Madonna :: Charts & Sales History

[MadNuno]

You guys are way overestimating LTTs potential. Its an incredible song but RUTH is a bit more uptempo and easily accesible. LTT is slow ballad and is not going to be for everyone. Theres also diminishing returns. RUTH was a phenomenon but I doubt a song song used in that capacity would do as well.

The Metallica song also got inside UK TOP 40 for the first time ever thanks to Stranger Things (same season).
The potencial of that series can be huge.

Metallica song was used twice in the season including in one of the most important scenes too (it was used for about 4 minutes).

If the song is only used a bit in one episode it will have similar feedback to "Material Girl" (that was used for 1,5 minutes and became a viral hit much thanks to that) but if the song is used 2 or more times (or in almost all season episodes like Kate Bush song) and if is used in important scenes than it has a real chance to at least do as good as Metallica song did and even return to the charts in a few countries.

"Live to Tell", "Papa Don't Preach" or "True Blue" may have a chance to be used in the new season.

We know they have a contract with Warner and most songs used are from Warner Music artists (including Kate and Metallica) so something good can happen but it's not realistic to think it will do as good as Kate Bush song (that was featured in over 25 minutes of the season, in over 15 different scenes on that season including 3 of the TOP 10 most important scenes as well).

Also both Kate Bush and Metallica songs had active roles in the series being used to save some characters lives (playing the song to fight possession or fight monsters). If a Madonna song is used but doesn't have an active role it won't get as hyped as it's no being used as "a show character weapon" as those 2 were.

Other songs used on Stranger Things were able to increase over 3 or 4 times the usual streams during more than 2 months (and end up having over twice the normal streams forever since) and that can also happen if a song is used just in a scene (and that's already very good). Of course it's not a huge viral hit but would still be great to see that happen (to Live to Tell or Papa Don't Preach or True Blue) but I would love to see Madonna be able to return to the charts with an old viral hit (would be AMAZING).

[Angeman]

Yes, obviously it depends on how its used. It just doesn't mean that it's automatically going to chart.

[Shego]

i dont think they will use again the same artist in the soundtrack, but i will be glad if they use LTT in one good scene, like the kate bush song

[LostAvenger]

Can't believe this passed me by, Back That Up To The Beat is an airplay hit in Turkey! #4 on the foreign airplay chart:

[sidewalktalk]

You guys are way overestimating LTTs potential. Its an incredible song but RUTH is a bit more uptempo and easily accesible. LTT is slow ballad and is not going to be for everyone. Theres also diminishing returns. RUTH was a phenomenon but I doubt a song song used in that capacity would do as well.

You are underestimating Live To Tell....

[Forreal]

Can't believe this passed me by, Back That Up To The Beat is an airplay hit in Turkey! #4 on the foreign airplay chart:

Yeah Turkeys and Italy radios have embraced it

[UnapologeticKenny]

Monthly Listeners on Spotify

27/03 - 24,907,557 *New Peak* (+20,770) - #158 (+1)

[Forreal]

Female pre-2000 artists with the most monthly listeners:

1. Shakira: 81,645,460 (-140,114)
2. Beyoncé: 51,031,167 (-90,133)
3. Sia: 47,486,764 (+54,737)
4. Britney: 31,990,498 (+5,262)
5. Madonna: 24,907,557 (+20,770)

[Angeman]

You are underestimating Live To Tell....

Its ok to be unbiased...

[sidewalktalk]

Its ok to be unbiased...

It's okay to not always be right.

[Forreal]

Pre-digital era female artists on Spotify (March 27)

1. @shakira 20.28M
2. Beyonce 9.67M
3. @Sia 6.99M
4. @Pink 6.14M
5. @shreyaghoshal 5.63M
6. BritneySpears 4.34M
7. @thealkayagnik 4M
8. @MariahCarey 3.44M
9. @Madonna 3.23M
10. #WhitneyHouston 2.73M
11. @aliciakeys 2.64M

[Lookingfornews81]

Can't believe this passed me by, Back That Up To The Beat is an airplay hit in Turkey! #4 on the foreign airplay chart:

Italian and Turskish do it better...

