul Young, Kajagoogoo, Depeche Mode, Rod Stewart, Laura Branigan, Tears For Fears, Elton John, Tina Turner, A-Ha, Europe, Roxette, Bangles, Status Quo, France Gall, Sinead O'Connor, Taylor Dayne etc.

Madonna was just very unlucky with a lot of high peaking singles missing the top spot (the most memorable losers were "Like A Prayer" and later "Frozen", both stuck at #2 for many weeks).

[thebigham]

http://www.billboard.com/articles/colum ... eakingnews

Rihanna scores her 21st top five Hot 100 hit, tying Elvis Presley for the fifth-most top fives in the chart's history, which dates to Aug. 4, 1958. (Notably, Presley's career launched two years before the chart began.) Here's a look at the acts with the most top five hits, as Rihanna breaks out of a tie with two icons, each with 20:

Most Top Five Hot 100 Hits

29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
21, Elvis Presley
21, Rihanna
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder

[Westen]

It's kinda amazing how successful she was in 00s and yet her success is always downgraded. I mean all singles she released in that decade were top 10 singles worldwide (excluding Miles Away and Love Profusion)

[Nichu94]

La Isla Bonita is actually a monster hit around the world. Chart peaks might not reflect that but it's definitely in top 3 among most popular M songs. Especially for casual fans.

On Spotify La Isla Bonita is behind LAP, LAV, MG and Vogue only (among her old hits).

It's definitely one of her most remembered song from the 80s! It was huge in Europe, not as much in the US (although it's the biggest selling catalog seller among True Blue singles).

[spiritboy]

La Isla Bonita is actually a monster hit around the world. Chart peaks might not reflect that but it's definitely in top 3 among most popular M songs. Especially for casual fans.

[Bad_Bobby2009]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

"La Isla Bonita" was her only #1 hit in Germany until "American Pie". I was shocked when "Pie" hit #1. The video wasn't even released.

[Westen]

That video montage was very nostalgic

Madonna needs another smash like Hung Up. I believe she'll do fine if she releases really good material.

LOL.

[spiritboy]

That video montage was very nostalgic

Madonna needs another smash like Hung Up. I believe she'll do fine if she releases really good material.

[Yoshie]

Was TIC in the UK top 200 this week, Yoshie?

Hi! Annoyingly, I didn't get the end of week sales for last week's chart, so I can't report whether it's top 200 or not. I was hoping it would show up in the top 200 midweeks this week and then I'd be able to let you know because last week's official position would have been reported. Sorry!

[Westen]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

German and France market were very different at the time, foreign songs barely charted high.

[CandyShop]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

How on earth Live To Tell missed the top ten.

You tasteless german people :-?

[Benny]

YouTube recap of all of her 26 German top 10 singles

[Nichu94]

Some of his figures are a little questionable, but he has her at 205m albums sold and that's more likely than Mediatraffic numbers.

He also made mistake because he first posted RH sales at 900,000 on its page but later at 850,000 and he posted Italy sales as 15,000 when they are over 60,000

He had Rebel Heart at 850k even on its own page, because of the 15k typo. Me and another person commented highlighting the mistake, which has now been corrected (only on RH sales page though).

Some singles sales may be a bit off, but the overall picture is what matters for this type of work. And, overall, it looks amazing.