I’m happy for Madonna‘s longevity.
I don’t agree with all the ageist complaints about her.
I realize the decks are stacked harder against the woman because of these prejudices.
And I applaud her for using a crafty array of marketing devices to try staying on top, as she’s always done.
The other day, I wrote about how her MDNA album went to number one, partly because those who paid for concert tickets got the option of a free CD, and those “comps” were included in the chart statistics as if paid for.
Well, it’s not number one anymore.
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According to early figures from sources, Madonna seems to have dropped from 359,000 sales in her inflated first week to just 46,000 in her second week.
Adds a source of my own:
“If true, that drop of 88 percent is the biggest drop in SoundScan history (since 1991) from a debut week to a second week.
“Not surprisingly, the record was previously held by Lady Gaga‘s album last year, which dropped 84 percent from its inflated first-week numbers of 1 million (with 600,000 of those sold at 99 cents).”
Really? That’s actually terrific for Madonna.
At least she can say, “I broke Gaga’s record!”
Anyway, I will update this blog’s comments as more solid data comes in.
If the competition is Lionel Richie, I actually hope Madge stayed at number one.