[UnapologeticKenny]

SPOTIFY UPDATE - Monday, 27/Mar/23
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FOLLOWERS: 6,829,213 (+1,949)
MONTHLY LISTENERS: 24,907,557 (+20,770) #158 (+1)
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TOTAL STREAMS (LEAD): 5,285,114,551 (+3,209,294) %± YD: +5.79% %± LW: -0.20%
TOTAL STREAMS (WITH FEATS): 5,444,183,224 (+3,279,894) %± YD: +5.86% %± LW: -0.17%
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POSITION (+/-): Album - Total Streams (Daily Gain) %±YD {%±LW}
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01 (=): Like A Virgin - 691,292,661 (+411,697) +1.65% {+0.07%}
02 (=): True Blue - 544,757,710 (+376,125) +2.00% {+9.36%}
03 (=): Confessions on a Dance Floor - 509,645,096 (+354,857) +8.16% {-2.89%}
04 (=): Hard Candy - 349,249,641 (+298,066) +13.99% {-2.31%}
05 (=): Like A Prayer - 461,324,476 (+234,624) +2.34% {+0.14%}
06 (=): Madonna - 283,469,431 (+144,271) -0.40% {-2.59%}
07 (=): Ray of Light - 247,390,644 (+137,945) +12.07% {+3.89%}
08 (=): I'm Breathless - 217,692,856 (+106,845) +5.12% {+6.95%}
09 (=): Music - 173,068,555 (+87,470) +8.36% {+5.25%}
10 (=): Rebel Heart - 271,300,477 (+50,701) +10.64% {+2.33%}
11 (=): Bedtime Stories - 97,913,065 (+49,121) +9.09% {+1.65%}
12 (=): MDNA - 142,218,367 (+42,571) +9.16% {+3.93%}
13 (=): Madame X - 213,089,466 (+38,100) +8.89% {+1.44%}
14 (=): American Life - 84,464,791 (+34,920) +8.76% {+2.12%}
15 (+1): Erotica - 64,629,099 (+30,072) +8.57% {+0.82%}

Spoiler!

16 (-1): Evita (M Tracks Only) - 61,194,042 (+28,512) -8.05% {+8.60%}
17 (=): Who's That Girl (M Tracks Only) - 35,908,688 (+19,693) +7.36% {+3.11%}
18 (=): The Confessions Tour - 43,059,695 (+14,315) +4.11% {+1.19%}
19 (=): MDNA World Tour - 40,536,482 (+8,104) +10.15% {+6.48%}
20 (+1): Sticky & Sweet Tour - 22,535,287 (+5,120) +11.91% {-3.10%}
21 (-1): Rebel Heart Tour - 25,766,613 (+5,000) +7.78% {+9.58%}
22 (+1): Remixed & Revisited - 6,604,303 (+2,599) +17.12% {+6.87%}
23 (-1): Madame X - Music From The Theater Xperience - 6,559,617 (+2,353) -8.73% {-14.56%}

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POSITION (+/-): Song - Total Streams (Daily Gain) %±YD {%±LW}
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01 (+1): Hung Up² - 333,103,792 (+258,203) +7.17% {-4.20%}
02 (+2): 4 Minutes² - 260,301,693 (+257,331) +14.00% {-2.84%}
03 (-2): Material Girl³ - 378,417,904 (+249,957) +0.91% {-1.03%}
04 (-1): La Isla Bonita² - 277,527,152 (+235,131) +0.35% {+15.07%}
05 (=): Like a Prayer³ - 355,784,382 (+184,447) +1.59% {+0.19%}
06 (=): Like a Virgin² - 263,376,475 (+139,076) +2.77% {+2.93%}
07 (+1): Frozen (Sickick Remix) - 124,685,031 (+128,633) +8.90% {-5.38%}
08 (-1): Back That Up To The Beat (Demo Version) - 17,214,747 (+127,857) +7.30% {-9.90%}
09 (=): Vogue³ - 207,219,447 (+101,836) +5.39% {+7.18%}
10 (=): Holiday³ - 163,057,335 (+90,020) -2.44% {-4.36%}
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11 (+1): Crazy for You - 100,622,489 (+65,166) +5.25% {-9.88%}
12 (-1): Back That Up To The Beat (Sped Up Version) - 7,323,025 (+62,206) -5.07% {-8.40%}
13 (=): Into the Groove² - 106,536,436 (+62,176) +1.53% {+2.97%}
14 (=): Papa Don't Preach² - 107,570,348 (+56,771) +3.70% {+1.64%}
15 (=): Frozen⁴ - 99,943,233 (+54,486) +7.85% {-2.16%}
16 (=): Sorry (BLOND:ISH Remix) - 3,244,431 (+50,339) +13.99% {-1.49%}
17 (=): Sorry² - 67,647,235 (+40,215) +13.07% {-2.59%}
18 (=): Music - 65,504,490 (+29,573) +7.21% {+2.25%}
19 (+1): Ray of Light² - 57,264,600 (+28,306) +10.79% {+7.11%}
20 (-1): Live to Tell² - 50,595,573 (+27,691) +5.91% {+0.52%}
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21 (+1): American Pie - 46,467,233 (+27,156) +8.73% {+11.97%}
22 (+2): The Power of Good-Bye - 38,513,224 (+26,485) +12.80% {+4.60%}
23 (-2): Borderline² - 51,825,044 (+26,336) +5.14% {+5.45%}
24 (-1): Take a Bow² - 47,636,117 (+26,278) +9.71% {+1.94%}
25 (=): Frozen (070 Shake Remix) - 11,852,892 (+25,757) +10.46% {-26.80%}
26 (=): Express Yourself³ - 51,910,433 (+24,616) +6.89% {-1.29%}
27 (+1): Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix)² - 57,397,624 (+24,482) +9.22% {+0.87%}
28 (+1): Bitch I'm Madonna - 88,677,964 (+24,453) +12.06% {+3.70%}
29 (+1): Give It 2 Me - 39,203,136 (+24,076) +16.00% {+3.90%}
30 (-3): True Blue - 39,147,580 (+23,960) +6.21% {+1.14%}

