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Confessions On A Dance Floor sold 11 million worldwide[edit]

The discography lists 3 sources for 8 million worldwide. One of the sources has an invalid link. Another source is from a post on a MESSAGEBOARD(which is pretty pointless) The only valid Source is the is the one from which is from Billboard BUT that article on Billboard is now OLD and the album had only been out 8 months at the point the article was written(and COADF was not an album that slid down the charts right away worldwide.) Here is 2 sources(neither are invalid links or messageboard postings) that both state COADF has sold 11 million wordwide.[1][2]Bbmtn (talk) 23:39, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Refer bottom of page. From 03 January 2008. Also as per discussions on the COAD discussion page 60.234.242.196 (talk) 20:54, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some Revisions Maybe[edit]

According to these sales tables, Madonna has sold 315 million records in her career. That’s 173 million albums & 142 million singles. I don’t know why the 210 million figure is in bold on this page. If indeed her albums have sold in excess of 200 million copies, her album sales are going to have to be modified in order for them to make up the 200 million, as it only reaches 173 million. Her single sales are mammoth, that should be noted on her front page, I mean 140 million single sales, unprecedented. That ranks her alongside Elvis.

Isn’t there a source from Nielsen Soundscan, which gives over-the-counter-sales of her albums released since 1991. And her albums released before 1991, which were still counted through Nielsen Soundscan. The Nielsen Soundscan sales are featured on Mariah Carey’s discography, and generally makes it look more professional.

Don’t forget an album cannot sell more copies in the United States than what has being shipped. This appears to be the case for several of her albums.

RIAA Certifications[edit]

If Madonna has 62 million platinum discs, the number of said platinum discs on Wikipedia are incorrect. I added the certifications from the riaa.com database and the total is 61 million, but the database hasn't been updated. The database doesn't include the 3 new platinum certifications of Music, Bedtime Stories, & COADF. That would bring the total to 64 Million platinum discs in the US.

Also, the US album sales has too many sources and looks unkempt. If there is no official up-to-date source of actually sales, might I suggest the sales be based on RIAA certifications until there is? (ThisIsMyName 14:42, 17 December 2005 (UTC))[reply]

You are right: I found the information at the RIAA site that True Blue sold 8 million and not 7 million - the information at the madonnatribe site [3] is wrong. I update the certifications on the bottom of this site. The US certifications should be correct now.

The certifications doesn't mean 1 mill. sold - it means shipped. COADS sold approx 600,000 - 800,000 in the USA, but shipped 1 million in the USA. That's a certified Platinum. Of course some fans want to interpret the Platinum into 1 millions sold. The best is to reformulate/ rearrange the US sales/ platinum section - it's POV to mention only the US certifications. --Red-Blue-White 18:08, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. It is for shipments, not sales. But COADF has sold 1.5 million according to Billboard, and most likely is up to 1.6 million now.

It is not up to 1.6 million! It was near the bottom of the top 200 when it was announced the album was at 1.5 million. Therefore, it is in all probablilty not up to 1.6 million.

COADF soundscan sales in the USA are now sitting at 1,599,300 as of January 2007. Obviously it will pass 1.6 million next week.

Worldwide Sales[edit]

Confessions on a Dancefloor has not sold 4 million copies worldwide. It MOVED 4 million woldwide, moved has the same meaning as SHIPPED. If she would have SOLD 4 mllion copies in one week, she would have beat out Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Usher, and the Beatles for the most sales in one week, which clearly she has not. It would be in the news, because it would be a world record. E! Online & Yahoo! Music should not be an official source for counting record sales. -ThisIsMyName 00:02, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The reported note "moved 4 million copies worldwide" can be replaced by the correct/full sales later.--Red-Blue-White 01:05, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Worldwide record sales of "Confessions" USA: 350,000 (although the debut number is 344,061) UK: 210,000 Germany: 200,000 Italy: 150,000 France: 140,000 Spain: 100,000 Canada: 70,000 Sweden: 60,000 Japan: 50,000 Australia:40,000 Ireland: 30,000 Brazil: 25,000 Denmark: 20,000 Argentina: 15,000 Finland: 15,000 Portugal: 10,000 Norway: 10,000 Switzerland: 10,000 Belgium: 10,000 Taiwan: 5,000 South Korea: 2,000 Singapore: 7,500

There is no proof the cd selling over 3.5 million in the first week, nor does the link posted beforehand provide the total amount of sales. Record label always know how many copies were shipped (moved). And they never exaggerate those numbers. Why? Because they have to pay royalties to the artists, producers, musicians, etc. So if a label says a certain amount was shipped (moved), it has to give a check with an amount of money proportional to those sales. (ThisIsMyName 11:09, 27 November 2005 (UTC))[reply]

These numbers are the sales of one week - it's impossible to update it every week (we won't get the numbers every week). Let's wait one month for the official world sales numbers. We have 4 million moved (shipped) cd's. Now we must look if they sell all of them - or more. --Red-Blue-White 15:48, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The source for "Confessions.." worldwide sales is an official source, but the article is from Herald Sun newspaper that is dated 17th November 2005. The sales of the record had not been calculated in 2 days of the release date. (ThisIsMyName 11:07, 5 December 2005 (UTC))[reply]

At the moment we get official sales from Warner USA, Japan, Germany, UK and France - and everytime the sales differ. --Red-Blue-White 01:39, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt that the 3.5 million are correct [4], but at the moment these are the only official sales we have. --Red-Blue-White 20:24, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The source is official, just not the article. If the Herald Sun article was dating November 22 or 23, it would make sense, but it's not. The first week of sales could not be calculated within 2 days of the release date. The article was posted on warnermusic.com.au November 21, 2005. I'm sure the album has sold well over 3.5 million copies by now, but just not by the date of the article. - ThisIsMyName 21:20, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously Warner published the shipped copies and not the sales, like the other sources did. But I think we can keep it because this news is official. Warner will publish more reliable sales soon. --Red-Blue-White 22:07, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This link has worldwide sales that probably could be referenced. [5] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Maggott2000 (talk • contribs) 07:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This link has a good breakdown, with creditations, so could be a better source for sales and stop the rampant sales amendments. [6] 146.171.254.66 21:50, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Totals[edit]

In case of albums totals the figures given seem to be rather low, it's less than 170 mln worldwide, and according to Warner Madonna has sold more than 200 mln albums worlwide.

I wonder why the discography table doesn't include totals. Gbeeker 18:30, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I answer my own question - because the totals are below the table. Gbeeker 07:06, 11 August 2005 (�TC)
Not sure why this was removed, but I believe it should be brought back Tbone8425 14:59, 28 February 2012

No es justo que las ventas de Mariah Carey esten tan altas y las de Madonna esten tan bajas

Release date for "Confessions On A Dancefloor"[edit]

Is "Confessions On A Dancefloor" being released on November 15 or November 29? Different sources say either of the two. Sebastian Prospero 22:03, 10 August 2005 (UTC)M[reply]

I agree why does the discography add up to 175 while Warner state 200million albums.

The discography doesn't add up exactly to WB's declaration, but to about 170/180Mill- This is possibly the closest we really get for a major artist comparing sales as reposrted in the major markets and the shipments declared by a record company. Yes it is a discrepancy, but WB talk of shipments, sales are usually collected from only major markets(so there are markets missing). This discrepancy is usually bigger than 10% as in Madonna's case. In the Beatles' case, it's 130% (400M sold altogether that we know of EMI declared 1 billion) Elvis, and others have major 'gaps' here as well, we may actually think that WB are more honset than most other record companies on declarations.

