Madonna Charts A New Top 10 Set Months Before Her New Album Arrives

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMadonna Charts A New Top 10 Set Months Before Her New Album ArrivesByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 28, 2026, 09:43am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Madonna's The Confessions Tour: Live from London was re-released for Record Store Day, and it becomes a sudden top 10 bestseller on two U.K. charts. PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Madonna attends the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Corbis via Getty ImagesThis summer, one day before America’s birthday, Madonna will release her upcoming album, Confessions II. The project, which can also be called Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part Two, as it has been marketed as a sequel to her Grammy-winning full-length, is one of the most highly anticipated of the year. Madonna’s forthcoming fifteenth full-length will mark her first in six years, and fans have already gotten a taste of the full-length via lead single “I Feel So Free.” As that song launches on several charts in the United Kingdom, Madonna’s The Confessions Tour: Live from London, a Record Store Day exclusive release, earns the superstar a new top 10 on a pair of rankings across the Atlantic, only months before she may score a new No. 1.The Confessions Tour: Live from London DebutsThe Confessions Tour appears on four lists in the U.K., launching on two and finding its way back to another pair. Madonna’s live set, which was recorded at her show in August 2006 at Wembley Arena, opens at No. 8 on the Official Vinyl Albums chart and one space lower at No. 9 on the Official Albums Sales tally.The Confessions Tour Adds to Madonna’s Top 10sThe pop superstar earns her sixth top 10 on the Official Albums Sales chart, the U.K.’s ranking of the bestselling titles of any style and via any format. It’s been less than half a year since she earned another new placement inside that tier. MORE FOR YOUBack in December, Bedtime Stories kicked off its time at No. 9 – the same spot where The Confessions Tour opens this time around. During the same week, Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter EP missed out on entering the top 10 by just two spaces, as it debuted at No. 12. Here are all of Madonna’s top 10s on the Official Albums Sales chart.Rebel HeartMadame XFinally Enough LoveVeronica ElectronicaBedtime StoriesThe Confessions TourMadonna’s The Confessions Tour Becomes a Vinyl BestsellerNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: Madonna is seen leaving Luar Fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Rockefeller Plaza on September 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)GC Images if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); };…

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