I don't know why I'm bothering even posting here as clearly this is full of people with biased opinions.

FACT #1. Mdna is currently the 5th highest selling album of 2012 internationally and like the 13th highest selling in the US. That is not a flop or 'poor sales'. The vast majority of albums haven't sold a million copies this year!

FACT #2 People have been saying Madonna's career is over for 30 years and she's still here. While Madonna is still selling over a million copies (last accurate figures had MDNA at 1.4 million copies), she'll continue release albums. While she's selling out tours, her career is not over.

FACT #3 Mdna may not have been to everyone's liking but it still got very strong and positive professional reviews. It scored 65/100 on Metacritic which averages the scores of reviews. Considering critics (as well as bitching people like many here) are very hard on Madonna, I say getting "mostly positive reviews" is a success.