IFPI CONFIRMS 200 MILLION ALBUMS[edit]

Hey, finally the IFPI confirms Madoona's sold MORE than 200 million albums... OFFICIAL data from the most official source in the world... End of discussion. [7] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.70.181.217 (talk) 17:26, 28 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

B.S. Her record label said she sold just 150 million albums worldwide in November 2001. [8] Since then she has only released four albums worldwide and they have sold combined roughly 15 million albums. She has only sold 160-170 million albums worldwide, not the inflated 200 million her record label (which IMO, is OWN by Madonna) and her loonatic fans.LAUGH90 20:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

LAUGH90 you are obviously a pissed off MOOriah lamb. Not only does Warner Brothers claim Madonna has sold over 200 million albums.[9]but so does the IFPI[10]and the IFPI is official and represents the recording industry worldwide.Bbmtn (talk) 07:04, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Current singles in the tables[edit]

Being a bit nit-picky here... and if anyone disagrees feel free to revert my change... but I think it is a mistake to update the singles table week-by-week with a new chart position, as it insinuates that the number listed in the table is the peak position, which it isn't. Adding a number after a song has peaked seems more accurate and logical. Perhaps an asterisk or symbol of some sort can indicate that "song is currently charting" or something to that affect? I'm looking specifically at "Hung Up", with a #25 in the Dance chart column. I think its safe to say it will not peak there, but the table as it stands now indicates otherwise. -- eo 14:59, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it's better to wait for the official cd release - or if HU peaks at #1 ;) I add a notice: "currently charting" --Red-Blue-White 15:32, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting edits by 70.18.232.89[edit]

I reverted these edits by 70.18.232.89. As you can see, some numbers were changed. Due to the fact that he vandalized a page, I would like to see some actual referencing for the new information before I accept it. --Wolf530 04:02, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I examined it. The actual numbers are correct. --Red-Blue-White 12:24, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you mean, what's there now? :) --Wolf530 23:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Si! The site is correct ;) --Red-Blue-White 00:19, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

True Blue Album & Song[edit]

Can someone please fix this. When you click on the song "True Blue" it takes you to the album. I'm not sure how to redirect this. The single should have its own page.

Fixed. --Wolf530 23:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Songs vs. Singles[edit]

In this category: Category:Madonna songs, you have a few songs, and then there's a sub-category for "Singles". Wouldn't it make more sense to have everything in the "songs" main category? Singles are more difficult to define (where was it released as a single, which form -- radio edit, remix, etc.), so it may be more useful to people just find them all in one category. Thoughts? --Wolf530 23:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

it makes sense ;) all singles are easy to find on the discography and a category with all songs could be enough. --Red-Blue-White 00:26, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, just to clarify, do you believe we should merge the "Songs" category and the "Singles" sub-category, or leave them as is? --Wolf530 04:12, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

in my opinion it's the best to merge them as one category "songs": the exact desciption (singles/ songs/ promos) is listed on the bottom of each site (template) and the discography shows all singles & promos. but maybe it's better to wait and see how many non-singles articles come. --Red-Blue-White 23:04, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Which chronology for the Holiday Collection[edit]

In which chronology should the Holiday Collection EP go? Singles or Compilations (like Remixed & Revisited)? --Bensin 01:14, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"You Can Dance" is a album (with 7 tracks). "Remixed & Revisited" is a EP with 7 tracks (considered as a single in many countries). "The Holiday Collection" is a classic 4 track EP and is considered as a single but wasn't a regular single release: it has been released to promote "The Immaculate Collection" in 1991 some months after "The Immaculate Collection". It's a kind of extended maxi single that belongs to the "Holiday" release 1991 in the UK. --Red-Blue-White 10:51, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Which single preceds it, and which follows it? --Bensin 18:32, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Its between "Rescue Me" and "This Used To Be My Playground" (the same like the 1991 "Holiday (Remix)". --Red-Blue-White 20:36, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You can consider this a compilation as it was released as a sister EP to the album "The Immaculate Collection". Although it was released as part of the single release to "Holiday" it can still be considered a compilation because it was 'compiled' to offshoot the criticism for the ommited "True Blue", "Who's That Girl" and "Causing A Commotion" for the greatest hits compilation. Jwad 11:54, 8 April 2007

US sales & certifications[edit]

Madonna 5xPlatinum (5,000,000) (October 2000) Like A Virgin Diamond=10xPlatinum (10,000,000) (May 1998) True Blue 7xPlatinum (7,000,000) (February 7, 1995) Who's That Girl Platinum (1,000,000) (September 1987) (1,300,000 shipped)* You Can Dance Platinum (1,000,000) (January 1988) (1,700,000 shipped)* Like A Prayer 4xPlatinum (4,000,000) (July 1997) I'm Breathless 2xPlatinum (2,000,000) (July 1990) (2,200,000 shipped)* The Immaculate Collection Diamond=10xPlatinum (10,000,000) (October 2001) Erotica 2xPlatinum (2,000,000) (January 1993) 1,873,000 Soundscan + 84,000 MC BMG=1,957,000 sold Bedtime Stories 3xPlatinum (3,000,000) (November 2005) Something To Remember 3xPlatinum (3,000,000) (October 2000) 2,061,000 Soundscan + 179,000 MC BMG=2,240,000 sold Evita 5xPlatinum (2x2,500,000)** (March 1999) (2,600,000 shipped)* Ray Of Light 4xPlatinum (4,000,000) (March 2000) (3,792,000 Soundscan + 459,000 MC BMG=4,251,000 sold) Music 3xPlatinum (3,000,000) (November 2005) GHV2 Platinum (1,000,000) (December 2001) (1,321,000 Soundscan + 90,000 MC BMG=1,411,000 sold) American Life Platinum (1,000,000) (July 2003) 663,000 soundscan

A reminder for the next reverts/ edits. See RIAA [11] --Red-Blue-White 00:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Split: albums and singles[edit]

I think we should now separate the singles, albums and misc in their own articles, I already did the two Madonna albums discography and Madonna singles discography . This is allowed just look at Mariah Carey discography it is separated in two pages (albums and singles). And Can we rename this page into Madonna misc discography for the video releases, promos and misc. --Hotwiki 15:16, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's no good idea. You see what happened to the sites "album covers", "trivia" and the list sites. All information about Madonna is spread over dozends (bad) articles. It's better to remove all redundant stuff and make GOOD articles. A "Misc discography" is really a fan-thing only - and nothing for a enzyclopedia.

It's a bad idea to make 3 small Madonna discographies - we should make one good discography. And please don't look what Mariah Carey fans are doing. --Red-Blue-White 17:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The 2articles that I did is not bad at all duh and from what I saw Mariah Carey fans did a good job in their articles and since the articles I made are useless thanks to you, I will put back the infobox.--Hotwiki 17:51, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The point is, you want to make 3 articles: Singles, Albums and Misc. The singles and albums are only 1 table each - there's no need for a site fo one table. Why tear apart a good article? To have more articles than Mariah? This Madonna/Mariah competition destroyed the Madonna main article. The actual discography is a good article. --Red-Blue-White 18:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to agree with RBW - there is absolutely no need to split up a perfectly good discography page into seperate articles. This one discography page was totally fine the way it was, why fix what isn't broken? -- eo 18:37, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete the singles and look at Madonna singles, this page has 64 kb, and the singles are many.--Daniel bg 10:24, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The site has grown too big - 64 kb are really too much. Now we have Madonna albums and Madonna singles. --Red-Blue-White 07:18, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's all about coding, I've removed some redundant codes from the singles table so now it's cut down to 50Kbs. hth, matt-(my page-leave me a message) 18:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is Madonna's Most Succesful Album???[edit]

can any one tell me what the most famous and succesful Madonna album is? I assume Like a Prayer but some people seem to think it's Ray of Light. anybody???