Spoiler!

31 (=): Jump² - 34,741,685 (+23,427) +13.72% {+4.72%}
32 (=): Me Against The Music - 53,774,008 (+22,757) +14.01% {+3.81%}
33 (=): Open Your Heart³ - 44,731,371 (+21,474) +9.02% {-0.16%}
34 (+1): Don't Tell Me² - 32,858,654 (+18,587) +10.41% {+5.78%}
35 (+3): Girl Gone Wild - 44,659,959 (+17,856) +14.96% {+1.53%}
36 (-2): Lucky Star³ - 39,236,004 (+17,691) +2.25% {+1.55%}
37 (=): Frozen (Fireboy DML Remix) - 11,767,249 (+17,179) +10.32% {-3.12%}
38 (+1): Break My Soul (The Queens Remix) - 10,106,814 (+16,308) +5.49% {+1.78%}
39 (+1): Celebration - 32,559,715 (+15,496) +7.93% {+8.80%}
40 (-4): Don't Cry for Me Argentina² - 24,771,973 (+15,259) -5.60% {+11.73%}
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41 (=): Who's That Girl - 27,121,488 (+14,899) +5.97% {+5.38%}
42 (=): Cherish³ - 28,797,942 (+14,553) +7.45% {+1.15%}
43 (=): Die Another Day - 35,877,685 (+13,384) +9.54% {-2.65%}
44 (=): Beautiful Stranger² - 24,675,371 (+12,525) +6.75% {+4.73%}
45 (=): Hung Up on Tokischa - 5,569,521 (+12,395) +8.59% {+10.17%}
46 (+2): Secret² - 23,982,575 (+11,517) +8.51% {+3.33%}
47 (=): Medellín - 67,304,046 (+11,462) +5.03% {+7.49%}
48 (-2): Dress You Up² - 23,739,343 (+11,254) +2.21% {-0.77%}
49 (+1): Give Me All Your Luvin' - 33,552,531 (+11,056) +12.77% {+6.09%}
50 (-1): Get Together - 21,949,625 (+10,858) +4.80% {+10.09%}
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51 (=): You'll See - 12,143,080 (+10,360) +13.56% {+11.67%}
52 (+3): I'll Remember - 14,332,218 (+9,428) +12.94% {+1.75%}
53 (-1): Rain - 17,601,213 (+9,417) +7.07% {-0.55%}
54 (=): Hollywood - 18,726,461 (+9,140) +8.81% {+12.83%}
55 (+1): Frozen On Fire - 4,628,526 (+8,869) +19.80% {+6.50%}
56 (-3): Justify My Love - 21,019,895 (+8,142) -4.55% {-1.39%}
57 (+1): Faz Gostoso - 42,760,584 (+7,759) +12.27% {-11.20%}
58 (-1): Ghosttown - 35,573,517 (+7,647) +10.12% {+3.94%}
59 (+4): Nothing Really Matters - 10,731,095 (+6,894) +25.51% {+16.69%}
60 (=): Miles Away² - 16,763,935 (+6,660) +16.05% {-3.30%}
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61 (=): Burning Up (7" Edit) - 343,644 (+6,522) +13.92% {-40.08%}
62 (-3): This Used to Be My Playground - 9,846,736 (+6,245) +3.07% {-2.94%}
63 (-1): Deeper and Deeper² - 10,150,215 (+5,983) +6.48% {+1.63%}
64 (=): Drowned World / Substitute for Love - 8,952,821 (+5,864) +26.41% {+21.43%}
65 (+5): Living For Love - 34,480,397 (+4,904) +14.71% {+6.24%}
66 (=): Forbidden Love (COADF) - 9,525,995 (+4,769) +6.43% {-1.00%}
67 (=): Angel - 8,866,126 (+4,741) +7.34% {-4.22%}
68 (-3): La Isla Bonita (Extended Remix) - 9,707,465 (+4,552) -0.63% {+4.14%}
69 (=): Erotica² - 13,928,750 (+4,546) +3.70% {-2.38%}
70 (-2): Burning Up - 10,589,209 (+4,539) +2.90% {-14.97%}
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71 (+1): Causing a Commotion - 6,681,434 (+4,038) +12.32% {-3.47%}
72 (-1): What It Feels Like for a Girl² - 9,463,399 (+3,910) +8.70% {+1.11%}
73 (=): Human Nature² - 8,851,712 (+3,700) +9.37% {+1.90%}
74 (+2): Love Profusion - 6,925,756 (+3,636) +12.85% {+1.28%}
75 (+4): Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Hot Mix Radio Edit) - 72,301 (+3,623) +24.80% {-38.26%}

