Billboard 200: Madonna Makes History with #1 Debut of ‘Confessions II’

In what comes as little surprise, Queen of Pop Madonna has reassumed the Billboard 200 throne thanks to her latest studio effort ‘Confessions II.’

Her newest reign, however, is accompanied by some history-making news.

See how inside.

Madonna’s ‘Confessions II’

First-Week Sales (SPS): 134,000 units

First-Week Sales (Pure): 114,000 units

Billboard 200 Debut:  #1

Released July 3, the new album  – which shines as the conceptual sequel to 2005’s ‘Hung Up‘-holding ‘Confessions on a Dancefloor‘ – danced to the top of the updated Billboard 200 on the wings of initial sales of 134,000 units.

It becomes the first dance album since Beyonce‘s 2022 smash ‘Renaissance‘ to premiere at the chart’s peak.

Madonna’s first studio project since ‘Madame X’ made its way to the top of the all-genre chart in 2019, ‘Confessions II’ serves as the home to the Sabrina Carpenter-assisted ‘Bring Your Love‘ – the Pop icon’s biggest Hot 100 hit (as a song leader) since 2012’s ‘Give Me All Ur Luvin.’

Beyond the wave of critical acclaim the new album’s been afforded (including generating major GRAMMY buzz), the out-of-the-box commercial acclaim has not only helped the dancefloor diva drive right to the top of the charts but also into Billboard history books.

Her 10th project to land on the Billboard 200’s summit, Madge makes history as the first artist to rule the tally at least once over each of the following decades: 80s,  2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. The feat tops her previous accomplishment of being the first woman to have a top 10 hit on the chart in each of the last mentioned decades.

She also joins Taylor Swift as the only female artist to have double-digit #1 hits on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100.  While Madge has 10 on the former and 12 on the latter, Swift has 15 on both tallies.

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