True Blue (sales more than 22 million)--hottie 09:24, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TRUe BLUE only sold 20 million, but The Immaculate Collection is her greatest selling album, selling 23 million.72.94.46.117 23:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

True Blue is the most successful studio album, whereas Immaculate is only a Greatest Hits (and thus most people don't count it as an album). matt-(my page-leave me a message) 18:17, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Confessions Remixed[edit]

Why is this album considered on the discography? I mean, it's oficial, OK; But it was just a limited edition of three thousand copies, not a massive release. --PMS1234

Deluxe editions[edit]

There are no deluxe editions mentioned on discogs.com, nor available on Amazon and CD Universe, but I've noticed covers that look real and official of deluxe editions and I'd like to buy those albums. I assume those are remastered editions as well. Can anyone provide more info?

True Blue[edit]

"True Blue" has been certified 8x Platinum according to rockonthenet.com. Please quit changing it to 7x Platinum just beause it has sold 7.4 million.

Promo Singles[edit]

Promo singles such as "Impressive Instant" etc that only charted on the US Dance charts should be removed from the singles discography and put into a seperate Promos section. They are not "proper" singles.81.154.179.141 21:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This song charted on bubbling under as well on #124. It was eligible for the hot 100. If a song was released, formally remixed, and eligible for the chart I think it's a single. I would agree with you for promo singles that were ineligible to chart on the hot 100, such as the You Can Dance edits. SeanID22 (talk) 07:05, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WTF?[edit]

Why does it say Ray of Light sold 4.2 million copies according to Billboard when Billboard's article CLEARLY stated the album sold 3,800,000?!

Too many countries in singles section considered as world biggest music markets[edit]

Hi, everybody! I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in the headline of Madonna discography page it is said: "only world's biggest music markets included". Suddenly I see among "biggest music markets" info from such overestimated countries like Austria, Switzerland and Ireland which by all means are not world's biggest music markets at all. How a country with a population of less than 10 million inhabitants can be considered as a big music market I wonder? At the same time the chart info from countries that really make the World's top 10 markets is absent. For example, we miss Italy and the Netherlands (the latter is, by the way, not only one of the biggest, but the one of the civilized markets in the world). Here is Madonna singles history in the Dutch Top 40. I hope this will be useful.

Holiday #11 Like a Virgin #4 Material Girl #8 Crazy for You #14 Into the Groove #1 (3 wks) Holiday (re-issue) #12 Dress You Up #5 (2 wks) Gambler #9 (2 wks) Borderline (re-issue) #2 (2 wks) Live to Tell #3 (3 wks) Papa Don't Preach #2 (3 wks) True Blue #4 (2 wks) Open Your Heart #7 La Isla Bonita #2 (2 wks) Who's That Girl #1 (4 wks) Causing a Commotion #3 (2 wks) The Look of Love #12 Like a Prayer #2 (4 wks) Express Yourself #5 Cherish #15 Dear Jessie #25 Vogue #2 Hanky Panky #13 (2 wks) Justify My Love #4 Rescue Me #9 This Used to Be My Playground #8 (2 wks) Erotica #8 Deeper and Deeper #17 (2 wks) Rain #36 Secret #15 Take a Bow #34 You'll See #15 Don't Cry for Me Argentina #3 (2 wks) Frozen #2 (4 wks) Ray of Light #17 (2 wks) Drowned World/Substitute for Love #27 Power of Goodbye #6 (3 wks) Beautiful Stranger #6 American Pie #4 Music #4 (2 wks) Don't Tell Me #12 (4 wks) What It Feels Like for a Girl #7 Die Another Day #4 American Life #13 Hollywood #25 Me Against the Music (w. B. Spears) #6 Hung Up #1 (7 wks) Sorry #2 (3 wks) Get Together #13 Jump #6 (2 wks)

All the best!

Frantic Romantic. Russia.

Good point. Well, they should re-head it as 'some of the biggest markets' It is also ironical thet the US, in terms of singles is put ahead of others, when in recent years (in teh past it was different0 its single sales have been very low, in fact lower that japan (biggest singles Mmarket) and the uK (second biggest) according to the IFPI. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.70.80.195 (talk) 19:14, 4 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Madonna Singles Sales[edit]

Where are these singles data from? 'Hung Up' shows 8.7m, which is way over the top. The United World Chart has 'Hung Up' at 8.7m inclusive of airplay. Take out airplay, and sales are 5.1m. Music is the same, and should be 4.3m. Also, Hung Up is now reported as her biggest selling single ever, therefore, all other singles 'must' be less than 5.1m (if that report is correct) 60.234.242.196 05:35, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

United World Chart data is as follows: 8.7m for Hung Up, 7.41m for Music, 5.75m for American Pie, 5.18m for Sorry. The site states that 55% of these figures are from airplay, and 3% from websites. Only 42% of this is actual sales. Sales data is collected from USA, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, ITALY, SPAIN, NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND, DENMARK, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, IRELAND, GREECE, CANADA, AND NEW ZEALAND.

Therefore the data, corrected for this is: 3.65m for Hung Up, 3.11m for Music, 2.41m for American Pie, 2.17m for Sorry —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.171.254.66 (talk) 18:58, 4 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

From the United World Chart links provided (and adjusted). American Life 1.2m, Hollywood 1.2m, Die Another Day 1.5m, Don't Tell Me 2.1m, What It Feels Like For A Girl- 1.2m 146.171.254.66 20:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The solution is simple the name should be changed to Total Points instead of total sales in reality both combined are more important than just one alone Rsf7589 21:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This (and all other artists) is based on sales. I then see you increase all the figures back up 'as sales'. Airplay is not relevant to most.60.234.242.196 23:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I dont know if u noticed but wikipedia doesnt specifically say which one you must follow... just because most artist have it this way means nothing... artist like anastacia and pink have it as points... also btw the UWC says that 55% is based on airplay and 42% is based on sales. but that doesnt mean that every song will depend on these percentage numbers why? because say a song received more sales than airplay and if that were to be so then the percentage of sales would increase over that of airplay, i have to mention this is just so none of you out there take the total points of a song and take 42% and make it the official sales of a song that's inaccurate because a song may haved received more of sales than airplay..im going to have to speak to an administrator about this because you can't base sales on an estimate percentage without knowing the actual numbers Rsf7589 02:09, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with this too, but unless there is an alternative resource, as this is the only one being used. I have to say that it is not logical to have every song get exact same airplay. I don't think going to points is the correct solution. I will see whether contacting UWC gives better insight. It is also however very unlikely that every big hit (by all artists) all suddenly managed to sell over 5m, as this is not that common.146.171.254.66 21:31, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually i disagree many artist have achieved sales of over 5m and it is common to sell a lot, your solution does not really solve anything as the source you provide does not indicate does actual numbers so if u are going to contact the UWC, its best to do so ASAP, otherwise the section from 1998 (frozen) to 2006 (jump) will be changed to points, and since there is no rules against this that will be final. Another detail is that song Over and Over, whomever put it there is not really relevant because they added believeing that it charted in italy, it may or it may havent but if it did they must fix the colors and find the actualy number otherwise it will be removed because it didnt chart anywhere else. Rsf7589 20:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