[AndiIversen]

Madonna - The Power Of Good-Bye (Official Video) hit 70M views on YT

[BadMan125]

Madonna - The Power Of Good-Bye (Official Video) hit 70M views on YT

One of her most underrated ballads/videos. Not mentioned as much as I would like...

[MDNHAY]

You guys are way overestimating LTTs potential. Its an incredible song but RUTH is a bit more uptempo and easily accesible. LTT is slow ballad and is not going to be for everyone. Theres also diminishing returns. RUTH was a phenomenon but I doubt a song song used in that capacity would do as well.

I disagree. The part of LTT where the song goes quiet would make for an iconic moment at an action point in the series. The production of the track also lends itself to being inserted through other scenes as, as they did with RUTH.

I don’t keep up with spoilers for the show but given the ending of the last season, I can’t see how it will time jump.

[MDNHAY]

If we were to look at songs that could be used to great affect from LAP, the title track and Oh Father initially come to mind.

[BadMan125]

Top 20 daily viewed Madonna videos on YouTube (3-27/3-28)

1. La Isla Bonita - 428,628
2. Hung Up - 104,722
3. Frozen - 104,431
4. Like a Prayer - 90,236
5. Material Girl - 88,390
6. Back That Up to the Beat (Lyric Video) - 76,175
7. Papa Don't Preach - 70,186
8. The Power of Good-Bye - 44,799
9. Don't Cry for Me Argentina - 41,943
10. Live to Tell - 37,479
11. Into the Groove - 31,625
12. Crazy for You - 31,422
13. Sorry - 26,624
14. Like a Virgin - 26,175
15. True Blue - 25,724
16. Borderline - 23,537
17. 2012 Super Bowl Halftime Show - 22,578
18. Bitch I'm Madonna - 21,847
19. Dress You Up - 19,648
20. Who's That Girl - 19,109

Total views of the day: 1,836,735

[Fajitas]

One of her most underrated ballads/videos. Not mentioned as much as I would like...

I agree that it deserves 400M views but the fact that it’s at 70M when some much much bigger hits are lower (Music for example) is already great

[Artoo]

I think it’s worth pointing out a few things:

Stranger Things only used Kate Bush because Winona Ryder is a huge fan and made the request RUTH was used.

Warner may own Madonna’s masters, but Madonna, as owner of the publishing rights, will have final say on what can and cannot be used in the show. Madonna doesn’t own the publishing to Material Girl, although she does for Angel, which was used to a lesser extent in season three.

Enjoy this chat whilst you can because change is coming.

Any song that is used in Stranger Things has to have an emotional connection. RUTH worked because it had that and the fact 80s synth sounds are very much back in fashion - something Madonna never did.

[Forreal]

[Angeman]

Any song that is used in Stranger Things has to have an emotional connection. RUTH worked because it had that and the fact 80s synth sounds are very much back in fashion - something Madonna never did.

You cant use logic. LTT is the best song of all time because im a stan and it elimated world hunger, cured HIV, etc etc. and it would 100% be as succesful as RUTH.

[Choley]

Yearly most streamed female songs of the 80's

1980 - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 - 551,384,807
1981 - Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - 473,546,250
1982 - Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong - 250,765,555
1983 - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - 2,121,005,298
1984 - Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - 653,687.716
1985 - Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - 1,167,705,115
1986 - Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All - 437,824,101
1987 - Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 1,445,038,035
1988 - Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - 880,017,317
1989 - Madonna - Like A Prayer - 631,837,431

*Spotify & Youtube streams counted only.Feel free to correct politely if there's any mistake.

[Artoo]

You cant use logic. LTT is the best song of all time because im a stan and it elimated world hunger, cured HIV, etc etc. and it would 100% be as succesful as RUTH.

What happened with RUTH was illogical. It was embraced by an entirely new generation in a way no other song ever has been. Asking for lightning to strike twice just won’t happen.

[AndiIversen]

Madonna - Back That Up To The Beat (Official Lyric Video) hit 7M views on YT