CSPC: Madonna Popularity Analysis

Records & Achievements

• At 241,1 million equivalent album sales, Madonna is the most successful female artist of all-time, fourth overall.
• With 201,9 million albums sold, Madonna is the highest selling female artist on this format of all-time, fifth overall.
• With 75,2 million physical singles sold, Madonna is the highest selling female artist on this format of all-time, sixth overall.
• With 7,8 million music videos sold, Madonna is the highest selling female artist on this format of all-time, top 10 overall.
• At 28,1 million, The Immaculate Collection is the highest selling female compilation of all-time, seventh overall.
• With 13, Madonna has more UK #1 hits than any other female artist, fifth overall.
• With 63, Madonna has more UK Top 10 hits than any other female artist, third overall.
• With 12, Madonna ranks third female, sixth overall among artists with most US #1 hits.
• With 38, Madonna has more US Top 10 hits than any other artist independently of its kind.
• With 12, Madonna has more UK #1 albums than any other female artist, third overall.

Please note that Madonna is the owner of countless records and achievements. The most notable of them have been listed so far, feel free to add more details inside the comments section, all valid records will then be added to this page.

In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.

artist_spotify_id	#	Cover	Album	Studio albums (EAS)	sales_update_date	Other LPs (EAS)	Physical singles (units sold)	Digital singles (units sold)	Streams	Streams increase	Total EAS	valid_as_of	streams_updated_value	album_id
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	1		Madonna	9,625,000	20.08.17	7,296,000	1,206,000 (3,970,000)	349,000 (2,330,000)	61,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -258,850	18,537,000	20,230,608	61,000	1,180
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	2		Like A Virgin	21,250,000	20.08.17	14,381,000	3,398,000 (11,250,000)	500,000 (3,340,000)	148,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -525,730	39,677,000	20,230,608	148,000	1,181
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	3		True Blue	22,550,000	20.08.17	9,925,000	3,674,000 (12,170,000)	398,000 (2,660,000)	108,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -771,570	36,655,000	20,230,608	108,000	1,182
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	4		Who's That Girl	5,400,000	20.08.17	53,000	1,189,000 (3,660,000)	70,000 (470,000)	8,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	6,720,000	20,230,608	8,000	1,183
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	5		Like A Prayer	14,275,000	20.08.17	8,580,000	1,994,000 (5,660,000)	456,000 (3,040,000)	114,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -387,040	25,419,000	20,230,608	114,000	1,184
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	6		I'm Breathless	6,700,000	20.08.17	4,497,000	1,081,000 (2,840,000)	173,000 (1,150,000)	59,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -167,890	12,509,000	20,230,608	59,000	1,185
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	7		Erotica	6,825,000	20.08.17	1,480,000	839,000 (2,520,000)	77,000 (510,000)	21,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -77,150	9,241,000	20,230,608	21,000	1,186
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	8		Bedtime Stories	7,500,000	20.08.17	3,257,000	826,000 (2,680,000)	124,000 (830,000)	27,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -104,950	11,734,000	20,230,608	27,000	1,187
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	9		Evita	6,525,000	20.08.17	313,000	751,000 (2,310,000)	31,000 (210,000)	22,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -63,530	7,642,000	20,230,608	22,000	1,188
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	10		Ray Of Light	16,000,000	20.08.17	3,302,000	1,575,000 (5,100,000)	253,000 (1,690,000)	67,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -268,500	21,197,000	20,230,608	67,000	1,189
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	11		Music	10,700,000	20.08.17	1,723,000	1,137,000 (4,840,000)	171,000 (1,140,000)	45,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -180,790	13,776,000	20,230,608	45,000	1,190
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	12		American Life	3,375,000	20.08.17	558,000	255,000 (1,710,000)	125,000 (830,000)	33,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -85,270	4,345,000	20,230,608	33,000	1,191
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	13		Confessions On A Dance Floor	9,325,000	20.08.17	1,499,000	705,000 (2,350,000)	787,000 (5,250,000)	131,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -913,100	12,447,000	20,230,608	131,000	1,192
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	14		Hard Candy	3,650,000	20.08.17	592,000	385,000 (520,000)	1,088,000 (7,250,000)	111,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -306,720	5,825,000	20,230,608	111,000	1,193
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	15		MDNA	1,850,000	20.08.17	65,000	120,000 (41,000)	289,000 (1,930,000)	110,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -132,350	2,434,000	20,230,608	110,000	1,194
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	16		Rebel Heart	900,000	20.08.17	0	15,000 (50,000)	158,000 (1,050,000)	195,000 (08/20/17)	Av.: 0 LD: -164,400	1,268,000	20,230,608	195,000	1,195
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	17		Madame X (Deluxe)	0		0	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (06/08/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	0	20,230,608	0	0
6tbjWDEIzxoDsBA1FuhfPW	18		Orphan	0	20.08.17	6,899,000	4,325,000 (9,790,000)	358,000 (2,390,000)	126,000 (08/20/17)	N/A	11,708,000	20,230,608	126,000	1,697

As a reminder:

• Studio Album: sales of the original album
• Other Releases: sales of compilations generated thanks to the album
• Physical Singles: sales of physical singles from the album (ratio 3/10)
• Download Singles: sales of digital singles from the album (ratio 1,5/10)
• Streaming: equivalent album sales of all the album tracks (ratio 1/1500 for Audio stream and 1/6750 for Video stream)

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