UWC does not have an Email address, so this will not be a quick process for whoever is doing it. Your comment that you are going to move to points and that will be final, is not discussion and eliminates concensus. This needs to be discussed first of all. Please do NOT edit it until concensus has been reached. I do not agree with this approach, as it will be a mix of sales and points. As said earlier, points mean little to most, sales mean a lot. I also disagree that it is in fact common to sell 5m singles. It is not common at all, maybe 3 singles per annum.60.234.242.196 09:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well none of these single's sales actually have sources so i suggest u remove all sales...the UWC sales they have posted are inacurate so thats one solution, if anyone can come up with something better then go ahead, but thats my suggestion Rsf7589 20:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure whether UWC were contacted via phone, but today they have changed their 'about us' to say that 49% of their point system is sales. This is therefore going to drop the figures down. I think time to reference another source. Most other sites will be Madonna fan sites, so will inflate the data, but wiki is just having verifiable links, which these will be. 146.171.254.66 19:11, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This was discussed, yet one user overrides all. Unbelievable. We now have a mix of sales and points. We now have a comment to say that to get to points use the % which was already there. We now have zero references to the data. We now have a massive increase in the vandalism of the figures. We now have totals incorporating both sales and points. I wish someone would bring in an administrator, as this is rediculous.Maggott2000 22:24, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Leave the UWC. It does not COLLECT data from countries. Ite stimates it and gets it wrong all the time. Hung Up has entered the all-time top ten in the Guinness Bopok of Records and WB have paid tax to the Inlland Revenue and declared copyrights to the IFPI for 8.8million in April. That includes single sales, digital sales and ringtones. It's the best selling single of the decade full stop. Can we stop going bty the UWC? It is not an official chart, it does not collect data, it estimates it, it does not include all the world, and the iFPI have often shown that the UWC are out by millions (2.3 million in the case of COAD). Can we just go by the IFPI, whichj, in teh end is the official and legal organisation in charge of all teh record industry all over the world? Thanks. I keep finding that the main problem with Wikipedia is the fact that it does not distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources, official and unofficial sources, biased and unbiased sources. For comments, you can use whatever you want, but for datta yopu must stick to official sources. Even fansites have been used to provide data (I mean fansites with no acknowledgement from official sources). At times even formu posts are quoted aboyut album sales (Mariah Carey artiicle, only based on forum posts and fansites- be serious!) While official or reliable sources are neglected. If official data are not available, THEN you move to reliable unofficial sources, but teh fact that the data is not official must be stated in this case. The UWC is reasonably reliable (though it got last year's top 10 all wrong, by millions!)but NOT official. Fansiotes are not official (unless backed by the record company- and I mean on the data provided, not on everything, so, for example, absolutemadonna backs its singles sales quoting WB- that's ok, others just invent them or tke them even from unsigned articles and forums- that's not ok)not reliable, and often biased. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.70.80.195 (talk) 19:25, 4 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Once again the 'points' have turned to 'sales'. Garbage in, garbage out. 60.234.242.196 04:52, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Confessions On a Dance Floor[edit]

In 3 places on the actual wiki page for this album, as well as her, it states that this album has sold 11m. This page even says this information came from Warner Bros. I have seen virtually 100 sites that reference a press release by Warner, and these all say 8m. Can someone supply at least one link that mentions 11m. 146.171.254.66 22:17, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

True Blue RIAA certification[edit]

True Blue is listed as having been certified 8x Platinum, but when I perform a search using the RIAA database, the highest certification I find is 7x Platinum on February 9, 1995. Is the online database just missing this certification, or was it for some reason re voked? - Charity 17:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The 8x Platinum certification was just a goof. Someone just put it there like they did with Mariah Carey's Emotions 5x Platinum cert. The RIAA has True Blue only at 7x Platinum and Emotions as 4x Platinum.72.94.46.100 20:21, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It was cetified 8x Platinum in 2001. Check the link on its page for Ask Billboard. It is NOT a goof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.236.24.222 (talk) 16:29, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sales info[edit]

The number of times the sales information keeps changing on this discography page is absolutely ridiculous. Even after someone has actually posted links showing sales information people keep coming in here and posting fake inflated sales figures (ie. American Life selling 6 million copies). This album has sold between 3.5 to 4 million as stated on the link and will probably never reach 6 million. So why do we have to see fake sales info constantly popping up on here. Someone should lock this page from editing. User:Mikeinrdgpa

Well, Mikeinrdgpa, in the link on absolutelymadonna.com says American Life sold 5 million!!! Which is what I keep putting on, but people (like Britney fans, Cher fans, Mariah fans, etc.) always change it to make madonna look bad. Also, Music sold 15 million, not 13!!! Evita sold 11 million, not 7!!! True Blue sold 21 million, not 20!!! Bedtime Stories sold 7 million, not 6!!! Confessions on a Dance Floor sold 11 million, not 8!!! It says so on the link, for heaven's sake!!! Now, whoever you are, stop changing the truth to make madonna look bad. God! User:kaiwensong

There are several editors on this page with their own agenda's. Some are fans who want Madonna to look better, others are Madonna haters who want her to look bad (in comparison to Mariah, Cher, Celine). It is all across the net and wiki. Although some other editors have done a good job in doing referencing, they are the minority, and generally ger reversed. Without referencing, this page is not credible. Maggott2000 22:24, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with kaiwensong here. Click on the link, it shows all he says is true. I still don't get why AL sold 4m. It said 5 m. on the link.

Maggott2000, do NOT call anyone names. You avoid the evidence of links, and just keep calling me a fan. You need to grow up and learn that you're not always right. Now that the editors changed the sales so they actually equal the links, I'm happy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.243.8.179 (talk) 16:55, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do not put personal attacks onto discussion pages (or even on Users pages). Please be professional. Comments you made - "no evidence of links" refer all the research in sales data section. "now editors have changed to suit links", if you refer to changes done at time of this unsigned comment, they do not match the links, and were done by this (your) IP address. Please do not keep editing to non credible links. Also read the discussion section on Confessions, which specifies that one of the only sites that collectes worldwide sales data specifies 7.5m. And Warner Bros (link) also specifies 8m. These are considered verified links, not this fan site that you keep amending to. Also as per sales data - ALL sites except the one you keep adding have same sales figures. This is consensus of data ... another requirement in verified sources. Your edits have been reversed Maggott2000 06:24, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret[edit]

Why do people change the sale number of I'm Going to Tell You a Secret? According to mediatraffic.de it has sold 444.000 units!!! It also doesnot reach one million with 7,5% of total sales which are not covered by mediatraffic.de.

