Daily Updates
While we all wait to see how Madonna’s Confessions will do on the US chart facing the strong competition of Carrie Underwood, let’s have a look at how this hugely successfull album is doing in the rest of the world with these daily updates by our chart expert PierPinto.
• NORWAY
In Norway Madonna tops both the album and single charts. “Confessions” is the fifth Madonna album that reaches #1 in the country and her 13th in the Top 10. The first album didn’t make the Top 20 that was the chart published at the time. These are the higher positions of Madonna’s albums in Norway:
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Like A Virgin 6 |
Bedtime Stories 12 |
Top 40 Albums: debuts at #1 (November 22-2005) 1-
Top 20 Singles Sales: remains on top: (November 8-2005) 10-1-1-
• FINLAND
Warner Music Finland announces that “Confessions On A Dance Floor” has been certified Gold in its first week of sales already, that means 15,000 copies sold in the country in a week.
• ARGENTINA
“Confessions” debuts at #10 in the Top 10 og album sales for the first 15 days of November compiled by CAPIF (Camara Argentina De Productores De Fonogramas Y Videogramas). The data for the weekly chart from November 13 to 19 are expected for tomorrow.
• BRAZIL
“Confessions” debuts at #2
Top 40 Albums: (November 18-2005) 2-
Hot 100 Singles Airplay: up two places: (October 21-2005) 67-16-7-6-4-
• DANCE/CLUB CHARTS
“Hung Up” reached the top of the “Dance/Club Play” charts in 7 countries:
Brazil. Germany, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and overall Scandinavia.
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Australia |
Germany Top 40 Dance (November 18-2005) 2-1- Greece Top 30 Dance Radio1 (October 23-2005) 16-10-6-5-8-1- Hungary Top 40 Dance Play (November 10-2005) 16-16- Norway Top 40 Dance Play (November 1-2005) 12-6-1-1- Scandinavia Top 40 Dance Play (Finland/Norway/Sweden Combined) (October 29-2005) 4-3-2-1- Sweden Top 40 Dance Play (November 3-2005) 1-1-1-1- |