Madonna, at age 67, claims her 10th Billboard No. 1, becoming the first artist to top the charts across four decades from the '80s to the '20s

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"67-year-old Madonna still at No. 1"……She rewrites history with her 10th No. 1 album

The "Queen of Pop," Madonna (67), has once again made history with the sequel to her Confessions series, released after a 21-year gap. Her new album, "Confessions II," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her 10th overall No. 1 album.

According to Billboard, "Confessions II" recorded 134,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release, reaching the top of the July 18 Billboard 200. Of this total, physical album sales reached 114,000 copies, marking her highest weekly sales since 2012. Notably, vinyl (LP) sales hit 59,000 units, setting Madonna's largest vinyl sales record since Luminate began electronic tracking in 1991.

Streaming figures also reached a historic high. With 20.1 million on-demand streams, the album achieved Madonna's highest weekly streaming numbers ever. Rolling Stone praised it as "Madonna's best album in 20 years," and Metacritic awarded it an average score of 84.

This No. 1 placement continued a streak of records. Madonna became the first artist to achieve a No. 1 album in the 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, and now the 2020s. Only four artists have recorded more than 10 No. 1 entries on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100: The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Drake, and Madonna. She also reached her 13th No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, making her one of only two artists (alongside The Beatles) to have more than 10 No. 1s on both the Billboard 200 and the official UK Albums Chart. Michael Jackson's new album has simultaneously entered the Billboard 200 Top 10, prompting @TYRISPRINT to remark, "Do you understand how crazy it is that Madonna and Michael Jackson are both in the Top 10 at the same time?"

Fan reactions were explosive. Immediately after securing the No. 1 spot, Madonna held a surprise commemorative performance at New York's Queens' Rockland Center, thrilling her fans. @pmcarlos_ wrote, "It feels like my team just won the World Cup," while @MadonnaUltimate called it an "unbelievable work both musically and in artistic vision," expressing gratitude to Warner Records and collaborators including Sabrina Carpenter and Feid. The album features contributions from Sabrina Carpenter, Feid, Martin Garrix, Stromae, and her daughter Lola Leon, with producer Stuart Price reuniting after working on the original 2005 Confessions.

Madonna's 10 Billboard 200 No. 1 albums are: "Like a Virgin" (1985), "True Blue" (1986), "Like a Prayer" (1989), "Music" (2000), "American Life" (2003), "Confessions on a Dance Floor" (2005), "Hard Candy" (2008), "MDNA" (2012), "Madame X" (2019), and "Confessions II" (2026).

Ironically, none of her nine peak-era 1990s albums—Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light—ever reached No. 1.

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