Missing "Like A Virgin" and "True Blue" album data.[edit]

There is no "Like a Virgin" or "True Blue" album data in the albums section. This data is missing between the "Madonna" and "Who's That Girl" album information.A Geographer 19:44, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Remixed and Revisited's album sales[edit]

The album has only sold 500,000 worldwide. It did not sell 1 million, because it only sold 120,000 in the US and wasnt certified Platinum in Europe or anything like that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.94.46.100 (talk) 20:33, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

It didnt even sell 500,000 worldwide. It only peaked at #74 in Canada and #94 in Europe. It only reached at #115 in the US. It only sold about 120,000-200,000 worldwide to be honest.LAUGH90 21:25, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Not Reliable[edit]

We should not trust what someone from Amazon.com says. It is not official from a record label or whatever, so we shouldn't use it as a source for sales. I think we should use the other source because it is much more reliable.LAUGH90 16:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use of flags rather than abbreviations for countries[edit]

I am of the opinion that this makes the chart look more professional, so I vote for it to stay. 60.234.242.196 05:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I also think the chart looks very professional and aesthetically pleasing, i tried doing it to the singles, but i inadvertatently made a mess of the table, that is the only reason i reverted that, if someone wants to edit the singles, go for it, i just wasnt very good at it was all, i may try again when i have more time. i think we should implement this in other charts for discography - not only the flags, but the who look and feel of this chart, i think this chart is amazing with album art and flags, etc. i originally revamped it to this version, and everyone has embraced it and built so much on it 74.204.40.46 05:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article is too big and messy[edit]

I know this has been stated a few topics above, but i think its time we split the discography into Madonna albums and Madonna singles. This is an artist who has been releasing material for 25 years - this page has become far too cluttered and messy. If we were to have an albums page, we could split the tables into Studio albums, Compilation/remix albums and Live album (see Kylie Minogue discography). Madonna is hardly over, more releases are going to emerge and this page is going to expand even more. I think its time we split them. Peter2012 04:41, 23 March 2007

I agree, it used to be 2 pages if I am not mistaken, and merging them has created a huge jumbled article. Discography should be just for the albums, and a link to the singles page should be added to make it flow better. 74.204.40.46 11:31, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sales data[edit]

The following sites report to have researched the sales data for Madonna. I will quote the data and the average from the lot. The average is close to what the figures that have been adopted. sites [12],[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18],[19]

Madonna: 10m, 8m, 8.3m, 8m, 10m, 6.26m, 7.58m, 8m. ave = 8.3m
Like A Virgin: 20.4m, 19.5m, 18.3m, 19m, 19m. 14.37m, 17.15m, 19m. ave = 18.3m
True Blue: 22.5m, 20m, 19m, 20m, 14.98m, 17.9m, 21m. ave = 19.34m
Who's That Girl: 6m, 4.6m, 5m, 8m, 2.15m, 4m, 5m. ave = 5m
You Can Dance: 7m, 5.1m, 7m, 2.32m, 4.53m, 5m. ave = 5.1m
Like A Prayer: 15m, 13.5m, 11.4m, 15m, 9.17m, 11m, 13m. ave = 12.6m
I'm Breathless: 6.7m, 5.4m, 5m, 5m, 4.14m, 5.45m, 5m. ave = 5.2m
The Immaculate: 23m, 23m, 23m, 22m, 25m, 19.98m, 22.1m, 22m. ave = 22.5m
Erotica: 5.5m, 4.8m, 5m, 3.86m, 5.43m, 5m. ave = 5.0m
Bedtime Stories: 7m, 7m, 6m, 6m, 5.26m, 6.4m, 7m. ave = 6.4m
Something To Remember: 7.7m, 10m, 7.7m, 8m, 5.78m, 8.15m, 8m. ave = 7.9m
Evita: 11m. 17m, 7m, 11m, 5.7m, 5.7m, 11m. ave = 9.8m
Ray of Light: 17m, 15m, 15m, 14m, 14m, 12.56m, 13.49m, 14m. ave = 14.4m
Music: 15m, 13m, 13m, 14m, 8.61m, 9.39m, 15m. ave = 12.6m
GVH2: 7m, 5.1m, 7m, 3.42m, 4.94m, 7m. ave = 5.7m
American Life: 6.5m, 3.5m, 5m, 2.27m, 3.38m, 5m. Ave = 4.3m
Confessions ...: 8m, 6.14m, 7.6m, 11m (and Warner Bros 8m link). ave = 8.2m
There is concensus that Confessions has sold 8m, not 11m. There is no concensus on what Evita has sold. The ave figures also cannot be used, as considered non referenceable, so links representing closest to these is best approach. 60.234.242.196 06:23, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WOW. That's a huge amount of data and sources. Please add the info. I for one trust that you are correct. I also know that Confessions sold 8m. Please don't put I'm Breathless in the album category, which has been discussed to death. Please add your sales data though! Thank you for checking up on it!!! We need reliable info. Herewego123 12:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I reverted your edits. Fix any falsehoods, and add all your sources. Herewego123 12:22, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is a section under verifiable sources that states that the fact that a reference is found does not mean that it can be used. A source from an official source will be considered verifiable. Fan sites are not. Therefore if Warner Bros state 'Confession' has sold 8m, it takes pecidence over the fan site. Fan sites are not actually considered verified sources. Also, if the Official Madonna site specifies sales, this also takes precidence of fan sites. And finally, if the majority of sources specify data that compliments other sources, and one is way off, then this should not be used. In the above sales data, the 'Beautiful Madonna' site exceeds all others in most sales, and offers no reasons or sources to state how this figure was reached. This link should be considered less credible as a source than the others. Maggott2000 21:57, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

repaired one of the dead links with new site address Maggott2000 10:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

[20] UWC best selling albums for last 4 years. Confessions shows 7.5 million sold. Another link that shows 11m was not sold. Maggott2000 23:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Breathless IS a soundtrack[edit]

Can the person constantly moving I'm Breathless to the studio albums section give it a break. I'm Breathless is an album of music featured in and inspired by the motion picture Dick Tracy (film). According to the wikipedia on Soundtrack, this is what a soundtrack is! If that isn't enough proof, go to the music page of www.madonna.com and you'll find I'm Breathless under soundtracks. Now stop this rediculous ploy. Peter2012 12:39, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Breathless is NOT a soundtrack. If it were a soundtrack, it wouldn't say "Music from and inspired by the film," but rather "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." The word "soundtrack" doesn't appear anywhere on the sleeve or in the album credits. Breathless is really a studio album, imaged around the Dick Tracy film, and the character Madonna played in it. It isn't a soundtrack. That's a huge misconception. Jtpop 05:09, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And it should be noted that—unlike I'm Breathless—both Who's That Girl and Evita are tagged "Motion Picture Soundtrack." I'm Breathless is a concept album (much like Garth Brooks' The Life Of Chris Gaines and Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics) but a studio album nonetheless. Why this is so hard for some to grasp, I'll never know. — The Real One Returns 06:01, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just because the term "soundtrack" is not mentioned on the cover, does not mean the album is not a soundtrack. Look at the cover of the "Next Best Thing" or "Die Another Day" soundtracks, like "I'm Breathless", they state that the recording is "Music from the motion Picture". As 3 or 4 songs featured in the film Dick Tracy while the remaining material is "inspired" by it, and the film's official logo appears on the cover, it is according to Wikipedia, a film soundtrack. Would Madonna have made the album, had the film not existed? Highly unlikely as the film was the reason for its creation. Peter2012 5.50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

