Flop US not sending Hung up to #1 though.
On a high from getting tickets on Friday, I took my Celebration DVD to my friends last night, we watched both discs with drinks, she was amazed just how solid her back catalogue is and the videos too. such a joy to watch and appreciate.
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Giving me palpitations
God remember the Ray of Light deluxe edition? Or Music? Why did they stop making those?
American Life had one too, I think it was MDNA where they stopped doing this.
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That orchestral arrangement of The Power of Good-bye is so pretty
I’ve just seen this Wikipedia entry which has a list of best selling artists ever in UK. It’s quite different to any list I’ve seen before, presumably now skewed by streaming, but I was surprised Madonna’s position has held up. I don’t think shes been pushed enough on streaming…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart_records_and_statistics#General
Second to Justin Bieber? He just doesn’t feel that successful to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart_records_and_statistics#General
Second to Justin Bieber? He just doesn’t feel that successful to me.
Of course, looking at it right now.
All her studio albums after Music had some kind of CD deluxe editions packaging, except for MDNA and Rebel Heart.
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Still willing this into reality.
Ugh, why did you have to remind us of that! We know its going to be not even a fraction of that.
Justify My Love, yes, Music, no. She was coming off the most critically acclaimed era of her career and here she was doing party music again. It was an easy #1. Justify My Love was totally out of left field for her. You could argue that she was at her peak commercially and anything she did would sell, but still. It’s not a pop song. The video controversy also no doubt helped her. It was a ballsy tune for her to put out, that’s for sure.
When Music came out, teen pop and RnB (Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez) were at their peak in the US. Releasing a minimalistic french house track was extremely ballsy, it really wasn't the typical "party music" and certainly not an easy #1, there was nothing like it on the radio in the US. One More Time by Daft Punk which was a juggernaut everywhere else in the world only peaked at 61 in the US.
I agree about Music being quite alien to what was happening in 2000 in the US. The other day I stumbled on a listing of all the top 10 songs of that year and everything there even the teen pop stuff is R&B(ish).
Don't Tell Me the next year is even more alien. Only Madonna, and past 40 at that.
Don't Tell Me the next year is even more alien. Only Madonna, and past 40 at that.