CSPC: Madonna Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 4

Ray Of Light (1998) – 298,000 equivalent albums

Frozen – 575,000
Ray Of Light – 775,000
Drowned World (Substitute for Love) – 50,000
The Power Of Good-Bye – 210,000
Nothing Really Matters – 75,000
Remaining tracks – 300,000

Music (2000) – 186,000 equivalent albums

Music – 625,000
Don’t Tell Me – 310,000
What It Feels Like For A Girl – 105,000
Remaining tracks – 200,000

American Life (2003) – 73,000 equivalent albums

American Life – 75,000
Hollywood – 155,000
Nothing Fails – 30,000
Love Profusion – 75,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000

Considering how successful Ray Of Light and Music albums were, plus way more modern than Madonna‘s 80s albums, one may expect their leading hits to be strong digital sellers. They aren’t. Frozen is disappointing, so is Music song.

Ray Of Light too. It is not uncommon at all to see past classics well over 1 million downloads, but those songs are well under that mark. Since this format is now disappearing, they will likely never make it.