None of that matters. Dick Tracy HAS AN OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK (that actually says "SOUNDTRACK" on it!) and "I'm Breathless" isn't it! The Mad-Eyes.net site summed it up best: "On May 22nd, 1990 Madonna released I'm Breathless, a studio album that is often seen as the soundtrack of Dick Tracy. However, only three songs are actually from the movie: More, Sooner Or Later and What Can You Lose, which are written by Stephen Sondheim and produced by Madonna and Bill Bottrell. The other songs are "inspired by" the film Dick Tracy and all written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. Since the sound of all the tracks is very similar - all retro cabaret-jazz with an ironic twist - it's a very conceptual album." Doesn't matter if it would have existed if the movie hadn't come out or not, "I'm Breathless" is still really a studio album, loosely inspired/themed/whatever after the movie. The real soundtrack exists and is notarized, making this entire argument futile. One more time: "I'm Breathless" is NOT A SOUNDTRACK!!! -- 172.165.170.236 08:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mad Eyes is a fan site. Many films have multiple soundtracks dedicated to them. Madonna had released her own solo album in 1989, the previous year before, which was Like A Prayer. As stated, Madonna and her management already cleared up this issue. Herewego123 11:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And STOP calling reverts of the article back to a version that features "I'm Breathless" in the studio album section "vandalism." It is not. Vandalism is when someone maliciously DESTROYS something, it isn't someone taking an opposite and equally forceful stance. Labeling "I'm Breathless" for what it is (a studio album) is not being a vandal. If I just wanted to get back @ or put people in their place, I could just as easily cry "vandalism" whenever one of you decides to put "I'm Breathless" in the "soundtrack" section. Meh. No one here owns this article, and therefore no one gets to deem their word as gospel, or have final say (except for an administrator) . --172.165.170.236 09:41, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Breathless was confirmed a soundtrack by Madonna, her management, WB, and Madonna.com. Any reverts or changes will be removed. Thank you. Herewego123 10:51, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to mention to 172.165.170.236, that he or she is actually removing sourced and updated sales information each time he or she reverts the page. I'm hoping we can resolve this without going further. 172.165.170.236 may also like to create a page and a username for themselves. Just a suggestion. ;) Thanks for trying Wikipedia. Herewego123 10:57, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll post further links. The Daily Telegraph which uses press releases, also included this:

The albums

Last Updated: 3:56pm BST 26/07/2006

Madonna 07/83
Like A Virgin 11/84
True Blue 07/86
Who's That Girl (soundtrack) 07/87
You Can Dance 11/87
Like A Prayer 03/89
I'm Breathless (soundtrack) 06/90
The Immaculate Collection 11/90
Erotica 10/92
Bedtime Stories 10/94
Something To Remember 11/95
Evita (soundtrack) 11/96
Ray Of Light 03/98
Music 09/00
GHV2 11/01
American Life 04/03
Remixed & Revisited (EP) 11/03
Confessions on a Dancefloor 11/05

[21] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Herewego123 (talk • contribs) 11:02, 2 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

—BreathlessNotASoundtrack 11:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:BreathlessNotASoundtrack will be checked for Sockpuppetry status.Herewego123 12:16, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Go right ahead, I just registered this name. I was the one posting under IP 172.165.170.236. Anyways, I notice you switched gears and didn't bother to answer back to what I presented from RIAA, detailing how "I'm Breathless" is NOT a soundtrack as you claim. --BreathlessNotASoundtrack 12:36, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kind of a crappy name to give yourself. They put I'll Remember as an album, and solo, misspelled "Girlie Show", and so forth. This is not a source that is complete. The RIAA catalog does not exist online. The bottom line is, Madonna and her people have already sorted this out. You can call it a concept soundtrack if you wish, but Madonna is counting it as a soundtrack and not a proper solo album from her, hence the album being called Breathless, her character, and not simply Madonna. She released her "solo" record literally one year prior. When Madonna's albums are all remastered this year, there's no doubt in my mind that I'm Breathless will not be included. Furthermore, many mods have already written specifically in the text not to change it's listing, and the main article states that Confessions is the tenth. A consensus was made years ago. Herewego123 17:43, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rikky Rooksby in the book "Madonna: the Complete Guide To Her Music" (Omnibus Press, 2004) also labels the album as a soundtrack and states that the movie "yielded no less than 3 seperate soundtrack albums. A singer/songwriter Andy Paley composed a number of songs in a 30s style...composer Danny Elfman created an album's worth of instrumental music, and finally Madonna produced an album of her own which included the three songs from the film..." He also quotes Madonna in a 1994 Q magazine interview for saying, "I would have to say that the favourite record I've made is the soundtrack to Dick Tracy." Peter2012 4:41, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Page protected[edit]

I've protected the article because of the recent edit warring. Please discuss the issue here rather than undoing each other's edits again and again. Extraordinary Machine 13:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank goodness! Herewego123 17:43, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Of light[edit]

Ray of light sold much more than 14 million worldwide. Over 16 or 17 millions¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_worldwide

http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html

These both point to the same reference. It is a fan site where ALL the album sales are higher than all other sites. Refer the 'sales' section on this discussion page. 60.234.242.196 21:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'M BREATHLESS: The proof is in the film itself!!!!![edit]

On the actual motion picture "Dick Tracy" itself it details this in the end film credits: The following albums available on Sire Records: Madonna's "I'm Breathless", "Dick Tracy" and "DIck Tracy" The Original Score Composed by Danny Elfman. Now I guess you could call that a soundtrack album seeing that its actually on the credits to the film!!!! ALL 3 albums are on Sire Records, ALL released round the same time, ALL mentioned in the film credits!!!!!! Also it was mentioned in the press at the time that it this was a first for a movie to have 3 SOUNDTRACKS!!!! Jwad 10:57, 8 April 2007.

This proves nothing. That's like a TV show acknowledging an artists album when the episode featured a song from it. So what?! Dick Tracy has an official soundtrack—one marked, cited and authorized by the studio—and I'm Breathless isn't it. Whoever heard of a soundtrack album where nine out of twelve tracks weren't featured in the film?! The fact that there is another album on the market clearly entitled "Dick Tracy Soundtrack" makes this conversation even more ridiculous and futile. So stupid. I'm Breathless is a studio album based on a concept loosely inspired by the film. Period. No amount of paper thin and repetitive arguments, or silly and excessive exclamation marks by an obnoxious wikipedian changes a thing. — The Real One Returns 21:40, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Music from and inspired by the film Spiderman 2" "Music from and inspired by the film Babel" "Music from and inspired by the film The Matrix" So what are these albums to be considered as? Concept albums not soundtracks? Stupid, futile, ridiculous sums up your arguement and you. Jwad 21:57, 10 April 2007.

On Madonna's official site www.madonna.com you can see I'm Breathless in the soundtrack area with all the other soundtracks Ramonojo 18:00, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd just like to point out that the song "Now I'm Following You" was also featured in the film Dick Tracy. That would make 5 of 12 songs on the soundtrack and/or companion being from the movie. I don't care if where you people list it. Way too much has been made of this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SeanID22 (talk • contribs) 04:02, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GHV2 Special Ed.[edit]

I'm not sure how to describe it, but the special editions section is missing the version of GHV2 that was styled like a book. 216.70.147.136 14:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)Jeicyn[reply]

Sorry when doing the Special Editions I forgot to include this. GHV2 (Special Edition) (2001) Limited Edition Digipak CD, should be added to the Compilations section under "Other Madonna Compilations" when the disputes are finished. Thanks Jwad

EDIT NEEDED (ADD YOUR EDIT REQUESTS HERE!)[edit]

In 1987 Madonna hits United World Chart number one with song La Isla Bonita! Source: [22] --Digital1 00:41, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In 1998 Madonna hits UWC number two with Frozen and Ray of Light Source:[23] and [24] --=Pavel= 07:25, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the album totals table a comma is used where there should be a decimal point, ie. it should be 213.25 not 213,25. Brandon97 23:10, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where are the album cover images? What are you doing? This is a public page or a manipulate page? Many album sales are too low. Coad sold 8 millios, one year ago. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.172.77.141 (talk) 19:00, 10 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This page has been protected a long time. I'm going to unprotect, so the editprotected tag will not be needed. CMummert · talk 01:02, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New Song[edit]

according to www.mad-eyes.net Madonna and Pharell have completed a new song titled "HEY YOU". The song will be released as a itunes download to raise money for carity in Malawi and Live Earth. She is rummured to be performing it at her june 7th performence at Live Earth at Wembley Stadium in London.

