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Good t see the Queen doing her thing and enjoying herself at the club. I agree that she does not need do, nor should we expect her to do, the kind of dancing and choreography she once did on future tours. 
I'm glad she took the sunglasses off. 

Good t see the Queen doing her thing and enjoying herself at the club. I agree that she does not need do, nor should we expect her to do, the kind of dancing and choreography she once did on future tours. 
I'm glad she took the sunglasses off. 

Good t see the Queen doing her thing and enjoying herself at the club. I agree that she does not need do, nor should we expect her to do, the kind of dancing and choreography she once did on future tours. 
I'm glad she took the sunglasses off. 

Unless Madonna reunites with WB, I doubt it will bother to update her certs. Her albums have sold 75m+ in the USA, per a late-2009 Billboard article, so some albums indeed would be eligible for higher certs. Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, I can see both at 5 million. TIC, of course, could be upped.
Singles sales/shipments had dropped to 94 million in 1986, down considerably from 1980. Though I have no doubt that "Live to Tell," a new Madonna single that hit No. 1 without availability on any album at that time, didn't ship 500,000-plus. "Material Girl" would also be a gold contender (note that this just pertains to physical, not digital or adding digital, streaming info, to physical, etc.).
WB was not the best at certifying product, so we can't go by a title's last cert and what sales it saw thereafter.

The World of Madame X documentary was on Amazon, so she could take that route with the tour itself.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
M has three entries, one less than she had on the initial RS list from 2003 (it was later updated in 2012).

Like a Prayer is lower than the initial list (331 vs. 237), though The Immaculate Collection and Ray of Light make nice jumps; they were ranked 278 and 363, respectively, on the 2003 list.

Doing a quick scan, looks like the Beatles has the most entries (nine), followed by Bob Dylan (8; includes an album with The Band); Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Kanye West follow, with six each, with Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin at five each. Among others with multiple entries, Stevie Wonder, Prince and The Who have four.

Among females, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell look to have the most (4), with the following scoring three each: Madonna, Janet Jackson and Fiona Apple.

Note: Beyoncé has two solo albums, and one with Destiny's Child. No surprise that her self-titled set and Lemonade were top 100- not necessarily my favorites, though they were very well-received.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
M has three entries, one less than she had on the initial RS list from 2003 (it was later updated in 2012).

Like a Prayer is lower than the initial list (331 vs. 237), though The Immaculate Collection and Ray of Light make nice jumps; they were ranked 278 and 363, respectively, on the 2003 list.

Doing a quick scan, looks like the Beatles has the most entries (nine), followed by Bob Dylan (8; includes an album with The Band); Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Kanye West follow, with six each, with Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin at five each. Among others with multiple entries, Stevie Wonder, Prince and The Who have four.

Among females, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell look to have the most (4), with the following scoring three each: Madonna, Janet Jackson and Fiona Apple.

Note: Beyoncé has two solo albums, and one with Destiny's Child. No surprise that her self-titled set and Lemonade were top 100- not necessarily my favorites, though they were very well-received.

^Plus, as noted, two of the three entries fared better this time out than prior. And, that just two females have more entries than her (and it's only one more entry).
TIC probably remains my "desert-island" album- that's how strong and defining it is.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
M has three entries, one less than she had on the initial RS list from 2003 (it was later updated in 2012).

Like a Prayer is lower than the initial list (331 vs. 237), though The Immaculate Collection and Ray of Light make nice jumps; they were ranked 278 and 363, respectively, on the 2003 list.

Doing a quick scan, looks like the Beatles has the most entries (nine), followed by Bob Dylan (8; includes an album with The Band); Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Kanye West follow, with six each, with Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin at five each. Among others with multiple entries, Stevie Wonder, Prince and The Who have four.

Among females, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell look to have the most (4), with the following scoring three each: Madonna, Janet Jackson and Fiona Apple.

Note: Beyoncé has two solo albums, and one with Destiny's Child. No surprise that her self-titled set and Lemonade were top 100- not necessarily my favorites, though they were very well-received.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
M has three entries, one less than she had on the initial RS list from 2003 (it was later updated in 2012).

Like a Prayer is lower than the initial list (331 vs. 237), though The Immaculate Collection and Ray of Light make nice jumps; they were ranked 278 and 363, respectively, on the 2003 list.

Doing a quick scan, looks like the Beatles has the most entries (nine), followed by Bob Dylan (8; includes an album with The Band); Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Kanye West follow, with six each, with Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin at five each. Among others with multiple entries, Stevie Wonder, Prince and The Who have four.

Among females, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell look to have the most (4), with the following scoring three each: Madonna, Janet Jackson and Fiona Apple.

