Madonna lands 12th UK Number 1 with MDNA
The Official Charts Company has released the official figures for the album sales in the UK. Madonna’s MDNA is the top selling record in the country this week.
As previously reported, MDNA is the 12th Number One album for Madonna in the UK, the most of any solo artist to date.
Also in the UK, “Masterpiece” debuts at Number 68 in the Singles Chart this week. In the Albums Chart, “Celebration” slips two steps down from 35 to 37 at its 72 week in the chart, while “The Complete Studio Albums 1983-2003” is a new entry at 70.
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“Madonna retains her title as Queen of Pop as new album MDNA soars straight into the Number 1 slot on the Official Albums Chart this week. MDNA gives Madonna her twelfth Number 1 album here in the UK meaning she also overtakes music legend Elvis as the solo artist with most Number 1 albums.
Madonna’s twelfth studio album has seen her collaborating with top flight dance producers including William Orbit, LMFAO and Benny Benassi, and features single Girl Gone Wild, the video for which harked back to Madonna’s classic Erotica days.
MDNA’s final tally lands the release a comfortable 34,000 copies ahead of David Guetta’s Nothing But The Beat (2).
With Madge fever gripping the pop world this week OfficialCharts.com decided to investigate which of Madonna’s singles the UK have been purchasing in the download era. To see the results click here.
Emelie Sande climbs up one place to Number 3 with Our Version Of Events. Adele’s 21 is also up one place, and Jessie J’s Who You Are climbs a massive 18 places from last week’s Number 23 to this week’s 5.”
Check out the full chart at www.officialcharts.com.