-Curtisy of Stick Cock in ass anal gay go! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.69.137.25 (talk) 04:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

ABOUT 250 MILLION ALBUMS!!!!4 SURE!!!![edit]

Madonna has surely sold 250 million albums worldwide and 100 million singles!!! total 350 million records!!!Her Debut has sold well over 8 million worldwide. Like a Virgin has sold 21 million copies true blue 23 millions ray of light has sold about 17 million copies while music has sold over 15 million copies!!!! the immaculate collection has sold way above 26 million. Confessions on a dancefloor has sold about 10 million (by adding sales from all around the world you can see that). Like a prayer has sold 17+++ millions and evita over 11 million. both of her lives (the confessions tour & im going to tell you a secret) have sold 1-1,5 million. u can dance and remixed and revisited have sold 7 and 1 million respectively. Erotica has sold almost 7 million and bedtime stories have sold about 8 million american life has sold well over 5 million. Something to remember has sold approximately 11 million and GH2 has sold almost 10 million. Whos that girl has sold approximately 10 million and im brethless has sold about 7 million worldwide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why is everybody so obsesed with lowering her sales?!?

--Jojo D. 12:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Madonnas sales are there.

--CutyViolet 09:45, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i agree too. These sales are the most logic!!!!

--Scary Boo 09:52, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

these sales figures are not based on anything, so how can they be correct. Sales data has been referenced from many sites above and they all are similar, and that is why they were used. As for 'adding the sales for confessions' from the article as has been suggested, this includes the European countries individually, then one figure for for all of Europe. Add them without this double-up and you will get to 6 million only. It was her record company that said 8 million, so that is why it is higher than the certifications. As for selling 350 million, this is garbage. Even her record company says 250 million total (singles inclusive). Please do not keep amending the sales figures just because you think it it is wrong. Maggott2000 13:01, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree also. As for the "adding sales to confessions" comment, here are sources that say otherwise. (The sources for other albums has long been updated on the links, though.) AbsoluteMadonna.com album statistics [25]

Refer sales data section. It is not that the sites have been updated,it is the fact that their sales figures have been inconsistant with all other sites that also state sales data. Again, please just read what has been posted before before blindly amending to suit your own agenda. Maggott2000 23:47, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most #2 singles????[edit]

Hey, i just noticed that Madonna has got 6 # 2 singles in US!!! Isnt this a record? Somebody answer!

Yeah i think this is a record!!! What do others say!?! --Scary Boo 09:55, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is arecord and it is listed in the List of Hot 100 (U.S.) chart achievements and trivia

--Mysterious Spy 08:14, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Madonna's Album Sales[edit]

For some really creepy reason, people are saying COADF sold 8 million copies. Didn't Warner Bros. say in the news that this album sold 4.5 million copies in 2005, another 4.5 million in 2006 because of her tour and another 2 million in the first half of 2007. That will make COADF total sales be 11 million. But whenever I change iit, there is always some lunatic changing it back to 8 million. I am also pretty sure that American Life sold 5 million, not 4. I also think that GHV2 selling 6 million copies worldwide is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, come on, a greatest hits collection? It obviously sold 8 million, like it was before some lunatic Mariah fan changed it. Besides, I think it is about time we buffed her sales to equal 250 million albums. She has sold 250 million albums has been mentioned in a variety of sources. Check the page: List of bestselling artists for the sources.

This has been discussed over and over. First of all, read up on "verifiable sources", secondly, do not call anyone names, and thirdly, intuition is very un-encyclopedic. Maggott2000 08:19, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

The album sales on this page are sometimes different than the sources that are beside them. American Life, which according to the discography, sold 4 million, although the link that is giving says 5 million. The link giving for GHV2 says it sold 7 million, although on the discography it says it only sold 6 million. I think that this page has too many sources. It makes it look untidy. Why can't we vote on one source and stick with it? Personally, I find this quite funny. It's like trying to bring Madonna down but can't find a source low enough.

Another editor had edited the links to the right sales detail, and somewhere down the track, they have been amended back. I will correct the links as per the details supplied in the sales data discussion.23:16, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

COMMENTS: certifications should be proven first with data informations from reliable sources. Informations should not be from just sources that may falsify data. Madonna and Mariah had proven their sales records. And by the way, some fans should not accuse someone from another party from changing informations. Greatest hits records, though it listed hit singles should not be immediately be commented as a big hit that anyother artist, because again, its the data that counts. Madonna had started earlier than Mariah so naturally she have advantage than any artist. Mariah started later and during the begginong of her career she had outstandingly impressed sales records. Each had their talents, both are artist.

About the Japanese record chart[edit]

I think that her achievements on the Japanese singles chart should be left out. Certainly, Japanese singles hit parade have high proportion on the worldwide music industries, but staple of it have dominated by local artists, especially since the late 1990s.

At the stage now, over 1,020 songs have entered to the #1 on the Oricon, but its materials produced by Western musicians are only 12 songs.[26] To date, non-Asians who have sold more than a million units singles are no more than 18 artists. (Madonna hasn't been able to enter this "list of the best-selling music artists"). Surprisingly, her single that reached top-20 on its single chart is only "Like a Virgin", reaching #19 and ultimately selling nearly 130,000 units. Even her most worldwide commercially successful song "Hung Up" in 2005, managed to reach at #59 and sold about 7,000 copies in that country. [27]

By contrast, she have kept overwhelming popularity on the albums chart. Since her breakthrough album Like a Virgin to the present, she have produced 16 top-ten albums including 2 number-one hits. According to the official site of hit parade, she is one of the foreign music acts who have the most top-10 hit albums in Japan, along with The Beatles, Paul McCartney and the Queen. I feel that such a fact is the very worth indicating. -—Theytotal (Talk) 10:03, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

First Week Sales[edit]

Can some one please tell me the first week sales in the US for each album? I also really want to know how long Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Music, American Life and Confessions on a Dance Floor spend at the #1 position. Thanks.

True Blue[edit]

http://www.absolutemadonna.com/charts/albumstats.shtml

This link says that True Blue sold 21 million, and was certified 8 Platinum. Can someone please change the sales for True Blue to 19-21 instead of 19-20? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.243.8.179 (talk) 14:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

STICK TO THE SOURCES, PLEASE!!![edit]

I have noticed that many people over here believe they can enter a page and alternate its contents without worrying whether what they write collides with what the sources say. Madonna discography is such a case, since the numbers of sales in the article have nothing to do with the numbers mentioned in the links. I can completely understand how important Madonna can be for some people, she is my favorite artist as well, but Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia, and according to what the rules say, "Encyclopedic content must be verified". If you people have proof for the outrageously inflated numbers presented here , from widely recognized and trustworthy charts and sites, please paste the corresponding links next to these numbers. Otherwise STICK TO WHAT THE LINKS SAY. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO OTHERWISE. This is a serious site and you cannot write whatever comes to mind without proper JUSTIFICATION. If you truly admire Madonna, stop acting this way and please RESPECT THE OFFICIAL RULES. If this behavior continues, I think this page and others like it, should be locked , if not closed down. Wikipedia is an experiment based on the writer's GOOD WILL and the visitor's need for VERIFIED AND TRUSTWORTHY resources. If we keep supporting lies, as we do in this page, then I guess this site's CREDIBILITY SHOULD BE HIGHLY DOUBTED. I repeat, Madonna discography is one case. Of course there must be dozens of other articles including unverified information.