Note: Beyoncé has two solo albums, and one with Destiny's Child. No surprise that her self-titled set and Lemonade were top 100- not necessarily my favorites, though they were very well-received.

Did anyone happen to take a screenshot(s) or take count of how many merchandise bundles (including a physical or digital copy of the album) that were available for Madame X upon its release? I know it was a decent number, but since then, we've seen some acts have dozens, and I don't think the MX number was quite that high.
Thanks for any info.

The World of Madame X documentary was on Amazon, so she could take that route with the tour itself.

I would have gone with a LAP-era photo, but other than that, good stuff.
From what I can see, these are other female music acts who were chosen: Bessie Smith (1923), Billie Holiday (1939), Zenzile Miriam Makeba (1967), Aretha Franklin (1968), Sinead O'Connor (1992), Pussy Riot (2012) and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (2014).

It's between LAP and ROL, but I went with LAP. Strong case could be made for either, though.

The World of Madame X documentary was on Amazon, so she could take that route with the tour itself.

The covers are online-only, it looks.

I would have gone with a LAP-era photo, but other than that, good stuff.
From what I can see, these are other female music acts who were chosen: Bessie Smith (1923), Billie Holiday (1939), Zenzile Miriam Makeba (1967), Aretha Franklin (1968), Sinead O'Connor (1992), Pussy Riot (2012) and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (2014).

Shouldn't have released MX? What'chu talkin' about?
In any event, she could have released the most radio-0friendly accessible music of her career, and it wouldn't have sold much more, if more at all. Happens to the best, and all, of them.

Shouldn't have released MX? What'chu talkin' about?
In any event, she could have released the most radio-0friendly accessible music of her career, and it wouldn't have sold much more, if more at all. Happens to the best, and all, of them.

Shouldn't have released MX? What'chu talkin' about?
In any event, she could have released the most radio-0friendly accessible music of her career, and it wouldn't have sold much more, if more at all. Happens to the best, and all, of them.

I see not much activity in this forum, so I thought I'd post this.
Buzz Angle is a precursor to forthcoming U.S. charts- it's not an exact match or anything, but it gives an idea.  Thus, MX should re0enter Billboard's Top Current Albums chart (for a 19th week) and perhaps Top Album Sales (for a 10th week). It likely will never re-enter the Billboard 200, as the sales aren't high enough to offset the relatively low amount of streaming. (It would need weekly sales in the range of 6K-7K or so.)
BuzzAngle Album Sales Charts- Friday-Tuesday
(in parentheses: ranking trends vs. yesterday's position)
U.S. Album Sales: No. 41 (=)
Los Angeles: No. 6 (+1)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale: No. 7 (+1)
San Francisco: No. 25 (-4)
Boston (Manchester, NH): No. 19 (+3)
Philadelphia: No. 25 (-1)

You're welcome, Voguerista.
Unless Billboard changes the rules for album redemptions, it should re-enter those charts next week. There have been rumbles that something would change with the start of the new chart year, though not sure if it's Nov.30 or Dec. 7 charts- and it may be merch bundles that are of more concern that album-redemption offers.

I see not much activity in this forum, so I thought I'd post this.
Buzz Angle is a precursor to forthcoming U.S. charts- it's not an exact match or anything, but it gives an idea.  Thus, MX should re0enter Billboard's Top Current Albums chart (for a 19th week) and perhaps Top Album Sales (for a 10th week). It likely will never re-enter the Billboard 200, as the sales aren't high enough to offset the relatively low amount of streaming. (It would need weekly sales in the range of 6K-7K or so.)
BuzzAngle Album Sales Charts- Friday-Tuesday
(in parentheses: ranking trends vs. yesterday's position)
U.S. Album Sales: No. 41 (=)
Los Angeles: No. 6 (+1)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale: No. 7 (+1)
San Francisco: No. 25 (-4)
Boston (Manchester, NH): No. 19 (+3)
Philadelphia: No. 25 (-1)

Unless Madonna reunites with WB, I doubt it will bother to update her certs. Her albums have sold 75m+ in the USA, per a late-2009 Billboard article, so some albums indeed would be eligible for higher certs. Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, I can see both at 5 million. TIC, of course, could be upped.
Singles sales/shipments had dropped to 94 million in 1986, down considerably from 1980. Though I have no doubt that "Live to Tell," a new Madonna single that hit No. 1 without availability on any album at that time, didn't ship 500,000-plus. "Material Girl" would also be a gold contender (note that this just pertains to physical, not digital or adding digital, streaming info, to physical, etc.).
WB was not the best at certifying product, so we can't go by a title's last cert and what sales it saw thereafter.

Yes, especially from that angle, you cannot grasp the experience that is Madame X.