{"id":556773,"date":"2026-07-19T01:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/556773\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T01:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:05:14","slug":"madonnas-confessions-ii-is-her-10th-no-1-album-on-billboard-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/556773\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna’s ‘CONFESSIONS II’ Is Her 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madonna<\/a> is back where she belongs: on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart.<\/a><\/p>\n

CONFESSIONS II, the prolific boundary-pusher’s 15th studio full-length, opened at No. 1<\/a> with 134,00 equivalent units for the week ending July 9. This stands as not only Madonna’s first Billboard 200 chart-topper this decade, but also her 10th overall. This feat places her in the rarest of company, bringing her together with The Beatles<\/a> and others, including Drake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The seven-time Grammy<\/a> winner and all-around progenitor, whose influence on pop and dance music remains readily obvious across generations of artists, first bagged a No. 1 with Like a Virgin over four decades ago. Featuring the Hot 100 hit “Material Girl,” that album went on to net three weeks in the top spot. True Blue; Like a Prayer; Music; American Life; Confessions on a Dance Floor; Hard Candy; MDNA; and Madame X also took the No 1 position in their respective release years.<\/p>\n

CONFESSIONS II, penned as a sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, which also enjoyed time atop the Billboard 200, has proven to be a juggernaut with critics and seems poised to fare nicely once end-of-the-year lists start rolling out.<\/p>\n

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The clear consensus here is that Madonna’s latest, featuring the Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> collab “Bring Your Love,” more than meets the challenge of equaling the magic of its predecessor. Put another way, it’s her best work in years.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere<\/a> on the latest Billboard 200 chart update, Ken Carson<\/a>‘s xperiment project lands at No. 7, giving the ComplexCon 2026 performer<\/a> his second appearance in the top 10.<\/p>\n

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