Madonna in the Billboard Charts this week

PierPinto brings you the usual closer look at how the new Madonna album and single did in the Billboard Charts last week (Issue dated March 11-2006).

“Sorry” finally makes its debut in the Hit 100 Singles at #70 this week.

The song also enters the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart straight to #7, spends its fourth week at #1 in the Hot Dance Airplay and goes up four places from #10 to #2 in the Hot Dance Club Play.

Downloads were 13,010 with a +45% increase, making the track go up to #56 in the Hot Digital Songs.

Sorry Total Downloads=39,885.
Sorry Total Sales=2,220 (992 physical +1,228 Digital Maxi Sales).

“Hung Up” goes down from #48 to #54 in the Hot 100 Singles. Downloads were 17,829 (-15%) last week, and the track goes down from #28 to #32 in the Hot Digital Songs.

Hung Up Total Downloads=559,396

Here it goes in details:

USA Billboard Charts (Issue dated March 11-2006)

Hot 100 Singles* : Debuts at #70.
(March 11-2006) 70-

Hot Digital Songs: Up to #56.
(March 4-2006) 99-56-

Hot 100 Singles Sales: Debuts at #7.
(March 11-2006) 7-

Hot 100 Dance Singles Sales: Debuts at #9.
(March 11-2006) 9-

Pop 100**: Up to #59.
(March 4-2006) 77-59-

Hot Dance Airplay: 4th week at #1.
(January 21-2006) 12-6-3-2-1-1-1-1-

Hot Dance Club Play: Up to #2.
(February 11-2006) 40-20-10-6-2-

Hot Video Clip Traks: Debuts at #17.
(March 11-2006) 17-

Hot 100 Singles*: Down to #54.
(Nov 5-2005)20-21-27-14-7-7-14-19-21-23-23-30-43-45-59-64-48-48-54-

Hot Digital Songs: Down to #32.
(Nov 5-2005) 6-9-12-8-1-1-3-6-10-13-18-18-22-29-42-44-26-28-32-

Hot 100 Singles Sales: Down to #10.
(Dec 3-2005) 1-1-1-2-2-3-1-1-2-2-2-3-4-6-10-

Hot Dance Singles Sales: Third week at #2.
(Dec 3-2005) 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-

Pop 100**: Down to #46.
(Nov 5-2005) 16-17-17-10-8-7-11-13-18-21-29-38-42-48-49-41-42-46-

Hot Dance Airplay: Up to #22.
(Oct 29-2005) 10-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-8-12-15-17-25-22-

Adult Top 40: Down to #36.
(Nov 5-2005) 30-21-17-18-18-18-16-16-17-17-17-16-17-20-20-22-24-31-36-

Billboard Top 200
Up to #56.
(Dec 3-2005)
1-4-8-13-15-17-21-15-20-24-40-60-59-50-56-

Top 10 Electronic Albums
Fourth week at #2.
(Nov 26-2005) 16-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-

Top 25 Digital Albums
Leaves the Top 25.
(Dec 3-2005) 1-2-2-6-6-9-10-14-10-20-//-//-23-22-//

Billboard Top 200 Comprehensive Albums
Down to #56.
(Dec 3-2005) 1-4-8-13-15-17-21-15-20-24-40-60-59-50-56-

*Global Airplay, Singles Sales & Downloads Combined.
** Pop Airplay, Singles Sales & Downloads Combined.
//=Out of chart.

Thanks to bks for the info about downloads and to deep1983 for the positions on Hot 100 Singles Sales, Hot Dance Airplay, Adult Top 40 Tracks.

• NOTES

Hot Digital Tracks: Keeps track of alternate versions of songs including explicit/clean versions, remixes, etc.

Hot 100 Singles Sales: Keeps track of both the maxi single sales and the digital downloads of the entire EP.

Hot Digital Songs: Keeps track of individual songs only.

Billboard Top 200 : Albums are included for up to two years after the release date.

Billboard Comprehensive Albums: Includes new album as well as older ones released more than two years before.