P.S. Check out madonna.com "MUSIC" section, in which all her discography is included. Not even the artist's official website supports the numbers mentioned here!!! [[User:--Agapitos60 06:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)] 09:37, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i agree, some administrators should check this out

Into The Groove[edit]

Madonna's song "Into The Groove" on Australian chart is marked as * (star) ... why??? Isn't there a data? -- Digital1 13:40, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This really should read # '1", as Into the Groove was a 12" double a-side in Aus with Angel and was credited on the Aus Music Report as Angel/Into The Groove. Andypeter 22:13, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sales should match certifications[edit]

I think we should stick to the second listed source seeing that the source matches the certifications and the other two aren't reliable. The Amazon one is made up by a fan, so we really shouldn't use that one. She sold almost 200 million albums, but not there yet.LAUGH90 (talk) 20:01, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Madonna's sales[edit]

The sales I found from Madonna's own website.LAUGH90 (talk) 23:17, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sales Data January 2008[edit]

As found on the net. As of 02 January 2008 search.:
Immaculate Collection:

http://www.mad-eyes.net/disco/tic/ = 25 million
http://www.goldlyrics.com/review/madonna/immaculate_collection/110098_immaculate_it_is_indeed/ = 22 million
http://vjekos-adam-diary-and-other-stuff.blogspot.com/2007/04/madonna-immaculate-collection.html = 26 million
http://vjekos-adam-diary-and-other-stuff.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html = 30 million
http://do512.com/event/2007/10/06/opposite-day-the-immaculate-collection = 23 million
http://www.oppositeday.com/test_page2/madonna_press_release.html = 23 million
http://www.absolutemadonna.com/charts/albumstats.shtml = 22 million
http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html = 23 million
http://www.world4madonna.com/charts/ = 22 million
http://www.madonna.com/home/ = 22 million (official)
http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html = 23 million

Confessions On a Dance Floor:

this states the sales data, and where there is an "official" figure, this has to be used over fan sites. 60.234.242.196 (talk) 07:01, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

www.worldwidealbums.net[edit]

The following has been presented by an editor:

Madonna Madonna S 1983 9500000
Madonna Like A Virgin S 1984 20000000
Madonna True Blue S 1986 22000000
Madonna Like a Prayer S 1989 14000000
Madonna Erotica S 1992 6500000
Madonna Bedtime Stories S 1994 7000000
Madonna Ray of Light S 1998 15000000
Madonna Music S 2000 11500000
Madonna American Life S 2003 4000000
Madonna Confessions on a Dance Floor S 2005 9000000
Madonna You Can Dance C 1987 5000000
Madonna Who s That Girl C 1987 5000000
Madonna The Immaculate Collection C 1990 26500000
Madonna I m Breathless Soundtrack C 1990 6000000
Madonna Something to Remember C 1995 8500000
Madonna Evita Soundtrack C 1996 7000000
Madonna GHV2 C 2001 5500000
Madonna Remixed & Revisited C 2003 1000000

This list is as equally as verifiable as the other fan sites that have been used, so can be considered acceptable - except where there is an official press release or official figure rather than from a fansite that this is. So any that are from official sources (i.e Warner Bros. Madonna Offical website) have to take precidence as per wikipedia policy on verifiable sources. 60.234.242.196 (talk) 08:49, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When trying to add this site as a reference, it says it is blacklisted by wikipedia, therefore as cannot be referenced, cannot be used. 60.234.242.196 (talk) 09:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sing[edit]

Shouldn't "Sing" the feat with Annie Lennox be mentioned here?Alecsdaniel

No, it's an Annie Lennox song, not a Madonna song. Madonna is one of like 26 acts who sing background. There is no "featuring" status credited on that song to any of the chorus members. - eo (talk) 18:31, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone explain the separation of singles?[edit]

I'm wondering about why songs are separated "by sales" and "by points". Who exactly is assigning these points and on what are they based... specifically the "Votes" part? Who is voting? In the points column, I see numbers followed by "m", which I assume means "million". So is that million "points" or million copies sold? If the "m" indicates sales, then why in the world is the column header showing "points"? It seems extremely silly... why are sourced sales figures not used throughout the entire singles discography? Does anyone know how or why this "points" thing was even added? - eo (talk) 22:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The data has to meet wiki criteria on being sourced, so as UWC deals in "points" for singles, the discography has to follow suit. As per note - points are based on sales/airplay/and votes. So actual sales figure should be 49% of the points figure given as per their site. But editors are not allowed to make the calculation and put in the original actual sales figure as this is considered original research, and non referencable. As for the votes - probably best to read their site. And as for finding a better source, wish there was one. Why the split? Well, UWC only began in 1999, so that is the boundary between the two. Hope that makes sense? 60.234.242.196 (talk) 01:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So if post-1999 the column states "points", what does the "m" indicate? My guess would be "million" - as in the number of copies sold. So is it a sales figure? Why are pre-1999 sales figures available but nothing beyond that? Seems strange to me. - eo (talk) 01:55, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In reality, as not referenced, the sales figures pre-1999 are probably not available. No idea on the validity of them, and you would have every right to remove them or ask for citation for them. Agreed that the points vs sales is very confusing, but as for the definition of "m" this probably needs clarity, as is millon. This type of abbreviation is quite common I have seen. On a separate topic - are you an administrator? This article and all the individual albums are consistantly being sales hiked by same IP address. Can you or someone you know do something about it (temp block the User next time?) 60.234.242.196 (talk) 02:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HOLY JESUS THIS IS LONG[edit]

Could someone perhaps archive the previous discussions? I don't know how to do that myself.--Phant (talk) 20:58, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My original reason for posting here:[edit]

I want to know where the supposed Lounge album comes in to play. My Paradise: The Lounge Album, released in 2007 apparently, consists of several remixes and a couple untouched songs.

Track list I have is this: Bittersweet (Chopped Out Choprah Mix) Ray of Light (Ambient Edit) Has to Be Paradise (Not For Me) Secret (Dens54 Deep Remix) I Want You (Dens54 JB Densappella Frozen (Stereo MCs Edit) To Have and Not to Hold I'll Remember (William Orbit Remix) Nothing Fails (Slow Vocal Remix) Music (Groove Armada 12" Mix) Nothing Really Matters (Kruder and Dorfmeister Vocal Edit) Bedtime Story (Cookie Mix) Don't Tell Me (Victor Calderone Sensory Edit) Deeper and Deeper (Funky's Groove On Mix) What It Feels Like For a Girl (Stephan Pompougnac Remix) If You Forget Me (Taxi Ride Mix)

Clearly these aren't some fan made remixes, since I know Stereo MCs, William Orbit, and Groove Armada are well known artists. The cover art (which I can post up if requested) seems pretty legit to me.

However, the only results I can find when googling the title is a bunch of torrent sites.--Phant (talk) 00:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Inflated numbers[edit]

There's no way that "Like A Virgin" sold 21 million worldwide when we have only 14 million certified units. We have 10 million certified units for shipment in the USA, not sales. Sales are always lower than shipment for several million copies. Take Mariah Carey albums as example: her Diamond albums are sold around 7 million copies, not 10. The same goes for all artists.